One-Acts (45-60 mins) 
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1. Academy School for Gifted, Malevolently Impressive, Nefariously Awesome…Girls by J. Patrick Moss
Cast: 3 M, 12 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 62 pgs
FARCE. Due to budget cuts, the School for Impressively Awesome Girls must merge with the Academy of Gifted, Malevolent, and Nefarious Girls. Combining good students with evil students in a school wh... READ MORE | BUY NOW
2. American Idle by Bradley Hayward
Cast: 10 M, 8 F, extras (Flexible cast 40+. With doubling: 3 M, 3 F)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 57 pgs.
SPOOF. It’s become the latest TV reality show craze! In “American Idle,” contestants vie for the honor of becoming America’s number-one high school slacker. Host Brian Seacrest takes us through rou... READ MORE | BUY NOW
3. Be Just! by Thor Hopper
Cast: 4 flexible, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 37 pgs
HORROR/SATIRE. Adapted from the short story “In the Penal Colony” by Franz Kafka. An esteemed foreigner arrives at a penal colony and is asked to witness an elaborate torture and execution device th... READ MORE | BUY NOW
4. Bohemians, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 13 M, 5 F, 5 flexible, optional extrasTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 43 pgs.
VICTORIAN MELODRAMA. This adaptation combines two well-known classic novels of French Bohemian life—Henri Du Maurier’s Tribly and Henri Murger’s The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter, which inspired Puc... READ MORE | BUY NOW
5. Cinderellie's Wild Wedding by Murray J. Rivette NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 7 FTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 49 pgs
COMEDY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. Prince Herman has proposed to Cinderellie, and the happy couple is set to be married in just one month. Not wanting to hold a grudge, Cinderellie invites her conniving st... READ MORE | BUY NOW
6. Dating for Dietrich by Kory Howard
Cast: 4 M, 10 F, 2 flexibleTime: 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
7. 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. extrasTime: 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
8. Day Ma's Boys Done Went to Town to Rob the Bank Again, The by John Donald O'Shea
Cast: 6 M, 6 FTime: 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
9. Deadline Dilemma by Carol Costa
Cast: 3 M, 5 FTime: 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
10. Death Warrant for Dracula by John Donald O'Shea
Cast: 4 M, 5 F, 1 flexibleTime: 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
11. Don Juan (60 mins) by Stella Chester
Cast: 8 M, 6 F, 5 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 3 F, 4 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 mins, 61 pgs.
CLASSIC FARCE. Adapted from the play by Molière. Notorious scoundrel and ladies’ man, Don Juan, marries Elvira and then abandons her. Enraged, Elvira’s brothers are determined to hunt Don Juan down... READ MORE | BUY NOW
12. Emperor's Hot New Duds!, The by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, 13 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 61 pgs
FARCE. Inspired by “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen. After taking all the townfolks’ money, and even the shirts off their backs, the mayor (aka “The Emperor”) of Cactus Patch n... READ MORE | BUY NOW
13. Emperor's New Crème Brulee by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 3 M, 6 F, 8 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 40 pgs
COMEDY. Inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” An English biscuit manufacturer has its sights set on stealing the dessert recipes of the most celebrated Pari... READ MORE | BUY NOW
14. 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
15. Hansel and Gretel and Friends by Mike Noland
Cast: 7 M, 7 F, 3 flexibleTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 55 pgs.
FARCE. Hansel and Gretel have noticed that their new stepmother has been as cranky as a bear, gives them creepy looks, and keeps asking them, “How would you like to go on a long trip?” Well, the “lo... READ MORE | BUY NOW
16. Hapless Haunting of Helen Hinklemire, The by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 6 M, 9 F, 13 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 9 F, 6 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 59 pgs
FARCE. In this boo-tifully funny play, Mike buys a house haunted by a beautiful ghost, which makes his fiancée, Sally, instantly jealous. Determined to rid the house of its gorgeous ghost, Sally and... READ MORE | BUY NOW
17. High School Tail of Terror, A by Craig Sodaro
Cast: 7 M, 11 F, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 55 pgs
COMEDY. Intrepid student detective Sam Archer has just solved his most recent case—locating a lost term paper. Now Sam has been called on to solve the case of “Operation Tall Tail.” After a cold-he... READ MORE | BUY NOW
18. Highly Ridiculous Tale of Jack, A by Daniel A. Kelin II
Cast: 6 M, 3 F, 5 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 mins, 60 pgs.
