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CHEW ON THIS: A COLLECTION OF TEN-MINUTE DUETS

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Heuer licenses short and full-length plays, ten-minute plays, and musicals from accomplished playwrights and composers. Our catalog spans all genres and includes an extensive list of works appropriate for school and community theatres. Heuer is the premier destination for ten-minute plays with several new award-winning titles including Because the World Needs Unicorns by Cerise de Gelder, Julia Walks on Stilts by Alexis Kozak, and Marriage...After Death by Roy C. Booth and Abbey Ferrier.

Love is in the air and on stage! Love! At the Cafe! by Karen Sokolof Javitch and James Spicer Conant, For the Love of Lucy by Ray Sheers, or Puck and the Mushy, Gushy Love Potion by Pat MacEnulty.

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		ACTING CAN BE MURDER Alternate title: The Understudy. Dolores Gordon, who loves the stage, has always dreamed of stardom. But the only role she ever seems to land is that of the lowly understudy. So she decides the only way she is going to land the lead role in an upcoming community theatre production is to murder the lead actress, Guinevere Black. And that is exactly what she does. To...



		CHOICES A heartbreaking tale of the choices faced in the early days of World War II. Set in Frankfurt, Germany in October of 1939, Sarah and her parents struggle to decide the best course of action as the political situation in their country quickly goes from bad to worse.



		CP I LOVE U Dave, a down-on-his-luck computer technician, comes home from work to find that the computer assistant he has built, C3P-02, has fallen in love with him.



		DEADLY ERNEST Throughout history infants have been named “Ernest” and it’s safe to assume the recipients of said moniker have grown up and found their niche in life the same as the Johns, Bills, and Toms. There’s nothing startling or arresting or even unusual about the name—except to Henry Gilcrest. It all started when Henry’s boss fired him, his girlfriend flat-out dumped him, and...



		FULL FRONTAL NUDITY A small-town community theater performing original work has trouble drawing patrons due to the competition of a much larger playhouse that puts on familiar full-scale musicals. Leading man Conrad decides the best way to bring in an audience is to give it what it wants. Suddenly the rumors start flying . . . full frontal nudity! Leading lady Shelly is none too pleased when she...



		LADIES, SIGH NO MORE Lady Macbeth plays Monopoly with Juliet and shrewish Kate battles Cordelia at Trivial Pursuit. Ophelia cuts out paper flowers, and Desdemona sews handkerchiefs. Who is the mysterious man who seems to be so interested in the fate of these ladies? Is this an Elizabethan ladies club, or a literary loony bin? Only Dr. Wells seems to know for sure as she tries to help some of...



		MYE AND THE SANDPEOPLE Mye of Tantamee, a young storyteller in search of inspiration, wanders into the wacky land of Yarbankian and the fun begins. In no time, with the help of the Sandpeople, Mungo the Music Maker, and the audience, Mye is caught up in a quest to help the beautiful deaf Empress Imperia recover her happiness (which was stored in a magic egg and subsequently stolen by the mysterious...



		THE PRINCESS KNIGHT The best swordsman in all of Glyndufn (Princess Aurora) happens to wear a dress and the second bravest knight in the land (Prince Durum) falls head over sword in love with her. As you might have guessed, this is not your normal, everyday, run-of-the-mill sort of kingdom. For the most part, the kingdom of Glyndufn is under female-rule and Princess Aurora’s refusal to act like...



		TODD AND BECKY Two homeless people find empty bottles and love in an alley.



		THE TROUBLE WITH CATS An experienced house-sitting couple gets more than they bargain for when a Minnesota homeowner intentionally double-books her lakefront domicile through HouseSitters.com in order to ensure she can get away from it all for an entire month. When the second house-sitting couple arrives, there is an immediate clash between generations. In one corner, there are the upper...

	Top 10 Plays - Editor's Choices
	ACTING CAN BE MURDER, by E. McPherson
	CHOICES, by D. Bancroft
	CP I LOVE U, by C. LaVoie
	DEADLY ERNEST, by D. Payton
	FULL FRONTAL NUDITY, by J. Rabushka
	LADIES, SIGH NO MORE, by T. Hischak
	MYE AND THE SANDPEOPLE, by C. Bonfanti
	THE PRINCESS KNIGHT, by M. Follose
	TODD AND BECKY, by P. Olson
	THE TROUBLE WITH CATS, by G. Stapp

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	BEATRICE THE BUTTERFLY By M. Thompson, L. Thompson

	Beatrice is a butterfly with a clipped wing. Seeking social acceptance, her brother Bill deserts her as they walk to school to hang out with the Cool Bees, the hippest bunch of insects this side of Mrs. Arden's Garden. As she attempts to fly to school alone, she ends up lost and finds a magical world where she meets a ladybug with no spots, a millipede with two legs, a talking whale, a surfing turtle and... read more

NEW RELEASE: Locked In by Jane and Jim Jeffries
A delicate look at Locked-In Syndrome. This drama was originally performed at the Wisconsin High School Forensics Association's One Act Competition. Read the Script Preview today!

Coming Soon:

A Brief Pause, by Greg Cummings
Byte Me, by Scott Haan
The End of the Line, by Greg Cummings
How I Met Your Santa, by Daniel Guyton
Martians Over Brooklyn, by Laurie Bryant
Mind Over Matt - One Act, by Scott Haan

Rebel Without a Claus, by Daniel Guyton
Rosie, The Retired Rockette, by Daniel Guyton
Shakespeare in Shambles, by Wade Bradford
Things Unsaid, by Raegan Payne
Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations, by Matthew Carlin
Wise Men Make Proverbs, by Andy Haynes

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WHAT'S EXCITING AT HEUER: Notebook Scripts for full-length and one-act plays. 8.5x11 3-ring binders with large margins for notes. A must-have for directors, designers, and stage managers.



		O. Henry Series Here they are! Selections from O. Henry's short stories in our popular ten minute play format. These plays deliver the same classic wit, humor and surprise endings characteristic of O. Henry's stories. This distinctive style will be cherished by those familiar with O. Henry and truly enjoyed by newcomers.



		Grappling With Grammar Series Who says grappling with grammar has to be a grind? Part of our unique Grammar Series in the popular ten-minute format, which blends performing arts with English studies.



		The Maxwell Family Classics Series Come meet the Maxwells and you will instantly become part of the family. These classic plays are full of comedy and you are given a "ring side" seat in watching the humor of everyday life unfold before your eyes.



		The Virgil Series Come to Lickskillet and join in the adventures of America's #1 family, the Sludges, a clan of fairly unremarkable, but kindly folk, that are guaranteed to keep you in stitches. As you ease back in your chair to enter the slow lane, be prepared for uproarious laughter with a smattering of life's lessons.



		Mastering Math Series The Mastering Math Series inspires knowledge and mathematical concepts through story theatre. Each ten-minute play uses Alberto's family and friends to introduce a new math concept to your students by actively engaging them with humorous dialogue and visual demonstration. This non-traditional, interdisciplinary approach has proven to be a fun, effective means of not only teaching, but also instilling a love of mathematics!



		Frankenharry Series The ridiculously talented Joseph Sorrentino brings you four ten minute plays featuring the famously funny duo, Frank and Harry. Clifford A. Ridley, Philadelphia Inquirer's theater critic, summed it up best when he said, "Frankly, or maybe Harrily, he can't write these clever scripts fast enough to suit me."



		Saki Series A group of plays based on short stories by Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, who was a British writer that pulled no punches in satirizing society and culture. Saki is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. As short plays, you are sure to find them as witty and enlightening today as they were to Edwardian so

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