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| Accidents Happen by Pete Barry & J. Michael DeAngelis & John P. Dowgin | ||
Comedy/Drama |
2 Acts (120 minutes) | Large cast, variable. |
Seven of The Porch Room's best short plays collected together into an evening of comedy that proves that no matter what you plan for - accidents happen. Shorts include Accidents Happen, Nine Point Eight Meters Per Second Per Second, Reunion Special, The Clive Way, Hangman, Tricks of the Trade and The Banderscott. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play in 2009. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: MV, AC, AL. |
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| The Banderscott by Pete Barry | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (20 minutes) | 4 men, 1 woman, 1+ unspecified |
| An infomercial marketer is pitched an astonishing product. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen.Official selection of the 2007 Sameul French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: MV, AL. |
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| The Clive Way by John Dowgin | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (20 minutes) | 5 men |
| A motivational speaker mistakenly tries
to empower a group of newly rehabilitated anger-management patients. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: MV, AC, AL. |
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| Coffee Break by John Dowgin | ||
| Comedy/Drama |
1 Act (15 minutes) | 2 men |
| Jesus gripes to Satan about business
in the company break room. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: AL. |
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| Drop by J. Michael DeAngelis and Pete Barry | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (20 minutes) | 3 men |
| Mike attempts to conquer his fear of
death while stuck at the top of a roller coaster. Recognition: Winner of the 2009 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Availability: Currently published and licenced by Samuel French. Click here to order or recieve a licensing quote. Ratings: AL, AC. |
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| Early Morning in the Tenement by Pete Barry | ||
| Drama |
1 Act (10 minutes) | 3 men |
| Two Irish youths attempt to stand and
understand each other at three in the morning. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: V, AC, AL. | ||
| The Fruppum, Alabama Chamber of Commerce by John Dowgin | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (25 minutes) | 3 to 6 men |
| A gas station owner defends his business
model against all out-of-towners and the competition across the street.
Recognition: Official selection in the 2006 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: AL. |
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| The Fruppum, Alabama Chamber of Commerce (ML version) by John Dowgin | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (25 minutes) | 3 to 6 men |
| A gas station owner defends his business
model against all out-of-towners and the competition across the street.
Recognition: Official selection in the 2006 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: ML. |
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| Hangman by Pete Barry | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (10 minutes) | 5 men |
| A budding teenage philosopher-scientist
searches for the truth by experimenting on his friend with a hallucinogenic
cocktail. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: GV, AC, AL, DR. | ||
| A Man of Cortés by Pete Barry | ||
| Drama |
1 Act (5 minutes) | 1 woman |
| A Spanish conquistador discovers the positive and negative effects of a native Mesoamerican chocolate drink.
Recognition: Based on an award-winning story written for NYC Midnight's Short Story Challenge 2007. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: AC. |
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| Nine Point Eight Meters Per Second Per Second by Pete Barry | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (20 minutes) | 1 man |
| Balthazar Kent, ejected from an airplane, tries to regain control of his life through his cellphone. Recognition: Finalist in the 2009 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen. Availability: Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: AL. |
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| Reunion Special by J. Michael DeAngelis | ||
| Comedy/Drama |
1 Act (20 minutes) | 3 men, 3 women |
| A desperate former child actor reunites
with his now adult co-stars at a funeral. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: MV, AC, AL. |
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| Some Colors on a Wall by John Dowgin | ||
| Drama |
1 Act (15 minutes) | 9 men |
| The members of a chain gang argue the
merits of whitewashing an inspiring mural. Recognition: Official selection in the 2006 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: AL. |
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| Tricks of the Trade by John Dowgin | ||
| Drama |
1 Act (25 minutes) | 3 men |
| Ralph teaches Eddie how to sell your
soul for success. Recognition: Received the Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play as a part of the evening of one-acts Accidents Happen. Availability: Read the script. Currently under license to Samuel French. Click here visit their website for information regarding its availabilty. Ratings: V, AC, AL, DR. |
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| Zebulon Calling by John Dowgin | ||
| Comedy |
1 Act (5 minutes) | 2 men |
| One man's garbage is another man's
proof that the aliens are among us. Availability: Read the script. If you are interested in performing this piece, you may print copies. Ratings: MV. | ||
| 10 Crimes in 2 Hours by Pete Barry | ||
| Action/Mystery/Crime |
118 pages | 10+ cast |
| Focus by Pete Barry | ||
| Thriller/Horror |
5 pages | 2 men, 1 woman, 1 unspecified |
| A man suffering from a rare psychological
fixation disorder recounts the tragedy of the woman who loved him.
Based on the short story Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe. Recognition: Honorable Mention in the Moviepoet May 2008 contest Poetic License. Availability: Shooting rights retained by the Porch Room. Read the script. |
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| Gravity Hill by Pete Barry | ||
| Thriller/Horror |
12 pages | 3 men, 1 woman |
| A gonzo filmmaker and two math major
assistants attempt to shoot a mythbusting expose about a local urban
legend - and might end up part of it. Availability: Shooting rights retained by the Porch Room. Shooting script. Read the script. |
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| Reality TV by J. Michael DeAngelis | ||
| Thriller/Horror |
18 pages | 5 men, 4 women |
| A faded tv star meets his biggest fan - a troubled young woman with very special powers. | ||
| Turing Test by Pete Barry | ||
| Animated/Sci-Fi |
15 pages | 4 men, 4 women, 1 unspecified |
The Porch Room has created its own rating system for the stage to help you decide if the content of our plays is appropriate for your audience. Use your own discretion. The Porch Room is not liable if your performance is deemed inappropriate for its audience.
G - General audiences. Contains little or no violence,
language, or adult content.
MV - Mild violence. Mild dramatic or comedic violence.
This may include swordplay, stage fights, or gunplay.
V - Violence. Intense scenes of dramatic violence.
GV - Graphic violence. Usually indicates horrific imagery
or stage blood.
AC - Adult content. Suggestive language and situations
that reference sex, violence, drug abuse, or adult subjects.
ML - Mild language. Includes profanity acceptable on prime-time
television.
AL - Adult language. Includes profanity.
GL - Graphic language. Includes intense sexual or foul
language.
DR - Alcohol or drug abuse. Excessive alcohol abuse and/or
illicit drug use is portrayed onstage.
Our films are not rated. (We'll leave that to the MPAA.) Read at your own risk.
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