17 Short Plays That Touch Your Heart explores short works with drama monologues for auditions, drama class or short film adaptations.

We’ve compiled a collection of shorter works that deal with the struggle of family relationships, friendship, work, and financial crises.

We hope the following short plays are stories in which you may find relatable in some way.

17 Short Plays That Touch Your Heart

FOUR SUMMERS AGO
Two sisters come together one summer in order to face their complicated past and make amends.

CHECKING IN
A father and son unite after over a decade of abandonment.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT
Chanade’s friend has come to her aid because she has been contemplating suicide.

OF DISTANCE RUN
Clark’s father has died and everything was left in his brother Pedro’s name, causing a rift between two brothers.

THE OTHER HALF OF MADELINE
Madeline shares a truly dark reality with her son about the death of her daughter.

CHERRY BLOSSOM
Dierdre has her heart crushed when the man she fell in love with turns on her unexpectedly, making her realize that she’s on her own again.

EMBERS THAT REMAIN
After years of fighting to keep her bar from going under, Dallas must come to grips with losing her business.

FINAL CURTAIN
Rita is artistic director of a theatre that is forced to close and this play takes place before the final performance of a show.

BETTER DAYS
Miles tries to charm his way to the motel manager in order to get his room back after not being able to provide his weekly payment.

ONCE IN A RIVER BLUE
Willy Boy is careful not to show his rebellious side to the woman he’s quickly falling in love with.

EVEN THE COLOR BLUE
John visits his parents to tell them the truth about himself, but decides not to when he learns of his father’s illness.

HURTS WHEN IT RAINS
Two criminal minded brothers encounter an issue when one of them is in love with the enemies sister.

THERE COMES A TIME
Shannon makes her son lead by example after he was destructive to other people’s property throughout town.

FEVER DREAM
Reggie can’t seem to bring herself to visit her dying father in the hospital, at least not before making a pit stop at a nearby pub.

LOST AND FOUND
After losing her friend Tommy, Kimmie tries to find her balance and direction in her own life.

ROCK SOLID
Lara defends her boyfriend in the face of her father because her father isn’t a fan of the guy she’s dating.

WAKING HOURS
An absurd tale about a man suffering from depression after witnessing a bird’s death.