One Act Play Collection 022
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Our 22nd collection contains 10 One Act Plays for the enjoyment of our listeners. The plays were selected by our volunteers and the collection will be briefly summarized here when those ten plays are complete. - Summary by Brian Fullen
Cast Lists
1. Princess Moss Rose by Marguerite Merington (1857 - 1951). BC for this play is ShrimpPhish.
A dramatic retelling of Sleeping Beauty with extra helpings of fun and frogs. The players are:
Editor: ShrimpPhish
Stage Directions: Brian Fullen
Princess Moss-Rose: ShrimpPhish
The Prince: Larry Wilson
The King: PapaPhish
The Queen: MamaPhish
The Chancellor: ToddHW
The Frog: Greg Giordano
The Spin Wheel Song: dc
Head Fragments: Brian Fullen
Second Frog: David Purdy
Hunting Chorus and Butler: Brize C
The Cook: ARodrigo
The Nurse and Ladies: Lynette Caulkins
The Governess: Winnifred Assmann
The Gardener: Alan Mapstone
Mentor: Barry Eads
First Frog: redrun
2. Fernseed in the Shoe by Ethel Van der Veer (1881 - 1934). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
Follows an imaginative girl (accompanied by her nurse) in search of fairies. The players are:
Gatekeeper: Greg Giordano
First Brave Courtier: Barry Eads
Second Brave Courtier: Glys
First Cowardly Courtier: ARodrigo
Second Cowardly Courtier: Brian Fullen
Rosaleyne: ShrimpPhish
Nurse: Winnifred Assmann
Prince of Eidland: ToddHW
King of Asteron: Alan Mapstone
Stage Directions: Rapunzelina
3. Solomon by Thomas Morell (1703 - 1784). BC for this play is Alan Mapstone.
Tells of Solomon's wisdom, as witnessed by Two Harlots and the Queen of Sheba. The players are:
Solomon: Barry Eads
Queen of Sheba: ShrimpPhish
Zadok: Brian Fullen
Levite: Greg Giordano
1st Harlot: ShrimpPhish
2nd Harlot: Lynette Caulkins
Attendant: Stacey Malcolm
Chorus: Brian Fullen
Chorus: David Purdy
Narration: Alan Mapstone
4. A Way Out by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
A man running from a crime he committed, another man solitary and removed from the world. They meet one fateful night. The players are:
Stranger: Greg Giordano
Asa: ToddHW
A Voice: Barry Eads
Another Voice: Brian Fullen
Someone: ShrimpPhish
Stage Directions: Brian Fullen
5. Streaks of Light by Hermann Sudermann (1857 - `1928). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
Julia is hiding from her husband. She sees nothing except the flowers that a new lover brings, and the small streaks of light showing through the blinds. The players are:
Julia: ShrimpPhish
Pierre: Greg Giordano
Wittich: tombooker
Stage Directions: Brian Fullen
6. The Goal by Henry Arthur Jones (1851 - 1929). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
A dying master builder is running out of time to rebuild personal relationships. The players are:
Sir Stephen Famariss, the great Engineer: ToddHW
Daniel Famariss, his son, Engineer: Greg Giordano
Sir Lydden Crane, M.D.: Brian Fullen
Adams, Sir Stephen's Butler: Barry Eads
Peggie Lovel: ShrimpPhish
Nurse Clandon: Winnifred Assmann
Stage Directions: Faith Abiola-Ellison
7. Square Pegs by Clifford Bax (1886 - 1962). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
NOTE: This play is not Public Domain in countries which base copyright on author's death +70 years.
A modern girl and a Victorian girl meet in an enchanted garden and exchange wistful wishes that they could switch. The players are:
Gioconda: ShrimpPhish
Hilda: Winnifred Assmann
Stage Directions: ToddHW
8. The Hand of the Prophet by Margaret Scott Oliver (1879 - 1930). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
One beautiful lady. Two infatuated men. How could this end well? The players are:
Kodama, A Merchant of Riad:
Halima, His Bride: ShrimpPhish
Sindibad, A Young Sheykh, Cousin to Kodama: Barry Eads
Slave, To Kodama: Greg Giordano
Slave, To Sindibad:
Stage Directions: Brian Fullen
9. The Grand Cham's Diamond by Allan Monkhouse (1858 - 1936). BC for this play is Brian Fullen.
One boring night in the Perkins house changes to an exciting one as a diamond flies through their window. The players are:
Mrs. Perkins: Faith Abiola-Ellison
Mr. Perkins: ToddHW
Miss Perkins: ShrimpPhish
A Man in Black: Greg Giordano
Albert Watkins: Scotty Smith
Stage Directions: Brian Fullen
10. A Dialog between the Head and Heart by Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826). BC for this play is progressingamerica
The ever present struggle between feelings and rationality as portrayed by Thomas Jefferson. The players are:
Heart: Gabriella Sasscer
Head: progressingamerica
Narration: Brian Fullen