one act · drama

A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act

by John Maddison Morton

5 roles (0M / 0F / 5 any) · approx 56–77 minutes

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Rat	lead	116 speeches
Mrs. S	lead	103 speeches
Pos	lead	85 speeches
Peggy	supporting	30 speeches
David	supporting	23 speeches

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Monologues from this play

David monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min
Rat monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~2 min
Pos monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~3 min
Mrs. S monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min
Rat monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min
Rat monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min
Pos monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min
Peggy monologue — A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act dramatic · ~1 min