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RICH ORLOFF
Nationality: USA
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Rich Orloff is the author of ten full-length comedies, three comic revues, oodles of short plays (60 of which have been published by Playscripts, Inc. in eight collections), and the play Vietnam 101: the War on Campus, which has been produced at colleges and small Theaters throughout the country. His most recent comedy, Funny as a Crutch, was a New York Times Critic's Pick, a Back Stage Critic's Pick, and nyTheatre.com's Pick of the Week. Mr. Orloff's short plays have received over 600 productions on six of the seven continents (and a staged reading in antarctica). His short comedies have been published in the Art of the One-Act Play, Best Ten-Minute Plays 2007, Take Ten II, An anthology of American Short Plays (published in China),the Bedford Introduction to Literatureand four times in the annual Best American Short Plays anthology series. Mr. Orloff's full-length plays been presented at such Theaters as Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Charlotte Rep., Dayton Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, New Jersey Rep, West Coast Ensemble, and three times at the Key West Theatre Festival. His plays have won such awards and contests as the Festival of Emerging American Theatre, the Playwrights First Award, the InterPlay International Play Festival, the Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest, the Pickering Award for Playwriting ExcEllence and the Abeles Foundation Playwrights Award. Mr. Orloff has given lectures and workshops on playwriting (especially the art of the short play) at Oberlin College, Central Washington University, Western Michigan University and Miami's City Theatre. He lives in New York City but loves getting out of town. For more about Rich Orloff, visit www.richorloff.com.
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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Advanced Chemistry Afterglow Afternoon Sun All That He Can Be Amaziiing Collosal Thing, The At the Orgy August Afternoon Berlin Promotion Big Boys Bladder Control Brazilian Wax Eloquent Bride and Gloom Bulgarian Rhapsody Can This Marriage Be Saved? Chatting with the Tea Party Class Dismissed Close Call Come Light the Menorah Couples Cripperella Damaged Goods Domestic Tranquility Dutch Treat Engagement Rules Eve And Adam: the Untold Story Find Me a Primitive Man Fit For Love Foreign Affairs Four Extremely Attractive Women Sitting Around Fantasizing About Rich Orloff Funny as a Crutch Getting Lucky Good News From Albert HA! Heart of the Fire I Didn't Know You Could Cook (one-act version) I Didn't Know You Could Cook (ten-minute version) I Married a Pope: the Pilot Episode Incredible Sex Invisible Woman Is Lust Kosher? Judgment Days Just One of Those Things Last-Minute Adjustments Latest News from the Primordial Ooze, The Lion Tamer Love Happens Mars Needs Women, But Not As Much As Arnold Schecter Matterhorn Murray, Leo and Sol Rewrite the Criminal Code Naked Truth Nellie New Land, The News from St. Petersburg, The Nice Tie Nightmare with a Sexy Skirt Nothing Serious Oedi Off the Map Oh Happy Day Oh My God, It's Another Play One Man's Secret Desire Oy (part of the full-length play OY!) OY! Playwriting 101: the Rooftop Lesson Pool Party Position Available Power Is the Greatest Aphrodisiac of them All Prague Summer Right Sensation Romantic Fools Shedding Light Sheep (or Much Ado About Mutton), The Someone's Knocking Spaghetti Overture Stepford Guy, The Stevie Goldstein Faces the Day of Atonement Unprepared Stranger Here Myself, A Swing Set That Bitch Toes Totally Accessible Tough Cookie Triumph in Argentina Trolley Named Tsuris, A Tropical Heat Vegetarians in Lust Veronica's Position Vietnam 101: the War on Campus Vowed and Wowed Wedding Planner, The What Makes a Man? Whole Shebang, The Women in Heat Word PlayAdvanced Chemistry
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Companion Pieces Is A Pair Of thematically-Related One-Act Comedies About Love And Lust Among Those In their Mature Years, Designed To Be Performed By the Same Trio Of Actors (One Older Man, One Older Woman, And One Younger Woman) On the Same Set (With Different Decorations). the Opening Play, Mourning Glory, Is A Farcical Look At the Situation, A Piece Of Whimsy About A Pair Who Admit Lust At An Inappropriate Moment. the Second Play, Getting Lucky, Is A Slice-Of-Life Comedy With Serious Overtones About A Couple Who Have Been Dating For Awhile And Who Are Tempted To Take the Next Step In their Physical Relationship.
