Ruth & Robert & Robert & Ruth," a 60-minute open-stage drama in English, set in a living room, office, and restaurant, New York City, evening, present (the performance date), 1m1f, Mary Humphrey Baldridge (Canadian playwright, 1937-____)
“Sally Faces Up,"
a 20-minute drama in English, set in a cold doorway to a shop, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christmas, 2004, 1m1f, David Elliot Brown (Scottish playwright living in Germany, voted by Player-Playwrights of London as playwright of the year 2003, London, December 26, 1964-____)
“Sanctuary,”
a 45-minute drama in English set in a secluded spot in an urban park, 1m1f, Emil Sher (Canadian playwright, 1959-____)
“Sarajevo,"
a 20-minute drama in English, set in "a country that no longer exists," in the early 1990s, 1m1f, Christine Rusch (American playwright, teacher, published and produced free-lance writer, founding artistic director of playwrights theatre, dramaturg, consultant, 19__-____)
“Scene Analysis for Fun & Profit,”
a 10-minute comedy set in the dining room of a suburban home, 2000, 1m1f, Bob Jude Ferrante (American playwright, 1959-____)
“Screeches from the Zoo,"
a barestage`15-minute comedy in English, set in a street, late afternoon, 2004, 1m1f, "Scot" Walker (aka William Patrick Walker, American playwright, author, editor, poet, 1944-____)
“Scripted,”
a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a bedroom, early morning, 1998, 1m1f, Mark Harvey Levine (American playwright, actor, 1963-____)
“Sea Spray,”
a 12-minute romantic drama in English, set on a cliff overlooking an ocean, afternoon/evening, 1998, 1m1f, Roger Martin (American playwright, actor, writer, 1930-____)
“The Sealwoman and the Fisher,"
a 25-minute bare-stage play for dancers in English; also, translated into Erse (Irish Gaelic) by Margaret Birmingham, set in Sea Shore, Church, Fisher's house, day, moonlit night, 1984, 1m1f (+ chorus 1m2f, dancer), Miriam Gallagher (Irish playwright, novelist, screenwriter, 1940-____)
“Secret Joy,"
a 10-minute drama in English in several scenes, set inside a rustic cottage in western Scotland, 19th century, 1m1f, Peter Fabbri Langman (American playwright, psychologist, 1960-____)
“September,”
a 25-minute drama in English, set in an American Midwestern attic, late afternoon, 1m1f, Craig D. Calman (American playwright, writer, actor, 1953-____)
“Shadow Play,"
a drama in English, set in a bedroom, 4:15 a.m., 1992, 1m1f, Barbara [Ann] Blatner (American playwright, poet, composer, university professor, 1949-____)
“Short-Term Affairs,”
a 20-minute comedy in English about contemporary relationships, set in The Bureau of Short-Term Affairs, New York City, late afternoon, 2001, 1m1f, Donna Spector (American playwright, 1946-____)
“Shrinkage,"
a 15-minute dark comedy in English, set in a therapist's office, afternoon, spring, 2005, 1m1f, Carole E. Buggé (American playwright/novelist/composer/lyricist/poet,
1953-____)
“Sirens,”
a 40-minute experiment in English, set in Cornwall, United Kingdom, various times over months, 2000, 1m1f, Phil Emery (British playwright, writer, lecturer, 1958-____)
“Sitting Duck Season,”
a 17-minute drama in English, set in a cabin in a Vermont forest, autumn, recent past, 1m1f, Robin Rice Lichtig (American playwright, 19__-____)
“Situation Vacant,”
a 30-minute comedy in English, set in a rliving room, anywhere, time varies throughout two days, 2000, 1m1f (female plays six roles),Hornby, Ian R. (British playwright, writer, 1949-____)
“Skid Marks," a 12-minute dark comedy in English, set in an apartment living room, 4:00 a.m., Saturday, 2004, 1m1f, Schatzie Schaefers (American playwright, broadcaster, 1971-____)
“Skin Deep,”
a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a doctor's office, afternoon,
2002, 1m1f, Kitty S. Dubin (American playwright, professor of playwriting,
1945-____)
“Skulls,” a 20-minute
comedy in English, set in a sitting room of a shared house, England, 6.00
p.m., Thursday, 2002, 1m1f or 2f, Charli E. Cree (British playwright, technical
theatre student, 1984-____)
“Sleeping Beauty’s
Rude Awakening,” a 20-minute comedy in English set in a room in
