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Chatterton Country Club: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em

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Kicked out of her book club, Judy Crayton has decided to form her own group called Civilian Rules Administration Police (C.R.A.P.)! This play is in Chatterton Country Club

 

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SKU: N/A Category: Plays Tags: 10-20 Minute Play, Comedy, Play in a Series, Short Plays
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Annette Tringham
15 minute comedy
2 men, 4 women

Kicked out of her book club, Judy Crayton has decided to form her own group called Civilian Rules Administration Police (C.R.A.P.) because she is tired of people who get away with breaking the association covenants. She has invited three of her misfit neighbors to join her in an anonymous letter writing campaign to bust the villains. Their boozy potluck luncheon is filled with twists,  turns, and revelations, ultimately changing the course of their mission. This play is found is the third in Chatterton Country Club.

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• If You Can’t Beat ‘Em

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playwright

Annette Tringham

genre

Comedy

run time

11-19 Minutes

men

2

women

7

royalty

$45 per performance of the Series

cast-size

6

theme

Bureaucracy, Food, In a Meeting

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