• Funding Your Senior Theatre

    $15.00

    Diverse funding sources

    brings theatre to life

    Recently updated! Use these successful techniques to create stable and sustainable funding for your Senior Theatre.
  • Emotion Cards

    $34.99

    Teach the essentials

    of language and emotion

    Use this 80-card set in your classes and workshops to help actors portray different feelings and emotions.  A great way to spark imagination and improvisation!
  • Improv Starters

    $15.00

    35 phrases

    to spark storytelling

    This deck of 35 expression cards, printed on bright cover stock, can be used as starters for storytelling, in drama class, or as a way to stimulate improvisations.
  • Teaching Senior Theatre C…

    $15.00$20.00

    Our most popular TipSheet!

    Tips, tricks and information

    Based on the author's many years of teaching older actors, this document will help you organize, plan, market, and teach Senior Theatre classes that inspire.
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  • Housecleaning

    $3.00$35.00

    1 Either

    Less than 2 minutes

    Ida, a frustrated homemaker, swears off housework for more enlightening tasks. A never-fail show and a hit wherever it's performed!
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  • Navy Bean Soup

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman, 1 voice

    10 minute comedy

    In this hilarious comedy, inspired by a PBS show, the broadcast of the sophisticated "Madame DuJour Men’s Gourmet Cooking Show" is seriously sidetracked by the guest host, a sloppy and overweight retired Navy cook.
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  • Hi Tech

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    17 minute comedy

    A man trying to get his television to work receives an unusual telephone merry-go-round from the female operator.
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  • 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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  • A Bag Full of Miracles

    $5.00

    flexible cast

    90 minutes

    Two women convert Lady Anne's home into a bed and breakfast, which becomes the setting for a cast of characters that bring with them hilarity, intrigue, romance, and warmth.
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  • Sometimes a Rainbow

    $5.00

    cast of 9

    90 minute musical comedy

    Cordy Shelburne's life is enriched after re-discovering the joy of living from a wise lady who is homeless. Great tunes, a wonderful story, and an uplifting message!
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  • Old Hams

    $7.50$95.00

    4 men, 6 women

    2 hour comedy

    Actors, Musicians and Singers need to pull off their best performance yet. Otherwise, their unique retirement home may be sold and turned into a mall.
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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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  • It’s Hell Gettin…

    $3.00$35.00

    3 men

    7-8 minute comedy

    Three old codgers sit in the park and soak up the sun while they reminiscence about the past and their youth. Hilarious sketch, very popular in variety shows.  
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  • Finding Gladys

    $7.50$95.00

    4 men, 5 women, 1 either

    Two act, 90 minute

    Gladys dreams of being a celebrity. To fulfill her fantasy, she enters her play in a national contest only to find herself head over heels in comedic trouble. Audiences love this show!
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  • Merry Christmas Caper

    $7.50$55.00

    4 men, 5 women

    60 minute comedy

    There's been a robbery at the Senior Center just before the holiday celebration. With runaways and a problem administrator, will they be able to celebrate the holidays?
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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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  • Sand Dancing

    $5.00$20.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    15 minutes

    1 man 1 woman The two believable characters have a strong relationship in a well written script. It's a touching message about memory, dreams, and hopefulness.
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  • Never Wear a Dead ManR…

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    15 minute comedy

    Sometimes it may be wise to listen to superstitions--when an Aunt offers you her late husband's shoes, run!

     
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  • SS Shipenshore

    $5.00

    flexible cast

    75 minute variety show/musical

    You'll enjoy this fun cruise with music, intrigue, and all the excitement you could imagine!    
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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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  • At the Border

    $5.00$35.00

    3 men, 3 women, 3 either

    25 minute comedy

    The Pettiburg Town Hall spans the Canadian-US border and has two mayors in an ongoing feud. International relations are rarely this hilarious.
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  • The Committee

    $5.00$35.00

    3 men, 4 women

    20 minute comedy

    When Keith enters Sunset Villas retirement home, he has yet another hurdle to clear. The show is funny,  easy to stage, and moves quickly.
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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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  • The Quibbles Radio Shows

    $7.50$50.00

    flexible cast

    10, 5 minute sketches

    The Quibbles Radio Shows is a collection of 10 comedy sketches, reminiscent of old time radio shows, featuring a delightfully quarrelsome couple in skirmishes of everyday life!
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  • Truth in Advertising

    $0.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    15 minute comedy

    A disastrous second honeymoon trip to Bermuda tests the limits of a marriage and whether all has been what it seems.

     
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  • Garden of Entanglements

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    18 minutes

    Realizing her garden is a metaphor for her life, the uprooted French Cabaret singer gains understanding and reconnection with her husband.
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  • Crash!

    $7.50$35.00 Sale!

    Flexible casting

    1 hour

    Created by a well-respected intergenerational company, this show turns the economic crisis into an opportunity to bring the generations together. Crash provides audiences with hope, insight, and joy.
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  • Clyde, is that You?

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 3 women

    10 minute comedy

    Clyde is a hard-core womanizer and three-time loser in the marital sweepstakes. Still on the prowl, he journeys to Las Vegas, but his three ex-wives are all in town for the convention!
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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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  • 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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  • All I Want is the Recipe&…

    $5.00$35.00

    2 femmes

    10 minutes

    Au court de cette hilarante conversation téléphonique, la personne qui appelle veut juste savoir comment préparer un plat.
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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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  • Home Shopping Hijinks

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    15 minute comedy

    Aunt Boo needs help with housework so she succumbs to a telemarketer’s charm and orders a robot. Instead of a mechanical robot, Aunt Boo gets a handsome hunk dressed in aluminum foil!
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  • All I Want is the Recipe

    $5.00$35.00

    2 women

    10 minute comedy

    An unsuspecting caller only wants to find out how to make a casserole but finds herself in a conversation that takes off everywhere but a recipe!
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  • Silence

    $5.00$35.00 Sale!

    2 women

    15 to 20 minute comedy

    Bettie, a veteran widow, explains the tangled maze of learning to live without your spouse in this surprisingly funny short play.
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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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  • Maisie Drags Grover to th…

    $5.00$35.00 Sale!

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute comedy

    Maisie and Grover arrive at the theatre and make a hilarious scene. Will their marriage survive this anniversary present?
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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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  • The Good Years

    $7.50$85.00

    flexible cast

    95 minute comedy

    Two middle-aged daughters with good intentions play matchmaker with their single parents. It's a total, hilarious mess! But love wins in the end.
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  • Forget Me Not

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    10 minute comedy

    Vernon is a good husband but sometimes his wife Merle could just wring his neck especially when uptight church lady Maevelyn comes to call.
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  • Under a Magical Moon

    $5.00$35.00 Sale!

    1 (or 3) men, 1 (or 3) women

    20-25 minute romance

    Since ancient times, the magic of the night sky has held sway over Love and Lovers. Whether in Verona, Italy between Romeo and Juliet, or in Muncie, Indiana.
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  • Making a Move

    $7.50$35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    20 minute comedy

    To get her husband Harvey off the couch and looking at a new retirement community, Vera "runs" with a plan that involves a hunky neighbor, also known as Mr. Muscleman.
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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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  • This River is Gold

    $5.00

    cast of 10 plus chorus

    90 minute musical comedy

    It's North vs. South in the Twin Hills Retirement Community as they fight over gold in this rambunctious musical.
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  • I’m Stayin’ Alive

    $3.00$35.00

    1 either

    7 minute comedy

    A bad case of boredom is first treated with cigarettes, alcohol and as many transfats as possible but the true cure ends up being surfing the web.
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