playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service
playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service
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Full Length <strong>and</strong> One Act Plays<br />
The Great American<br />
Talent Show<br />
by JOSEPH ROBINETTE Royalty play<br />
A spoof of reality TV talent shows<br />
Cast: 7F, 5M<br />
Playing time: About 40 minutes, 1 act<br />
Order #R-R344 Script: $5.75<br />
Order #R-RP89 Royalty: $40/performance<br />
It’s the final night of the yearlong TV talent show to end<br />
all talent shows. Seven finalists anxiously await their final<br />
shot at fame <strong>and</strong> fortune. Three self-important judges<br />
including the “Simon” character cajole <strong>and</strong>/or praise<br />
each contestant in hilarious ways. There’s a girl who sings<br />
a ludicrous “heartbreak” song, an eager comedian with<br />
laughably old jokes, the boy (or girl) who plays “Stars<br />
<strong>and</strong> Stripes Forever” on a kazoo, cymbals <strong>and</strong> drums<br />
at the same time, an impressionist of Bogart to Elvis, <strong>and</strong><br />
three others with “talent.” This play parodies a<br />
combination of American Idol, America’s Got Talent,<br />
Star Search <strong>and</strong> others. All the drama is there: the fears,<br />
the tears, the agony <strong>and</strong> ecstasy. A fun show for<br />
performers <strong>and</strong> audience alike.<br />
Snow White:<br />
The Untold Story<br />
by FLIP KOBLER <strong>and</strong> CINDY MARCUS<br />
A fresh take on the classic fairy tale<br />
Cast: 12F, 9M, plus extras<br />
Playing time: About 60 minutes, 2 acts<br />
Order #R-R367 Script: $6.25<br />
Order #R-RP111 Royalty: $50/performance<br />
New!<br />
This Snow White is like nothing you’ve seen before. She<br />
has seven fairy godmothers. She’s an ungraceful, badmannered<br />
tomboy, not a prim <strong>and</strong> proper princess. But<br />
she wants to please her father, King Vance, when he<br />
returns with Vilenity, his bride-to-be. Unknown to Snow,<br />
her future stepmother is a witch who has designs on the<br />
kingdom. When the Magic Mirror reveals that Snow will<br />
inherit the kingdom, Vilenity sends her henchman. But<br />
Snow escapes, seeking refuge at a cottage of seven fairy<br />
godmothers where she’s trapped by Vilenity’s prior spell.<br />
The bumbling godmothers manage to spring Snow by<br />
switching her with a princess from another fairy tale. Snow<br />
falls in love with the faraway prince while his former<br />
princess falls for Vilenity’s henchman. Along with the<br />
godmothers, they regroup <strong>and</strong> return to stop the wedding<br />
<strong>and</strong> defeat Vilenity before she becomes queen. A delightful<br />
show from two of Disney’s former scriptwriters. Easy to<br />
stage.<br />
An Inconvenient Corpse<br />
by PAT COOK<br />
A “keep-them-guessing all<br />
the way” comedy mystery<br />
Cast: 11F, 7M<br />
Playing time: About 70 minutes, 2 acts<br />
Order #R-R323 Script: $6.25<br />
Order #R-RP20 Royalty: $50/performance<br />
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21<br />
America’s Funniest<br />
Dancing Idol<br />
by PEG SHELDRICK<br />
A wild <strong>and</strong> witty spoof of American Idol<br />
Cast: 8F, 7M <strong>and</strong> 4 starlet cheerleaders<br />
Playing time: 90 minutes, 2 acts<br />
Order #R-R313 Script: $6.25<br />
Order #R-RP13 Royalty: $50/performance<br />
A hilarious spoof with a large cast of oddball characters. It’s<br />
a goofy TV star search for the most talented dancing idol.<br />
Nothing goes right for the judges, <strong>and</strong> the contestants are<br />
terrible performers. Everyone thinks they know better than<br />
the judges how to decide the winner. Someone is secretly<br />
trying to stop the show – but who? Funny character roles<br />
with scripted dialects. Your audience will instantly<br />
recognize the silly spoofs of pop music celebrities. Nonstop<br />
merriment from start to finish. Easy to stage with lively<br />
action <strong>and</strong> audience participation.<br />
Want to stage a smash hit comedy? This is it! At the<br />
“Ladies of the Deep South” luncheon meeting, their<br />
guest of honor, Warren Burdett, suddenly drops dead.<br />
Did the pasta kill him? Was he murdered? Unable to<br />
decide what to do, the ladies try to hide the body. Nonstop<br />
hilarity begins as they try to keep the corpse out of<br />
sight from their unexpected guests. The victim was<br />
scheduled to be the Gr<strong>and</strong> Marshall of the Founders Day<br />
parade so everyone comes searching for him — the<br />
mayor, the snoopy newspaper reporter, <strong>and</strong> his girlfriend.<br />
Was Burdett murdered for his gr<strong>and</strong>father’s secret diary?<br />
Did the diary reveal the shady dealings of everyone in<br />
town? This fast-paced farce is packed with suspense <strong>and</strong><br />
laughter. Comedic characters, amusing scenes, <strong>and</strong> lots<br />
of stage action! Your audiences will love this show.<br />
Adaptable to dinner theatre.