Recommended by Marj O'Neill-Butler

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: We Were Such Idiots

    Remembering the past can be painful or funny. This short play has got both.
    Crazy situations that only two really good friends could share. And the ending is poignant too. Did I say it was funny?

    Remembering the past can be painful or funny. This short play has got both.
    Crazy situations that only two really good friends could share. And the ending is poignant too. Did I say it was funny?

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Man Like Me

    This is a very meaningful play. We hear about scenes like this after the fact. After a shooting and/or a death. This gives us the insider perspective, and it is powerful. This play needs to be seen by a lot of audiences.

    This is a very meaningful play. We hear about scenes like this after the fact. After a shooting and/or a death. This gives us the insider perspective, and it is powerful. This play needs to be seen by a lot of audiences.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: The Coconut Story

    Oh the mistakes children make. if only he'd been able to open the coconut, he might have been pleased with himself. Lesson learned the hard way. A good short monologue for a male.

    Oh the mistakes children make. if only he'd been able to open the coconut, he might have been pleased with himself. Lesson learned the hard way. A good short monologue for a male.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Floats

    Joanie's hurt is palpable in this two hander about leaving, then wanting to re-connect. She's a devoted mother raising her child alone, when the father makes a sudden reappearance. An understanding can happen, but boy, it will be hard.

    Joanie's hurt is palpable in this two hander about leaving, then wanting to re-connect. She's a devoted mother raising her child alone, when the father makes a sudden reappearance. An understanding can happen, but boy, it will be hard.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Slow Dating

    I was rooting for Ester right from the start. She's married, but still hungry for some connection. Her journey leaves you nervous, but you egg her on in your mind. A beautiful release physically and emotionally. And you understand her completely.

    I was rooting for Ester right from the start. She's married, but still hungry for some connection. Her journey leaves you nervous, but you egg her on in your mind. A beautiful release physically and emotionally. And you understand her completely.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Permission

    This is a sad, but beautiful remembrance. As he lays dead on their bed, a wife who granted an open marriage to her husband, recalls a lot of their life. Eerie.

    This is a sad, but beautiful remembrance. As he lays dead on their bed, a wife who granted an open marriage to her husband, recalls a lot of their life. Eerie.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: The Offering

    The Offering is a touching play about two disparate women coming to terms with loss and how they can make things better for themselves and each other. Two excellent roles for women.

    The Offering is a touching play about two disparate women coming to terms with loss and how they can make things better for themselves and each other. Two excellent roles for women.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Random Acts of Kindness - a ten minute play

    This short play is about listening and hearing. Two disparate people, one a boy, sync while talking about words, meanings and names. A great opportunity for a young actor. This short play is rich with meaning and heart.

    This short play is about listening and hearing. Two disparate people, one a boy, sync while talking about words, meanings and names. A great opportunity for a young actor. This short play is rich with meaning and heart.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: IOU - Monologue

    It's hard when a child is disappointed. And usually over the smallest thing. But when the Tooth Fairy is concerned, that can be a big disappointment. This touching monologue reminds us all about our own childhood hurts and the things we did to cover for those hurts.

    It's hard when a child is disappointed. And usually over the smallest thing. But when the Tooth Fairy is concerned, that can be a big disappointment. This touching monologue reminds us all about our own childhood hurts and the things we did to cover for those hurts.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: A Sign Is a Sign

    Ah, if only it was a simple as that! Journet is a rule follower who wants to be needed. He stands by a sign by a door that tells him to stay there until needed. Porter comes along and wants to go through the door and a conversation and stalemate ensues. This clever and witty script tells us how to solve this problem.

    Ah, if only it was a simple as that! Journet is a rule follower who wants to be needed. He stands by a sign by a door that tells him to stay there until needed. Porter comes along and wants to go through the door and a conversation and stalemate ensues. This clever and witty script tells us how to solve this problem.