The Possiblities:
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THE WHOLE SHEBANG
45-50 minutes
CAST 1 female, 1 male, 4 either
SET A classroom
This play asks the question, "What if the entire universe was just some nerd's science project?" In a classroom in a dimension far beyond ours, a student striving for a "Master of the Universe" degree gives an oral presentation on an unusual thesis -- the creation of the heavens and the earth. Two professors and a dean interrogate the student and his two visual aids, a "typical" man and woman.
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A TIMELY MANEUVER
15-25 minutes
CAST 1 female, 1 male
SET One table and two chairs in a coffee house
NOTES Mature themes
Arrow-stiff Jane is unpleasantly surprised when her reckless blind date, Reggie, sets an egg timer on their table. Five minutes later the timer goes off, and Reggie makes a shocking proposition...
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HARD CANDY
30-40 minutes
CAST 5 females, 6 males (4-11 actors possible, gender flexible)
SET Two desks and three chairs
Job applicants at Banff Enterprises will do anything to claw their way up the corporate ladder. In a fast-paced series of hilarious interviews, the new recruits try every trick in the book -- from bribery, nepotism, and the Old Boy Network to blackmail, seduction, and mind control.
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THE CARDS OF FATE
Short, 30-35 minutes
CAST 6 females, 6 males, 6 either (9-20 actors possible, gender flexible)
SET Three podiums/platforms
And now it's time for The Cards of Fate, the hit game show where contestants win fabulous prizes, and control the destinies of unsuspecting innocents. Fate is kind and the prize is yours when you get a question right. But get a question wrong, and fate will deal a crushing blow to some poor, blameless soul -- live on camera! It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, or the ratings slip too low...