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Full Length, Comedy Characters: 2 male, 1 fmale Interior Set All is fair in love? Even murder? That's the question posed by this light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn. In the first episode, Mitchell, an obvious and commonplace dentist who sees himself as the dashing, heroic type and Arlene, a middle aged "Femme Fatale" of sorts, plan to murder her husband Paul, a blundering used car salesman. In the second episode, having discovered that Mitchell has been unfaithful, Arlene allies herself with Paul to do away with Mitchell. In the third episode, the two men, feeling foolish and betrayed themselves, join forces against Arlene. This murder attempt, like the others, fails. "Enough laugh lines, mirth provoking situations and extravagant sight gags to outfit two rapid fire farces of the absurd." Variety "A holiday of laughter...Beautifully polished, very funny very American comedy." WNBC TV

Hamlet but with a happier ending. If you've had trouble grasping the intent of Shakespeare's classic endeavor this should clear it up once and for all. The text remains very true to good old Will's basic fundamentals.

This is a play about men trying to understand women and how they never will. Miles Gladstone a man in his mid-fifties has left his wife of thirty years and married a young woman half his age. Six months later his new wife leaves him his business partner has screwed him and his first wife who is looking better than ever wants to buy his modern apartment for her and her extremely young boyfriend. Struck by his first wife's fabulous appearance and new vivacious attitude Miles offers to go b

Comedy / 1m, 1f / Unit set "A Son's Illusive Search for His Mother's Happiness" In an exchange of hilarious letters between an overbearing mother and her adult son, he blames her for breaking up his marriage and ruining his life. She can't understand why things so trivial should bother him. The angst, aggravation and madness of the love/hate relationship between Sheldon and his mother, Mrs. Levine, unforgettable characters who are thousands of miles apart and still way too close. "Hilariously warped." - Pasadena Weekly "Entertaining...outrageous." - Arizona Summer Wildcat

Comedic Drama / 5m,3f, / Interior Bored by his privileged, but mundane life, Henry Flemming sells his lucrative brokerage firm to become a detective. On his very first case, and to the horror of his wife, Karen, and his two crazy neighbors, Suzy and Stan, the Flemming living room begins to fill up with dead bodies. Karen is further annoyed when one of them turns out to be her father. Even though Henry keeps showing up at home every day more disheveled and beaten up, he couldn't be happier. Henry is convinced he's found his life's work and Westport, Connecticut is safer for it. The play is a spoof of the film noir thrillers from the 40's and 50's.

Comedy / 2m, 2f / Interior Two difficult, single people, Phyllis and Bradley, both trying to heal from their respective disappointing relationships, get their luggage mixed up at the airport. After a very disagreeable first encounter, the two decide to help each other get over their heartaches by forcing a friendship that eventually leads to the two discovering that while they may be too difficult for everyone else in the world, they are right for each other.

3m, 3f / Comedy / Interior Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her mid-thirties, much too busy to get involved in any romance. Her Aunt Martha has decided to take matters into her own hands and find her a husband. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha's method of doing it amounts to having the prospective groom bopped over the head and brought to Sara's apartment. Aunt Martha's choice is Brandon Cates, a young man who handles her finances. Although Brandon is already engaged to be married, this does not deter Aunt Martha. After being bopped on the head a few times, having a temporary loss of memory and experiencing several instances of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a confrontation with a very angry fiance, Brandon slowly comes to realize that Sara is really the girl for him.

Comedy / 3m, 4f, +1 extra / Interior Set Myra Witzer, a strong willed woman in her late thirties, is determined to get married at any cost and Leonard Shank, an unassuming man in his early forties is the guy she goes after and gets, much against his will. After several months of married life, Myra realizes that the chase excited her more than the capture and wants out. On the other hand, Leonard, who at the beginning wanted no part of the marriage to Myra, now wants to stay married to her more than anything.

