Readers Theatre – ArtAge Publications' Senior Theatre Resource Center

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.

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Age on Stage®: Comedies …
$27.95

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 …
$27.95

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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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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The Speeding Ticket
Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

1 woman, 2 either

15 minute comedy

A routine traffic stop turns into a master class in misdirection when a cheerful older woman talks a police officer straight out of his own ticket book.
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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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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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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
$29.95

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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Love Connection Dot Com
Price range: $7.50 through $35.00

2 men, 2 women, 1 either

25 minute comedy

Bea and Chuck's best friends overpower their online dating profiles. Will it lead to love?
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Griddle Cakes
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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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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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