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Top of PageAfterglow
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After a supermarket pick-up leads to a passionate interlude, a shy young man and a bold young woman don't know what to do next. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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Ensemble Studio Theatre (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)
1985
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8-10 min Comedy/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageAfternoon Sun
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When a man and a woman meet in a hotel room for a tryst, the woman gets her needs met not by the man but from a surprising source. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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1st Produced:
Hypothetically Speaking Festival, Hypothetical Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2001
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10-12 min Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageAll That He Can Be
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A young man surprises his Army enlistment officer both by his enthusiasm -- and his prosthetic leg. When the recruiter informs the young man that he is ineligible for service, the young man, whose Father and grandFather were injured while in the military, does everything he can to prove his worthiness. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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7-9 min Comedy/Drama
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Top of PageAmaziiing Collosal Thing, The
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the Amaziiing Colossal Thing Is A Farce About A Nerdy Janitor At A Nuclear Power Plant Who Forgets One Day To Zip His Fly. When He Is Visited At the Hospital By His Parents, His Ex-Girl Friend, And His Doctor, the Janitor Learns That His Enhanced Appearance Still Doesn't Get Him Respect
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Comedy One Act
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Top of PageAt the Orgy
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In this parody of Abbott and Costello's classic "Who's on First," a novice at an orgy tries to get a straight answer to "Who's on top?" (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playRomantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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5-6 min Vaudeville routine
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Top of PageAugust Afternoon
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Top of PageBerlin Promotion
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November 1988: A timid East German bureaucrat is willing to express any opinion to get a better job -- as soon as he can figure out which opinion will get him the job! (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Foreign Affairs.)
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1st Produced:
Pittsburgh New Play Festival (Pittsburg, Pa, United States)
1997
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy
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Top of PageBig Boys
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Big Boys Is A Wild Two-Character Comedy About the Relationship Between A Self-Satisfied, Grandiose, Amoral And Very Successful Boss, And His New, Insecure, Very Moral And Eager-To-Please Assistant. Not A Naturalistic Comedy, the Play Is Influenced By the Surreal Energy And Comic Rhythms Of Vaudeville And Sketch Comedy, Sort Of "David Mamet Meets Abbott And Costello". Big Boys Is An Over-the-Top Comic Fable About What Men Value And Desire.
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1st Produced:
Interplay International Play Festival, Rochester NY
1997
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Wild Comedy 100 min
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Top of PageBladder Control
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Barbara is an experienced executive, and Alison is a young trainee. When Alison blunders at an important meeting by requesting larger women's bathrooms, Barbara is the first to take her to task. Which is more important in the workplace: equality or empowerment? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Love Creek's 3rd Annual Women's Festival Of One-Act Plays (New York, NY, United States)
1993
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy/Drama
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Top of PageBrazilian Wax Eloquent
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When a couple in their fifties vacation in Rio, a husband's secret desire inspires a hair-raising suggestion from his wife, and the husband must think quick to avoid a close shave. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Foreign Affairs.)
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York City, NY, United States)
2005
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy
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Top of PageBride and Gloom
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A nervous bride's fear of divorce prevents her from getting married. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playRomantic Fools.)
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Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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6-8 min Comedy
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Top of PageBulgarian Rhapsody
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November 2004: A poor Bulgarian family hopes that a visiting American cousin will shower them with money, but one of them has an even bolder request that incites wild scheming among everyone present. Everyone except the American, that is. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playForeign Affairs.)
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The Foolish Theatre Company (New York City, NY, United States)
2005
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15 min Comedy
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Top of PageCan This Marriage Be Saved?
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Such a trial! the human being wants a divorce from God and takes Him to court. (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: OY! andNothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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Genre:
10-13 min Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: 1 male, 2 females, 1 either (4 actors possible: 1-2 males, 2-3 females)
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Top of PageChatting with the Tea Party
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A documentary-style play about a New York liberal playwright who decides to interview leaders of Tea Party groups around the country so he can answer the question, Who ARE these people?
