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Inanimate
Ani talks to the inanimate objects in her life and they talk back. It all seems friendly and fun at first. So why is Ani writing hate texts to her friends? Why does she let the objects control her? What if feels she can’t leave her room anymore?
Characters: The inanimate objects in Ani’s life
Floating On A Don’t Care Cloud
Jamie Peel is a pothead. He lives in his own world, a bubble, a cloud that calls his name and reaches out to him. His sister TJ has watched him slowly drift away and doesn’t know what to do. An emotional tightrope.
Characters: Marijuana is personified by a cloud of 7 characters.
To Kill a Mocking Birdie
Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. You may also meet What, When, Alexa (who’s hiding in the bathroom) and Birdie’s sister Scoot, who thinks she’s a glazed Virginia Ham. It’s a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.
Characters: Everyone is Absolutely abnormal
Lose Not Thy Head
Joan pleads for life, Death waits for death, a severed Head says beheading isn’t so bad, a doctor tries to convince everyone that you can’t sew a head back on a body, and then things get weird. Shakespeare, Monty Python, a little love, a little death, a lot of laughs and a talking head.
Characters: Death. A freudian Doctor. A severed head. Shakespeare’s sister who’s impersonating Shakespeare.
Censorbleep
The Bleep Bleep Girls are the greatest group in school. They know what’s best. And when students try to stand up for themselves, or don’t do the “right” thing, they get dealt with.
Characters: Teenagers are turned into garbage and disappear.
Postcards From Shakespeare
Shakespeare has writer’s block. He pleads to the one person who can help him – Queen Elizabeth the First who sends Shakespeare around the world in 30 minutes. Denmark! Venice! Egypt! Join his whirlwind tour as he desperately searches for material.
Characters: Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Characters. Elizabeth the first.
Myth-o-logues
Cassandra is here to be your Greek mythology tour guide. She’ll lead you through stories of war, relationships and the origins of good and evil. Pick and choose from this must-have collection of monologues.
Characters: Greek Mythology’s greatest
The Dread Playwright Sadie
Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre. But there’s a problem. She’s not just Sadie; she’s The Dread Pirate Sadie, the most feared pirate in all the land. And there’s another problem. She’s a horrible pirate.
Characters: Pirates. And Playwrights.
The Absolute Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth About Cat Hair
Cat hair is infinite. It is the secret driving force behind business and politics, and is plotting the downfall of humanity even as we speak. Unbelievable? Find out for yourself in this hilarious, insidious and utterly terrifying tale…
Characters: Lint Roller, Granola Bar, Masking Tape, and of course, Cat Hair.
Emotional Baggage
Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their “emotional baggage.” This unique play is based solely on action and has no dialogue.
Characters: All the characters in this play are archetypes: Dead End Job, Living in the Past, etc.
by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their "emotional baggage." The most unique play we sell - it has no dialogue.
by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
An emotional tug of war between a sister and brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use. A vivid personification of drugs.
by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
The Bleep Bleep Girls know how teenagers are supposed to behave and how to deal with those who don't. An absurd look at censorship and independent thought.
by Bradley Walton
Cat hair is taking over the world in this hilarious huge cast one act.
by Janice Harris
A fantastic one act and classroom resource filled with monologues from Greek mythology.
by Clint Snyder
Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. It's a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.
by Gary Rodgers Canadian Author
Joan has been sentenced to lose her head for impersonating her famous brother William Shakespeare.
by Allison Williams
Shakespeare has writer’s block. Nothing inspires him. Queen Elizabeth sends him on a trip around the world to find inspiration.
by Christian Kiley
Life is a little different for Ani. She talks to inanimate objects and the object talk back. Is she living in a happy, carefree kids’ show or is it something more serious?
by Steven Stack
Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre.
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