One Act Plays

The Fisherman and His Wife

By Larry and Vivian Snipes.

Product Code: FA6000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School

Cast Size: 1 to 2m., 2w.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

A fisherman catches an enchanted fish and uses all of his granted wishes to try and make his wife happy. This pleasant adaptation uses the magic of audience participation, scenery, sound effects and even walk-on roles.

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House of Dreams

By Jan Veldman. Translated by Manon van de Water. Concept and direction by Moniek Merkx.

Product Code: HA7000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 3m., 3w., 1 musician.

Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Six colorful characters take the audience on a journey through the five rooms of the House of Dreams, where everything is possible and all your dreams come true. Each room has its own story, displays its own practical magic, and makes its own appeal to the imagination.

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Dutch Theatre for Children

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Golden Arches

By Earl Reimer

Product Code: G64000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 3w.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Daisy and Albert run into an old friend who recently lost her husband.

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Short Stuff: Ten- to Twenty-Minute Plays for Mature Actors

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A Golden Opportunity

By Julianne Bernstien.

Product Code: G67000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre

Cast Size: 1m., 2 either gender

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

A clever Midrash biblical interpretation: a talking golden calf speaks out on worshiping idols.

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Voices From Ariel: Ten-Minute Plays Reflecting the Jewish Experience

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Good Business

By Tom Gannon.

Product Code: G71000

One-act Play

Recommended For: College Theatre

Cast Size: 2m.

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Two criminals in Detroit plan their next heist, only to realize they're the ones who have been swindled.

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Best Student One Acts: Volume 4

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Gunslinger Motel

By Erik Ramsey

Product Code: G66000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 2m.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Dick and Rusty play out a romantic gun-totin' fantasy of the Old West.

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Short Stuff: Ten- to Twenty-Minute Plays for Mature Actors

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Horseshoe Bend

By Mark Plaiss

Product Code: H30000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Senior Theatre

Cast Size: 3m.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Three men sit on the back porch, drinking beer and discussing the summer heat.

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Julia

By Virginia Coates.

Product Code: J36000

One-act Play

Recommended For: College Theatre

Cast Size: 2m.

Approx. Run Time: 10 min.

Two men meet in a hospital waiting room. One has just learned that his baby has died, the other is waiting for his to be born.

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Best Student One Acts: Volume 4

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Kamikaze Kate (and the sword of Captain Kuroda)

By John Summons.

Product Code: K23000

One-act Play

Recommended For: Middle School | High School

Cast Size: 2m., 4w.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Schoolgirl Kate thinks war is exciting, until her grandfather gives her a Japanese samurai sword from WWII, and along with the sword comes the ghost of Captain Kuroda, who teaches her that wartime experiences are not games.

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