ELAC Writers WorkshopPlay & Monologue Collection

Plays
Listed alphabetically

A Case of Treason
by Erwin H. Lerner
(comedy, min., characters: )

A Fair Hearing
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 7)
Satire of McCarthyism

A Gorilla Suit, A Judge's Wig, and a Little Blue Cap
by Ben Ohmart
(comedy, 30 min., characters: 6: 3M,3F)
A woman has to choose between her beast of a husband and another man

Carter Sketches
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 3+: 2M, 1F)
Satirical political sketches about Jimmy Carter

Darn It
by Michael T. Folie
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 4: 2M,2F)
Romance in a litigious society

Disturbed
by Brad Boesen
(comedy-drama, 15 min., characters: 2)
Two-character comedy-drama about not judging a book by its cover

Doc Holliday and the Angel of Mercy
by Vaughn Marlowe
(drama, 15 min., characters: 1M)
Doc Holliday reminisces about his life in this one-man play

Doppelganger
by Jo J. Adamson
(drama, 10 min., characters: 3: 2F,1M)
Three-character verse play about womanhood

Dust
by Michael T. Folie
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 2: 1M,1F)
Romantic story

Frank and Juliet
by Mike Bell
(comedy/drama, 20 min., characters: 3: 2M, 1F)
Play-within-a-play about two actors rehearsing a love scene.

Gadzooks and Ophelia
by Cheryl Ann Costa
(comedy, 20 min., characters: 3: 2M,1F)
A lost young woman receives some help from a Norse god

Hope Springs Eternal
by W. Colin McKay
(light drama, 10 min., characters: 2)
A man and woman find their acts of charity returned in unexpected ways

Hope Springs Eternal
by W. Colin McKay
(drama, 10 min., characters: 2: 1M, 1F)

It's a Night
by Erwin H. Lerner
(, min., characters: )

Jean
by Bryon Cahill
(comedy, 1 min., characters: 3: 2F, 1M)
A man concocts a scheme to meet the TV newswoman of his dreams

Joyce Dewitt in the Bathroom
by Ben Ohmart
(comedy, 25 min., characters: 3M)
A father-and-son talk

Love None
by Ben Clark
(drama, 90 min., characters: 15: 7M,8F)
When his love dies, a man has to decide if he can love again or if he was ever in love to begin with.

Man and God, Having a Few Beers and Talking Things Over
by Jeffery Scott
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 3M)
Man and God settle things over a few beers

McButter, Course I, Dish III
by William Shakesfork
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 6)
Macbeth from a culinary perspective

Meeting of the Minds
by Michael T. Folie
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 2: 1M,1F)

Mickey
by Andrea Vilar
(drama, 10 min., characters: )

Millenium Bug
by Heya Gosper
(drama, min., characters: )

Money Means Everything
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 2: male)
Satire set in the U.S. mint.

Monologue
by Swati Pandey
(drama, 15 min., characters: 1F)
A woman recounts what led her to murder

Musical
by El Said Hafez
(drama, 15 min., characters: )

Mutilations
by Jo J. Adamson
(drama, 15 min., characters: 2)
A chance meeting between an actor, a statue of John Wayne and a real cowboy.

Ois¡n In T¡r na nOg
by Eric Ferguson
(drama, 10 min., characters: 5+)
Drama based on Medieval Celtic legends

Pain on Deep Inspiration
by Sean Alan Morris
(drama, 20 min., characters: 4)
One act in which a paramedic gets some life lessons from a dying woman

Paintings by Magik Brings the House Down
by Stephen Settimi
(drama, 40 min., characters: 5+)
Three-act drama about a vengeful actor out to destroy a director

Passion in Love
by Bryon Cahill
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 2: 1M,1F)
Romantic scene between a boy and a girl

Perp
by Michael T. Folie
(comedy, min., characters: )
A man and woman settle old scores

Philosophy and Cabbage
by Eric Ferguson
(, min., characters: )
Political allegory

Princess in Training
by Cheryl Ann Costa
(drama-comedy, 20 min., characters: 1-2: any gender)
A prince adopts multiple personas to explain why he aspires to be a princess

Quaternion
by Jonathan B. Foster
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 2M)
Life's a joke, so to speak

Rites of Spring
by Peter O'Rourke
(drama, 40 min., characters: 10+: 4M+chorus)
A young man's awakening, told in the style of a passion play

Rites of Spring
by Peter O'Rourke
(drama, 40 min., characters: 10+: 4M+chorus)
A young man's awakening, told in the style of a passion play

Second Time Around
by W. Colin McKay
(drama, 5 min., characters: 2: 1M, 1F)
Drama about the afterlife

Sexual Politics
by Mike Bell
(drama, 5 min., characters: 1F)
One-act romance between a certain movie star and a certain President.

