Three Two-Act Comedies

Three Two-Act Comedies
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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781412043120
ISBN-13 : 1412043123
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Two-Act Comedies by : George J. Flynn

Three new modern comedies have been published in the book Three Plays: "The Little Greenie", "Hellcat Kate", "Come in Hypno". All three comedies have been successfully produced for short runs at a theater on Long Island, and are suitable for all audiences. Subject matter treated by the three plays varies widely, from the problems of a butler who's been cut out of a will and seeks satisfaction, to the romantic perils of life in New York City, to the complications that arise when computers start to talk and listen to people. The butler of "The Little Greenie" tires to solve his de-willed problem by enticing a young law student into marrying the daughter of the rich family he works for. An agreement is signed whereby the butler is to get 10% of whatever the student latches onto. The girl's mother becomes suspicious and brings in the family lawyer, and together they engage a private detective. Meanwhile the maid of the house is trying to get the butler to marry her, while the boyfriend of the girl thinks he can buy off this latest fortune hunter with a few hundred dollars. This play has been made into a video/movie and is available in VHS or DVD from www.customflix.com or order from the author at www.thelittlegreenie.com. In "Hellcat Kate" an unemployed engineer has to cope with a live-in girlfriend who is a travel agent and goes on a short trip to Brazil with a customer who appears to be excessively amorous. The girl's mother, Hellcat Kate, does not get along well with the engineer and decides that her daughter should marry the man she goes to Brazil with, even if he is married at the moment. Kate works to get the engineer and an old girlfriend of his together again when she learns that she is the wife of the man she wants her daughter to marry. When this attempt fails, Kate even tries to seduce the engineer. "Come In, Hypno" explores the world of computer programs that understand (in a crude way) what people say, and can talk back to them. Students at a modern college are writing so many talk-and-listen programs that the professor in charge, Ms. Ardis McPherson, is driven to distraction and would love to get rid of some of the hackers. When a student has a fainting spell, he is misdiagnosed by a pre-med student as being dead, and some students are willing to believe that Professor McPherson actually murdered him. One of the programs, Hypno, has been designed to hypnotize people, especially girls. Another program, Feeder, runs to college's food and nutrition program, buying food and watching out for various student allergies. Things can go wrong in a situation of this kind - and they do.

New One-act Plays for Acting Students

New One-act Plays for Acting Students
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Publisher : Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000087935379
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis New One-act Plays for Acting Students by : Deb Bert

This latest volume in a series of short play anthologies compiled by Deb and Norman Bert provides roles for almost any mix of students in an acting class. The plays range in mood from serious and heavy to dark or satiric comedy to farce. The heart of the book includes fifteen scripts for two actors. Also included are five monologues and five three-character plays. The playwrights are icons of the American avante garde, writers who have contributed much to regional theatre over recent years. An excellent resource for classrooms and festival competition use.

The Cool Collegians; a Comedy in Two Acts

The Cool Collegians; a Comedy in Two Acts
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 42
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ISBN-10 : 9783385360839
ISBN-13 : 3385360838
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cool Collegians; a Comedy in Two Acts by : Willard Henry Fales

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Same Time, Next Year

Same Time, Next Year
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Publisher : Concord Theatricals
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 9780573616044
ISBN-13 : 0573616043
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Same Time, Next Year by : Bernard Slade

One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony® Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world’s most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers.

Random Acts of Comedy

Random Acts of Comedy
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0981909973
ISBN-13 : 9780981909974
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Random Acts of Comedy by : Jason Pizzarello

Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating debacle to a silly Shakespeare spoof, from a fairy tale farce to a self-hating satire, this anthology contains hilarious large-cast plays that have delighted thousands of audiences around the world. Includes the plays The Audition by Don Zolidis, Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit by Jonathan Rand, 13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy, Darcy's Cinematic Life by Christa Crewdson, The Whole Shebang by Rich Orloff, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period by Jason Pizzarello, Small World by Tracey Scott Wilson, The Absolute Most Cliched Elevator Play in the History of the Entire Universe by Werner Trieschmann, The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet by Peter Bloedel, Show and Spell by Julia Brownell, Cut by Ed Monk, Check Please by Jonathan Rand, Aliens vs. Cheerleaders by Qui Nguyen, The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon by Don Zolidis, 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

The Era Almanack

The Era Almanack
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HNV8WP
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (WP Downloads)

Synopsis The Era Almanack by :

Married and Single. A comedy, in three acts [and in prose]. To which is prefixed, an exposure of a recent little proceeding of the great director of the theatre royal, at the corner of Brydges Street [viz. R. W. Elliston].

Married and Single. A comedy, in three acts [and in prose]. To which is prefixed, an exposure of a recent little proceeding of the great director of the theatre royal, at the corner of Brydges Street [viz. R. W. Elliston].
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Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0024312994
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Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Married and Single. A comedy, in three acts [and in prose]. To which is prefixed, an exposure of a recent little proceeding of the great director of the theatre royal, at the corner of Brydges Street [viz. R. W. Elliston]. by : John POOLE (Dramatist.)

The Drama Magazine ...

The Drama Magazine ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : CHI:50832392
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Drama Magazine ... by : Charles Hubbard Sergei

The Theatre

The Theatre
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : CUB:U183021683910
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Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Theatre by : Clement Scott

Vol. for 1888 includes dramatic directory for Feb.-Dec.; vol. for 1889 includes dramatic directory for Jan.-May.