TOM SMITH (1969 - )
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Tom Smith
Amada's Diary |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | doubling | |||||
| Notes: | A dual language Spanish/English play based on the books "My Diary From Here to There" by Amada Irma Perez; "The Adventures of Connie & Diego" by Maria Garcia; "The Four Singers of Guadalajara" by Hanna Hutchinson and "The Woman Who Outshone the Sun" by Alejandro Cruz Martinez | |||||
| Synopsis: | Amada is a little girl and her family are moving from Juarez in Mexico to California and she is not looking forward to the move. She has a dream about two multicoloured children looking for a home and this reassures her. | |||||
Aunt Raini |
| 1st Produced: | Caldwell Theatre | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | offstage voices | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Katherine's great aunt, Raini comes on a visit from Germany. During the War Raini had made propaganda films. After a meal with Katherine and her boyfriend Joel, Raini has a heart attack and dies. Later the original masters of Raini's films arrive and Katherine must decide what to do with them. | |||||
Autumn's Child |
| 1st Produced: | Vortex Theatre | 2003 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | one act -10 minutes | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Momma is taking down the decorations that should have greeted her daughter when she came back from the hospital with Momma's grandchild. But the baby died during child-birth. She does it quietly so as not to disturbed her husband in the bedroom. Her daughter Chloe arrives from the hospital with a bundle. The police telephone to say that they suspect Chloe has taken someone elses baby. Chloe says that it hers and it came back to life. The police telephone back and say the missing baby has been found. Chloe admits that the baby she has is her dead baby and that her mother should understand as her husband in the bedroom has been dead for years. | |||||
Autumn's Child |
| 1st Produced: | New Plays, New Players | 1994 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | one act -45 minutes | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Momma is taking down the decorations that should have greeted her daughter when she came back from the hospital with Momma's grandchild. But the baby died during child-birth. She does it quietly so as not to disturbed her husband in the bedroom. Her daughter Chloe arrives from the hospital with a bundle. The police telephone to say that they suspect Chloe has taken someone elses baby. Chloe says that it hers and it came back to life. The police telephone back and say the missing baby has been found. Chloe admits that the baby she has is her dead baby and that her mother should understand as her husband in the bedroom has been dead for years. | |||||
Dangerous |
| 1st Produced: | Crooked Mirror Theatre Company (workshop) (Seattle, WA, United States) | 2002 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN | - | ||||
| 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: | 100-120 min | Drama | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | 7 males | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Dangerous is a contemporized gay adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Marcus's boyfriend has been caught cheating with Jason. To gain revenge, Marcus enlists his friend Alexander to seduce Jason; Alexander agrees, and simultaneously seduces Trevor, a soon-to-be-ordained priest. But Alexander finds himself trapped in a web of lies and deceit as he and Marcus battle for social domination. | |||||
Debs |
| 1st Produced: | Chix 'R' Us | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Five former debutantes recall the night of their cotillion and how their lives have changed since | |||||
Drinking Habits |
| 1st Produced: | Coldwater Community Theatre | 2004 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Farce | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | At the Convent of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing - Sisters Philamena and Augusta have been secretly making and selling wine. When the wine wins a prestigous award two reporters try to track down the wine-makers. When discovered at the Convent one pretends to be the new priest and the other the new novice and then the real novice turns up. . . . . | |||||
End of the Meal |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre-Studio Inc | 2004 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sin FronterasLiterary Journal, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| 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: | One act ten minutes | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | 2 flexible | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | An entire relationship from giddy wonder to bitter break-up occurs over the course of a meal | |||||
ESL |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | The play is bilingual English and Spanish | |||||
| Synopsis: | Trey has been doing badly in his Spanish class - so his father has arranged for him to have extra lessons with Ofelia.Ofelia's cousin, Jesus arrives from Mexico to stay with them but he refuses to speak English which then later subjects him to a hate crime at school. | |||||
Gray |
| 1st Produced: | No Strings Theatre Company | 2002 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Original Scripts Online, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Laura works as a "cool finder" - someone who observes street culture looking for future fashion trends. She meets 16 year old Pack at a skating park. He agrees to help her. She is intrigued by him and a friendship develops. One day Pack turns up at her boyfriend, Matt's school. Matt finds himself drawn to Pack but he is not sure whether it is sexual or jealousy of Pack's youth. | |||||
Home Again |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1991 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A young man with AIDS chooses to live his last days with the family who abandoned him. | |||||
Johnny and Sally Ann - the true life and tall tales of Johnny Appleseed and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre | 2003 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | doubling | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | 1794 Johnny Appleseed travels the American wilderness distributing apple seeds. He meets Pete and Pete tags along with Johnny on his journeys. Along the way Pete meets various women. Pete had thought that a woman's place was in the home but these strong early pioneers change his mind. | |||||