Collection of Scenes / 2m, 2f / Exterior Four actors, a man and woman in their mid to late twenties and a man and woman in their mid to late forties, play seventeen characters in eight short scenes that take place in a small mid-western bus station. The scenes, which segue fluidly from one to another without stopping, vary from comedic to poignant and are tied together in the last scene. Scene 1 - Jane and Walter, a disillusioned man and woman, meet in the station. As they converse, they are convinced they are dead. Scene 2 - Frank, one of life's eternal losers, encouraged by his wife Clara, plans to turn his life around by successfully robbing the bus. Scene 3 - Fred, a successful businessman, meets Maureen, an old high school classmate of his, who is now a bag lady. They have a rousing time together recalling the good old days. Scene 4 - Ernest, an innocent bystander, suffers outrageous consequences when he refuses to get involved in a bogus incident that was set up to reprimand people who refuse to get involved. Scene 5 - Mrs. Evans, a recently widowed woman, whose husband was accidentally killed while attending a circus out of town, awaits his ashes.At the same time she is returning the body of the clown that was sent to her by mistake. Scene 6 - June, a not too bright young girl in a wedding dress, who was just about to marry a man who can give her everything, decides instead to run off with her old boyfriend, Bobby, who can give her nothing. As they converse while waiting for the bus, June realizes what a stupid thing she's done. Scene 7 - Mace, a bus driver, asks Laura, the woman behind the ticket counter to join him in his retirement. Although she knows they would be perfect for each other, she has to turn him down. Scene 8 - Four characters from the above scenes find themselves waiting for the final bus of life.

Comedy / 15m, 13f or 3m, 3f / Interior Splitting Issues consists of nine sketches with a total of 28 roles but can also be done using as few as six actors. Splitting Issues - Pete and Gwen Darren invite their best friends, Larry and Marcie, over for drinks to inform them that they are splitting up. They then want to know which of them Larry and Marcie will choose to remain friendly with. Do You Come Here Often? - Bob and Nan meet at a singles dance for young professionals. She's a professional manicurist and he's a professional house painter. Purgatory - Jack, a beaten man who has married a woman with two kids, offers to give them all back to the ex-husband. May I Recommend The Crow? - At a fancy restaurant, a woman is waited on by her ex-husband who now works there because their nasty divorce cleaned him out. Clearing the Air - A couple attempts to ward off any building or hidden anger that might arise in their relationship by starting the day off swearing at each other. Bingo-Bango - A man, not at all interested in art, goes to the museum to pick up women.Dinner With Friendly Neighbors - An anti-social couple take their new and overly friendly neighbors to dinner and scare the hell out of them. Hollywood Love Story - Two couples realize they've married the wrong people. He Failure - To the annoyance of his wife, a man reflects on his life.

Comedy / Characters: 2 male, 2 female Scenery: Interior The celebrated co authors of such classics as Norman, Is That You?, Murder at the Howard Johnsons and Wally's Cafe and his wife have created another sure fire winner in which two couples rent the same Catskills cabin for the same weekend by mistake. One couple is staid and middle aged; the other free wheeling and young. They decide to share and before the weekend is over the youngsters have learned how to add stability to their relationship and the oldsters have learned to loosen up. "Thoroughly enjoyable...A steady rat a tat of laugh lines." Kansas City Star. "Contemporary and spunky...It's home spun humor strikes chords regardless of a viewer's age and the laughter it kindles is as warm and spontaneous as the play's dialogue and situations." Calgary Sun.

Characters: 4 male 2 femaleMurder Mystery ComedyAdam Webster a down-on-his- luck writer in desperation to make the rent has put a sign in his apartment window "Psychic Readings $25". The characters it draws in lead into a tangled murder mystery of sorts in this hilarious original comedy. "The play's clever Pirandello-esque twists make for a pleasant divertissement... satisfyingly unpredictable" - LA Times"Surprise plot twists and all-around hilarity. It's on

Jerome Teppel a recently married fairly well-off CPA discovers that among his wife Francine's monthly purchases was a gun. Shortly after that Jerome is informed by his neighbor Lenore Franklin that his wife and her husband are having a torrid affair. What ensues next is murder betrayal a little sex and a lot of laughs.