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Firesign TheatreDescription
DWARF is the story of the five ages of Man and in particular, the five ages of one George Leroy Tirebiter, a man named after a dog.
Production Info
Cast: 15 total (6 female, 9 male)
Full Length Comedy (about 75 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Michael Weller, based on a short story by Anton ChekhovDescription
A spoof fairy tale about a boy and his talking dog, Chatter, who go on a magical journey to recover his lost talent... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 11 total (3 female, 8 male)
Short Comedy (about 25 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
David MametDescription
A sketch included in David Mamet's VERMONT SKETCHES.
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (2 male)
Short Drama (about 10 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Tony KushnerDescription
Dr Arnold Hutschnecker, psychotherapist of record to one Mr Richard Milhous Nixon, undergoes his own psychotherapy session … a year after his death in Paradise.
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (1 female, 2 male)
Short Drama (about 15 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Clare CossDescription
W. E. B. Du Bois and Mary White Ovington, two courageous leaders across the color line, co-founders of the NAACP, find themselves unexpectedly alone in their New York City office on a Sunday morning, June 1915... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male, Multiethnic Cast)
Full Length Drama (about 75 minutes)
Single Set
Period Costumes
Burt Grinstead and Anna StrombergDescription
Based on the classic novella, this darkly comic adaptation takes you to the dismal streets of London in the 1860s, where societal pressures silence a gentle doctor's questions about the nature of morality... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 16 total (7 female, 9 male, flexible casting, bit parts)
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 80 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Burt Grinstead and Anna StrombergDescription
Based on the classic novella, this darkly comic adaptation takes you to the dismal streets of London in the 1860s, where societal pressures silence a gentle doctor's questions about the nature of morality... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 80 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Neil LaBute, based on the novel by Bram StokerDescription
Neil LaBute brings a rich theatricality and his provocative way with language and story to the world of Count Dracula, Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker, and his beloved Mina — this time, with very much a mind of her own — infusing the classic gothic tale of terror, obsession, and pathos with a modern edge... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 12 total (5 female, 7 male)
Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Period Costumes
Jeff GoodeDescription
When Doc Frankenstein and the Count fall for the same showgirl, you're in for an evening of showdowns and hoedowns that could turn Tombstone into a ghost town... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 9 total (6 female, 3 male)
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Evgeny Shvarts, translated by Laurence SenelickDescription
A town ruled by a dragon and compelled to pay it tribute is rescued by Sir Lancelot, at a terrible price to himself... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 10 total (5 female, 5 male, Flexible Casting)
Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Period Costumes
Brett NeveuDescription
A boy's best friend has died after an accident whilst cleaning his gun. It is Christmas Eve, and he talks to his friend's father after a church service... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (2 female, 3 male)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Contemporary Costumes
Len JenkinDescription
Both a riff on lounge acts and a lounge act itself. Time Out calls the show, "Enveloping, sad and entirely hilarious, the most fun you'll ever have watching the American Dream disintegrate... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Sherry KramerDescription
One day, after years of longing and doing without, Mandy buys the house in the woods she had always dreamed of... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 6 total (3 female, 3 male, flexible casting)
Short Comedy (about 45 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Kevin KautzmanDescription
DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP is the story of an aging couple, Mary and Gene, and their adult children — recovering-addict Robert and new-ager Melissa... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male, including 1 older female and male)
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary CostumesMaría Irene Fornés, based on a short story by Anton ChekhovDescription
A surrealist playlet in which a man performs suicides for a fee.
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (3 male)
Short Drama (about 15 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary CostumesNeed help?