ROY C BOOTH (1965 - )
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Roy C Booth
Bastard, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | Silverhawke L.L.C., Escondido, CA | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Russel J. Krook III | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Beanie and the Bamboozling Adventure Machine |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French | 2006 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Bob May and Roy C Booth | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Beanie and the Bamboozling Adventure Machine |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French | 2007 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Bob May and Roy C Booth | ||||
Synopsis: Yet another sequel to the award winning "Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine" (Samuel French, 1990) and "Beanie and the Bamboozling Horror Machine" (Samuel French, 2006). Beanie becomes involved in an Arthurian plot to conquer both the Earth and Book World, the place where all storybook characters live! | ||||
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine |
| 1st Produced: | Brainerd Community College, Brainerd, MN | 1989 | ||
| Company: | Brainerd Community College | |||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London | 1990 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Bob May, Roy C Booth and Cristopher Tibbetts | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Broken Sacrament |
| 1st Produced: | Amelia's, Hibbing | 2004 | ||
| Company: | Arrowhead Community Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Gary Eustice | ||||
Synopsis: The last day of marriage between a volatile Viet Nam vet and his long suffering working wife is explored. | ||||
Cafe a la Ionesco |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN | 2000 | ||
| Company: | NERO Alliance Minnesota | |||
| 1st Published: | Original Works Publishing, North Hollywood | 2001 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Imagine dining at a Eugene Ionesco themed French restaurant in Nymore, Minnesota. Be careful when you order the calamari. . .. | ||||
Coat, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cosmic Java Cafe, Bemidji, MN | 1998 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1998 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Two Greek soldiers defending a mountain pass during WW2 battle the Nazis, the elements, and eventually, each other with tragic results. | ||||
Coldest Time Of The Year, The |
| 1st Produced: | Lake Bemidji State Park Amphitheatre, Bemidji, Minnesota | 1998 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers' Theatre | 2000 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2 | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Based on a tale from India. | ||||
Confession, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1994 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | ARAN Press, Louisville | 1994 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Two men, a priest and a hitchhiker, have their secrets revealed in a confessional in a small, isolated church in rural northern Minnesota | ||||
Crazy Lady |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Full Length Drama | - | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Gary Eustice | ||||
Synopsis: The plight of a homeless woman is explored along with the social injustices that keep her that way | ||||
Do You Have Gas? |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1997 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Productions, UK | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 9 |
| Parts Other: | 3+ | |||
Notes: written with Michael Paslawski. Declared "A laugh riot!" by "The Northern Student" | ||||
Synopsis: Come to the convenient store that is not so convenient, and get in line with all of the strange people that seem to live in every neighbourhood. | ||||
Elevator, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN | 1994 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | ARAN Press, Louisville | 1995 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | dark comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | 2+ | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: An opinionated Church Lady finds herself in Purgatory surrounded by the unprocessed dead, Saint Francesco Borgia, and Epicurus the Sage. Will she go up, or will she go. . .down. . .. | ||||
Fresh Fruit |
| 1st Produced: | Grand Rapids Players, Grand Rapids, MN | 2002 | ||
| Company: | Grand Rapids Players | |||
| 1st Published: | New Theatre Productions, UK | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 1 | |||
Notes: written with Micheal Paslawski. | ||||
Synopsis: Two inept bums try to set up a discarded fruit stand in front of a grocery store with humorously less than desirable results. | ||||
Glover's Mange Cure Caper, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bigfork Village Hall, Bigfork, MN | 2002 | ||
| Company: | Grand Rapids Players | |||
| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Roy C Booth and Louis Bottrell | ||||
Synopsis: Two highschool students in 1949 try to become more popular by using a radical hair treatment on themselves with hilariously disasterous results | ||||
Grandpa Jim Is Dead |
| 1st Produced: | Elephant Theater, Hollywood, California | 2003 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Heuer | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Mike Paslawski. Contest winner. | ||||
Synopsis: A young couple receives a bizarre phone call that leads to a radical change in their TV viewing habits. | ||||
Hello, Crisis Center Hotline? |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | ARAN Press, Louisville | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | satire | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Shane K. Robertson | ||||
Synopsis: A wealthy, cynical CEO recounts the pivotal moment in his life that turned him from a wide-eyed liberal to the scheming S.O.B. he is today. | ||||
How the Jellyfish Lost Its Bones |
| 1st Produced: | Cosmic Java Cafe, Bemidji, MN | 1997 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1997 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 3 others | |||
Notes: Adapted from a Japanese legend. Written in collaboration with Cynthia Booth. Now published by New Theatre Publications, UK, 2003 | ||||
