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  • Stanley’s Choice

    Price range: $7.50 through $35.00

    2 men, 3 women

    30 minute comedy

    Stanley's choice for a vacation resort leaves his wife, Sally, knowing it's going to be a disaster. Everyone is in on the joke, except Sally. Popular show, hilarious!
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  • Book cover for Perplexing Polar Problems by Jack Coberly, published by ArtAge Publications.

    Perplexing Polar Problems

    Price range: $5.00 through $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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  • Just a Song at Twilight

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    25 minutes

    Two strangers share a park bench and slowly uncover a shared past, revealing a long‑lost love shaped by memory, pride, and the persistence of feeling across a lifetime.
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  • Senior theatre resource center with humorous skit and play scripts for grandparents.

    23 New, Humorous Skit and…

    $29.95

    2-6 characters

    3-9 minutes long

    There's a lot to like in 23 of Bob Redd’s short, easy scripts. Royalty Free!
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    The DMV or What’s Y…

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    2 women

    5 minute comedy

    What should be a routine driver's license exam quickly turns into a battle of wits as questions about traffic signs and safe driving inspire stories about dating, garage sales, and life, proving that Edna is far more memorable than any rule book.
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    Housecleaning

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 Either

    Less than 2 minutes

    Ida, a frustrated homemaker, swears off housework for more enlightening tasks. A never-fail show and a hit wherever it's performed!
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  • Senior Theatre Resource Center book cover by ArtAge Publications.

    The Pie Ladies Make Bail

    Price range: $7.50 through $35.00

    1 man, 9 women

    35 minute comedy

    The Pie Ladies make bail, but now they owe a lot of money. The second in The Pie Ladies Series.
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  • Senior Theatre Resource Guide for Older Adults.

    It’s Hell Gettin…

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    3 men

    7-8 minute comedy

    Three old codgers sit in the park and soak up the sun while they reminiscence about the past and their youth. Hilarious sketch, very popular in variety shows.  
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  • Cover of "The Stick-Up" by Bob Rinfret, a senior theatre resource publication.

    The Stick-Up

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 1 woman

    15 minute comedy

    Shirley, a cashier who has seen everything, never expected Charlie, her retired friend and regular customer, to attempt robbery!
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  • Return Engagement Plays for Seniors.

    Age on Stage®: Return En…

    $27.95

    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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  • Senior Theatre Resource Center by ArtAge Publications.

    I Forgot

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    5 minutes

    Four old friends comically stumble through some 'senior moments' before realizing that sometimes forgetting can be a GOOD thing!
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  • 21 Humorous, New Short Pl…

    $29.95

    2-6 characters

    3-9 minutes long

    Winner of a National Mature Media Award, this collection of skits has been used successfully with senior actors.
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  • Up and Down Senior Theatre Resource Guide by Douglas Campbell.

    Up and Down

    Price range: $5.00 through $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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  • Lost and Found

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    7 minute comedy

    Fred and Jeanne are ready to leave for an evening with friends when they discover they've lost their keys, yet again.  
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  • Cover of "The License" by Fred Sahner, a senior theatre resource guide.

    The License

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    cast of 4

    10 minute comedy

    An engaged couple's trip to the County office to get their marriage license sounds easy, but not with this County Clerk!
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