DON ZOLIDIS   


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Plays by Don Zolidis

DON ZOLIDIS
!Artistic Inspiration
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
short comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
-
Parts Other:
5 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: Two basement-dwelling hack writers concoct a scheme to create the most-produceable play in America, which quickly degenerates into a contest to see who can write the worst play imaginable. The hilariously disastrous results range from a "message" play about the dangers of huffing to a Seussian global warming drama about Eskimos. And it gets worse from there.
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Alice's Adventures with Poorly Cooked Cafeteria Seafood
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
short comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
3
Female
3
Parts Other:
6 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: Between her genius little brother forcing her to play Dungeons and Dragons with his weird friend and scoring detention with the meanest teacher in the school, Alice is having the worst day imaginable. Hoping to get herself sent to the hospital, she eats as much mystery fish as possible from the cafeteria. What follows is a bizarre series of hallucinations that have a suspicious resemblance to another famous Alice story. . .
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Bells of Charlemont, The
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2007
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
Christmas Play
One Act
Parts:
Male
6
Female
2
Parts Other:
7 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, 1944, a small group of American soldiers are occupying a burned-out village in northern France. The town mayor's widow makes an extraordinary request, asking if they will help revive the town from the crippling malaise of Nazi occupation by restoring a lost Christmas tradition. But before the men can complete their task, they are given orders to join what will become known as the Battle of the Bulge. Will they desert the army to help the people they have come to love? Based on a true story, The Bells of Charlemont beautifully evokes the power of the human spirit in the midst of war.
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Bestest Christmas Ever in Texas, The
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
3
Parts Other:
3 females, 1 male, 1 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Deep in the heart of Texas, Kaylie and Jessie hope for a white Christmas. Their mother, an unabashed cynic, tells them that Texas will never have a white Christmas because global warming is turning the whole world into a desert. So Kaylie and Jessie do the only thing they can do: decide to stop global warming single-handedly. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
6
Female
5
Parts Other:
5 females, 6 males, 12 either; Running time: 30-40 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: A collection of four Christmas-themed short comedies in which elves go on strike, Santa turns gangsta, a shameless huckster attempts to sell the holiday, and two Texas girls try to get their first white Christmas by fighting global warming. (The Elf Rebellion, Gangsta Claus, The Christmas Machine, and The Bestest Christmas Ever in Texas can also be purchased and performed separately.)
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Birds, The: A Modern Adaptation
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
full length
Comedy
Parts:
Male
7
Female
3
Parts Other:
16 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: Fed up with a world of insurance salesmen and petty problems, two miscreants flee to the kingdom of the birds for a simpler life. While living there, the two scheme up a financial jackpot that could turn the birds' land into a powerful utopia. Their only obstacle: the wrath of the gods. A hilarious and satirical look at politics, religion, and the foolishness of mankind that revives and revamps Aristophanes' classic comedy.
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Bobby Wilson Can Eat His Own Face
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
7
Female
11
Parts Other:
11 females, 7 males, 2 either; Running time: 45-60 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Bobby Wilson has a tough life. His mom doesn't trust him, his little sister is pure evil, and his school life is a disaster. After getting in trouble at school (through no fault of his own) for both sexual harassment and terrorist threats, he decides to do the only thing he can: run away and join a circus freak show.
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Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, The (full-length)
1st Produced:
Blackfoot, ID
2007
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
full length
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
3 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun. (A one-act version of this play is also available.)
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Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, The (one-act)
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2007
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
short play
One Act
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
3 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza. To make it more difficult, they attempt to combine them into one gigantic fable using Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and other more obscure stories like Lean Lisa and The Devil's Grandmother. (A full-length version of this play is also available.)
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Christmas Machine, The
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
2 females, 3 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Told in rhyming couplets a la Dr. Seuss, The Christmas Machine is the fanciful story of the Christmas Moo, a shameless huckster who foists his version of Christmas materialism on a small town of unsuspecting innocents. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Christmas Tree Thief, The
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1089
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
5
Parts Other:
5 females, 1 male; Running time: 8-10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a child from the projects tries to steal a Christmas tree to bring some spirit into her tiny apartment.
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Clausarella
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1090
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
5
Parts Other:
5 females, 1 male, 1 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: The new prince of the North Pole is having a ball to find his bride, the new Mrs. Claus, and Clausarella will do anything to get there in this spoof of two famous stories, including dueling fairy godmothers and a prince skilled in the art of extreme balle
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DON ZOLIDIS
Dr. Funk's Christmas Explosion (With Demolition Derby Following)
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 815
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
7
Female
10
Parts Other:
10 females, 7 males, 7 either; Running time: 35-45 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: The true spirit of Christmas clashes with the modern world in three short, ridiculous comedies. First, in It's a Wonderful Magical Miracle on Christmas Street, an overwhelmed father finds himself trapped in a parody of beloved Christmas movie classics. Th
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Elf Rebellion, The
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
1
Parts Other:
1 female, 4 males, 3 either; Running time: 10-15 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Three of Santa's elves are fed up with what they consider poor treatment: payment in candy canes, forced labor, and no breaks. After threatening the "big man," they decide to revolt and go on strike. But Santa plays hardball, bringing in midget scabs and other dirty tricks to break their strike. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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DON ZOLIDIS
Employees Must Wash Hands. . . Before Murder
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 817
2006
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Genre:
Comedy/Murder mystery
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
8
Parts Other:
8 females, 1 male, 10 either; Running time: 30-40 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Something is rotten at the Burgatorium, a low-end fast food restaurant. . . and it's not just the burgers. Hit with a surprise health inspection, employees hilariously rush around to clean up their messes, hide the rats and find real meat for the burgers. B
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Feed the Whales: The Saga of the Boy Band Oreo
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
short comedy
One Act
Parts:
Male
6
Female
13
Parts Other:
1 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: With only two weeks to create a new act for the annual Feed the Whales festival, conniving tour promoter Dr. Bliss strikes upon the easiest band of all to create: a boy band. Unfortunately, putting together a boy band in a town where there don't seem to be any boys is a real problem, and their band consists of a confused plumber, the son of Menudo cast-off, a girl with a fake goatee, and an escaped patient from a mental hospital named Shud who may or may not have burned it down, but is probably a cannibal. Will the newly christened Oreo become a hit? Will Shud eat someone before opening night? A wild and crazy comedy with smooth dance moves and crisp vocals.
