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151. Cricket on the Hearth, The by Doug Goheen

Cast: 4 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 40-60 minutes, 44 pgs.

HOLIDAY. Adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (1845). A poor toymaker, Caleb Plummer, lives with his blind daughter in a tiny dilapidated home that is owned by his employer and landlord, the mi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

152. Crink's Christmas by David Braden

Cast: 2 M, 5 F, 7 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 20-25 minutes, 20 pgs.

CHILDREN'S COMEDY. It’s just three days until Christmas, and all Crink Holly wants is to spend time with her parents, Elga and Blerg. But the Christmas season is always the busiest time of the year.... READ MORE | BUY NOW

153. Critics, The by Heather Lynn

Cast: 1 M, 4 flexible
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 25 pgs

COMEDY. Adapted from the play by St. John Greer Ervine. A local newspaper reporter, who usually covers city council but is filling in for the drama critic, arrives on the opening night of a new fore... READ MORE | BUY NOW

154. Critique or Critical by Rob Roznowski

Cast: 2 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs

COMEDY. An actress takes on her theatre critics. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

155. CSI Elementary by Christian Kiley

Cast: 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs

COMEDY. A crime scene investigator poses as a substitute teacher to solve the mysterious disappearance of an elementary school teacher. Included in the monologue collection "Another Golden Cow."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

156. Curses! A Fractured Fairies' Tale by Deb Meyer

Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 9 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 3 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 52 pgs

COMEDY. Marigold, a cranky fairy, casts quirky spells on anyone who annoys her and has transformed all the villagers of Luxyluke into mice. Two fairy friends, along with Prince Yewdl and Princess Wee... READ MORE | BUY NOW

157. Cutlery by Bradley Hayward

Cast: 1 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 7 pgs

COMEDY. A wife and husband argue over how to place the knives in the dishwasher. Included in the short play collection "Sneezing With Your Eyes Open."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

158. Dancing Under the Amoebas by Lavinia Roberts

Cast: 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 2-3 mins, 3 pgs.

COMEDY MONOLOGUE. A bookish, opinionated student tries to convince the student council that the theme for the spring dance should be “Dancing Under the Amoebas." Included in the monologue collectio... READ MORE | BUY NOW

159. Dancing with the Clauses by Lavinia Roberts

Cast: 4 M, 7 F, 23 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 6 F, 16 flexible. Minimum cast 14.)
Time: Approximately 40-60 minutes. Note: The length of the show is flexible depending on the number and length of dance numbers, 24 pgs.

HOLIDAY COMEDY WITH MUSIC/DANCE. Whirl and twirl your way into the holiday season with “Dancing with the Clauses,” the reality-TV show where dancers compete for the honor of becoming the top dancing ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

160. Dapple Gray by Dwight Watson

Cast: 1 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 76 pgs.

COMEDY. Selected play, American Theatre of Actors Director’s Festival, 2002. Winner, Actor and Playwrights’ Initiative Playfest, 1994. After numerous therapy sessions, Catherine and Charles have fi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

161. Darlin' Hero, The by Charles Kray

Cast: 7 M, 1 F, 2 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs.

FARCE. In a dilapidated funeral home in Dublin, Patrick and Mulligan sit beside the coffin of their dearly departed friend, Jake Kilrain, and drink to Jake’s final journey to the heavenly gates. Pa... READ MORE | BUY NOW

162. Dating for Dietrich by Kory Howard

Cast: 4 M, 10 F, 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 57 pgs.

COMEDY. “Committed man looking for a wife. Needs to be a little boring and willing to be engaged in one day.” Tired of his parents treating him like a loser because he isn’t married, Dietrich tells... READ MORE | BUY NOW

163. Day Black Bart and Dangerous Dan McGrew Went to Dueling at Miss Kitty's Golden Nugget Saloon, The by John Donald O'Shea

Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 5 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 42 pgs.

