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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