One Act Plays

Three shepherds must thwart the efforts of a thieving scoundrel named Mak who is trying to steal their sheep. In spite of their vigilance, Mak manages to steal a lamb. The scene in which Mak and his wife, Gil, try to pass the lamb off as their newborn baby is some of the best comedy ever written.

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Flashback!

By Alice Wilson. Additional materials supplied by Louis Moloney, Johnny Saldaña and Rachel Winfree.

Product Code: FB4000

One-act Play

Cast Size: 3m., 3w.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

An exuberant revue using mime, dance and song to celebrate the world of the contemporary child.

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The Men's Cottage

By Moses Goldberg.

Product Code: MJ6000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Touring Group

Cast Size: 2m., 1w., 1 boy, 1 girl, extras optional.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This play, especially written for a junior-high-school audience, deals with the coming-of-age rituals of a boy in a primitive culture.

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A Gazebo for My Lady

Based on the story by O. Henry. Dramatized by Bill Majeski.

Product Code: G29000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Dinner Theatre

Cast Size: 3m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A young architect redesigns plans for a gazebo for a wealthy client and the boss fires him. To ease the blow, he goes out for a last fling and meets a girl with a picket sign proclaiming "Fair Play for the Working Man."

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Victoria at 18

By Tim Kelly.

Product Code: V12000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 2m., 7w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

It's a clash of wills between Victoria and her mother, the strong-willed Duchess of Kent, who has always refused to let her daughter grow up. Vicky must sleep in a cot by her mother's bed, let her mother make every decision

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Adapted by Susan Carle. Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling.

Product Code: R17000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School | TYA

Cast Size: 4m., 4w. (1 muskrat, 1 mongoose.)

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Can Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a young mongoose, save the world

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O, Little Town

By Jerome McDonough.

Product Code: O89000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | Touring Group | Praise Group

Cast Size: 10+ actors, flexible

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

God and an angel are disappointed in people's behavior around the Christmas holiday until a young couple giving birth restore some hope for humanity.

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The Undercover Lover (The Substitute Servant)

By David Grote.

Product Code: U38000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Dinner Theatre

Cast Size: 2m., 5w., extras.

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Modification of a Kabuki play likely from the 15th century. A henpecked husband tricks his wife into allowing him a night out, but incurs her wrath when she discovers his ruse.

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