LBT Short Plays by Cast Size (35-60 minutes)

(Running time 35-69 minutes)

TWO PERFORMERS

  • Different=Amazing by Matthew Ivan Bennett (Plan-B Theatre Company School Tour SERIES) • 40 mins – 1f 1m
  • E(U)ntitled by Kristen Ellis Giles • 40 mins – 1f, 1m
  • The Kreutzer Sonata (based on the Tolstoy novel) by Eric Samuelsen — 1M 1Violinist, 1Pianist
  • Ruff! by Jenifer Nii (Plan-B Theatre Company School Tour SERIES) (TYA) • 35 mins – 1m, 1f

THREE PERFORMERS

  • Fairyana (RADIO HOUR Episode 8) by Eric Samuelsen • 53 mins – 2m 1w play 7m 2w characters
  • The Kreutzer Sonata (based on the Tolstoy novel) by Eric Samuelsen — 1M 1Violinist, 1Pianist
  • Sleepy Hollow: RADIO HOUR Episode 13 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 48 mins – 4m, 3f +1either can be doubled to 2m 1f
  • Stand: RADIO HOUR Episode 10 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 51 mins – 7 Characters, played by 1f 2m OR 1f 3m with doubling
  • Troll: RADIO HOUR Episode 11 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 53 mins – 1m 1f 1either
  • Yuletide: RADIO HOUR Episode 9 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 53 mins – 3-5 performers can double the roles

FOUR PERFORMERS

  • Aesop’s Network by Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45mins – 29 characters that can be doubled to as few as 2M 2F
  • Freedom Song: A Story of Hope by Alexandra Grace Gaver (TYA) • 60 mins – 19m 4f 6either (Doubling of roles recommended to 2f 2m, or 2f 2either)
  • Stand: RADIO HOUR Episode 10 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 51 mins – 7 Characters, played by 1f 2m OR 1f 3m with doubling
  • Yuletide: RADIO HOUR Episode 9 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 53 mins – 3-5 performers can double the roles

FIVE PERFORMERS

  • A.I., Too! by Mahonri Stewart PREMIERE PLAY FILE • 60 mins – 3f, 2m
  • Alice: RADIO HOUR Episode 4 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 60 mins – 27 characters can be doubled to 5 performers, 2f 1m 2either
  • Alice in Wonderland Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from Lewis Carroll’s novel) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – Multiple roles doubling to 5 performers
  • Arabian Nights Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from stories in “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights”) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 50 mins – 5-6 performers of any gender can play the 36 characters in this play
  • Atlantis, Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins — Multiple characters can be played by as few as 5 actors
  • The Black Knight by Matthew Ivan Bennett (Part 3 of YULETIDE, RADIO HOUR Series Episode 9) • 53 mins – 4M 1F
  • Cinderella Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – Multiple roles doubling to 5 performers
  • Cinderella’s Miss-Adventures A Delightful TWIST by Alexandra Grace Gaver (TYA) • 60 mins – 3f 2m
  • Frankenstein: RADIO HOUR Episode 3 by Matthew Ivan Bennett •  54 mins – 4m 1f with doubling
  • Grimm: RADIO HOUR Episode 7 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 62 mins – 28 roles can be doubled to 5 actors
  • Just So Stories Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from the story by Rudyard Kipling) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-50 mins – 5 performers, any gender, play 29 characters
  • Lavender and Exile: RADIO HOUR Episode 2 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 52 mins – 5f 6m 1either can be doubled to 2f 2m 1either
  • Liberation by J.D. Newman  • 40 mins – 4f 1m (great competition piece)
  • The Magic Flute Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Based on Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto from Mozart’s opera) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – multiple roles being played by 5 players
  • Me2 (Twins who’ve never met) by Joanna Kraus (TYA) • 45 mins –  3F 2M
  • Monkey Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Based on the Chinese Folktale “Journey to the West” and written in collaboration with Blue Hill Performance Ensemble) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – Multiple roles doubling to 5 performers
  • The Mummy’s Tale and Other Voices from the Great Beyond by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 50-60 mins – Suitable for Large cast or can be doubled to as few as 5 actors
  • The Not-So-Scary Nightmare Adventure by Alexandra Grace Gaver (TYA) • 50-60 minutes – 12 characters can be played by as few as 4 performers (from The Children’s Theatre at Hampton Roads)
  • The Riddle of the Sphinx and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins – Multiple roles can be played by a large cast of actors or be doubled to as few as 5 actors
  • Robin Hood Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Based on the various ballads and legends of Robin Hood) by E. Gray Simons III with Foster Durgin (TYA) • 45-55 mins – Multiple roles doubling to 5 performers
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle: RADIO HOUR Episode 5 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 52 mins – 10m 1f (Can be doubled to 4 or 5 performers)
  • Slaying The Greeble by Eric Samuelsen (TYA) • 40-50 minutes – 4f, 1m voice
  • Way Out West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins – A company of 5 actors can perform multiple characters
  • The Wind In The Willows Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from the story by Kenneth Grahame) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – Multiple roles doubling to 5 performers
  • Yuletide: RADIO HOUR Episode 9 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 53 mins – 3-5 performers can double the roles

