Short in Collection
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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
Helen DubersteinDescription
Two older men discuss younger women.
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (2 male)
Short Drama (about 10 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Vinnette Carroll, music and lyrics by Micki GrantDescription
In this tale based on an African-American fable, Croesus and his brothers are on a search for success and money... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (2 female, 3 male, flexible casting, chorus and dancers)
Short Comedy (about 30 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
José RiveraDescription
A high-school girl dons swastika earrings, given to her by her boyfriend, and finds that her life soon turns into a nightmare.
Production Info
Cast: 6 total (3 female, 3 male)
Short Drama (about 20 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary CostumesRoma GrethDescription
An actress balances on an emotional tightrope strung between approaching retirement and a fading career.
Production Info
Cast: 1 total (1 female)
Short Drama (about 10 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
A R GurneyDescription
A mysterious woman puts a strain on a suburban couple's marriage.
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Short Drama (about 30 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Cassandra MedleyDescription
Alma tries to reckon with injuries suffered by her beautiful daughter, Monique, while serving in the U... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (4 female)
Short Drama (about 40 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Georges Feydeau, translated from the French by Laurence SenelickDescription
A husband and wife stay together by force of habit, their relationship based on nothing solid. The wife's aggression and bitterness and the husband's selfishness and irresponsibility are revealed, and their ferocious animosity unleashes such powerful comedy that it obscures the underlying darkness.
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male)
Short Comedy (about 60 minutes)
Single Set
Period CostumesLynda SturnerDescription
A couple reflect on the twists and turns their lives have taken since their 1960s glory days.
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Short Drama (about 10 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary CostumesDavid 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
Robert ChesleyDescription
Fido is angry that Rover, in spite of being sick, continues to act on his desires.
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (3 male)
Short Drama (about 30 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Franca Rame and Dario Fo, adapted by Estelle ParsonsDescription
A young woman invites her boyfriend up to her room. If her father wakes up, he'll cut off the young man's balls with an ax... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 1 total (1 female)
Short Drama (about 45 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Kermit FrazierDescription
Two Black Air Force officers struggle to cope with isolation and longing in West Texas.
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Short Drama (about 30 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Edwin SánchezDescription
Three people sit in a waiting room waiting for the bell to go ding!
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male, flexible casting)
Short Comedy (about 10 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 CostumesNeed help?