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.

Stages

Product Code: SZ7000

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

A play within a play in various styles throughout theatre history. Rehearsal is conducted as an exasperated director and stage manager attempt to deal with an ever-changing script.

Freshman Year

Product Code: FE1000

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

A dramatic look at teens entering their first year of high school. The students experience the difficult challenges of peer pressure, including drugs, dating and sexuality.

Ring of Lead

Product Code: RC2000

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Based on a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. A young woman endures the memory of a suitor who committed suicide and is ultimately trapped by his revenge.