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Like the library geek in her play A Number of Secrets, Jeri Weiss used to issue library cards to her friends and insert due-date slips in the books they “checked out” from her.

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   Anthologies  

On the Edge: Challenging Short Plays for Teen Actors by Trevor Suthers, Ed Shockley, Kate McGrath, Carol S. Lashof, Patricia Lamkin, Steve Lambert, Steven Korbar, Jonathan Dorf
Anthology. 75-80 minutes. 2-6 males, 2-9 females.
High school and older.

Eight edgy short plays to challenge high school actors, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals.




   One-Act Plays  

Le Goalie by Nelson Yu
Dramedy. 13-17 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Middle school and older.

In hockey, boy meets girl, girl slashes boy, girl gets a penalty, boy's team scores and boy loses girl...or not? 



Stars (two females) by Evan Guilford-Blake

Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 females.
High School and older.

A bright young suburban teen hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.



Stars (two males) by Evan Guilford-Blake
Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A bright young suburban teen hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.



Stars (two males- Persian version) by Evan Guilford-Blake

Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A bright young suburban teen, born in Iran, hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.




   Ten-Minute Plays  

A-Bomb Wedding by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

Two young adults look for love in a convenience store--with more than the usual baggage.



All A-Twitter by Kenyon Brown

Dramedy. 10-12 minutes. 2 females.
Middle school and older.

While two sisters watch a meteor shower, their divorced mother's annoying cell phone "tweets" force them to question their uncertain future and the reality of their lives, ultimately bringing them closer together.



Almost Perfect by Trevor Suthers
Dramedy. 7-10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

Shannon is Shaun's idea of perfection, but when she forces her admirer to come up with one flaw, could it spell the not-so-perfect ending for their relationship?



Animals by Will Boersma
Drama. 9-12 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

When two teenagers find a dying bird, is the act of mercy to leave it be or end its life?



The Bird by Matt Buchanan
Absurdist Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 either.
High school and older.

A titmouse among the bus-stop pigeons--a messenger from God? A twisted encounter between strangers.



Boys Gone Mild by Steven Korbar
Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

Two teenage boys find that a Girls Gone Wild DVD is a lot more--and less--than they bargained for.



The Cheshire Smile by Sara Glancy
Dramedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males, 1 female.
High school and older.

In the aftermath of a Halloween party gone horribly wrong, three college students retell the mysterious tale from conflicting perspectives.



The Cooking Gene by Jonathan Dorf

Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A gay teen shakes things up in his home ec class when he wants his boyfriend to be his "husband" for a family budget assignment.



Detention by Trevor Suthers
Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Two teenage girls stuck in detention till they've written a letter of apology.  No way.



Do These Jeans Make My Butt Look Massive? by Donna Latham

Comedy. 8-12 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Freaked out Serafina hasn’t been on a date in ages, so Coco comes to the rescue with a head-to-toe makeover.



Erasing the Brain by Nina Mansfield
Dramedy. 8-11 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Upper elementary and older.

A battle between two siblings over a diary and a video game controller gives way to fears about their Dad being "erased" from their memories...



First Dance by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Comedy. 10 minutes. 2 females.
Middle school and older.

When best friends Rain and Sophia attend their first school dance, they accidentally cause the boy who's captured both their hearts to fall, quite literally, for another.



Larry of the Lake by Matt Buchanan
Absurdist Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A harried businessman is tempted to a life of irresponsibility by a mysteriously wet man.



Options by Carol S. Lashof
Comedy. 7-10 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Two stressed-out senior girls at a high school dance look for a way out of the frenetic round of résumé-building--maybe accidentally on purpose forgetting the condoms on prom night could provide a welcome escape?



  New AdditionOur Song by Forrest Musselman
Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2-3 males.
High school and older.

Our Song explores the bonds between a father and son by juxtaposing three generations across time riding in the same pickup truck.



Pitched by Elana Weiner-Kaplow
Dramedy. 10-12 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

When Elliot takes younger brother Jeff on a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park and their water supply is on the verge of running out, it's probably not a good time to discover that their only set of maps has gone missing.



Pretty by Dan Berkowitz

Drama. 7-9 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Will a teenage girl's reunion with the mother who abandoned her be everything she's wished for?



Sunset Johnson by Ed Shockley
Drama. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

An innocent but dangerous flirtation between a young black soldier and a white farm girl in the WWI-era South.



The Trestle by Patricia Lamkin
Romantic Comedy. 7-9 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

A train loving thrill-seeker tries to scare some romance into his straitlaced date by taking her onto a train trestle at night.




Up A Tree by Nathaniel Kressen
Dramedy. 10-15 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Elementary school and older.

Up a tree in the middle of the night, two children consider pressures from parents, classmates, and unwanted Barbie pajamas, and come up with an exciting new adventure forward.



 
 
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