Synopsis: The Dragon King must sate his pregnant queen's odd craving and orders faithful Turtle to go out and find a monkey's liver. Unfortunately, Monkey doesn't want to become the main course, which leads to disastrous results for one soft-headed Jellyfish. | ||||
Lovely Red Flower, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | HaveScripts, Virginia Beach, VA | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Children's | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 10 | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A humorous (with songs!) children's morality play (loosely) based on a South East Asian folktale. | ||||
Magical Iron Box,The |
| 1st Produced: | Lake Bemidji State Park Amphitheatre, Bemidji, Minnesota | 1998 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | - | 2000 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Based of a swabian folk tale. | ||||
Peasant And The Waterman, The |
| 1st Produced: | Lake Bemidji State Park Amphitheatre, Bemidji, Minnesota | 1997 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers' Theatre | 1999 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 1 extra | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Based on a Russian folk tale. An honest peasant is rewarded for telling the truth, while his lying brother gets what he deserves. | ||||
Prince Hedgehog |
| 1st Produced: | Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, MN | 1998 | ||
| Company: | Bemidji Tin Cup Players | |||
| 1st Published: | HaveScripts, Virginia Beach, VA | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written by Cynthia Booth and Roy C Booth | ||||
Synopsis: children's play based on an old Russian Fairy Tale | ||||
Ratopolis |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1995 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Science Fiction | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | varies | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: The have nots get theirs in the not so long to be future. | ||||
Reluctant Duelist, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1997 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Swashbuckling One-Act | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Russel J. Krook III. Later published by Tangledwood Press in 1999 | ||||
Synopsis: A 17th century duellist with a price on his head finally confronts his violent past headlong. | ||||
Rocking-Horse Winner, The |
| 1st Produced: | Pillager High School, Minnesota | 2006 | ||
| Company: | Pillager High School Drama Club | |||
| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing, Cedar Rapids, IA | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: from short story by D H Lawrence | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Shita-Kiri-Suzeme ("The Cut-Tongue Sparrow) |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1992 | ||
| Company: | BSU Theatre Dept. | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg. (Heuer Publishing, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2006) | 1995 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | 5+ | |||
Notes: Based on the Japanese folktale. | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Smoking Will Kill You |
| 1st Produced: | Bangsberg Black Box, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Mn | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers' Theatre | 2000 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Event the best planned murder can go awry when one doesn't have all of the facts. | ||||
Snakecharmer |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 1 | |||
Notes: written with Gary Eustice | ||||
Synopsis: A long time drug addict kills himself with an overdose on a live Web cam feed. Based on an unfortunate true event. | ||||
Snipes' Hunt |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | Silverhawke L.L.C., Escondido, CA | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Russel J. Krook III. Later published by Tangledwood Press in 1999 | ||||
Synopsis: Two spies play a deadly game of cat and mouse in a French prison cell during the closing days of the Cold War. | ||||
Sucker Bet, The |
| 1st Produced: | Amelia's, Hibbing | 2004 | ||
| Company: | Arrowhead Community Theatre | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A private detective has a bizarre encounter with a compulsive gambler, a femme fatale, and a monosyllabic waiter. | ||||
Two Wives and a Dead Guy |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University | 1999 | ||
| Company: | NERO Minnesota | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg, 1999 Samuel French, NY, 2006 | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | 1 male corpse | |||
Notes: written with Cynthia Booth. First Runner-Up winner at the 64th Annual ACCT Delaware One-Act Festival held in Middletown, Del. on March 11 2006 | ||||
Synopsis: Two wives of the same corpse meet each other for the very first time at the funeral home with hilarious results | ||||
Vicious Circle |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1995 | ||
| Company: | Theatre Unlimited | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | A.I.D.S. play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 1 other | |||
Notes: Award winner w/. also letters of commendation from the Canadian Dept. of Health and Welfare and the Center for Disease Control | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Wolf of Chungshan, The |
| 1st Produced: | Bemidji State University. Bemidji, MN | 1997 | ||
| Company: | NERO Alliance Minnesota | |||
| 1st Published: | International Readers Theatre, Winnipeg | 1997 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If the Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased direct, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 3 others | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A lesson in how to be grateful is bestowed upon a wolf who tries to eat the scholar who rescued him. | ||||
X Equals |
| 1st Produced: | MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN | 2003 | ||
| Company: | Grand Rapids Players | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com | |||
| Genre: | drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: written with Gary Eustice | ||||
Synopsis: Confronted by a rookie social worker, a long suffering Viet Nam vet decides he must make a life changing, or ending, decision. | ||||