800-448-7469 Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm CST

Welcome to Dramatic Publishing!

See our updated To Kill A Mockingbird announcement. | Ship times are not guaranteed. Learn More.

Best Student One Acts: Volume 6

Best Student One Acts: Volume 6

Edited by Lauren Friesen. Written by Rian Jairell, Shawn Overton, Bernari Poulten, Nicholas Seeley, Jason Stuart, Joseph Waechter, Jennifer Wills and Nick Woods.

Product Code: B94000

  • Collection
  • Comedy | Drama

Rights and availability
Please note: The titles in this collection must be licensed through the collection book itself. None of the titles within have a separate playbook.

* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

$25.95 /book

Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

In stock

Synopsis

This collection presents the winners of the 2000 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival one-act play competition, selected from the eight ACTF designated regions of the country.

Details

  • Status

    In stock

  • Type of Show Collection
  • Product Code B94000
  • Pages 344
  • Min. Royalty Rate $40/perf
  • Cost $25.95

Categories

  • Target Audience College and Adult
  • Performing Group College Theatre
  • Genre Comedy | Drama
  • ISBN(13) 9781583420423
* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Included Titles

Bereft By Nick Woods.

Two men serve time for hate crimes - Wilson for killing a man in a gay bar and Lou for raping a girl at a party. Forcing them to reevaluate their lives is Oliver, a black prison guard who openly brutalizes Lou in front of Wilson.

  • Product Code: B97000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Cast Size: 3m.
  • Approx. Run Time: 30 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

A Bomber's Love Story By Nicholas Seeley.

A prisoner is at the mercy of a justice system spiraling out of control. His greatest punishment lies not in the power of the sadistic warden, but in the hands of one woman.

  • Product Code: B96000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Cast Size: 4m., 1w., 2 either gender
  • Approx. Run Time: 45 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

Dragon Flies By Joseph Waechter.

A dark comedy of mature themes, this play examines the difficulties and absurdities of growing up in a not-so-normal family.

  • Product Code: D77000
  • Genre: Comedy|Drama
  • Cast Size: 6m., 2w. (extras)
  • Approx. Run Time: 40 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

The Luckiest Girl in the World By Rian Jairell.

A man and his mentally challenged sister go to visit a person from their past. A series of flashbacks show the depth of the conflict within and between these desperate individuals.

  • Product Code: LA7000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Cast Size: 2m., 1w.
  • Approx. Run Time: 60 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

Moving Day By Jennifer Wills.

A surrealistic tragicomedy that centers around the love affair between a coffee table and the neighbors' dog.

  • Product Code: MC7000
  • Genre: Comedy|Tragedy
  • Cast Size: 4m., 4w., 2 either gender
  • Approx. Run Time: 15 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

The Night No One Died By Shawn Overton.

Kissinger Well, master detective and unparalleled genius, has been solving a murder every Friday night for 20 years. Tonight, all the elements for a classic murder investigation seem to be in place, until the victim shows up without being killed.

  • Product Code: N50000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Cast Size: 3m., 3w.
  • Approx. Run Time: 45 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

Sid and Elsie By Benari Poulten.

Sid and Elsie are television actors, writers and comedians during the McCarthy era. Sid writes a show that forces the network to cancel the series and, eventually, he is forced to appear before McCarthy's Senate committee.

  • Product Code: SF6000
  • Genre: Comedy|Drama
  • Cast Size: 2m., 1w., 1 either gender
  • Approx. Run Time: 45 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

Through a Glass Onion By Jason Stuart.

A young man returns to his family following his sister's suicide attempt.

  • Product Code: TD1000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Cast Size: 3m., 3w.
  • Approx. Run Time: 60 minutes

License Available:
Through Collection

Media Reviews

Audio/Video

Downloads

Poster Suggestions

  • Each poster includes a text box which allows you to customize it with your production information. Once a poster has been opened, position your mouse over the lower third portion until you see a label with instructions on entering your production information. Use the Text Select Tool to customize your poster.
  • You can print the poster in its original format and hand write your information.
  • Your local copy shop should be able to create prints from a file saved to disk. They might even be able to increase the size of the poster for you (although some loss of resolution will occur).
Poster permissions: Please note that while the posters are customizable, the graphics and credits on each poster are not. The permission to manipulate any of the posters on our website is strictly limited to the production promotion box at the bottom of the poster. The graphics and all other text including author credits, title, etc., may not be manipulated in any way. This permission does not include the right to reproduce the graphics on any other media without the express written consent of Dramatic Publishing.