a castle, once upon a time, 1m1f, Frank Higgins (American playwright,
writer, 1963-____)
“A Slip of the Tongue,” a 15-minute dark
farce in English, set in an office in the solicitors firm of Reams &
Ramsbottom, morning, 2000, 1m1f, Andrew Biss (British playwright, ____-____)
“The Slope,”
a 35-minute drama with humor in English, set in a brownstone apartment,
Brooklyn, New York, on a hot, humid Saturday afternoon, 1991, 1m1f,
Angelo Parra (American playwright, 1948-____)
“So Nice to See
You,” a 25-minute comedy in English, set in office, coffeehouse,
supermarket, party, airport, 1998,1m1f, Kristen Lazarian (American
playwright, 1968-____)
“Soap Boxing,"
a 10-minute social drama in English, set in a metaphorical Garden of Eden, 2004, 1m1f, Colette Freedman (American playwright, writer, actor, producer, 1971-____)
“Some Other Place,"
a 55-minute pair of dramatic monologs (without intermission) set in a suburban living room, U.S.A., 2000, 1m1f, Christopher Wall (American playwright, 1970-____)
“Something Went Wrong," a 10-minute black comedy in English, set in a modest living room, evening, 2003, 1m1f, Matt Casarino (American playwright, manager, Muppet fan, musician, writer, 1970-____)
“Sometimes a Wind in the Georgia Dusk,”
a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a public park in Atlanta, Georgia,
U.S.A., a beautiful summer evening, 2000, 1m1f, Joe Lauinger (American
playwright, college teacher, 1947-____)
“The Son-In-Law,”
a 38-minute comic drama in English set in an apartment in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, evening, 1996, 1m1f, Phil Hines (American playwright,
director, 19__-____)
“Southern Discomfort,”
a 45-minute comedy in American English, set in a hotel room, Hollywood,
California, U.S.A., 10:00 a.m., 1989, 1m1f, Robert E. Lockney (American
playwright, 1922-____)
“Squeezing Papayas,”
a 5-minute comedy in English, set on a terrace on hill outside of
Mexico City, early summer morning, 2002, 1m1f, Robin Rice Lichtig (American
playwright, 19__-____)
“Stage Directions,”a
15-minute existential play in English, set in an empty “room,” at
a time not known,1m1f, John Darling (American playwright, customer service
person, 1952-____)
“Starlight,”
a 20-minute comedy in English set in a lounge at night, 1m1f, Brian
Turner (New Zealand computer consultant/ playwright, 1936-____)
“Stories, Stories,”
a 12-minute dramatic comedy in English, set in a kitchen, late morning,
1998, 1m1f, Roger Martin (American playwright, actor, writer, 1930-____)
“The Story,” a comedy, 1m1f, Carol S. Lashof (American playwright, educator,
1956-____)
“Story of the Century,”a
15-minute science-fiction comedy in English, set in the dayroom of a nursing
home, 1998, 1m1f, Mark Wolverton (American playwright, freelance writer,
dramatist, 1960-____)
“Stranger at My
Gate,” a 10-minute comedy in English, set in an alley in an American neighborhood,
summer day, 1997, 1m1f, Margaret G. Waterstreet (American playwright, 1953-____)
“Strangers on a
Train,” a 9-minute comedy in English, on a New Jersey Transit commuter
train, 6:00 p.m., weekday, 2000, 1m1f, Mrinalini Kamath (American
playwright, writer, 1974-____)
“Styopik and Manya,”
by Nikolai Evreinov (Russian playwright, playwright, producer, director,
historian, 1879-1953), a 20-minute comedy in English, set in St. Petersburg,
Russia, a morning in early 1905, 1m1f, Nikolai Evreinov (Russian playwright,
playwright, producer, director, historian, 1879-1953)
“Subjects," a 40-minute contemporary drama in English, set in an apartment in San Francisco, 2001, 1m1f, Jody Handley (American playwright, writer, communications specialist, 1975-____)
“Such Good Neighbors,”
a 12-minute drama in English, set in the upstairs bedroom of an urban
rowhouse, 3:00 a.m. during the week, 1992, 1m1f, Susan L. Middaugh
(American playwright, writer, 1947-____)
“Suite 510,” a 10-minute drama in English,
set in an office building, late at night, 1992, 1m1f, Susan L. Middaugh
(American playwright, writer, 1947-____)
"Sunday Morning in the Coffee Shop,"
a 10-minute religious drama in English, set in a coffeeshop, Sunday morning, 2003, 1m1f (+ 2 non-gender extras), Dwayne Yancey (American playwright, journalist, 1958-____)
