43 Minutes

COMEDY - 4 pages

Lunchtime as a middle school teacher, who can’t make it through one more day, finds refuge in her classroom closet.

AMANDA KEATS – 20 – 30. A nervous wreck who just can’t take another minute of her students and job.

PRINCIPAL STUART - 40ish. Soft spoken, sensitive but truthful administrator doing her best to help Amanda.

1815

PERIOD FANATSY/COMEDY - 5 pages

After 200 years, it’s time for a woman from the 18^th century to end her wait to be reincarnated and sent back to Earth.

WOMAN #1 – The heavenly facilitator who evaluates and facilitated souls’ return to earthly existence.

WOMAN #2 - 40ish. A demure young woman who is an example of ultimate patience and understanding.

A Food Court Interview

FANTASY/COMEDY - 5 pages

The guardian of the gates to Heaven has finally been given approval by the ‘Big Guy” to hire an assistant.

SAINT PETER - A young, athletic man preoccupied with fast food and the methodical aspects of the interview.

DAVE PRICE - 70ish. A mall security cop anxious to move in to a new, rewarding position.

A Lesson for Ted

FANTASY/COMEDY - 5 pages

A purse-snatcher’s criminal ways are confronted by the woman’s bag he has stolen.

TED - A young, low-grade, street criminal forced to confront his sanity and the bag he has stolen.

VOICE of the BAG - The controlling, in charge, no-nonsense hobo bag.

Binders

COMEDY - 5 pages

An extremely valuable document, that must be found before lunchtime, has been misplaced amongst volumes of paperwork.

LAB TECH #1 -  Desperate and anxious by association, no suggestion or comment helps the situation.

LAB TECH #2 - Desperate and on a mission because there’s no alternative.

Bless Me

COMEDY - 5 pages

The purpose and procedurals of a confessional mean nothing to an individual who just wants to visit and talk.

FATHER MacGREGOR - A priest who manages, with the help of his “coffee,” a difficult and unusual confessional visit.

EDDIE LUCAS – Ignorant to religious ritual, but friendly, pleasant and willing do whatever it takes for conversation.

Blind Date

COMEDY - 5 pages

The date from Hell in an upscale restaurant.

FLOYD McCANN – Excitement and nervousness about dinner and his date turns to dismay and disgust.

ANNA PRENTICE– An arrogant, defensive and obnoxious woman who is delusional at the end of the date.

Blue Light, Red Light

FANTASY - 5 pages

Could the afterlife really be two different colored lights rather than what has been assumed?

ANGEL 1765327 -  Stuck with conveying the truth about Heaven and Hell.

ANTHONY -  Nonchalant, uncaring and negative, with nothing but grievances about his afterlife.

Comeback

PERIOD COMEDY - 5 pages

A musician of unique abilities seeks employment then helped to realize one last career opportunity.

MRS. BRENDA MULLEN - 40ish. Understanding and accepting recruiter in a placement agency.

BUZZ CHAINSAW - An open-minded, pleasant, down-to-earth 52-year-old former Death Metal guitarist

Executive Orders

COMEDY - 5 pages

The Oval Office has a new tenant that has no right to be sitting in the presidential position of authority.

POTUS - Arrogant, clueless, misogynistic and rude.

RICKI - The presidential aide trying her best to accept her new boss.

Gertrude

FANTASY - 5 pages

An indoor plant, Gertrude, has taken the words of her caretaker to “heart” and now controls his fate.

KENNY - A man who has become submissive to the whims of his plant.

JERRY - Kenny’s friend who follows every instruction to help set Gertrude’s captive free.

In Your Dreams

FANTASY - 5 pages

Yes, there is a way to answer life’s last question. Join the seminar to guarantee those last moments of transition from life to death.

CHURCH - The man with the answers to everyone’s ultimate question, “What happens when we die?”

EMILY BATHGATE - A satisfied customer who’s mind is now at ease.

Let Liberty Ring… Maybe

HISTORICAL DRAMA - 5 pages

1846. The task of repairing the Liberty Bell to be used in George Washing’s birthday celebration has been completed… with no guarantees.

