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Attendance is Mandatory
An elderly and inflexible substitute teacher meets her match when she encounters the school administrator and the class from hell. (10 minutes. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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The Body Politic
A stalwart political conservative. Three senior staffers. A clandestine late-night meeting. Scandal. Hypocrisy. Spin. Just another day in the life for the body politic. (1 act. 3 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Charming Billie
Police Chief Jerome Peterson interrogates his elderly and formidable former Sunday school teacher, Wilhelmina (Billie) Thorstad. It seems that a fair number of Billie’s relatives have recently met their Maker and their deaths are clearly not by natural means. Jerome, intent on discovering what is going on, learns more than he really cares to as Billie weaves a horrifying and hilarious tale of envy, greed, and murder among the members of the richest family in town. (1 act. 6 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Chat
On her 87th birthday, Eleanor, a solitary and lonely old woman, has an unexpected and illuminating conversation with her patient and understanding cat, Madame Puffles. (10 minutes. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Community Spirit
School Spirit Team Spirit Welcome to small town Ohio! Join a pep rally in Null Ampersand. Recruit a new freshman class for CCU. Help Combustible Solids extend a hand in true Christian charity. What could go wrong? (4-5 minutes. 2-3 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Consider the Source
A once powerful man, now old, bitter, alone, and confined to a nursing home, is paid a visit by an unexpected guest. The conversation, casual at first, soon begins to resemble an interrogation as the unwelcome visitor’s questions become more probing. Before the visit ends, the old man is forced to acknowledge a lifetime of arrogance and cruelty. (1 act. 3 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Dinner's On Me
Hilda and Mel. An online match. And now a blind date. At Hilda's favorite restaurant. It may not be a match made in heaven, but it could end up being a profitable evening. At least for one of them. (10 minutes. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Eventide
Mina and Lucy, two ladies of a certain age, visit the derelict ballroom where they spent many happy hours as young girls. They savor memories of their younger selves and of their dear departed friend, Carmilla. Reminiscing soon takes a peculiar turn because Mina and Lucy have come to the ballroom on a mission – a mission with more than a few supernatural elements. (1 act. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Ministering Angel
A chance encounter between nursing home aide, Kyla, and elderly visitor, Mrs. Venger, leads to a conversation, and to revelations, that neither woman will ever forget. (10 minutes. 2 characters. Minimal set.) |
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A Party Ad with Karl & Vlad
Marx and Lenin wish you a joyous name day, bourgeois capitalist swine. (1 minute. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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A Point of Diminishing Returns
Ulysses McKinley Rutherford Harding Garfield Hayes III, a venerable but clueless Ohio politician, is hot on the campaign trail, and busily shaking hands, kissing babies, and seeking votes. Unfortunately, for this particular stump speech, Ulysses has chosen the wrong venue and the wrong audience. And when Ulysses decides to abandon his prepared remarks and speak from his heart, he, and the event, have nowhere to go but down. (1 act. 3 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Puppy Play the Ayn Rand Way
Welcome to Ayn's Objectivist Obedience School. (10 minutes. 2 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Travel Can Be So Rewarding, or You Can't Get There From Here
To their immense regret, some unlucky air travelers encounter two little old ladies who have more on their minds than just a pleasant vacation. (1 act. 4-5 actors. Minimal set.) |
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Yuletide Ennui Beside the Sea
It's sun, surf, and sand in the off-season for Santa Claus, Krampus, and La Befana the Christmas Witch! Now if they could only get along with one another. (10 minutes. 3 actors. Minimal set.) |