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I have written a number of plays for play festivals, as well as read through hundreds of plays on the internet, and I realized there is gap in the publishing industry where good authors struggle to get their plays published. So I have created an online play publishing company that will publish and sell plays!

Psy, an assassin with specially amplified mind powers, is hired to take out the leader of a giant Japanese corporation, Cyber Technologies Corporation. When he gets there, Kyosuke Yamatora is already dead and the police are hot on his trail…

An action packed sci-fi script set in a world not too far removed from our own.

Author: Michael Maxwell

Characters: 3M, 2F main

Genre: Sci Fi, Action

Type: Screenplay

Length: 2 hours

Suitable For: All Ages

Ages of Actors: Twenties up

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Price: $30

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Comedies, Crime, One act plays

Luke Warm – a bizarre one act “superhero beats villain” comedy script

August 26, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

LUKE WARM – SUPERHERO COMEDY SCRIPT

WARNING: MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME READERS

In this superhero comedy script, Luke Warm (Crime Fighting Machine) and his non-gender-specific sidekick (Mike
Alpha November), have been tasked with thwarting the diabolical villain Canto Knees, and his non-gender-specific sidekick (Vanilla Sheik), before they destroy the southern hemisphere with a giant laser cannon. They are assisted by Little Miss Buffet
(Private Dick), a black sidekick housekeeper (Mavis), and an Extra. Featuring Russians, cuckoo clocks and a speech impediment, Luke Warm will make your nose bleed in this superhero comedy script.

Author:Brett Baxter

Characters: 2M, 2F, 2N, 1 extra

Genre: Superhero comedy script

Length: 25 Minutes

Ages of Performers: Twenties Up

Suitable For: PG advised – contains some offensive content

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – getting stereotyping correct

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Price: $7.50 for this digital play script

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Comedies, One act plays, Romance

Naked – a One Act Romantic Comedy Play about the Pitfalls of Internet Dating

August 23, 2011 Demmer Dewan 4 Comments

NAKED – One act romantic comedy Play about the Pitfalls of Internet Dating!

Once upon a time two people met on the internet. Only… they really wanted to impress each other…and so…they embellished… a little. And then they met at a coffee shop. This is the play about meeting that special someone you haven’t quite told the whole truth to. A nice two-hander, one act festival play for stage.

‘Naked’ won best runner up play in the Franklin Players festival of one act plays in April 2012 as well as best actor and best set.

Production History

Franklin and Friends Festival, Roosevelt Park, South Africa 2012
EADS festival, Edenvale, South Africa, 2012
Pine Tree Players, Canmore, Alberta, Canada, 2016
Sturgis Area Arts Council, SD, USA – 2017
Black Box Theater, Las Positas College, CA, USA – 2018
Village Green theatre co, Queensland, Australia – 2018
River Valley Players Association, AB, Canada – 2019
Dew Drop Inn, Little Theatre, Co. Kildare, Ireland – 2019
TC Williams High School, VA, USA – 2019

Author: Morley Shulman

Characters: 1M, 1F

Genre: One act Romantic Comedy play

Suitable For: PG 14

Ages of Actors: Late 20’s up

Type: One Act Festival Play

Length: 20 Minutes

Set: Simple – a coffee shop

Read more about playwright Morley Shulman. Other full length comedies by Morley Shulman. Other one act dramas by Morley Shulman.

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Like this play? Have a look at some of our other one act comedies:

A Blind Date – a best selling one act comedy about two misfits who go on a blind date
My Middle Name is ‘Angry’ – a two-hander one act comedy for two women
Stirred, not shaken – an award winning one act black comedy
The Window – a one act play about marriage (and windows)

Romance, Screenplays, Thrillers/Horrors

Darkest Before Dawn – vampire Screenplay

August 19, 2011 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

DARKEST BEFORE DAWN – THE SCREENPLAY

Can love between vampires really exist? Joshua, once human, has been turned by Daniel, vampire, and evil brother of Christian, leader of the vampires. Joshua who once knew a human love, and lost her, moves through the world hating what he is, until he meets Catherine, a young vampire, recently turned by Daniel, too. But the vampires are not safe – a fierce vampire hunter has come to the city and Joshua must take Catherine away from all that she knows in order to save her in this vampire screenplay…..

Author: Michael Maxwell

Genre: Horror, Romance, Vampire screenplay

Characters (leads only): 9M, 3F

Type: Screenplay

Length: 90 Minutes

Suitable for: PG 13 – violence.

Ages of Actors: Late teens up.

