This needs to be a short play and I would like it to be a love story or at least something romantic.
2006-08-27 12:07:45 · 5 answers · asked by kickscion21 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
I've recommended these plays before on 360, but...
The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang
Durang imagines a one-act nightmare in which George Spelvin (the name of a famous 19th century actor) suddenly finds himself in a series of plays, from "Private Lives" to "Midnight Sun" to Shakespeare. It's a lot of fun, and an easy read.
The 15-Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard
All the major points of Hamlet performed in 12 minutes with 5 actors (I think), then a 3-minute encore in which Ophelia's entire part in the play is reduced to the actor running onstage, saying "glub, glub" and dropping dead, a lily popping up on her chest. Hysterical, and perfect for schizophrenics.
There's also a great little show called "A Dopey Fairy Tale" which is perfect for what you need, but I forget the author's name.
2006-08-27 13:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Vatican Lokey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody suggested 'A Marriage Proposal' by Chekhov which is a romantic farce and he wrote another just as fun "The Boor" sometimes translated as 'the Bear'. I also second 'The Apollo of Bellac' and then a sort of romantic tragedy by Saroyan called 'Hello Out There!" "The Tiger" and The Typists are both very funny and sort of romantic.
BTW Inherit the Wind is a full length play.
2006-08-29 12:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by Grody Jicama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a one-act play too short, or not short enough?
"The Apollo of Bellac" is one of my favorites. A little weird, but it's great. It's kind of a romance.
Go check out a book of one-act plays from your library, or even a book of ten-minute plays.
A good dramatic ten-minute play (though it's not a romance, sorry) is "Cameras". It's really artsy.
2006-08-27 12:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by red 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How short a play? "Inherit the Wind" is a light read, but it has multiple acts . . . so maybe not short enough. It's about the "Scopes Monkey trial" on whether evolution should be taught in schools.
2006-08-27 12:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by mythic120 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to suggest Checkov's The Marriage Proposal. Not exactly a great romance story, but fun nonetheless.
2006-08-27 12:17:59 · answer #5 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