AmericanCommunityTheater
A Playreading
A
reading of American short plays
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Place Point to Point Limited, Rm.
M108, M1/Fl.,
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The Short Plays
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Play Genre |
Cast |
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Grief Drama |
2M1F 14pgs |
Mother and two sons return from husband/father’s
funeral. Learn what the marriage was really like for the Mother. Tone: Sharp,
raw, heavy, Location: living room of |
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Emotional Baggage Comedy |
4M3F 5pgs |
It can be rough being…baggage. Life as seen from the point of view of …baggage.
What it feels like to be abandoned…taken to warehouse full of lost luggage.
Harrowing, simply harrowing. |
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It’s Not You Comedy/Drama |
2M2F 8.5pgs |
Friendships can end for many reasons. Here’s a
good reason – you’re boring!! Might make you take a closer look at some of
your friendships. |
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Left To Right Comedy/Drama |
2M2F 8.5pgs |
Four people seated at a table. You learn the
interplay of their relationships by listening in on their private
conversations. And it turns out they know each other more intimately than
first meets the eye! Tone: Conversational,
Location: A table |
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Marred Bliss Comedy |
2M2F 6.5pgs |
An engaged couple has visits from old flames in a
riotous series of Freudian slips and mispronunciations to reveal true
meaning. Tone:
Slapstick, caricaturized, Location: Porch of a house, mid-western feel |
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Twenty Dollar Drinks Drama |
2F 9.5pgs |
Rival actresses having cocktails. One just made it big, the other… It gets
heated. Truth…Jealousy. Tone:
Sharp, edgy, Location: fancy café (a la Russian Tea Room) |
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21 by Sigrid Heath Comedy/Drama |
1M2f 5.5pgs |
Marriage as a biz. “The Plan was four…One more
and the world is yours Tone: Sharp, edgy, calculating, dark/light as directed,
Location: fancy café or restaurant |
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Four Dogs And A Bone Do on its own? Comedy/Drama |
2M2F 49pgs |
This play takes the mickey out of the narcissistic, money-grubbing world of Tone: Sharp, acerbic, 49pgs Locations: Office, Bar, Trailer |
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