These 30 short plays, ranging in length from three to seven minutes, give actors the opportunity to create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well.
Here are short-length scripts which include such important matters as the environment, diets, baby-sitting, self-image, drunk driving, teenage sex, and more-all treated with humor, warmth, and realism.
This wonderfully diversified collection of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of self-discovery, survival in the real world and daunting decisions from tragic to trivial.
Christmas on Stage An anthology of royalty-free Christmas plays for all ages
This book will make Christmas more meaningful — and fun! — for performer and audience alike with this diverse collection of 27 Christmas plays and readings suitable for classroom or youth presentations.
These scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations.
Funny Business An introduction to comedy with royalty-free plays and sketches
This overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres: absurdism, tragicomedy, farce, and melodrama. A discussion precedes each type of comedy illustrated, explaining the comic devices used.
With seventy-four scenes from plays by minority playwrights, this book covers a diverse collection of theatre: Native-American, African-American, Hispanic, Jewish American and Asian-American.
There are two books in one here, making for an ideal classroom text. The two parts of the book can be used simultaneously, with the 14 dramatic sketches reinforcing the skills introduced in the two dozen lessons.
This unique drama anthology of complete plays is directed specifically to young audiences from new writers of the multicultural experience.
Make It Mystery An anthology of short, royalty-free mystery plays
This book of 12 royalty-free mystery plays allows you to choose from a wide variety of plays to fit whatever your current staging and casting needs may be.
This stylistically diverse collection of 23 plays will provide your church, school, or community theatre with years of royalty-free Christmas season programming.
The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students prompted this follow-up book of twenty-five contemporary short dramas by nationally known playwrights.
Here’s a collection of over 40 monologs and scenes from recently produced contemporary plays, featuring both established and new writers from around the world.
This unique anthology of 12 complete plays, both comic and dramatic, represents several countries, including: Croatia, Italy, New Zealand (Maori), Australia and Canada.
This latest volume in a series of short play anthologies compiled by Deb and Norman Bert provides roles for almost any mix of students in an acting class.
These short one-act plays are easily adaptable to classroom or stage performance. With small cast plays, monologs, and duologs, here is a versatile source book for many uses.
Twenty-three short length plays for a cast of one, two or three actors are included in just one text. With absolutely no cuttings, each play is a complete dramatic work.
Chosen from professional plays, the book reflects trends where small theatre groups proliferate, women and minorities have a growing influence and drama has become an international art form.
Featured are the best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels.
This anthology explores various branches of science — from physics and medicine to astronomy and even cryptology — making important scientific concepts and notable scientists more real by dramatizing them.
What brings the past alive better than stories performed by live actors?
Power Plays Dramatic short plays for acting students
Twenty short plays covering a broad spectrum of dramatic situations, including revenge, abuse, loneliness, homelessness, eating disorders, death, and relationships.
This entertaining collection of 24 character-driven scenes will guide teens to make positive choices in their lives while developing both their social-emotional learning and their acting skills.
These are ideal for a class that only has three to four weeks to study Shakespeare as well as for groups looking for performance materials, whether for contests, auditions, or acting workshops.
Actors have the chance to perform wildly different character types in off-the-wall situations. Imagine ants, fish and other unlikely creatures satirizing everything we consider normal and acceptable!
This hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the process of developing, writing, and producing an interactive murder mystery with middle or high school students.
Ranging from duos to groups of up to seven or more, these 18 plays offer short, age-appropriate material and themes that reflect the interests and issues of teens today.