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Comedic Plays

Guides for comedic plays including detailed plot summaries, character breakdowns, video examples, scenes and monologues.

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Almost, Maine

A woman carries her heart, broken into nineteen pieces, in a small paper bag. A man shrinks to half ...

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The Odd Couple

Neil Simon’s classic comedy opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker...

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You Can't Take It With You

Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores, have been happily living their zany lives in ...

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The 39 Steps

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have the...

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The Comedy of Errors

In The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s shortest play and one of his most farcical comedies, we see...

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

How on earth can three actors do the impossible: act through Shakespeare’s entire canon --37...

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A Christmas Story

A young boy named Ralphie Parker only wants one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB gun. However,...

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Fences

The sixth Play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, Fences takes place in 1957 in what is assumed...

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Clue: On Stage

The classic board game is brought to life in Clue: On Stage! Six guests are invited to a dinner...

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Love’s Labour's Lost

King Ferdinand of Navarre has sworn an oath that for three years, he will transform his kingdom...

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Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park is one of the most beloved comedies of Neil Simon. Newlyweds Corie and Paul...

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The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong begins before the curtain has even been raised, as the audience are...

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