Products tagged with 'Comedy'

60 pages

3 m, 5 w, + 2 dancers

Gracie, a singer popular on the retirement-home circuit, dreams of a farmhouse and a future with her long-time partner, George, a workaholic city dweller who takes her for granted. When she inherits a ramshackle farmhouse in Pickle Creek, Gracie leaves George behind to start a new life. She befriends her curmudgeonly neighbor Dot, who has been protecting the property from trespassing metal “detectorists” searching for a legendary horde of gold. With the help of handsome handyman Nate, Gracie begins renovating her home. When George finally follows her to the c...

84 pages

Minimum cast of 10 plus drama teacher to 40+

The Updated Best-Selling Classic!

Here's a comedy that covers nearly every angle of the typical high school play with a dose of history and improvisation thrown in for good measure! A group of actors, who have apparently been abandoned by their drama teacher, have to fend for themselves opening night in front of a live audience. In this hilarious metatheatrical comedy, a desperate Stage Manager and an overly confid...

34 pages

Approximately 20 Actors. Some doubling possible.

A drama class is bringing a cutting of “Romeo and Juliet,” the famous play about star-crossed lovers, to competition. But the truck with their set pieces and props has broken down on the highway, Romeo’s throwing up backstage, and Juliet is adamantly not using a tall stepladder to replace the missing balcony. But the show must go on! This funny, fast-paced ensemble comedy mixes legitimate Shakespeare scenes with controlled chaos, theater inside jokes, and absolutely no respect for the fourth wall. About 30 minutes.

68 pages

4 m, 5 w, 5 - 9 flexible

  Welcome to East Beverly Hills High, where old money meets new technology in this hilarious contemporary adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. When mysterious transfer student Jason “Gatsby” Gatz arrives with designer clothes (price tags still attached) and a suspicious cryptocurrency fortune, he turns the school's social hierarchy upside down. His mission? To win the heart of popular girl Violet Fay, who once shared her graham crackers with him in kindergarten – a memory he's never quite gotten over.

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20 pages

2 m, 2 w, 3 flexible

Aaron, an awkward high-schooler, is struggling to find the nerve to talk to his crush, Emily. After yet another failed attempt, three aspects of his personality, Confidence, Nervousness, and Doubt, appear to help him overcome his woes. These Aspects each demonstrate ways in which they think Aaron should woo Emily, but all end in failure (or just utter embarrassment). Just when all hope seems lost, Sam, the representation of the "true self," appears to offer some sage advice. When Aaron takes this advice, he successfully asks Emily out and exits in victory. Em...

34 pages

Entirely gender flexible cast of 6-38+

When a high school election shifts from policy to personality, Lauren finds herself fighting a charismatic opponent who uses digital rumors and tyrannical tactics to divide the student body. Through a metaphorical multiple-choice test, the play examines how easily truth is traded for a vibe and how silence can become a vote for the loud. In a world of rigid categories, these students must decide if they’ll fill in the answers they’re given or find the courage to write their own. With simple scenic requirements, contemporary characters, and a gender flexible c...