FULL LENGTH, CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PLAYS
no adaptations!
all plays at least one hour in length
all titles: stage licensing by B P P I
cast count: male/female
ADAM AND THE EXPERTS Victor Bumbalo 5 2
ADOPT A SAILOR Charles Evered 2 1
THE AGREEMENT Janet Neipris 3 3
ALFRED AND VICTORIA: A LIFE Donald Freed 1 1
ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (abridged) Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor 3 0
ALMOST IN VEGAS Janet Neipris 2 2
AMBITION FACING WEST Anthony Clarvoe 4 3
AN AMERICAN COMEDY Richard Nelson 7 2
AMERICAN MAGIC Gil Kofman 3 1
AMERICAN SLIGO Adam Rapp 4 3
AMERICAN TET Lydia Stryk 2 4
ANALIESE Lynne Alvarez 8 8
ANCESTRAL VOICES A R Gurney 3 2
ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENIUM APPROACHES Tony Kushner 5 3
ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA Tony Kushner 5 3
ANIMALS AND PLANTS Adam Rapp 3 1
APPOINTMENT WITH A HIGH WIRE LADY Russell Davis 1 2
APPROACHING SIMONE Megan Terry 10+ 6+
AREA OF RESCUE Laura Eason 2 5
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Rogelio Martinez 2 1
THE ART OF SACRIFICE Anthony Clarvoe 2 0
AUGUST IS A THIN GIRL Julie Marie Myatt 3 3
AVEN'U BOYS Frank Pugliese 3 3
AVIATORS Ruth Wolff 1 2
BABES IN THE BIGHOUSE Megan Terry 0 10+
BABY'S BLUES Tammy Ryan 2 5
BAL Richard Nelson 9 5
BANG Laura Shaine Cunningham 2 2
BAREFOOT BOY WITH SHOES ON Edwin Sánchez 5 1
BATTERY Daniel Therriault 2 1
BEAUTIFUL BODIES Laura Shaine Cunningham 0 6
BEIRUT Alan Bowne 2 1
BESIDE HERSELF Joe Pintauro 3 4
BETWEEN EAST AND WEST Richard Nelson 1 1
THE BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (abridged) Reed Martin, Adam Long, Austin Tichenor 3 0
BIERCE TAKES ON THE RAILROAD! Phil Bosakowski 8+ 2+
BIG BILL A R Gurney 4+ 1
BINGO WITH THE INDIANS Adam Rapp 4 3
A BIRD OF PREY Jim Grimsley 3+ 5+
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
BLINK OF AN EYE Jeremy Dobrish 8 2
THE BORDERLAND Jim Grimsley 2 2
BRAINPEOPLE José Rivera 0 3
A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY Tony Kushner 4 5
BUFFALO GAL A R Gurney 3 3
BUNBURY Tom Jacobson 5 3
CAGELOVE Christopher Denham 1 2
CELADINE Charles Evered 3 2
CHILD OF LUCK Donald Freed 4+ 1+
CHOPIN IN SPACE Phil Bosakowski 6 3
CHUCKY'S HUNCH Rochelle Owens 1 0
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST Ludmilla Bollow 2 3
CIRCE & BRAVO Donald Freed 1 1
CLEAN Edwin Sanchez 5 1
CLOUD TECTONICS Jose Rivera 2 1
CLOUDS HILL Charles Evered 2 1
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (abridged) Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor 3 0
THE CONDUCT OF LIFE Maria Irene Fornes 3 3
CONJURING AN EVENT Richard Nelson 5 1
A COUNTRY DOCTOR Len Jenkin 7+
CRAZY MARY A R Gurney 2 3
CRAZY PLAYS Jeffrey M Jones 2 3
CRUISING CLOSE TO CRAZY Laura Shaine Cunningham 3 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 DANUBE Maria Irene Fornes 3 1
A DARING BRIDE Allan Havis 1 2
THE DARLINGS Susan Eve Haar 2 2
DARK RAPTURE Eric Overmyer 6 3
DARK RIVER Martin Jones 3 3
DAVID'S REDHAIRED DEATH Sherry Kramer 2 2
