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List
of Rabble-A Skits and Songs
1.
"Misnomer"—Campus officials attempt to deal with
part-timers searching for a permanent name. (Cast: 2 characters)
2. "Techno Mary"—Four short interlude scenes
in which Techno Mary attempts to gather components for a computer
to use on campus. These scenes work well between other skits. (Cast:
1 character)
3. "The Auction"—An auction takes place in which
teaching jobs are auctioned off at the last minute. (Cast: 3 main
characters; crowd)
4. "A Monologue"—A bewildered and somewhat paranoid
part-timer tries to understand her place in the college work environment.
(1 character)
5. "Tiny Office"—The filling up, with teachers
and students, of a shared faculty office to capacity. (Cast: 2 main
characters; crowd, several with one line, to fill up space)
6. "The Application Process"—A job fair in which
teaching jobs go to applicants with the best bottom line. Similar
to "The Auction." (Cast: 3 main characters; an off-stage
voice; a crowd)
7. "I’ve Taught Everywhere"—A parody of
a country song. (This song requires two cast members: a singer and
a musician on guitar (or piano)
8. "Stable Genes," A commercial sells bottled genes
for part-timers who might be suffering from a deficiency based on
temporary genes. (Cast:1 character and an off-stage voice or recording)
9. "Full Office"—A professor attempts to navigate
a distressed student through a campus shared office filled to capacity.
(Cast: 2 main characters; 6 characters with few lines; crowd to
fill office)
10. "Common Ground"—Three short interludes, as
in two above, in which a full-timer and part-timer take walks in
hopes of coming to terms with each other. (Cast: 2 characters)
11. "The President Makes a Commercial"—The president
of a college attempts to make a commercial only to be disrupted
by rowdy part-timers trying to get in the picture to tell their
story. (Cast: 5 cast members; others helpful as sign holders)
12. "The News"—A newscaster interview a president
of a college about a picket line of part-timers; the newscaster
interviews a part-timer about finally acquiring a permanent name.
(Cast: 3 main characters)
13. "Full-time Psychic"—a commercial for a psychic
to help freeway flyers keep track of their many classes. (An off-stage
voice or recording)
14. "Get Compensated"—A quiz show in which faculty
and administrators battle over funding for salary increases allocated
by the Governor. (Cast: 5 characters)
15. "The Trainee"—The newest member on the negotiation
team for the administration learn tips on how to negotiate with
faculty.
16. "Twelve Days of Bargaining"—A parody on the
Traditional Christmas Song "Twelve Days of Christmas"
in which faculty outline the most recent and only offers the administration
has presented. (Cast: 2-4 dancers to perform the routine; a singer
and musician; at least 6 sign holders; 2 administrators (can double
as sign holders). You can skip the skit and perform the song and
routine)
17. "The Awards"—An awards ceremony in which
awards are granted to the best part-time faculty member, the best
full-time faculty member, the best president of a college and the
best chancellor. (Cast: 6 characters: a crowd)
18. "The Contract"—A faculty members attempts
but fails to physically grab a contract. (Cast: 2 characters)
Most
of these skits are no more than 3 pages in length. Choose the one(s)
that are of interest and we’ll download them ASAP. Some of
them require several cast members. In one Oregon production, students,
faculty, and the theater department worked alongside one another.
But you can creatively improvise with some of these to keep the
cast size down. Order your script, free of charge, directly from:
Rabblea@aol.com
If you would like help in staging any of these skits, please contact
us. You must be a faculty organization, group or union with the
intention of performing the skits during CEW. Separate permission
must be obtained for any further use or other use, including for
any broadcasting purposes.
In Solidarity
The Rabble-A Players
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