if they can ever get through the pre-talk about talking about race. Two people set out to have a truly deep personal discussion about race. First broadcast on 'Footlight Parade' on WCLV in 2005.

The family classic is really an examination of America's schizophrenic response to the coming oil shortage. Most recently broadcast on 'Footlight Parade' on WCLV in 2008. We finally find out just who 'Old Man De Mississippi' is and what his relationship is to Big Tobacco. First broadcast on 'Footlight Parade' on WCLV in 2004. PEDANTO ON 'SOUND OF MUSIC', 'MUSIC MAN', 'OKLAHOMA'įinally proof that 'Music Man' is a re-examination of Immanuel Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' and other astonishments. who will eat who first.? First broadcast on 'Footlight Parade' on WCLV in 2008.

'LOST' ON BALI H'AIĪ group of castaways including Nathan Detroit, Maria, Tevye, and Sweeney Todd find themselves on a mysterious island. ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S 'SOUTH DAKOTA!'Ī lost manuscript found! Featuring Billy Bigelow, Anna, the King, Enoch, Ado Annie and many more trying desperately to get to the Dream Ballet. MUSICAL THEATRE GEEKS!īefore there was 'Glee' there was this game show where two fanatical fans face off on such questions as 'Who was the costume designer on the 1914 production of 'Banjo Eyes'? And Sudden Death over a Lloyd Webber song. THE PEPPERONISĪ look at Tony Pepperoni, his family, his therapist, and the violent dough business that just keeps pulling him back in. In the future, every radio play will be famous for 15 minutes. ARTNETĪ cruise through the criminal art world with Sergeant Joe Frida.

And a couple of humans plopped on earth with no means to cook a monkey. PROMETHEUS AND THE GOD(FATHER)Ī look at Greek Gods as the 'Family' they really are. 'Attention! Attention must be paid to a jazzman who buys a set of bagpipes, Biff!' First broadcast on WCLV in 2001. DEATH OF A JAZZMANĪ look at musical styles in a bizarre retelling of Arthur Miller's classic. First broadcast on WCLV in 2000, most recently broadcast in 2005. Set: An academic’s office and a kitchen – tables and chairsĢ013, GEMBROOK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, Gemco Players, directed by Chantelle Ashby, 2 nd place in People’s Choice Awards, published in Little Gems 2013.Ģ014, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Script-in-Hand, Sydney, 2014 directed by Rob WhiteĢ017, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, adapted for radio and performed by Radio Playhouse, directed by Stephen Carnell.A survey of dramatic styles as seen through the lens of a hand lotion commercial, then a 7-minute race through 'Our Town', courtesy of Spike Jones. Will this mean tragedy for Jesu and his girlfriend Mary? An absurdist take on the true origins of Christianity and a comment on the nature of journalism. Select your plays, choose your cast and venue (your lounge room, local pub, theatre or hall), set an entry fee and invite your audience to vote on the best of play and actors on the night.Īfter Jesu Kristos, the great philosopher, is misquoted in an interview, things start to spiral out of control. (I’m happy to discuss any production queries.)Īll except the two one-minute plays have been performed by community and theatre professionals – so are tried and tested. All I ask is you are true to the text and the intention of the play, and that you let me know if you are performing them, and send photos. Here are nine royalty-free short comedies and dramas on a range of topical issues for you to perform.Īll plays offered here are copyrighted to me, Jane Cafarella, as the writer, and all rights are reserved. Playtime! Put on a show or conduct your own play reading at your local theatre or school or as a fundraiser.

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