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Robert Moss Theater in New York City
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documentary-style play 110 min
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Top of PageClass Dismissed
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When a college professor involved in a scandal is forced to leave campus, one of his students arrives in his office with a provocative question. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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1st Produced:
Hypothetical Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2001
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10-12 min Play/Drama
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Top of PageClose Call
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At KvetchRadio, everybody complains -- but the host won't tolerate complaints about himself. . . (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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Ensemble Studio Theatre (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)
1985
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9-11 min Comedy
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Top of PageCome Light the Menorah
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On Chanukah, an observant woman learns her sister is a lesbian -- and dating a shikse. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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Genre:
Lesbian one act Comedy
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Top of PageCouples
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Couples brings together nine dynamic short comedies and Dramas, each for two actors. From a one-night stand that reveals a woman's secret (Right Sensation) to a professor and student who create a scandal (Class Dismissed), to a couple whose marriage dissolves in line at Disneyland (Matterhorn), Couplesis a hilarious and moving examination of relationships. To purchase this book of 9 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
Workshop Theater Company (New York, NY, United States)
2007
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100-110 min Comedy/Drama
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Male: 10 Female: 6 Other: 10 males, 6 females (5-18 actors possible: 3-11 males, 2-7 females)
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Top of PageCripperella
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In this wacky, gag-filled fairy tale, Cripperella, a young woman with a disability, is able to attend the royal ball, despite it being in an inaccessible palace, when a fairy godmother casts a spell which conceals Cripperella's disability until midnight. Although the prince is enchanted with her, CripperElla is forced to run home when the clock strikes twelve, leaving behind her glass slipper. Determined to find his mysterious dance partner, the prince sets out to see who left the shoe behind. His small-mindedness leads to an unexpected but very happy ending. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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15-20 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 5 Other: 3 males, 5 females (5-8 actors possible: exactly 3 males, 2-5 females)
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Top of PageDamaged Goods
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Flat Rock Playhouse, in Flat Rock, North Carolina
1994
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Top of PageDomestic Tranquility
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Domestic Tranquility Is A Six-Character Comedy About A Nice Family Who Live In A Nice Home In A Nice Suburb During the Nice 1950's Whose Lives Are Turned Upside Down By Three Escaped Convicts With Bad Table Manners
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Theatre Conspiracy, Ft. Myers, Florida
1999
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Comedy 110 min
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Top of PageDutch Treat
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When best friends Tina (who is able-bodied) and Olivia (who has a disability) travel to Amsterdam, they're intrigued when a suave Frenchman sends a bottle of wine to their table. Certain that he must be attracted to Tina, both women are shocked, and their friendship tested, when the seductive stranger is interested only in Olivia. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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9-12 min Comedy
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Top of PageEngagement Rules
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Two couples, one just engaged and one married over fifty years, affect each other deeply as they deal with problems of romance and relationships.
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Detroit Repertory Theatre
2008
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Top of PageEve And Adam: the Untold Story
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God is a woman, and Eve is made first, in this rib-tickling comedy. (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: OY! and Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Newman Theatre (Pleasantville, NY, United States)
1998
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7-9 min Comedy
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Top of PageFind Me a Primitive Man
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A woman assumes her blind dates can't get worse, till she opens her door and finds a caveman. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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7-10 min Comedy
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Top of PageFit For Love
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Stuck on a bad date.
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Short Play One Act
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Top of PageForeign Affairs
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Foreign Affairs is comprised of seven short comedies set in seven different countries, between November 1989 and November 2004. From a timid East German bureaucrat's response to the fall of the Berlin Wall (Berlin Promotion) to a kinky tryst in Buenos Aires (Triumph in Argentina), from a vacationing couple in Rio stripping away pretensions, and possibly more (Brazilian Wax Eloquent) to a Pope who finds himself accidentally married to a showgirl (I Married a Pope: the Pilot Episode), Foreign Affairs takes an irreverent look at sex, religion, and politics, international style. To purchase this book of 7 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2005
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Genre:
85-95 min Comedy
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: 4 males, 3 females (7-26 actors possible: 4-16 males, 3-10 females)
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Top of PageFour Extremely Attractive Women Sitting Around Fantasizing About Rich Orloff
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Top of PageFunny as a Crutch
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Funny as a Crutch mixes ten vibrant short plays in an uproarious yet touching collection that explores the concept of disability. In tales ranging from a woman with a disability who is picked up for her first one night stand (Dutch Treat), to a young man who is turned away from the Army for having a prosthetic leg (All That He Can Be), to a waif whose fairy godmother promises to conceal her disability until midnight (Cripperella), Funny as a Crutchis guaranteed to make you laugh and raise your consciousness at the same time. To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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Genre:
75-90 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 3 males, 2 females (5-36 actors possible: 3-20 males, 2-15 females)
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Top of PageGetting Lucky
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Genre:
20 min Single Play
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Male: 0 Female: 2 Other: 0
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Top of PageGood News From Albert
Synopsis:
Although Einstein has just won the Nobel Prize, his mother still worries about how he looks. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-6 min Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageHA!
Synopsis:
HA! is a collection of Rich Orloff's three most popular one-act comedies, including Oedi (a spoof of Oedipus Rex), the News from St. Petersburg (a Chekhovian parody), and the Whole Shebang(which asks the question, "What if the entire universe was simply one student's science project?"). Together the three pieces create a hilarious full-length show. (Oedi,the News from St. Petersburg,and the Whole Shebang can also be purchased and performed separately.)
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1st Produced:
Stamps Players (Vancouver, Bc, Canada)
2004
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Genre:
100-120 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: 4 males, 2 females (6-16 actors possible: 3-10 males, 2-6 females)
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Top of PageHeart of the Fire
Synopsis:
A waitress in an East Village bar gets an unwanted visit from a man she knows, with a request she'd rather not hear. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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1st Produced:
Hypothetical Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2001
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Genre:
10-12 min Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageI Didn't Know You Could Cook (one-act version)
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A paraplegic school teacher in his twenties gets an odd ultimatum when he discusses his sexuality with his conservative older brother. (Aten-minute version of this play is also available.) (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection Incredible Sex.)
