Detective Sketches and Other Short Plays

Product Code: D23000

Limited Streaming Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

A collection of five short plays. Detective Sketches (Trouble Is Eating My Pants): A private eye gets tangled in deception and death when he takes a dangerous case in this spoof of film noir. Escape from Groovytown: A man flees his trendy hipster neighborhood for the gritty side of town, only to find he can’t stay away. Falling Through the Cracks: A nearly homeless woman confronts her son on the subway. Somewhere on the Coast of Belize: Two Manhattan men try to dump a barge of garbage on a struggling nation. At Night in the Asylum: A haunting choral piece that equates the fears of city dwellers with those of a madhouse.

A Holiday Dream

Product Code: HE3000

Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

This interactive play is about Tim, a boy with low self esteem who won't join his family in a holiday get together. He dozes off in his room and an elf visits him and gets his help in rescuing Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, etc.

The Homework Conspiracy

Product Code: HE4000

Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

It's spring at Pumpkin Corners High School, and the kids are bursting with energy, eager to have fun. There's just one problem—homework. Is there any way to get rid of it? With the help of computers and the Internet they think they have found a way. Will it work? Dave Cockley wrote this two-act play with sprightly music for young voices.

Small Actors

Product Code: SB8000

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Emily desperately wants to play the lead in her high school's production of Romeo and Juliet. Instead, she gets a one-line, four-word role. None the less, she tells her parents (who will be out of town during the performance) that she got the lead, and suddenly, things spin way out of control. Mom and Dad cancel their vacation plans and invite every relative they can round up to come visit and see their daughter play Juliet. This outlandishly funny and very touching play is about the roles we all play—in theatre and in life.

The Reluctant Dragon

Product Code: R94000

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

While true to the spirit and language of the charming original, this adaptation embraces the dramatic power of what happens when misunderstanding escalates into prejudice and violence.