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Expedient Family
201. Expedient Family by Ed Vela
Cast: 3 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 31 pgs.

FARCE. When Dex’s boss, A.J., invites herself over to his house to meet his wife and daughter, Dex has just one small problem—he has no wife or daughter! Afraid he will be fired for lying on his emp... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Extra Ordinary
202. Extra Ordinary by Clint Snyder EDITOR’S PICK
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 21 flexible
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 26 pgs.

FARCE. In this play within a play, extras try to convince their director that just because they’re extras doesn’t mean they’re not extra-ordinary. Tree 3 and Rock 2 try to upstage the Prince and Pri... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fable or Feeble
203. Fable or Feeble by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 1 M
Time: Approximately 1 minute, 1 pg

MONOLOGUE. "Theatre" laments theater's demise. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fair or Fare
204. Fair or Fare by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 1 M, 3 F, 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs

COMEDY. A couple attends a craft fair where they meet a town crier, a showgirl, a poet, and an interpretive dancer. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fairest in the Land? Eeegh!
205. Fairest in the Land? Eeegh! by Kory Howard
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs

FARCE. Gael and the Princess think they are a perfect match, but the King and Queen won’t allow the couple to marry. On the run from the King’s guard, Gael hides out in the cottage of a lonely, hide... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fairy Fort
206. Fairy Fort by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 5 M, 6 F, 7 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 30 mins, 27 pgs.

SPOOF. In this fairytale spoof of the reality TV show “Shark Tank,” fairytale characters present business proposals to judges with the hope of achieving happily ever after. Contestants include an ev... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Family Honor
207. Family Honor by Larry Fraller
Cast: 2 M
Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 5 pgs

DRAMA. A frustrated war veteran urges his grandson, JJ, to uphold the family’s honor by joining the Army, but JJ sees no honor in risking his life for family or country. Included in the short play c... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fan or Feign
208. Fan or Feign by Rob Roznowski
Cast: I M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 3 pgs

COMEDY. A community theatre actor meets an overzealous fan. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Farmer John's Big Halloween Party
209. Farmer John's Big Halloween Party by Doug Goheen NEW!
Cast: 7 M, 10 F, 1 flexible OR (7 M, 10 F, 1 dog)
Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 49 pgs

HALLOWEEN COMEDY. Farmer John has been sad and lonely ever since his beloved dog, Daisy, ran off a week ago. To cheer him up, Farmer John’s neighbors and some barnyard animals plan a Halloween party... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Father Christmas and the Hubbard Family
210. Father Christmas and the Hubbard Family by Heather Lynn
Cast: 8 M, 8 F, 11 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 4 M, 5 F, 9 flexible)
Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 34 pgs.

HOLIDAY WITH MUSIC. Adapted from the play Make Believe by A. A. Milne. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, a poor, childless couple, have only their nine imaginary children to keep them company. Each year, the H... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Feast of Epiphany, The
211. Feast of Epiphany, The by Bryan Starchman
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, optional extras (With doubling 3 M, 5 F)
Time: Approximately 100 minutes, 96 pgs.

COMEDY. Colin McKinney, a successful romance novelist, wants to keep his profession a secret from his ultra-Catholic parents, especially his overbearing, neurotic mother. Colin writes under the pseu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Felicia and the Jinxed Pinks
212. Felicia and the Jinxed Pinks by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 5 M, 7 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 4 M, 5 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45-60 mins, 55 pgs.

CLASSIC/COMEDY. Adapted from the fairytale by Madame d’Aulnoy. Felicia and her brother Bruno are penniless and have just two beans and one egg left to eat. Bruno wants to sell Felicia’s two prized ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ferns
213. Ferns by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs.

COMEDY. Three girls seek vengeance on a boy who has done them wrong. Included in "BFFN: Best Friends…for Now."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Finding Little Red Riding Hood
214. Finding Little Red Riding Hood by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 2-3 mins, 2 pgs.

COMEDY MONOLOGUE. A student playwright holds auditions for her new play but wants to cast herself in all the roles. Included in the monologue collection, "Is This Seat Taken?"... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
215. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Doug Goheen
Cast: 8 M, 5 F (With doubling: 7 M, 4 F)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 79 pgs

CLASSIC. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this wholesome, heartfelt classic. Since the death of her husband three years ago, Mamsie Pepper struggles to provide for her five children by mending coats... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fixer-Upper
216. Fixer-Upper by Paul DiLella
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 6 flexible (With doubling 1 M, 1 F)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 27 pgs.

FARCE. The characters in this collection of three 10-minute plays are in definite need of fixing! In “Fixer-Upper,” a real-estate salesman is desperate to make a quick sale so that he doesn’t have t... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fixer-Upper
217. Fixer-Upper by Paul DiLella
Cast: 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 6 pgs

COMEDY. A real-estate salesman is desperate to make a quick sale so that he doesn’t have to go back to teaching. With the housing market soaring in Los Angeles, he sets out to sell the only affordab... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Folk or Fine
218. Folk or Fine by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 1-2 minutes, 1 pg

COMEDY. A hillbilly and a sommelier face off in this silent skit. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Fool and Her Flying Ship, A
219. Fool and Her Flying Ship, A by Daniel A. Kelin II
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 8 flexible, extras (With doubling: 3 M, 4 F, 8 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 59 pgs

FARCE. Inspired by the Russian fairytale, “The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship.” The Tsar is offering his son in marriage to a maiden who can present the Tsar with a flying ship. The youngest... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Foolish Husband, The
220. Foolish Husband, The by Stella Chester
Cast: 5 M, 3 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 33 pgs.

