This collection of 10-minute plays will delight readers and audiences alike. From the futuristic musings of Michael Rudd's "Clothes For Their Souls" to the poetic mysticism of Nick Zagone's "Portland Blood Slam" to the film noirish farce of Jeff Goode's "Murder by Midnight," each of these short plays expresses the unique vision of a contemporary dramatist. Together, they make an exciting and diverse evening of theatre. Other plays in this anthology include "The Unwanted" by Walter Wykes, "The Goon" by Pete Malicki, "Watch Your Head" by Lynda Rodriguez, "Dog Park or Sexual Perversity in Magnuson" by Dennis Schebetta, "The Care and Feeding of Baby Birds" by Ann Wuehler, "The History of Why the Chicken Crossed the Road" by Jennye James, and "The Brown Shoes" by Julie Jensen.

Ten 10-Minute Plays: Volume III

Goode, Jeff

Wykes, Walter

Zagone, Nick

Literature & Fiction

Black Box Press

Comedy / Characters: 1 female,4 male or 1 male, 4 female
Are you looking for something different for Christmas this year? Tired of Christmas Carol and Gift of the Magi? Well, this is the script for you: eight reindeer dishing about the real Santa. All those rumors you've heard about him and the elves? About Rudolph's little secret? About Vixen's story that was leaked to the press? All true. Yes, the reindeer finally speak up and -- believe us -- they do not hold back! 
Please keep in mind that we do not recommend this script for high school use. This play is for adult audiences only! 
The Eight has been well-received in the press: 
Wickedly Topical -- New York Times
Excellent thought provoking. -- Dramalogue Magazine 
Arrestingly funny. -- Village Voice

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues

Dramas & Plays

Concord Theatricals

All groups / Areas / Drama / 8m, 5f / Running time: 2 hours His first new play in 400 years! This tale of forbidden love and political intrigue fuses the texts of Shakespeare's two well-known tragedies into a new classic with unexpected plot twists. A young boy falls in love with the Roman Emperor, and all hell breaks loose. Controversy reigns in ancient Rome when a popular openly-gay politician takes as his lover the son of a homophobic arch-rival. Hate begets hate as a very public bashing/assassination leads to civil war and murder-suicide. Romeo and Julius Caesar intertwines two of Shakespeare's best known plays in an original work, which casts new perspective on the original texts, and a new light on our own modern problems. The first play offered in a new series of collaborations between Jeff Goode and Shakespeare.

Romeo and Julius [Caesar]

Shakespeare., William

Comedy. 5m, 3f. The long-awaited follow-up to The Eight: Reindeer Monologues: This time, it's Santa's turn, and Christmas will never ever be the same. Scandal erupts at the North Pole when the most powerful man on Earth is sentenced to rehab for a minor traffic violation. But when he finds himself in a detox program run by the estranged Mrs. Claus, Santa's desperate struggle to conceal the truth about his arrest, uncovers yet another sordid secret that could mean the end of Christmas-as-we-know-it.

Seven Santas

8 Short Stage Combat playsComedyOne ActsVarious rolesRunning time: 10-15 minutes each.These short plays about piracy, brigandry, and heartrobbery combine tongue-in-cheek wordplay with swashbuckling swordplay and daring-dont's in stories revolving around pirates, maidens and rascals of all shapes and sizes. This unique collection of playlets can be used to create a full night of entertainment, as well as in the classroom for teaching stage combat techniques. Of special note is that these combat scenes contain roles for both male and female actors.

Your Swash Is Unbuckled

2f, 2m / Musical, TYA/Jr. High/High School / Simple set Greedy humans exploit the kindness of a magical gnome in this fractured fairy tale based on the Brother's Grimm. An ambitious peasant will say anything to convince the cash-strapped king to marry her lowly daughter, even if it means pretending the girl knows how to spin ordinary straw into priceless gold. Forced to spin or die, the hapless girl begs a lovelorn gnome to save her with his magic. And when her newfound "talent" leads to a royal marriage proposal, the aspiring princess will promise the gnome anything to keep up the deception. Even her firstborn child! Too late, she realizes the only way to break her promise is to guess the identity of the mysterious gnome before her time runs out and her subterfuge catches up with her.  "Suffice it to say that author Jeff Goode and composer Jonathan Price...are an astonishingly talented team." -The Bar Harbor Times

Rumpelstiltskin

PRICE, JONATHAN

These 11 short stage-combat plays about piracy, brigandry, and heartrobbery combine tongue-in-cheek word-play with swashbuckling swordplay in stories revolving around buccaneers, mutineers, damsels, fops, conquistadors, gladiatrixes and rapscallions of all shapes and sizes. This unique collection of playlets can be used to create a full night of entertainment, as well as in the classroom for teaching stage combat techniques. Of special note is that these combat scenes contain roles for both male and female actors. Contents: The Legends of Robin Hood and Little John Mutiny on the Booty The Trojan Diplomat Don Juan's Wantons The Harlot and the Hypocrite Monsieur Latoit's Lesson Arc's Angels Flouncy's Fancy Gladiatrix Gossip The Prince in the Poppies My Conquistador

Your Swash Is Unbuckled: Book 2

Samuel French, Inc.

When Doc Frankenstein and the Count fall for the same showgirl, you're in for an evening of showdowns and hoedowns that could turn Tombstone into a ghost town. A Halloween Western family entertainment in two acts. And the Mummy dances. "One of the most interesting young writing talents in the off-Loop scene, Goode is in equal parts funny, angry, imaginative, crude and hopelessly over the top." -Chicago Tribune "A depraved playwright." -Denver Post "A smarty-pants theater cult-god." -Northern California Bohemian "It's easy to see why some might call Jeff Goode 'anti-Christ.'" -Arizona Daily Star "Playwright Goode is a witty wordsmith." -Beacon Journal (Akron)

Dracula Rides Again

Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated

This collection of 10-minute plays will delight readers and audiences alike. From the social drama of Jeanette D. Farr's "Gray Matter" to the Pinteresque tension of Walter Wykes' "The Salmon Tribunal" to the zany swashbuckling fun of Jeff Goode's "Jolly Jack Junior," each of these short plays expresses the unique vision of an emerging contemporary dramatist. Together, they make an exciting and diverse evening of theatre.

Ten 10-Minute Plays, Vol. 1

Farr, Jeanette D.

Hill,Douglas

Vovos, Greg

Homokay, Julianne

Rochlin, Brian E.

Kaiser, Eric

Hamilton, LB

Lulu Press, Inc.

One of L.A.'s edgiest theatre companies brings a modern spin to Aesop's classic yarns, as eight timeless fables get a 21st century reboot. Cupcake bullies, tween warriors, scheming cheerleaders and apocalyptic yellow butterfly people… Each tale takes an unexpected twist in this innovative offering! 45-60 minutes (flexible). 3-11 males, 3-11 females (with the option of a gender-blind 3-actor cast; 3-21 performers possible). Ideal for middle schools, high schools, youth theatres, universities and community theatres. Published and performances licensed by YouthPLAYS (www.youthplays.com), publisher of plays for young actors and audiences.

Aesop Refabled

ULRICH, DAVE

Rothschild, Mike

Adkins, Nicole B.

Hahn, Adam

Macher, Samantha

Miller, Liz Shannon

Mishler, Dominic

YouthPLAYS

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