Gail has created a diverse body of award-winning ONE ACT PRODUCTIONS
Drama/Comedy
Duration: 15 minutes
Cast: 1 Male, 1 Female
Lewis and Christine meet on a city bus, each focused on their own destination – Lewis is headed for the dentist, while Christine is going shopping downtown. When Vietnam vet Lewis insists that he knows Christine, however, their individual journeys merge for a brief time as they develop an unlikely friendship for the duration of a bus ride.
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 Male, 1 Female
Honey and Matt have been married for many years. This
morning, Honey forgets why she has come into the kitchen and tries to encourage her husband to help her jog her memory. He is reluctant to do so. In the midst of trying to recall why she came in the room, she finds out that she has also forgotten that the two had a serious “discussion” the previous night. Honey wants Matt to remind her what thediscussion was about and he resists. Does she really want to know?
Comedy/Drama
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 2 Female
A ten year old girl who is questioning her gender and decides to discuss it candidly with one of her close friends. The short play is a glimpse into how quickly the honesty, openness and innocence of youth can turn shameful and cause people who feel “different” to close down and retreat into a closeted and fearful place.
Comedy/Drama
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 Female, 2 Male
A man is detained for a random search at the airport and is subsequently sent to war for his “country”. A chilling and absurd journey from wand to wand.
Comedy/Drama
Duration: 20 minutes
Cast: 3 Female
Brooke has decided to plant some colorful flowers in front of the run-down city brownstone next door. An innocent enough act on the face of it, however, she is confronted by Doris, a resident of the city subsidized property. Doris challenges Brooke’s motivations to “beautify” the neighborhood and they match wills in a heated exchange over gentrification in the city.
Comedy/Drama
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 Female, 1 Male
Ted and Kelly are in the midst of a painful separation. Ted has returned, at Kelly’s request, to help clean out the basement and take his “stuff”. A puzzle with two missing pieces becomes a metaphor for their life together as they struggle to understand their love and their marriage.
Comedy/Drama
Duration: 15 minutes
Cast: 2 Male
This counter top social comedy features a heated exchange between a sensitive banana and a crusty walnut who are desperate for someone to “make something” of their lives. This play explores the prejudice that fruits and nuts encounter.
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 Male, 1 Female
Zac comes home to find that his wife just received a message that Zac is having an operation the next morning that she was unaware of. Zac tries to avoid telling his wife what the operation is and why he needs/wants it. When he finally tells her the truth, Geri cannot believe what she has heard. This crisis challenges the concept of a perfect match.
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
Cast: 1 Female, 1 Gender Neutral
A hospital clown is confronted by a woman on a late night subway ride. Why are we really afraid of clowns?
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
Comedy
Duration: 20 minutes
Comedy
Duration: 10 minutes