She'll Get Hers
by Kenna McHugh
(comedy, min., characters: )
Women deal with

Silence Is Golden
by Laura Holman and Brad Boesen
(comedy/mystery, 20 min., characters: 8: 4M, 3F, 1 either)
Two-act comedy-mystery about the murder of a movie tycoon.

Sitting Ducks
by Peter Bond
(drama, 60+ min., characters: 5+)
A theatre is held hostage by terrorists

Sort of a Game
by Andrea Jeva
(drama, 40 min., characters: 4)
A murder is committed as a kind of game, then analysed by the characters to a point where they can understand and forgive.

Tangled Up in Blue
by Brad Boesen
(drama, 10 min., characters: 2)
Two-character drama about the death of a friendship

Tasting of the Stew
by William Shakesfork
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 2)
Shakespeare with a gastronomic slant

Tea
by Erwin H. Lerner
(comedy, 25 min., characters: 9)
Full-length absurdist comedy about the ideals of the American Revolution

The Ants
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, min., characters: )
Satirical sketch

The Art of Love
by Michael T. Folie
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 3: 1F,2M)
Art intimates love

The Berdache
by Cheryl Ann Costa
(drama/comedy, 25 min., characters: 5: 3M, 2W or 2T, 1M, 2W)
An exploration of spirit, doctrine and a person with three birth certificates

The Bomber
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 3)
Satirical sketch

The Boy Who Cried Fox
by Sean O'Connor
(comedy, 15 min., characters: 10+, all genders)

The Bride of Edgefield
by Charles Deemer
(drama, min., characters: )
A hyperdrama, featuring several stories which take place simultaneously

The Bureau-Rats
by Gary A. Edwards
(musical comedy, 20 min., characters: 3: 2M, 1F)
Musical about the government rat-race.

The Car
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 15 min., characters: 2: any gender)
Satire about where this country is headed and who is driving

The Dueling Grounds
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 5)

The Foxhole
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 5 min., characters: 4: 3M,1F)
Satire of the army

The Know Nothing
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, min., characters: )
Satirical sketch

The Mice Without a Cat
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, min., characters: )
Satirical sketch

The Ruse
by Jonathan B. Foster
(drama, 40 min., characters: 5+)
Some do-gooders get a lesson from a beggar (two acts)

The Short Divine Comedy
by Eric Ferguson
(comedy, 10 min., characters: 5+)
Comedy with a concentric wit

The Sins of the Mother
by Anthony Morinelli
(drama, 35 min., characters: 5F)
Drama about the effects of alcoholism on a family

The Sparrows Also Die
by Stephen Parsons
(drama, 40 min., characters: 5+)
Two-act play

The Story of Abd El Moutee, the Peasant
by El Said Hafez
(comedy, 30 min., characters: 5+)

The Trial of Joan Called the Maid
by Anthony Morinelli
(drama, 60 min., characters: )
Drama about the effects of alcoholism on a family

The Unbeatable Edith Headly
by Jeffrey Adams
(comedy, 20 min., characters: 2: 1M,1F)
A politician develops a conscience

Waco
by John Orr
(musical, 60 min., characters: 10+)
Musical account of the Koresh cult

Worst Comes To Shove
by Ben Ohmart
(comedy, 15 min., characters: 2+, 1M 1F, several aliens)
Two ex-lovers meet on a UFO. They've both been abducted, experimented on, and something's not quite right...

Xmas Dilemma & Happy New Year, Love
by Erwin H. Lerner
(, min., characters: )
Two Holiday-themed absurdist comedies

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