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Play Scripts on Compassion & Empathy

Find plays on empathy and compassion for teens, adults and children. Plays are written to develop empathy for the characters and demonstrate characters showing compassion for others.  Includes short plays, comedies, dramas, 10-minute plays, poetic dramas and full-length plays.

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    Hymn to the Chesapeake

    $11.00 – $185.00
    An award-winning, full-length play with music filled with the poetry of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Robert P. Arthur weaves fragments of conversations and traditional melodies to portray the love and heartbreak of its watermen and women--the love of the sea, a mother for a child, a man for a woman.
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  • I Love Jack Kerouac

    $11.00 – $30.00
    Three short quirky contemporary romantic comedies for senior performers. In the title play, a lonely waitress finds hope through a character strangely resembling Jack Kerouac.  In "A Rose, A Cane" an aging couple comes to terms with their declining years. In "Two Roads Diverge", a Vermont farmer encounters life of the strangest kind during a chance meeting at a fence at his property's fence line...
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  • Independence Day

    $11.00 – $30.00
    In these three short comedies for seniors by Marj O'Neill-Butler,  characters of a certain age struggle against grown children, spouses, or former tormentors to maintain their own psychological and social independence.
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  • Inside and Out

    $7.99 – $30.00
    This 10-minute poetic play dramatizes a mother's attempt to reach inside the autistic mind of her young son. Characters include Jonah, the boy, his mother, Jonah's mind. The play is a great change of pace in an evening of short plays and as an introduction to discussion groups and classes in social work and mental health settings.
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  • Moments of Madness

    $13.70 – $110.00
    A short play collection by Jack J. Berry consists mainly of short comedies. Berry loves to stand the world on its head. A comedy about attempted assassin John J. Hinkley? Travel from Old Testament to WWII in a matter of minutes? These short plays can be produced as an evening of theater or individually as introductions to meetings and events. 
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  • Original Relocation

    $6.97 – $29.95
    Adam and Eve start the first world war as they negotiate an uneasy peace when they are banished from Paradise. A funny take on the likely conversation after being ejected from Paradise. And of course, there are rules about Apples.
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    People R Ready

    $11.95 – $150.00
    College students return to class after the pandemic to find love with a hint of betrayal that could end Alex and Savannah for good.  Foreign exchange students  find new friends at the drama club's spring musical audition. Can Toni lead this group through personal inhibitions and a lack of self-esteem with the magic of music?  Working with Keith, Toni helps him learn to dance in his wheelchair igniting a mutual passion.  The “People R Ready”—are YOU!!!
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  • PTSD & Me

    $11.97 – $45.00
    A one-woman play script consisting of a collection of poetic monologues, that is irresistibly lined with head-bopping rhythms and palpable poetry, is Spoken Word Poetry at its best. Lays bare the horror and humor of war.
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  • River Country

    $13.70 – $175.00
    A lilting poem for the stage, follows the passionate meeting of a man and woman who share neither language nor culture, yet fall in love. Through the rhythmic blending of language and song, the play combines poetry and both traditional and original melodies to illuminate this romantic union that ultimately overcomes geography and tradition.
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  • Robert Arthur’s Eastern Shore

    $14.95
    ROBERT ARTHUR'S EASTERN SHORE by Robert P. Arthur, twice nominated for Virginia's Poet Laureate: The book includes 4 one-act plays,  a selection of his award-winning poems, and "Hymn to the Chesapeake," a play with music. The culture of the Eastern Shore watermen and waterwomen has long been threatened by the erosion of winds off the Chesapeake Bay and a dwindling supply of crabs and "ersters" to be harvested.  These poems and plays celebrate that life and allow us, to share the triumph and the pain of finding one's livelihood and reason for being in an environment that is both beautiful and unforgiving.
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  • Royal Tea

    $13.70 – $135.00
    In this one-act mixed up fairy tale comedy musical by Cindy Rock Dlugolecki, the Fairy Godmother is announcing her retirement!  What are they ever to do? At first, Goldilocks, Aurora, Cinderella and other fairy tale heroines from different fairy tales go into a tizzy.  But then, they begin to question the shallowness of their lives. Are they what heroines should be? Why do they always need to be rescued by handsome princes? What kind of life is that? It's time for change!!!  A fairy-tale for our times with a new message for young girls and women.
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  • Shorts for All Seasons: America Revisited

    $13.95
    A collection of six 10-minute satires - plays written by the renowned Virginia Playwrights Forum, lampoons the American political and social landscape. From taxes and lotteries, to classroom education and TV talk show hosts, the foibles of present-day America are revealed.
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  • Sniper

    $13.70 – $160.00
    Award-winning full-length drama for 8-10 actors, SNIPER is very loosely based upon the nation's first school shooting in 1975. The drama explores the mind and life of seventeen year old Anthony Vaccaro, who fatally shoots 9 citizens of a small town in upstate New York. Moving back and forth in time, Vaccaro searches his own past and remembers.... Great for high school, college, and community theater and discussion groups.
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  • Spread Your Garment Over Me

    $13.97 – $85.00
    SPREAD YOUR GARMENT OVER ME (Ruth, 3:9) is written as a series of  fifteen monologues and songs. These monologues capture the spirit and character of several women from the Bible and speak to a modern audience. The monologues present issues of faith, religion, and contemporary challenges. Monologues may be used separately as part of a church service or be performed by 1 or more actors as a production. Lead sheets for the music are available. For use of individual monologues, email info@bluemoonplays.com
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  • Talk: The Musical

    $9.95 – $75.00
    In this musical play about the environment, there are plenty of roles for school and community drama groups  A large-cast one-act musical for children and community audiences featuring talking and singing stones, trees, and yams, and animals that help the natural world blossom and bloom once a year. Things are going wrong in this magical village, and trees, flowers, and animals tell it in story and song.  Full of lively songs like "We Are Here for the Halibut," these characters sing and dance their way into our hearts. Music Lead Sheets available.
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  • Ten After Ten: Ten 10-Minute Comedies

    $13.70 – $110.00
    In Ten After Ten, Jack J. Berry uses unique settings to highlight current problems and issues. These short comedies can be performed as a single evening or used separately as part of a larger presentation to underscore a point. Excellent for classroom, church, or senior facility.
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