On Stage!: Short Plays for Acting StudentsHere is a haven of short one-act plays that are easily adaptable to classroom or stage performance. Enhanced with prop suggestions and simple costuming, the emphasis of each of these shows is on contemporary characters in contemporary situations. There are parts for actors of all ages from teens to middle age, with playing time as short as eight minutes and as long as fifteen minutes. The book is filled with variety, as well: light drama, tragicomedy, and satire. With small cast plays, monologs, and duologs, here is a versatile source book of short plays for many uses. |
Contents
The Paper Boy | 3 |
The Trouble with Guys | 13 |
The Day Billy Died | 19 |
Copyright | |
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afraid AGENT AMANDA ARTIE baby BARBARA beautiful BELLE BERNIE BIFFO BILL BILLY CHARLES Christmas Closes album COSTUMES dance DANNY DARLA Dear Hattie DONNA dream ELLIE and LISA exits father feel forget funny GARY GINA going guess happy hate hear horror film hurt JANE JENNY JOHN JOHNSON joke kids laugh live look LORI MADGE Maggie MAILMAN MANDY MARK MARLI married MAXIE mean MIKA MILLIE MIME MOLLY Mom and Dad never nice OLD JACK paint Pause Peg Kehret perfect play plutonium PRODUCTION NOTES PLAYERS RANDY RHONDA rock and roll rock star SANDRA SANDY sits slob Sloppy Joe's smile someone sorry stage stop SUPER SUPER DAN sure SUSAN talk TAMI tell TERRY There's things TINA told TOMMY touch football walks woman wonder Yeah