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Boxers or Briefs? Plays in Shorts. 

A collection of short plays.

ACTORS and CRITICS NEEDED!!  

Help me to improve my plays and have a blast at the same time. 

The Audition

Setting:

Empty theatre stage.

Characters:

Renee – female, early to mid twenties

Ronald – male, early to mid twenties

Synopsis:

Ronald and Renee cannot make a decision without it being written in the script.  But what do they do when the script runs out?

Edna's Closet

Setting

The action takes place in a janitor’s closet located off a community room in an assisted living facility. 

Characters:

Ginny – Female, mid 80’s, mischievous, blind

Edna – Female, mid 80’s, worrisome

Fish - Male, mid 80' hard of hearing

Synopsis:

Edna seeks help from her friends,Ginny and Fish, as she finds herself in a strange situation involving a dead body, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, pot and sex in an unlikely place.

 

Quarter More

Setting:

The concession stand of a local movie theatre.

Characters:

Cashier (Aaron/Erin)-  male or female, late teens teenager

Customer  (Jamie)-  male or female, mid thirties

Synopsis:

Jamie just wants to buy a soda and watch a movie.  Being a good but bored theatre employee, Erin must go through her mundane sale pitch. 


  

Boxers or Briefs?

Setting:

Golf course.

Characters:

Three males in their mid to late thirties.

Jason -            Mid 30’s, very well dressed, private, annoys easily

Charles-          Mid 30’s, curious but well meaning, driven

Robert-           Mid 30’s, nervous, peacemaker, deep thinker

Synopsis:

Charles and Robert try to find out personal information about their friend Jason through the power of underwear.

 


Gravy Boat Genie

Setting

The scene takes place in a thrift store cluttered with dish ware.

Characters:

Brittany – female, 20 years old

Genie  - male, any age

Synopsis:

Brittany discovers a genie in a gravy boat with emotional problems and social issues.  They both discover surprising things about their lives.

 


Tales from the Potty

Setting: Scene takes place in a women’s movie theatre restroom stall.

Characters:   Mother – female, early 30’s

                        Cassey – female, 3 years old

                        Joey – male, 6 years old

                        Lauren – female, 8 years old

Synopsis:

At a movie theatre Mother, Joey and Lauren wait, impatiently, in a restroom stall for Cassey to pee.

 

The "B" Word

Setting:

Scene takes place in the hallway of a school during present day.


Characters:

Emma           Girl between the ages of 14-17

Samantha       Girl between the ages of 14-17

Bailey                 Girl between the ages of 14-17

Synopsis:

Two students Sam and Bailey (junior or high school age) try to bully Emma in the hallway of their school but the tables turn on them.