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Deanna Ableser was the recipient of the 2006 VSA Playwright Discovery Teacher Award and was honored at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Stars (two males) by Evan Guilford-Blake
Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A bright young suburban teen hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.



Stars (two males- Persian version) by Evan Guilford-Blake

Drama. 12-14 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A bright young suburban teen, born in Iran, hesitantly reveals affection for a recently transplanted inner city teen who is both streetwise and emotionally mature, with surprising and moving results.



You're Next by Jonathan Dorf

Drama. 15-20 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

Two teenagers struggle with how to defend themselves against a bully.




   Ten-Minute Plays  

Animals by Will Boersma
Drama. 9-12 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

When two teenagers find a dying bird, is the act of mercy to leave it be or end its life?



The Ants and the Grasshopper by Trevor Suthers
Comedy. 5-8 minutes. 3 either.
All ages.

An updated version of the classic fable The Ant and the Grasshopper.



Boys Gone Mild by Steven Korbar
Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

Two teenage boys find that a Girls Gone Wild DVD is a lot more--and less--than they bargained for.



The Cooking Gene by Jonathan Dorf

Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A gay teen shakes things up in his home ec class when he wants his boyfriend to be his "husband" for a family budget assignment.



Larry of the Lake by Matt Buchanan
Absurdist Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A harried businessman is tempted to a life of irresponsibility by a mysteriously wet man.



Our Song by Forrest Musselman
Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2-3 males.
High school and older.

Our Song explores the bonds between a father and son by juxtaposing three generations across time riding in the same pickup truck.



Pitched by Elana Weiner-Kaplow
Dramedy. 10-12 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

When Elliot takes younger brother Jeff on a backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park and their water supply is on the verge of running out, it's probably not a good time to discover that their only set of maps has gone missing.



 
 
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