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Topic: 5 person comedy

Posted By: BlueEye217
Subject: 5 person comedy
Date Posted: 10/03/11 at 12:44pm

Looking for suggestions for a 5-person comedy. Thanks!

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Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 10/03/11 at 2:14pm

This sounds a little silly and you probably know already but sometimes I go the "playfinder" function at dramatists.com, type in a desired cast size and just browse through what's available.

Posted By: KeeKeeDee
Date Posted: 10/03/11 at 9:22pm

Or Doollee.com

Or Playscripts .com

and I think most script sites have that function.

Posted By: Shanahan
Date Posted: 10/04/11 at 4:00pm

I invite you to read the first act of my comedy, "One Before Forty," online at http://johnshanahan.net 3 men, 2 women, runs about 75 minutes. Minimal set. It's been produced twice now to appreciative audiences!

If you like what you see, email me for a complete script.

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Laughter guaranteed. Plays by John Shanahan

http://www.johnshanahan.net
Dinner for Several
One Before Forty
Bob's Date
Brushstroke
Worst Possible Time for Writer's Block
& more!

Posted By: BlueEye217
Date Posted: 10/04/11 at 4:06pm

I've done Samuel French & Dramatists, but nothing really jumps out.

Posted By: Rorgg
Date Posted: 10/05/11 at 11:15am

Barefoot in the Park has a cast of five (plus one non-speaking extra) and holds up pretty well.

Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 10/26/11 at 9:33am

Try http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iMM=3&iMF=2&iXM=3&iXF=2&iMT=20&iC%281%29=2&iC%284%29=2&iC%285%29=2&iC%289%29=1&sAs1=Collection - these for three men and two women

or http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iMM=2&iMF=3&iXM=2&iXF=3&iMT=20&iC%281%29=2&iC%284%29=2&iC%285%29=2&iC%289%29=1&sAs1=Collection - these for three women and two men

(Because of doubling, there is some overlap between the two lists.)

You don't say how long a show you are looking for, so that's a mixture of one-acts and full length plays.

Amongst the first list, I would pick out "Merely Players" because it does something very theatrical. (It's an English script, which may be a drawback for you - therefore some of the others might be a better fit.)

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Stuart
Lazy Bee Scripts
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line

Posted By: P&M Sales
Date Posted: 11/08/11 at 2:32pm

How about a new comedy by Philip Ayckbourn. If that last name is familiar, it's because he's Sir Alan Ayckbourn's son!

http://shop.stagescripts.com/categories/Plays/Full-Length/Comedy/The-Essence-Of-Love/ - The Essence of Love (3m, 2f), full length comedy
A mother and her daughter together with a father and his son find themselves on adjacent hotel terraces in Marrakech. There’s anything but love in the air for this four on vacation … and when the gift of a magical elixir gets into the water, unlikely passions take root. This promises to be no ordinary spell in the sun! Overbearing Diana with her need for drama; her anaemic, idealist daughter, Gemma; the aloof, young artist, Tom and his embarrassing, eternal skirt-chasing father, Martin, are in for a vacation they won’t forget! ‘The Essence of Love’ looks at the longings of the heart and what remains when passion has run its course.

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best regards

David
http://www.stagescripts.com - http://www.stagescripts.com