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Nothing Extravagant by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 3 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch.
SynopsisA blind date where these two have figured it all out!
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Notice How Young I Look by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch.
SynopsisA blind date turns into a commercial endorsement.
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A Pig is a Pig is a Pig by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. Nominally three men and three women, but the genders of the characters are not integral to the story (and have been changed from the original short story), so they can be switched around as required.
Run TimeAround 9 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play. Single set (the front desk of Acme Express Shipping Company).
SynopsisWhen Mary Flannery receives a shipment of guinea pigs, she is forced to keep them whilst a dispute over shipping fees is settled. Guinea pigs breed quickly, however, and soon she has more than she can handle...
Based on an original story by Ellis Parker Butler.
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The Play Selection Committee Selects A Play by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute comedy skit which does what it says on the label. Minimal set.
SynopsisThere are many excellent reasons why the selection committee should not choose Joe's play - and one compelling reason why they should...
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Responsible People, Good Work Ethic by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch.
SynopsisA blind date finds two people who are very well matched - but only to each other!
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The Story of an Hour by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 10 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play, single set, simple props.
SynopsisLouise Mallard's husband Brently has been killed in a train accident and her sister Josephine and husband's friend Barton try to break the news to her in a way that won't disturb her heart condition. They are unaware of how trapped she feels by the marriage and the freedom that her husband's death gives. However Barton has been given the wrong information by the police and Brently arrives just as Louise is planning her long, free life.
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Ulysses and the Dogman by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 12 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleTen-minute play. Single set (figurative New York street scene, 1910).
SynopsisA Westerner visits New York to look up an old friend - and finds him regretting the enforced changes of marriage and city life, such as his duty to walk the dog...
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What Are The Odds? by Gerald P. Murphy
RolesMinimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus.
Run TimeAround 4 minutes. [Estimated!]
MusicNone.
StyleA short comedy sketch.
SynopsisA couple meet on a blind date when it seems they should have met before.
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