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Engage! 28 Creative Enric…
$29.95

Easy to use

thematic lesson plans

If you want to stimulate older persons’ minds and imaginations, this gem of a book is for you. Create sessions that are filled with creativity, exploration, and fun.
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When Irish Cows are Smiling
$7.50 – $55.00 Sale!

2 men, 1 woman, plus audience participants

80+ minute comedy

With all of its wit, charm and laughter, this is a knee-slapping performance. Set in March 1872, five months since the Great Chicago Fire, this MOO-morial pays tribute to Mrs. O’Leary’s cow.
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Creative Dramatics for Se…
Original price was: $18.75.Current price is: $16.75. Sale!
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Carol Burnett Sketch Coll…
$26.95

cast up to 6

5 sketches, 3-5 minutes each

Carol Burnett, one of the most brilliant comediennes, presents five medium-length comedy sketches. No Royalty!
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How to Start a Senior Theatre
$15.00 – $20.00

Welcome to the wonderful

world of Senior Theatre!

When you begin a Senior Theatre, you might feel like you're working to create a magical company with no road map. Use this step-by-step guide to help you find success.
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Annie Oakley – A Wi…
$5.00 – $35.00

cast of 10

15 minutes

Annie Oakley comes alive as the best and most exciting sharpshooter on both sides of the ocean in her tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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Lucille Flirts with the S…
$5.00 – $35.00

2 men, 3 women

25 minute comedy

Lucille thinks her friend has the better life. But does she really? The second play in A Fine Time to Be Lucille
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Chicken or Meatloaf?
$3.00 – $35.00

1 man, 1 woman

5 minute comedy

Carol and Chuck share five minutes of "quality time" debating what's for dinner.
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A Life Enriching Community
$5.00 – $35.00

cast of 3

10 minutes

A loving portrayal of an older couple who are adjusting to their new life in a South Florida retirement community.
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Carol Burnett Sketch Coll…
$26.95

cast up to 6

5 sketches, 3-5 minutes each

Carol Burnett, one of the most brilliant comediennes, presents five medium-length comedy/variety sketches. No Royalty!
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Sara Plays Her Game
$5.00 – $35.00

1 either

10 minute monologue

In WWII Paris during Madame Joel's French class, Sara learns how to play a very important game. Award-winning monologue!
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The Robbin’ Hoods
$7.50 – $35.00

1 man, 6 women

35 minute comedy

Al and Mabel Hood are broke and desperate. What else could they do but rob the rich?
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Which Goldberg?
$5.00 – $35.00

2 women, 1 either

10 minute comedy

Etta and Ida are convinced they know the right people but they're both wrong.
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Finding Me
$3.00 – $35.00

1 woman, 1 voice over

7 minute comedy

After 51 years of marriage, Edna travels to Indonesia to see coral reefs, jungles and tigers and comes home with an important souvenir - herself.
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Readers Theatre Karaoke®…
$19.95 – $24.95

3 men, 6 women

15 minute melodrama

In the 1870's, as Daisy Fontaine's wedding approaches, she gets news that her brother has lost his wife to the fever. Features the good guys and bad guys that make Westerns fun!
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It Hardly Matters Now
$24.95

1 man, 2 women

30 minute comedy

Herb and his wife Carrie are having dinner with their old friend, May. Did Herb marry Carrie because of a bet? What other secrets will be revealed?
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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.
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Mimi and Me
$5.00 – $35.00

2 women: Mimi (age 90) & Tindy (age 20)

15 minutes

A perky young volunteer tries to cheer up an outspoken older woman. What begins as a test of wills ends up as a loving relationship.
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Sunset Village
$7.50 – $95.00

2 men, 6 women

90 minute comedy

For two years, Edna has been walking in a fog. Moving to Sunset Village wakes her up in more ways than one!
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The Casserole Chorus
$5.00 – $35.00

4 women plus extras

15 minute comedy

A good casserole has an unintended result. This play is part of the collection, Cuckoos in Cahoots at the Villa Estates
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Improv with Older Actors …
$39.50

A hit with

older actors!

Spice up classes and improvisation groups with the "Improv Flash Cards" together with "Improv with Older Actors," at a special price!
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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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A Santa-Mental Christmas
$7.50 – $35.00

cast of 8

20 minutes

Santa is grumpy! The modern workforce of elves and reindeer makes him wish for the good old days. Will he get with the times?
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Senior Moments: First Love
$5.00 – $35.00

1 man, 1 woman

14 minutes

Rose and Oscar, both in their 80’s, meet to renew their interrupted romance. Is one of the plays in Senior Moments.
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Bernie and the Beast
$5.00 – $35.00 Sale!

1 man, 1 woman

30 minute comedy

Bernie and Evelyn are loving their road trip when they get lost in South Dakota. Their night at a second rate motel reveals a first rate relationship.
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Driving with Siri
$3.00 – $35.00

2 either

5 minute comedy

After being called stupid, Siri is still there, but her feelings are hurt. Will the driver ever get her pizza?
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Volunteering Has Its Moments
$7.50 – $35.00

4 women, 1 either

20 minute comedy

The play is set on the “Opal” show, a nationally televised tribute to volunteers moderated by the popular TV personality. The fast paced comedy is a fitting tribute to volunteers.
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Silent Movie
$5.00 – $35.00

3 Men and 3 Women

15 minute silent comedy

Getting the perfect seat in the movie theatre is not a team sport. Watch as these seniors wordlessly work out the puzzle of where to sit.
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Amelia Earhart and the Po…
$5.00 – $24.95

flexible cast of 11

15 minutes

This is the story of Amelia Earhart and 19 other female aviators who competed in the harrowing, first All Women's Transcontinental Air Race in 1929. What a story!
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A Profusion of Roses
$5.00 – $35.00

2 women

10-15 minutes

A women converses with her sister about an estranged daughter who planted roses. But is it really the sister she's talking to?
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