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1st Produced:
Carousel Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1993
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
25-30 min Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: 2 males
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Top of PageI Didn't Know You Could Cook (ten-minute version)
Synopsis:
When conservative older brother Mark visits his paraplegic brother Jerome's house for dinner, he is shocked by two pieces of information -- his little brother is a great cook, and he is gay. When Mark demands Jerome choose between being disabled and being gay, the ensuing conversation reveals how much the brothers have kept hidden from each other over the years. Will Jerome be able to convince his brother to accept him for who he is? (A one-act version of this play is also available.) (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The National Theatre Workshop Of The Handicapped (New York, NY, United States)
1989
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
9-12 min Comedy/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: 2 males
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Top of PageI Married a Pope: the Pilot Episode
Synopsis:
In this wacky sitcom pilot, the first American-born Pope learns he accidentally married a showgirl the night before. Between his heartbroken bride, his overbearing mother, and pressure to decide church doctrine on homsosexuality, this is one very stressed Pope. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Foreign Affairs.)
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York City, NY, United States)
2005
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-15 min Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: 2 males, 2 females, 1 either (5 actors possible: 2-3 males, 2-3 females)
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Top of PageIncredible Sex
Synopsis:
Incredible Sex is a trio of one-act comedies about love and desire, and the questions men and women face in their twenties. the tone of the plays varies from the deliciously ribald dialogue of Women in Heat, to the touching comic Drama of I Didn't Know You Could Cook, to the hilarious fantasy of Mars Needs Women, But Not As Much As Arnold Schecter. (Women in Heat, I Didn't Know You Could Cook, and Mars Needs Women, But Not As Much As Arnold Schecter can also be performed separately.)
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1st Produced:
Theatre Columbus State/Columbus State Community College (Columbus, Oh, United States)
2005
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
100-120 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: 3 males, 3 females (6-12 actors possible: 3-6 males, 3-6 females)
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Top of PageInvisible Woman
Synopsis:
When a woman and her boyfriend meet at a bar, the man asks how she is. the woman considers the question dangerous. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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1st Produced:
Theatre Of Note (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)
1998
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
7-10 min Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageIs Lust Kosher?
Synopsis:
A kosher couple discovers an imaginative way to arouse each other. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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Genre:
7-9 min Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageJudgment Days
Synopsis:
Judgment Days Is A Pair Of Plays About People Who Try To Escape Or Embrace their Heritage, And the Unexpected Price Paid For their Decisions. Kurt Was My Buddy, Set In 1986, Is About A Tv News Anchorman Who Has Hidden His Jewish Identity To Get Ahead In the Business. On the Day Kurt Waldheim Is Elected President Of Austria, the Anchorman, A Child Of Holocaust Survivors, Learns That His Favorite Cameraman Worked For Waldheim During World War Ii. (2 M., 1W., Approx. 50 Min.) Where I Came From Is About A Woman In Her Early Thirties Who Returns Home To Ask Her Mother, Her Uncle And Her Grandmother About their Life Decades Earlier In Russia, A Subject they Still Don't Wish To Discuss Or Remember. When the Woman Pushes the Issue, She Not Only Learns "Where She Came From", But She Also Gains Insight And Compassion Into Why the Subject Has Been Repressed For So Long. (3 W., 1 M., Approx. 50 Min.)
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1st Produced:
Renegade Theatre Company In Los Angeles
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Two 1 Acts One Act
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageJust One of Those Things
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Despite being a qualified applicant, Sam's job interview is turning out to be a disaster because his interviewer, Alice, is constantly distracted by his "thing," an inescapable physical entity that follows Sam wherever he goes. Will Alice be able to look past Sam's "thing" and give him the job he deserves? A comic and thought-provoking exploration of imperfection, visible or concealed. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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Genre:
7-9 min Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: 2 males, 2 females
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Top of PageLast-Minute Adjustments
Moments before birth, a child has second thoughts about leaving the womb. But the team getting her ready won't be stopped! (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: OY!and Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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1st Published:
in the Best Ten-Minute Plays 2011, Smith & Kraus; (June 1, 2012)
Playscripts, Inc - New York 978-1575257822
Playscripts, Inc - New York 978-1575257822
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Genre:
9-12 min Comedy
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Male: - Female: - Other: 5 either (5 actors possible: 0-5 males, 0-5 females)
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Top of PageLatest News from the Primordial Ooze, The
Barry and Marjorie find their relationship at a crossroads when one begins evolving faster than the other. . .literally! Can love between two primordial creatures survive when one yearns for more than their swampy existence?
