![]() Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (This one is for adults.) Queue (Comedy, an American actor tries to throw off his British competition as they wait for an audition to begin.) Words of Advice (This short play will be the hardest thing you ever memorize, based on a couple of guys I overheard on the subway, I couldn't tell what they were talking about, and they left the train, so I had to make something up.) Jubilation, Mississippi (Like a Twilight Zone episode, a longer piece - about 20 minutes, a traveler finds himself in a town where everyone is annoyingly happy.)įactory (Welcome to the intimidating world of the no-so-distant future where your baby can be made to exact specifications. In a Box (Philosophical Comedy, this play about a couple of regular guys pondering a street mime and the nature of reality seems to be a favorite of a lot of high schools and colleges and is often performed.)Įggs (Finalist in Actor's Theatre of Louisville Ten-Minute Play Contest, highly theatrical, fun piece with a lot of great physical comedy and a raucous ending.)īee (Drama, in a Kafka-esque world of the future a man is interrogated after the disappearance of his "companion.")Ĭorybungus (Comedy, if you're like me, you might enjoy this ridiculous ode to Monty Python.)Īll About Biffo (Comedy, a nod to "All About Eve," a young, brash clown threatens the alpha status of an older clown.) Hole (Drama, this 10-minute Appalachian mining cave-in play was published in The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2011.) The Proposal (Drama, this Jane Austen Era short play was published in 2006: The Best Ten-Minute Plays for 2 Actors.) It's a 10 minute play great for high schools or colleges / universities.) La Mouche (Stephen's favorite of his one-acts with silly French waiters. This is also the first scene of the full-length play, Home of the Great Pecan.) Sucking (A Texas comedy, Finalist Actor's Theatre of Louisville Ten-Minute Play Contest, performed at Actors Theatre of Louisville in December, 1994, AND published in Dramatics Magazine, April, 1995. Men's Stage Monologues 2005, edited by D. Honor Country (Drama, an Iraq war play, published in PlaysĪnd Playwrights 2005, edited by Martin Denton, The New York Theatre Experience, 2005, An excerpt was published in The Best Longer pantomimes that are within the range of (some) school-age groups.Short One-Acts | 10 Minute Plays for Universities Colleges by Stephen Bittrich School pantomimes (specifically written for school-age children and generally no longer than an hour), These scripts could be used as plays, but also function as " group readers", to be read aloud with each member of the group taking a role. ![]() ![]() ![]() Plays with no direct educational purpose set in a well-defined historical period. Most of the History Plays have some sort of educational value. Select all educational plays or the specific topics listed. Most of the Christmas Plays have some religious element (on the grounds that it's a Christian festival!) although a few remain resolutely secular. " Christian Commentaries" (plays with religious themes, but not based on any specific text) Plays by Genre Musicals and Musical Plays Some plays with educational value (some of them in a mix of rhyme and prose), Plays with a chorus (in the sense of "crowd", not necessarily in the sense of "choir") which usually means that the plays can be done by a large group (sometimes multiple classes). This will vary enormously due to speaking rate, stage business, songs and dances and the logistics of getting large casts on and off small stages!. (This category excludes pantomimes - see below.)Ĭaution: Run-times are estimates from word-count (plus estimates for songs, where applicable). Plays sorted by (our estimate of) Run-Time
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