Cast: 3 males, 4
females
A play about
homeless teens that
uses slang and foreign words as a
substitute for the earthy language of
the street. An innovative, honest
script with strong characters.
Written for high school students, but
never condescending, 33 DAYS usually
clocks in at just under one hour.
Like
Yesterday
Cast: 1
male, 1 female
Plot
Summary: Husband and wife
holocaust survivors deal with the
husband having Alzheimer’s
disease. Although the
husband’s present memory is
shattered, past memories are still
alive.
No Epilogue
Cast: 1
male, 1 female
Plot
Summary: Mike,
a struggling poet and cab driver, and
Steph, the girl who loves him,debate
the causes of a mysterious suicide
early one morning on the Brooklyn
Bridge.
We soon learn that Mike hasn't written
anything in months, but this suicide
seems to inspire him. Was Mike
somehow at fault for the stranger's
fate? And how far will Steph go
to inspire him again?
Revisioning
by Hope McIntyre
Cast:
3 females
Plot
Summary: Three
women are brought together on a
convict ship traveling to the New
World.
After great hardship, only one
finds a new life at the end of the
journey. This piece uses
movement, slides and a unique
theatrical
structure in order to examine parts of
the past that are not taught in
history classes.
The Crown
Prince of Perfect
by
J.
Boyer
Cast: Up to
6 males, 8 females
Plot
Summary: Brian
Colby and his wife Sarah are in
counselling as the play begins, and
it's
not going well. Of course,
neither has their marriage.
That's
why they're in counselling with Dr.
Castle, to help them get through the
last of the time they'll be spending
together. The doctor means to take
them through various stages of their
relationship, hoping to show them
something positive amidst all their
turmoil, but as Brian and Sarah see
scenes from their marriage acted out
on the other side of the stage, it
only serves to underscore all their
fears and animosities. As Brian tells
his version of events, then Sarah
tells hers, they seem to have spent
their
marriage worlds apart. Whatever made
them think this marriage could work
to begin with? Have they lived
together all these years without so
much as one perfect moment? And
if there were such a moment, if such
a moment exists for any husband and
wife, where would it be? What
would it teach us, if only we could
find it?
Ripple
Effect
by
Hope McIntyre
Large cast play,
written
for performance in high schools
Plot
Summary: A high
school janitor discovers a poem
outlining a desire to seek revenge on
the
school. The audience then takes
a journey with the janitor as she
attempts to discover which teenager
may be the ticking time bomb.
Ripple Effect explores the link
between violence on a personal level
with
larger, more global violence.
A Stone Face
Killer
Cast: 3 males, 2
females
Plot
Summary: Everyone knows
Detective Stoneface is the infamous
"Rock Face Killer" but he can't seem
to get caught, and it's driving him
crazy. In this detective farce,
Stoneface leaves a trail of evidence
that his partner, Wadsworth, can't
seem to follow.
Will Anyone
Come to Our Party?
Cast: 2
males, 4 females
Plot
Summary: An eccentric couple
advertise for party guests. A
collector for charity, an opinion
pollster, a university academic
and an escaped prisoner arrive, but
it's not all coincidental. Bizarre
deaths, mayhem and misunderstanding
ensue.
Roof-Top
Reverie
Cast: 3
males, 1 female
Plot
Summary: Two older people having
a picnic on a roof-top encounter a
young man attempting to commit
suicide. They find his poetry
depressing.
Werewolf
in Town
by Lewis Gardner
Cast: Four or
more
Plot Summary: An
updated version of the classroom
classic. In this fast-moving
comedy, life in a small town is too
difficult for Tommy, a teenage
werewolf, so he leaves for another
state. At his new job he meets Mary,
who has her own interesting secret.
The Little
Farmer
Adapted from the
story by The Brothers Grimm
Cast: Four
males, one female
Plot
Summary: A darkly funny and
overtly theatrical fairy tale adapted
from the Brothers Grimm story of the
same name. A diminutive, but
clever farmer seeks revenge on the
townspeople who mock him.
Triple
A-Side: Three Short Plays Suitable for
High School Students and Others
Three
ten-minute plays adored by students and
teachers.
