On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning

On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann

(10)
Productions (132)
Comedy
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8 - 10 minutes
2 W, 
Set: Two chairs and a table that would be found outside on a porch. Possibly wicker.

A mother and daughter sip coffee on the porch one gloriously crisp spring morning. And then try to kill each other.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $55
NOTE: This play is included in two different anthologies: Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays and Great Short Comedies: Volume 4.
Standard Edition $13.99
Standard Manager Edition $24.99
Archival Video License $75

*The per performance fee begins at $55. Your per performance fee will be provided during the ordering process.


Playscripts is pleased to offer an Archival Video License for an additional $150 for full-length plays and $75 for one-act plays.

Play Details

A mother and daughter sip coffee on the porch one gloriously crisp spring morning. And then try to kill each other.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 2 W, 
  • Set: Two chairs and a table that would be found outside on a porch. Possibly wicker.

Published Reviews

"There's nothing subtle about Alex Dremann's On the Porch One Crisp Spring Morning except for how delightfully it develops from a simple mother-daughter tete-a-tete into an impossibly complex spy-versus-spy game of can-you-top-this. Lethally funny."

Columbus Alive

Production History

MAR 27, 2025 - MAR 30, 2025
Sun City Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Surprise, AZ United States
Sun City Grand Drama & Comedy Club Surprise, AZ United States
FEB 26, 2025 - FEB 27, 2025
Colgan High School
Manssas, VA United States
Colgan High School Manssas, VA United States
JAN 11, 2025 - JAN 11, 2025
TF South High School Drama Club
Lansing, IL United States
TF South High School Drama Club Lansing, IL United States
MAY 31, 2024 - JUN 01, 2024
Newport High School
Bellevue, WA United States
Newport High School Bellevue, WA United States
MAY 17, 2024 - MAY 17, 2024
Nicolet High School
Glendale, WI United States
Nicolet High School Glendale, WI United States
MAY 04, 2024 - MAY 04, 2024
Cloverleaf High School Drama
Lodi, OH United States
Cloverleaf High School Drama Lodi, OH United States
APR 20, 2024 - APR 22, 2024
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR United States
Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR United States
APR 17, 2024 - APR 17, 2024
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL United States
Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL United States
MAR 27, 2024 - MAR 27, 2024
Westlake High School
Austin, TX United States
Westlake High School Austin, TX United States
MAR 22, 2024 - MAR 22, 2024
Moravian College Theatre Company
BETHLEHEM, PA United States
Moravian College Theatre Company BETHLEHEM, PA United States
FEB 22, 2024 - FEB 24, 2024
St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley
SAINT LOUIS, MO United States
St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley SAINT LOUIS, MO United States
JAN 20, 2024 - FEB 17, 2024
Gehlen Catholic High school
Le Mars, IA United States
Gehlen Catholic High school Le Mars, IA United States
DEC 08, 2023 - DEC 09, 2023
Osbourn Park High School
Manassas, VA United States
Osbourn Park High School Manassas, VA United States
DEC 03, 2023 - DEC 03, 2023
Texas Weslyan University
Fort Worth, TX United States
Texas Weslyan University Fort Worth, TX United States
DEC 01, 2023 - DEC 01, 2023
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, CO United States
Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village, CO United States
SEP 23, 2023 - SEP 24, 2023
Theatre Collective of Northwest Arkansas
Rogers, AR United States
Theatre Collective of Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR United States
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N/A
Minneapolis, MN United States
N/A Minneapolis, MN United States
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Old Church Theater
Bradford, VT United States
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Hampshire Regional High School
Westhampton, MA United States
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APR 29, 2023 - APR 29, 2023
Cannon School
Concord, NC United States
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Strake Jesuit College Prep
Houston, TX United States
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Des Moine Area Community College
Boone, IA United States
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Jesup High School
Cascade, IA United States
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Captain Shreve High School's Theatre Performance Team
Shreveport, LA United States
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Soldiers' Theatre
Vicenza, Italy
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David Thompson S.S.
Invermere, BC Canada
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Camrose Composite High School
Leduc, AB Canada
Camrose Composite High School Leduc, AB Canada
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Dingwall Players
Inverness, United Kingdom
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Victoria School Of The Arts
Edmonton, AB Canada
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The Lawrenceville School
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Decorah, IA United States
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Clifton, VA United States
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Florida Southwestern State College
Fort Myers, FL United States
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Sun City Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Surprise, AZ United States
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BHS Drama Club
Burlington, VT United States
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Lewis Center, OH United States
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Newton South High School
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Taber Players
Taber, AB Canada
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Vernon Hills High School
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Drayton Valley, Alberta, AB Canada
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Murray High School
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Cristo Rey Jesuit
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Dramatic Arts - Brock University
St Catharines, ON Canada
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North Country Union High School
Newport, VT United States
