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The NSA's Guide to Winning Friends and Influencing People by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 23 Any (6-29 actors possible: 3-26 W, 3-26 M)
Productions (137)
(20)

Having trouble as the new kid in school? Unlucky in love? Feeling like everyone hates you? You're in luck! Now you can use the National Security... Read more

Having trouble as the new kid in school? Unlucky in love? Feeling like everyone hates you? You're in luck! Now you can use the National Security... Read more

Random Acts of Comedy: 15 Hit One-Act Plays for Student Actors by Peter Bloedel and 11 others

  • Comedy
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  • 0 - 0 minutes
  • Various
(17)

Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating... Read more

Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating... Read more

I and You by Lauren Gunderson

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (287)
(46)

One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, an urgent... Read more

One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, an urgent... Read more

Snapshot by Tanya Barfield and 15 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 11 W, 11 M,  (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 W, 2-15 M)
Productions (84)
(34)

A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But... Read more

A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But... Read more

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Little Women (full-length) adapted by Marisha Chamberlain

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 7 W, 4 M,  (11-24 actors possible: 7-12 W, 4-12 M)
Productions (437)
(58)

Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters -- tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled baby Amy --... Read more

Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters -- tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled baby Amy --... Read more

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by John Glore

  • Comedy
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  • 55 - 65 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-30 actors possible: 3-14 W, 4-18 M)
Productions (328)
(73)

Though the characters may be familiar, each of your favorite storybook fables is uproariously derailed in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and... Read more

Though the characters may be familiar, each of your favorite storybook fables is uproariously derailed in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and... Read more

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The Auditioners by Doug Rand

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 11 W, 3 M,  (3-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Productions (215)
(11)

This audition was supposed to be simple: prepare one classical monologue and one contemporary monologue. But when this challenge is taken up by a... Read more

This audition was supposed to be simple: prepare one classical monologue and one contemporary monologue. But when this challenge is taken up by a... Read more

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Math by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 13 Any (9-15 actors possible)
Productions (30)
(10)

Algebra should be illegal! At least that’s what Dahlia told her dad, who took her complaints straight to the school board. Now, parents are... Read more

Algebra should be illegal! At least that’s what Dahlia told her dad, who took her complaints straight to the school board. Now, parents are... Read more

Suite Surrender by Michael McKeever

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 
Productions (378)
(39)

It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel -- assistants, luggage, and legendary... Read more

It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel -- assistants, luggage, and legendary... Read more

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subText by Tyler Dwiggins

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 13 W, 7 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 3-13 W, 2-7 M)
Productions (102)
(48)

Even though everybody on the planet is just a text away, getting your message across has never been more complicated. subText is a hilarious... Read more

Even though everybody on the planet is just a text away, getting your message across has never been more complicated. subText is a hilarious... Read more

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This Is Your Brain on Social Media by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 11 W, 5 M, 7 Any (6-30 actors possible: 3-27 W, 3-27 M)
Productions (170)
(63)

Something must be done about the children! When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the... Read more

Something must be done about the children! When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the... Read more

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Nothing Serious by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 115 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 2 Any (7-34 actors possible: 2-31 W, 3-32 M)
Productions (101)
(5)

Nothing Serious is a collection of Rich Orloff's 10 most popular and acclaimed 10-minute comedies, including two affectionate dissections of... Read more

Nothing Serious is a collection of Rich Orloff's 10 most popular and acclaimed 10-minute comedies, including two affectionate dissections of... Read more

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Bethel Park Falls by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 1 Any (5-17 actors possible: 2-15 W, 2-15 M)
Productions (52)
(24)

The residents of the small town of Bethel are facing a crisis: Their beloved park has been sold out from under them and it's sending their lives... Read more

The residents of the small town of Bethel are facing a crisis: Their beloved park has been sold out from under them and it's sending their lives... Read more

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The Bible in 30 Minutes ... Or Less! by Anton Bucher

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 15 Any (7-50 actors possible: 0-25 W, 0-25 M)
Productions (294)
(23)

The entire Bible in thirty minutes or less -- just like the title promises. Led by an ambitious narrator, this energetic and hilarious play opens... Read more

The entire Bible in thirty minutes or less -- just like the title promises. Led by an ambitious narrator, this energetic and hilarious play opens... Read more

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After Math by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 6 Any (8-40 actors possible: 2-38 W, 2-38 M)
Productions (290)
(38)

When a man and woman in suits take Emmett away in the middle of math class, his classmates come up with their own explanations for his mysterious... Read more

When a man and woman in suits take Emmett away in the middle of math class, his classmates come up with their own explanations for his mysterious... Read more

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21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 11 W, 13 M, 3 Any (4-30 actors possible: 0-30 W, 0-30 M)
Productions (208)
(23)

The quota is clear: the principal of McKinley Grove High School and her two new assistants can't give out more than twenty detentions per year.... Read more

The quota is clear: the principal of McKinley Grove High School and her two new assistants can't give out more than twenty detentions per year.... Read more

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14 More Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 6 Any (4-23 actors possible: 0-15 W, 0-15 M)
Productions (183)
(15)

When the Dean orders two college recruiters to find one more student to fill out next year's class, they find themselves revisiting the dreaded... Read more

When the Dean orders two college recruiters to find one more student to fill out next year's class, they find themselves revisiting the dreaded... Read more

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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (short version) adapted by Joe Landry

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 45 - 45 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-25 actors possible: 1-10 W, 1-15 M)
(44)

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few... Read more

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few... Read more

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The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script by Howard E. Koch

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 65 minutes
  • 5 M, 6 Any (4-22 actors possible: 0-9 W, 4-22 M)
Productions (458)
(23)

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

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THE KATRINA PROJECT: Hell and High Water by Michael Marks

  • Drama
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 5 Any (7-36 actors possible: 3-18 W, 4-18 M)
Productions (143)
(9)

An emotional journey into the hearts and souls of Hurricane Katrina's survivors, THE KATRINA PROJECT: Hell and High Water is based on actual... Read more

An emotional journey into the hearts and souls of Hurricane Katrina's survivors, THE KATRINA PROJECT: Hell and High Water is based on actual... Read more