"Adamantine", a one-act drama, debuted in Oconto in 1993 and went on to place in a national competition. It was performed by Love Creek Productions in New York City in 1996.
Synopsis: When Michael Baxter stays out late after a party (yet again), Laura decides that she’s had enough. She packs his belongings and has the suitcases waiting by the door. When he arrives, a discussion ensues. Apologies flow and confessions surface that cover a lifetime—their lifetime. At what point is there no chance for a ‘second chance’?
"Double Engagement", a one-act comedy, was performed by The Machickanee Players, Oconto, in May of 2016.
Synopsis: Two strangers meet at a coffee shop and soon become convinced that they are engaged to the same man.
Clean Linen, a 10-minute drama, was the featured ten-minute play for Atlantic Stage’s 3rd Annual ‘New Voices Playfest’ in Myrtle Beach, SC, May 2014. According to the theatre’s website, this annual play-reading festival ‘features new works by up and coming playwrights locally and from the country’.
Synopsis: A 10-minute glimpse into love—into holding on, and letting go, and realizing that the heart will forever have a mind of its own.
Three Short Plays
"Adamantine" requires a cast of two women and two men.
Laura Baxter: Mid to late thirties
Michael Baxter: Mid to late thirties
Police Officer: Late forties to late fifties
Sarah: Mid to late thirties
Time:
The play is set in the present; the time is 3:45 A.M.
Set:
The living room of Laura and Michael Baxter. There is a sofa and coffee table at CS. To the left of the sofa is an end table and a small chair. A telephone rests on the end table. There is a door at CR that leads outside the home, and a second door at UR that leads to a coat closet. A final door at CL leads to the remainder of the Baxter home. Upstage from the door at CL is a plant stand with a floral arrangement, and Mike and Laura’s wedding photo.
Props:
In addition to the set, this play requires the following props:
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Portable telephone
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Watch
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Wallet
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A rose
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Wedding photograph
Sound Effects:
This play requires the following sound effects:
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Doorbell
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Telephone
"Double Engagement" requires a cast of three women and two men.
Kate: 29 years old; average height, blond
Kathy: 19 years old; enrolled in college
Trisha: 20 year old waitress
Steve: 23 years old; 6’ 2”; brown hair and hazel eyes (description can be changed to meet whoever is cast in the part as long as the lines describing him in the play are also changed to match his appearance).
Steve 2: 23 years old; 6’ 2”; brown hair and hazel eyes (description can be changed to meet whoever is cast in the part as long as the lines describing him in the play are also changed to match his appearance).
This play is approximately twenty minutes long.
The play is set in the present; the time is 5 P.M.
Set:
A small coffee shop with two or three small tables. There is a door at SR and at SL. A small counter sits at SL with a coffee machine and serving items.
Props:
In addition to the set, this play requires the following props:
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Coffee Pot/Cups
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Plate of Turnovers
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Two smart phones
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Two purses/one lady’s wallet
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Pad of paper for recording orders
Sound Effects:
This play requires the following sound effect:
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Smart phone chiming
"Clean Linen" requires a cast of one man and one woman.
Beth: Attractive; late forties
Tom: Attractive; mid-forties
The play is set in the present; the time is 5:45 p.m.
Set:
The detergent isle of a small-town grocery store.
Props:
In addition to the set, this play requires the following props:
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Cellphone
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Grocery Cart
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Grocery Basket