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| Two Farmers by Damian Trasler & David Lovesy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Both characters are farmers, hence the title. (Could be male or female.) |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short sketch with no set and no props (give or take an implicit farm gate!) |
| Synopsis | Two farmers converse! A thinly disguised string of dreadful farmyard-related jokes! |
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| Two Surgeons by Damian Trasler & Steve Clark |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Ten-minute comedy sketch. |
| Synopsis | Two surgeons converse while performing an operation. Cue a string of dreadful medical jokes! |
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| Unrelated Women by Daniel M. Wolpe |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 65 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | The production notes contain suggestions for six classical pieces of music that feature in the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | A two act drama (though could be performed in one). Set in the US, though the play explores universal themes. |
| Synopsis | At her husband’s funeral, hard-bitten widow Fiona meets Laura, her husband’s young pregnant mistress, having been previously unaware of her existence. Their relationship, at first bitter, evolves into a profound and loving affiliation. |
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| up & down by Rob Ricards |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. There is one speaking character. A second character makes two appearances to bring on props. (This might be done by a member of the stage crew.) The character is written as male, but could be played female with just a couple of name changes. |
| Run Time | Around 15 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Fifteen minute play - essentially a monologue - set on the step ladder that is life! |
| Synopsis | A character reviews the events of his (or her) life, using a handy step ladder as a metaphor. |
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| A Ventriloquist's Tale by Ray Lawrence |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 3. No chorus. Whilst this is presented as a monologue, it could also be performed by three people, playing narrator, ventriloquist and psychiatrist. |
| Run Time | Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short rhyming comedy monologue (no set or props required). |
| Synopsis | A Ventriloquist who fears he's being controlled by his dummy seeks professional help and gets some straight talking. |
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| We Have Character by Sherrill S. Cannon & Kerry E. Gallagher |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 26. No chorus. A narrator and (up to) 25 children. Since all the children's roles could be doubled, in theory it could be done by a cast of two, but in practice it is intended as a full-class piece. |
| Run Time | Around 25 minutes. [Estimated!] With songs, which may vary the length of performance. |
| Music | The producer's copy of the script includes suggestions for up to eight songs. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. |
| Style | One-act performance piece for young children. |
| Synopsis | A rhyming exploration of well-known children's books, with simple parables drawn from the characters. |
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| What Goes Around... by Vicki Lloyd |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. |
| Run Time | Around 9 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A fun concept for a sketch. Entertaining interaction between the two characters, which builds to a suitable pay-off. Unusual set - a tall plant, a model of a castle and a giant shell - but probably cardboard cut-outs. |
| Synopsis | Two goldfish are circling in their bowl. One recalls their early life with a huge family in the ocean. The other thinks they're making it up. |
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| When Life Hands You Lemons by Kate Phimy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. A mother and her teenage daughter. |
| Run Time | Around 7 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short play. Single domestic setting (which need not be elaborate, but does involve a Christmas tree). Contains very mild swearing. |
| Synopsis | Chloe isn't that interested in decorating the tree this year, but her Mum is determined that they'll do things just as they always have. Chloe has a better idea for this year, though. |
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| Word Up by Cheryl Barrett |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. Age difference essential. |
| Run Time | Around 10 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | A short one act comedy, with a split (living room and office) set. |
| Synopsis | Pensioner Ruby is having trouble with her computer and calls a computer helpline. The problem is eventually discovered, but will Ruby like the solution? |
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| Zoocatraz by David Lovesy |
| Roles | Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 2. No chorus. One adult (zoo keeper), one child (but this is a comedy sketch, and the child could be played by an adult). |
| Run Time | Around 2 minutes. [Estimated!] |
| Music | None. |
| Style | Short comedy sketch. No set requirements. |
| Synopsis | A visitor to the zoo discovers a strange secret... |
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