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Good One Man Plays?

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Topic: Good One Man Plays?

Posted By: n2drama
Subject: Good One Man Plays?
Date Posted: 2/02/09 at 2:16pm

Anyone have any suggestions for a one man play. Genre really doesn't matter, but comedy is preferred.

TIA

N2D

Replies:

Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 2/02/09 at 8:58pm

full length?

"Tru" - which is Truman Capote - really good play.
"Barrymore" - which is about guess who? LOL
"I Am My Own Wife" - amazing and challenging play
"Confessions of a NIghtengale" - which is about Tennessee Williams
"Tale of Two Cities" - fabulous Charles Ludlam one-man version of the classic
"Krapp's Last Tape" - not full length, but a long one act. Beckett
"Clarence Darrow" - guess who that's about?!

There are actually quite a few ... choices depend a lot on the actor's type - age - etc.

Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 2/02/09 at 11:28pm

"The Wonder Bread Years" by Pat Hazell

http://www.wonderbreadyears.com/

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"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 2/03/09 at 7:57am

Originally posted by tristanrobin

"Barrymore" - which is about guess who? LOL"

If your searching for this one, (and unless there is more than one) the full title is "Barrymore's Ghost" and agree with Tristan, its a good one..

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Marty W

"Till next we trod the boards.."

Posted By: KEB54
Date Posted: 2/03/09 at 9:57am

How about "Mark Twain Tonight"? That was the Hal Holbrook thing, though I don't know if it is an "official" play.

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KEB

Posted By: stockhamlj
Date Posted: 2/12/09 at 7:50pm

You do not mention age and length requirements. However, I do have a one-man showcase piece available. I can email as an attachment if interested. Breakdown follows:

TITLE: Arctic Quest
PLAYWRIGHT: Linda Stockham
GENRE: Historical, surrealistic tragedy.
LOGLINE: An American physician reflects on his ill-fated 1900 expedition to the North Pole.
CAST: DR. ANDREW WILLIAMS, aged 59.
SCENIC REQUIREMENT: It is a bare stage with grayish-white scrims and equally dismal, inexpressibly painted flats. The set consists of part of a gondola and the deflated gasbag of a hydrogen balloon airship. The name Arctic Quest is painted on the side of the gondola that faces the audience. (Relative simple scenic design.)
TIME: August 1900.
COPYRIGHTED: 2001.
RUNNING TIME: 20 minutes.
NOTE: This play is ideally suited as a showcase piece for a senior actor. This play has had one play-reading but no fully-staged production to date.

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Linda Stockham

Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 2/12/09 at 10:47pm

Ms. Stockham, I would be very interested in reading your piece. Could you contact me about how to get a copy?
Thanks.
tristan@manmadequilts.com