Readers Theatre is a fantastic way to encourage actors who are worried about memorizing lines to take part in drama. Actors, seated and reading from the script, bring the characters and story to life. While most of our plays are suitable for Readers Theatre, these are some of our favorites for this format.

  • Age on Stage®: Comedies …

    $24.95

    cast varies 2-6

    10, 10 minute plays

    Best Seller! This collection of ten 10-minute comedies is a laugh fest all the way. Sparked with funny characters and humorous situations, lively dialogue, and just the right touch of charming goofiness.
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  • The Naked Man on the Couch

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 3 women

    20 minute comedy

    Leaving for a holiday weekend three roommates find a mysterious man sleeping on the couch. Will they get to Vegas?
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  • Teaching Senior Theatre C…

    Price range: $15.00 through $20.00

    Our most popular TipSheet!

    Tips, tricks and information

    Based on the author's many years of teaching older actors, this document will help you organize, plan, market, and teach Senior Theatre classes that inspire.
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  • Age on Stage®: Comedies …

    $24.95

    cast varies 2-7

    10, 10 minute plays

    Best Seller! Volume II of the very popular Age on Stage®: Comedies for Readers Theatre with strong characters, fun plots, with the same charming goofiness!
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  • The Speeding Ticket

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 woman, 2 either

    15 minute comedy

    Starlight Moon knows how to talk her way out of a speeding ticket. Is she telling the truth or not? So funny!
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  • Tina Latigo Rides to the …

    Price range: $7.50 through $45.00

    1-4 man, 12-15 women

    45 minute comedy

    The Old West comes to life as Tina Latigo and her French sidekick, Lisette, work to bring justice to women everywhere. An interactive show--so much fun!
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  • Senior Readers Theatre Ma…

    Price range: $15.00 through $20.00

    A successful format

    great for older performers

    With this concise guide, chock-full of simple techniques and practical advice, you're well on your way to bring this awarding and dynamic form of theatre to older actors.
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  • The Quibbles Radio Shows

    Price range: $7.50 through $50.00

    flexible cast

    10, 5 minute sketches

    The Quibbles Radio Shows is a collection of 10 comedy sketches, reminiscent of old time radio shows, featuring a delightfully quarrelsome couple in skirmishes of everyday life!
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  • Mona Lisa’s Toe

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    cast of 7

    10 minute radio play

    A madcap whodonnit radio farce about a missing "masterpiece" where everyone is a possible culprit.
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  • New Plays for Mature Actors

    $24.95

    cast varies 2-8

    run times 7-90 minutes

    This ever-popular collection of ten plays brings you up-to-date characters in current situations with plenty of females roles. Useful for amateur to professionals. A classic Senior Theatre book!
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  • Out to Lunch

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    4 women, 1 either, with optional chorus of 7 either

    15 minute comedy

    Lunch with friends has become complicated. This play is the first Escapade at the Villa Estates.
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  • Griddle Cakes

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00 Sale!

    2 women

    10 minute comedy

    Two aging sisters debate the merits of answering the telephone, global warming, and attending the annual wildflower walk.
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  • Matzo Balls

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 4 women

    20 minute comedy

    The matzo balls have gone missing from Sunny Acres Retirement Home and Holmes and Watson are on the case--Shirley Holmes and Dottie Watson, that is! A great comedy!
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  • Return Engagement Plays f…

    $23.95

    cast varies 4-9

    run times around 25 minutes

    This popular anthology includes ten short upbeat plays for readers theatre. All have been successfully produced at retirement communities senior centers, and drama groups.
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  • Cruise Queens

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 3 women

    15 minute comedy

    When two fabulously rich cruise-loving women catch burglars in their high-tech home, they turn the break-in into a social media revenge plot—complete with piña coladas, diamond bribes, and a whole lot of sass.
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