"Gravity and Other Downers" (5 w--playable by three actresses, doubling; 60 min.)
What can you do when your dearest wish is to die, but you don't have the courage to kill yourself? Joy thinks she has a solution: blackmail. She lures Helen, her former best friend, to what should be an unoccupied office, convinced that when Helen learns what Joy knows about her, she will be able to force Helen to kill her. Helen's reluctance is only one of the obstacles Joy's plan runs into, but Joy is determined. Will Helen help her die? Will she, instead, help Joy find the will to live? Whatever the outcome, neither of them will ever be the same.
"The Interview" (1 m, 1 w, 1 either; 5 min.)
Ab absurd take on the work world, "The Interview" throws a job applicant into the midst of a bizarre game, the rules of which aren't quite clear.
"The Interview" was published in 105 Five-Minute Plays for Study and Performance (Smith & Kraus).
"Lights on the Water" (3 w; 25 min.)
A stolen office key provides the perfect place to hide away for three teens with different approaches to life.
"Mr. and Mrs." (1 m, 1 w; 6 min.)
What is their daughter doing in the next room?
"A Nice Life" (1 m, 1 w; 10 min.)
Is a romantic connection beginning between a timid young man and his study partner?
"Of Trash and Tiffany" (3 w; 15 min.)
When Holly and her new girlfriend Brittany, to retrieve a keepsake, break into the apartment of Holly's ex, what they find is not what Brittany expected.
"The Proposal" (2 w, 1 either; 15 min.)
Brooke learns of her boyfriend's elaborate plan to propose and decides he's the wrong man for her.
"Shirley's Chair" (3 w; 15 min.)
Three elderly friends find that bridge can be a difficult game after your fourth has passed away.
"Thoughts and Prayers" (2 either; 4 min.)
Can we spare a moment for the victims of recent gun violence? How long do you have?