Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Ten Minute Plays

In that case, of my own work, I'd recommend the following:

A-Bomb Wedding
Comedy. Two young adults look for love in a convenience store--with more than the usual baggage. (1m 1f)
Available through YouthPLAYS:
http://youthplays.com/plays/view/1

The Cooking Gene
Dramedy. When a high school home economics family budgeting assignment requires each student to choose a pretend husband or wife, a gay teen wants his boyfriend to be his husband. (2m) Available through YouthPLAYS:
http://youthplays.com/plays/view/5

Newt Gingrich Visits A Residential Youth Facility Not Near Omaha
Dramedy. A pair of residents at a home for troubled teens wait for a photo op with Newt Gingrich. Finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville Heideman Award. (2m) Available through Brooklyn Publishers:
https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Newt+Gingrich+Visits+a+Residential+Youth+Facility+Not+Near+Omaha

Sudden Death Debating League
Comedy. When a high school debate tournament's sudden death round turns out to be exactly that, losing is no longer an option... (1m 1f) Available from Brooklyn Publishers:
https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Sudden+Death+Debating+League

Ten Minutes
Drama. After two of their classmates stage a Columbine-style massacre at their high school, a pair of students hiding in a custodian's closet must decide whether ten minutes of silence means it's safe to come out, or something else entirely... (1m 1f) Available from Brooklyn Publishers:
https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Ten+Minutes

All are previously produced.

YouthPLAYS also has quite a few plays that might be of interest. Among the titles that seem perhaps best suited:
Almost Perfect
Boys Gone Mild
Detention
Do These Jeans Make My Butt Look Massive?
Midnight Snow Falls Softly
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Options
The Trestle
Wrong End of the Stick

If you visit www.youthplays,com, you can order as many as you like as free electronic perusals. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Jon

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mrlloyd23 Walk-On Joined: 9/16/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 8/23/10 at 7:11pm
	I want to use plays that work for actors 14 to 18. I'm not afraid of pushing the enevelop a little bit with content. We've used shorts that deal with teen pregnancy, abortion some other controversial topics. I also don't mind having students play characters who are a little older as long as I feel it's a script the students can understand.
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jonplaywright Star Joined: 7/20/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 53	Posted: 8/23/10 at 7:32pm
	In that case, of my own work, I'd recommend the following: *A-Bomb Wedding* Comedy. Two young adults look for love in a convenience store--with more than the usual baggage. (1m 1f) Available through YouthPLAYS: http://youthplays.com/plays/view/1 *The Cooking Gene* Dramedy. When a high school home economics family budgeting assignment requires each student to choose a pretend husband or wife, a gay teen wants his boyfriend to be his husband. (2m) Available through YouthPLAYS: http://youthplays.com/plays/view/5 *Newt Gingrich Visits A Residential Youth Facility Not Near Omaha* Dramedy. A pair of residents at a home for troubled teens wait for a photo op with Newt Gingrich. Finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville Heideman Award. (2m) Available through Brooklyn Publishers: https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Newt+Gingrich+Visits+a+Residential+Youth+Facility+Not+Near+Omaha *Sudden Death Debating League* Comedy. When a high school debate tournament's sudden death round turns out to be exactly that, losing is no longer an option... (1m 1f) Available from Brooklyn Publishers: https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Sudden+Death+Debating+League *Ten Minutes* Drama. After two of their classmates stage a Columbine-style massacre at their high school, a pair of students hiding in a custodian's closet must decide whether ten minutes of silence means it's safe to come out, or something else entirely... (1m 1f) Available from Brooklyn Publishers: https://www.brookpub.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=Ten+Minutes All are previously produced. YouthPLAYS also has quite a few plays that might be of interest. Among the titles that seem perhaps best suited: *Almost Perfect* *Boys Gone Mild* *Detention* *Do These Jeans Make My Butt Look Massive?* *Midnight Snow Falls Softly* *An Old-Fashioned Christmas* *Options* *The Trestle* *Wrong End of the Stick* If you visit www.youthplays,com, you can order as many as you like as free electronic perusals. Hope this helps. Cheers, Jon
	Co-Chair, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Resident Playwright, Final Draft YouthPLAYS, plays for young actors and audiences www.youthplays.com
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bnk01 Lead Joined: 9/05/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32	Posted: 9/01/10 at 11:04pm
	Original works online has some ten minute play collections you can peruse samples of: http://www.originalworksonline.com/guiltymoments.htm
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