11 small cast one-act plays for acting practice provides a cast size ranging from 2-5 acting roles per theatre play script.

Why is it a good idea for creative artists to work on short play scripts?

Working on a short play script is a wonderful way for actors, directors, producers and drama teachers to explore the fundamentals of storytelling.

Short play scripts with small cast size benefits:

• Actors get to explore their craft, develop character and practice collaboration.
• Directors get to express their vision for a particular work.
• Drama teachers have access to a multitude of shorter story works in order to enlist various acting students parts to learn from.
• Producers can try their hand with different writers and genres.

Small Cast Size Plays

HULLABALOO
Maggie doesn’t know what to do with her rebellious son and talks to her close neighbor Dun.

LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN
George meets a stranger named Kim at a park and shares his struggle over not seeing his daughter in over ten years.

DEAD MAN’S WALLET
An outlaw couple accidentally hit a man on the road with their car and try to figure out what they should do.

STAY THE NIGHT
Wilkin is a private man who hires an escort who tries to discover who he is.

SAND ANGELS
Lenora begins to regret not living more life during her younger years.

TREAT ME NICE
Corinne and her mother simply son’t like one another but due to a situation, they may be forced to become friends.

BETTER VERSION OF JENNY
Jenny desires to change from her partying life but doesn’t think she has the inner strength to make it happen.

NEGATIVE ENERGY
Rose gets asked for her roommate’s sister to move in because of an emergency.  The only trouble is that she can’t stand the bitch.

KILLING YOU
A cryptic tale of a killer toying with their victim but this time the switch might get flipped.

FALLING FLAME
Caroline tells the guy she’s been dating that he needs to wake up to the fact that he’s been missing out on career opportunities.

WAITING IN THE WINGS
Wendy kills her boss after she gets assaulted by him.

STRING OF FALSE STARTS
Henry gives the greatest pep talk to his dead beat brother Harry with the hopes of changing his life for the better.

ISOLATED ROMANCE
Victor hates being a famous writer and misses his former life.