SKETCHING THE SOUL -
An artist struggling with the conflict between her growing celebrity and her Amish
upbringing, which she left behind to pursue her ambition, and which she
neglected to mention to her boyfriend, new friends and colleagues. The past and
present, celebrity and spiritually come to a head one frenetic weekend when her
younger sister Sarah arrives unexpectedly. An aggressive journalist also
arrives with a photographer for an interview for a chaotic and very un-Amish
like encounter. This formerly Amish artist must now learn
to accept and acknowledge the power of her Amish heritage and to move
toward a future she had not expected. Scripts and performance rights available from Dramatic Publishing.
An artist struggling with the conflict between her growing celebrity and her Amish
upbringing, which she left behind to pursue her ambition, and which she
neglected to mention to her boyfriend, new friends and colleagues. The past and
present, celebrity and spiritually come to a head one frenetic weekend when her
younger sister Sarah arrives unexpectedly. An aggressive journalist also
arrives with a photographer for an interview for a chaotic and very un-Amish
like encounter. This formerly Amish artist must now learn
to accept and acknowledge the power of her Amish heritage and to move
toward a future she had not expected. Scripts and performance rights available from Dramatic Publishing.
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR -
4m,4w. Comedy. As graduation day approaches, a high school senior
whose cheerfully nutty parents insist they want him out of the house when he
gets his diploma, must cope with racing the clock to set up his future plans.
Add one sister who lives in a world of her own imagination set somewhere in the
18th century, and a school bully out to play a practical joke on her, and you
have a young man going to pieces as he tries to juggle three part-time jobs, a
scholarship in the balance, a sister who thinks "Pride and Prejudice" is current
events, and the girl next door who might not be as bad as she seems. Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
4m,4w. Comedy. As graduation day approaches, a high school senior
whose cheerfully nutty parents insist they want him out of the house when he
gets his diploma, must cope with racing the clock to set up his future plans.
Add one sister who lives in a world of her own imagination set somewhere in the
18th century, and a school bully out to play a practical joke on her, and you
have a young man going to pieces as he tries to juggle three part-time jobs, a
scholarship in the balance, a sister who thinks "Pride and Prejudice" is current
events, and the girl next door who might not be as bad as she seems. Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
CHILD'S PLAY -
a comedy. 4m,4 w. Margaret Miller, an aggressive New York City literary agent spurns a whacko wannabe client who is a "world famous" hypnotist. In revenge, she hypnotizes Margaret into believing she is five years old. It takes the better part of a weekend for her roommate, her creepy ex-husband, her roommate's boyfriend, her roommate's visiting grandparents, and a Hollywood action star to turn her back, more or less successfully. Also translated into Dutch by Menno Kloosterhuis as "Kinderspel." Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
a comedy. 4m,4 w. Margaret Miller, an aggressive New York City literary agent spurns a whacko wannabe client who is a "world famous" hypnotist. In revenge, she hypnotizes Margaret into believing she is five years old. It takes the better part of a weekend for her roommate, her creepy ex-husband, her roommate's boyfriend, her roommate's visiting grandparents, and a Hollywood action star to turn her back, more or less successfully. Also translated into Dutch by Menno Kloosterhuis as "Kinderspel." Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
BEACH BLANKET MURDER -
a comedy.8m, 5w, 1 either. A parody of the 1950s surfer movies, with a pair of
teenage movie hearthrobs, a scam artist manager, a flock of uncontrollable fans, a lot of lip-synching, and a killer on the loose. Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
a comedy.8m, 5w, 1 either. A parody of the 1950s surfer movies, with a pair of
teenage movie hearthrobs, a scam artist manager, a flock of uncontrollable fans, a lot of lip-synching, and a killer on the loose. Scripts and performance rights available from Eldridge Plays & Musicals.
RADIO RIOT! (previously published as COWBOY CHUCK AND THE HAPPY RANGERS)
- a full-length slapstick comedy set in a World War II era radio station during the
live performance of a children's adventure show. When the station's
owner, a Nazi spy, sets in motion a plan to leak secrets to the enemy, the
hapless gang of actors must foil the plot and save the day. Scripts and performance rights available from Brooklyn Publishers.
- a full-length slapstick comedy set in a World War II era radio station during the
live performance of a children's adventure show. When the station's
owner, a Nazi spy, sets in motion a plan to leak secrets to the enemy, the
hapless gang of actors must foil the plot and save the day. Scripts and performance rights available from Brooklyn Publishers.
TAKE TWO,
a one-act play. Cast of 1m,1w,1 either gender. A former child film star,
continuing her success as an adult, has invited a noted film critic to her
trailer on the set of her latest film for a rare interview. He has been
following her work for years, and it is revealed that she is aiding an FBI
investigation into threats she has received, the verbiage of which come directly from his essays on her films. Together they discover how intimately they have come to know each other from a distance and examine against the backdrop of the threat on her life, the morbid fascination of the fan. Scripts and performance rights available from Dramatic Publishing Company.
a one-act play. Cast of 1m,1w,1 either gender. A former child film star,
continuing her success as an adult, has invited a noted film critic to her
trailer on the set of her latest film for a rare interview. He has been
following her work for years, and it is revealed that she is aiding an FBI
investigation into threats she has received, the verbiage of which come directly from his essays on her films. Together they discover how intimately they have come to know each other from a distance and examine against the backdrop of the threat on her life, the morbid fascination of the fan. Scripts and performance rights available from Dramatic Publishing Company.
ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL NATION -
Widower Roland Blodgett is preparing to move into his daughter’s home. His daughter and grandson are helping him to move out of his house, when a call confirming the
death of his brother in World War II revives a past crisis that still has
repercussions. (10-minute play). Scripts and performance rights available from Brooklyn Publishers.
Widower Roland Blodgett is preparing to move into his daughter’s home. His daughter and grandson are helping him to move out of his house, when a call confirming the
death of his brother in World War II revives a past crisis that still has
repercussions. (10-minute play). Scripts and performance rights available from Brooklyn Publishers.
INSURRECTION IN SPRINGFIELD -
A one-act play commissioned for the Springfield, Massachusetts schools on nineteenth century abolitionist John Brown and his fateful meeting with Frederick Douglass in Springfield. See this link for the script, which is royalty-free. In the Spotlight, Inc., publisher. This script is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. www.massculturalcouncil.org
SOARING IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD -
A one-act play commissioned for the Springfield, Massachusetts schools on the 1930s pioneer aviators the Granville Brothers and their GeeBee planes. See this link for the script, which is royalty-free. In the Spotlight, Inc., publisher. This script is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. www.massculturalcouncil.org
A one-act play commissioned for the Springfield, Massachusetts schools on nineteenth century abolitionist John Brown and his fateful meeting with Frederick Douglass in Springfield. See this link for the script, which is royalty-free. In the Spotlight, Inc., publisher. This script is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. www.massculturalcouncil.org
SOARING IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD -
A one-act play commissioned for the Springfield, Massachusetts schools on the 1930s pioneer aviators the Granville Brothers and their GeeBee planes. See this link for the script, which is royalty-free. In the Spotlight, Inc., publisher. This script is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. www.massculturalcouncil.org