Any Short, Sweet, and Clean Scripts out there?
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Topic: Any Short, Sweet, and Clean Scripts out there?
Posted By: Kermito514
Subject: Any Short, Sweet, and Clean Scripts out there?
Date Posted: 2/03/10 at 5:36pm
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My friends and I are interested in performing some short plays at our
school, but the problem is that we have no idea what scripts are good
AND short. Preferably no longer than 20 minutes long in any genre, we
want to perform this in front of elementary, middle, and high school
students, so please help us OUT! It would be greatly appreciated. |
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Posted By: Martin
Date Posted: 2/05/10 at 12:17pm
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"The Mistake"
Heuer Publishing www.hitplays.com 2 men (Flexible casting—see note below) Running time: 20 minutes Synopsis: Finger-pointing, name-calling, and shocking revelation! Blame, guilt, and a verbal battle royale that has lasted for years, (all of their lives!), through childhood’s laughter and as an adult’s sad tears. "The Mistake" is a fast-paced character study of two friends revealed in a nostalgia-based argument of comic memories, charged bickering and banter, and an unexpected reversal. A madcap, modern, private conversation and a humorous biting look at best friends. While "The Mistake" was originally written with two male characters in mind, it has been successfully produced with a mixed gender, male and female casting, as well as an all female cast. The casting is flexible. Have fun with it! |
Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 2/05/10 at 7:51pm
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Check out David Ives' "All in the Timing." It's a collection of one-acts - most very short - that are hysterical. My favorite is "Words, Words, Words" in which three monkeys are in a room typing. It's fun to act in - and very funny to watch.
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Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 2/07/10 at 5:11pm
| David Ives! Absolutely! My favorites in "All In The Timing" are "The Philadelphia" and "The Universal Language". Sure fire. Great for all age groups. Tristanrobin is a genius. (And so is David Ives!) |
Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 5:39pm
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I love All in the Timing, but not all of it (especially The Philadelphia) qualifies as "clean.' I know that there is some script surgery that can happen to The Sure Thing for high school productions but you need to get permission for that. |
Posted By: ozzieparker
Date Posted: 3/23/10 at 1:03pm
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Pamela Parker's 'Grass Widows'. It has won every one act festival- high school and professional (including SETC), that it has been performed. One set, easy light/sound, 3 females, 2 males(one of them plays the part of a dead man, his lines are easy, his treatment is not)
Very funny, very clean.
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Posted By: bobbichukran
Date Posted: 3/23/10 at 7:13pm
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I have some funny, short, clean plays suitable for schools. One was just published by Brooklyn Publishing, and the others are listed on my website and/or blog. http://www.bobbichukran.com bobbi c. ------------- http://www.bobbichukran.com Family-friendly fun plays for all ages |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 3/24/10 at 11:32pm
Looking forward to be seeing your Perth Season of the "S'cond Samuel" to open here soon & your visit to West Australia;- http://www.theatre.asn.au/blog/ozzieparker/scond_samuel_the_wetumpka_depot_players_wetumpka_alabama - cond Samuel - The Wetumpka Depot Players - Wetumpka, Alabama CHOOKAS Pamela. Woops just noticed the S is missing in 'cond - but the link still works?  ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: PSdotcom
Date Posted: 3/28/10 at 8:19pm
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Hey there. May be worth taking a look at our library too. Search page is there for specific filtering. Good luck! http://www.productionscripts.com - Production Scripts ------------- Production Scripts Marketplace for Theatre and Radio Scripts. Submit your script today! http://www.productionscripts.com - http://www.productionscripts.com |