Community Theatre

Does your Diversity – Equity – Inclusion program include age?

Senior Theatre Resource Center promotes active aging through engaging performances.
Are you part of a community theatre?

Everyone benefits when you include older actors in your Community Theatre! We can’t wait to help you find scripts and materials.

  • Our stories portray older people in a positive light, living life fully in today’s modern society.
  • Some of our plays feature grandparents and grandchildren.
  • Demographically, there are more older women. You’ll have the best luck with plays that feature women as lead characters and/or have a majority of women in the cast.

These plays have all been produced on Community Theatre stages!

  • Senior Theatre Resource Center by ArtAge Publications.

    Something Old, Something New

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    Beverly wants to spice up her marriage. What will her traditional husband think when he sees the sex toy she ordered?
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  • Senior Theatre Resource Book by George Freek for ArtAge Publications.

    The Gold Standard

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men

    20 minute comedy

    Max and Leonard, a retired real estate agent and retired teacher, meet over a game of checkers to discuss, grouse, and enjoy life.
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  • Action and Reaction

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minutes

    After witnessing a crime, a husband and wife react differently and suddenly their lives are turned upside down.
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  • In Rumi's Field - Senior Theatre Resource Book by Doug Stewart.

    In Rumi’s Field

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00 Sale!

    2 either

    12-15 minute drama

    Two strangers meet in a field. What at first seems like small talk actually stirs some deeper questions.
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  • Paper Cut to the Heart by Terri Ryburn, senior theatre resource guide.

    Paper Cut to the Heart

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 women

    15 minute comedy

    You'd think that if a friend calls you in a panic to "Get over here now!" things are really bad. But the trauma is purely psychological.
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  • Book cover for "Finding Zeus" by Jack Rushton, published by ArtAge Publications.

    Finding Zeus

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    Charles' Superman takes on Martha's Zeus. Sometimes shaking up the same old same old is what a marriage needs.
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  • I Love You When It’…

    Price range: $7.50 through $45.00

    Flexible, at least 8

    45 minutes

    A heartfelt tribute and celebration of the enduring power of great teachers and the lasting impact they have on the hearts and minds of those they touch.
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  • Sweet Revenge – Cream P…

    Price range: $7.50 through $95.00

    2 men, 2 women, 2 either

    90 minute comedy

    Hoping to impress viewers and win the "Sweetest Sweethearts" contest, the owners take on a major renovation only to discover the film crew has arrived a week early. Are their plans anything but half-baked?
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  • Cover of "A Passing Fancy" by Patricia Walker, senior theatre resource book.

    A Passing Fancy

    Price range: $7.50 through $55.00

    5 men, 5 women

    55 minute musical

    On a patriotic holiday in a small Midwestern town, friendships, secrets, and overdue romances bloom in this sweet show!
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  • Book cover titled "Connecting Baby Boomers to Your Community Theatre" by Bonnie L. Vorenberg.

    Connecting Baby Boomers t…

    $10.00

    Give boomers a voice

    Put them on stage

    Once Baby Boomers are attracted to your Community Theatre, it will never be the same!
  • Full Steam Ahead!

    $10.00

    3 men, 5 women

    80 minute musical

    The venerable 'Miss Mossy,' a century-old Mississippi riverboat, is ready to sail for an all-inclusive adventure. Along the way, she reminds us about life's new possibilities.  
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  • Book cover for Velma vs. Velma by Linda LaRocque, part of Senior Theatre Resource Center.

    Velma vs. Velma

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman, 1 woman's voice

    10 minute comedy

    Homer Crosley and his wife are secretly reserving an extravagant rendezvous at a cozy bed and breakfast. But who is with whom?
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  • Cover of "Everything Blows Away" by Kelly Dumar, a senior theatre resource guide.

    Everything Blows Away

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute drama

    In the aftermath of a storm, a backyard strewn with photographs becomes the setting for a man and a woman to confront memory, loss, the emotional debris of a shared past, and the fragile beauty of what remains.
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  • ArtAge Publications Senior Theatre Resource Center.

    Out of Here

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    10 minute comedy

    A coffee date has never been so interesting! Besides the two potential lovebirds at the table, their inner voices are along to coach, cajole, and criticize.
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  • ArtAge Publications Senior Theatre Resource Center.

    Garden of Entanglements

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    18 minutes

    a long‑married couple who rediscover themselves—and each other—when an unruly garden forces them to confront the wild, untended parts of their lives.
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