SIX PERFORMERS

  • Saints In Revolt: Light from the Dark Ages • A Medieval Metadrama by Coni Ciongoli Koepfinger • 35 mins • 4f, 2m
  • Arabian Nights Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from stories in “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights”) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 50 mins – 5-6 performers of any gender can play the 36 characters in this play
  • Clara and the Mermaids by J.D. Newman (Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 3) • 40-50 minutes – 2g 1b 3w
  • The Emperor’s New Clothes (Adapted from the Grimm’s fairytale) by E. Gray Simons III (Tales from the Fractured Side series)  (TYA) • 55 mins – 2m, 2f, 11either (1m, 1f, 4 either with doubling)

SEVEN PERFORMERS

  • Circle: RADIO HOUR Episode 12 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 50 mins – 2m, 3f, 1either, 1gender neutral
  • Olympus On The Moon  The History of Western Civilization in One Act by J.D. Newman • 45-50 mins – 4m 3w
  • Stand: RADIO HOUR Episode 10 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 51 mins – 7 Characters, played by 1f 2m OR 1f 3m with doubling

EIGHT PERFORMERS

NINE PERFORMERS

  • Fairyana (RADIO HOUR Episode 8) by Eric Samuelsen • 53 mins – 2m 1w play 7m 2w characters
  • Intersection a play by Eric Samuelsen • 60 mins – 9f
  • Inversion a play by Eric Samuelsen • 60 mins – 6f 3m
  • Terrorfest (A CHAMELEONS Murder Mystery) • 45 mins – 6m 3w
  • Til Death Do Us Part (A CHAMELEONS Murder Mystery) • 45 mins – 4m 5w
  • Your Worst Knightmare (A CHAMELEONS Murder Mystery) • 45 mins – 6m 3w

TEN PERFORMERS

  • Galileo’s Pendulum by Michael Megliola (TYA) • 60 mins – 21m, 4f (any character can be played by either gender, doubling is possible to 9 or 10 performers)
  • My Travels With Cecil by R. Rex Stephenson • 45 mins – 8W 7M 6either–or with doubling 6W 4M.
  • Sandy and the Dance of Faith  by J.D. Newman (Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 2) • 60mins – 10-14 in the cast

ELEVEN PERFORMERS

  • Land of Oz adapted from the L. Frank Baum classic by J. D. Newman • 50 mins – 5f, 3m, 3 either, plus 2puppets (doubling possible)
  • The Dragon Hammer and The Tale of Oniroku two short plays by Joanna H. Kraus (TYA, Elementary) • 40 minutes – 11 performers of any gender
  • NEW! SQUATCH (TYA) by Travis G. Baker, Zane Baker and Isaac Miller 45 minutes to an hour 11-12 performers of  all ages

TWELVE PERFORMERS

THIRTEEN PERFORMERS

FOURTEEN PERFORMERS

FIFTEEN PERFORMERS

  • The Emperor’s New Clothes (Adapted from the Grimm’s fairytale) by E. Gray Simons III (Tales from the Fractured Side series)  (TYA) • 55 mins – 2m, 2f, 11either (1m, 1f, 4 either with doubling)
  • Haunt (TYA) by Mahonri Stewart (TYA) 60 mins – 11f, 4m
  • Superpowers by J. D. Newman (TYA) • 60 mins – 5m, 9f, 1either

