Robert Mattson

Robert Mattson

Robert Mattson writes comedies that show that good things can happen even in the hardest times. He's written 60 plays ranging from the 1-minute comedy "Waiting for the Line" where a couple waits for the results of a pregnancy test, a slew of 10-minute plays covering everything from moving to the suburbs to the importance of affecting people with the power of music. He's won awards at...
Robert Mattson writes comedies that show that good things can happen even in the hardest times. He's written 60 plays ranging from the 1-minute comedy "Waiting for the Line" where a couple waits for the results of a pregnancy test, a slew of 10-minute plays covering everything from moving to the suburbs to the importance of affecting people with the power of music. He's won awards at festivals and competitions and has his work performed in 34 states in the US and in countries around the world. His work has been published by Eldrige Publishing, Concord Theatricals, JAC Publishing, & Greenroom Publishing.

Plays

  • Professor Perilous, Certified Public Accountant by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: superhero, supervillain + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: superhero, supervillain, business, Job Interview
    (Cowritten with Sam Mattson)
    After years of battling Captain Oustanding the Caped Marvel of Gothamopolis, Professor Perilous has decided to leave his volcano lair and take on his biggest battle yet! Interviewing for a job in Accounts Receivable! See the Professor dealing with questions like are capes and labcoats considered business casual?
  • Placement Day by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: jobs, careers + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: jobs, careers, comedy, Greek Gods
    A group of four candidates is waiting for word of their job placements. The trouble is that in this long-established organization all the good jobs are taken and they will just have to accept what they get. As assignments are handed out they realize that there's a positive side to everything, even being one of the most recent Greek gods in the modern world.
  • Coming Out by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: childbirth, baby + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: childbirth, baby, mom, dad, doctor, nurse
    A baby is about to be born. Listen to their thoughts and the conversation in the birthing room as they decide what they think about their parents and whether it's a good idea to relocate.
  • Looking for #7 by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3–6
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Fantasy, snow white + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Fantasy, snow white, dwarves, dwarf, interview, casting, film
    Sam and Cory are talent agents auditioning performers for a film about a woman on the run who moves in with seven dwarves in a forest. The trouble is they only have six so far. Finding the seventh dwarf turns out to be tougher than they imagined.
  • Waiting for the Line by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: pregnancy, Couple + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: pregnancy, Couple, baby, suspense, family
    60 seconds is a long time when a couple is waiting for the results from a home pregnancy test. It's long enough to have an interesting conversation about life goals, the meaning of parenthood, and talk about each other's families.
  • A Place to Call Homeless by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, political
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    Keyword: homeless, park + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, political
    Keyword: homeless, park, Politics, election
    Jack, Marie, and Viv call the park home. When they realize that a mayoral candidate is running on a platform of clearing the park of homeless residents it makes them realize that they've lived in the city way longer than this potential mayor. Now they need to figure out how to vote without a permanent address. All is lost. Or...is it?

    Rights available through Green Room Publishing
  • Something Happens Perfectly by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: first kiss, dating + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: first kiss, dating, first meeting
    Paige just came in from a snowy night where she had her first kiss with Kevin. In this monologue, she tells the story of the long-ish path to this remarkable experience, and how every once in a while something happens perfectly.
  • Martinis, Dry and Bitter by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: bar, bartender + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: bar, bartender, cougar, jaded, hopeful
    It's just another night waiting at the bar for Celeste (not her real name) when Virginia (not her real name) comes in and they share drinks, their jaded and getting jaded world views, and appreciation for the young and cute bartender. Then Sonia (take a guess), a younger and more impressionable woman venturing out on "the scene" for the first time sits down. The question is will she follow them down the jaded path or not?
  • Lawntocracy by Robert Mattson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: grass, Suburbs + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: grass, Suburbs, a political social satire
    Frank and Vincent are just two neighbors having a talk about their, and their neighbors, lawns over their shared fence. That is until they realize that they live in a Lawntocracy where is man is not judged by the content of his character, but by the color of his Kentucky Bluegrass or Fine Fescue.
  • Designer's Disaster by Robert Mattson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
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    Keyword: Reality TV Parody, HGTV + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Reality TV Parody, HGTV, home improvement
    Have you ever watched Trading Spaces in the US or Changing Rooms in the UK and thought, "I wonder what happens between the people on the show and the designer when the cameras aren't on?"

    Well, this 1-act shows the negotiations, doubts, recriminations, and post-show fallouts of having your neighbors redo one room in your house with only a designer, $1,000, and 2 days! Even when...
    Have you ever watched Trading Spaces in the US or Changing Rooms in the UK and thought, "I wonder what happens between the people on the show and the designer when the cameras aren't on?"

    Well, this 1-act shows the negotiations, doubts, recriminations, and post-show fallouts of having your neighbors redo one room in your house with only a designer, $1,000, and 2 days! Even when they don't do the room that you told them to do.

    This play is also available as 3 separate 10-minute scripts.
  • ON THE AIR: The Failing Career of Victor Chablis by Robert Mattson
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Radio plays, Game Show + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof, radio drama
    Keyword: Radio plays, Game Show, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, single set
    A full-length night of theater that includes four original radio scripts. Follow the Jupiter Radio Theater through the years and genres of radio shows including a grizzled detective story, a family comedy, two wild ladies that struggle to me their way in a man's word, and a radio quiz show. However, see it through the eyes of the members of Jupiter Radio Theater Group including their "leader"...
    A full-length night of theater that includes four original radio scripts. Follow the Jupiter Radio Theater through the years and genres of radio shows including a grizzled detective story, a family comedy, two wild ladies that struggle to me their way in a man's word, and a radio quiz show. However, see it through the eyes of the members of Jupiter Radio Theater Group including their "leader" Victor Chablis. Watch as they struggle with replacing a play with a rejected script minutes before they go on the air. See Victor struggle as he slowly moves from leading player to smaller parts as a man's world become less and less manly as the years go on.