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The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one act plays emerged before the 19th century ...
The Palooka. The Palooka is a 1937 one-act about an old has-been boxer. The characters are The Palooka (Galveston Joe), The Kid and The Trainer. The Kid is nervous about his first fight, and The Palooka relieves the Kid's anxiety by telling about the fictional life he wanted to lead after he retired as Galveston Joe.
This is a list of prior winners of the Texas University Interscholastic League's annual State One-Act Play competition. Information can be found on the official UIL website under “One Act Play & Theatrical Design State Program” on page 60.
Trifles. (play) Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. It was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1916. In the original performance, Glaspell played the role of Mrs. Hale. The play is frequently anthologized in American literature textbooks.
It has been argued that 1926 is the most important date in the history of the revival of the one-act play. [4] The reason being that it was in 1926 that the British Drama League held its first experimental festival of one-act plays. In its first year seven societies took part in the competition, or festival as it was known.
A One-Act Play Festival is a festival of one-act plays, often in a competitive format. Plays are usually presented over a weekend, week or longer period. If the festival includes a competition, plays are normally judged by an independent adjudicator, such as a member of GODA . In the UK there are two main organisations operating festivals.
The Testament of Mary (play) They Call Me Q. Thom Pain (based on nothing) Three Kings (play) Thurgood (play) Ticker (play) Tongues (play) Topless (play) Torsten (Andy Bell series)
The Bald Soprano. Bang Bang You're Dead (play) The Better Half (play) Birangona: Women of War. Black Children's Day. Blackbird (play) Blue Heart (play) Blue-Eyed Black Boy. Bobby Gould in Hell.