FARCE. Jack doesn’t like to practice his bagpipes. He just likes playing them. Jack’s bagpipe playing is so horrible, his parents can’t take it anymore. His mother can’t bring herself to tell Jack... READ MORE | BUY NOW
19. How to Get Rid of Your Husband, Circa 1910 by Heather Lynn
Cast: 5 M, 5 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 3 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximately 45-60 mins, 43 pgs.
COMEDY/DRAMA. Adapted from the plays “The Twelve Pound Look” and “Half an Hour” by J.M. Barrie. In “The Twelve Pound Look” the wealthy Harry Sims is to be knighted in a few days and is flooded with ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
20. How to Win a One-Act Play Competition by Kamron Klitgaard NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 7 F, 10 flexible, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 57 pgs
COMEDY. After learning that the winning plays in the one-act play competition are always tragedies, a local high school drama teacher writes her own “fresh” Greek tragedy, “Euripinitis Travels to Had... READ MORE | BUY NOW
21. Importance of Being Earnest, The by Tracy Wells
Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 4 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 55 pgs
CLASSIC. This 60-minute adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s uproarious play is easy to stage and perfect for young actors. Jack has fallen in love with Gwendolen, the cousin of his best friend, Algernon. M... READ MORE | BUY NOW
22. It's a Calamity, Jane! by Geff Moyer
Cast: 5 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 42 pgs
COMEDY/WESTERN. Wild Bill Hickok knows he’s gotta cure his hiccups before the Doolin clan gits to town for a shootout. Knowin’ Wild Bill won’t be able to shoot straight with the hiccups, Calamity Ja... READ MORE | BUY NOW
23. It's Not Ugly…It's Art! by Gary Ray Stapp
Cast: 4 M, 5 FTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 48 pgs.
FARCE. A Manhattan art dealer, Reginald Broake, discovers a rare Picasso painting and jumps at the opportunity to purchase it. Broake invites two wealthy art enthusiasts to his gallery in hopes of c... READ MORE | BUY NOW
24. Legend of Little Lump, The by Jeff Folschinsky
Cast: 4 M, 3 F, 2 flexible (With Doubling: 4 M, 2 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 mins, 56 pgs.
FARCE. Adapted from the novel Tales from Little Lump: Alien Season by Jeff Folschinsky. When crop circles appear, ominous noises are heard, and a government agent arrives disguised as a “fisherman,... READ MORE | BUY NOW
25. Limerickle: A Fantastical Voyage to Imaginary Lands and Their Wondrous Creatures! by Laurence Carr and Bruce K. Cornwell
Cast: 4 M, 3 F, 18 flexible, extras (With doubling: 4 M, 3 F, 9 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 55 pgs
FANTASY/FARCE. On a dull day, Violet and her brothers, Lionel and Slingsby, decide to build a boat and take a trip around the world. Violet invites her cat, and Lionel and Slingsby take along a Quan... READ MORE | BUY NOW
26. Love of One's Neighbor by Stella Chester
Cast: 9 M, 8 F, 25 flexible, opt. extras (Flexible cast. Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 38 pgs.
FARCE. Adapted from the play by Leonid Andreyev. Tourists from all over the world have gathered at a popular mountain destination eager to witness a man fall from a rocky ledge. The man has been st... READ MORE | BUY NOW
27. Maggie, A Girl of the Streets by Arthur Reel
Cast: 8 M, 4 F, 2 flexible, extras (With doubling: 6 M, 4 F)Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 48 pgs.