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Gangsta Claus
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
3
Female
1
Parts Other:
1 female, 3 males, 1 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Deep in the 'hood, a new Santa emerges, one who believes the elves live at Wal-Mart and that the driver of his Escalade, Rudy, is none other than a certain red-nosed reindeer. This ridiculous comedy tells the story of how Gangsta Claus came to be, and traces the curse-like Spirit of Christmas as it zaps from person to person. (This play can also be performed as part of the collection Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show.)
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Grandma Remembers Something
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1088
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
4
Parts Other:
4 females, 1 male; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Grandma's memory isn't what it used to be. So when she sits down to tell the story of how she and Grandpa got together, there are a few glaring inconsistencies, like flying cars, Abraham Lincoln, and the War of 1812. A hilarious Christmas love story about
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Honorary Elf, An
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
Christmas Play
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
4
Parts Other:
9 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: After running away to the North Pole with a pair of unstable elves, Jeanna discovers that something foul is afoot in Santa's workshop. Global Warming is turning the once winter wonderland into a near flood, and a skinny, paranoid Frosty the Snowman thinks that Santa's behind the heat wave. Will Jeanna be able to uncover the truth despite threats of "re-education" from the elves? And will Frosty live to see Christmas?
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It's a Wonderful Magical Miracle on Christmas Street
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1084
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
5
Female
3
Parts Other:
3 females, 5 males, 2 either; Running time: 12-15 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Angels without wings, an old miser, a "real" Santa and a mean-spirited psychiatrist appear in a hilarious spoof in which every famous Christmas movie seems to collide.
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Mall Santa Saves the Day
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1087
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
4
Parts Other:
4 females, 4 males; Running time: 10-12 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Bob tries to escape his financial problems by becoming a mall santa, only to discover that the cuthroat world of holiday entertainment is no place for the faint of heart or weak of lap.
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Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies Puts on a Show
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc.
2005
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
14
Parts Other:
14 females, 1 male, 1 either; Running time: 30-40 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Miss Mylenbush, the semi-hysterical head of the theatre department at Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies, is about to put on the greatest tragedy ever written: Hamlet. The trouble is, her actors are a bunch of teenage girls teetering between delusions of grandeur and criminally insane behavior. When her actors revolt against her autocratic direction and decide to stage the play their way, disturbing hilarity ensues.
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Most Amazing Christmas Play Series in the Entire History of the World, The
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 816
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
10
Female
9
Parts Other:
9 females, 10 males, 5 either; Running time: 40-50 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: Christmas traditions are turned on their heads in this hilariously charming series of four short plays. In Clausarella, the reluctant heir to Santa's empire finds the strength to step out of his father's shadow and win true love. Kris Kringle and company
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Murderous Mansion of Mr. Uno, The
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1011
2006
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Genre:
Murder Mystery/Comedy
-
Parts:
Male
6
Female
5
Parts Other:
5 females, 6 males; Running time: 40-60 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: The mysterious Mr. Uno has invited six eccentric guests to his dark and stormy mansion. When Uno winds up dead (several times over), and guests begin dying mysteriously, those remaining must uncover the murderer before it's too late. A wickedly funny paro
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Night Near the Sun, A
1st Produced:
440 Studios, NY
2006
Company:
Impetuous Theater Group
1st Published:
-
-
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
3
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: A young girl disappears for three days before waking up along the side of the interstate, setting off a series of events that culminates in tragedy. A Night Near the Sun explores the consequences of alienation, alien abduction, and obsession in small town USA
press release
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Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1086
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
-
Parts Other:
4 males, 2 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: The Gingerbread Boy, son of the late Gingerbread Man, (sadly eaten by children) seeks to discovers the truth about his cursed father and finds himself mixed up in a tale of murder and intrigue involving Santa himself.
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Santa vs. The Garden Gnomes
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1085
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
-
Parts Other:
2 males, 4 either; Running time: 10 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: After being turned away from the North Pole by Santa's elf-centered work policies, a group of garden gnomes exacts revenge.
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Santa-Napped
1st Produced:
Haltom High School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscripts Inc, NY
2007
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Genre:
Christmas Play
Comedy
Parts:
Male
3
Female
5
Parts Other:
4 either
Notes: -
Synopsis: When Santa is captured by the CIA for violating the no-fly zone over American airspace, it's up to Mrs. Claus and a team of mentally unstable elves to spring into action and save Christmas. From Santa auditions and futuristic Christmas cyborgs to terrorist interrogations and mutinous reindeer, the Clauses and their elven workers must race against time break Santa out of prison and save their beloved holiday.
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Snappy's Happy Half-Hour
1st Produced:
North Oaks Middle School (Haltom City, TX, United States)
2006
Company:
-
1st Published:
Playscrips, Inc - 1001
2006
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
6
Female
8
Parts Other:
8 females, 6 males, 4 either; Running time: 35-40 mins
Notes: -
Synopsis: When the disgruntled cast of Snappy's Happy Half Hour quits moments before a live broadcast, it's up to the techies to save the beloved children's television show. Unfortunately, this eclectic group includes a megalomaniacal gaffer, a Hells Angel on work
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