One-act Stories

"When the Levee Breaks" is a one-act play about a boy named Zeppelin Hanne. He suffers from sleep paralysis but has the ability to astral project and one fateful night, he witnesses his Chemistry teacher murder her husband. When he wakes up Zeppelin must face whether or not what he saw was real or a nightmare. Along the way, his rag-tag group of friends, the troubled Abner and the smart Charlie, work with him to try to pin Mrs. Crushnik for murder and stop her tyrannical reign once and for all. Throughout the play, Zepp must also deal with interacting with Subconscious, a reflection of himself who helps him make difficult decisions... when he's not causing trouble.

Daniel Underwood went to see a play. He just didn't realize he was in it. "The Waiting Room is a laugh-a-minute theatrical ride. A cross between Waiting for Godot and Rent (without the music)." - Henry P. Tuttleman, The New York Herald "I laughed so hard, my sides hurt. Little did I know I actually had appendicitis. Vel Grande's play could have killed me. I'm suing him." - Fenster J. Tuttleman, The Philadelphia Bulletin "Vel Grande's The Waiting Room redefines the One-Act. It also begs for new synonyms and antonyms. Who knew?" - Fenster R. Tuttleman, The Washington Star

*written as a script, still in progress* A short play about a young woman and a young man who are forced to co-exist in order to learn their life lessons. This was a class project that I plan to turn into a full length play eventually.

A short One act play that keeps your attention with a little twist at the end. What happens when two girls who have just moved to new-york city decide to go to the local boxing gym and encounter a gym full of men, who have never seen girls in the gym before. Let me tell you one thing never judge a book by its cover #1 one act/June 28 2019, oct 17

Griffin has struggled with bipolar disorder since middle school. It was always hard for him to keep his grades up, deal with his psychosis, and live a normal life. But he always had his twin brother, Sunny, to help him get through it all. But Griffin can't rely on Sunny forever. Will he be able to let his brother go?

Written for the Quarantine Playwriting Bake-Off 2020, "In Ireland" tells the story of Calvin and Jo and the unknowns the couple faces when separated by the sudden announcement of the European travel ban.

In this one-act play, a girl is tormented by figures in her mind trying to get her to remember who she is and why she is trapped in this room. She can not remember her name, her family, or if she has friends. She is beginning to lose hope that she will ever be free.

The slowly crumbling marriage of 60 somethings Gina and Otis, native Philadelphians, seems to be reaching its demise within the pages of this comedic one-act play. It's a shame Gina's children have to get themselves involved.

Counter Talk is a on-act play that centers around a waitress in a city diner. Did you ever wonder what is going on in the lives of all of the people at the different tables while you are at a restaurant? Here is your chance to find out!

A one act play about our own perceptions of reality trough the character of Tessa, a girl on trial for the murder of her sister's abusive boyfriend. We are shown the difference between how we see people, rather than their truth. As the plot progresses Tessa starts to see facts that disprove her perceptions of what she believes as truth. This shatters her perceptions of people and who she thought they were. She sees how our perceptions of how we want things to be can cloud our judgement.

Three friends travel through time and space to learn about the nature of good and evil, human suffering, and contemporary Lutheran theology. Also, there's a sock puppet. A brief one-act play, suitable for most ages, written with performances at church events in mind.

This is a one-act play about a wacky detective who goes undercover to expose a massive drug cartel but encounters a few more surprises than what he bargains for... I've left a lot of the staging up to directors and characterisation up to the cast because that's what I enjoy best about performing. It's a bit difficult to do all the scene changes so I would stage three separate scenes at the same time and get creative with lighting :) You can really have a lot of fun with different interpretations and character portrayal.

A very short one-act written for one my theatre classes about 2 years ago. Thought I should put something on here so my profile isn't totally blank. Who knows, maybe I'll extend the story sometime. Maybe. :D

This is the story of a woman who wants to film the experience she had as a child, which cost her trauma, and she wants the outcome of her film is to rise above poverty and achieve her dreams. .

Ang mga mubong drama nga mabasa niini maoy mga unang natagik ni Gil Nambatac sukad sa iyang unang pagkahimamat sa pagsulat og drama niadtong tuig 2017.