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Many of our shows work well as radio plays but these are especially wonderful!
The Quibbles Radio Shows is a collection of ten comedy sketches, reminiscent of radio shows of the '40s and '50's, featuring a delightfully quarrelsome couple, Carol and Quentin Quibble, in the hilarious skirmishes of everyday life. Carol is a well-meaning helpmate, eager to improve herself and her husband. Quentin is mostly interested in golf. Their next door neighbor, Madge, is the town busybody. Sketches from The Quibbles Radio Shows are easy to perform with well-drawn characters. Can be fully mounted plays, used in classes, or included in variety shows. Such fun! It is such a pleasure to have an unique theatre experience with humor and fun that beckons back to the days of radio, the audience filling in the spaces with their imaginations. Wynne Weiss, Vista, California Public Library Click here for a FreeView of the sketches Royalty: $10 per sketch
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! Royalty: $20 per performance
11 roles plus 3 commercial announcers in gender flexible cast A 5-episode cliffhanger old-time radio murder mystery variation of Wayne & Schuster's Rinse The Blood Off My Toga, the spoof of the murder of Julius Caesar. The station manager of WMOO assigns members of the audience to handle the sound effects for the upcoming live radio performance which turns into one hilarious laugh fest as the audience tries to keep up with their sound effects duties. From horses galloping to creepy footsteps, gunshots, and a whole host of other spooky sounds which were all part of what made mystery radio so special. It is fantastically funny and mysteriously murderous...basically, JUST PLAIN FUN! Royalty: Contact us for rates
4 females, 2 either A fun-loving retiree is elated when she lands her first acting job, a juicy role as TV commercial spokeswoman for a popular, fast food restaurant. All goes awry though when the director decides to recast the part with the retiree’s adversary. Demoted to an extra in the commercial, the retiree must struggle to be recognized by the director as the best spokeswoman for the job. This delightful, fast-paced comedy is loads of fun and can easily be adapted to any theatre setting. Royalty: $15 per performance |
ALL IS FAIR IN SHOW BUSINESS: THE RADIO PLAY |
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ArtAge Senior Theatre Resource Center We help older performers fulfill their theatrical dreams! Copyright 2012 ArtAge Publications. All rights reserved. |