Life as a Springer Show |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | contemorary comedy | Ten min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 1 (optional as Springer) | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Throughout the story of Amy and Tom meeting over coffee in a groovy café, the audience is asked to choose between three options that affect the next moment of the play? Over 900 variations possible! | |||||
Maguerita's Secret Diary |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, CO, United States) | 1999 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| 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: | Childrens Play | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | doubled or 6M 9F | |||||
| Notes: | 1 section of script is bilingual (Spanish/English) | |||||
| Synopsis: | Marguerita Michelle Two-Bear was raised in a tri-cultural home, and has written stories from each culture into her secret diary. She explains that her stories have been told again and again and that some of the details have changed. In fact, in some parts of the world, these stories are known as Cinderella. The play ends reinforcing the importance of sharing stories and recording them for future generations. | |||||
MENS |
| 1st Produced: | New Plays, New Players | 1993 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | On a weekend Men's retreat, discoveries are made and lives changed | |||||
Miss Intermission Show |
| 1st Produced: | Theater Schmeater | 1997 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Miss Intermission, queen of theatrical intermission entertainment, tells her life story through music, dance and bad drag | |||||
My LifeTil Age 21 |
| 1st Produced: | Harper Joy Theatre | 1991 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Monologue | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Odyssey, The |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, CO, United States) | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN | - | ||||
| 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: | 45-50 min | Comedy for young audiences | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 11 |
| Parts Other: | 10 males, 11 females (4-21 actors possible: 2-10 males, 0-11 females) | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | This fast-paced and funny adaptation brings Homer's original story to life for young audiences. Odysseus and his crewman Pete must overcome many perils on their long voyage home from Troy, including an awkward teenage Cyclops named Polly, some Sirens crooning elevator music, and various other gods and monsters. Along the way, they both learn some hard lessons in trust, humility, and the power of brains over brawn. | |||||
Party Favors |
| 1st Produced: | Harper Joy Theatre | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A party amoung friends goes comedically awry as the nervous hostess tries to maintain her cool | |||||
Pathmaker, The |
| 1st Produced: | Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, CO, United States) | 1997 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Encore Performance Publishing, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| 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: | Historical Drama | Historical | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | doubled | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | The Pathmaker examines the life of John C. Fremont, famous for both finding a railroad path west and his numerous explorations that opened up California. Fremont, along with his fiery wife, Jessie, struggle to live a good life despite facing separation, fires, death, an unsuccessful bid as the first Republican presidential nominee, and financial hardships. | |||||
Peter Pan: An Awfully Big Adventure |
| 1st Produced: | American Southwest Theatre Company | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| 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: | - | Fantasy | Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | 1 either | |||||
| Notes: | Running time: 90-100 | |||||
| Synopsis: | Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up, flies away with his fairy Tinkerbell and the three Darling children to the magical Never Land. This bright and breezy adaptation stays faithful to J.M. Barrie's classic story, with a few modern twists--and its relatively short running time allows families with younger children to enjoy the play. | |||||
Under Two Flags |
| 1st Produced: | Columbine Players | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Melodrama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Based on the book by Louise de la Remee | |||||
| Synopsis: | After being scorned by his lover, a nobleman joins the French Foreign Legion and falls for the sassy Cigarette. But when his first love finds him, will he choose old love or new? | |||||
Very Light Lunch |
| 1st Produced: | Harper Joy Theatre | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Wild and WackyRhyming Stories of Miss Henrietta Humpledowning |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Childrens Play | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | playing multiple parts | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Four stories: "Dori Lee" Obsessed with her looks Dori Lee is anxious about her chances in a beauty contest . She puts on more and more make-up until she in transformed into a clown. But then the make-up wont come off. "The Boy Who Grew a Tail" - a warning to those who will not eat their vegetables as Frankie O'Leary O'Scott would not. Then one morning when he woke up he found that he was transforming into a kangaroo."The Bully, Earl Greene" Madison suddenly finds she is living the bully Earl's life for a day and it changes her opinions of him. "The Giant Gnome" Zachary is fed up with being so short so he takes a magic potion to make himself taller. Be careful for what you wish for. . .. | |||||
Worship |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Studio Inc | 2004 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | One act - 10 minutes | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Reporters have camped out on the lawn of a woman whose son died heroically. But why does she refuse to talk to them and why wont she allow his story to be carried by the media? | |||||