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8 Minutes Left<\/a> (as the “e” in e.b. lee)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Drama\/Comedy \u25cf 90 - 100 minutes \u25cf 5-22 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
The world is coming to an end at exactly 4:44PM today, and no one has had any time to prepare. 8 Minutes Left<\/em> follows the residents of Charlesville, NJ as they navigate their final moments on this Earth \u2013 from a couple with a bunker in their backyard who can\u2019t quite figure out how to get in, to two elderly frenemies who fight over their favorite park bench, to a mother observing her children on a playground as she wonders what their lives would have become, this thoughtful and keenly observed play manages to find the intimate humor of humans in crisis.<\/p>\n
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The Other Side of Christmas<\/a> (as the “e” in e.b. lee)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Drama\/Comedy \u25cf 110 - 120 minutes \u25cf 8-35+ actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
It’s easy to look at the Christmas season through rose-colored glasses, but the scrappy radio show “The Other Side” makes it their mission to bring you a different point of view. Through a series of vignettes, host Thomas May guides his audience through moments that aren’t exactly holiday card material: camping out on line for a Black Friday sale, spending your first Christmas without a loved one, forced fun at the office holiday party…some funny, some poignant, all unexpected.\u00a0The Other Side of Christmas<\/em>\u00a0is a heartfelt and humorous play about putting down the burdens of perfection and embracing what truly makes the holiday season special – each other.<\/p>\n
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ONE-ACT<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
And Then We Washed Ashore and Found Ourselves Here<\/a><\/h2>\n
Drama \u25cf 35-40 minutes \u25cf 14-30+ actors (suggested casting: 14F) \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
What begins as a trip to a girls\u2019 leadership program becomes a nightmare when a group of survivors find themselves trapped on a deserted island with uncertain memories of how they got there. As members of the group start to go missing, the girls start to suspect that they may not be alone. Part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age story, And Then We Washed Ashore and Found Ourselves Here<\/em> is a haunting mystery about the whispers that lurk in shadows around us, and the ones in the darkest corners of our minds.<\/p>\n
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Bruce & Lee<\/a><\/h2>\n
Drama \u25cf 45 \u2013 55 minutes \u25cf 2 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
Bruce and his daughter Jackie sometimes struggle to connect, but they share a tradition of sending each other a video message every year on their mutual birthday. Reaching out can stir up funny family stories and raw emotional truths. Reaching out can be frustrating. Reaching out can increase your connection, or distance, or both. But they reach out every year. Bruce & Lee<\/em> is a mosaic of monologues that weaves through time to reveal two complex, singular lives and one deeply resonant relationship between father and daughter. <\/p>\n
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Arctic Circle <\/a>(as the “e” in e.b. lee)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Drama \u25cf 80 - 90 minutes \u25cf 2 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
Faye is an astrophysicist working on a revolutionary project at a remote research facility in Antarctica. Auden is a professor in California fumbling his way through the planning of his best friend’s engagement party. When the party causes Faye and Auden’s paths to cross online, they begin a Love Letters<\/em>-style correspondence that spans continents… and maybe even time. Arctic Circle<\/em> is at once a romantic comedy, a work of science fiction, and a drama about love, loss, and searching for connections. <\/p>\n
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How to Lunar New Year<\/a><\/h2>\n
Comedy \u25cf 10 minutes \u25cf 4 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
Xin-Yu is about to host her first Lunar New Year in her new apartment, but as she and her sibling rush to get ready before their parents arrive, they realize just how hilariously little they know about the traditions. Luckily, Ma and Ba have a sense of humor in this wry comedy about traditions lost and found. Part of the Ten(ish): Holidays<\/a><\/em> collection.<\/p>\n
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The Cosplay<\/a><\/h2>\n
Comedy \u25cf 10 minutes \u25cf 5-11+ actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
A trio from a fantasy land play a role-playing game set in the equally magical realm of New Jersey. This play is part of the short play collection\u00a0Quest!<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.<\/p>\n
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Mirror<\/a><\/h2>\n
Drama\/Horror \u25cf 10 minutes \u25cf 2 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
When Juniper purchases an old mirror at a garage sale, she gets more than she bargained for. What awakens when she gazes within? A haunting and evocative play about the demons we try to forget. Part of the Ten(ish): Horror<\/a><\/em> collection.<\/p>\n
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Baby Yoga\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n
Comedy \u25cf 10 minutes \u25cf 7 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
Some mothers always seem to have it all together, and others… not so much. When Chaos Mom and Chaos Baby arrive in a community yoga class for babies and mothers, all pretenses and expectations of what motherhood should be quickly fall apart. Baby Yoga<\/em> is a hilarious ode to all those moms who are just trying to get through the day. Part of the Ten(ish): Comedies<\/em><\/a> collection.<\/p>\n
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Pranksy<\/a><\/h2>\n
Comedy \u25cf 10 minutes \u25cf 4 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal<\/pre>\n
A gallery intern matches wits with a mischievous anti-artist. This play is part of Rogues’ Gallery<\/em><\/a> and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.<\/p>\n
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FULL-LENGTH 8 Minutes Left (as the “e” in e.b. lee) Drama\/Comedy \u25cf 90 – 100 minutes \u25cf 5-22 actors \u25cf Set: Minimal The world is coming to an end at exactly 4:44PM today, and no one has had any time to prepare. 8 Minutes Left follows the residents of Charlesville, NJ as they navigate their …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-287","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":87,"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1721,"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287\/revisions\/1721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elissa-huang.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}