Audition

Audition by Matthew Sheridan

(3)
Productions (14)
Comedy
|
8 - 12 minutes
1 W, 2 M, 
Content Notes: Some mild adult language
Set: Piano/keyboard, table, chair.

An ambitious, haughty performer takes out her stress on her piano accompanist while waiting to audition for a well-regarded theatre composer, but when the time comes for her to strut her stuff, things take a turn for the hilarious.

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NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 4.
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Archival Video License $75

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An ambitious, haughty performer takes out her stress on her piano accompanist while waiting to audition for a well-regarded theatre composer, but when the time comes for her to strut her stuff, things take a turn for the hilarious.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 8 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 
  • Content Notes: Some mild adult language
  • Set: Piano/keyboard, table, chair.

Production History

DEC 02, 2024 - DEC 02, 2024
St. Thomas More CSS
Hamilton, ON Canada
 St. Thomas More CSS Hamilton, ON Canada
MAR 12, 2024 - MAR 16, 2024
Taber Players
Taber, AB Canada
 Taber Players Taber, AB Canada
MAR 08, 2024 - MAR 08, 2024
Sbcisd
Harlingen, TX United States
 Sbcisd Harlingen, TX United States
JUN 16, 2023 - JUN 16, 2023
Port Jervis High School Drama Club
Port Jervis, NY United States
 Port Jervis High School Drama Club Port Jervis, NY United States
MAY 27, 2022 - MAY 27, 2022
Grinnell High School Theatre Department
Grinnell, IA United States
 Grinnell High School Theatre Department Grinnell, IA United States
APR 23, 2021 - APR 24, 2021
Webster City High School
Webster City, IA United States
 Webster City High School Webster City, IA United States
MAY 04, 2019 - MAY 04, 2019
Chaminade Julienne High School
Dayton, OH United States
 Chaminade Julienne High School Dayton, OH United States
MAY 03, 2019 - MAY 04, 2019
Grady High School
Atlanta, GA United States
 Grady High School Atlanta, GA United States
JAN 18, 2017 - JAN 19, 2017
Mandeville High School
Mandeville, LA United States
 Mandeville High School Mandeville, LA United States
JUN 01, 2015 - JUN 01, 2015
St. Mary Of Assumption
Glenshaw, PA United States
 St. Mary Of Assumption Glenshaw, PA United States
FEB 11, 2015 - FEB 11, 2015
R.s. McLaughlin
Oshawa, ON Canada
 R.s. McLaughlin Oshawa, ON Canada
MAR 14, 2014 - MAR 16, 2014
Jackson School For The Arts
Massillon, OH United States
 Jackson School For The Arts Massillon, OH United States
JAN 19, 2013 - FEB 02, 2013
Midview Local Schools
Grafton, OH United States
 Midview Local Schools Grafton, OH United States
MAR 01, 2012 - MAR 03, 2012
Trinity School
New York, NY United States
 Trinity School New York, NY United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

Awards (1)

Honorable Mention, Showoff! International Playwriting Festival (San Juan Capistrano, CA)

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