One-Acts (20-40 mins) 
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101. Shakespeare's Next Top Model by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 6 M, 18 F, 10 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: Minimum cast of 15.)Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 32 pgs
SPOOF. Greetings and welcome to “Shakespeare’s Next Top Model,” the TV-reality show where the lovely ladies of Shakespeare compete for a modeling contract and the chance to be Shakespeare’s next top ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
102. Sham! by Stella Chester
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 24 pgs
COMEDY. Looking to steal fine art and other valuables, a cultured thief with impeccable taste breaks into the suburban home of a wealthy couple. When the couple arrives home, the thief berates the c... READ MORE | BUY NOW
103. Shoe Booties by Greg Elsasser
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 32 pgs.
FARCE. Ian, an actor, has made it “big” in his first movie. To celebrate, he has flown his brother and friends from Pelican Rapids, MN, to visit him in Los Angeles. Ian has even purchased $150 tick... READ MORE | BUY NOW
104. Soapy and the Island by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 12 flexible (With doubling: 10 flexible)Time: Approximately 30 mins, 26 pgs.
CLASSIC. Adapted from the O. Henry short story, “The Cop and the Anthem.” Soapy, a New York City hobo, longs to spend the winter months at his favorite island “paradise”―the jail on Rikers Island! ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
105. Sound Cues by Michael Vukadinovich
Cast: 3 M or 3 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 52 pgs.
COMEDY. When a community theatre soundboard operator breaks the stereo during a show, he/she and two other sound techs are forced to create the sound effects themselves. They manage to pull off the ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
106. Spooney and Mooney by Heather Lynn
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 6 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 1 M, 2 F, 4 flexible)Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 34 pgs.
FARCE WITH MUSIC. Based on the comic opera/puppet play La Guida di Bragia by Lewis Carroll. After losing their jobs as courtiers to King John, Spooney and Mooney are hired as railway officials. At ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
107. Suddenly, a Shot Rang Out… by Peter Campbell
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs.
SPOOF. Audiences will love this hilarious film noir spoof. Lola Dusseldorf, a mysterious femme fatale, arrives in Chinatown at the office of Jack Fargo, a bumbling private investigator on the verge ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
108. Superhero Dilemma, The by Jon Jory NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 5 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs
FARCE. The Smiths look like an average, ordinary family, but they are hiding a big secret. After noticing strange happenings at home, Cayenne, the youngest in the family, finally confronts her mothe... READ MORE | BUY NOW
109. Tale of a Cat, A by Charles Kray EDITOR’S PICK
Cast: 4 M, 1 FTime: Approximately 40 minutes, 35 pgs.
FARCE. Set in the remote area of Ireland’s heath country, several villagers try to persuade schoolteacher, Michael McDermott, to stop drinking. With teachers’ wages so low, they are afraid McDermott... READ MORE | BUY NOW
110. Taming of Sue, The by Clint Snyder
Cast: 2 M, 7 F, extrasTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 28 pgs.
SPOOF/FARCE. Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. When her favorite TV show is canceled, a spoiled, rich girl tries to direct a play within a play but faces numerous obstacles includin... READ MORE | BUY NOW
111. They Say… by Bradley Hayward
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 31 pgs
COMEDY. They say you should never swim on a full stomach. They say you should never talk to strangers. They say you should never say never. Who exactly are “they”? And who do they think they are?... READ MORE | BUY NOW
112. Till Emojis Do Us Part by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 11 flexibleTime: Approximately 20-30 mins, 21 pgs.
COMEDY. Two tweens, Piper and Liam, rarely take breaks from texting each other long enough to eat, sleep, or hang out with their friends. Their entire relationship consists of texting emojis to each... READ MORE | BUY NOW
113. Traffic Jelly by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 1 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 30 pgs
FARCE/SATIRE. It’s the near future and the streets are so clogged with vehicles that traffic has only moved three inches in three days. As Portia gets ready for her big date, she realizes she is out... READ MORE | BUY NOW
114. Trial of the Mad Hatter, The by Clint Snyder
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 5 flexible, extrasTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 24 pgs.
