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The Audition by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 10 W, 3 M, 11 Any (13-30 actors possible: 3-25 W, 1-25 M)
Productions (1344)
(100)

A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from... Read more

A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from... Read more

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15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 14 W, 14 M, 12 Any (15-67 actors possible: 5-65 W, 2-62 M)
Productions (1610)
(77)

This is a play about not being in a play, ironically expressed through a hilarious series of monologues, duets, and ensemble scenes. From early... Read more

This is a play about not being in a play, ironically expressed through a hilarious series of monologues, duets, and ensemble scenes. From early... Read more

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Bad Auditions by Bad Actors by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 7 W, 4 M, 3 Any (4-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Productions (1142)
(81)

A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task proves... Read more

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Trap by Stephen Gregg

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 12 W, 10 M, 5 Any (10-46 actors possible: 5-46 W, 2-46 M)
Productions (447)
(162)

MENACHAP, CALIFORNIA. An incomprehensible event: every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious--every person but one.... Read more

MENACHAP, CALIFORNIA. An incomprehensible event: every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious--every person but one.... Read more

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Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) by Greg Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 2 - 65 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (731)
(39)

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

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Appropriate Audience Behavior by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 9 W, 8 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 0-20 W, 0-20 M)
Productions (487)
(89)

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they're sitting next to the... Read more

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they're sitting next to the... Read more

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Ghostlight by Stephen Gregg

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M, 15 Any (15-19 actors possible: 3-18 W, 1-16 M)
Productions (82)
(59)

When indifferent student Garbiela Nettles is inexplicably admitted to the prestigious Doves Forge Academy, all she wants to do is leave. But... Read more

When indifferent student Garbiela Nettles is inexplicably admitted to the prestigious Doves Forge Academy, all she wants to do is leave. But... Read more

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The One-Act Play Disaster by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 5 Any (15-30 actors possible: 4-26 W, 4-26 M)
Productions (211)
(40)

Pulling off a heist is pretty tough. But that's nothing compared to pulling off an unauthorized adaptation of a popular heist movie onstage.... Read more

Pulling off a heist is pretty tough. But that's nothing compared to pulling off an unauthorized adaptation of a popular heist movie onstage.... Read more

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30 Reasons Not to Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 39 W, 33 M,  (20-132 actors possible: 3-129 W, 3-125 M)
Productions (651)
(43)

Stage kisses, pinkeye, inciting World War III -- these are only a few of the many things that can go wrong during the production of a play. From... Read more

Stage kisses, pinkeye, inciting World War III -- these are only a few of the many things that can go wrong during the production of a play. From... Read more

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Cut by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 3 Any (10-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)
Productions (827)
(47)

A group of actors rehearses a play within a play within a play. As the plot complications multiply, the actors begin to forget who is playing... Read more

A group of actors rehearses a play within a play within a play. As the plot complications multiply, the actors begin to forget who is playing... Read more

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The Rehearsal by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 6 M, 3 Any (17-40 actors possible: 8-30 W, 6-12 M)
Productions (409)
(29)

A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal... Read more

A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal... Read more

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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) by Michael Carleton and 1 other

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 95 minutes
  • 3 M,  (3 actors possible: 0-3 W, 0-3 M)
Productions (550)
(25)

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever... Read more

Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever... Read more

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The Radio Play Disaster by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 3 Any (13-20 actors possible: 5-15 W, 5-15 M)
Productions (100)
(32)

Self-proclaimed genius Harlan Bean is ready to make history with his science-fiction radio masterpiece Battle of the Planets. But when the... Read more

Self-proclaimed genius Harlan Bean is ready to make history with his science-fiction radio masterpiece Battle of the Planets. But when the... Read more

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The Lost Boy by Ronald Gabriel Paolillo

  • Drama
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  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-18 actors possible: 3-10 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (185)
(33)

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland... Read more

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland... Read more

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What I Want to Say But Never Will by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 20 Any (5-76 actors possible: 0-76 W, 0-76 M)
Productions (145)
(45)

If you could say anything you wanted, without any consequences or judgment, just what would you say? Based on student responses from around the... Read more

If you could say anything you wanted, without any consequences or judgment, just what would you say? Based on student responses from around the... Read more

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Dinner With the MacGuffins by Chris Sheppard

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 3 Any (7-8 actors possible: 2-5 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (408)
(16)

At first glance, this is a typical family comedy: teenage James and girlfriend Karen try to make out one afternoon, only to face repeated... Read more

At first glance, this is a typical family comedy: teenage James and girlfriend Karen try to make out one afternoon, only to face repeated... 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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Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies Puts on a Show by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 14 W, 1 M, 1 Any (16 actors possible: 12-15 W, 1-4 M)
Productions (236)
(16)

Miss Mylenbush, the semi-hysterical head of the theatre department at Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies, is about to put... Read more

Miss Mylenbush, the semi-hysterical head of the theatre department at Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies, is about to put... Read more

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The 24 Hour Plays - Produce Your Own! by The 24 Hour Plays

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 24 Any (12-48 actors possible)
Productions (45)
(5)

Produce your own version of The 24 Hour Plays® at your theater or school — just like they do on Broadway. The night before your show, you’ll... Read more

Produce your own version of The 24 Hour Plays® at your theater or school — just like they do on Broadway. The night before your show, you’ll... Read more

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Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 80 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (122)
(11)

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more