BRADLEY HAYWARD
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Bradley Hayward
Ace Of Wands, The |
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 |
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Synopsis: In the seedy world of Las Vegas, a teenage boy falls in love for the first time&with another boy, Elliot. As Jay struggles to cope with his budding sexuality, he continues to deal with his fractured relationship with his mother, Sherry. A drunk by day and show-girl by night, Sherry is hardly someone Jay can confide in. Things get more complicated when to make the rent, two tenants move into Jays bedroom. A couple of wanderers, Ken and Nora offer a whole new perspective on life, whether for good or bad. Ken is a bigot and Nora tells fortunes. When Nora teaches Jay how to read tarot cards, he realizes Elliot is in deep trouble and must save him from the clutches of his violent father. But that means telling the truth about himself. Is he ready? The truth is in the cards. | ||||
Apostophe's |
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| 1st Published: | Theatrefolk | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 13-16 actors, any gender | |||
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Synopsis: Are you sometime's amazed at how many apostrophe's s'ome people manage to fi't into s'entence's? Then you're not the only one. That's just the problem that needs to be solved in this outrageous comedy. This goofy show has an extremely flexible cast, audience participation, and really fun staging opportunities. It begs to be performed by silly students with a million clever ideas. | ||||
Backstage Broadway |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 |
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Birthday Spaz, The! |
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| 1st Published: | Eldridge Plays and Musicals | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | 1m or 1f | |||
Notes: aka Spaz! | ||||
Synopsis: Janet, the spaz, is about to celebrate her sweet sixteen, but little does she know its going to be the worst day of her life. Things start spiraling downward from the moment she wakes up and gets toothpaste all over her shirt. This sets off a chain reaction of misfortune as she faces a variety of kooky characters insistent on ruining her big day. From her manic depressive English teacher to a mortician straight from the crypt, Janet is up to her ears in craziness and ready to fly off the deep end. With its fun characters and unique staging opportunities, Spaz! is a consistent festival winner. | ||||
Conversation Therapy |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 |
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Synopsis: A high school conversation therapy room turns into a zoo when a group of zany students attempt to save their beloved teacher's position. They try everything they can to save her job, but over the course of the play it becomes apparent why they're all in therapy in the first place. | ||||
Cutlery |
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | black comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: A married couple ponders divorce as they load sharp knives into the dishwasher. | ||||
Da Vinci Cold, The |
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | 40-45 min play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
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Synopsis: Laura has carefully plotted a day off school in order to find out the meaning of life. Playing hooky, along with her ditzy best friend, she has concocted a foolproof plan to get to the bottom of things. Chaos ensues when her attempts to leave the house are foiled by a lazy cable guy, a rapper who's come to install high-speed internet, a disapproving Mary Kay consultant, a devious Girl Scout selling cookies, and an insecure FedEx driver. It seems all is lost until Laura's older brother arrives with a man claiming to be Leonardo Da Vinci. He, too, knows the secret . . . but can he trust the wacky group of strangers to keep it quiet? | ||||
Day Grandma Got Mad and Squashed the Tomatoes, The |
| 1st Produced: | Palos Verdes High School (Palos Verdes Estates, CA, United States) | 2005 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc. | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | 5 females, 1 male; Running time: 40-45 mins | |||
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Synopsis: Every Sunday, four sisters spend the afternoon with their grandmother. She's always a little cranky, but on this afternoon, she's in a particularly rotten mood. Unfortunately, one of the girls has picked this day to bring over her new boyfriend. She tries to protect him from a barrage of farcical threats, but the moment he mentions a certain brand-name marinara sauce in front of Grandma, it's everyone for themselves. . . | ||||
Dead Body Play |
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: features a love triangle that has gone very, very wrong | ||||
High School for Dummies |
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| 1st Published: | Baker's Plays | 2006 | ||
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Hobnobbing With God |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
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Synopsis: With the guidance of God, a group of down on their luck choir members attempt to save their disintegrating church. Of course everything falls apart when they have to put on a play in order to raise the money needed for repairs. But God steps in to help them, leaving them all with a greater belief in the hereafter. | ||||
I Dream Of Edna In A Light Green Dress |
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Poor Sean. Newlywed and all alone, he wants is his wife to come back from her modeling seminar. In his despair, he talks to his horny old doorman, Garfield, who unbeknownst to Sean has a crush on his wife. Through their discussion, Sean realizes he may not be good enough for his wife and becomes increasingly depressed. Meanwhile Garfield becomes more aroused until the shocking finale. | ||||
Igloos on 1-94 |
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 |
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Synopsis: Two horny women are trapped in a Minnesota snowstorm. Karla wants bigger breasts and Elaine just wants her man. Will they be able to shovel their way out? | ||||
Imaginary Harry |
| 1st Produced: | Cide, Turkey | 2006 | ||
| Company: | Cumhuriyet Ilkogretim Okulu | |||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts Inc, NY | 2007 | ||
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| Genre: | comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 9 |
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Synopsis: Labeled a "problem child" at birth, Jason has never fit into this world. To cope with the alienation he faces from his parents and schoolmates, Jason invents a curio cabinet of wacky characters and whimsical fantasies to help him find his place. Through wild excursions that feature aging superheroes, break-dancing tribesman, and the help of his imaginary friend Harry, Jason discovers that reality can be just as easy to navigate as any other world, if you use your imagination. | ||||
