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Waiting for Dr. Hamlett

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

Take this delightful romp through the medical morass of Dr. Hamlett’s Padua City waiting room, as zany characters distribute Shakespearian quotes as though picking daffodils.

 

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SKU: 9063920 Categories: Plays, Web Specials Tags: 10-20 Minute Play, Comedy, Short Plays
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Doug Stewart

12-15 minute comedy

5 men 5 women

This delightful romp takes you through the medical morass of Dr. Hamlett’s Padua City waiting room, as ten zany characters collect and distribute Shakespearian quotes as though picking daffodils on a bright Spring morning. This imaginative short comedy is fun for casts and audiences of all ages, giving everyone involved a wonderful opportunity to “Brush up your Shakespeare, start quoting him now!”

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playwright

Doug Stewart

genre

Comedy

run time

11-19 Minutes

men

5

women

5

royalty

$10 per performance

cast-size

10

theme

Doctors, Theatre and Performing

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