LARGE CAST

  • Aesop’s Network by Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45mins – 29 characters that can be doubled to as few as 2M 2F
  • Alice: RADIO HOUR Episode 4 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 60 mins – 27 characters can be doubled to 5 performers, 2f 1m 2either
  • Arabian Nights Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from stories in “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights”) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 50 mins – 5-6 performers of any gender can play the 36 characters in this play
  • Atlantis, Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins — Multiple characters can be played by as few as 5 actors
  • Bumps – a 60 minute play for young audiences (TYA) • 60 mins – 4m, 3f, 9either
  • Challenging Athena by Genevieve Aichele • 50-60 mins – 5f +ensemble of 24m 9f 11either (all ensemble characters may be played by performers of either gender)
  • The Christmas Party Adapted by Jerry Argetsinger from the play by Ludvig Holberg • about 35 mins – 4 Males 3 Women 6 Children (3 boys, 3 girls ages about 4 – 12) Several Men and Women (party guests and watchmen)
  • Forest Secrets • environment and conservation by Genevieve Aichele (TYA) • 60 mins – 2 adult males, 3 adult females, 2 11-year-old boys, 1 11-year-old girl, 1 4-year-old girl +Fairies, Dragonfly, Bees, Fireflies, Butterfly (Doubling not possible) (All roles are playable by any age actor)
  • Freedom Song: A Story of Hope by Alexandra Grace Gaver (TYA) • 60 mins – 19m 4f 6either (Doubling of roles recommended to 2f 2m, or 2f 2either)
  • Galileo’s Pendulum by Michael Megliola (TYA) • 60 mins – 21m, 4f (any character can be played by either gender, doubling is possible to 9 or 10 performers)
  • Grimm: RADIO HOUR Episode 7 by Matthew Ivan Bennett • 62 mins – 28 roles can be doubled to 5 actors
  • The Hornswoggle Jig by Wendy Gourley (TYA) • 60 mins – 4m, 5f, 8either
  • Just So Stories Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from the story by Rudyard Kipling) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-50 mins – 5 performers, any gender, play 29 characters
  • The Magic Flute Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Based on Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto from Mozart’s opera) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 45-55 mins – multiple roles being played by 5 players
  • The Mummy’s Tale and Other Voices from the Great Beyond by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • 50-60 mins – Suitable for Large cast or can be doubled to as few as 5 actors
  • My Travels With Cecil by R. Rex Stephenson • 45 mins – 8W 7M 6either–or with doubling 6W 4M.
  • Once Upon A Candlemas in Arthur’s Court by Genevieve Aichele (TYA) • 60 mins – 2 teen girls 1 teen boy, 6 women, 3 men, + 15 characters that can be portrayed by the ensemble, or added as extra performers
  • Pinocchio Tales From the Fractured Side Series (Adapted from the story by Carlo Collodi) by E. Gray Simons III (TYA) • About 55 minutes – 9f, 16m (doubling possible) 2f, 5m, 1 either with doubling
  • The Riddle of the Sphinx and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins – Multiple roles can be played by a large cast of actors or be doubled to as few as 5 actors
  • The Sheriff of Nottingham by Michael Megliola • 60 mins – 18M 3F + ensemble (Doubling is possible to 5m 5f +soldiers)
  • Three Timeless Tales (The Brementown Musicians, The Funny Little Woman and her Dumpling, The Ugly Duckling) by George and Gayanne King and others (TYA) • 40-50 mins – Large flexible casting with plenty of doubling opportunities
  • True Colors of Weedle by June Rachelson-Ospa & Allison Brewster Franzetti • 60 mins • 4m, 2f, 11either m or f (some roles can be doubled & any role can be played by any gender)
  • Way Out West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales by E. Gray Simons III (HISTORY MYSTERY SIDESHOW THEATRE SERIES) (TYA) • 50-60 mins – A company of 5 actors can perform multiple characters
  • The Whimsical World of Oz by Rob Lauer (TYA) • 50-60 mins  – 4f, 4m, 1 either + 9 or more puppets
  • The World of Snow White by R. Rex Stephenson (TYA) • 50-60 mins – 6M 6W 1 or 2 girls 8either + mice, minister, servants and crowd (Doubling to 20 performers)

SHORT PLAYS NEW TO THE CATALOG:

  • Radio Poe: RADIO HOUR Episode 1 by Cheryl Ann Cluff • 46 mins –