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Welcome to the central clearinghouse for arts and aging materials. It's a unique collection, one you can't find anywhere else. Our goal is to make finding materials quick and easy. You'll find plays for all levels of actors, from amateur to professional. Scripts range from short, humorous skits to longer, funny plays. Comedy rules at ArtAge! They are modern pieces that speak to today's generation of older adults. The plays are selected because they feature dynamic characters, mostly women, in action-packed scripts. Don't miss our new Interactive Plays and our new materials to help you bring the arts to less active adults. We often hear from our customers about how they enjoy and appreciate our dependable, prompt, personalized service. There's a lot here, so if you need help making selections, don't hesitate to call or contact us. Bonnie Founder/President Click here for more New Plays
From chuckles to guffaws, this collection of ten 10-minute comedies is a laugh fest all the way. Sparked with funny characters and humorous situations, lively dialogue, sudden surprises, and just the right touch of charming goofiness, these plays are great fun for audiences and performers alike. This collection is an invitation to laughter! Written for and performed by a Senior Theatre company. Large Print, Royalty Free $24.95 ______________________________
This collection of six 10-15 minute plays is an affectionate and frequently funny look at every day relationships with family, friends, and strangers. It includes:
Written for and performed by a Senior Theatre company. $16.95 ______________________________ NEW! Gender Flexible roles for 12-16 actors An old radio station in a small southern town, W.O.R.K. is signing off the air after 50 years. The station owners, a couple in their 70's have invited back their old favorite acts for one last nostalgic show before retiring. Your actors will love the "radio" format which allows them to read their part rather than memorizing it. You will meet Margaret Buntmeyer: the pompous society reporter, Madame Cheri: the scatter-brained psychic, Susie: the depressed gardening expert, Eva Rose: the sexy torch singer, Priscilla: the devoted Yankee Elvis fan; and the eccentric cast from the local community theatre who show up to do Hamlet in four minutes with the help of a Foley artist doing funny sound effects. THE LAST DAY AT W.O.R.K. was written for and performed by a Senior Theatre company. The four-minute version of the Hamlet scene was enthusiastically received at the Senior Theatre USA Performance Festival in Baltimore. This piece is southern comedy at its best! Click here to read a FreeView ______________________________ NEW! 25 minute comedy When the electricity goes out on a busy street, two spunky older ladies jump into action, directing traffic, without being asked. They are dynamic characters in a strong relationship that shows the value of friendship and courage and how a can-do philosophy with a touch of humor will get you through life. E-script. $15 ______________________________ NEW! 5 men, 7 women This play is the perfect little comedy! It is so easy to stage, with lots of action as the characters enter and exit frequently, airing their views and participating in what ought to be Jane's perfect wedding. The players interact in small groups until the climax. Will Jane tie the knot at last? Will the best man lean the answer to a puzzle? Which, if any, of the bridesmaids will find romance? Great fun! Click here to read a FreeView ______________________________ NEW! 2 women Life becomes challenging, comic, and life-changing for Lydia, a widow, when she rents a room to Connie, a divorced free spirit. Lydia’s quiet evenings with Trollope and wine get unhinged with Connie’s sprawl, spontaneity and frank wit. As their funny balancing act teeters, they learn to laugh and connect. Great characters, quick script, easy costuming & staging. ______________________________ NEW! 4 women Here’s a new comedy by prize-winning playwright Ann Barham Pugh who with Katy Dacus, gave you The Day They Kidnapped Blanche, (in New Plays for Mature Actors), the popular The Christmas Coffee and Volunteering has its Moments. Four middle-age former high school classmates are avid bowling enthusiasts who meet in a vacant store to plan converting it into a bowling ally. To have their ‘Queenpin Ally' they must outsmart a cagey county Sheriff who wants the store for a men-only pool hall. During the ladies meeting, Sandy playfully spoofs triggers her labor pains! The gals swing into action to get the miracle mom to the delivery room. You’ll love the surprise ending! E-script $15 ______________________________
