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Here are a few of the one-act plays I have written.
Edge
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
Mark and Tom live alone on a remote farm on the windswept plains of North Dakota. Then one day a rapacious traveling saleswoman drives up the gravel road in a pink Continental.
Truman
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
Truman follows the exploits of two dog park denizens as they try to come to terms with their true natures. Sure, fetch can be fun and nothing beats having your food served to you on a tray. But what wild new world awaits on the other side of the dog run fence?
Consequences and Their Side Effects
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
Could a relationship that begins in the shower room of an ivy-league gym have any chance of succeeding?
Mia
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
Mia, a recent transplant to Manhattan is having problems with her puppy. Or is it the other way around?
The Phantom of Horseleech Pond
A Short Play
By Jim Dalglish
The Phantom of Horseleech Pond tells the haunting story of a Boston architect and the mysterious young man he and his five-year-old son meet during the summer they spend on a lonely pond deep in the woods of Cape Cod.
“Everything you thought you had… Your friends, your family, your home, your job prospects, your marriage… your life? Nothing survives something like this.” - Elliot
A Little Off the Top and Sides
A One-Act Play
By Jim Dalglish
When an eight-year-old brat, a middle-aged man, and a retired professor visit an old-fashioned barber shop in Harvard Square, they get more than just haircuts.
Love and Death and Isabella Stewart Gardner
A Romantic Comedy in One-Act
By Jim Dalglish
Three former college roommates are re-united in this romantic comedy about a museum tour gone terribly and hilariously astray.