FULL LENGTH, CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PLAYS
available immediately as .pdf
no adaptations!
all plays at least one hour in length
all titles: stage licensing by B P P I
cast count: male/female
ABOUT SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION Sherry Kramer 2 4
AN ACCIDENT Lydia Stryk 1 1
ADOPT A SAILOR Charles Evered 2 1
ADORATION OF THE OLD WOMAN José Rivera 2 3
ALL EYES AND EARS Rogelio Martinez 4 2
ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (abridged) Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor 3 0
AMBITION FACING WEST Anthony Clarvoe 4 3
AMERICAN MAGIC Gil Kofman 3 1
AMERICAN SLIGO Adam Rapp 4 3
AMERICAN TET Lydia Stryk 2 4
ANCESTRAL VOICES A R Gurney 3 2
ANIMALS AND PLANTS Adam Rapp 3 1
APPOINTMENT WITH A HIGH WIRE LADY Russell Davis 1 2
AREA OF RESCUE Laura Eason 2 5
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Rogelio Martinez 2 1
ARROW TO THE HEART Allan Havis 2 2
THE ART OF SACRIFICE Anthony Clarvoe 2 0
AS THE BEAVER Joel Drake Johnson 7 3
AUGUST IS A THIN GIRL Julie Marie Myatt 3 3
AVIATORS Ruth Wolff 1 2
BABY'S BLUES Tammy Ryan 2 5
BANG Laura Shaine Cunningham 2 2
BEAUTIFUL BODIES Laura Shaine Cunningham 0 6
BESIDE HERSELF Joe Pintauro 3 4
BIG BILL A R Gurney 4+ 1
BINGO WITH THE INDIANS Adam Rapp 4 3
BIRDY William Wharton/Naomi Wallace 6 0
BLACKBIRD Adam Rapp 1 1
THE BLACK EYED Betty Shamieh 0 4
BLACK FOREST Anthony Giardina 5 5
BLEACHERS IN THE SUN Y York 0 3
BRAINPEOPLE José Rivera 0 3
BUFFALO GAL A R Gurney 3 3
BUNBURY Tom Jacobson 5 3
CAGELOVE Christopher Denham 1 2
CELADINE Charles Evered 3 2
CHIAROSCUROAishah Rahman 3 4
CLASS Charles Evered 1 1
CLEAN Edwin Sanchez 5 1
CLOUDS HILL Charles Evered 2 1
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (abridged) Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor 3 0
COMPLETELY HOLLYWOOD (abridged) Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor 3 0
CRAZY HORSE AND THREE STARS David Wiltse 6 0
CRAZY MARY A R Gurney 2 3
CTRL + ALT + DELETE Anthony Clarvoe 4 2
CUSTODY OF THE EYES Anthony Giardina 5 2
DANCIN' TO THE CALLIOPE Jack Gilhooley 3 2
THE DARLINGS Susan Eve Haar 2 2
DARK RIVER Martin Jones 3 3
DAVID'S REDHAIRED DEATH Sherry Kramer 2 2
DINNER WITH DEMONS Jonathan Reynolds 1 0
DRACULA RIDES AGAIN Jeff Goode 3+ 5+
DRAWING WAR Brett Neveu 3 2
EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING Brett Neveu 3 0
EARTHQUAKE CHICA Anne García-Romero 1 1
EAT THE RUNT Avery Crozier 8 (all roles can be played by M or F)
ECHOES OF ANOTHER MAN Mia McCullough 2 3
EIGHT DAYS (BACKWARDS) Jeremy Dobrish 4 3
THE END OF THE TOUR Joel Drake Johnson 4 3
ESSENTIAL SELF-DEFENSE Adam Rapp 6 2
ESPERANZA RISING Lynne Alvarez 5+ 6+
THE EXTREMISTS CJ Hopkins 2 0
THE FALL TO EARTH Joel Drake Johnson 0 3
FASTER Adam Rapp 4 1
FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD Qui Nguyen 4 5
FINER NOBLE GASES Adam Rapp 5 0
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Billy Aronson 3 4
FRAMED Y York 2 2
FREAK STORM Matt Pelfrey 3 2
GIRLS IN TROUBLE Jonathan Reynolds 3 4
GOMPERS Adam Rapp 8 2
THE GRAND MANNER A R Gurney 2 2
GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE, NOS. 21 & 22 Glen Berger 5 2
GUINEA PIG SOLO Brett C Leonard 6 3
THE HANDLESS MAIDEN Jeremy Dobrish 5 3
HARM'S WAY Mac Wellman 4+ 2+
THE HAUNTING OF JIM CROW Allan Havis 4 3
HILLARY AGONISTES Nick Salamone 1 3
HOME FRONT Greg Owens 3 2
THE HOPPER COLLECTION Mat Smart 2 2
THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION Norman Lock 2 1
HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM Karen Sunde 2 2
HOW SHAKESPEARE WON THE WEST Richard Nelson 9 4
HUNTING AND GATHERING Brooke Berman 2 2
ICARUS Edwin Sánchez 3 2
ILLUMINATING VERONICA Rogelio Martinez 4 2
AN IMPENDING RUPTURE OF THE BELLY Matt Pelfrey 4 1
INDIAN BLOOD A R Gurney 5 3
INDOOR/OUTDOOR Kenny Finkle 2 2
JOY John Fisher 5 3
LARRY AND THE WEREWOLF Jeff Goode 10 5
LAST DAYS OF THE HIGH FLIER Dennis J Reardon 6 3
THE LAST BARBECUE Brett Neveu 2 3
THE LAST GOOD MOMENT OF LILY BAKER Russell Davis 2 2
THE LAST OF THE MARX BROTHERS' WRITERS Louis Phillips 4 1
