• Etta and Ida at Starbucks

    $5.00$35.00

    2 women, 1 either

    10 minute comedy

    Feisty Etta and Ida are quick to kvetch about costly coffee. Oy vey! That was a bad idea.
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  • Lawyer, Lawyer

    $7.50$35.00

    2 women, 5 either

    25 minute comedy

    This fun play about a dyslexic murderess and an unqualified lawyer features a hilarious court trial with a lot of laughs!
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  • A Moving Experience

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    Today is moving day and Eddie is ready to help his Mom move to the Purple Sage Retirement Village, but she has other plans.
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  • The Gold Standard

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men

    20 minute comedy

    Max and Leonard, a retired real estate agent and retired teacher, meet over a game of checkers to discuss, grouse, and enjoy life.
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  • Mike ‘Hard As’ Nails …

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    15 minute comedy

    Joy hires Mike to follow her husband Buck and catch him and his paramour in “the act." The first in the "Mike 'Hard as' Nails Series."
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  • 21 Humorous, New Short Pl…

    $24.95

    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.
  • Grand Moves

    $7.50$45.00

    2 men, 6 women

    40 minute comedy

    Our realtor heroine, who is hosting an open house, is visited by a succession of zany house hunters. You won't believe the surprises! This show was a hit at the Senior Centers where it's been staged.
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  • Mike ‘Hard As’…

    $7.50$45.00

    2 men, 4 women

    45 minutes

    A series of three short, humorous plays to perform singly or together! They all star a private eye and his cronies, similar to the hard-boiled private investigator dramas of the 1950s.
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  • ElderSpeak

    $5.00$35.00 Sale!

    3 men, 7 women

    20-25 minute comedy

    Joan comes up with a brilliant plan to combat ageism and the inappropriate way some people speak to older people.
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  • Anniversary

    $3.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    7 minute comedy

    It’s David and Janet Riley’s wedding anniversary and David has forgotten--again. No plans, no gift, nothing. So Janet has made her own plans--a trip to Hawaii. Now, to convince David!
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  • The Radio Show

    $5.00$35.00

    cast of 4

    10 minute comedy

    During a radio broadcast, the audience is led to believe that the guest actor and actress hate each other. The two go off script and destroy the entire show!
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  • The Glass Slipper Still F…

    $7.50$55.00

    1 man, 4 women plus audience participants

    70+ minute comedy

      A widow lives in the attic of her own house but finds that her later years are more fulfilling and exciting than she could have ever expected. This story will fill your audiences with laughter, adventure, and love!
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  • Miss Ida’s Man-in-t…

    $7.50$45.00

    1 woman

    45 minutes

    It’s July, 1969 and Miss Ida Lemmie is on a mission! Her yard sale is an excuse to tell her glamorous and vivid tale of survival.
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  • The Oldest Living Graduat…

    $3.00$35.00

    1 either

    4-minute comedy

    High school seniors have voted to invite a senior citizen, Sarah Goldfarb, to be their graduation speaker. Her wise and witty talk inspires!
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  • Teaching Senior Theatre C…

    $20.00

    Stay active in Senior Theatre

    when you need to stay home

    Learn how to teach Senior Theatre classes online with techniques and tips to help you be successful!
  • Party Animal

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 3 women

    15 minute comedy

    Brick Thompson has been receiving attention (and casseroles) from women who find him attractive, but at a party, it gets ridiculous!
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  • Readers Theatre: Legendar…

    $24.95

    Casts from few to 12, both men and women

    Five 12-15 minute plays

    For ten years Marilyn has toured these shows throughout her community. The actors love them, the audiences love them. She combines rich history with solid theatre.
  • Casserole Casanova

    $7.50$55.00

    2 men, 5 women

    50-60 minute farce

    Roger, recently widowed, is visited by five women friends bearing gifts of food. Competition ensues with hilarious results.
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  • Romance Senior Style: The…

    $7.50$65.00

    Flexible casting

    65 minutes

    Two comedies, set on the deck of a cruise ship, poking fun at senior-style romance. Hilarious!
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  • The Day They Kidnapped Blanche

    $24.95

    2 men, 3 women, 1 either

    30 minute comedy

    Ann Pugh & Katy Dacus 30 minute comedy 2 men, 3 women, 1 either When residents in area nursing homes start disappearing, the FBI takes notice. Blanche Sherwin lands the role of a lifetime when federal agent Steven Devon asks her to go undercover to gather evidence. Click below to purchase the collection, New Plays for Mature Actors.
  • Mistranslations

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    A magical device helps a couple communicate better, but is better communication what they really want?
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  • That’s Not the Problem