DRAMA. Adapted from Stephen Crane’s novel, Maggie, A Girl of the Streets (1896) this play depicts with shocking realism the poverty and desperation of Maggie, a young woman who must work in a sweat s... READ MORE | BUY NOW
28. Magic Fishbone, The by Claudia Haas
Cast: 5 M, 12 F, 9 flexible. (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 62 pgs.
CLASSIC. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this humorous and touching play. Alicia is given a magical fishbone, which will grant her just one wish. With nothing but rotten vegetables to eat and no c... READ MORE | BUY NOW
29. Mama Tomcat's Flying School by Spring Hermann
Cast: 3 M, 3 F, 4 flexible (With doubling: 3 M, 2 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximately 50 minutes, 37 pgs
COMEDY. Adapted from award-winning author Luis Sepúlveda’s novel The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly. Zorbo the tomcat, used to living “the cat’s life” with his buddies Sal, Ein... READ MORE | BUY NOW
30. Midsummer's Feast, A by Emilio Regina
Cast: 2 M, 4 F, 7 flexible, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 40 minutes, 39 pgs.
FARCE. In this play within a play, a theatre group must perform a horrendous adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” called “A Midsummer’s Feast.” The play’s plotline focuses on a gr... READ MORE | BUY NOW
31. Midterm Eve's Phantasm, A by Tracy Krauss
Cast: 9 M, 13 F, 2 flexible (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 59 pgs
COMEDY. Audiences will love this madcap, modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Denny, the captain of the football team, has his sights set on taking Mia to Stratford High Sch... READ MORE | BUY NOW
32. Monster, The by Arthur Reel
Cast: 8 M, 5 F, extrasTime: Approximately 40 minutes, 39 pgs.
DRAMA. After courageously saving a white boy from a fire, a horribly burned African-American man, Henry Johnson, is forced to wear a hood to hide his face from his fellow townspeople, who view him as... READ MORE | BUY NOW
33. Muddle Annie by Stella Chester
Cast: 2 M, 5 FTime: Approximately 45 minutes, 40 pgs.
COMEDY. Adapted from the play by Harold Chapin. Nicknamed “Muddle Annie” by her sisters, Annie is the nervous, clumsy, socially awkward eldest Wright sister who has a tendency to trip, fall, and spi... READ MORE | BUY NOW
34. Muddled Ever After: A Fairy Tale Menagerie by Daniel A. Kelin II NEW!
Cast: 4 M, 11 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 8 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 50 pgs
FARCE WITH SONG. This isn’t a fairy tale. It’s a fairly ridiculous tale! Hear ye, hear ye! Regular, unremarkable maidens must attend an upcoming royal ball so that the King and Queen can find a br... READ MORE | BUY NOW
35. My Darlin' Clementine by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 9 M, 10 F, opt. extras (With doubling: 6 M, 7 F)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 65 pgs.
FARCE. While searching for his runaway bride, Chester Ames stumbles upon the tiny desert town of Cactus Creek. In a town where marriage has been outlawed and even the mention of the “M-word” is puni... READ MORE | BUY NOW
36. Nose, The by Arthur Reel
Cast: 3 M, 1 F, 1 flexible, optional extrasTime: Approximately 45 minutes, 38 pgs.
SATIRE/FARCE. In this adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story (1832), Alexey Kovalyov, a mid-level government bureaucrat, awakens one morning horrified to discover that his nose has run off... READ MORE | BUY NOW
37. Out of Darkness by Tracy Wells NEW!
Cast: 4 M, 10 F, 8 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 4 M, 10 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 43 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the autobiography, Helen Keller, the Story of My Life. At just 19 months old, Helen Keller was stricken with an illness that left her blind, deaf, and mute. Her struggle to ov... READ MORE | BUY NOW
38. Oz in a Clozet by Len Cuthbert
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 61 pgs
COMEDY. On the night Chet is supposed to propose to his fiancée, he finds himself locked in a custodial closet at a movie theater with a strange woman who is a big fan of The Wizard of Oz. Soon, the... READ MORE | BUY NOW
39. Oz Monologues, The by Darby Wills Chism
Cast: 3 M, 4 F, 5 flexibleTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 41 pgs.