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Genre:
Short Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageLion Tamer
Synopsis:
A man considers purchasing a woman's home, or is it all foreplay? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playCouples.)
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1st Produced:
Delaware Short Play Festival (Wilmington, De, United States)
2005
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageLove Happens
Synopsis:
Love Happens Follows A Year In the Lives Of Two Couples, One Beginning And One Approaching their Fiftieth Anniversary. As the Younger Couple Progresses From Meeting And Dating To the Challenges Of Living Together And Commitment, they Get Advice And Compassion From the Older Couple, Who Develop Problems Of their Own When they'Re Influenced By the Younger Pair.
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1st Produced:
TheatreNOW in Wilmington, NC
01 Jan 2015
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Genre:
Romantic Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageMars Needs Women, But Not As Much As Arnold Schecter
Synopsis:
What does a New Jersey nerd do when his girlfriend dumps him for a prince from Mars? He fights back, with help and interference from friends both local and intergalactic. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collectionIncredible Sex.)
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1st Produced:
Carousel Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1993
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
40-45 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: 3 males, 3 females
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Top of PageMatterhorn
Synopsis:
Stuck in a never-ending line at Disneyland, a husband and wife are just on the verge of killing each other -- until they devise a novel solution to their marital woes. . . (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: Nothing Serious andCouples.)
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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre/L.A. (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)
1986
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageMurray, Leo and Sol Rewrite the Criminal Code
Synopsis:
Such scholars! the three men in the steam room explore the concept of justice. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-6 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: - Other: 3 males (3 actors possible: 0-3 males, 0-3 females)
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Top of PageNaked Truth
Synopsis:
When George and Liz, a couple from Ohio, inherit a clothing-optional resort in Key West, they discover parts of themselves never before exposed. the Godiva Inn staff includes a gay front desk clerk who's an aspiring drag queen and a lesbian janitor who moonlights as a dominatrix. Also complicating their lives is a visiting businessman who likes to give gals the business. Along the way, the couple is forced to confront issues about what they believe, what they want, and who they really are. Beyond the laughs, Skin Deep explores what people do when pushed beyond their comfort zones. the producers add this tongue-in-cheek caution: WARNING: This play contains rampant off-stage nudity!
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aka Skin Deep
1st Produced:
Theatre 54 @ Shetler, NY
16 Oct 2010
Organisations:
the Foolish Theatre Company
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Play/Drama. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageNellie
Synopsis:
An innocent lass learns lessons in life and love from an embittered puppet, who is none too kind when visited by puppet versions of classic disabled characters Quasimodo, Tiny Tim, Captain Hook and Oedipus. When she learns the reason for the puppet's bitterness, the lass teaches the puppeteer a thing or two! (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
8-10 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female, 4 either (3-6 actors possible: 1-5 males, 1-5 females)
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Top of PageNew Land, The
Synopsis:
Just as the settlers in early America are reveling in the perfection of the new world, they are surprised by two unexpected settlers with disabilities. Shocked and appalled by this blemish to their vision of an ideal new land, they try to turn them away -- until a surprising and spiritual guest arrives with a powerful message. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
7-10 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: 3 males, 1 female, 1 either (5 actors possible: exactly 3 males, 1-2 females)
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Top of PageNews from St. Petersburg, The
Synopsis:
Set in 1905 Russia, this Chekhovian spoof follows the effect of a revolutionary rumor on an aristocratic couple, their doctor, and an overworked and temporarily overjoyed serf. the lives of both rich and poor are constantly shifting as ignorance leads to hearsay and then to sobering reality. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection HA!)
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Genre:
20-25 min Comedy
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Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: 3 males, 1 female
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Top of PageNice Tie
Synopsis:
A woman and man envision totally different consequences if she lets him buy her a drink. (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: Romantic Fools and Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-7 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageNightmare with a Sexy Skirt
Synopsis:
A man doesn't know what to do when he's both attracted to and repulsed by an attractive and manipulative woman. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
7-10 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageNothing Serious
Synopsis:
Nothing Serious is a collection of Rich Orloff's 10 most popular and acclaimed 10-minute comedies, including two affectionate dissections of theatre Itself (Playwriting 101: the Rooftop Lesson and Oh My God, It's Another Play). From Antarctica and Disneyland to the Garden of Eden and inside the womb, Orloff creates theatrical worlds that are both imaginative and hilarious. To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
Playhouse Merced (Merced, Ca, United States)
2006
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
90-115 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 3 males, 2 females, 2 either (7-34 actors possible: 3-32 males, 2-31 females)
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Top of PageOedi
Synopsis:
This farcical retelling of the Oedipus Rex story confronts the overlooked fact that if Oedipus married his mother, she had to be old enough to be his mother. When Oedipus' two advisors first explain to him that he married his mother, he's distraught. But Jocasta and the advisors only want to find a way to spin the story so that Oedipus looks good. . . (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection HA!)