“Sunrise,” a 45-minute
comedy-drama, set in any urban locale, 1990, 1m1f, Karin Diann Williams
(American playwright, writer, 1964-____)
“Susan, Katrina and
Jill,” a 45-minute comedy-drama, set a room with a double bed,
1989, 1m1f, Karin Diann Williams (American playwright, writer, 1964-____)
“Swamp Fire,”
a 20-minute drama in English, set in a cabin on the edge of a southern
swamp, sunset, 1990, 1m1f, Mitchell Ganem (American playwright, commercial
producer, February 3, 1962-____)
“Syllabub Hotel,”
a 30-minute drama in English, set in an anonymous hotel room, mid-afternoon,
the final Friday of a regular two- month span, 2000, 1m1f, Gareth Davies (British playwright, 1980-20__)
“Thanks for the
Ride,” a 28-minute horror drama in English, set in a car on the
way home from college, evening, 1999, 1m1f, Bill McKinlay (American
playwright, 1961-____)
“This Magic Moment," a 35-minute comedy in English, set in an apartment living room, late afternoon, 2001, 1m1f, Jon Dorf (American playwright, screenwriter, 1971-____)
“Threnody,” a
25-minute drama in English, set in a farm house in Central California,
beginning of summer, present year, 1m1f (European-American playwright,
director, writer, 1970-____)
“The Tie" a 12-minute drama in English, set in a living room, evening, late on a weekend night, 1999, 1m1f, Dawson Moore (American playwright, theatre professor, director, actor, 1970-____)
“To Engage in Mutual Touching or Caressing of the Lips," a 25-minute contemporary comedy in English, set in an apartment, 2000, 1m1f, Jody Handley (American playwright, writer, communications specialist, 1975-____)
“Touch the Bluebird's
Song,”a drama in English,1m1f, Louis E. Catron (American playwright,
educator, author, 19__-____)
“Traces in
the Sand,” a 45-minute drama in English, 1m1f, Johnny Slastukin
(Canadian playwright, 19__-____)
“The
Turn Down,” a 15-minute drama in English set in a bar, 1997,
1m1f, Jeffery Scott Elwell (American college professor, playwright,
1957-____)
“The Turnover,”a
10-minute serio-comedy, set on a roof-top in Brooklyn, 1m1f, Adam
Kraar (American playwright, 19__-____)
“Two Views:
A Crash Course in Life,” a 15-minute melodrama in English, set
in a bus stop, during morning commute, 2001, 1m1f, Ronald Micci (American
playwright, advertising proofreader-editor, 1948-____)
“Under the Bridge," a 10-minute comedy in English, set on a bridge, midnight, 2004, 1m1f, Kristyn Leigh Robinson (American playwright,1974-____)
“Under the El-Fluence,”
a 30-minute farce in English, set anywhere, 2001, 1m1f, Gordon Osmond
(American playwright, 1974-____)
“Uninvited Guest,”
a 22-minute drama in English, set at an out-of-town wedding reception,
evening, 1999, 1m1f, Bill McKinlay (American playwright, 1961-____)
“Unrequited,”
a 15-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a high school supply room,
during a high school dance, 2001, 1m1f, David-Matthew Barnes (European-American
playwright, director, writer, 1970-____)
“Untamed,” a
15-minute verse drama in English set in a conference room in a very old courthouse,
day in the eternal present, 1m1f, Richard Hellesen (American playwright,
1956-____)
“A Valentine’s
Day Sale,” a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a discount computer
store, evening, Valentine’s Day, 2001, 1m1f, Nancy J. Gall-Clayton
(American playwright, writer, writing instructor, February 6, 1946-____)
“Valentines and Killer Chili,” a drama
in English, set in area staging, Valentine’s Day, 1m1f, complete script
available elsewhere,
Kent R. Brown (American playwright, ____-____)
“Very Experimental:
A Play About You,” a 10-minute absurdist comedy in English, set
in two seats in a theatre, 1997, 2m, 2f, or 1m1f, DJ Sanders (American
playwright, teacher, 1973-____)
“Victims,” a
15-minute comedy in English, set in the green room of a TV studio,
afternoon, 2002, 1m1f, Joe Lauinger (American playwright, college
teacher, 1947-____)
“Views,” a 15-minute
drama in English, 1m1f, Mrinalini Kamath (American playwright, writer,
1974-____)
“Waiting for the Lion,”
a 15-minute drama, in English, set in a a cave in the Jordanian desert,
