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51. Glass of Water by Steven Stack
Cast: 3 FTime: 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
52. Golden Arm Returns…to Whom It Originally Belonged, The by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 2 FTime: 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
53. Great Pompachelli, The by Kory Howard
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 1 flexibleTime: 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
54. Greek or Geek by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 3 flexibleTime: 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
55. Grown-Ups by Clint Snyder
Cast: 1 M, 1 FTime: 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
56. Happy Prince, The by Doug Goheen
Cast: 2 M, 3 F, 15 flexible, opt. extrasTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 11 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the fairy tale by Oscar Wilde. The statue of a prince comes to life and is determined to help the poor by giving away the jewels and gold that adorn him. Included in the short... READ MORE | BUY NOW
57. Harmonious Homework by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 2-3 mins, 2 pgs.
COMEDY MONOLOGUE. An energetic, charming student hasn’t done her math homework. Oops! Included in the monologue collection, "Is This Seat Taken?"... READ MORE | BUY NOW
58. Head by Ed Vela
Cast: 3 MTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 9 pgs
COMEDY. A father, in the midst of fixing the toilet, is taken off guard when his son decides to make a rather comical confession. Included in the short play collection "The Long Ride Home."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
59. Heart of Gold by Christian Kiley
Cast: 1 FTime: Approximately 2-3 minutes, 2 pgs
COMEDY. A woman confronts her ex-boyfriend with her new love, a goldfish. Included in the monologue collection "Another Golden Cow."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
60. History or His Story by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 3 M, 1 F, 16 flexibleTime: Approximately 5 minutes, 3 pgs
COMEDY. A history professor lectures on the history of hobbies. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
61. Home Insurance by Steven Stack
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 2 flexible (With doubling: 2 M, 2 F, 1 flexible)Time: Approximately 10 mins, 8 pgs.
FARCE. In “Home Insurance,” a vegetarian wolf who sells home insurance meets Little Red Riding Hood in the forest and ends up at Grandma’s house hoping to end his sales slump. Included in the short... READ MORE | BUY NOW
62. Hot Enough to Fry an Egg by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 2 flexibleTime: Approximately 10-15 minutes, 12 pgs
FARCE. A pun-loving, talking egg is egg-napped by a foul fowl. Included in the short play collection, "It Happened One Summer."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
63. Humiliation by Doug Goheen
Cast: 2 M, 3 FTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 7 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the short story by Guy de Maupassant. A Parisian socialite recounts how she was cleverly duped by her personal maid. Included in the short play collection "'The Necklace' and ... READ MORE | BUY NOW
64. Hyperbole or Hyper-ball by Rob Roznowski
Cast: 3 M or 3 FTime: Approximately 1 minute, 1 pg
COMEDY. A collector of string meets up with collectors of foil and rubberbands. Included in the skit/monologue collection "Arts or Crafts."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
65. I am Baron Von Drake-ula! by Kory Howard
Cast: 2 M, 2 F, 12 flexible (With doubling: 2 M, 1 F, 6 flexible)Time: Approximately 10-15 minutes, 11 pgs
FARCE. A washed-up vampire actor is looking to retire his role as “the greatest unknown vampire in the world” and meets his perfect replacement...a huge Baron Von Drake-ula fan and classic monster ner... READ MORE | BUY NOW
66. Is This Seat Taken? by Lavinia Roberts
Cast: 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 2-3 mins, 2 pgs.
COMEDY MONOLOGUE. A new student who has a tendency to talk too much when he’s nervous finds someone to eat lunch with. Included in the monologue collection, "Is This Seat Taken?"... READ MORE | BUY NOW
67. Island, The by Steven Stack
Cast: 3 FTime: Approximately 5 minutes, 4 pgs.
COMEDY. Three BFFs are stranded together on a deserted island. Included in "BFFN: Best Friends…for Now."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
68. Jack's Dilemma by Len Cuthbert
Cast: 2 flexibleTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 6 pgs
COMEDY. Jack arrives at a local diner and tries to make amends with a long-lost friend by offering him a cup of coffee, some money, and a heart-felt apology. The only problem is that the man at the d... READ MORE | BUY NOW
69. Julie Romain by Doug Goheen
Cast: 2 M, 2 FTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 6 pgs
CLASSIC. Adapted from the short story by Guy de Maupassant. A young fan visits an elderly French actress who is mired in the nostalgia of an illusionary past. Included in the short play collection... READ MORE | BUY NOW
70. Just a Few Brief Notes… by Ed Vela
Cast: 2 M, 1 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 8 pgs
COMEDY. The director of a school production of “Tom Sawyer” struggles to direct a surfer cast as Huck; an uptight shoe-wearing Tom Sawyer; and a Becky Thatcher who thinks she’s tongue-zilla. Include... READ MORE | BUY NOW
71. Just Desserts by Mark Dietrich Wyss
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 2 flexibleTime: Approximately 10 minutes, 9 pgs
COMEDY. A husband tries to woo his wife with a romantic weekend getaway, but his plan backfires when his wife falls in love with a piece of chocolate cake. Included in the short play collection "Ju... READ MORE | BUY NOW
72. Ketchup Sweats: A Love Story by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 10-15 minutes, 10 pgs
FARCE. Berkley discovers he suffers from a rare genetic disorder, which forces him to rethink his favorite food…ketchup. Included in the short play collection, "It Happened One Summer."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
73. Kiddie Pool Massacre, The by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 1 flexibleTime: Approximately 10-15 minutes, 11 pgs
FARCE. A narcissistic rich girl summons three “friends” to her backyard for a kiddie pool murder investigation. Included in the short play collection, "It Happened One Summer."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
74. Last Day of Summer, The by Steven Stack
Cast: 1 M, 1 FTime: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 7 pgs
COMEDY. Freddy tries to convince his girlfriend that he is a jerk so he doesn’t have to tell her the truth. Included in the short play collection, "It Happened One Summer."... READ MORE | BUY NOW
75. Lemmings by Dwayne Yancey
Cast: 3 FTime: Approximately 5-6 minutes, 4 pgs
COMEDY. Three lemmings perched on a cliff off the coast of Norway discuss how to jump off: cannonball, head first, or swan dive. Included in the short play collection "Animal Instinct."... READ MORE | BUY NOW