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.

  • The Cat Lady Christmas

    $7.50$55.00

    cast of 7

    60 minute radio play comedy

    Corly promises her new beau, who is allergic to cats, that she’s pet-free. But she no longer is. Can she get through this date safely?
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  • Teaching Senior Theatre C…

    $15.00$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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  • Metaphorical Shoes

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    10 minute comedy

    After spending most of her life raising children and wearing sensible shoes, Doris finds her inner goddess in a pair of stylish, trendy shoes. Husband Don is not convinced.
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  • Action and Reaction

    $5.00$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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  • Perplexing Polar Problems

    $5.00$35.00

    3 men, 3 women, 2 either

    10 minute comedy

    Problems in Santa's Polar Kingdom have everyone in a titter! A short and easy play that you can pull together quickly.
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  • Amelia Earhart and the Po…

    $5.00$24.95

    flexible cast of 11

    15 minutes

    This is the story of Amelia Earhart and 19 other female aviators who competed in the harrowing, first All Women's Transcontinental Air Race in 1929. What a story!
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  • Molly Brown! She was Unsi…

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 9

    10-15 minutes

    Full of spirit, this is Molly Brown's tale of rags to riches and her courage when the Titanic was sinking. Royalty free!
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  • Secret Family Recipes

    $5.00$35.00

    3 women

    10 minute play

    Asking a sister for the family heirloom is extra tricky when she's left this world.
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  • Compos Mentis (of sound mind)

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    10 minute comedy

    When Robert and Alese Langford interview for a coveted spot at an elite retirement community, everyone--including the audience--is in for surprises!
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  • Calling Dr. Phil

    $7.50$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    20 minute comedy

    Dixie has a unique problem with her husband, but her favorite TV shrink, Dr. Phil, isn't available to help. Such a fun play!
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  • Pauline Cushman: Union Spy

    $5.00$35.00

    4 men, 2 women, 6 either

    15 minute play

    This true, but little-known story is the tale of a brave woman who helped the Union Army win the Civil War. She was a legend!
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  • The Refrigerator

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 4

    12 minute comedy

    Phil's old rusty refrigerator breaks, his daughter Dorothy persuades him to look for a new one. His surprising decision is funny, endearing, and sweet!
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  • Dangerous Games

    $5.00$35.00

    Cast of 8

    15 minute comedy

    A game-night party with good friends becomes more interesting when a new game is proposed, leading one to ask: among friends, what is more dangerous—the truth or a lie?
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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!
  • Alienation of Affection

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 11

    30 minute play

    A very fun courtroom situation about a cat, arguing neighbors, a wacky bailiff, and a secret romance between the judge and a lawyer. Can it be actually true?  
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  • 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.
  • Roxie McCoy...Private Eye

    Readers Theatre Karaoke®…

    $19.95$24.95

    4 men, 9-12 women

    15 minute mystery comedy

    Roxie McCoy is a street-smart, no-nonsense private eye. In this comic sketch, Roxie comes to the aid of an English Baroness with a secret.
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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!
  • ‘Twas the Night

    $3.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    5 minute comedy

    The tree is a mess and now all is wrecked, but thanks to his strategy, their Noel is perfect.
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  • Out to Lunch

    $5.00$35.00

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

    15 minute comedy

    Lunch with friends has become complicated. This play is part of the collection, Cuckoos in Cahoots at the Villa Estates
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  • A Good One

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    15 minute comedy

    Is this how to put your best foot forward when you meet someone for the first time? Fast and witty show, then sweet and touching. Lovely!
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  • Annie Oakley – A Wi…

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 10

    15 minutes

    Annie Oakley comes alive as the best and most exciting sharpshooter on both sides of the ocean in her tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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  • The Speeding Ticket

    $5.00$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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  • The Radio Show

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 4

    10 minute comedy

    During a radio broadcast, the audience is led to believe that the guest actor and actress hate each other. The two go off script and destroy the entire show!
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  • Up and Down

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    What happens when two people get trapped in an elevator? Find out in this delightful comedy about anxiety, anger, and connecting. Fun and very easy to stage!
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  • Readers Theatre Karaoke®…

    $19.95$24.95

    3 men, 6 women

    15 minute melodrama

    In the 1870's, as Daisy Fontaine's wedding approaches, she gets news that her  brother has lost his wife to the fever. Features the good guys and bad guys that make Westerns fun!  
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  • Not Kate or Leo

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute drama

    Isidor and Ida Straus lost their lives prematurely on the deck of The Titanic, but their love, arguments, and an additional consolation survive the wave.
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  • Matzo Balls

    $5.00$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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  • Miss Ida’s Man-in-t…

    $7.50$45.00

    1 woman

    45 minutes

    It’s July, 1969 and Miss Ida Lemmie is on a mission! Her yard sale is an excuse to tell her glamorous and vivid tale of survival.
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