One-Acts (45-60 mins)
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51. 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
52. Saving WBOR by Bob Wilkins
Cast: 3 M, 5 FTime: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 45 pgs
COMEDY. Winner, McLaren Memorial Comedy Playwriting Competition, One-Acts, 2008.. WBOR is a small family-owned TV station that is having trouble competing with cable and satellite companies. Deeply... READ MORE | BUY NOW
53. Sleeping Beauty: A Very Merry Tale by Mike Noland
Cast: 4 M, 10 F, 5 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 51 pgs.
FARCE. The laughs never end in this outlandish version of “Sleeping Beauty.” After a magical talking frog promises the childless King and Queen a daughter, the couple hosts a baby shower and invites... READ MORE | BUY NOW
54. Snow White and the Dwarves’ Revenge by Tracy Krauss NEW!
Cast: 2 M, 5 F, 8 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 59 pgs
COMEDY/MURDER-MYSTERY. Expect the unexpected in this comical whodunit, where all the fairytale characters are not who they seem. On the run from the Queen, Snow White hides out at the Seven Dwarves’... READ MORE | BUY NOW
55. Snow White's Miner Adventure by Mike Noland
Cast: 4 M, 10 F, 19 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 5 F, 14 flexible)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 51 pgs
FARCE/SPOOF. The laughs never end in this side-splitting version of “Snow White.” The King marries an evil makeup-loving queen who quickly sets out to rid herself of her stepdaughter, Snow White. T... READ MORE | BUY NOW
56. Starship MacGuffin! by Ashley Griffin NEW!
Cast: 2 F, 23 flexible (With doubling: 2 F, 17 flexible. Tripling possible.)Time: Approximately 45 minutes, 37 pgs
INTERACTIVE COMEDY/MYSTERY. A dire mystery is afoot on board the spaceship “Stargazer,” and time is running out! While crew members are busy rehearsing for their virtual production of "Fish Hamlet o... READ MORE | BUY NOW
57. Take a Seat! by Ellen Abrams NEW!
Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 12 flexible (Doubling, tripling possible.)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 56 pgs
COMEDY. Ms. Baker, a high school guidance counselor, does her best to help students every day with their hodgepodge of problems, but it isn’t easy! There’s a student who hates his name, a freshman w... READ MORE | BUY NOW
58. Tartuffe by Lorraine Thompson
Cast: 7 M, 5 F, 2 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 50 pgs.
SATIRE. The wealthy Orgon is a man of principle, but he is easily duped by Tartuffe, a sinister con man, who―under the guise of being a pious, righteous man―has set out to steal Orgon’s estate, seduc... READ MORE | BUY NOW
59. Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Black Cat by Albert T. Viola
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 8 flexible (With doubling: 1 M, 1 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 41 pgs.
CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION. This collection contains three of Edgar Allan Poe’s most popular Gothic horror stories and preserves all of the psychological terror that made them classics. In “The Black... READ MORE | BUY NOW
60. Three Sundays in a Week by Albert T. Viola
Cast: 14 M, 14 F, 10 flexible (Doubling possible.)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 49 pgs.
CLASSIC/SATIRE COLLECTION. Surprise and delight your audience with an evening of humorous tales by Edgar Allan Poe. Though Poe is best known for his horror stories, he also wrote several entertainin... READ MORE | BUY NOW
61. Tuesdays with Mummy by Wade Bradford
Cast: 4 M, 4 F, 10 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 56 pgs.
FARCE. This is farcical fun at its best! After the last archeologist “met with a bit of an accident,” the famed Oxford professor Rigby Melville is called to Egypt to find the secret chamber of Thutm... READ MORE | BUY NOW
62. Urning It: The Shortcut by Ed Vela
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 6 flexible, optional extras (With doubling 2 M, 3 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximatley 50-60 minutes, 51 pgs.
COMEDY. This one-act version features all the quick-fire wit and hilarity that made the award-winning full-length "Urning It" so popular! Ward Hammacher has just discovered that his extremely rich a... READ MORE | BUY NOW
63. Wilde Tales by Doug Goheen
Cast: 7 M, 7 F, 25 flexible, extras (With doubling 4 M, 3 F, 15 flexible)Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 47 pgs.
FABLE. This collection features three well-known fairytales by Oscar Wilde adapted for the stage. All three tales mix elements of fantasy and fable. In “The Nightingale and the Rose,” a poor tutor ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
64. Wilderness Bound by J. Patrick Moss
Cast: 10 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 60 minutes, 61 pgs.
COMEDY. Instead of going to a recreational summer camp, Stacey inadvertently ends up at a court-appointed wilderness camp for troubled teens. Stacey must survive for 30 days trapped in the deep wood... READ MORE | BUY NOW
65. Wind in the Willows, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 3 M, 4 F, 16 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 2 F, 10 flexible)Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 59 pgs.
CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Kenneth Grahame. Struck with spring fever, Marely the mole emerges from his underground home and ventures to the river, where he meets up with Ribby the water rat ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
66. Wingin' It by Paul DiLella EDITOR’S PICK
Cast: 3 M, 6 F, 7 flexible, opt. ext. (With doubling: 3 M, 5 F, 6 flexible)Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 62 pgs.
FARCE/SPOOF. RearWay Air is known for having the most crashes, accidents, canceled and delayed flights, and lost luggage. Flights depart whenever the pilot shows up, the bottled water tastes like ke... READ MORE | BUY NOW
67. Wizard of Odds, The by Murray J. Rivette
Cast: 9 M, 8 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 5 M, 4 F)Time: Approximately 45-60 mins, 54 pgs.
FARCE/SPOOF. In this over-the-top spoof, Dorothy refuses to give the Wicked Witch of the West the magical ruby slippers for fear she may be elected to Congress or the White House. After enduring bad... READ MORE | BUY NOW