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- $12.95 – $75.00
ABC’s of Memory
- 10 - 60 minutes
- 1 - 50 M or F
Auditions, Monologue, spoken word, Spoken Word Theatre, Variable Length, Reader's Theater
Lianne’s ABCs of Memory touch on cultural milestones such as Elvis, Nancy Drew, Wonder Bread, 9-11, and Ty Cobb, as well as personal memories of family life. These poems both celebrate and mourn America’s past and present.
These are dramatic poems. Life happens. Events occur. Here is an elegy for our American Dream. As such. these poems are naturals for forensics, scene study, and spoken word events.
Read More - $10.80 – $79.98
Monsters
- 10 - 60 minutes
- 1-6M; 1F; Min 1, Max 7
Auditions, Monologue, Poetic Drama, Variable Length, Bare Stage, Collection, Highly Theatrrical, Reader's Theater
Seven contemporary monologues that take the audience into a roller coaster ride of the psyche from predators to bizarre takes on the afterlife. Featuring an electric chair experiment, missing body parts and a weird scientific experiment to name a few. Great solo performance ideas.
Read More - $6.97 – $30.00
The Yellow Brick Road Trip
- 10 minutes
- 1M / 3F 4 Max/Min
Fable, Fairy Tale, Farce, Community
A very different Dorothy lands in Oz to find some romantic interest from one of the Munchkins and a conflict over language and meaning from the Good Witch.
Read More - $6.97 – $29.95
Original Relocation
- 10 minutes
- 1 Male, 1 Female, Min/Max 2
Fable, Farce, 2-Character, Bare Stage, Comedy
Adam and Eve start the first world war as they negotiate an uneasy peace when they are banished from Paradise. A funny take on the likely conversation after being ejected from Paradise. And of course, there are rules about Apples.
Read More - $6.97 – $39.79
Numbers Have Feelings
- 10 minutes
- 1M/4M or F
Fable, Farce, Young Audience, Fantasy, Middle School
What if numbers could feel? Does a number feel diminished when it is subtracted? Originally written for a math-tutoring business open house, this short script is perfect as a classroom or meeting diversion.
Read More - $6.97 – $45.00
Christmas in Montana
- 15 minutes
- 1 M/2F/1 M or F Max 4/Min 4
Comedy, Simple Set, Small Cast
Students in a small one-room school try to sing Christmas carols in their classroom. Quickly, one of the students interrupts the singing with a thought about political correctness. Mayhem breaks out, with hilarious results, as they try to change the lyrics of the traditional Christmas songs to match contemporary standards.
Read More - $9.97 – $65.00
Voices from the Bible: Monologues for Women
- 10 - 60 minutes
- 1 - 12 Females
Bare Stage, Flexible Casting, Simple Set
Read MoreThese 16 fictional monologues by Gillette Elvgren are based on women in the Bible. They range from the profound and moving to the comic and even sassy. Find the biblical characters you would expect: Mary, Mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene; and Martha. Add to that the Witch of Endor and Claudia, the wife of Pilate and you have a vibrant mix of voices, both serious and comic. This collection of monologues can be performed as an evening or individually as a portion of a church or school event. - $7.99 – $30.00
Inside and Out
- 10 minutes
- 1 Male, 1 Female. 1 M or F. Max 3, Min 3
Competitions, Fantasy, Simple Set
This 10-minute poetic play dramatizes a mother’s attempt to reach inside the autistic mind of her young son. Characters include Jonah, the boy, his mother, Jonah’s mind. The play is a great change of pace in an evening of short plays and as an introduction to discussion groups and classes in social work and mental health settings.
Read More - $6.95 – $30.00
A Slippery Slope
- 10 minutes
- 1 Male, 2 Females, Max/Min cast 3
Simple Set
A middle-school teacher is in a war zone between two students when both their reports turn out to be about the Layson Albatross. Does she side with Davy whose report says that Layson couples raising their chicks are sometimes both female? Or does she come to Beth’s defense when Beth wants to silence Davy’s report as “fake news.”
Read More - $5.00 – $14.99
Going to the Dogs
- 10 minutes
- 1 Male, 2 Females, Max/Min cast 3
Competitions, Simple Set
In this 10-Minute original farce, a free-thinking retired woman, Sylvia, discovers that her deceased husband has been reincarnated as her dog. A surreal and hilarious Fantasy/Comedy by Pamela Steadman. Acting script.
Read More - $7.95 – $40.00
Plays, Poems and Pratfalls: Will Shakespeare, An Introduction
- 45 Minutes
- 1 or 2 Males, 1 or 2 Females
Audience Participation, Comedy, Drama, High School, Middle School
A 45-minute introduction to various works of The Bard. Written to be performed by 2 or 4 actors within a single class period. ideal for ages 8 – 12. Includes excerpts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, As You Like It, and one of the sonnets: number 18. Printable PDF available
Read More - $9.95 – $50.00
Monologues for Men: Voices from the Old Testament
- 10 - 60 minutes
Bare Stage, Flexible Casting, Simple Set
These voices from the Old Testament are perfect for Christian solo drama performances. Also with voices of contemporary men of faith, struggling or affirming their beliefs bring modern issues to life. Perfect for inclusion in virtual church services and programs, and also as audition pieces. For performance rights for individual monologues, please contact us.
Read More - $13.95
Shorts for All Seasons: America Revisited
- 10 - 60 minutes
- 1 Male 1 Female Max 6 Min 2
Flexible Casting, Simple Set
A collection of six 10-minute satires – plays written by the renowned Virginia Playwrights Forum, lampoons the American political and social landscape. From taxes and lotteries, to classroom education and TV talk show hosts, the foibles of present-day America are revealed.
Read More - $11.95 – $75.00
A Mirror in Time
- 10 - 60 minutes
- 2-6 M. 2-6 F, Max 12, Min 2
Collection, Simple Props, Simple Set
A series of fifteen enthralling fictional monologues by historical figures. They range from Kate Hogarth’s Dickens’ musing on her husband’s obsession with Queen Victoria (he essentially stalked her) to the recollections of Tsali, a Cherokee warrior, as he recalls the loss of his family on the Trail of Tears, to the recollections of Harriet Tubman on life and love as she forges a trail to freedom. The plays focus on how love and marriage may have changed the course of history.
Read More - $6.75 – $45.00
Campers
- 20 Minutes
- 1 Male 1 Female Max/Min 2
Colleges, Comedy, Competitions, High School
An “outdoorsy” couple on their honeymoon discover what it means to be caught, or bound together in love. This award-winning one-act comedy by B. A. Hite was a First Place winner, Actor’s Theatre; produced by Theatre Wagon of Virginia and Tidewater Community College. Simple set. Easy to stage.
Read More - $8.00 – $75.00
Shakespeare: Playing for Laughs
- 50 Minutes
- 1 Male, 1 Female, Min/Max 2
Featuring scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Merchant of Venice. High school custodians Rudy Mahoney and Flo Berry find themselves catapulted into new careers as a touring duo, their passion for Shakespeare now extended to the art of comedy as they go on the road. An interactive comedy perfect as an introduction to Shakespeare’s works.
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