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Damien is shooting up his high school. Alicia is hiding. But when bad luck and a rogue beaker out Alicia, the confrontation may reveal things neither ever dared to admit.
Published in The Best 10 Minute Plays 2021 by Smith & Kraus
Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 female, 1 male
Active Shooter
Cookies
A horror play about domination, brutality, and the joy of a good cookie.
Published in 105 5-Minute Plays for Study and Performance, 2017 from Smith & Kraus
Length: 5 minutes
Cast: 2 female
Trust
Trust explores the mysterious and terrifying world of men's bathrooms. Paul goes to the restroom to take a simple pee. But when a mysterious stranger starts chatting with him at the urinal, things quickly take a hilarious and disturbing turn.
Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 2 male
Peabrain
Jess and Tracy are impatiently waiting for the Breadman. Connor is trying to get back together with Jess. Also, they’re all pigeons.
Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 3 female, 1 male
A Good Knife
Billy has fallen on hard times. Greg has fallen on excellent ones. When Billy shows up to Greg’s palatial new house selling knives door to door, he quickly sees the opportunity for a sale to his old high school classmate. But Billy and Greg’s memories of high school are a little different, and misunderstandings can be dangerous with cutlery around.
Length: 15 minutes
Cast: 2 male
Becky's sister just wants to pet Becky’s horse. But in the darkness, something's not quite right. Becky’s Champion is about a difficult girl, a more difficult horse, and their attempts to find common ground.
Length: 8 minutes
Cast: 1 female, 1 male (horse)
Becky's Champion
Pupa
What do you do when the guy you’re having sex with in the subway station tells you he’s getting married? Pupa is a monologue play about falling in love and figuring shit out.
Length: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 female
Photos (left to right): Sam Gonzalez, photo by Alexander Burgos; Cait Johnston; the cast of Peabrain at Ohlone College