One-Acts (20-40 mins) 
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26. Case of the King of Clubs, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 5 M, 4 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 5 M, 3 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 29 pgs
MURDER-MYSTERY. Adapted from the short story by Agatha Christie. One evening, famed dancer Valerie Saintclair staggers into the Oglanders’ drawing room with blood on her dress and manages to murmur,... READ MORE | BUY NOW
27. Case of the Missing Cook, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 4 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 27 pgs
MYSTERY. Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie. Eager to tend to his personal affairs like trimming his mustache and removing a grease spot from his suit, famed detective Hercule Poirot vows to t... READ MORE | BUY NOW
28. Case of the Missing Will, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 4 M, 2 FTime: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 24 pgs
MYSTERY. Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie. Upon his death, Andrew Marsh left instructions allowing his niece, Violet, to live at Crabtree Manor for one year to “prove her wits” or all his wo... READ MORE | BUY NOW
29. Case of the Music Guild Murders, The by John Donald O'Shea
Cast: 2 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 36 pgs.
FARCE/MURDER-MYSTERY. It’s been a tough year for the River City Music Guild. Two directors have been murdered and now the body of a third director has been found poisoned, stabbed, strangled, and sh... READ MORE | BUY NOW
30. Cell: A Cautionary Tale by Christian Kiley
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 27 flexible (With Doubling: 3 M, 4 F, 18 flexible)Time: Approximately 30 mins, 27 pgs.
FARCE. "Beware the dangers of technology." In this satiric, absurd look at mankind’s attempt to communicate through the ages, follow the history and “evolution” of the telephone. How has Alexander ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
31. Cheerfully Geeky, Dramatically Bullish, Talentless Talent Show, The by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 4 F, 13 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 25 pgs
COMEDY. To raise enough money to paint the kiwi-green gymnasium another color, students have organized a school talent show. The contestants include drama kids acting out the death scenes from every... READ MORE | BUY NOW
32. Chocolate Box, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 3 M, 3 F, 2 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs
MURDER-MYSTERY. Adapted from the short story by Agatha Christie. Famed detective Hercule Poirot discretely recounts to his friend Arthur Hastings the shocking story of the one and only time he faile... READ MORE | BUY NOW
33. Coffee Buzz, The by Christian Kiley
Cast: 1 M, 3 F, 15 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 1 M, 3 F, 13 flexible)Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 35 pgs
FARCE/SATIRE. When a big city coffee chain arrives bearing free samples of coffee topped with whipped cream and sprinkles, the tranquil citizens of Tepid Town are transformed into crazed coffee drink... READ MORE | BUY NOW
34. Cornish Mystery, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 4 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 30 pgs
MURDER-MYSTERY. Adapted from the short story by Agatha Christie. Mrs. Pengelley confides to detective Hercule Poirot that she fears her husband is trying to poison her. Mrs. Pengelley has no proof t... READ MORE | BUY NOW
35. Critics, The by Heather Lynn
Cast: 1 M, 4 flexibleTime: 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
36. Darlin' Hero, The by Charles Kray
Cast: 7 M, 1 F, 2 flexible, extrasTime: 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 3 MTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 29 pgs
MYSTERY. Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie. When a well-known banker mysteriously disappears, famed detective Hercule Poirot bets Inspector Japp from Scotland Yard that he can solve the myst... READ MORE | BUY NOW
40. Disappearance of the Western Star, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 5 M, 3 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 5 M, 3 F)Time: Approximately 30-40 minutes, 38 pgs
MYSTERY. Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie. American film star Mary Marvell has received three threatening letters warning that her diamond, the “Western Star,” will be stolen on “the night ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
41. Disappearing, A by Mark Dietrich Wyss
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 1 flexibleTime: 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
42. Don't Cry for Me, Pasadena by Michael Vukadinovich
Cast: 2 M, 2 FTime: Approximately 20-25 minutes, 20 pgs.
COMEDY. A neglected housewife, Irene Pasadena, calls the newspaper and reports that her husband, Jesus, has died just so that people will send her flowers. But the plan goes awry when Thomas, a rook... READ MORE | BUY NOW
43. Doofus by William Cameron
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 30 pgs
COMEDY. Winner, Best Play and Best Production, Pittsburg New Works Festival, 2000. Dana has written a play inspired by her relationship with her fiancé, Cliff. At the final dress rehearsal, Cliff w... READ MORE | BUY NOW
44. Double Clue, The (Adapted from Agatha Christie's story) by Heather Lynn
Cast: 2 M, 4 FTime: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 24 pgs
MYSTERY. Adapted from the story by Agatha Christie. Mrs. Hardman, a wealthy collector, summons famed detective Hercule Poirot to recover her jewels that were stolen at a tea party, which was attende... READ MORE | BUY NOW
45. Droit Du Seigneur by Charles Kray
Cast: 8 M, 1 FTime: Approximately 35 minutes, 32 pgs.
FARCE. Ian, a simple Yorkshire country lad, hears of a law, the droit du seigneur, at a local pub. Though it is a medieval law that is no longer enforced, Ian thinks that he must offer up his fiancé... READ MORE | BUY NOW
46. Expedient Family by Ed Vela
Cast: 3 M, 3 FTime: 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
47. Extra Ordinary by Clint Snyder EDITOR’S PICK
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 21 flexibleTime: 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
48. Fairest in the Land? Eeegh! by Kory Howard
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: 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
49. Fairy Fort by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 5 M, 6 F, 7 flexible, extrasTime: 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
50. Foolish Husband, The by Stella Chester
Cast: 5 M, 3 F, 1 flexibleTime: 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
