ArtAge Publications' Senior Theatre Resource Center
  • Home
  • About us
    • ABOUT ARTAGE
    • BONNIE L. VORENBERG
    • KUDOS!
    • PRESS ROOM
  • LEARN
    • WHAT IS SENIOR THEATRE?
    • HOW TO RESOURCES
      • Books
      • Improvisation
      • TipSheets
      • Training
    • WHO’S WHO IN SENIOR THEATRE
    • PLAYWRIGHTS & AUTHORS
    • SUBMIT A PLAY
  • PERFORM
    • Run Time:
      • Less than 10 minutes
      • 10 Minutes
      • 11-19 Minutes
      • 20-29 Minutes
      • 30-39 Minutes
      • Longer Plays
      • Flexible Length
    • Genre:
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Holiday & Christmas
      • Romance
      • Mystery
      • Issue Oriented
      • Improv
    • Play Type:
      • Newly Released
      • Best Seller
      • Readers Theatre
      • Radio Play
      • A Cut Above
      • Plays in a Series
      • Plays on a Theme
      • Audience Participation
      • Musical
      • Community Theatre
      • Monologues
    • Books of Plays:
      • Books of Plays
      • Best-Selling Books of Plays
      • Books of Monologues
    • Search All Plays
      • Advanced Search
  • Helpful Info
    • CATALOG
    • ROYALTY INFORMATION
    • FAQ (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
    • ONLINE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
  • Stay In Touch
    • NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
    • NEWSLETTERS
    • CONTACT US
  • Menu Menu
  • Shopping Cart Shopping Cart
    0Shopping Cart
  • Link to Facebook
  • Link to X
  • Link to Instagram
You are here: Home1 / SEARCH2 / HOW TO RESOURCES3 / Senior Theatre Classic Plays4 / New Plays for Mature Actors: The Challenge of Bureaucracy
Senior theatre resource center book cover with an elderly woman smiling and pointing.

Too many options?

  • Here are some handy tips!

  • 1. Start with one filter. If there are still too many plays from which to choose, add a second filter.
  • 2. You can scroll through each
    drop-down box to find more options.
  • 3. To remove a filter, click on the X.
  • 4. To start over again, click on the “Refresh Filters” button.
  • Refresh Filters

New Plays for Mature Actors: The Challenge of Bureaucracy

$29.95

An older lady has not received her last Social Security check so she calls a bureaucrat for help. Short, easy and best of all, it’s a ‘never fail’ script!

Out of stock

SKU: 9063825 Categories: Plays, Senior Theatre Classic Plays Tags: 10-20 Minute Play, A Senior Theatre Classic, Comedy, Short Plays, Skits and Sketches
  • Description
  • Additional information

Description

Carole Glickfeld

7-10 minute comedy sketch
1 woman, 1 voice, several phone attendees can be male or female

An older lady has not received her last Social Security check so she calls a bureaucrat for help. Short, easy to produce as a reading and best of all, directors, actors, and audiences love it. This is a ‘never fail’ script!

This play  is found in the collection, New Plays for Mature Actors.

Additional information

playwright

Carole Glickfeld

genre

Comedy

run time

11-19 Minutes

women

1, 2, 3

royalty

Contact Information Inside the Book

cast-size

Flexible Cast Size

theme

Bureaucracy, Telephone or Video Call

men

1, 2, 3

Related products

  • Senior actors performing short plays on stage for community theater.

    Age on Stage®: Ten Minute Plays

    $19.95

    casting of 2 or 3

    Six 10-15 minute plays

    BEST SELLER! This collection of six 10-15 minute plays is an affectionate and frequently funny look at every day relationships with family, friends, and strangers.
    Add to cart Add to cart Add to cart Show Details Show Details Show Details
  • Book cover for "Try to Act Normal" by Fred Sahner, published by ArtAge Publications.

    Try to Act Normal

    $5.00 – $35.00Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    When Eddie brings his new girlfriend home to meet Dad, it's a learning process for everyone.
    Add to cart Add to cart Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
      • Perusal Script - Digital
      • Perusal Script - Hard Copy
      • Production Script - License to Copy
      • Production Script - Hard Copy
      • Classroom Script - License to Copy
      • Royalty per Performance
      • Streaming License
    • Clear
  • Book cover for "How Could You?" by Bara Swain, published by ArtAge Publications.

    How Could You?

    $5.00 – $35.00Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 women

    10 minute comedy

    On her 35th wedding anniversary, Rhoda bursts into the salon of her best friend and stylist, Muriel. Muriel comforts as only a longtime confidante can.
    Add to cart Add to cart Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
      • Perusal Script - Digital
      • Perusal Script - Hard Copy
      • Production Script - License to Copy
      • Production Script - Hard Copy
      • Classroom Script - License to Copy
      • Royalty per Performance
      • Streaming License
    • Clear
  • Book cover titled "On Purpose" by Linda LaRocque for senior theatre resources.

    On Purpose

    $5.00 – $35.00Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    3 either

    10 minutes

    The old concession stand on the beach is going to be torn down. So the longtime proprietor gathers with a seagull friend to say goodbye.
    Add to cart Add to cart Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
      • Perusal Script - Digital
      • Perusal Script - Hard Copy
      • Production Script - License to Copy
      • Production Script - Hard Copy
      • Classroom Script - License to Copy
      • Royalty per Performance
      • Streaming License
    • Clear
© 2026 ArtAge Senior Theatre Resource Center. All Rights Reserved.
  • Link to Facebook
  • Link to X
  • Link to Instagram
Link to: The Pie Ladies Make Bail Link to: The Pie Ladies Make Bail The Pie Ladies Make BailSenior Theatre Resource Center book cover by ArtAge Publications. Link to: New Plays for Mature Actors: All the Comforts of Home Link to: New Plays for Mature Actors: All the Comforts of Home Senior theatre resource center book cover with an elderly woman smiling and pointing.New Plays for Mature Actors: All the Comforts of Home
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top
Skip to content
Open toolbar Accessibility Tools

Accessibility Tools

  • Increase TextIncrease Text
  • Decrease TextDecrease Text
  • GrayscaleGrayscale
  • High ContrastHigh Contrast
  • Negative ContrastNegative Contrast
  • Light BackgroundLight Background
  • Links UnderlineLinks Underline
  • Readable FontReadable Font
  • Reset Reset