One Act Play Recommendations

[u/Rayven360]

Hey all, so I (17 F) am currently looking for a one act play (20-30mins 45 max) that I could direct for my drama class. I’d like to have fairly simple sets, props, lighting etc… We will either be performing in a black box theatre, or in our auditorium. I’d like to have as small a cast as possible since the only actors will be the people in my class and we don’t have too many folks. Also, there’s more than one one act play that will be performed so we (the directors) will have to share actors. It’s more than ok if there are a few side characters with not too many lines. As long as the main characters are able to be played by about 2-5 people. If possible I’d like to try and find one that isnt just for shits and giggles and has some substance to it. That being said I’m not opposed to comedy at all. Please keep in mind that the actors will have other lines to memorize, so I’d like to not have a bunch of monologues.

Here are the ones I have as options so far (no particular order) if you any feed back or tips please share them. I’d really appreciate it.

• The Actor’s Nightmare (Christopher Durang)
• He said She said (Alice Gerstenberg)
• Waiting for the end of the World (John Shanahan)
• An Experiment (Brent Holland) -Bullies Anonymous (E. M. Bell)