Jerry is in court to fight a minor disturbing the peace charge that occurred during his one-man protest against the increasing authoritarianism when the courtroom is seized by a different sort of protestor;...

Something is troubling Sue. Two older acquaintances, Henry who used to work with her father and is now retired and Elsie the owner of the diner where the action takes place, engage her in conversation...

An MTA train operator reacts violently when he finds a noose hanging in his cab. He slugs the person he thinks was responsible. Subway supervisors call for a meeting of all involved at the Grand Central...

In a meeting between Trump and Clinton, Hillary initially rips into him for his stupidities. During the course of their arguments Don reveals a method to his madness which Hillary feels means that he...

The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq a couple years later. Both were expected to be walk-over wars for the most powerful country in the world. Instead, in 2004 both easy victories had blown up...

The economy has collapsed once again and the government has tried every remedy other than anything that would harm the continued profitability of big business. The general population has had enough of...

It's 1894. The Pullman strike has led to a national rail strike led by Debs' American Railway Union. Because of the financial crisis, workers of all sorts are motivated to join the fight. While centered...

A wake is being held at the home of the deceased. The younger people treat the circumstances lightly playing a charade featuring a famous saying about death. The older folks take their behavior as a show...

The President is cornered. He is being raked over the coals by both parties and traitors among his own staff. Seeing no way out he is at the point of resigning when through a family connection he is united...

Recently there has been a rash of campus sex harassment reports. Surprisingly, many have been tied to that backwater of the humanities, University Philosophy Departments, where students are taught about...

Most Americans feel that our basic rights as expressed in the Constitution have been circumvented by the combined actions of Congress, the president, and the court system. These three short plays are...

The United States has it's own unique way of conducting foreign policy. One which all other countries criticize while secretly wishing they could emulate. This short play depicts all that went into the...

As a way to delay, if not prevent, the reporting of a robbery, two college students have been taped together, naked. She wants them to free themselves and avoid publicity because it might damage her post-graduate...

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein traveled to Berlin in July of 1939 to complete the transaction that would secure the safety of his two sisters now living in an Austria that had become part of Nazi...

Vera thinks the world is going to hell and wants to build a revolutionary party that is free from past mistakes and that uses modern methods to get the message across. Justin, her liberal brother, attempts...

A hallmark of historic antisemitism is the bigot's firm belief that a small group of Jews secretly control government and the economy for their personal benefit. On Top of Mount Zion takes the prevailing...

What if workers with grievances followed simple and obvious practices that gave them a chance to achieve their goals, rather than obeying rules established by the enemy that assure their defeat? And what...

It is the near future. A meeting of the standing committee of the Chinese political bureau has been called to discuss the need for a transition. Which direction should they take - toward bourgeois political...

Prison inmate Clem has been selected to participate in a debate on gun control before his fellow inmates. His opponents will be expert academic debaters. Since Clem is serving time on a gun felony he...

It is December 1942. British and American forces have conquered French territories in Northern Africa from Morocco through Algeria. The objective is now to organize French forces that have switched to...

In an SRO stuffed with people living on the margins of society is Leo, a young man who spent years in a mental institution because his epilepsy was judged a mental illness. The experience left Leo with...

A bunch of high school students are sick of being trained to pass tests rather than receiving a real learning experience. So instead of a test taking rehearsal they decide instead to take over their classroom...

Gwen, Alex and Elena are discussing the near impossibility of maintaining one's honest in a largely dishonest environment when Gwen's boyfriend, Donald, drops by to announce that has been appointed a...

Four persons in their early 20's have decided that a more satisfying life may be achieved with a few minor social adjustments. Toward that goal they are participating in group therapy sessions conducted...