D. Richard Tucker, Seattle-Based Playwright, Original Plays and Scripts

A Very Lovely Dress



  • Sarah is getting a dress fitted for what will be the most important day of her life.  Why is the tailor so concerned about her choice?
  • 1 F (18 - 25), 1 M (35 or older)
  • This is my most popular short play, receiving fourteen productions the year it was first released.



A VERY LOVELY DRESS web (pdf)

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  Los Libros Malos (The Bad Books) 


  • Undocumented workers in the library
  • 1F, 1M, 1 M/F


Los Libros Malos web (pdf)

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  Thanks for the Ride 


  • Break ups are always tough, but it helps to have a little help from your friends (and the Beatles).
  • 1F (18 -22), 1M (18-24)

THANKS FOR THE RIDE web (pdf)

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 Downhill Ride 


  • There's nothing scarier than your 40th birthday.
  • 1F ( 22 - 55), 2M (40 ish


DOWNHILL RIDE web (pdf)

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 Brainstorm 


  • You're an intern at an advertising agency.  Why do you feel like the smartest one in the room?
  • 2F, 3M


BRAINSTORM web (pdf)

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 Ornament Talk 


  • What do the Christmas ornaments talk about when it's time to decorate the tree?
  • 1F, 1M, 5 F/M

Ornament Talk web (pdf)

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Discord

  • The choir director demands discipline, but it looks like she's met her match.
  • 5F, 2M


Discord web (pdf)

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Cafe Stengel


  • The restaurant is run like a baseball team.  
  • 4F, 4M


Café Stengel web (pdf)

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 Oklahoma in Ten Minutes! 


  • What happens when you remove all the music from a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic?  Well, there's only about ten minutes worth of story left.
  • Lots of actors, or just a few.  This was once done by two males playing all the parts.

10 minute OK web (pdf)

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