4M, 5W, 1 gender neutral If you're looking for a story that captures the heart and humor of growing older, this one is for you. In fact, it has something for everybody. Gladys, a resident of a retirement community, dreams of celebrity in Hollywood and on Broadway, so to fulfill her fantasy, she decides to write a play. But the national contest in which she decides to enter it is a scam, conceived by a couple of bumbling crooks. She's got the talent, they tell her, and they have the promotion machine to make it work. She is encouraged by an old actor friend who dreams of a comeback and her exercise instructor who sees this as a chance to fulfill his own show business fantasies. In a parallel story, another resident, Mildred, dreams of reconciling with her daughter who fled an unsettled homelife. Is it possible that she will find her daughter and reconcile their differences? In Seaview, this quaint seaside community with eccentric people, anything is possible. This two-act play has laughter, sentimental tears and a great theatre experience for everybody. "A great ensemble play with many comic moments." Times Standard “The perfect play for an enjoyable theatre experience." Senior News "fun for all ages." College of the Redwoods News Magazine The play was written and produced for a Senior Theatre and enjoyed a successful encore run at the Eureka Theatre. Click here to read the playwright’s bio $20. ______________________________ NEW! 2 males, 6 females, 40 minute comedy Our realtor heroine, who is hosting an open house, is visited by a succession of zany house hunters. The first is a group of three women who are “just looking,” we learn far too much about them! The next prospective customer is an Eskimo from the far north whose wives told him to find a place in the sun after he received money from Exxon for oil rights. Then we meet Cash-Only Katie, a recently retired madam who is now house and man hunting. Finally we meet the Walters and you won’t believe their surprise! Simple staging, the show was a hit at the Senior Center where it’s been staged. E-script $15.00 ______________________________
2 women, 2 men Harvey wants to enjoy his retirement sitting in front of the TV, eating potato chips. His athletic wife, Vera, wants to move into a bungalow at Silverwood Estates. Even their daughter can’t convince Harvey to move. Vera conspires to make him jealous of their neighbor, Teddy, an energetic senior who accompanies Vera when she runs. They flirt in front of Harvey and he gets worried. This one-act comedy won first place in the Stormy Weathers Players’ New Play Festival and won the Spotlight Award in the New Voice Play Festival at The Old Opera House Theatre Company. E-script $15 ______________________________ NEW! 1 male, 1 female plus an off stage female voice An action driven comedy about modern life and the frustration associated with it. A man trying to get his TV to work calls Tomorrow's Electronics and receives the usual, but unusual, telephone merry-go-round from the female operator. The man is on one side of the stage in an overstuffed chair. The telephone operator is on the other side with a table and rolling chair. She changes props and costumes for each voice, making a hilarious scurry between phone answering and clothes change, with wigs and clothes flying in all directions. Great Fun! Written for and staged by a Senior Theatre company. E-script $15.00 ______________________________ UNDER A MAGICAL MOON 2 characters: 1 male/1 female, one simple setting, three scenes Since ancient times, the magic of the night sky has held sway over Love and Lovers. Whether in Verona, Italy between the young Romeo and Juliet; or in Muncie, Indiana between the ...not so young...Gavin and Kathleen. In three short scenes over a minimalist set of a backyard table and chairs in the height of midsummer, we visit the past and present of two old friends who have not seen each other for 30 years...who just may have some sort of future together. A charming play that will blow a breath of fresh summer breeze across the stage, and maybe even bring a tear to the corner of the eye at the end. The play has now won five national awards. Works well as readers theatre. $15 NEW! 30 minute mystery comedy After a recent professional cast production, this classic Senior Theatre play has been updated. Blanche,an energetic and youngish seventy year-old retired teacher, is having a blast starring in a community theatre comedy. Both she and Mel, her protective pal and the theatre director, are unaware of a stalker attending every performance. He is, Devon, an FBI Agent, who recruits her to tackle an offstage role. Indeed, Blanche goes undercover. How can she and her buddies, without weapons, outsmart a tough criminal and her money-hungry but dim-witted assistant? e-script $15.00 For more NEW plays and materials, click here for our catalog. |
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