DINNER WITH DEMONS Jonathan Reynolds 1 0
THE DIRECTOR Nancy Hasty 3 3
THE DISTANCE FROM HERE Neil LaBute 5 4
DRACULA RIDES AGAIN Jeff Goode 3+ 5+
DRAWING WAR Brett Neveu 3 2
DUET! Gregory Jackson & Erin Quinn Purcell 4 3
EACH DAY DIES WITH SLEEP José Rivera 2 1
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
EDDIE MUNDO EDMUNDO Lynne Alvarez 4 3
EIGHT DAYS (BACKWARDS) Jeremy Dobrish 4 3
THE ENDLESS ADVENTURES OF M C KAT Jeffrey M Jones 6 4
THE END OF THE TOUR Joel Drake Johnson 4 3
THE ENVOI MESSAGES Louis Phillips 6 4
ESSENTIAL SELF-DEFENSE Adam Rapp 6 2
ESPERANZA RISING Lynne Alvarez 5+ 6+
THE FALL TO EARTH Joel Drake Johnson 0 3
FASTER Adam Rapp 4 1
FAT PIG Neil LaBute 2 2
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS Maria Irene Fornes 0 8
FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD Qui Nguyen 4 5
FIGHTING INTERNATIONAL FAT Jonathan Reynolds 2 5
FINER NOBLE GASES Adam Rapp 5 0
FLOOR ABOVE THE ROOF Daniel Therriault 4 0
FLOOR SHOW: DONA SOL AND HER TRAINED DOG Edwin Sanchez 4 4
FORTY-DEUCE Alan Bowne 7 0
FRANK'S HOME Richard Nelson 5 3
FRAMED Y York 2 2
FRANNY'S WAY Richard Nelson 1 4
FREAK STORM Matt Pelfrey 3 2
FROM THE JOURNAL OF HAZARD MC CAULEY Phil Reeves 3 0
FUTZ Rochelle Owens 5 4
THE GAME OF LIGHT Y York 1 1
GENERATIONS OF THE DEAD IN THE ABYSS OF CONEY ISLAND MADNESS Michael Henry Brown 4 3
GERALD'S GOOD IDEA Y York 4 6
THE GLASS MENDACITY The
Illegitimate Players 3 3
GOMPERS Adam Rapp 8 2
GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE Richard Nelson 3 4
GOONA GOONA Megan Terry, music Lynn Herrick, structured Jo Ann Schmidman 4 6
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING Thomas Babe 4 4
GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE, NOS. 21 & 22 Glen Berger 5 2
THE GUITARRÓN Lynne Alvarez 5 1
GREEN CARD JoAnne Akalaitis 6+ 5+
THE GUEST LECTURER A R Gurney 2 2
GULLIVER Lonnie Carter 4+ 4+
GULLIVER REDUX Lonnie Carter 4+ 4+
HAITI (A DREAM) Karen Sunde 2 2
THE HANDLESS MAIDEN Jeremy Dobrish 5 3
HARM'S WAY Mac Wellman 4+ 2+
THE HAUNTING OF JIM CROW Allan Havis 4 3
HELEN'S PLAY Michael McGuire 4 3
HIDDEN PARTS Lynne Alvarez 2 2
HILLARY AGONISTES Nick Salamone 1 3
HOLD ME Michael McGuire 6 1
HOLY DAYS Sally Nemeth 2 2
HOMEBODY/KABUL Tony Kushner 8 3
HOME FRONT Greg Owens 3 2
“HOPE” IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS Frank Pugliese 3 3
THE HOPPER COLLECTION Mat Smart 2 2
THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION Norman Lock 2 1
HOUSE OF SHADOWS Steve Carter 4 2
HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM Karen Sunde 2 2
HUMAN EVENTS A R Gurney 4 3
HUNTING AND GATHERING Brooke Berman 2 2
HYDRIOTAPHIA Tony Kushner 7 7
ICARUS Edwin Sánchez 3 2
ILLUMINATING VERONICA Rogelio Martinez 4 2
THE IMMIGRANT Mark Harelik/concept Randal Myler 2 2
AN IMPENDING RUPTURE OF THE BELLY Matt Pelfrey 4 1
IN A DARK DARK HOUSE Neil LaBute 2 1
INDIAN BLOOD A R Gurney 5 3
INDOOR/OUTDOOR Kenny Finkle 2 2
IN PERPETUITY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE Eric Overmyer 3 3
IN THE HEART OF AMERICA Naomi Wallace 3 2
IN THE WESTERN GARDEN Stuart Spencer 4 1
