Horton's Full Length Plays
These are synopses and scenes from my full length stage plays,
including a brief description of plot, issues, theme and/or genre
such as romantic comedy or political drama; character descriptions
including gender and age range of actors required; technical resources
needed for set, etc.
Testimonials:
I'd like to encourage many to read Geralyn's
"Under Siege"
- it is an important, important piece of work, and challenges
ALL. I tried once to hook it up with a college Theatre Dept
- a great venue for it IMO, to no avail. I'd like to challenge
someone to produce it. But please. Read this play. And THINK.
It is why theatre is. --AN
All these plays are © copyrighted
by G.L. Horton. Please Contact the
author for permission to perform or to make any other use of any
of these play. Be sure to mention the title of the play you
want!
 Against the Dying of the Light Nothing can stop these grannies as they express their opinions about our nation and inspire younger generations to do the same. Will fatal illness and jail time pull them apart or draw them closer?
Political drama. Nine scenes. Includes singing. Cast of 7 women and 1 man, all in 60s or older.
Boston's Brothers in Liberty Musical drama about events leading up to the Boston Massacre in 1770, with music from the era.
Historical musical. Two acts. Unit set of tavern with sweeping loft; some scenes (outdoors) on forestage. Two hours. Cast of musician plus 5 women and 7 men with some doubling. Ages are two teenagers, four people in 20s, rest mature.
Modified Rapture Two divorced women,
firm friends from the days when they were in Gilbert & Sullivan
operettas at Girls' Latin, try to help each other cope with the
men in their lives: Jane's Matt is 12 years older than Jane, while
Petty's Tom is 12 years younger.
Romantic comedy with music by Gilbert & Sullivan, 2 hours,
multiple sets. Cast: 4 women ages 20 - 40, 2 men ages 27 and 51.
Spirit and Flesh Epic biography of Victoria
Woodhull, the mesmerizing spiritualist and stockbroker who was
the first woman to run for President of the United States—
in 1872, on a platform of Equal Rights and Free Love.
Historical drama, two acts, unit set, two hours. Cast: 4-8 women
and 3-7 men, ages 20's through 70's (some parts may be doubled).
Choices
- aka Under Siege Set in a Boston-area abortion clinic where
bomb scares and death threats are part of a counselors' job description,
the play charts the maturation of an idealistic young counselor
who learns from her colleagues how to use humor to cope with the
pain of unwanted pregnancies and the stress of being under siege
by pro-life fanatics.
Comedy/drama, two acts, unit set, two hours. Cast: 10-26 women,
ages from teens to 50's (smaller roles to be doubled or tripled)
Hawthorne's
Ghosts About the Perfect Marriage of the First Great American
Novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and his Muse and Helpmeet Sophia
Peabody.
Operatic fantasy, two acts, multiple sets. Cast: 10 women and
8 men ages teens through 50's
Intercourse,
Ohio A budding genius of a bookworm from Gray Center, Ohio,
enrolls at State College in 1959, eager to grapple with all the
Great Eternal Questions, and to acquire carnal knowledge of the
Opposite Sex.
Comedy, two acts, multiple sets. Cast: 5 women and 5 men ages
teens through 50's
Good
Blood and High Standards An eighty year old Yankee patrician
summons friends and family to celebrate the birth of a long desired
first grandchild, the son of fiftyish John and his new young wife.
John's older sister, Liz, has serious doubts about her brother's
miraculous recovery from substance abuse and infertility.
Drama, 2 acts, simple single set. Cast: 3 women, 1 man.
 Partners
Bart Mallory decides that his wife Terri's career should be the
top priority for both of them, and brings all his talents to bear
to serve as her career coach. If Terri makes it to the fast track,
will Bart be left in the dust?
Comedy, 2 acts, unit set. Cast: 2 women 30's, 1 man 30's, one
60's.
Inquest
Elaine was the driver in an accident in which her car went into
the river and her son Timmy was killed. Her husband blames her,
her son haunts her, as she struggles against guilt and for permission
to heal.
Drama, ghost story, unit set. Cast: 1 woman and 1 man, 30's-40's.
Amazons
A dedicated band of Goddess-worshippers plans to rid the world
of war and ecological disaster by eliminating the aggressive source
of all these problems: men.
Political comedy, 2 acts, single 2-level set. Cast: 9 women, 4
men, 20's to 50's.
The
Prophet Freeman A hayseed Messiah organizes desperate Midwestern
farmers into God's patriot army to fight greed and corruption.
Drama, 2 acts, multiple set. Cast: 3 women, 4 men, mostly 30's.
No
Secrets, No Lies The World's Greatest Hacker takes on the
military-industrial complex in the name of freedom. Should patents
and copyright and encryption be outlawed? Should everyone's life
be an open book? What happens when strangers with an agenda are
able to edit it?
Thriller, unit set. Cast: 6 men, 4 women, mostly 30's.
The
T Show: Breaking In At the MBTA In 1977 the author entered
the MBTA's first Affirmative Action job lottery, and won the opportunity
to be a member of the first group of Lady Operators ever hired
by the Boston transit system. It is difficult, in this 21st century,
to imagine that a woman wearing a bus driver's uniform was a shocking
sight just 25 years ago, but so it was. This show is a collage
of the reactions to that one small step for womankind, in the
form of skits and songs for a troupe of at least 4 men, 3 women,
and a musician or two.
Comedy with music, unit set. Cast: at least 4 men, 3 women, 30's-50's.
All these plays are © copyrighted
by G.L. Horton. Please Contact the
author for permission to perform or to make any other use of any
of these plays. Be sure to mention the title of the play you
want!
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