GO JOE!

SAVING GRACE

IBMeNUBU

A youth theatre cast are preparing to stage the musical, Joseph, for a drama contest. Ironically, some of the cast members become jealous of the lead character who appears to be favored by the director. When they devise a plan to oust him, the production gets derailed and their chance to compete in the contest is jeopardized.

The play focuses on the tragedy of jealousy and emphasizes the value of working together and the power of individuality.

YOUTH: 13 or more, ideally 18, Gender Flexible

30 minutes
40 minutes with optional song

Produced: Canada & USA

A group of teenagers learn about life, acceptance and grace from a misfit outsider with a big secret. A modern day story inspired by the life of John Newton, writer of Amazing Grace.

YOUTH: 10 (4m, 6f)

40 minutes

Produced: FDL, London, ON
& LCP's LYTE, London, ON

A modern day Prodigal Son story designed with the meaning of Christmas as an underlying theme.

ADULT: 1m, 1f
YOUTH: 1m, 1f, 3flex
CHILD/YOUTH: 2f
40 minutes

Published: Eldridge Publishing

Set in a local restaurant during the Christmas season, Megan and her friends discover the chaos caused by lies, deception and gossip. The manager is the mending factor by exposing the need for World Truth.

ADULT: 1m
YOUTH: 3m, 3f

50 minutes

Published: Eldridge Publishing

Five kids seek to discover the true meaning of Peace on Earth while they are confined to the inside of an elevator that has stopped in between floors. This 30-minute play takes place on Christmas eve.

The play incorporates the use of slides which are in two PowerPoint presentations. These are also available with the purchase of the script.

ADULT: 1-2flex
YOUTH: 3m, 2f

35 minutes

Produced: Various Churches

Five youth are meeting in a back room of their school to complete an assignment that is due in thirty minutes. A storm diverts their attention but, among other things, becomes a source of inspiration for their project.

YOUTH: 2m, 3f

30 minutes

Produced: Ontario, Canada

The Maladroit Romeo

Enigmatic Lucidity

One Year One Day

Angelina is meeting Bob at the library where they first met nine and a half months ago. Except for bordering a tragedy, this marriage proposal is no Romeo and Juliet. First play of The Trilogy of Bob & Angelina.

ADULT: 1m, 1f

10 minutes

Script In Hand Production: London Central Public Library (x3), London Playwright's Cabaret
Produced: Trilogy of Bob & Angelina: London Fringe Festival

A man keeps waking up from a horrible dream only to discover that he's still dreaming. Or is he? Second play of The Trilogy of Bob & Angelina.

ADULT: 1m, 1f

10 minutes

Produced: Snowdance Festival, Six 15's @ Eight Festival, Riverside Arts Council Festival, 13th Street Rep Quickies, 11:11 Theatre, 517 Playwrights & Hydrae Productions, Trilogy of Bob & Angelina: London Fringe Festival
Finalist: Lakeshore Players & Emerging Artists

Bob and Angelina experience the art of communication as they celebrate one year one day. Third play of The Trilogy of Bob & Angelina.

ADULT: 1m, 1f

15 minutes

Produced: Trilogy of Bob & Angelina: London Fringe Festival

A bride abruptly stops her wedding ceremony, arguing with her groom about the meaning of the song he has selected to sing. In the end she storms out, only to the relief of the groom who had used the circumstance to get himself out of the abusive relationship.

ADULT: 1m (20's), 1f (20's), 1flex
10 minutes

Jack arrives at a local diner and tries to make amends with a long-lost friend by offering him a cup of coffee, some money, and a heart-felt apology. The only problem is that the man at the diner is a total stranger.

ADULT: 2m
10 minutes

YOUTH: 4m (late teen-20's)
10 Minutes

An assisted suicide gone bad goes worse when the victim takes the job into his own hands.

ADULT: 2m
10 minutes

Place one enigmatic girl and one vulnerable guy in one medium sized locked custodial closet. Add one dominant fiance. Shake knob three times. oz in a clozet. This play is a combination of comdic calamity and a breath of farce that begins when a guy and girl, strangers to each other, find themselves stuck in the custodial closet of a movie theater. The chaos escalates when the fiance comes in search of her boyfriend.

1 M, 2 F, 1 FLEX (Age 20's)

75 minutes

Finalist: Drury University 2007 Play Competition
Staged Reading : Horse Trade Theatre Group, NYC

A successful businessman goes to the same restaurant and orders the same thing every day—a steak sandwich. But on this day, the man’s normal routine is upset by an appalling reality—absolutely everything in the restaurant has changed. After enduring atrocious service and a horrible meal, the man gets up to leave but finds that the door to the restaurant has disappeared. Trapped in a restaurant from hell, this modern-day Scrooge is confronted by an unruly host of “angels” who give him a holiday gift he’ll never forget!

YOUTH / ADULT: 1m, 5 Flex

30 minutes.

Published: Norman Maine

Mahoney, a teen, is recovering from an organ transplant occurring two weeks previous. He is visited by his high school friends and later a man who ends up being the father of his donor. The father wants to get to know Mahoney and become a part of his life, while Mahoney wants nothing to do with him. He finds out that their friends had a small part in bringing them together. Mahoney finally agrees to give the father a chance.

ADULT: 1m
YOUTH: 3m,1f

15 minutes

Produced: Various Organizations

A college professor sits in a restaurant marking assignments. When he is approached by a persistent young lady who says she knows him, he continues to brush her off. It is not until he discoves who she is that his life is impacted just as much as hers has been.

This sketch emphasizes the value of Encouragement, Investing Into Others, Going The Extra Mile, Education. It can stand alone or be an introductory to a presentation on this topic.

ADULT: 1m, 1f (20's), 2flex (20's)

10 minutes

Produced: Various Organizations

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A girl asks her best friend to cheer her on one last time, the hardest yet.

10-Minute: 2F

20-Minute: 3F, 1M, 2 FLEX

Produced: London One Act Festival, 2011, InspiraTO Festival 2011, Rising Sun Performance 2011, Boxfest Detroit 2011
Reading: Rising Sun Performance Co., 2011