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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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