EARL - The well-dressed and proper political representative of Philadelphia’s State House.

HOMER - The common, bell ringer, repairman.

Let’s Go

FANTASY - 5 pages

The consequences a man suffers for responding to one particular, overused phrase.

DREW INGARFIELD - 40ish. A usually calm individual bar patron driven to extremes during a TV football game.

DETECTIVE PHIL NEVIN - 50ish. A night shift detective whose usually quiet night is disturbed by utter nonsense.

Murray Goldsworthy: Hall of Fame

COMEDY - 5 pages

At the Music Hall of Fame, a salesgirl is forced to deal with the unlikely request of a music lover.

DARCY - A young salesgirl. Patient and considerate, but not sure how to handle a very peculiar incident.

MURRAY GOLDSWORTY - 65+. Aware of his lifetime musical experience and qualifications has an unusual request.

Number 31

COMEDY - 5 pages

At the Music Hall of Fame, a salesgirl is forced to deal with the unlikely request of a music lover.

CUSTOMER - An enthusiastic, good-hearted deli customer that gets berated by a grocery clerk.

FRAN - 65+. A deli worker who has heard it all… and has had enough of her customers.

CUSTOMER #2 – The recipient of Fran’s character about face.

Off the Ice

COMEDY - 5 pages

At the Music Hall of Fame, a salesgirl is forced to deal with the unlikely request of a music lover.

DR. LAWSON – An understanding therapist who’s on the verge of a breakthrough with her patient

WALLY MILLER – An ice hockey goalie who’s can’t understand the reason for his severe body pain.

One Lousy Ballplayer

COMEDY - 5 pages

An inept, talentless baseball player is not what a team hoped for when they invited him to Spring Training.

MAX MARIUCCI - 50ish. Truth is revealed after a confused manager delivers bad news to a ballplayer.

PETE ALLAN - 30ish. A ballplayer, who shouldn’t be in uniform to begin with, is confused by the teams sudden decision.

Out for Dinner

COMEDY - 4 pages

A mother and daughter witness a couple of disturbing and appetite spoiling events while going out to dinner.

MOTHER (ANNA) - Female. 35-40 years old. Upset and slightly disgusted by certain events of the evening.

DAUGHTER (LAURA) - Female. 13-15 years old. A typical teenager extremely grossed out by what she has                                               witnessed with her mother

WAITRESS (MEGHAN) - Female. College student and regular employee of Grandfather’s favorite restaurant.

GRANDFATHER - Male. 60-70 years old.  Upbeat, happy, in charge paternal figure.

Rebecca and Erin

DRAMA - 2 pages

The effects of the human heart both literally and figuratively after a horrific act of terror.

ERIN/ERIC - A young mother/father in need of a heart who, through fate and historical events, is given a second chance

at life.

REBECCA - A young police officer who is a fatal casualty of a terrorist attack.

POTUS

COMEDY - 5 pages  

The duties of the Presidential security detail are brought to light in this one-act comedy.

PRESIDENT - Male. 50-70 years old. Conservative politician on the campaign trail.

AGENT HOWE - Male. 35 years old. A typical secret service agent in the appropriate dress with the appropriate look.

The North 3.000

HISTORICAL DRAMA - 5 pages

The final plans, to exhume and reinter the bodies as a result of the Battle of Gettysburg, are settled in a local tavern. 

SAMUEL WEAVER - 53. A surveyor who has been charged with overseeing the reinterment of Union soldiers.

The Show

COMEDY - 5 pages

Being called up to the big leagues has different meaning for different people with different professions.

DON DeMARCO - 40ish. A kindhearted, inquisitive self-made man shows interest in an emotional young man.

BUZZ BOYD - 20ish. Emotionally happy young man who realizes years of hard work have finally paid off.

Yes, Chef

COMEDY - 5 pages

Being called up to the big leagues has different meaning for different people with different professions.

CHEF - 40ish. One question after another doesn’t provide the answers for a concerned restaurant owner/chef.

HOSTESS 20ish. A young, “yes” woman. Eventually she must reveal the truth.