Archive for the 'One-Act Plays' Category
Blowing Our Cover: A One-Act Play about Setting the Tone
Setting: Late Evening - Saturday. Tempest and Thunder eating dinner in a nearly deserted dining room on their first night of the cruise.
Tempest: (making an out-of-nowhere reference to something earlier) Why did that guy think we were on our honeymoon? Do we look newly married? Us?
Thunder: (knowing exactly what she’s talking about) Maybe [...]
Read More..>>Le Bronjames: A One-Act Play about Something That is Not a French Restaurant
Setting: Afternoon. Thunder is eating lunch as Tempest enters the room shaking her head.
Tempest: Okay, so…LeBron James?
Thunder: Yeah?
Te: He’s some kind of big deal?
Th: *blink* *blink* (slowly) Some people think so…
Te: Man, this guy’s all over the radio, the TV, the Intertubes…he’s…some kind of athlete, right? Basketball?
Th: …yeah…basketball…
Te: So…what? [...]
Does This Look Infected To You?: A One-Act Play about Employment Options
Setting: Early evening. Tempest and Thunder are driving to a restaurant in the next town to enjoy a leisurely dinner. Thunder is driving, and Tempest is looking out the window. As they drive down the local highway, they pass a business with a full parking lot.
Tempest: (reading the business sign out loud) [...]
Read More..>>Neutrality is a Tricky Thing: A One-Act Play about Self-Absorption, World War II and Hats
Setting: Early Evening. Tempest is watching television with two dogs draped across her lap. Thunder enters the room, showered, wearing new pants and shirt and getting ready to leave for a tournament.
Thunder: What do you think of this shirt?
Tempest: Shirt?
Th: Yeah, how does it look? Should I wear this one or the other one we bought?
Te: [...]
New Ways to Save on Gas, Electricity and Possibly Stamps: A One-Act Play about Utilities
Setting: 9:25am – Thursday. Thunder is asleep in the middle of the king-sized bed, wrapped in blankets from head to toe. Tempest rushes into the bedroom, just out of the shower, scrambling to get dressed.
Tempest: Thunder. Thunder! I fed the dogs. I’ve got to get out of here. I’m really running late for school.
Thunder: (half asleep) [...]
Driving to Kona: A One-Act Play about Geography
Setting: Mid-morning. Tempest and Thunder are driving from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park around the southern end of the Big Island on their way to Kona. Tempest is driving; Thunder is dozing.
Tempest: (poking at Thunder) How come the ocean is always over there?
Thunder: (slowly coming to the surface) Huh? Wha?
Tp: The ocean…it’s always off to the left over [...]
Happiness is a Warm Pee-Pee: A One-Act Play about Being a Supportive Spouse
Setting: 4:30pm - Sunday. Dining Room and Computer Alcove at the Thunder and Tempest house.
Thunder is playing a computer game. Tempest is surfing the Net, looking for more Deaf events to satisfy her course requirements.
Tempest: Oh, look - Bowling!
Thunder: I’d go bowling with you.
Tp: It’s a Deaf event…
Th: [...]