Here, in our 15th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from the mid-1600s to the early 1900s, from outright farce to bittersweet relationships, all short gems to make you laugh, cry, think, or all three. NOTE: Although the plays here were all published before 1923 and hence are in the Public Domain in the U.S., Moeller died in 1958 while the death dates for Postgate, Crandall, and Bornstead are unknown. Their plays may not yet be in the Public Domain in some countries. ( ToddHW)
- This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our catalog page at https://librivox.org/one-act-play-collection-015-by-various/
This collection will be limited to 10 plays. Once we have 10 this will be closed to further additions. We are now full with 10 plays. There will be another future collection soon.
Please see the posted list below in the thread for previous plays. It would be nice to have new ones to add to the collection.
Please Note: Some plays are not PD for readers in Europe and/or Australia, and other countries which observe copyright of author's death +70 years. These are identified below and in the MW.
1. DONE Re-Taming of the Shrew: A Shakespearean Travesty in One Act by John W. Postgate. BC for this play is ToddHW
This play is PD in the US, but is possibly NOT PD in countries that use authors death + 70 years (don't know when Postgate died)
Text: https://archive.org/details/retamingofshrew00post/page/n1/mode/2up
Publication Date: 1915
Author dates unknown, but he was writing in the 1880s
Gender Neutral Casting
2. DONE The Jealousy of Le Barbouille by Moliere, translated by Charles Heron Wall (1836-1905). BC for this play is ToddHW
Text: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27074
Publication Date: 1650
Gender Neutral Casting
3. DONE A Photographic Fix by Frederic Hay. BC for this play is SonOfTheExiles
Text: https://archive.org/details/photographicfixo00hayf/page/n6/mode/2up
Publication Date: 1870
Gender neutral casting
4. DONE Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady by J.R. Planche (1796-1880). BC for this play is ktaylor07
Text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89099301673&view=1up&seq=6
Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Planch%C3%A9
Publication date: 1840
Gender neutral casting
5. DONEThe Roadhouse in Arden by Philip Moeller (died 1958). BC for this play is mleigh
This play is PD in the US, but it is NOT PD in countries that use authors death + 70 years
Text: https://archive.org/details/fivesomewhathis02moelgoog/page/n104/mode/2up
Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Moeller
Publication Date: 1918
Gender neutral casting
6. DONE In the Shadow of the Glen by John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909). BC for this play is AngeliqueAnja
PD text link: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1618
Link to author on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Millington_Synge
Link to title on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Glen
Original publication date: October 8, 1903 (First performance)
Gender neutral casting
7. DONE The Last Rehearsal by Irene Jean Crandall (dates unknown). BC for this play is jennlea
This play is PD in the US, but is possibly NOT PD in countries that use authors death + 70 years (don't know when Crandall died)
PD text link: https://archive.org/details/lastrehearsalcom00cran
Original publication date: 1919
Gender neutral casting
8. DONE The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act by Booth Tarkington (1869-1946). BC for this play was Ambsweet13, now Rapunzelina
PD text link https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59778
Link to author on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth_Tarkington
Original publication date 1922
Gender neutral casting
9. DONE The Diabolical Circle by Beulah Bornstead (1896- ??). BC for this play is wib66
This play is PD in the US, but is possibly NOT PD in countries that use authors death + 70 years (don't know when Bornstead died)
PD text link: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37970
Original publication date: 1922
Gender neutral casting
10. DONE Spreading the News by Augusta Gregory (? - 1932). BC for this play is wib66
PD text link - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33907
Link to author on Wikipedia, and death date, if known - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Lady_Gregory death date 1932
Link to title on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreading_the_News
Original publication date - 1911
Gender neutral casting
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- Project Code: 5WE5XE5A
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): ( Various) : n/a
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 100
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
- Original publication date (if known):
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Genres for the project: Plays
Keywords that describe the book: one act plays
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How to volunteer to BC a play:
This is a great opportunity for anyone who's always wanted to BC a dramatic reading but isn't quite ready to do a full-length play. (Of course it's open to experienced BCs as well!) Please note that if you propose a play for inclusion in the collection, you are responsible either for editing, proof-listening and coordinating it yourself, or for finding other volunteers to fill these roles. Volunteers outside the USA: Be aware that some of the plays are still protected by copyright law some places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955) or Canada (author's death plus 50 years).
Please look at the list of plays that have previously been submitted before choosing a play to co-ordinate. Please claim your play in the thread; You will be the BC for your play. I will put files in the MW and keep that up to date but you are expected to Proof Listen submitted parts and then edit the play together when all parts are submitted. This collection is capped at 10 plays. Each BC needs to provide the following information about each play:
* Title and author
* PD text link
* Link to author on Wikipedia, and death date, if known
* Link to title on Wikipedia
* Number of roles (including narrator) this project will have
* Original publication date
* The list of characters in your plays so when we have a MW I can set up your sections properly!
If you would like to claim a role yourself please do so. Below are some resources you can use to find a play, but don't feel limited to these. Also, remember to check what has already been recorded in the previous One-Act Play Collections (see next post in this thread)
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36984
The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16435
Washington Square Plays: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3068
Comtemporary One Act Plays http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37970
Voces Populi by F Anstey http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37597
King Arthur's Socks and Other Plays by Floyd Dell http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6587 Not PD for Europe/Australia
https://archive.org/details/fourthactplayino00hast
Project Gutenberg also has a list of many authors who have written one-act plays: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/One_Act_Plays_(Bookshelf) - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Submit one file per play role. - Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
[Role], read by [your name].
If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:[Play Name], by [Play Author]. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.
At the end:
End of [name of play] by [author]
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording
Save files as 128 kbps MP3
For individual roles, use file name:
titleinoneword_charactername_aurthorsurname.mp3 (all lower-case)
e.g. punchandgo_electrics_galsworthy.mp3
For final edited plays, use file name
oneactplays015_[play ##]_various_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case).
e.g. oneactplays015_01_various_128kb.mp3
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Thanks, Todd