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1st Produced:
Carousel Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1994
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
20-25 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: 3 males, 1 female
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Top of PageOff the Map
In a very cold place, a penguin helps a lost couple find direction. (This play can also be performed as part of two different full-length plays: Foreign Affairs andNothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Hypothetical Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2002
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York
in 2010 the Best 10-Minute Plays, Smith & Kraus (September 1, 2010) 978-1575257723
in 2010 the Best 10-Minute Plays, Smith & Kraus (September 1, 2010) 978-1575257723
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Genre:
10-12 min Ten Min
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: 2 males, 1 female
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Top of PageOh Happy Day
Synopsis:
At home after work, two men in a long-term relationship unwind. One is a politician and the other has a surprise present for him. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Couples.)
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1st Produced:
Play-By-Play Festival (Ann Arbor, Mi, United States)
2001
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: - Other: 2 males
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Top of PageOh My God, It's Another Play
Synopsis:
A ridiculous behind-the-scenes look at what really happens at rehearsal, as an utterly pretentious director, a thoroughly disgruntled stage manager, and romantically entangled actors all prepare for a nonsensically genEric play. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Theatrerats' Chester Horn Short Play Festival (New York, NY, United States)
2005
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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10-12 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: 14 either (7-14 actors possible: 0-14 males, 0-14 females)
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Top of PageOne Man's Secret Desire
Synopsis:
A man seeks an "escort" to indulge the one fantasy he can't admit to other women. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-7 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageOy (part of the full-length play OY!)
Synopsis:
In this tribute to the most colorful of all Yiddish words, three men in a steam room have a vibrant interaction with each other and life -- using only the word "oy." (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, )
1999
Organisations:
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Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
6-9 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: - Other: 3 males (3 actors possible: 0-3 males, 0-3 females)
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Top of PageOY!
Synopsis:
OY! is a collection of 13 short comedies, each illustrating the meaning of a Yiddish word -- including the untold stories of Eve and Adam, Einstein's demanding mother, the divorce trial of God and the human, the use of unkosher food as an aphrodisiac, and three men in a steam room who communicate using only the word "oy." Appealing to audiences of all backgrounds, OY! is a tribute to the absurdity and comedy of being human. To purchase this book of 13 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1999
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Genre:
90-120 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 3 males, 2 females (5-44 actors possible: 3-42 males, 2-41 females)
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Top of PagePlaywriting 101: the Rooftop Lesson
Synopsis:
An instructor lectures on the craft of playwriting, using two live examples: a would-be jumper on the edge of a ledge, and a would-be Good Samaritan trying to save him. But after being paused and replayed one too many times, these two characters rise up and revolt against both the instructor and the rules of playwriting itself. . . (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Nothing Serious.)
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1st Produced:
Word-Of-Mouth's Ten Stories Up Festival (New York, NY, United States)
2000
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-15 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: 3 either (3 actors possible: 0-3 males, 0-3 females)
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Top of PagePool Party
Synopsis:
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-
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PagePosition Available
Synopsis:
Are you a "bitter disabled person with amazingly creative talent"? No? How about a "relentlessly cheery type who reminds us that these are the best years of our lives"? When a human resource counselor at the Concerned Liberal Institute for Compassionate Handicapped Employment (CLICHE) is unable to reduce a new job applicant to an uplifting stereotype, the question rises: Could someone with a disability just be an average person? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-8 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: 1 male, 1 either (2 actors possible: 1-2 males, 0-1 females)
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Top of PagePower Is the Greatest Aphrodisiac of them All
Synopsis:
Arm-wrestling becomes a metaphor for a couple's sexual interactions. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-7 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PagePrague Summer
Synopsis:
Summer 1992: When two Czech men deal with an American corporate woman sporting six legs and feelers, one finds her fascinating but the other is bugged. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Foreign Affairs.)
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1st Produced:
Circle East Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1997
Organisations:
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: 2 males, 1 female
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Top of PageRight Sensation
When a man and a woman who have met at a bar end up in her apartment, they both hope for sex but end up with something more. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playCouples.)