high noon in 430 AD, 1m1f, Gabriel Lanci (American playwright, February
18, 1940-____)
“The Waltz,"
a 10-minute comedy-drama in English, set in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 10:00 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 1920, 1m1f, Trisha E. Sugarek (Irish-French-American playwright, writer, director, actor, artist, 1941-____)
“A Waltz Without
Turns,” a 28-minute comedy in English, 1m1f, Angelo Parra (American
playwright, 1948-____)
“War,” a 12-minute
comedy in English, set in a conference room in a courthouse, on a
weekday morning, 1997, 1m1f, Fred Rohan-Vargas (Hispanic-American playwright, teacher, artist, 1949-____)
“Warmflesch,”
a 35-minute drama with humor in English, 1m1f, Angelo Parra (American
playwright, 1948-____)
“The Wash," a 10-minute dark comedy in English, set in the laundry room of a New York apartment building, 9:00 p.m., Friday evening, 1m1f, Jon Dorf (American playwright, screenwriter, 1971-____)
“Wax and Wane,”
a 15-minute comedy in English, set on the moon, lunch break, 1999,
1m1f, Joe Lauinger (American playwright, college teacher, 1947-____)
“We Never Close,”a
30-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a roadside diner in rural
North Carolina, U.S.A., Christmas night, 1994, 1m1f, Steve Willis (American
playwright, College Professor/Playwright/Actor/Director, 1959-____)
“Welcome
to My World or When Rahula Rings the Bell,” a 6-1/2-minute non-traditional play in English, set wherever it’s done, whatever time it’s done, 1m1f or 2m or 2f, James L. Secor (American playwright, writer, editor, teacher, 1947-____)
“Wendy's Hurricane," a 15-minute drama in English, set in a studio apartment near a university in the city of Chicago, middle of January, present, 1m1f, David-Matthew Barnes (American playwright, 1970-____)
“What A Moon!”
a 10-minute comedy in English, set on a blanket in a park, midnight,
summer, 1999, 1m1f, Joe Lauinger (American playwright, college teacher,
1947-____)
“What's Mine Is Mine," a 10-minute black comedy in English, set in a living room, anytime, 1m1f
“Wheelchair Blues,”
a drama about learning to see others, even if they are different,
1m1f, James I. Schempp (American playwright, 1943-____)
“Wheelies,” a
10-minute drama in English, set in a studio apartment in Brooklyn, New York,
U.S.A., an afternoon in May, 1998, 1m1f, Rachel Rubin Ladutke (American playwright,
director, 1967-____)
“When a Man Knows,"
a Scottish drama in English, set in _____, 2003, 1m1f (+ extra), Alan Watt Richardson (Scottish playwright, May 28, 1949-____)
“Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone?”a drama in English, 1m1f, Louis E.
Catron (American playwright, educator, author, 19__-____)
“Wine So Red,”
a 65-minute magic realism drama in English, set midtown in a large North American seaport, possibly Friday evening, 2002, 1m1f, Rodney Nelson (American playwright, editor, librarian, copy editor, 19__-____)
“Wow,"
a 30-minute comedy in English, set in a classroom, a weekday evening, 1m1f, Betsy Robinson (American playwright, actor, February 7, 1951-____)
“X Marks the Spot,"
a 10-minute comedy in English, set somewhere in the American midwest or a similar landscape, 2001, 1m1f, Jon Dorf (American playwright, screenwriter, 1971-____)
“You Really Ought To Give Iowa a Try,”
a 15-minute comedy in English, set in a bank in central Iowa, U.S.A., middle of a work-day, 2000, 1m1f, Joe Lauinger (American playwright, college teacher, 1947-____)
“Yvonne's Worst Fears,"
a 5-minute dark comedy in English, set in a bedroom, 2004, 1m1f, Dwayne Yancey (American playwright, journalist, 1958-____)
Two-Male Plays
“Absolution,”
a 35-minute absurdist drama in English, set in a mythical office, in the future, 2m, Brian C. Petti (American playwright, 1969-____)
“Accent,”
an 18-minute comedy in English, set in a doctor’s office, 1996, 2m, Fred Rohan-Vargas (Hispanic-American playwright, teacher, artist, 1949-____)
“Alby and the Big Fellah,"
a 12-minute drama in English, set in a hospital room, afternoon, December, 2004, 2m, John C. Bird (British playwright, author, 1933-____)
“Alvissmal,"
