Full One-Act Plays
My Full One-Act plays are available for staged readings to theaters at no charge. There is a fee for theaters that would like to present a production as part of the main stage offering. For questions & press inquiries, email me at stu@stuartjbrown.com. Follow on Instagram @stuartjbrown_author. More resources available in the PRESS ROOM.
Click on the play title for a short plot summary, a list of characters, a production history, and the first one or two scenes of the work.
Conduct Unbecoming
Five faculty members from a college’s student conduct board arrive at a secluded island retreat for a routine workshop, led by a newly hired administrator with a shadowy past. When one member dies under mysterious circumstances, secrets start to be revealed, and the lives of the other remaining participants become suddenly endangered. Who shall survive?
It’s Movie Night
It’s the 5th anniversary of the neighborhood movie night. Four couples gather for what should be a fun and entertaining evening of innocuous discussions, good food, and drink. What could possibly go wrong, especially when the chosen film is the Disney classic, Mary Poppins?
Lady Jigsaw
Two senior adults, living in a retirement community, must overcome their individual grief, loneliness and an irascible competitor, as they learn to connect with others while preparing for the annual jigsaw puzzle tournament.
The Dreidel That Saved Hanukkah
Aided by a sympathetic bartender and a loving wife, a dreidel must overcome his lack of self-worth and faith to uncover the true meaning of the Festival of Lights.



