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ONE-ACT PLAYS


Is Yours A Small Theatre? 
These plays and musicals are designed for small casts and simple, or unit, sets.  Order Perusal Materials and Information

a one-act play by Neal Radice

 

Jesus of Nazareth is looking to hire an L. A. publicist to get him out of a jam. It seems people don’t quite get what he was talking about. Ralph and Stan of the Just What You Need Marketing Agency have just what Jesus needs. (3m/1f | 15 minutes)

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a one-act play by Neal Radice

 

Two men return to a place that touched their youth. The answer to why they are here and exactly what this place may really be, requires only the brief attention of an audience. (2m | 9 minutes)

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a one-act play by Neal Radice

 

Eric, a nine year old, is standing in a field along the roadside, stubbornly remaining there. Now, the effort to draw him back into the car only appears to succeed when a mother opens her heart and makes a dark confession.  (1f | 9 minutes)

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"...the word “poignant” fits here.  Masterfully written with the image of the car as more than just transportation, evenly paced, without any false notes in the dialog."  Peter Hall, Buffalo Rising  

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a one-act play by Neal Radice

 

Today, Karen is excited to be moving from her hometown to start a new life in Phoenix, Arizona with her long-time husband who is unusually quiet about their plans.

(1m/1f  | ten minutes)

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a one-act play by Neal Radice

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The sun is just setting on a quiet, forest road north of Jamestown, NY when Lisa’s car breaks down. Now, it looks as if it’s going to be a while before a tow truck will arrive. However, she doesn’t wait alone as assistance seems to step out of the woods.

(1m/1f  | 12 minutes)

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a one-act play by Neal Radice

 

Vincent, a small time hoodlum, sits on the stoop of his apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, waiting. He’s in a bad mood, and his flunky Dez, who should be arriving any minute, is about to find out why... and be enlightened.

(2m | 10 minutes)

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a one-act play in ten scenes by

Neal Radice

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With care and medicine, and a great deal of patience and understanding from Gordon Little, his wife Elizabeth can live for some time yet. Now, she'll need him more than ever.

(4m/3f  |  :30)

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