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Augustine's Confessions: Scenes from American Life by John Augustine

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M,  (6-48 actors possible: 3-25 W, 3-23 M)
Productions (14)
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An exceptional and eclectic collection of twenty short plays that wends its way through various scenes of urban life. Along the way there are... Read more

An exceptional and eclectic collection of twenty short plays that wends its way through various scenes of urban life. Along the way there are... Read more

The Ghost's Bargain adapted by Jacqueline Goldfinger

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M, 4 Any (8-15 actors possible: 3-10 W, 5-9 M)
Productions (5)
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This stirring new adaptation of the Dickens Christmas novella is a redemptive tale of the world-weary Professor Redlaw, who is offered the gift... Read more

This stirring new adaptation of the Dickens Christmas novella is a redemptive tale of the world-weary Professor Redlaw, who is offered the gift... Read more

Speak Now by Seth Kramer

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 17 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (40)
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It's the biggest day of Casey's life and she's locked on a roof across the street from the church where her wedding just started. Harold, the guy... Read more

It's the biggest day of Casey's life and she's locked on a roof across the street from the church where her wedding just started. Harold, the guy... Read more

Prelude to Thirty-Five by Seth Kramer

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 17 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (17)
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Rae would rather endure nine hours at a train station in a snowstorm with no coat than spend one more minute at Jay's parents' house. Jay botches... Read more

Rae would rather endure nine hours at a train station in a snowstorm with no coat than spend one more minute at Jay's parents' house. Jay botches... Read more

Stray by Ruth McKee

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 4 W, 1 M, 
Productions (7)
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Well-educated, middle-class couple James and Rachel have moved back to America from Uganda with their traumatized adopted son in hopes of... Read more

Well-educated, middle-class couple James and Rachel have moved back to America from Uganda with their traumatized adopted son in hopes of... Read more

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Lights Out by Doug Rand

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 1 Any (3 actors possible: 1-2 W, 1-2 M)
Productions (11)
(1)

Business partners Jeremy and Kate can't afford to miss their next deadline -- and then the power goes out. Ginny the intern investigates the... Read more

Business partners Jeremy and Kate can't afford to miss their next deadline -- and then the power goes out. Ginny the intern investigates the... Read more

Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 2 by Lee Blessing and 4 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(5)

Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the... Read more

Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the... Read more

In Darfur by Winter Miller

  • Drama
  • |
  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M,  (7-12 actors possible: 4-8 W, 3-8 M)
Productions (21)
(1)

In Darfur is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. The story follows an aid... Read more

In Darfur is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. The story follows an aid... Read more

Available as eScript

Ambience Pizza by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (9)
(0)

April is a pizza shop worker. John works in an office near her store. Every day, he comes in to buy mediocre pizza because he has a crush on her.... Read more

April is a pizza shop worker. John works in an office near her store. Every day, he comes in to buy mediocre pizza because he has a crush on her.... Read more

Available as eScript

Film Noir by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (8)
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A comic, twisted take on the classic narrative of the jilted lover and the brooding detective. (This play can also be performed as part of the... Read more

A comic, twisted take on the classic narrative of the jilted lover and the brooding detective. (This play can also be performed as part of the... Read more

Available as eScript

Mind of the Critic by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (2)
(3)

A critic comes to review a play and a woman narrates his inner thoughts. At first, he's miserable, until he falls in love with the lead... Read more

A critic comes to review a play and a woman narrates his inner thoughts. At first, he's miserable, until he falls in love with the lead... Read more

Available as eScript

John and April by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 1 Any (3 actors possible: 1-2 W, 1-2 M)
Productions (2)
(0)

John asks April to marry him -- but she says she's not ready. How long will he be willing to wait for love? (This play can also be performed as... Read more

John asks April to marry him -- but she says she's not ready. How long will he be willing to wait for love? (This play can also be performed as... Read more

Available as eScript

Smashing Eyes and Little Folded Hands by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (3)
(2)

When Jamie walks by Trina and makes a passing comment about her eyes, he is startled to find that she mysteriously claims they have met before,... Read more

When Jamie walks by Trina and makes a passing comment about her eyes, he is startled to find that she mysteriously claims they have met before,... Read more

Available as eScript

Moneypenny Waits by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (1)
(0)

Miss Moneypenny readies herself for a date with a certain well-known international spy. Her cat tries to convince her that he isn't worth it.... Read more

Miss Moneypenny readies herself for a date with a certain well-known international spy. Her cat tries to convince her that he isn't worth it.... Read more

Available as eScript

The Moment by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
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When Jane asks her boss, George, for a Christmas bonus, a powerful moment passes between them that could alter the course of both of their lives.... Read more

When Jane asks her boss, George, for a Christmas bonus, a powerful moment passes between them that could alter the course of both of their lives.... Read more

Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays by Gamal Abdel Chasten and 14 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(0)

Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays brings together all eleven scripts from the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 34th annual... Read more

Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays brings together all eleven scripts from the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 34th annual... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

slasreveR neveS by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 10 W, 6 M,  (5-25 actors possible: 3-23 W, 2-22 M)
Productions (75)
(9)

Reverse the title of this large-cast comedy and what do you get? A fast-paced parody and exploration of reversals in seven short scenes. A... Read more

Reverse the title of this large-cast comedy and what do you get? A fast-paced parody and exploration of reversals in seven short scenes. A... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Jenny Saint Joan by Norman Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 40 - 60 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 3 Any (6 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (17)
(1)

A unique retelling of the legend of Joan of Arc, depicting her as a normal adolescent facing tough choices about her future. Young Jenny is torn... Read more

A unique retelling of the legend of Joan of Arc, depicting her as a normal adolescent facing tough choices about her future. Young Jenny is torn... Read more

Spring by Tanya Palmer

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (10-22 actors possible: 5-11 W, 5-11 M)
Productions (9)
(1)

Set in the contemporary American South, Spring tells the story of Michael and Wendy, two popular kids whose growing fascination with suffering... Read more

Set in the contemporary American South, Spring tells the story of Michael and Wendy, two popular kids whose growing fascination with suffering... Read more

A Murder of Crows by Mac Wellman

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 2 M,  (7-11 actors possible: 5-6 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (33)
(3)

In a world where the air's mustardy and the ocean is so polluted it looks like a bowl of custard, it's no wonder that Susannah's father was... Read more

In a world where the air's mustardy and the ocean is so polluted it looks like a bowl of custard, it's no wonder that Susannah's father was... Read more