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The Gods by Tony Domaille |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short comedy sketch with no set necessary. |
Synopsis | The Gods on Mount Olympus are fed up with modern humanity and wondering how it all went so wrong. |
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Going Down by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch (with a lot going on under the surface). Contains peccadilloes. |
Synopsis | Sebastian wakes up in the passenger seat of his car to find that his wife, Elizabeth, has driven him to an unusual spot. |
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The Golden Years by Joe Starzyk |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short two-hander comedy sketch, with adult themes. |
Synopsis | Norman and Mabel have been together a long, long time, and they know the secrets to a happy marriage. More than that, Mabel knows all of Norman’s secrets too, as he finds out when he tries to tell her about them. |
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Good For Something by George Freek |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both in their seventies |
Run Time | Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A short, one act play, set in a center for the retired. |
Synopsis | Lizzie and Max meet regularly for a game of checkers during which they come closer together and are able to confide in and advise each other. |
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Great Moments in History, Number 2 by Jack Burgess |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 3 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Historical skit in one short scene. (Part of the Acting Funny collection of sketches.) Contains mild swearing and a telescope. |
Synopsis | The Spanish Armadillo. A Lady finds a fully paid-up Fool on look-out duty. |
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The Grilling by Barry Lambert |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 6 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy sketch for two people and a pub table. |
Synopsis | Flamboyant actor Gregory Walton sits in a pub hoping to be recognised by fans. He is approached by Ms Price, but discovers she is no fan when she starts to interrogate him about his past activities. |
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The Hang-Up by Helen Gent |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A very short sketch which is simple, funny and easy to produce. |
Synopsis | A couple are at the end of a long phone call, but she has more trouble disconnecting than he does. |
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Have You Any Bread? by Jos Biggs |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 4 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch with a minimal set (a simulated shop counter). |
Synopsis | A customer attempts to buy bread from the bakery, but ends up investigating the surprising hours of the village. |
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He and She by Frank Gibbons |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | Short comedy sketch. Minimal domestic setting. Contains marital disharmony. |
Synopsis | 'She' tries to explain to her husband that she has an attentive admirer. |
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Help Me Get Over You by Rollin Jewett Finalist - 2018 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), NYC. |
Roles | Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
Run Time | Around 13 minutes. [Estimated!] |
Music | None. |
Style | A comedy duologue sketch with a simple set. |
Synopsis | Having ended his relationship with Phyllis, John is having withdrawal difficulties. Much to Phyllis’ initial annoyance and incredulity, John enlists her help with his problem. |
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