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Masterpiece

  • Nathan Metcalf
  • Short Play, Comedy, Contemporary
  • 1M, 1F, 8M or F
  • ISBN: 9780874407266

A one-act about a young artist on a journey to create her one great masterpiece.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 30 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Shoestring Budget, College Theatre / Student

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 2005 Wells Fargo Spotlight on the Arts Award for Excellence.
A one-act about a young artist on a journey to create her one great masterpiece. On the way she learns lessons about life, art, flamingos, playing the tuba, Georgia O'Keefe, really fat ducks, monkeys wearing roller skates, and the joy of coloring outside the lines.

A strong ensemble, poetic language, and expressionistic visual elements make Masterpiece perfect for students or adults.

REVIEWS:

"Just a lovely piece of theatre... We would be remiss if we didn't mention the visual elements which were just stunning... There are just so many wonderful things about this, but the thing that overrode all the beautiful stuff was its innocence and whimsy."

Minnesota State High School League

Premiere Production: First performed in 2005 by St. Michael Albertville High School (Albertville, MN) for the Minnesota State High School League one-act play tournament, where it received numerous awards.
  • Casting: 1M, 1F, 8M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Expandable casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Casting Notes: Flexible roles. Adding or subtracting narrator roles is perfectly acceptable. As is the addition of live musicians to play background or non-copyrighted music.

  • THE ARTIST - A young girl who graduates from college and sets forth on her journey to create her one great masterpiece.
    ENSEMBLE - Flexible genders, ethnicities or abilities. They play everyone The Artist meets along the way.
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    A one-act about a young artist on a journey to create her one great masterpiece. On the way she learns lessons about life, art, flamingos, playing the tuba, Georgia O'Keefe, really fat ducks, monkeys wearing roller skates, and the joy of coloring outside the lines. A strong ensemble, poetic language, and expressionistic visual elements make Masterpiece perfect for students or adults.

    $24.95