Kirjahaku

Celebrate the holidays alone, with family or a an audience with these proven one-act plays about the holiday season. Experience the mishaps of a Chicago Thanksgiving Parade gone horribly wrong with "A Bad Idea." Discover the possible origination of Black Friday and the mall concept with "Christmas Shopping." Fight the corporate consumption and commercialization of Christmas with "Have A Holly Jolly" and rededicate your belief in Santa Claus on "The Day After Christmas."

Several years after the disappearance of her little girl, Lilly, and the death of her heartbroken husband, Amanda Grace is finally ready move on and resume her life. John "Blue" Moon has just buried his wife and is saddled with a little girl he knows he is incapable of caring for, under any circumstances. Detective Em Marshall is burdened with a past that refuses to let her live in the present. All roads from these lives finally converge at one time with the arrival of grifter, Vonda Moon, who has returned to Bay City to once again wreak havoc on the downtrodden trio.

Strangers, strained relations and unique circumstances force everyday people to communicate in very specific ways throughout these three one-act comedies. A bunny stuffed in a duffle bag confuses two individuals at a bus stop in "The Guy." Four individualistic characters explore the ABC's while standing on "The Line." "The Body" is one big clich . In a society that has moved away from the use of words and no longer engages in extensive face-to-face interaction, "A Play On Words" conveys a three unique displays of the art of the verbal exchange.

Step into the classroom with this collection of 10-minute comedies that delve into school issues that have plagued students, teachers and administrators for decades. The plays can be produced as entire evening of one-acts, on their own or with other period or similar themed plays. Experience the tumultuous 50's and hiding under school desks to the concerns of the 21st century teacher dealing with technology. And of course, like most of J.C. Svec's plays, be ready for any number of plot twists, unique perspectives and surprise endings. "Working From Bell to Bell" includes the following plays: "Duck and Cover"1952. Preparing a class of students for disaster during the Cold War proves redundant with unexpected results."Finger Paints"1965. A chauvinistic and rude father comes to realize the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."The Substitute"1972. A teacher's maternity leave will have to wait when her substitute proves less than capable."The Understudy"1976. A father goes to desperate lengths to keep his word by attending his daughter's third grade class."The Poetry Contest"1980. School pride is on the line during a third grade poetry contest that displays more than just rhyming words and cuteness."So Long, Farewell and Good Riddance"1990. Three teenagers almost succeed in secretly having one of their teachers dismissed."Crimson Moon"2008. A school counselor finally reaches the cause of a teenage girl's problems."The Student Draft"2010. Professional drafts are nothing compared to a trio of teachers recruiting students for next year's classes."Tap Dancing"2012. A school trip to the theatre provides a student, several teachers and the school principal with unforgettable memories."Unplugged"Today. A new school directive is to eliminate the use of technology and all electrical devices. What's a teacher to do?