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AWOL by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA well-scripted short scene for two actors and a bench and gives good opportunity for two actors to explore a range of emotions. (The bench is expected to deliver a wooden performance.)
SynopsisDanny is determined to desert the army and cross the border before his leave is over. He plans a future with Jane, his fiancée, but doubts and fears come out during their farewell.
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Celebrating Saint Patrick's by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play. Single pub set.
SynopsisLarry is out to celebrate Saint Patrick's day, but his drinking partner is a little unexpected.
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Cupid's Pie by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. The 2 F need to be same size.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA comedy sketch with a single (coffee bar) setting.
SynopsisThe local coffee bar has become known as a meeting place for blind dates and waitress Harriet has become familiar with the procedure. As Kelly arrives ready for her blind date, Harriet sees an opportunity to find herself a man with surprising results.
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Good Advice by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama with a single (coffee shop) setting.
SynopsisEncouraged by her worldly friend Alice, ageing spinster Norma starts to think about her love life, or the lack of it, when former sweetheart Bill comes into the café.
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Jamie Freel's Halloween by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. 'Fairies' may be played by m or f, or a combination.
Run TimeAround 16 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short adaptation of an Irish folk tale, with two simple settings.
SynopsisIn this adaptation the wicked fairies kidnap Gracie, to imprison her in the castle. Jamie intervenes, and as a ransom Gracie is struck deaf and dumb. With a little magic and many travails, Jamie is at last able to re-unite Gracie with her parents.
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Looking for Nancy by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 7 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA tight, efficient dramatic (somewhat melodramatic) sketch set on a ferry (indicated by a ship's rail and a bench).
SynopsisEdith is heading to the mainland with her daughter, Nancy, to do some shopping, but the little girl hasn’t been seen anywhere on the ferry.
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Never Alone Again by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 6 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleSketch-length short, sentimental drama. US English.
SynopsisBrett and Jenny are both unable to overcome the loss of their beloved ones. When they meet at the park, they discover they have something in common.
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Never Be Late by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The characters are of high school age.
Run TimeAround 8 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short play about a first date - with some laughs and some surprises. Simple set (a couple of tables, three or more chairs).
SynopsisJim's just dropping into his favourite cafe when he sees his friend Sally waiting for her blind date to arrive. When she won't let him sit with her, he moves on to another girl waiting for her beau. Mistaking him for her date, she starts to fall for him, but it all goes wrong, and not just for Jim.
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Night Intruders by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short drama, with a single setting and simple prop requirements.
SynopsisSam and Liz meet for the first time on the roof top of an apartment building. They are both there with the intention of ending it all by jumping from the roof. As their relationship develops, however, their intentions change.
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On Our Own by Olivia Arieti
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Characters are in their late teens - at an age to be leaving home.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute romantic comedy play. Single interior set (which can be kept to a minimum of a couple of pieces of furniture).
SynopsisJosh and Debbie are finally moving in together, despite their mothers' misgivings. They're confident that they're ready for this step in their relationship, but before the boxes are unpacked, they run into some problems.
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