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Parallelodram two – fifteen minute drama script

fifteen minute drama script

PARALLELODRAM TWO – FIFTEEN MINUTE DRAMA SCRIPT

The Smiths are off to celebrate Mrs Smith’s birthday by seeing a play tonight. Incidentally their (physically) really close neighbours, the Smithsons, are celebrating John’s birthday with a trip to a show as well. The two families mirror each other through an imaginary wall centre stage. They’re both going to watch the same play, and in the beginning all the action on both sides of the stage is synchronized in this fifteen minute drama script.

Both families discuss the events of the night ahead. Simply put, the Smiths know what to expect and the Smithsons don’t. When both twelve year old boys show a reluctance to go to watch the play, the play takes an abrupt turn and the two families diverge. This short drama explores how two similar yet different families engage with each other as the question of nature and nurture is brought into the mix.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

St. Paul VI Catholic High School, VA, USA – 2021

 

Author: Nicholas Richards

Type: One act play

Length: Fifteen minute drama script

Genre: Drama

Cast: 4M, 2F

Ages of the actors: Four adult parents, two twelve year old boys

Suitable for: All ages to watch.

Set: Two front hallways mirror-imaged down the middle of the stage. The furniture is also mirrored. There is a small table and chair at each side, and chairs back-to-back centre stage with a gap where we are to imagine the division between the houses. On the ‘dividing wall’ there are to be imagined mirrors. There could also be umbrella-stands or hat-stands. The actors enter from Upstage as if coming down from upstairs.

Level of difficulty: 8/10 – getting the mirror imaging needed so that the two families synchronize. Will need practice.

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Like this play? Other plays that also explore the concepts of the fourth wall and philosophy:

A Puzzle for Two – a philisophical play
Sindication – a one act that is a commentary of society by breaking the fourth wall.
The Mirror – a collection of comic and dramatic short plays that follow the journey of a mirror through people’s lives

The Game of Life – one act comedy plays for 6 actors

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THE GAME OF LIFE – ONE ACT COMEDY PLAYS FOR 6 ACTORS

It’s the game of life. And there are rules. First, you need to get a job. Then you need to find a girl, get married and procreate. It’s also important to apologize to the girl when she’s wrong. It’s actually fundamental. If you get this all right, then you’ll have played the game of life and if you’re lucky, you’ll win! But when Milton tries to start the game of life at the local bus stop, it doesn’t go as well as he had planned…

Production History

Grayslake North High School, IL, USA – 2016
Vista Grande High School, NM, USA – 2017
The Roial Players, Michigan State University, MI, USA – 2017

Author: Christopher M. Connors

Genre: Comedy for festival or high school competition

Type: One act comedy plays

Cast:  Cast of Six 4M 2F

Suitable for:    Script Suitable for All ages

Length:  Script twenty minutes long

Set: A bus stop. Simple seta bench is all that is needed

Level of difficulty: 6/10 – easy play for actors of all ages.

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Copyright © August Christopher M. Connors and Off The Wall Play Publishers

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Am I Good? One act for 1 teen adults
Don’t Shrink me – one act comedy script by Ashley Nader
The Call Centre – comedy about insurance call centre