Plays By Ward Norcutt
From intimate dramas to large-cast, one -act comedies.
LiveWorks presents plays by Canadian Playwright
Ward Norcutt
Featured Plays
A Baker’s Dozen
A two-act psychological drama about survival, family trauma, inherited violence, and the possibility of breaking the cycle. Jason remains seated in a single chair throughout the entire play as the voices of his past surround him.
Once upon a While
A one-act upside-down fairy tale comedy
Twice Upon A While
This one-act play is the first ‘sequel’ of Once Upon a While.
A Staged Reading
The play to be read is Macabre Park – a new murder mystery by first time playwright, Trenton Ellis.
Seriously? Coffee
A one-act comedy brewed to perfection
The one-act Plays for Large Casts and Ensembles
After teaching Theatre Arts for so many years, I had run out of entertaining and challenging one-act plays to offer my high school students. We always had to recycle. Even with this, so many of these plays did not provide opportunities for all to have a larger role.
Ward Norcutt
I created these plays to fix this inequity – for students especially – that each might garner some spotlight and enjoy the fruits of all their hard work and dedication. I also had, in every class, at every grade level, wonderfully talented singers. I built Once and Twice Upon a While particularly so they might be able to showcase their skills in a fun and entertaining production that was very simple and inexpensive to stage.