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Price: $12.50 for this digital screenplay

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Comedies, One act plays

101 Ways to Dump Someone in Five Minutes – five minute comedy skit

August 18, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

101 Ways to Dump Someone in Five Minutes – five minute comedy skit

When you want to break up with someone, and they just don’t get it, how do you do it? A short skit for everyone who has ever dumped or been dumped by that idiot they once liked. A five minute comedy skit.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

St. Joseph High School, ALBERTA, CANADA – 2018
Earlham High School, IA, USA – 2019

Read about playwright Damien Darr

Author: Damien Darr

Characters: 1M, 1F

Length: 5 minutes

Genre: Comedy

Suitable for: All Ages

Ages of Performers: Teens to early twenties

Level of Difficulty: 5/10

Type: Comedy Skit – One Act

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Like this sketch? Other funny sketches for you to enjoy:

A Famed life – a servant leaves her very needy famous employer in the lurch
Sketches – a collection of comedic and dramatic monologues for teens
The Call centre – short comedy sketch about a call centre

Dramas, One act plays, Romance

The Gold Locket – a one act drama for stage

August 15, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

The Gold Locket – A One Act Drama for Stage

What would you do if you found out that your father had had an affair while your late mother was alive? And then you start to unravel even more skeletons in the family closet…

This is a family saga of a dysfunctional family and a portrait of the generation gap that exists in every family.

Winner of “Best Original Script” in 2011 Franklin Festival.

Author: Ana Holmes

Characters: 1M, 7F

Ages of Performers: 2 40′s up, 2 adult, 4 children to young teens

Suitable for: All Ages

Genre: Drama

Length of Play:25-30 minutes

Type: One Act Festival Play

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Comedies, Plays in three acts, Romance

Ad Hoc – A Comedy in Three Acts (with a hint of romance)

August 10, 2011 Demmer Dewan 2 Comments

Ad Hoc – A Comedy in Three Acts (with a hint of romance)

comedy in three acts

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In this comedy in three acts…..Meet Malcolm – feigning work in an advertising agency when he is, in fact, writing a play, also set in an ad agency, in which the characters are becoming more real to him than his own life. He can think of nothing else, not even his partner Charley, who’d give anything if Malcolm knew the color of her eyes. Instead, she spends her days getting him out of trouble whilst he works on his masterpiece. When Malcolm loses his job, and moves to another agency, he finds that the characters in his play are a little more real than even he thought possible in this comedy in three acts…

Read more about author Morley Shulman

Other comedies by Morley Shulman

Author: Morley Shulman

Characters: 9M, 3F

Genre: Romantic Comedy in three acts

Length: 2-2.5 hours

Level of Difficulty: 8/10 (making characters believable as it is a play within a play)

Suitable for: All ages

Ages of Performers: Mid twenties up to late Forties

Set: Typical ad agency office with a desk and papers, a computer and an office door

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Children's, One act plays, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Teens

The Wandering Bard’s Tale – A Children’s Fairytale Play in One Act

August 8, 2011 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

The Wandering Bard’s Tale – a Children’s Fairytale in One Act

THE WANDERING BARD’S TALE – CHILDREN’S FAIRYTALE PLAY IN ONE ACT

When the Princess Dandelion is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Jeff and his two sidekicks Cotton and Candy, King Monty (who lives in a hall, not a castle because it sounds better) sends his servant Max to rescue her. Max is aided by a wandering bard, named Pip, who helps Max rescue the headstrong Princess (who gets kidnapped once a month, usually) using a magical necklace and the power of a sneeze to defeat him in this children’s fairytale play.

This play has been successfully staged and performed for a number of elementary schools in America and it ran for a year. It is a fantasy about the power of friendship and was used to get children interested in the arts.

FURTHER PRODUCTION HISTORY

Calvary Baptist Christian Academy, PA, USA – 2017
Christ the Redeemer School, TX, USA – 2019
Portsmouth Christian Schools, VA, USA – 2021
Onstage – Encore, SC, USA – 2022

Author: Michael Maxwell

Characters: 4M, 1 F, 2N

Genre: Children’s Fairytale play.

Length: Approximately 35 minutes

Ages of Performers: 11 and up

Ages of Audience: Children

Difficulty: 7/10 (remembering the words if performed by children and putting the magic in if performed by adults)

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Copyright August 2011 Off The Wall Play Publishers

Dramas, One act plays

Lies “R” Us – play scripts teenagers

August 6, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

LIES ‘R’ US – PLAY SCRIPTS TEENAGERS

A story that follows three typical teenagers and the lies they tell to those closest to them in order to stay out of trouble. When their lies end up trapping them, they are forced to learn the consequences of their own actions. A good one act drama for high school students with a simple set, that explores typical “teen” issues and the wrong way to deal with problems they encounter sometimes without the support of adults.

