One Act Plays
Whether you are looking for one act plays for competition, a one act play for a school or community theater play production, a one act comedy play for touring, a quality large cast one act play script for a school assembly, or a small cast one act show for your community theater, we believe our selection of One Act Plays is hard to beat. Ideal for all schools, community theatres, churches and professional theatres, you will find shows below that will meet your needs.Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 755 one act plays.
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Bah Humbug and Break a Leg!
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-13
Set/Time: Bare Stage / About 30 minutes This creatively designed holiday play will delight your audience! More... |
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The Bench
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-12 (3-6M, 3-6F)
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 45 minutes With minimal set and flexible cast, this award-winning drama will be a favorite for contests and for high schools and community theaters looking for meaningful material with which to move audiences. More... |
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The Best of Greek Theatre... in 45 Minutes or Less
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-36 (minimum 3M, 5F)
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 44 minutes A frantic ensemble of performers attempts the impossible... to cram the greatest hits of Greek theatre — both dramas and comedies — into a 45-minute show! More... |
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Citizen 10
Cast: Flexible cast of 11
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 20 minutes A comedy of too many manners that will engage all who see it in thoughtful discussions about its deeper meaning. More... |
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Control Freaks
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-25
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes Perfect for contests or for entertaining audiences at any performance venue. More... |
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The Cornbread Kid
A Fast-paced Fable
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-11
Set/Time: Simple exterior area staging / About 30 minutes Young audiences everywhere will gobble up the dual messages planted in this highly flexible TYA play. More... |
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The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes
Cast: Flexible cast of 32, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Exterior Antarctic set / About 35 minutes Loaded with clever puns, slapstick comedy, and witty wordplay, the play teaches an important lesson about vanity, conformity, and the courage it takes to be honest. More... |
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Exhausted Beauty
Cast: Flexible cast of 11-12 (2-5M, 6-10F), plus 2 or more extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 20 minutes Designed for a bare stage with minimal props, scenery, and costume requirements, this is a delightful new fairy tale packed with humor just waiting to be told! More... |
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A Fine-Feathered Murder
Cast: 2M, 4F, plus 2 roles that can be any
Set/Time: Interior English drawing room / About 25 minutes This hilarious parrot-y of British drawing room mysteries is one comedy that’s definitely for the birds! More... |
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Fish Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-17, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple underwater sets / About 30 minutes Ideal as a TYA production with significant doubling or with a larger cast for young performers More... |
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