Satire
Satire Play Scripts
Satire uses comic exaggeration to ridicule human behaviour, insitiutions, religious zealotry and cultural norms, in the hope of creating change. Here you find adaptations of satirical works such as Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, stories from James Joyce’s Dubliners “The Boarding House”, an adaptation of Moliere’s “The Hypochondriac” and original scripts that parody voices from a home for disturbed elderly patients and a radio-noir play packed with puns, play on words, oodles of absurdity about a freelance secret agent.
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- $8.00 – $35.00
The Cat in the Hat Takes Flak
- 10 minutes
- 1F3M
Simple Set
A tribute to Dr. Seuss and a parody of “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back”, where Nick & Sally are savvy enough to call Social Services to deal with both The Cat and the pink snow that he created.
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An Enemy of the People
- 100 minutes
- 8 Males 4 Females Max 15+ Min 12 (Doubling Possible)
Community, environmental satire, Flexible Casting
Cut but uncensored! This full-length play by Jean Klein is true to the original text which savages corrupt institutions, greedy corporations, arrogant politicians, and our disdain for protecting the environment. This large-cast play can be performed by 10+ actors and plays well for high school, colleges, universities, community and professional theaters.
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D. D. Bertha Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
- 40 Minutes
- 1 Male, 0 Female, Max/Min 1
Competitions, Flexible Casting, Simple Set
A monologue by D.D. Delaney. The driver of a van for a retirement community takes us into the eerie world of possible illusion or delusion when Bertha, a passenger on his van, begins to describe some disturbing events. The van driver is also a journalist for an alternative press in this small town. Of course, he has to investigate, even knowing that most of his patients are mentally disturbed. The voices are narrated by the van driver, but may also be read by other actors. Great for seniors, middle school and high school competitions, and auditions.
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