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| LADY TESS by Pamela V. Noll, Robert Thomas Noll
| | | Types: Full Length Play, Adapted from Literature | | Genre: Drama | | Running Time: 100 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 10 females, 6 males, 3 either, 19 total cast | | |
A faithful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic Victorian novel, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" presents a compelling, exciting, and fast-moving story about Tess, whose pride, intelligence, and inner beauty make this a timeless classic. Her spirit, tied to the past, causes Tess to live like a modern young woman. Her dilemmas are caused by three men in her life: John, her boozy, but loveable father; Alex, who behaves like a lord; and the gorgeous Angel, her beloved, who behaves like a devil. 'Lady Tess' is a great story of love, betrayal, and being true to oneself. Staging can be simple with set pieces and dramatic lighting, or may be an elaborate production.
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| HOW TO IMPROVISE A PLAY IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS by Murray Austin
| | | Type: One Act Play | | Genre: Comedy | | Running Time: 30 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 1 female, 1 male, 8-48 either, 10-50 total cast | | Flexibility: doubling possible, gender flexible | | |
Students from two rival theatre classes have each been summoned to perform for the high school faculty and staff. Unfortunately, they were each working on a different show. Now feuding actors must join forces to improvise a new play or lose funding for their upstart drama program. This one-act comedy boasts a highly flexible ensemble cast, may be played on a bare stage, and even concludes with a fun and easy musical number.
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| POSI-CHIP POKER by Chris Stiles
| | | Types: One Act Play, Social Issue Play | | Genre: Drama | | Running Time: 25 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 2 females, 1 male, 1 either, 4 total cast | | |
This drama presents one day in the life of three high school students, serving time in an in-school suspension room: Willie, a persistent trouble maker, who frequently spends time here; Marcy, a tough girl who knows nothing but in-school suspension; and Heidi, a top-notch student who has never been in trouble until now. Willie and Marcy work to initiate Heidi into the world of in-school suspension, teaching her a card game with its own set of unwritten rules and its own set of unwritten consequences. But more importantly, Willie and Marcy are determined to learn how such a nice girl could end up in trouble.
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| MEAT AND POTATOES by Kathleen Nelson
| | | Type: Ten Minute Monologue | | Genre: Comedy | | Running Time: 10 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 1 either, 1 total cast | | |
One character, male or female, describes to the audience his or her passion for keeping things short and to the point with very little extra information - ironically, he or she says all of this in a ten minute monologue that gives snippets of the character's history.
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| FORENSICS MARRIAGE by Kathleen Nelson
| | | Type: Ten Minute Duet | | Genre: Comedy | | Running Time: 10 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 1 female, 1 male, 2 total cast | | |
Two students are performing a duo for a Forensics Speech Tournament in which their characters get married. Upon consulting the Rule Book, the two students realize they actually are married.
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| THIRD ACT AND TEN by David J. LeMaster
| | | Type: Ten Minute Duet | | Genre: Comedy | | Running Time: 10 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 2 either, 2 total cast | | |
Think you can do Hamlet? You piece of literary goo--drop down and give me twenty! Trying out for Lear? What are you made of, actor--let's see three hundred sit-ups. You call that a soliloquy? You ought to be doing television sitcoms--give me five laps around the theater! What if theater directors approached the arts like a football coach? The answer might surprise you...so get out there and give it your all as an understudy, and let's win one for the Gipper.
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In addition to our many quality full length and one act plays, we offer the largest selection of ten minute plays and theatre books on the market. Our plays have won countless contests and awards and have been recognized for their dynamic plot twists, multi-dimensional characters, and overall strong writing.
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