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The Wrong Captive

$15.00

Have sisters Dora and Delia finally caught a garden pest…or a neighbor’s beloved pet?

SKU: 9064035 Category: Plays Tags: 10 Minute Play, Comedy, Short Plays, Skits and Sketches
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Olga Sanderson

10 minute comedy
2 men, 3 women

Have sisters Dora and Delia finally caught a garden pest…or a neighbor’s beloved pet?

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This play can be found in the collection, Funny Stuff: 10 Skits by Olga

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Additional information

playwright

Olga Sanderson

genre

Comedy

run time

10 Minutes

men

2

women

3

royalty

Royalty free

How would you like to purchase this product?

Perusal Script – Digital, Perusal Script – Hard Copy, Production Script – License to Copy, Production Script – Hard Copy, Royalty per Performance

cast-size

5

theme

Animals and Pets, Sisters

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