Author: Damien Darr

Characters: 4M, 4F

Length: 30 Minutes

Level of Difficulty: 5/10 (being natural on stage)

Suitable for: Teenagers up

Ages of Performers: Older Teenagers

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Other teen scripts for you to enjoy:

Choices – South African teenager experiences a heartbreaking consequence of her actions
Dreamtime – play based on the true story of two teens murdering two Dartmouth professors
Grace will lead me home – Grace’s mythical journey to find a cure for her mother’s cancer

Comedies, One act plays

Missing the Mark – a comedy in one act

August 2, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

Missing The Mark – A Comedy in One Act

In this comedy in one act, Devon and Ethan have known each other since high school and now they have a successful racket as con men. Devon has the perfect plan to scam a boat load of cash off of rich women by posing as producers making a big Hollywood blockbuster. The two men set up a phony office and hire a pistol of a temp named Starla to run it. A couple of promising marks come along including Shelly, a ditzy blonde, and Charlene, the eccentric wife of a billionaire who would give anything to be in the movies. Everything seems to be going to plan until Devon’s ex-girlfriend Callia, who was also ripped off by Devon shows up. She wants revenge…and a cut of the action. Comedy and hijinx ensue as everyone tries to find out who’s conning who in this comedic farce.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Bispham CastAways, Lancashire, UK – 2022

Author: Michael Maxwell

Characters: Cast 5F, 2M

Length: 60 Minutes

Genre: Comedy

Suitable for: Suitable for All Ages

Age of Performers: Twenties to Middle Aged performers

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 (Timing)

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Copyright August 2011 Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other crime ridden comedies:

Guilty party – whodunit three act farce
Road rage – tongue in cheek short two hander comedy
Don’t knock – comedy thriller script

Dramas, One act plays

An Empty Chair – one act drama scripts

July 31, 2011 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

A drama about a man named Kevin who was in a car accident, suffered major head trauma and is subsequently in a coma. The play opens and he finds himself in an empty room with a single chair with a sign on it that says “Do Not Sit.” Kevin can hear everything that is happening in the world around him. Throughout the play, Kevin has the choice to come out of his coma, but has to come to terms with shocking revelations revealed throughout the play in order to do this.

Author: Damien Darr

Characters: 5M, 1 F

Length: 45 minutes, One Act Play

Genre: Drama

Difficulty: 7/10 ( Giving convincing dramatic performances that aren’t over the top)

Suitable for: All ages

Age of Performers: 1 child actor, rest adult to middle age.

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Copyright © July 2011 Damien Darr and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Others like it:

Questions – drama about a murder for three F
Mateo Falcone – classic tragic story retold as a one act play
The restaurants are screaming – drama about moving on with your life

Children's, Comedies, Musicals, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Plays in 2 acts, Teens

Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime

July 19, 2011 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

Sleeping Beauty the pantomine – A Tongue in Cheek Modern Day Pantomime

It’s a modern day Sleeping Beauty, complete with an IT nerd, a heroine who is a member of Greenpeace and a deliciously wicked Augusta Stern, fired from Castletech, who plans to poison the lovely Aurora on her sixteenth birthday. There is, of course, a Dame, who writes the gossip, a tongue in cheek script and well known fun songs from all eras, for all to enjoy. A typical traditional pantomime format and lots of fun for the whole family. Enjoy Sleeping Beauty the pantomime.

Performance History:

The Franklin Players, Roosevelt Park – 2011
Ladysmith High School, South Africa – 2016
Westville Senior primary School, Durban, South Africa – 2018
Berrigan Amateur Dramatic Society, NSW, Australia – 2019

Author: Claire Linda Demmer, Dylan Moss, Chris Esterhuyse

Characters: 2M (as female), 1F (as male), 3M, 5F, 1N

Level of Difficulty: Script 6/10, Chosen Songs 8/10

Length: 1.5 hours

Suitable for: All Ages

Ages of Actors: 16 to 60 years old

Genre: Pantomime – musical, comedy

Please note: The songs written in the script are adapted from popular music of the last 70 years. Royalties payed for this play do not include the songs – they are merely suggestions and other songs may be substituted.

Licensing Music for Performance in USA
Licensing Music for Performance in UK
Licensing Music for Performance in South Africa

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25-45 minute long plays, Comedies, Crime, One act plays, plays for eight actors

A Cut Above the Rest – one act farce for stage

July 17, 2011 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

A CUT ABOVE THE REST – ONE ACT FARCE FOR STAGE

In this one act farce for stage, Snake and Harry, con artists, have the steal of a lifetime – the famous Devonport diamonds, owned by the late Amelia Devonport. All they have to do is discover where they are hidden, when they attend her funeral. The only problem is – where the hell are they? And who else is in on the deal?