JOY John Fisher 5 3
JUNGLE COUP Richard Nelson 3 0
THE KILLING OF YABLONSKI Richard Nelson 5 2
KONTRAPTION Rochelle Owens 7+ 3+
KRISIT Y York 1 2
KORCZAK'S CHILDREN Michael Brady 9 4
THE LADIES OF FISHER COVE Allan Havis 1 4
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 LEGACY Mark Harelik 3 2
LEMUEL Lonnie Carter 5+ 4+
LET'S PLAY TWO Anthony Clarvoe 1 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
LIKE I SAY Len Jenkin 4+ 4+
LILITH Allan Havis 2 2
LINCOLNESQUE John Strand 3 1
LIPS Constance Congdon 1 2
THE LIVING Anthony Clarvoe 8 2
LIVING DEAD IN DENMARK Qui Nguyen 4 6
THE LIZARD OF TARSUS Jim Grimsley 2 1
LOVE LOVES A PORNOGRAPHER Jeff Goode 4 3
MADAME MELVILLE Richard Nelson 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
MATH AND AFTERMATH Jim Grimsley 5 2
MEN OF STEEL Qui Nguyen 6 2
THE MERCY SEAT Neil LaBute 1 1
THE MISADVENTURES OF CYNTHIA M Dennis J Reardon 4+ 2+
MI VIDA LOCA Eric Overmyer 3 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
MR UNIVERSE Jim Grimsley 3+ 3+
MUD Maria Irene Fornes 2 1
MUMMERS Jack Gilhooley 5 4
NATIVE SPEECH Eric Overmyer 7+ 3+
NEW ENGLAND Richard Nelson 3 4
THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME David Drake 1 0
NIXON APOLOGIZES TO THE NATION Phil Bosakowski 13 7
NOCTURNE Adam Rapp 1 0
NO MERCY Constance Congdon 6 3
NOON DAY SUN Cassandra Medley 3 3
NOTIONS IN MOTION Jeremy Dobrish 6 4
NOW THEN AGAIN Penny Penniston 4 1
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
ONLY IN AMERICA Aishah Rahman 1 3
ON SUNDAYS Lynne Alvarez 2 1
ON THE VERGE Eric Overmyer 1 3
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE jeremy Dobrish 5 2
OTABENGA John Strand 6 2
OUROBOROS Tom Jacobson 3 2
PATIENT #1 Donald Freed 3 0
THE PEER PANEL Dennis J Reardon 3 3
A PERFECT COUPLE Brooke Berman 2 2
PHANTASIE Sybille Pearson 2 4
PHARMACOPEIA Gil Kofman 5 2
PICK UP AX Anthony Clarvoe 3 0
PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT Len Jenkin 4 3
THE PINK FACTOR Julie Marie Myatt 3 3
POOR FOLK'S PLEASURE Len Jenkin 4 1
POST MORTEM A R Gurney 1 2
A PREFACE TO THE ALIEN GARDEN Robert Alexander 5 3
PRINCIPIA SCRIPTORIAE Richard Nelson 7+ 0
THE PROMISE José Rivera 4 3
THE QUARTERED MAN Donald Freed 7 4
QUESTA Victor Bumbalo 5 2
RAGGED DICK Neal Bell 9 3
RAIN. SOME FISH. NO ELEPHANTS. Y York 2 4
THE REACTIVATED MAN Curtis Zahn 3 2
RED LIGHT WINTER Adam Rapp 2 1
RED TRAIN Robert Auletta 6 3
REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT Jose Rivera 5 2
THE REINCARNATION OF JAIME BROWN Lynne Alvarez 5 3
RELATIVITY Cassandra Medley 2 3
RE-SOURCING Laura Shamas 4 2
RESIDENT ALIEN Stuart Spencer 5 1
RESTLESS SPIRITS Allan Havis 4 5
RESTORING THE SUN Joe Sutton 4 1
THE RETURN OF PINOCCHIO Richard Nelson 5 4
ROAR Betty Shamieh 2 3
RODNEY'S WIFE Richard Nelson 3 3
THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO Lonnie Carter/Carlos Bulosan/Ralph B Peña 5 0
ROMOLA AND NIJINSKY Lynne Alvarez 5 4
ROOTS IN WATER Richard Nelson 2 2
RUNDOWN Robert Auletta 3 1
SAINTE SIMONE Allan Havis 4 3
SALLY'S GONE, SHE LEFT HER NAME Russell Davis 2 2