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1st Produced:
Workshop Theater Company (New York, NY, United States)
2004
Organisations:
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1st Published:
in 2007: the Best Ten-Minute Plays For 2 Actors, Smith & Kraus; Lawrence Harbison edition (July 15, 2008) 978-1575255897
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy/Drama
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageRomantic Fools
Synopsis:
Romantic Fools consists of 12 two-character comedies examining love, lust, dating, and romance -- from a date with a caveman (Find Me a Primitive Man) to the joys of dull sex (One Man's Secret Desire) to the surprise frustrations of having a perfect mate (the Stepford Guy). With influences of Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, Jules Feiffer, the Marx Brothers, and classic vaudeville comedy, these sketches vary in style but all celebrate the inherent comedy of male-female relationships. To purchase this book of 12 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, United States)
2002
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
90-120 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageShedding Light
Synopsis:
Shedding Light Is A Two-Character Play In One Continuous Scene, Which Begins At Dusk On December 22, 1999, Just Before the Millennium. An African-American Cable Repairman Of About Fifty Arrives In A Manhattan High-Rise Condominium Apartment To Fix the Cable Reception Of A High-Strung, Jewish Woman Of the Same Age. What Begins As Awkward Banter Builds Into Increasingly Challenging And Personal Questions About Race And Religion, Both For the Man, Still Recovering From Old Wounds, And the Woman, Who Is Having A Crisis Of Faith After A Traumatic Year.
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Genre:
Drama with humor
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageSheep (or Much Ado About Mutton), The
Synopsis:
When an outraged wife learns of her husband's affair, he tries to pull the wool over her eyes. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
6 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageSomeone's Knocking
Synopsis:
Someone's Knocking Focuses On A Married Woman Afraid Of "Out there", Whose Marriage And Life Change Radically When Opportunity Knocks On Her Door - Literally. (Imagine A Doll's House As Rewritten By Ionesco And Monty Python.) the Play Is Designed For A Cast Of Six Or More, Some Playing Multiple Roles, And Is Usually Produced On A Very Simple Set.
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Genre:
odd little comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 1 either
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Top of PageSpaghetti Overture
Synopsis:
When a man tries to convince a woman to marry him, a very large plate of pasta contains a ring of truth. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-8 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageStepford Guy, The
Synopsis:
A too-good-to-be-true husband drives his wife nuts with his perfection, until he comes up with the perfect answer. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
6-8 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageStevie Goldstein Faces the Day of Atonement Unprepared
Synopsis:
Stevie's parents face a problem not found in any parenting book: What do you do when your son tells you he hasn't sinned all year? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)
1985
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
8-10 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: 2 males, 1 female
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Top of PageStranger Here Myself, A
Synopsis:
-
Notes:
part of LaBute New Theater Festival
1st Produced:
St Louis Actor's Studio, The Gaslight Theater, 358 N. Boyle Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
Jul 2015
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Genre:
short play
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageSwing Set
Synopsis:
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Organisations:
Black Box New Play Festival
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Genre:
Short Play One Act
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageThat Bitch
Synopsis:
The lesbian next door neighbour has a few things to teach her newly widowed neighbour
Notes:
part of Short Stories 11
1st Produced:
Organisations:
NativeAliens Theatre Collective
1st Published:
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Genre:
Lesbian one act
Parts:
Male: - Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageToes
Synopsis:
When Sheila brings home her new fiance Leonard to meet her parents, she's shocked that they refuse to give the charming young man their blessing. Despite their own disabilities, Sheila's parents cannot tolerate Leonard's slight physical imperfection. Can Sheila break through her parents' hilariously illogical thinking? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
7-12 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: 2 males, 2 females
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Top of PageTotally Accessible
Synopsis:
Ivy and Bryan, who both use wheelchairs, live a storybook life. they're happily married, make nice livings, and take luxurious resort vacations. But one evening, when a small argument blows up into a much bigger fight, they begin to question: Are they trying to live out a fairy tale that doesn't exist? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Funny as a Crutch.
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2008
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
10-12 min Comedy/Drama
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageTough Cookie
Synopsis:
A High School student has invented a cookie that induces crime
Notes:
Originally performed with eight other ten minute plays under the overall title "Kickin' It Old Skool"
1st Produced:
Piven Theatre, Chicago
08 Aug 2003
Organisations:
Brown Couch Theatre
1st Published:
- -
Music:
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Genre:
Ten minute play
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageTriumph in Argentina
Synopsis:
In Buenos Aires, an American who professes to be open to anything willingly accepts a German couples' invitation to join them in their hotel room. But he isn't prepared for the surprising suggestion this kinky couple has in store for him. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Foreign Affairs.)