a 10-minute Skaldic verse drama in English, translated and adapted from Old Norse by Roy C. Booth, set in outside Thrudheim, Thor's home in Asgard, night, ancient Norse mythological era, 2m
“According to Us (A Parabolic Musical),”
a 70-minute parable in English, set in a ruined Garden of a small church, during a single day (with flashbacks), 2m, Charles Butler, III , (American playwright, data analyst, minister, musician, 1952-____)
“Almost Midnight,”
an 18-minute tragedy set in a men's locker-room, 1996, 2m, Seth Foster, (African-American playwright, December 27, 1962-____)
“Anything but Black,"
a 20-minute dramedy in English, set in the gift exchange center in a department store, early morning, 2003, 2m
“At the Home,”
a 20-minute comedy in English, set on the porch of a nursing home, 1999, 1m1f or 2m or 2f, David R. Slavitt (American playwright, poet, novelist, and translator, March 23, 1935-____)
“Babel Rap,”
a bare-stage comedy in English, 2m or 2f, John Lazarus (Canadian playwright, 1947-____)
“Barriers,”
a 60-minute drama in English set in a prison interrogation room, evening, 1988, 2m, John Monteleone (American playwright, March 2, 1956-____)
“Ben and Jerry,”
a 45-minute comic nightmare in English, set in a city in the United States of America, 2001, 2m, Gordon Osmond (American playwright, 1974-____)
“Beneath the Deep Blue Sky," a 60-minute multimedia drama in English, 2m (+1m/1f extra), by Rob Bartel (Canadian playwright, ____-____)
“Best Years,”
a 35-minute chamber play in English, set in the showroom floor of a furniture store, seven minutes before opening, the present, 2m, Doug
Dolcino (American playwright, 1966-____)
“Billy,”
a 30-minute drama in English, set in a living room in a suburban American city, in the near future, 2m (+ f voice), Stephen P. Peace (American playwright, environmental compliance officer, 19__-____)
“Bogey,”
a 40-minute black comedy in English, set in a mental institution, 2002, 2m, Polychronis Koutsakis (Greek playwright, 1974-____)
“Burning Desire,”
a 13-minute comedy in English, 2m, Mrinalini Kamath (American playwright, writer, 1974-____)
"Buzzards,"
a 5-minute dark comedy in English, set in a desert in the American Southwest, 1979, 2m, Dwayne Yancey (American playwright, journalist, 1958-____)
“Call Me Mr. Pitiful,”a 20-minute comedy-drama in English, set in the kitchen of an apartment/house/condo, Saturday morning, 1997, 2m, Rico Smith (American playwright, advertising manager, 1954-____)
“Canada Ending and Other Wars of 1812,”
a 75-minute multimedia play, 2m, Rob Bartel (Canadian playwright, poet, video game designer, 1976-____)
"Chicken,"
a 5-minute dark comedy in English, set in _____, 2003, 2m or 2f, Dwayne Yancey (American playwright, journalist, 1958-____)
“The City,”
a 35-minute drama in English, set at the edge of a city, 1984, 2m or 2f, J. P. Allen (American playwright, actor, 1960-____)
“A Community of Two,"
a 20-minute comedy in English, set in a desert, daytime, 2004, 2m, Terry M. Kenney (American playwright, consultant, writer, photographer, 1949-____)
“Confessions from the Afterlife,”
a 25-minute drama in English, set at a funeral, 1998, 2m, Mrinalini Kamath (American playwright, writer, 1974-____)
““Counting Ninas,”
a 20-minute drama in English set in a hotel room in midtown Manhattan,
1:30 a.m., 1996, 2m, Richard Hellesen (American playwright, 1956-____)
“Court,” a 16-minute
fantasy-drama in English, set in a courtroom, on a working weekday
morning or afternoon, 2002, 2m (+ optional extra m), Bryce Martin
(American playwright, journalist, freelance writer of fiction and
nonfiction, May 5, 1943-____)
“Courtship,”
a 60-minute comedy in English, set at a park bench beside a stream,
autumn through winter, 1995, 2m, Steve Penman (Canadian playwright,
teacher, director, 1953-____)
"The Curious Tale of Doctor Lescarbault and the Planet Vulcan,"
a 30-minute historical drama in English, set in France, 1859, 2m2f, Dwayne Yancey (American playwright, journalist, 1958-____)
“Daily Bread,”
a 7-minute absurdist drama in English, set on a street, dusk, the
present, 2m or 2f, L. Harris (American playwright, screenwriter, 1960-____)
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