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    18 minutes

    Counseling couples is never easy but when Helen and Dave bring in an inept hit-man as evidence, it gets all so very complicated. An action-packed comedy.
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  • Chatterton Country Club

    $7.50$45.00

    2 men, 7 women

    45 minutes

    In Chatterton Country Club, a 55+ retirement community, lives a crazy cast of characters whose stories make senior communal living..."entertaining!"
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  • Love and Other Investments

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    25 minute comedy

    Wry-witted, with rapid fire screwball comedy dialogue. Agnes tries to finish her taxes but finds that there's more to life than investments and paperwork.
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  • The Good Years–The …

    $5.00

    flexible cast

    95 minute romantic comedy

    Two middle-aged daughters try to make a love match with their reluctant, widowed parents. In an effort to help them, the daughters make a terrible mess of everything!
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  • Merry Magic

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    Though Louise and Herbert plan for a low key holiday, a little Christmas tree finds its way into their home and helps them discover both merriment and magic.
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  • For…Press or Say…

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    12 minute comedy

    Those automatic phone services! They don’t seem to understand what you say and they have too many choices. But David's wife knows how to get past all of those annoying menus.
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  • Sylvia and Myrna

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    10 minute comedy

    Myrna is a retired starlet, Sylvia is a retired homemaker. Now living in a retirement village, Sylvia thinks they might be sharing something!
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  • All I Want is the Recipe&…

    $5.00$35.00

    2 mujeres

    Comedia de 10 minutes

    En esta entretenida conversación telefónica, la persona que llama quiere saber cómo hacer un guiso.   En lugar de eso, se encuentra así misma enredada en una conversación que se dispara en todas direcciones…por todos lados, ¡excepto en la dirección de la receta!
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  • Pass the Peas Please

    $3.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    5 minute comedy

    Retires Walter and Sally share a synchronized breakfast using a particular implement, grabbers.
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  • Mernie’s Little Hoax

    $7.50$65.00

    6 women, 4 either

    70 minutes

    Millionaire Mernie Mayhem's strategy for testing her friends' loyalty misfires in this zany comedy.
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  • New Trends in Senior Theatre

    $10.00

    Senior Theatre changes

    with the times

    Use this TipSheet to understand the breadth and depth of the field, including the latest research along with statistics, fundable ideas, and facts in today's Senior Theatre.
  • Keys to Her Kingdom

    $5.00$35.00 Sale!

    4 women, 1 voice

    15-20 minute issue oriented play

    The question, "When should I stop driving?" is at the heart of this mostly light-hearted play.
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  • Rock On!

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    25 minutes

    Two retired women decide "We are not our fears!" and go on an adventure of a life time.
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  • Telling the Stories of Li…

    $20.95

    Develop scripts

    from life stories

    By James E. Birren and Kathryn N. Cochran A great guide for creating theatre based on life stories. Learn from expert, James Birren, who for 25 years conducted autobiography groups.
  • The Naked Truth

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men

    15 minute comedy

    A deeply funny comedy in which a man loses his eyesight yet gains a new perspective on truth, beauty, and art.
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  • Close Call

    $15.00

    2 women 2 men

    10 minute comedy

    Charlie and Clem like their two widow neighbors, but how can they propose to them?
  • The Last Holdout

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minutes

    Ivan rebels when Dorothy, an administrator, thinks she knows what's best for him. A sensitive show that highlights issues such as seniors not feeling that they are heard.
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  • Just a Song at Twilight

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    25 minute romantic comedy

    After unpacking from her move to a senior apartment, an older woman goes to the park and meets another tenant. Do they share a past? Can lost love be recovered?
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  • 25 New, Humorous Skits &#…

    $24.95

    2-6 characters

    3-9 minutes long

    Robert is back with another volume of skits and scenes useful for anyone who wants to have fun with drama.
  • Reunion at Mt. Sanguine

    $7.50$55.00 Sale!

    4 men, 6 women

    90 minute comedy

    This warm and humorous script of a 50th high school reunion brings a colorful group to their Midwestern roots along with their pasts and futures. Makes for quite an evening!
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  • Bingo Ladies Gone Bad

    $5.00$35.00

    7 women

    15 minutes

    Hijinks and shenanigans rule the day as the ladies of the Perfect Petunias Garden Club pull out all the stops at the yearly luncheon and bingo game.
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  • Misconceptions

    $7.50$35.00

    2 men, 5 women

    35 minute comedy

    The rumor mill has concocted a story about June's pregnancy and everyone is all a-buzz! It's love, marriage, babies, adoption and lots of fun!
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