• 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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  • The Appraisal

    $3.00$35.00

    cast of 4

    8 minute comedy

    The popular TV program "Antique Side Show" has rolled into town and excitement is in the air. Hopes, dreams and wacky fantasies have replaced common sense.
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  • How Could You?

    $5.00$35.00

    2 women

    10 minute comedy

    On her 35th wedding anniversary, Rhoda bursts into the salon of her best friend and stylist, Muriel. Muriel comforts as only a longtime confidante can.
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  • Spare Nothing – A C…

    $7.50$55.00 Sale!

    2 men 2 women, plus audience participants

    90+ minute comedy

    Jonathan M. Zaley 90+ minute comedy 2 men 2 women, plus audience participants As they say in bowling centers around the globe, "Split Happens," and this audience-interactive comedy will have you rolling in the alleys with laughter while you watch St. Mary's of the Alley's Mixed Nuts bowling team as they prepare for their big championship game!
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  • Drama Activities with Old…

    $48.95

    Step by step instructions

    to bring drama alive

    Drama comes alive in this practical guide. With step-by-step instructions, directing creative drama, improvisation and basic acting becomes easy.
  • 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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  • Arches, Balance and Light

    $7.50$55.00

    cast of 5+

    60 minute drama

    This lovely play brings Julia Morgan to life. She was a ground-breaking architect who designed more than 700 buildings during her long and prolific career, including Hearst Castle.
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  • Waiting for 7

    $5.00$35.00

    2 women

    10 minute comedy

    Mary finds Ethel’s marital history to be nothing short of astonishing, including a surprising trend about her many husbands. Very funny!
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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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  • Viagara Falls & the …

    $7.50$95.00

    4 women, 4 men

    80 minute comedy

    When Fran borrows a container of artificial sweeteners from her nervous husband-to-be, she has no idea the chaos it will bring to their peaceful retirement village.
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  • Carol Burnett Sketch Coll…

    $26.95

    cast up to 6

    4 sketches, 3-5 minutes each

    Carol Burnett, one of the most brilliant comediennes, includes one movie parody and three comedy/variety sketches. No Royalty!
  • Blue Sky with Approaching…

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    10 minute comedy/drama

    Secrets are revealed and egos challenged in this comedy with a dramatic twist. As with a clear, blue sky, you don't always see what's coming.
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  • A Wasted Gift

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 2 women

    30 minute drama

    James shows us how to reflect on our own lives and make the right decisions. But is there still time?
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  • House of Tomorrow

    $7.50$35.00

    3 men, 4 women

    Flexible

    Humorous and touching, "The House of Tomorrow" weaves together stories and characters in a flexible length show.
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  • Uff Da!

    $7.50$55.00

    2 men, 8 women, plus extras if available

    60 minute farce

    The backstage bedlam and the on-stage antics make for a screwball new comedy!
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  • 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.
  • The Last Day at W.O.R.K.

    $7.50$45.00 Sale!

    Flexible casting of 12-16

    40 minute radio comedy

    A radio station, W.O.R.K., is signing off the air after 50 years. The station owners have invited back their old favorite acts for one last nostalgic show.
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  • The “I” Word

    $5.00$20.00

    2 men, 2 women or 1 man, 3 women

    10-15 minute comedy

    It's lunchtime and four old friends are reacquainting after several years, only to discover that there's a geographic divide between them. The lunchtime conversation couldn't be more hilarious.
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  • Full Steam Ahead!

    $5.00

    3 men, 5 women

    80 minute musical

    The venerable 'Miss Mossy,' a century-old Mississippi riverboat, is ready to sail for an all-inclusive adventure. Along the way, she reminds us about life's new possibilities.  
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  • Lost Things

    $3.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    7 minute comedy

    A hilarious take on something we've all done--misplace a cell phone while finding other goodies.
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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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  • 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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  • Moving Back

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    13 minute comedy

    The kids want to move back home but Dad has just the plan to stop that nonsense!
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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Great Escape

    $3.00$35.00

    5 either

    6 minute sketch

    Don’t judge these three little ‘ole seniors by their bathrobes. There’s more to their story than meets the eye.  
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  • The Magazine

    $15.00

    4 men, 2 women

    12-15 minute comedy

    Doug Stewart 12-15 minute comedy 4 men, 2 women In this moving comedy, a napping Elroy is completely oblivious as five complete strangers engage in a spirited cross-generational debate above his sleeping form regarding the value of history's hard-earned lessons. Available only as an e-script.
  • The Stick-Up

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 1 woman

    15 minute comedy

    Shirley, a cashier, has seen everything, but never expected Charlie, her retired friend and regular customer, to attempt robbery!
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  • 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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  • Roxie McCoy...Private Eye

    Readers Theatre Karaoke®…

    $19.95$24.95

    4 men, 9-12 women

    15 minute mystery comedy

    Roxie McCoy is a street-smart, no-nonsense private eye. In this comic sketch, Roxie comes to the aid of an English Baroness with a secret.
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  • Bibliography for Senior T…

    $15.00

    Save time

    finding resources

    This complete list of books and dissertations plus magazine, journal, and newspaper articles will amaze you.
  • The Revenge of Sacajawea

    $24.95

    2 men, 2 women

    12 minute comedy

    In the Women's Court of Iniquities, George suggests it's a place where men are never right, but Phil doesn't follow that advice, which leads to an unusual sentencing.
  • Louie and Louise

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 2 women

    15 minute comedy

    Louie and Louise have been married for years. But now, Louie spends his days ‘looking’ for something and won't say what. A fast moving show with a strong ending!
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  • 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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  • Our Voices: Senior Selfies

    $7.50$20.00

    Scenes for 1-9 actors, predominantly women

    1-15 minute vignettes

    A unique collaboration between a professional playwright and a group of seniors, Our Voices: Senior Selfies celebrates seniors’ empowerment through vignettes that are hilarious, insightful and poignant.
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  • A Passing Fancy

    $7.50$55.00

    5 men, 5 women

    55 minute musical

    Turn back the clock and sing along with these foot-tapping oldies!
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  • Gin and Tonic (in French)

    $5.00$35.00

    1 homme et 1 femme

    10 minutes

    Cette excellente comédie propose un regard neuf sur les problèmes qu'ont les Seniors pour leurs rendez-vous amoureux.
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  • Muriel’s Mission

    $5.00$35.00

    2 men, 3 women

    15 minute comedy

    Muriel's on a mission to leave the rehabilitation center. Her souvenir? His name is Maurice.
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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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  • 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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  • Who Shot Fred?

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 3 women, 1 dead male body

    10 minute mystery comedy

    Who could have shot Fred at the Moon Over Poughkeepsie Hotel? This hilarious 1940s-style whodunit takes place in a residential hotel catering to seniors. Sure to keep audiences guessing!
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  • Everything Blows Away

    $5.00$35.00

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute drama

    As a woman rakes, a man examines windblown photos prompting memories and images from the past, real or imagined. This is a lovely, well written show, and a joy to perform.
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