FARCE. At the Wonderland “courthouse” everyone is assembling for the Mad Hatter’s trial. The Cheshire Cat is the prosecutor, Alice and the Caterpillar are witnesses, and the White Rabbit is supposed... READ MORE | BUY NOW
115. Trifles by Odin Webster
Cast: 3 M, 2 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 26 pgs.
CLASSIC/MYSTERY. Adapted from the play by Susan Glaspell. In this captivating mystery, the murderer and victim are never seen. Instead, their lives unfold through clues left behind in a farmhouse k... READ MORE | BUY NOW
116. Trifling with Trifles by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 3 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 30 mins, 31 pgs.
SPOOF/FARCE. Audiences will love this over-the-top spoof of Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles. The Sheriff and District Attorney arrive at the Wright homestead after a neighbor finds John Hale dead with... READ MORE | BUY NOW
117. Twelve Pound Look, The by Heather Lynn
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 27 pgs.
CLASSIC COMEDY. Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. The wealthy Harry Sims is to be knighted in a few days and is flooded with congratulatory letters. He hires a typist to reply to the letters bu... READ MORE | BUY NOW
118. V.I.L.L.A.I.N.S. by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 5 M, 8 F, 7 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 36 pgs
FARCE. V.I.L.L.A.I.N.S. is a support group for recovering villains who realize their lives have become unmanageable and that they won’t live happily ever after unless they change their ways. Gisela,... READ MORE | BUY NOW
119. Well-Digger's Daughter, The by Carl L. Williams and Eddie Cope
Cast: 3 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 26 pgs.
MELODRAMA. Caution: The humor in this play may be a bit dry. Set in Tarantula, TX at the turn of the century, a humble well-digger, Hardrock Flint, and his soon-to-be son-in-law, Gus, have set out ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
120. Whose Play Is It, Anyway? by Susan M. Steadman NEW!
Cast: 2 M, 4 F, 3 flexible (Minimum cast w/ doubling: 2 M, 1 F, 2 flexible)Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 33 pgs
INTERACTIVE COMEDY FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. Rapunzel, Cinderella, and the wolf from “The Three Little Pigs” keep interrupting a theatre troupe’s performance of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Even the Pied Pi... READ MORE | BUY NOW
121. Winnie-the-Pooh and the Wrong Sort of Bees by A.A. Milne NEW!
Cast: 1 M, 1 flexible, 1 boyTime: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 27 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the story “Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees” by A.A. Milne. In this story within a story, A.A. Milne tells his young son, Christopher Robin, a bedtime story about his stuffed bear... READ MORE | BUY NOW
122. World's Best Teacher by Clint Snyder
Cast: 2 M, 4 F, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 27 pgs
COMEDY. It’s the first day of school and rumor has it that the new teacher from Russia, Ms. Porschtov, is a real pushover. But when Ms. Porschtov arrives, the students quickly meet her assistant, Co... READ MORE | BUY NOW
123. Young Goodman Brown by Jack Skeeter Dennis
Cast: 6 M, 5 F, extras (With doubling: 5 M, 5 F)Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 26 pgs.
CLASSIC/HORROR. This adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s gothic horror classic is true to the original story and provides a stunning stage experience. Goodman Brown, a Puritan who takes pride in his... READ MORE | BUY NOW
124. Zombie Gunslingers by Geff Moyer
Cast: 2 M, 4 F, 4 flexibleTime: Approximately 30 minutes, 27 pgs
FARCE/WESTERN WITH SONG. It’s as dead as a June bug in January at the Wet Yer Whistle Saloon after the temperance ladies smashed all the bottles of Red Eye, confiscated the bullets, and burned the po... READ MORE | BUY NOW