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Parkway Southwest Middle School
Kansas City, MO United States
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NOV 01, 2018 - NOV 01, 2018
Central College Theatre Department
Pella, IA United States
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Liberty High School
Renton, WA United States
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Heritage Christian Schools, Inc
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Batavia High School
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Palo Alto High School
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Chaminade Julienne High School
Dayton, OH United States
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APR 13, 2018 - APR 13, 2018
Verona High School's Spotlight Players
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Lillian Osborne High School
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San Leandro High School Dramatic Arts
San Leandro, CA United States
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Speech Club
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NCHS Drama Club
Normal, IL United States
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Utica High School Theatre
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Stage East
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The Gregory School
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Black Box
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Victoria School Of The Arts
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Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Northwood, NH United States
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Souhegan High School
Amherst, NH United States
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Phillips Academy Andover
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The Lawrenceville School
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UNWSP Theatre
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Phillips Academy Andover
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River Falls Community Theater
River Falls, WI United States
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Anonymous Theatre Company
Portland, OR United States
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Leikfelag Kopavogs
Kopavogur Dsddsdsd, Iceland
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Theatre Arts Building (TAB)
Kinshasa, Congo
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Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH United States
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Avon Middle High School
Avon, MA United States
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Het Vrije Podium
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Kamiak High School
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Manhasset Student Productions
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Liberty High School Black Box Theatre
Renton, WA United States
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Actors Workshop' Theatre, Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC Canada
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IKM-Manning CSD
Manning, IA United States
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Beaumont School
Cleveland Heights, OH United States
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Playfest Sanata Barbara
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Westfield Theatre Group
Westfield, MA United States
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Staley High School
Kansas City, MO United States
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Hamlet, IN United States
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South Tama County High School
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Maquoketa Valley High School
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Montville Rotary Club
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Santa Barbara City College Theatre Arts Department
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Tampa, FL United States
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Henrico High School
Richmond, VA United States
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Firestone High School
Akron, OH United States
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Wayne High School
Huber Heights, OH United States
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Waukee Theatre Arts
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Central College
Pella, IA United States
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Sidwell Friends School
Washington, DC United States
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Bloomingotn, IL United States
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Lucerne Elementary Secondary
Silverton, BC Canada
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Colleges Of The Fenway
Boston, MA United States
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DEC 03, 2010 - DEC 04, 2010
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA United States
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Ramseyer Auditorium
Bluffton, OH United States
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City Of Elgin
Elgin, IL United States
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Westtown School
West Chester, PA United States
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Crown Point High School Auditorium
Crown Point, IN United States
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Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival)
Louisville, KY United States
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Red Barn Theatre
Key West, FL United States
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City Theater Company
Miami, FL United States
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Madlab Theatre
Columbus, OH United States
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Brick Playhouse
Philadelphia, PA United States
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Sun City Grand Drama & Comedy Club
Surprise, AZ United States
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FEB 26, 2025 - FEB 27, 2025
Colgan High School
Manssas, VA United States
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JAN 11, 2025 - JAN 11, 2025
TF South High School Drama Club
Lansing, IL United States
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Anonymous Theatre Company
Portland, OR United States
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Awards (1)

Heideman Award finalist, National 10-Minute Play Contest, Actors Theatre of Louisville (2009)