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One Act Plays


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Jack Frost

Adapted by James Still from a Russian folktale called "Frost".

Product Code: J29000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | Community Theatre
Cast Size: 2m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This play features a young heroine named Martha who lives with her evil stepmother and two ugly stepsisters. Because of her heroic determination and passion for living, Martha warms the heart of crafty Jack Frost. Theatrical, poetic, economic in its storytelling, this play is about how kindness and generosity are their own reward. Critics have praised the inventiveness of the play and its surprising twists and imagistic unity.

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Min. Royalty Rate: $40.00/perf

Romeo and Juliet

Product Code: R63000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 11m., 3w. (Extras, gender flexible, doubling.)

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

In this adaptation the tragedy is only slightly muted by the re-emphasis of Shakespeare's point that the antidote to the poison of enmity is not a violent victory but the understanding that comes through shared sorrow.

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The Monsters Under the Bed

By Fr. Dominic Garramone and the St Bede Theatre Troupe.

Product Code: M71000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 7m., 7w. (14 players, at least 7 w.)

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Stephanie's having a sleep-over with her friends, but soon the monsters come out from under the bed and no one can get to sleep. As each girl describes her own personal fear, those fears come to life. The girls help each other overcome their fears, and with some help from Stephanie's older sister and her monster friend Gruntable, the other monsters are banished. This play is sure to appeal to anyone who's ever been afraid to get out of bed in the middle of the night.

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Sprucey, The Blue Christmas Tree

Product Code: SZ4000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 7m., 3w.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

With the help of Santa Claus and a little homeless boy, an unwanted blue spruce finds happiness and a home.

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Product Code: SZ7000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 10+ either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

A play within a play in various styles throughout theatre history. Rehearsal is conducted as an exasperated director and stage manager attempt to deal with an ever-changing script.

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Small Actors

Product Code: SB8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 4m., 4w., 2 either gender, doubling and extras possible.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Emily desperately wants to play the lead in her high school's production of Romeo and Juliet. Instead, she gets a one-line, four-word role. None the less, she tells her parents (who will be out of town during the performance) that she got the lead, and suddenly, things spin way out of control. Mom and Dad cancel their vacation plans and invite every relative they can round up to come visit and see their daughter play Juliet. This outlandishly funny and very touching play is about the roles we all play—in theatre and in life.

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Ring of Lead

Adapted by Ken Pickering. From Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould's short story The Leaden Ring.

Product Code: RC2000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Senior Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Based on a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. A young woman endures the memory of a suitor who committed suicide and is ultimately trapped by his revenge.

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The Barnhouse Effect

By Pat Cook. From the short story by Kurt Vonnegut.

Product Code: B84000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Senior Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

"Dynamopsychism is the power of the mind," Professor Arthur Barnhouse intones. Outrageous characters and story twists abound in typical Vonnegut fashion, all set in the not-so-comfortable Fifties with its flying saucers and Atomic Age paranoia.

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Twilight Serenade

By John Green

Product Code: TB2000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Senior Theatre
Cast Size: 2m., 1w.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A widow and her son-in-law run errands around town and discuss her late husband.

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One Day at the Zoo

Product Code: O58000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 3m., 3w. (2 offstage voices.)

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This play raises powerful questions about what it means to be a family, being an individual in a family, and the importance of keeping a family together.

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