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TULSA LOVECHILD Greg Owens 7 6
LIFE SENTENCES Richard Nelson 1 1
A LIGHT LUNCH A R Gurney 2 2
LINCOLNESQUE John Strand 3 1
LIVING DEAD IN DENMARK Qui Nguyen 4 6
THE LONG RED ROAD Brett C Leonard 3 3
LOVE LOVES A PORNOGRAPHER Jeff Goode 4 3
MAHIDA'S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN Russell Davis 2 2
MARGO VEIL Len Jenkin 4 4
MARLEY'S GHOST Jeff Goode 10+ 8+
A MARRIAGE MINUET David Wiltse 2 3
MASSACRE (SING TO YOUR CHILDREN) José Rivera 5 3
MEN OF STEEL Qui Nguyen 6 2
MOE'S LUCKY SEVEN Marlane Meyer 9 3
THE MOJO AND THE SAYSO Aishah Rahman 3 1
MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY Davey Holmes 6 4
MRS FARNSWORTH A R Gurney 3 3
NOON DAY SUN Cassandra Medley 3 3
NUEVO CALIFORNIA Bernardo Solano & Allan Havis 4 6
O JERUSALEM A R Gurney 2+ 3+
O LOVELY GLOWWORM Glen Berger 4 2
ONE FLEA SPARE Naomi Wallace 3 2
OTABENGA John Strand 6 2
OUROBOROS Tom Jacobson 3 2
PATIENT #1 Donald Freed 3 0
A PERFECT COUPLE Brooke Berman 2 2
PHARMACOPEIA Gil Kofman 5 2
THE PINK FACTOR Julie Marie Myatt 3 3
POLICE BOYS Marion Isaac McClinton 6 2
POOR FOLK'S PLEASURE Len Jenkin 4 1
POST MORTEM A R Gurney 1 2
PRIVATE PARTIES Allan Havis 0 2
QUESTA Victor Bumbalo 5 2
RED TRAIN Robert Auletta 6 3
RELATIVITY Cassandra Medley 2 3
THE RELEASE OF A LIVE PERFORMANCE Sherry Kramer 2 2
RE-SOURCING Laura Shamas 4 2
RESTLESS SPIRITS Allan Havis 4 5
RESTORING THE SUN Joe Sutton 4 1
ROAR Betty Shamieh 2 3
THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO Lonnie Carter/Carlos Bulosan/Ralph B Peña 5 0
ROMOLA AND NIJINSKY Lynne Alvarez 5 4
SALLY'S GONE, SHE LEFT HER NAME Russell Davis 2 2
SALLY'S PORCH Russell Davis 2 1
SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS José Rivera 4 2
SCRAMBLE! David Wiltse 3 3
SCREEN PLAY A R Gurney 5 2
SCREWMACHINE/EYECANDY CJ Hopkins 3 1
THE SECOND DEATH OF PRISCILLA Russell Davis 3 4
SEDITION David Wiltse 5 1
SEVENTY SCENES OF HALLOWEEN Jeffrey M Jones 2 2
THE SEX HABITS OF AMERICA WOMEN Julie Marie Myatt 3 5
SHE STOOPS TO COMEDY David Greenspan 3 3
SINCERITY FOREVER Mac Wellman 5 4
SMASHING Brooke Berman 3 2
THE SNOW QUEEN Lynne Alvarez 4 3
SOMETHING YOU DID Willy Holtzman 2 3
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC Neal Bell 9 0
SOUL SAMURAI Qui Nguyen 3 2
SPATTER PATTERN Neal Bell 3 1
STONEWALL JACKSON'S HOUSE Jonathan Reynolds 2 3
STRAIGHT ON TIL MORNING Trish Harnetiaux 5 2
STRAY DOG STORY Robert Chesley 4+ 1
SUGGESTIBILITY Jon Klein 2 1
SUPER POWERS Jeremy Dobrish 4 4
SURVIVING GRACE Trish Vradenburg 3 4
TAINTED BLOOD Tom Jacobson 5 3
TAKING CARE Mia McCullough 1 1
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS Constance Congdon 4 3
THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING Richard Nelson 3 3
THINGS OF DRY HOURS Naomi Wallace 2 1
THINGS THAT BREAK Sherry Kramer 6 6
THE THIRD ARMY Joe Sutton 3 2
THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN John Strand 7 1
TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY Michael Brady 2 5
TRAFFICKING IN BROKEN HEARTS Edwin Sanchez 3 0
THE TRIPLE HAPPINESS Brooke Berman 3 3
TRUEBLINKA Adam Rapp 4 3
THE TUTOR Allan Havis 3 1
UNCONDITIONAL Brett C Leonard 5 4
UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL Glen Berger 1 0
UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL female version by Glen Berger 0 1
UNFINISHED WOMEN CRY IN NO MAN'S LAND WHILE A BIRD DIES IN A GILDED CAGE Aishah Rahman 2 7
UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE Edwin Sanchez 3 3
UNTIL WE FIND EACH OTHER Brooke Berman 3 4
UPCITY SERVICE(S) Dominic Taylor 2 2
THE WALL OF WATER Sherry Kramer 4 4
WHAT A MAN WEIGHS Sherry Kramer 1 3
WHAT ARE TUESDAYS LIKE? Victor Bumbalo 5 1
WHEATLEY Lonnie Carter 2 2
WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS Sherry Kramer 0 1
THE WHITE CROW Donald Freed 2 1
WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS Charles Evered 4 3
THE WILD GOOSE CIRCUS Russell Davis 4 5
TWO SEPTEMBER Mac Wellman 3 4
WILLY'S CUT AND SHINE Michael Bradford 9 0
WISHING WELL Jon Klein 2 3
ZORRO X 2 Bernardo Solano 4+ 3+