FARCE. Adapted from the play by Molière. Misunderstandings, mishaps, and misconceptions abound in this madcap play that has more love triangles than characters! Celia and Lelio are in love and wish... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Four and Twenty Wretched Dates
221. Four and Twenty Wretched Dates by Christopher Morse NEW!
Cast: 22 M, 20 F, 2 flexible, extras (With doubling: 10 M, 10 F) (Minimum cast: 2 M, 2 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 32 pgs

COMEDY. With deepest apologies, a narrator introduces two dozen “romantic” dates that go dreadfully, horribly, horrendously wrong. There’s a woman who brings a backup date on a blind date, a couple ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Four Thieves, Three Assassins, One Idol, and a Ruby
222. Four Thieves, Three Assassins, One Idol, and a Ruby by Felix Stripe
Cast: 8 flexible
Time: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 23 pgs.

CLASSIC HORROR. Adapted from the play “A Night at an Inn” by Lord Dunsany. In this horror classic, four thieves are hiding out at a remote inn after having stolen a priceless ruby from the eye socke... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Franken Date
223. Franken Date by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 2 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs.

FARCE. A science geek creates her perfect prom date. Included in the short play collection "Delight in a Fright Night."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's
224. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's by Doug Goheen
Cast: 4 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 81 pgs.

CLASSIC HORROR. Adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with discovering the secret of life, so he spends several months fashioning a man out of dead body parts. Whe... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Froggie Princess, The
225. Froggie Princess, The by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 5 M, 7 F, 1 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 60 pgs.

COMEDY. This humorous adaptation of the classic fairy tale “The Frog Prince” is easy to stage and features a host of adorable puppets including a frog, a rose, and a turtle. Nervous around girls, Ma... READ MORE | BUY NOW

From Hair to Eternity: The Un-be-weave-able Adventures of Rapunzel
226. From Hair to Eternity: The Un-be-weave-able Adventures of Rapunzel by Tommy Jamerson EDITOR’S PICK
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 3 flexible, extras (With doubling: 2 M, 3 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 42 pgs.

COMEDY. There’s a witch, a spell, and lots of radishes in this wildly wacky adaptation of “Rapunzel.” Locked in a tower by a witch, Rapunzel’s boring life comes to an end when she meets a prince who... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Frosted Options
227. Frosted Options by Christian Kiley
Cast: 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs

COMEDY. A runner finds a Pop-Tart on the road and decides to eat it. Included in the monologue collection "Another Golden Cow."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Garden, The
228. Garden, The by Tim O'Brien
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 2 flexible, extras, optional choir
Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 24 pgs.

CHILDREN’S MUSICAL. In search of a new home, Lenora the ladybug comes across a beautiful garden. But Bennie, the bean plant, and Special, the rose, tell poor Lenora to bug off and go live in a nearb... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Garden, The
229. Garden, The by Tim O'Brien
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 2 flexible, extras, optional choir
Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 24 pgs.

CHILDREN’S MUSICAL. In search of a new home, Lenora the ladybug comes across a beautiful garden. But Bennie, the bean plant, and Special, the rose, tell poor Lenora to bug off and go live in a nearb... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Get Off My Cabbage!
230. Get Off My Cabbage! by L. Don Swartz
Cast: 2 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 60-75 mins,

COMEDY. In this hilarious sequel to Regrets Only, cranky curmudgeons Lottie and Bernice are back and they are grumpier than ever! This time they are lounging on Lottie’s front porch selling cabbages... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ghost of a Chance, A
231. Ghost of a Chance, A by George Hosker-Bouley NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 2 F, 1 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 61 pgs

COMEDY. Eager to sell a posh penthouse that has been on the market for 10 years, a real estate agent thinks he’s in luck when he meets a mob boss and his wife who are keen on purchasing the apartment... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ghost of Jerry Bundler, The
232. Ghost of Jerry Bundler, The by Heather Lynn
Cast: 3 M, 4 flexible
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 24 pgs.

CLASSIC HORROR. Adapted from the short story by W.W. Jacobs. As guests at a small country inn pass the evening telling ghost stories, they discover that the inn has its own resident ghost, Jerry Bun... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Gift of the Magi, The
233. Gift of the Magi, The by Tracy Wells
Cast: 3 M, 7 F, 4 flexible (With doubing: 2 M, 4 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 32 pgs.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC. It’s Christmas Eve and newlyweds Jim and Della have no money to buy each other a Christmas present. Della decides to sell her long, lustrous hair so that she can purchase a gold cha... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Gildersnort
234. Gildersnort by Murray J. Rivette
Cast: 3 M, 4 F, 3 flexible
Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 50 pgs.

