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One Act Plays for amateur, community and professional theatre |
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A Person of Interest |
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CRIME STORY 1 male, 2 females Split stage. Interior of Unit, and a Police Sergeant's office. The present 25-30 minutes |
An elderly gentleman is found dead in the visitors open garage at 'Ashmore', Number 9, Ashmore Crescent, Fernlea. It is an expensive Unit Block, composed of several, separate units. An assailant or assailants unknown murdered the victim late on Thursday night. He had been struck a savage blow to the head by a gardening spade. It is now Friday morning and a young female police officer is questioning the last of the residents to see the victim alive. She is not a suspect, the young police officer rushes to assure her, but 'A Person of Interest'. For the young female policewoman the interview is a steep learning curve. |
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Blind Date |
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ROMANTIC COMEDY Three, 2 females, 1 male. One, A 'table for two' in a French Restaurant. The Present 25-30 minutes |
At a restaurant, a couple, both in their late twenties, meet for dinner. It was to be a dinner for four, but it is now obvious that their friends have set them up. A blind date in the company of mutual friends now becomes an embarrassing situation for two almost-strangers and a frenetic waitress, and her inebriated husband-chef, whom we think we hear, but do not see. Their first reaction is to flee at speed in opposite directions in their embarrassment. They are encouraged to stay by the fact that their friends have already paid and the waitress regales them with the special features of the special menu that has been pre-selected for them. They agree to make the most of the evening and place themselves in the hands of the frenetic waitress, her inebriated husband, and Fate. It seems that Fate is in a most playful mood to night! |
Choices |
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DRAMA 3 females, 1 male 1 Set. A kitchen. The present 25-30 mins. |
Magda is a pregnant teenager. She is confronted with three choices. Her life seems to have become a relentless war of attrition. She seems swamped by her mother's depression and is unforgiving of the father who deserted and abandoned them both when she was a child. And now, she is told her poorly paid job will be lost as the company goes broke. But, most of all, it is her own fear of failure and uncertainty she faces as she weighs up her options and makes the choice that will change her life forever. Choices, is a play that examines a woman's right to chose. What will she do? |
Fellow Travellers |
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POLITICAL 2 males, 3 females A working class suburban lounge-room September, 21st. 1951 25-30 minutes |
A Friday night family dinner on the eve of the 1951 referendum to outlaw the Communist Party turns into a heated family argument. The tensions within the family reflect those tensions in the country at large and are the substance of the play. Their resolution foreshadows the following day's result. |
Legal Centre |
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MYSTERY/THRILLER/COMEDY 4 females, 2 males A split stage waiting room and office of A Legal Centre at night. The Present 25-30 minutes |
An armed deranged intruder holds captive the occupants of a legal centre. He seems bound on revenge for some alleged wrong done to him by a previous legal aid solicitor working at the centre. The occupants must talk him down or escape. The prowler has all the advantages with control over the exit, the power and lighting, and telephone. A waiting game begins. But, how will it end? What hidden resources can the hostages draw upon? What plan can they come up with? They need a workable plan for their lives may depend on it. Is this a case of necessity being the mother of invention? Or just one mother of a stuff up? |
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All the plays on this web site are subject to copyright. Permission for performance must be obtained from the publishers Michael Weston Organisation <mwo@eis.net.au>. A royalty (currently US$35) must be paid for each and every performance |
