ONE-ACT COMEDIES

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Container of Sharks!

By Don Zolidis

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HM | Roles: 8-9W, 7-8M, 3-7 Any | FLEX | It’s time for America’s favorite show: Container of Sharks! Would-be entrepreneurs pitch their brilliant ideas to two billionaires and a real-life actual humanoid shark! The winning idea gets funded, the losing pitcher gets eaten in a feeding frenzy!

The Great American College Tour

By Ian McWethy

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HM | Roles: 2W, 2M, 12 Any | FLEX | Calvin and Olive’s parents insist that they tour as many colleges as possible before deciding about their future . So they will each visit a long succession of the quirkiest, most niche, most extreme examples of American higher education .

By Carrie McWethy (McCrossen), Meg McCrossen

HM | Roles: 10 Any | FLEX | Two uptight television hosts face their nightmares when they are forced to sit down with some of the internet’s most ridiculous influencers. The confused duo endures terrible song parodies, perplexing makeup tutorials, and unhinged conspiracy theories about popular cookies .

Night of the Living Dead

By Mark Landon Smith

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HM | Roles: 4W, 4M, Ensemble | FLEX | Run! Hide! After a NASA probe contaminated with mysterious radiation crashes to Earth, the recently deceased begin to rise again. Based on the cult classic film, this zombie-thon is a delightfully skewed send-up of one of the most beloved sci-fi genres of all time.

Plan 9 From Outer Space

By Mark Landon Smith

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HM | Roles: 5W, 9M, Ensemble | FLEX | Visiting space soldiers resurrect a recently deceased (and perfectly ghoulish) human couple, putting “Plan 9” into action to stop mankind from developing a substance that could destroy the entire universe. A hilarious adaptation of one of the worst movies ever made!

Pie Piece

By Douglas Craven

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HM | Roles: 16 Any | FLEX | When Dam’s left to himself in a secret lab, he pulls a lever, filling the lab with people. At first, they share the pie and are happy . But one of them slyly gains control and turns them against each other . A quick-paced satire which considers the nature of power, truth, love, and pie .

Zoodate

By Don Zolidis

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HM | Roles: 15W, 9M, 4 Any | FLEX | Looking for a soul mate in captivity? Look no further than Zoodate, the first dating app for animals! This hilarious and scientifically informative one act is a series of wild first dates where animal instinct just might not be enough .