SALLY'S PORCH Russell Davis 2 1
SARITA Maria Irene Fornes 4 3
SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS José Rivera 4 2
SCOOPING Richard Nelson 1 0
SCREEN PLAY A R Gurney 5 2
SCREWMACHINE/EYECANDY CJ Hopkins 3 1
THE SECOND DEATH OF PRISCILLA Russell Davis 3 4
THE SECRET WIFE Y York 4 3
SEDITION David Wiltse 5 1
SEMPER FI Michael Brady 5 2
SEVENTY SCENES OF HALLOWEEN Jeffrey M Jones 2 2
THE SEX HABITS OF AMERICA WOMEN Julie Marie Myatt 3 5
THE SHAPE OF THINGS Neil LaBute 2 2
SHARON AND BILLY Alan Bowne 2 2
SHOOTERS Jack Gilhooley 2 2
SHOW AND TELL Anthony Clarvoe 2 4
A SILENT THUNDER Eduardo Ivan Lopez 1 1
SINCERITY FOREVER Mac Wellman 5 4
SLAUGHTER CITY Naomi Wallace 5 3
SLAVS! Tony Kushner 7 3
A SMALL DELEGATION Janet Neipris 3 5
THE SNOWFLAKE AVALANCHE Y York 3 (1 a ten-year-old) 3
THE SNOW QUEEN Lynne Alvarez 4 3
SOME AMERICANS ABROAD Richard Nelson 5 6
SOME GIRL(S) Neil LaBute 1 4
SOMETHING YOU DID Willy Holtzman 2 3
SPATTER PATTERN Neal Bell 3 1
SQUATS Martin Jones 3 5
STARSTRUCK Elaine Lee/Norfleet Lee/Dale Place/illustrations Michael Kaluta 4 8
STEEPLE JACK Dennis J Reardon 4 2
STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS Adam Rapp 3 2
STONEWALL JACKSON'S HOUSE Jonathan Reynolds 2 3
STRAIGHT ON TIL MORNING Trish Harnetiaux 5 2
STRAY DOG STORY Robert Chesley 4+ 1
SUDDEN DEVOTION Stuart Spencer 3 0
SUGGESTIBILITY Jon Klein 2 1
THE SUMMER WINDS Frank Pugliese 5+ 3+
SUPER POWERS Jeremy Dobrish 4 4
SURVIVING GRACE Trish Vradenburg 3 4
TAKING CARE Mia McCullough 1 1
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS Constance Congdon 4 3
THEM...WITHIN US Todd David Gross 2 2
THESE FLOWERS ARE FOR MY MOTHER Michael McGuire 3 1
THINGS THAT BREAK Sherry Kramer 6 6
THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY PAST MIDNIGHT Peter Ackerman 4 2
THE THIRD ARMY Joe Sutton 3 2
THIS IS HOW IT GOES Neil LaBute 2 2
THREE FRONT Rochelle Owens 1 2
TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY Michael Brady 2 5
TOMORROWLAND Jeffrey M Jones 3 3
TRAFFICKING IN BROKEN HEARTS Edwin Sanchez 3 0
THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK Naomi Wallace 3 2
THE TRIAL OF ONE SHORT-SIGHTED BLACK WOMAN VS MAMMY LOUISE AND SAFREETA MAE Karani Marcia Leslie 1 6
TRUEBLINKA Adam Rapp 4 3
TRUTH TAKES A HOLIDAY Karen Sunde 2 2
THE TUTOR Allan Havis 3 1
TWO SHAKESPEARIAN ACTORS Richard Nelson 16 6
2 1/2 JEWS Alan Brandt 3 0
TWO BEARS BLINKING Michael Brady 3 3
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
UPCITY SERVICE(S) Dominic Taylor
VANISHING POINTS Martin Jones 4 4
VAMPIRE DREAMS Suzy McKee Charnas 2 2
THE VIENNA NOTES Richard Nelson 2 2
VIET ROCK Megan Terry 7 6
VOICES IN THE DARK John Pielmeier 5 1
WALKING OFF THE ROOF Anthony Clarvoe 2 2
WALK THE DOG WILLIE Robert Auletta 4 3
THE WALL OF WATER Sherry Kramer 4 4
THE WAR BOYS Naomi Wallace 3 0
WEST MEMPHIS MOJO Martin Jones 3 1
WHAT A MAN WEIGHS Sherry Kramer 1 3
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
WINDFALL APPLES Roma Greth 3 3
WISHING WELL Jon Klein 2 3
THE WONDERFUL TOWER OF HUMBERT LAVOIGNET Lynne Alvarez 4 1
WRECKS Neil LaBute 1 0