COMEDY. When the Baker ventures into a witch’s garden to fetch rutabagas for his wife, the wicked Witch of the Winds catches him and demands just one thing in exchange for the rutabagas―the Baker’s d... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ginzberg's Irish Wake
235. Ginzberg's Irish Wake by John Donald O'Shea
Cast: 3 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 17 pgs.

COMEDY WITH MUSIC. Bereaved widow Mary O’Malley hires David Cohen to play Irish music at her husband’s wake, but when David arrives and doesn’t know any Irish songs, Mary refuses to pay him. Enraged... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Girl's Little Daddy
236. Girl's Little Daddy by Clint Snyder
Cast: 1 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 5 pgs

FARCE. A father visits his “adorable” daughter in a juvenile prison, where she threatens to stab him with a Barbie shank if he doesn’t buy her a videogame. Included in the short play collection "Wom... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Glance at New York, A
237. Glance at New York, A by Arthur Reel
Cast: 9 M, 7 F, 7 flexible, extras (Doubling possible)
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 54 pgs.

COMEDY WITH SONG. A hit in its day, A Glance at New York (1848) was one of the first plays to portray working-class life and speech, providing a snapshot of what life was like for those living in New... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Glass of Water
238. Glass of Water by Steven Stack
Cast: 3 F
Time: Approximately 5 minutes, 3 pgs.

COMEDY. A girl dumps her best friend because she didn’t guard a glass of water properly. Included in "BFFN: Best Friends…for Now."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Gold Mine, The
239. Gold Mine, The by Peter Campbell
Cast: 6 M, 4 F, 9 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 3 F, 5 flexible)
Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 40 pgs.

FARCE. Yearning for adventure, Buzz and Hank are mysteriously transported to the Yukon town of Quagmire (pop. 57, temp. -40˚) where they join forces with two dance hall singers to locate a missing go... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Golden Arm Returns…to Whom It Originally Belonged, The
240. Golden Arm Returns…to Whom It Originally Belonged, The by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 10 mins, 10 pgs.

FARCE. In “The Golden Arm Returns…to Whom it Originally Belonged,” a ghost helps Jamie and Sal find true love in a spiritual kind of way. Included in the short play collection, "The End of Ever Aft... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Goldie and the Bothersome Bears
241. Goldie and the Bothersome Bears by Murray J. Rivette
Cast: 4 M, 5 F, 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes, 48 pgs.

CHILDREN'S COMEDY. All Goldie’s parents want her to do is to stay at home and watch TV, but Goldie, an independent, outdoorsy girl, would rather spend time playing in the forest. One day while ventu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Government Inspector, The
242. Government Inspector, The by Jack Skeeter Dennis
Cast: 8 M, 7 F, 14 flexible, extras (Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 80 pgs

CLASSIC FARCE. Audiences will love all the twists and turns, mistaken identities, and absurd situations in this timeless, side-splitting farce adapted from the play by Nikolai Gogol. The mayor of a ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Grateful Beasts, The
243. Grateful Beasts, The by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 17 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 2 F, 17 flexible)
Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 49 pgs

COMEDY. Inspired by the story “Stone Soup.” In this play within a play, a crafty traveler with a flair for storytelling arrives at a village and has to persuade some stubborn farmers to contribute a... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Great Expectations
244. Great Expectations by Tracy Wells
Cast: 17 M, 13 F, 1 flexible (With doubling: 13 M, 10 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120-150 mins, 100 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Pip, a young orphan, lives with his abusive sister and her husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. While visiting the graves of his parents, Pip encou... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Great Gatsby, The
245. Great Gatsby, The by Doug Goheen NEW!
Cast: 6 M, 7 F, 12 flexible, extras (With doubling: 5 M, 5 F, 6 flexible, extras)
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 76 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, moves to Long Island where he rents a bungalow next door to the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a wealthy bu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Great Pompachelli, The
246. Great Pompachelli, The by Kory Howard
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 10 mins, 11 pgs.

FARCE. In “The Great Pompachelli,” a “love expert” helps a lonely guy woo the girl of his dreams with famous movie lines. Included in the short play collection, "Bathroom Break."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Greek or Geek
247. Greek or Geek by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 3 flexible
Time: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs

COMEDY. Three Greeks contemplate whether a temple is art or merely a nice-looking bunch of marble. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Green Carnation, The
248. Green Carnation, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 3 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 64 pgs.

SATIRE. This play is adapted from the scandalous novel by Robert Hichens (1894), which satirizes fashionable London society and figures associated with the Aesthetic Movement, most notably Oscar Wild... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Grown-Ups
249. Grown-Ups by Clint Snyder
Cast: 1 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 10 minutes, 6 pgs

FARCE. A job seeker who sucks her thumb interviews for a job with a business owner who wears adult diapers. Included in the play collection “Baby Talk.”... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Guess Who's Coming to Supper
250. Guess Who's Coming to Supper by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 6 M, 5 F, 1 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 90-100 minutes, 95 pgs

COMEDY. Ally is afraid to introduce her boyfriend, Kevin, to her parents. Even though Kevin is good looking, a law school graduate, and has a wonderful job, he has one major flaw and Ally is terrifi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

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