One-Act Play Collection 019

Here, in our 19th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. (Several of the plays took longer than one section and had to be split into two parts.) They range from a ghost story on the moors to dancing lawyers in the courtroom, from an appeal to patriotism to outright farce, all short gems to make you laugh, cry, think, or all three. (NOTE: Percy Mackaye died in 1956, Gertrude Jennings in 1958, Laurence Housman in 1959, and Effa Preston in 1975. Their plays are not PD for listeners in Europe and/or Australia, and other countries which observe copyright of author's death +70 years.) - Summary by ToddHW

Cast lists:

1. Sam Average by Percy Mackaye (1875–1956). BC for this play is ej400

NOTE: Mackaye died in 1956. This story is not PD for readers in Europe and/or Australia, and other countries which observe copyright of author's death +70 years.

Narrator : Larry Wilson

Sam Average: Greg Giordano

Joel: redrun

Andrew: ToddHW

The Voice: stepheater

Ellen: Anna Shirey

Editor: Elijah Fisher

2 and 3. The Widow of Wasdale Head by Arthur Wing Pinero (1885-1934). BC for this play is toddhw

Sir John Hunslet: Tomas Peter

Mr. Edward Fane: ToddHW

Tubal (A servant at the inn): Greg Giordano

Reuben (Sir John's man): Larry Wilson

The Visitor: Alan Mapstone

Mrs. Jesmond: Anna Shirey

Stage Directions: Estefanía Vidal

4. An Eligible Situation: An Eccentricity in One Act by Thomas Archer (1789-1848) and J.C. Brough (1834-1872). BC for this play is stepheather

Miss Pigeon, a single lady, living semi-detached: Jenn Broda
Bertha, her niece, with a decided attachment: Anna Shirey
Mrs. Skillet, a lady of vigorous principles, with a talent for "cutting": oogiesragdoll
Mrs. Smallboy: karmaemmings
Miss Keggs: Cat Sadler
Susan, a parlour-maid: Agnes Robert Behr
Robert Smallboy, Esq., a victim of circumstances, a prey to mystery: Greg Giordano
Frank Verditer, an artist, with an eye to the beautiful: ToddHW
Cuffs, alias Walker, a member of the guild of artful science: Tomas Peter
Potboy: Inkell
Stage Directions: redrun
Sound effects recorded by: redrun

5. The Snow man: A metrical play in one act by Laurence Housman (1865-1959). BC for this play is Ambsweet13
NOTE: Housman died in 1959. This story is not PD for readers in Europe and/or Australia, and other countries which observe copyright of author's death +70 years.

The Snow Man: Greg Giordano
Joan - A peasant woman: Agnes Robert Behr
Mary Ann - Her child: llamaart
Matthew Mark - Her child: Rapunzelina
Jaspar - Her husband: Larry Wilson
Stage Directions: ToddHW
Children's song tune made up by: ambsweet13

6 and 7. The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw (death: 1950). BC for this play is tefavidal

Napoleon: ToddHW
A Lady: Anna Shirey
Giuseppe: Greg Giordano
Lieutenant: Inkell
Stage directions: Estefanía Vidal

8. The Free Selector by Rolf (Thomas Alexander Browne). BC for this play is Algy Pug
Narrator: Algy Pug
The Honourable Rufus Polyblock: Greg Giordano
Mr Cecil Egremont: WiltedScribe
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