Ten-minute Theatre

Waiting for Bobo

By Sandra Fenichel Asher

Product Code: WA1000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Two teenage girls have snuck out to go to a concert where they met their favorite rockstar. He promised to meet them at the nearby bus stop, but they've been waiting for a long time and it's getting late.

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Fork in the Road

By Y York

Product Code: F85000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Ian and Desie are both outcasts who struggle to deal with reality. They each handle it differently, but a chance meeting may be exactly what both of them need.

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"Quick-Draw Grandma"

By Elizabeth Wong

Product Code: QB1000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A first-generation immigrant grandmother spends her days sitting out in the yard, killing any flies that come within reach. Kevin, her grandson, is curious why she hates flies so much, and thinks it's inhumane to kill them for fun.

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Sitting With Bertie

By Ric Averill

Product Code: SJ6000

One-act Play

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Cast Size: 2m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Will isn't enjoying himself at summer camp this year. His parents are particularly confused when they find out he got in a fight with another boy - until he explains that he's being ostracized for defending an unpopular girl.

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25 in 10: Twenty-Five Ten-Minute Plays

Compiled and edited by Kent R. Brown. Written by Eric Berlin, Elaine Berman, Barry Brodsky, Susan Cinoman, Linda Eisenstein, Hope Gatto, Doug Grissom, Nancy Hanna, Nikki Harmon, Olga Humphrey, Julie Jensen, Adam Kraar, Seth Kramer, Carter W. Lewis, Quincy Long, Pat Montley, Sandra Perlman and Richard Strand.

Product Code: TD5000

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A collection of short plays chosen for their distinctive content and memorable characters. Well suited for evenings of short works as well as directing and acting class assignments.

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Best Student One Acts: Volume 4

Edited by Lauren Friesen. Written by Virginia Coates, Alison Fields, Tom Gannon, Graham Gordy, James Hilburn, Jon McGovern, Leonora B. Rianda and Walter Wykes.

Product Code: B85000

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Recommended For: College Theatre

This collection presents the winners of the 1998 Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival one-act play competition.

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Voices From Ariel: Ten-Minute Plays Reflecting the Jewish Experience

By Julianne Bernstein, Daniel Brenner, Hindi Brooks, Michael Elkin, Leslie B. Gold, Vivian Green, and Louis Greenstein.

Product Code: V29000

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Cast Size: 7m., 10w. (Fewer possible. Each play has 1 to 3 characters.)

This unique collection of 10 short plays was commissioned and produced by Theatre Ariel, one of the country's leading theater companies dedicated to Jewish culture through the medium of new plays.

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