Unpublished Ten-Minute Plays
A Kiss is just a Kiss - seriocomic
CAST: 2 (1m - 30's, 1f - 30's)
EVA blurts out that she would like JAKE to kiss her and all goes topsy-turvy with recollections of childhood and a possible love found – and lost.
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Alice, Pursued by a Bear - drama
CAST: 3 (1m - ageless, 2f - 20-s-30's)
Alice has worked at keeping her anxiety at bay. But the more she hides it, the bigger BEAR gets. ALICE finally has to face BEAR.
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Curled Geese - comedy
CAST: 2 (1f - 20's, 1m - ageless - he's a genie)
A young woman brings home an antique bottle - that comes with a genie. She really doesn't believe in wishes and when he finally coaxes one out of her - it comes out wrong. The genie is hard of hearing.
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Of Butterflies and Roses - serio-comic
CAST: 2 (2f - 20's-40's)
CLARA and LAUREL have just returned to Clara’s home with their mother’s ashes. They are now orphans. And it doesn’t matter how old you are when you have lost your parents – it’s quite an adjustment as Clara and Laurel discover.
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A Tale of Two Ornaments - holiday comedy
CAST: 3 (1m, 1f, 1 either- can be teens to adult cast)
Merry! Catmess! That's what Christmas Eve is for two ornaments being terrorized by Vixen the kitten! Appropriate for family audiences, adult or teen actors.
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Frosty the Rogue Man - holiday comedy
CAST: 2 (1m, 1f)
Holly makes her way home from work when she encounters a talking snowman. He has a lot to say to her and she doesn’t want to hear it anymore. He's just like all the other men on the street.
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Mythajawaba - comedy
CAST: 3 (1 f, 2m)
As Cassandra tries to save her boyfriend from a mythical goddess, Eric tries to save Cassandra from herself.
Honors: One of 6 plays chosen for Sundog Theatre's 2011 Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry.
Included in The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2012 edited by Lawrence Harbison (I retain the rights)
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The Call Back - comedy
CAST: 4 (3f, 1 m)
As Simone recounts her "audition humiliation" over pie and coffee, the "casting witch" of Broadway comes in and the day goes from bad to worse.
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JUST FOR TEENS
Tarred and Feathered - comedy
Cast: 2 (m or f)
While writing graffiti on the street, a teen winds up tarred by hot biuminous and feather from a chicken coop. How does one go home like that?
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The Cell Phone Epidemic - comedy
Cast: 2f
Two friends meet in the emergency room. It seems they've both been in accidents - while texting on their cell phones. One of my most produced ten-minutes for teens. It was done at the Knutsford Little Theatre in the U.K. as The Mobile Epidemic! Published by Applause Books.
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PUBLISHED TEN-MINUTE PLAYS (Sample Listing; contact listed publisher for rights)
BROOKLYN PUBLISHERS: Website www.brookpub.com or
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The Fairy Godfather - comedy
Cast: 2 (1m, 1f)
Aurora comes face-to-face with her good fairy but he is not granting any wishes. He has grown bitter. You see, he is turning human.
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The Glass Slipper - comedy
Cast: 4 (3f, 1m)
We all know Prince Charming found Cinderella's glass slipper. But did he pursue her to meet her - or did he simply want the other shoe?
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Mousetrapped - comedy
Cast: 2f
Two graduate students spend their first night in a new apartment and find themselves terrorized - by a mouse! What to do? Especially if you believe in "catch-and-release." How do you trap a mouse. A very popular play for forensics.
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Dog Day Morning - comedy
Cast: 2 (flexible - it's a dog and a cat!)
As Scout, the good-natured, eager-to-please dog waits for his family to return, Socks - the diabolical cat - plans an escape!
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Angel Kisses in Left Field - serio-comic
Cast: 2 (1m, 1f)
A chance meeting in the bleacher seats high up left field has a profound effect on two people. Humanity happens in unexpected ways.
2010 Festival Award Winner at Play N Well Players
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The Playwright's Nightmare - comedy
Cast: 3 (1m, 1f, 1 m or f)
Ever hear of the actor's nightmare? Well, playwrights get them, too. And this one's a doozy.
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