Jigsaw Puddle, The |
| 1st Produced: | Oxbow: Prairie Heights School, Saskatchewan | 2000 | ||
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | optional extras | |||
Notes: Performance Time: Approximately 35-45 minutes | ||||
Synopsis: Annie and Cindy have sprung Grandma Puddle from the old-folks home for a lovely spring walk through the park. Suddenly, the sisters realize that they are missing something. . .Grandma Puddle! After Annie and Cindy find a mysterious note in Grandma's purse, they begin to suspect that Grandma Puddle may not be as innocent as she looks. With the "help" of a ditzy bubble-blowing babysitter, two kooky joggers, and a smart-alecky 8-year-old, the elder Puddle eventually turns up. . .but not where you'd expect. In this case, it's not just spring that's in the air-there's a little romance, too! | ||||
Legitimate Hooey |
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | Romantic Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: Performance Time: Approximately 35 minutes | ||||
Synopsis: When Todd and Jenny manage to escape their annoying roommate and get their own apartment, the couple is overjoyed. But they soon find their bliss is short-lived. This hilarious play examines the age-old questions couples must face every day: Is it better to tell love stories to each other, or just watch TV? Should men be forced to go to the mall? Should the fan be on even though it makes an annoying sound? Is love just a bunch of hooey? | ||||
Most Likely Pages, The |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 8 |
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Synopsis: Flipping through a yearbook can be a terrifying experience, especially if you regret everything you ever did. Kristi and Doug take a hilarious (and sometimes bittersweet) walk down memory lane as they flip the pages and imagine how their classmates turned out. It's all fun and games until they take a look at their own lives. . .and realize what they missed out on. | ||||
Offside |
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 6 |
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Synopsis: Sometimes the action off the ice at a hockey game is more interesting than the action on the ice -- because of the mothers! Insults and punches abound as a group of six mothers end up in the penalty box themselves. | ||||
One Foot Over A Banana Peel |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | 1v | |||
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Synopsis: No less than six people trip on banana peels and crash to the ground in this quirky comedy. Several high school students prepare for the annual Arts Competition two angry sisters paint, three dizzy girls dance, two goofballs prepare a speech, and one little boy plays an enormous tuba. Nothing is at is seems, and gets even weirder when they discover the competition is being hosted by a drive-thru menu. As they compete for a cheeseburger, banana peels begin to appear out of nowhere and it seems everyone is going to go home a loser. | ||||
Oprah Made Me Do It |
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| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing | 2006 | ||
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P.M.S Pinafore |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
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Synopsis: Three women aboard a ship discover menopause. . .a long awaited stop on the beach! | ||||
Population Empty |
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| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Razor Blades |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | twisted drama | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 |
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Synopsis: A woman vows to slit her wrists, until the drug store clerk offers to do it for her. | ||||
Say Hello To The Bus Driver |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | comedy drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: Tommy and his grandmother, Petronella, take a leisurely walk to the park. As Petronella talks to her friend who has long since passed away, Tommy discovers that there is more to his grandmother than cookies and milk. It is a heartwarming play that will bring tears to the audience. | ||||
Sexual Conspiracy, The |
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| 1st Published: | Norman Maine Publishing | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Joshua wakes up in bed with Marcus which poses a whole new set of questions about his sexuality. | ||||
Sneezing With Your Eyes Open |
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| 1st Published: | 2005 | |||
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: Three 10 min plays: Cutlery; The Yogurt Collection; The dead Body Play | ||||
Synopsis: A woman gets the sniffles when two men sit next to her and begin to kiss passionately. Does she have a cold or is she allergic to homosexuals? Achoo! | ||||
Talentless Art |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | satire | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: This satire poking fun at absurd plays and playwrights, finds a woman driven to insanity by a crazed writer. | ||||
Untitled Dead Body Play, The |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 1 body | |||
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Synopsis: Three people have to dispose a dead body. . .or do they? | ||||
Waking Moment, The |
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| 1st Published: | Theatrefolk | 2005 | ||
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Wedding Downpour, The |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 10 |
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Synopsis: Much to Edward's dismay, his wife Diana is holding another wedding shower. He makes it clear he will not be around to see "the cackling hens gather to gossip and lay a few eggs". However, Edward's plan goes awry when he is forced to host the shower in Diana's absence. The party gets off to a rocky start, but after the ladies loosen up, everything falls into place and they end up having a marvelous time. | ||||
Where's The God In God-Parent? |
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| 1st Published: | email script available from author | - | ||
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| Genre: | comedy/drama | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
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Synopsis: After her parents die, Marcy is forced to move in with two people she hates. . .culminating in catastrophe. | ||||
With This Ring |
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 2m or 2f | |||
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Synopsis: Peter has planned the perfect celebration for his tenth anniversary. In a valiant attempt to be romantic, he's going to give his wife the engagement ring he could not afford years earlier. Putting a kink in the situation is his mother-in-law, who has always had it in for him. So this is his big chance to prove he's the perfect husband. However, chaos ensues when the package arrives and is not what he expected -- leaving him in a very grave situation. | ||||