One-Act Play Collection 014


Here, in our 14th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from the farm to the courtroom to the palace throne room; from the time of suffragettes to the (at the time) far distant future of 1999; and two of them have the word "sweet" in their titles. Short gems to make you laugh, cry, think, or all three. NOTE: Although the plays here were all published before 1923 and hence are in the Public Domain in the U.S., Floyd Dell died in 1969 and that play may not yet be in the Public Domain in some countries. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: 1. The Lover by Gregorio Martinez Sierra (1881-1947), Translated by John Garrett Underhill (1876-1946). BC/Editor for this play is ToddHW The Queen: Jenn Broda The Lover: ToddHW The Lady in Waiting: Sonia Stage Directions: Larry Wilson 2. England's Easter by George Logan (1866-1939). BC/Editor for this play is David Purdy Jesus: Larry Wilson Martha: Lydia Mary: Sonia Britannia: Michele Eaton Narrator: David Purdy 3. The Bloomer Costume; or The Figure of Fun by Edward Stirling. BC/editor for this play is ktaylor07 Christopher Cockles: Andrew Gaunce Nobby Nick: Adrian Stephens Joseph Jumps: Mike Manolakes Miss Patty Bailey: Devorah Allen Miss Eliza Todd: Kelly S. Taylor Stage Directions: David Purdy 4. Short and Sweet by Adolphus Charles Troughton. BC/Editor for this play is Jenn Broda. Mr. Sweet (of the Stock Exchange- a Friend of Short's): ToddHW Mr. Short (of the Stock Exchange- a Friend of Sweet's): Mike Manolakes Stephen (a footman): David Purdy Mrs. Sweet: Kelly S. Taylor Mrs. Short: Anamika Maria (Mrs. Sweet's Maid): Sonia Stage Directions: Larry Wilson 5. Hester's Mystery by Arthur Wing Pinero. BC/editor for this play is ToddHW. Mr. Owen Silverdale (of Silverdale's Academy for Young Ladies): TriciaG John Royle: Tomas Peter Joel (a farm laborer): Son of the Exiles Nance Butterworth (a widow): Sonia Hester (her daughter): E.J. Lavery Stage directions: Larry Wilson 6. Sweet and Twenty by Floyd Dell (1887-1969). BC for this play is Mike Manolakes Helen Egerton, the Young Woman: Jenn Broda George Brooke, the Young Man: Mike Manolakes The Agent: ToddHW The Guard: TriciaG Narrator: Kelly S. Taylor 7. Heirs of Slavery: A Little Drama of Today by Katherine Tillman. BC for this play is Availle Hero: Tomas Peter Father Time: Alan Mapstone History: thestorygirl Miriam: TriciaG Gladiator: Andrew Gaunce Virginia: TJ Burns Anglo-Saxon Digger: Son of the Exiles Slave Woman: Availle Poesy: Kelly S. Taylor Art: Sonia Chorus of Singing Girls: Devorah Allen Narrator: David Purdy 8. In 1999; a problem play of the future by William Churchill De Mille. BC for this play is ambsweet13 Jean (a New York woman): WendyKatzHiller Rollo (her husband): Tomas Peter Florence (their friend): TriciaG Stage Directions: ToddHW 9. Retained for the Defence by John Oxenford. BC/Edited by TriciaG Mr. Mottley de Windsor: Adrian Stephens Mr. Whitewash: Cavaet Mr. Ferguson: Alan Mapstone Thwaites: Larry Wilson Pawkins: Algy Pug Miss Agatha de Windsor: EliseDee Narrator: David Lawrence 10. Lady Geraldine's Speech by Beatrice Harraden (1864-1936). BC for this play is Devorah Allen Dr. Alice Romney, A Medical Woman: Devorah Allen Lady Geraldine Boleyn, Dr. Alice Romney's School Friend: Kelly S. Taylor Miss Gertrude Silberthwaite, An Eminent Artist: thestorygirl Miss Nora Baillie, A Professor of Literature: TJ Burns Miss Hilda Crowninshield, A Famous Pianist: Jenn Broda Miss Nellie Grant, A Typist and Shorthand Writer: Availle Jane, A Maid: Scarbo Narrator: ToddHW (5 hr 39 min)