playwright
tom moran
ONE-ACT PLAYS
These scripts are available royalty-free, but please contact me for permission.
Exit Strategy: Sean thinks he's found the perfect way to keep from getting dumped: hit 'em with paperwork.
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Comedy, 25 minutes, 1 male, 1-3 females
The Big Guy
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In this unique one-person show, the question of whether to destroy Tokyo or to defend it sends Godzilla into a full-blown existential crisis.
Comedy, 30 minutes, 1 male or female
OKComputer
The government has started using standardized testing and computer dating algorithms to play matchmaker. But can compatibility compete with romance?
Comedy, 35 minutes, 3 males, 3 females
Nemeses: A woman who has been peculiarly unlucky at love meets a man who has been precisely the opposite. But does this make them enemies, or something else entirely? Comedy, 30 minutes, 2 males, 4 females
Date With History
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Luke won a contest to have dinner with three historical figures of his choice, then picked three people to impress his fiancée Jenny. When the dinner goes horribly wrong, it’s up to some of history’s greatest luminaries to help Luke win back Jenny’s love.
Comedy, one hour, 3 males, 3 females
Life Support
Ralph flies into a panic when a mysterious caller informs him he has a deadly virus. Or does he?
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Comedy, 25 minutes, 1 male, 2 females, 1 either gender
Friar with a Crowbar
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A Shakespearean mashup in which the meddling friars in “Romeo and Juliet” and “Much Ado About Nothing” are revealed to be the same person, executing both far-fetched schemes at the same time.
Comedy, 50 minutes, 5 males, 2 females
Rewrite: The characters in a Western novel stage a rebellion against their hack author. Comedy, 20 minutes, 4 males
Swede Family Robinson: A father desperate to win his children's affection comes up with the best bonding experience he can: making them restage "Star Wars" under duress at the family summer home. Comedy, 25 minutes, 2 males, 1 female