FARCE. When Black Bart accuses Dangerous Dan of cheating at cards, the two decide to duel it out at Miss Kitty’s Golden Nugget Saloon. It seems like a simple way to solve a dispute, but navigating t... READ MORE | BUY NOW

164. Day Ma's Boys Done Went to Town to Rob the Bank Again, The by John Donald O'Shea

Cast: 6 M, 6 F
Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 56 pgs.

MELODRAMA. High in the hills of Arkansas, Ma’s boys have hatched a plan to rob the Vulture Rock bank. The only problem is that there is no bank in the town of Vulture Rock! The last time Ma’s boys ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

165. Days of Our Roadsboro by Forrest Musselman

Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 4 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 71 pgs.

FARCE. The townspeople of Roadsboro have always treated Dracoola, a 17-year resident and local bed-and-breakfast owner, as an outcast because he’s evil, only comes out at night, and happens to be…a v... READ MORE | BUY NOW

166. Dead Body Play, The by Bradley Hayward

Cast: 3 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 6 pgs

COMEDY. This play features a love triangle that has gone very, very wrong. Included in the short play collection "Sneezing With Your Eyes Open."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

167. Deadline Dilemma by Carol Costa

Cast: 3 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes depending on the time set aside for audience participation, which can be optional.

INTERACTIVE MYSTERY/COMEDY. In this topsy-turvy murder mystery, all the suspects confess to murdering a disreputable accountant and his secretary. Though all the suspects offer convincing stories, t... READ MORE | BUY NOW

168. Death By Dyslexia by Len Cuthbert

Cast: 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 7 pgs

COMEDY. A dyslexic hit man arrives at the wrong house because he keeps getting the house numbers mixed up. Included in the short play collection "4 in a Loo."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

169. Death Warrant for Dracula by John Donald O'Shea

Cast: 4 M, 5 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 55 pgs.

FARCE. Disguised as Professor Alucard (Dracula spelled backwards), Count Dracula takes a teaching position at a small women’s college. But instead of preying upon hapless Victorian females, Dracul... READ MORE | BUY NOW

170. Delight in a Fright Night by Lavinia Roberts

Cast: 4 M, 12 F, 5 flexible (With doubling: 2 M, 8 F, 2 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 41 pgs.

COMEDY COLLECTION. This collection of easy-to-stage short plays is perfect for Halloween and for audiences of all ages. In “To Bite or Not to Bite,” two old-school vampires from Transylvania realize... READ MORE | BUY NOW

171. Destry or Destroy by Rob Roznowski

Cast: 9 M, 3 F, 10 flexible
Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 6 pgs

COMEDY. A host of entertaining characters discuss the merits of art. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

172. Detective Devaroe and The Haldon House Heist by Charlotte Nixon NEW!

Cast: 7 M, 4 F, 8 flexible
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 64 pgs

COMEDY/MURDER-MYSTERY. Detective Devaroe is certain a thief has hidden diamonds somewhere in Haldon House, the home of Lady Emily, a wealthy socialite. However, three bumbling constables—who won’t s... READ MORE | BUY NOW

173. Diaries of Adam and Eve, The by Clint Snyder

Cast: 2 M, 1 F (With doubling: 1 M, 1 F)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 26 pgs

CLASSIC/SATIRE. Adapted from Mark Twain’s comical short stories “Eve’s Diary” and “Extracts from Adam’s Diary.” In this hilarious retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, the new couple finds that do... READ MORE | BUY NOW

174. Director, The by Clint Snyder

Cast: 1 M, 3 F, 21 flexible (With doubling: 1 M, 3 F, 11 flexible)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 26 pgs

FARCE. After recent budget cuts, a theater department is forced to combine three plays―A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Streetcar Named Desire, and an experimental freeform body piece―into one production... READ MORE | BUY NOW

175. Disappearing, A by Mark Dietrich Wyss

Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 22 pgs.

FARCE. A Craigslist magician who still lives in his parents’ basement accidentally makes a naughty kid disappear at a children’s birthday party. The magician has no idea where the boy is or how to m... READ MORE | BUY NOW