Read more about playwright Claire Linda Demmer.

Performance History of A Cut Above the Rest

Franklin Players, Roosevelt Park, South Africa – 2011
Center Players – New York, USA – 2016
Redhill High School, Sandton, South Africa – 2016
National University of Singapore, Singapore – 2016
Avon, CT, USA – 2017
Haven Theatre Company, West Sussex, UK – 2018
Catalina Players Inc, New South Wales, Australia – 2018
Clifton College, Bristol, United Kingdom – 2019
Westville Theatre, Durban, South Africa – 2019
Watertown High School, SD, USA – 2020
Whitefield Academy, GA, USA – 2021
Holy Rosary Convent, Edenvale, South Africa – 2022
Canyon Ridge High School, ID, USA – 2022
Clifton College, Bristol, United Kingdom – 2022
Performing arts lifestyle institute, Pretoria, South Africa – 2022
Great River School – MN, USA – 2023

Author: Claire Linda Demmer

Characters: 5M, 3F and guests.

Length: Script: 40 minutes length

Genre: Comedy, One act Farce

Suitable for: Suitable for all ages

Ages of Actors: 20 and up

Difficulty: 9/10 – farce, timing, crowd control

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Like this play? More like it:

Death of a Gerbil – a dark comedy about waking up. Dead
If God ate fried chicken – short comedy plays
Missing the mark – when you’re the conman and you get conned.

Comedies, One act plays

Death of a Gerbil – a one act dark comedy about being dead, by accident

September 27, 2010 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

DEATH OF A GERBIL – A ONE ACT DARK COMEDY

Meet Darren. He is an ordinary fellow, with an ordinary job, in an ordinary office, in an ordinary building. He is also dead. He does not know that he is dead……yet. Or that Heaven has lost his paperwork. Or why he got hit by a Double Decker bus. He is about to find out that once you’re dead, things can only go down from there….

Death of a Gerbil, a dark comedy won Best original script at the 2009 Franklin and Friends festival of one act plays.

It also won the Best Individual Performance trophy at Wilmslow Guild Festival, in the United Kingdom in 2015.

Production History

Franklin and Friends Festival – 2009
Wilmslow Guild Festival, United Kingdom – 2015
Flagler College, Florida, USA – 2016
Oberlin High School, Ohio, USA – 2016
Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa – 2017
Manjimup Repertory Club, WA, Australia – 2017
Gros Morne Academy, Newfoundland, Canada – 2018
North Hawaii Players – Hawaii, USA – 2018
Esperance Theatre Guild, WA, Australia – 2018
University of Pretoria Department of UP Arts, Pretoria, South Africa – 2018
Torch Players, Limerick, Ireland – 2018
Western Nebraska Community College, NE, USA – 2022
Siena Heights University, MI, USA – 2022
Southern Connecticut State University, CT, USA – 2023

It is also one of our Best Sellers.

Author: Dewan Demmer

Cast: Two leads – one M, one F

One Supporting M

One Minor M/F role

Genre: Dark Comedy

Type: One act play

Difficulty Rating: 7/10 (Farce and timing)

Suitable for: Age 16 and above (mild language and religious references)

Ages of Performers: Early twenties to old age

Length: Thirty Minutes

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Contact off the wall plays with any queries about Death of a Gerbil

Like this play? Other religious dark comedies in stock:

God help us – dark comedy scripts about the inevitable destruction of earth (at least God hopes so)
Odin visits Christ – funny mildly blasphemous religious comedy

Comedies, Crime, One act plays

Ralph – a funny film noir play

September 18, 2010 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

RALPH – A FUNNY FILM NOIR PLAY

Meet Ralph Spade, trying to make a living as a Private Eye in his cheap downtown office. When Sam Malone comes to Ralph, to investigate the disappearance of his girlfriend, Ralph takes the case. Ralph, the detective is a colourful character whose brain is a sharp as a knife, but has also been muddled by years of alcohol. When it turns out that the parrot is also dead in this tongue in cheek film noir play, things take a bizarre twist in this off the wall Monty Python meets Film Noir style comedy.

Performance History:

Franklin and Friends festival of one act plays – 2010
Pleasant Valley High School – 2015
Somersworth High School, NH, USA – 2020

Author: Dewan Demmer

Cast: Cast Two M

Genre: Film Noir + Comedy + Crime

Difficulty: 6/10 (Achieving the Film Noir Feel)

Suitable for: Suitable for all ages

Ages of Performers: Teen and Adult

Length: 20 minutes

Set: Simple – the crummy downtown office of a private eye with a untidy desk with drawers and a coat rack. There is a chair for a client to sit on and a telephone on the desk.