Fall One-Acts

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Come as your favourite Hallowe'en character.

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Will Someone Please Tell Me What's Going On Here?

A comedy by Jim Lee
Produced by arrangement with Samuel French
Directed by Jennifer Squires

SYNOPSIS:  A wild comedy with serious undertones. It involves Harold and Lucille, a bored, middle aged couple; Florence, a spinster and neighbour; and Buckley, a confused policeman. Harold shoots himself and Lucille's upset over the scandal. Florence complains to Buckley about the noise. All four are in Harold and Lucille's living room when Harold suddenly jumps up (the suicide was faked) and threatens to blow up the building with a bomb (also a fake). From then on confusion and chaos reign. Thoroughly confused Florence and Buckley finally leave and Harold and Lucille resume their bored lives.

CAST:  2 males, 2 females all between 30 to 50 years of age

APPROXIMATE DURATION: 40 minutes

Here is a website about this play:  http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/3787

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22 Hardcastle Court

A comedy by Gary Diamond
Produced by special arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts
Directed by Patrick Pelletier

SYNOPSIS:  When Emily finally manages to move out of her Mother's house, she thinks her worries are over, but thanks to the flat's former owner, she has to contend with mysterious calls from Mr X as well as her mother's interruptions and an amorous pair of students wanting help with their play..

CAST:
4 women: 2 in their early forties, one in her sixties, and one around 18 years of age.
2 men: one between 30 and 45 years, and one around 18 years of age.

Here is a website about this play:  http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/OneActPlays/Hardcastle_Court.htm

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Awkward Silence

A comedy by Jay Reiss
Produced by arrangement with Samuel French
Directed by Mary FabianSYNOPSIS:  A man and woman meet for their first date in a restaurant and go through the awkward stages of first-date conversation. Not what you would expect! 

 CAST:  1 male and 1 female; both over 30 years of age

APPROXIMATE DURATION: 10 minutes

Here is a website about this play:  http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/3543

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Shoe Store

A comedy by Melody Johnson and Bob Martin
Produced by arrangement with the authors
Directed by Mary Fabian

SYNOPSIS:  A woman enters a shoe store and absolutely must try on the beautiful red shoes she saw in the window!  

CAST:   1 male and 1 female; between 20- 30 years of age

APPROXIMATE DURATION: 10 minutes

Taken from the anthology of 10-minute plays entitled: Snappy Shorts at the Tarragon Theatre by Andy McKim