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1st Produced:
The Foolish Theatre Company (New York City, NY, United States)
2005
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
9-11 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: 2 males, 1 female
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Top of PageTrolley Named Tsuris, A
Synopsis:
In this hilarious parody of A Streetcar Named Desire, StElla and Stanley get a new neighbor who keeps poking her nose into their business. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1999
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
12-15 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: 1 male, 2 females
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Top of PageTropical Heat
Synopsis:
A Parody Of the Play And Classic Film Rain, the Comedy Tropical Heat Takes Place In A South Seas Island Hotel During "Early Warner Brothers". the Wisecracking Party Girl South Seas Moxie Meets Her Match When A Fire-And-Brimstone Missionary Visits the Island And Tries To Convert Her
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Genre:
Comedy One Act
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageVegetarians in Lust
Synopsis:
A male vegetarian has trouble getting aroused, until his girlfriend comes up with a meaty solution. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length playRomantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre/L.A. (New York, NY, United States)
1986
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-8 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageVeronica's Position
Synopsis:
Veronica's Position Is A Cowardesque Comedy About Love, Art And Politics. Set In A Posh Washington Hotel Suite, Veronica, A Self-Absorbed, Middle-Aged Movie Star, Agrees To Co-Star With Her Favorite Ex-Husband In A Calamitous Pre-Broadway Run Of Hedda Gabler, Which Is Being Directed By A Young, Hot-Shot, Female Director. Meanwhile, Veronica's Personal Assistant Is Visited By An Old Pal, A Controversial Photographic Artist Who Has Just Been Denounced By Veronica's Current Flame, A Powerful U.S. Senator. When Conflicts Build Between Those She Loves, Apolitical Veronica Is Forced To Take A Position.
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1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre Company in Indianapolis, Indiana
16 Jun 1905
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageVietnam 101: the War on Campus
Synopsis:
Vietnam 101: the War on Campus is a documentary theater piece about one college community's journey during the Vietnam War years. Based on recollections of over one hundred students at Oberlin College in Ohio, the play recreates a time when people were asking the same questions that are being asked today about our government and our responsibilities. Combining monologues with Story theater-type scenes, the play covers the years 1964 to 1970, from Lyndon Johnson's promise not to expand the war (and early, well-behaved protests) to Kent State (when the entire campus shut down), and finally an epilogue from the present.
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1st Produced:
Oberlin College (Oberlin, Oh, United States)
1989
Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
120 min theatrical documentary
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 5 Other: 6 males, 5 females (8-40 actors possible: 4-36 males, 4-35 females)
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Top of PageVowed and Wowed
Synopsis:
Betty finds herself in a spot. She has been dating a hot young woman Charlotte. And the woman she married is returning from Afghanistan
Notes:
part of the Vetrans One-Act Festival A program of new short plays that have military themes in honor of Veterans Day
1st Produced:
WorkShop theater
312 West 36th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10018 05 May 2011
312 West 36th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10018 05 May 2011
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Genre:
Lesbian one act
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageWedding Planner, The
Synopsis:
A combination wedding and funeral planner has unusual suggestions for a woman's future. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Romantic Fools.)
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1st Produced:
Key West Theatre Festival (Key West, Fl, )
2002
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
5-7 min Vaudeville routine
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 male, 1 female
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Top of PageWhat Makes a Man?
Synopsis:
Will creating an artificial man solve the problems of a 29-year-old loser still living at home? When do things ever work out according to plan? (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
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Genre:
12-15 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: 4 males, 2 females (5-6 actors possible: 3-4 males, exactly 2 females)
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Top of PageWhole Shebang, The
This play asks the question, "What if the entire universe was just some nerd's science project?" In a classroom in a dimension far beyond ours, a student striving for a "Master of the Universe" degree gives an oral presentation on an unusual thesis -- the creation of the heavens and the earth. Two professors and a dean interrogate the student and his two visual AIDS, a "typical" man and woman. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection HA!)
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1st Produced:
Second Generation Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
02 Sep 1988
Organisations:
-
1st Published:
in Random Acts of Comedy: 15 Hit One-Act Plays for Student Actors, Playscripts, Inc - New York (2011) >>> 978-0981909974
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Genre:
45-50 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 4 either (6 actors possible: 2-4 males, 2-4 females)
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Top of PageWomen in Heat
Synopsis:
When three young women from Ohio vacation in Key West, two of them have extreme (and extremely different) responses when they learn about an erotic adventure the third had the night before. When a man from that night presents all three of them with a daring offer, the women realize they're not in Ohio anymore. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection Incredible Sex.)
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1st Produced:
Emerging Artists Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
2003
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Booksellers:
Genre:
20-25 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: 1 male, 3 females
Further Reference:
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Synopsis:
A non-Jewish employee joins a Jewish company and fears he doesn't have the chutzpah to fit in. His boss and co-workers offer him an education. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play OY!)
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1st Produced:
Melting Pot Theatre Company (New York, NY, United States)
1999
Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York -
Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies
Booksellers:
Genre:
5-7 min Comedy
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: 5 either (5 actors possible: 0-5 males, 0-5 females)
Further Reference:
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