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Horror-scopes by David Lovesy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. The male role is a phone-in voice. This might be better done live but it could conceivably be recorded. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Two minute comedy sketch with no specific requirements for set or props. (A couple of comfortable seats would help.) |
Synopsis | Tony calls the astrology section of a chat show and gets to learn a bit more than he expected about his future... |
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Howdy by Henry P. Gravelle Honorable Mention - Berlin Flash Film Festival, script competition, August 30, 2018 |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | Bluegrass or banjo at curtain rise and close. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
Style | A short comedy sketch set in a motel reception. US English. |
Synopsis | Two hillbilly outsiders need to find a resting place for the night. They are amazed and a little apprehensive by the modern wonders of a motel. |
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I Am Not Marilyn Monroe by Fiona Scott Patrick |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy monologue, with plenty of acting challenges. |
Synopsis | Zara is a twenty-something who has trouble sleeping and uses alcohol to help her. Her alcohol infused confusion becomes her reality and her love of old movie stars puts her in a fantasy world. She plays at being Marilyn Monroe. On being Marilyn, she comes across a new confident in the form of a six-legged spider whom she very appropriately decides to name Bobby Kennedy! |
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I Licked My Cat's Brain by Matthew Taylor |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short stand-up comedy sketch, two people, no scenery, no props. |
Synopsis | Well, the title says it all! |
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I sold my soul to Santa by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One character is thousands of years old, but probably doesn't look it. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch, highlighting the importance of korect spling. |
Synopsis | Steve and April have concerns over Billy's spelling and writing skills. |
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I'm Famous by Anton Chekhov, adapted Gerald P. Murphy |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Two parents and their (late teens to young adult) children. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Five-minute play, adapted from the short story Joy by Anton Chekhov. Single set (an armchair), simple props. |
Synopsis | Mitya comes home to his parents with the news that he is famous. They will soon discover why... |
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An Ice Mess You Got Me Into by Ray Lawrence |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 1. No chorus. Erm, an Iceberg! |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Monologue. No set, no props. |
Synopsis | An iceberg complains about the unexpected results of being struck by a certain liner in 1912. |
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Imagine You Are A Tree by David Lovesy & Brian Two |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch |
Synopsis | Sometimes meditation doesn’t bring the peace and tranquility that was sought. |
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In the Bookshop by tlc Creative |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. One of the characters is assumed to be male, given that in the character name is 'man', however this does not really seem to be necessary! |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch. |
Synopsis | A bookseller tries to pre-empt his customer's requests for books. |
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In The Library by Damian Trasler |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short sketch |
Synopsis | Two library clerks sort through an eclectic array of books. |
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