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Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

These plays offer everything from broad flat-out comedy to quiet, intimate drama. See your students play a wide range of roles.

Comedy Drama Student Directors

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Set
Simple Set
Length
55 pages
Free Excerpt

This Book is a Collection of 5 Plays

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Football Romeo (Ten Minute Version)

2 M, 2 F · Approx. 10 minutes

A football player tries to tackle Shakespeare.

The Four Hags of the Apocalypse Eat Salad at their General Meeting

4 F · Approx. 10 minutes

A black comedy about female self-image.

Liver for Breakfast

1 M, 2 F · Approx. 10 minutes

Three siblings agonize over meeting their father's new girlfriend.

Paper Thin

1 M, 1 F · Approx. 10 minutes

An upwardly mobile couple creates a Tuesday night diversion.

Walls

2 M, 2 F · Approx. 10 minutes

An abstract look at generational barriers.

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Cast List

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

FOOTBALL ROMEO:

  • NICOLA CALABRETTA 44 lines
    Female High school senior
  • RICK RINDER 34 lines
    Male Her football player boyfriend
  • MRS. CAVENDISH 50 lines
    Female Drama teacher
  • DANNY DINNING 28 lines
    Male Also a high school senior

LIVER FOR BREAKFAST:

  • JANICE 74 lines
    Female Oldest sibling
  • DAN 67 lines
    Male Middle sibling
  • FIONA 54 lines
    Female Youngest sibling

PAPER THIN:

  • Sweetie 48 lines
    Male Hopes that the man they eavesdrop on will finally put his wife in her place.
  • Punkin 54 lines
    Female Hopes the woman they eavesdrop on will finally stand up to her husband.

WALLS:

  • JAMES 42 lines
    Male Father
  • JOAN 35 lines
    Female Mother
  • JAMIE 32 lines
    Male Son
  • JANE 50 lines
    Female Daughter

THE FOUR HAGS OF THE APOCALYPSE EAT SALAD AT THEIR GENERAL MEETING:

  • DEVOUR 44 lines
    Female
  • PURGE 33 lines
    Female
  • STARVE 32 lines
    Female
  • IMAGE 35 lines
    Female

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