COMEDY. This hilarious behind-the-scenes look at “The Wizard of Oz” reveals what really happened when Dorothy landed in Oz, what became of the other characters after Dorothy left, and the secret behi... READ MORE | BUY NOW
40. Peter Pan and Wendy (One-Act) by Tracy Wells NEW!
Cast: 12 M, 9 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 11 M, 6 F, 3 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 69 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the 1911 novel by J.M. Barrie. When Peter Pan is spotted at the open window of the Darling nursery, he tries to escape but loses his shadow. Wendy, the eldest of the Darling c... READ MORE | BUY NOW
41. Peterkins, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 4 flexible (With doubling: 2 M, 3 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 41 pgs.
FARCE. The poor Peterkins! No one in the family has a lick of common sense. Seeking wisdom, the Peterkins set out to become world travelers. But when the family can’t agree on a destination, they ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
42. Phantom of the Soap Opera, The by Carol Costa
Cast: 6 M, 5 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 5 M, 5 F, 3 flexible)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 44 pgs
FARCE. Award-winning “Heartbreak Hollow” is the saddest, most heartbreaking soap opera on TV until Jackson Talbert III sneaks onto the set during a live broadcast and ruins the show by making the aud... READ MORE | BUY NOW
43. Pride and Prejudice: The Movie by Burton Bumgarner
Cast: 6 M, 11 F, 4 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 53 pgs.
FARCE. Sammy Samosa, a director of low-budget action films, has been ordered by studio brass to make a quality film. Desperate to save his job, Sammy selects a screenplay of Jane Austen’s classic no... READ MORE | BUY NOW
44. Princess and the Goblins, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 7 M, 7 F, 9 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 6 F, 9 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 mins, 65 pgs.
CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by George MacDonald. Lost in the forest, Princess Irene finds herself surrounded by goblins but is rescued by a young miner who knows how to drive goblins away—by rec... READ MORE | BUY NOW
45. Princess Quest, The by Kristi Cunningham
Cast: 7 M, 7 F, 5 flexible, opt. ext. (With doubling: 4 M, 7 F, 5 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 62 pgs.
COMEDY. Hear ye! Hear ye! Prince Allistair must marry within one year or forfeit his claim to the throne. In addition, he must find a princess who is able to host large dinners with elegance and f... READ MORE | BUY NOW
46. Quest for Treasure Island, The by Murray J. Rivette
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 4 flexibleTime: Approximately 45-60 mins, 51 pgs.
FARCE. Don’t ye believe all ye hear, maties, as most of it be “fake news.” Long John Silver is here to tell ye the real news, the true story of Treasure Island, in which he is a “reformed pirate,” n... READ MORE | BUY NOW
47. Quest of Rising Sun, The by Doug Goheen
Cast: 7 M, 4 F, 1 flexible, extrasTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 36 pgs.
DRAMA WITH MUSIC AND DANCE. With the winter food supply running low, everyone in the village is hopeful that the men will be successful on their next hunt and bring back enough meat to feed the villa... READ MORE | BUY NOW
48. Quixote! by F. Scott Regan
Cast: 10 M, 7 F, 8 flexible, opt. ext. (With doubling: 9 M, 5 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 64 pgs.
CLASSIC. This streamlined version of Don Quixote is easy to produce and features nonstop laughs and endless opportunities to showcase physical comedy. Having gone mad from reading too many romantic ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
49. Romancers, The by Heather Lynn
Cast: 2 M, 1 F, 3 flexible, extras (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 51 pgs
COMEDY. Adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand. In this comic reversal of Romeo and Juliet, two fathers concoct a fake family feud to make their son and daughter think they are ill-fated lovers and... READ MORE | BUY NOW
50. Romeo and Juliet Out West by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 5 M, 4 F, 19 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 4 F, 15 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 62 pgs.
FARCE. The laughs never end in this wacky Wild West version of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Earp crashes the Oakley’s Harvest Festival, and it’s love at first sight when he spies Juliet Oakley. The only... READ MORE | BUY NOW
