One Act Plays
Following is my collection of one act plays. They range from 15 minutes to 1 hour. I have included the length, casting requirements, synopsis and any performances/awards each play has received. Perusal copies of the script are available through my agent Playmarket – [email protected]
Timber
Length: 20min Genre: Comedy
Cast 4: 1F 50’s, 1F 60’s, 1M 50 ’s, 1M 60’s
Synopsis: A cliff top hike to find love is never going to be a smooth path. To find it, you’re going to need to be prepared to fall from a great height.
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Performances/Awards-
Presented by MASC for Fast*Fest Statewide Festival 2024, Cloquet, Minnesota
Presented by Marshall Area Stage Company (MASC) Minnesota for their 7th Biennial Short Play Festival, March 2024
Presented by the Geneva Theatre Guild, NY, for their 2024 Playwrights Reading Programme April 2024
Selected by Eden Prairie Players for the Women’s One Acts 2024
Selected for ATC Sydney Bareboards One Act Series 2022
Crafton Hills College New Works Festival 2023
Selected for Theatre Workshop of Owensboro Summer Shorts Festival 2021 in Kentucky
Shortlisted for Act Your Age theatre New Writing Showcase in Manchester 2020
Jack the Stripper
Length: 15-20min Genre: Comedy
Cast 3: 1F 20’s, 1M 20’s, 1F 40+
Synopsis: When your part time job is a little risqué, it’s only natural to want to keep it under wraps. But what happens when your mum finds out and you’re forced to lay the truth bare?
Performances/Awards-
Selected for the 3rd Annual Crafton Hills New Works Festival 2022, California
Selected for Scripts Aloud Reading, Manchester 2022
Selected for ATC Sydney Bareboards One Act Series 2023
A Safe Love
Length: 20min Genre: Drama
Cast 3: 1F 30’s, 1M 30’s, 1 M/F any age (plays guitar)
Synopsis: A woman on the eve of her wedding is forced to confront the past she hasn’t quite let go of.
Performances/Awards-
Selected for LabWorks Staged Reading Series 2019, Pittsburgh
Selected for Theatre Southwest: Festival of Originals 2020, Houston
Selected for The 2nd Annual Crafton Hills New Works Festival 2021, California
A Lovely Day for a Boating Trip (and to kill your spouse)
Length: 30min Genre: Dark Comedy
Cast 2: 1F 40’s, 1M 40’s
Synopsis: The open water, a small row boat and a marriage on the brink. Just how far would you trust your spouse?
Performances/Awards-
Finalist in the Tyler Civic Theatre Short Play Festival 2024, Texas
Winner in the Galaxy Theatre One Act Competition 2022, Chicago
Winner of the Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 22nd Annual New Play Contest 2021, Minnesota
2nd Place in the 43 Annual Dubuque County Fine Arts Players National One Act Playwriting Competition, Iowa
Finalist in the Shawnee Original Playwrights Series 2021, Pennsylvania
2nd place in the 2021 Frostburg State University, Center for Literary Arts One-Act Play Competition
Finalist for Central PA Theatre and Dance Festival 2021, Pennsylvania
Shortlisted for Act Your Age Theatre New Writing Showcase 2020, Manchester
Long Listed for the British Theatre Challenge 2021
Performed by Point Park University, Pittsburgh, 2022
A Lovely Day for a Boating Trip (and to escape your own wedding)
Length: 25min Genre: Comedy/Drama
Cast 2: 2F late 20’s/early 30’s
Synopsis: Two best friends, one wedding and only one means of escape. A bride will test the limits of friendship and learn some hard truths in the process.
Performances/Awards-
Winner of the Mixing it Up Productions New York One Act Competition 2022
Semifinalist for Patchwork Play Festival 2022 with Eclectic Theatre Company, Chicago
Selected for Dolphin Theatre One Act Festival 2023
Selected for ATC Sydney Bareboards One Act Series 2022
Long listed for the Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award 2022
Cyber Love Criminal
Length: 30min Genre: Comedy
Cast 3: 1F 20’s, 1F 40’s, 1 M/F 30+
Synopsis: Online dating. The perfect match is only a click away. So what if sometimes you swipe left when you should have swiped right? Or if you make up a few details in your profile? It’s not a crime. Or is it? There’s a new squad in town and they’re here to round up those cyber love criminals.
Performances/Awards-
Selected for performance by Sky Pilot Theatre, LA, for their One Act Festival April 2024.
Winner Central PA Playwriting Festival 2023, Pennsylvania
Winner of the PANZ One Act Competition 2023
A Lovely Day for a Boating Trip (and to get rid of a body)
Length: 1hr Genre: Dark Comedy
Cast 3: 1F 20’s, 1F 70+, 1M 20’s
Synopsis: An afternoon boating trip is a wonderful way to bond with your boyfriend’s disapproving Grandmother. That is, until dead bodies start turning up.
Performances/Awards-
Honourable Mention in the William Faulkner Literary Competition 2021, Mississippi
The (un)Welcoming Committee
Length: 45min Genre: Comedy
Cast 4: 3F 30’s, 1F 20’s
Synopsis: After moving to a new town, Josephine has not quite found the fresh start she was hoping for. Sick of being the scapegoat for the town’s problems, and the wandering eyes of its inhabitants, she’s facing her accusers and she’s not holding back. Neither is the town matriarch, Marion, who is determined to see her gone.
Performances/Awards-
Selected for a Reading with LAB Theatre Project 2023