The Complete Clyde -- All 12 Scripts (Download Instantly!)
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The Clyde Hendrickson Compendium contains all 12 plays by the forensics world's most famous playwright, Mr. Clyde Hendrickson. It includes the classic Everyone's Gonna Die, which has been reaching final rounds for 10 years straight, hilarious duos like A Girl's Guide to Science, great comedies like The Merchandise King, Squirrel and The Disappointing Son, and Clyde's newest play, the tragicomic Mother/Daughter Dialogues. Clyde's weird and wacky sense of humor creates some of the most memorable and interpretable characters you'll find for short performances. There's a piece in this collection perfect for every member of your team.
Everyone's Gonna Die In this frantic and hilarious show, a pair of best friends with multiple-personality disorder attempt to reenact the entire Trojan War. High energy laughs and ridiculous historical references are everywhere. An award-winning piece proven to succeed onstage and in final rounds. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F)
A Girl's Guide to Science Two girls - one a science geek, the other a popular kid - are forced to give a science safety demonstration together for the freshman class. Their antics devolve into a postmodern feminist throwdown, complete with acid fights, hallucinations, and fig newtons. When the flames die down, the two are left to uncover the mysteries of nerdiness and popularity. HI(F) Duo(2F)
The Merchandise King A parody of The Lion King that mocks Disney's ability to make everything a marketing gimmick. The star-studded supporting cast includes the Crocodile Hunter, William Shakespeare, and a disenchanted sea slug. Already shown to succeed as a theatrical show and a national tournament contender. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F) Duo(MF)
Calvin Coolidge vs. The Dinosaurs Dr. Simon Tonguewart is the 1920’s leading mad scientist, which doesn’t make it any less strange that President Coolidge calls upon him to combat the growing WMD threat posed by time-traveling dinosaurs. Fighting fierce rivals, sassy triceratops, and the general incompetence of all those around him, Dr. Tonguewart must untangle the strange webs of time and save his nation from prehistoric doom. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M)
The Disappointing Son The dysfunctional family to end all dysfunctional families: A Dad devoted to his own weird fantasies, a sadistic Mom, and a son stuck between them. Donkeys, Mexico, Strange Puddings one unfortunate vibrating doll... you know how it goes. Biting wit at every turn. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(MF)
Mother-Daughter Dialogues The best female-female duo script we've seen yet features a lifetime of a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship condensed into its most important moments, including: prom, college, the sex talk(s), marriage, pregnancy, divorce and disease. Filled with classic one-liners and touching, true-to-life moments, this play will be perfect for performers wanting to do an HI with a message or a DI with wit, or two girls looking for a truly entertaining Duo or Duet. HI(F) DI(F) Duo(2F)
The Altos What if Tony Soprano were only 5' 2", and he had the voice of midget on helium? Meet Tony Alto, who's in that very predicament. Watch as Tony avoids death at the hands of family and celebrities alike. Special guest appearances by Al Capone and lots of ducks. HI(M) Duo(2M)
Everything Falls Off A grizzled old man meets his young and chipper new roommate at the leper colony. The two deal with lost appendages, leper etiquette, shock treatment, and their strange, blossoming friendship. Wit and wackiness lie around every corner of this touching sequel to Everyone's Gonna Die. HI(M) Duo(2M)
13 Things You Don't Know About Swans Mike Shackleton is a copywriter for the Central Nebraskan School District. His life is split between regurgitating strange animal facts and battling with his cantankerous secretary, Mildread. But things take a turn for the weird when he gets a new intern, Flap Jackson, a mysterious rube peddling an insightful brand of idiocy. When Flap's son falls into the swan pit on a field trip to the local zoo, Shackleton must shake off the rust to become the public schooling hero he's always been. HI(M) HI(F)
Squirrel What makes a good documentary film about squirrels? According to the two jaded college-age filmmakers in this play, it takes several squirrel-crazed doctors, a Frenchman, a Brit, an elderly neighbor, Former President Gerald Ford, and the entire Mexican army. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F) Duo(MF)
Dr. Wilderness Dr. Wilderness is an internationally renowned explored and TV star - who has yet to go exploring or become a star. Instead, he films a YouTube series about animals with his hapless cameraman Trav, encountering animals in the most ludicrous ways possible. Included in the menagerie: snake, pig, bat, wild cat, weasel, and bear. Finally, when Dr. Wilderness makes his first bold journey into the wild, to find the ferocious beavers of Sweden, he must battle his own demons... which happen to be Swedish beavers. It's funny, it's weird, it's wild, it's classic Clyde Hendrickson, one of the most successful authors in the forensics world. HI(M) , Duo(2M)
Sister of Mercy A teenage girl accepts that her big brother died in the Iraq War; she's proud of him and his bravery. But when protesters show up at his funeral, claiming his death was God's wrath on a nation of sinners, she reacts with the vicious immediacy of a wronged teenage girl. Now, in her confession, she talks about why she took such drastic action, and why it seemed like the only brave thing to do. A stunning and original dramatic monologue for female performers. DI(F)
Everyone's Gonna Die In this frantic and hilarious show, a pair of best friends with multiple-personality disorder attempt to reenact the entire Trojan War. High energy laughs and ridiculous historical references are everywhere. An award-winning piece proven to succeed onstage and in final rounds. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F)
A Girl's Guide to Science Two girls - one a science geek, the other a popular kid - are forced to give a science safety demonstration together for the freshman class. Their antics devolve into a postmodern feminist throwdown, complete with acid fights, hallucinations, and fig newtons. When the flames die down, the two are left to uncover the mysteries of nerdiness and popularity. HI(F) Duo(2F)
The Merchandise King A parody of The Lion King that mocks Disney's ability to make everything a marketing gimmick. The star-studded supporting cast includes the Crocodile Hunter, William Shakespeare, and a disenchanted sea slug. Already shown to succeed as a theatrical show and a national tournament contender. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F) Duo(MF)
Calvin Coolidge vs. The Dinosaurs Dr. Simon Tonguewart is the 1920’s leading mad scientist, which doesn’t make it any less strange that President Coolidge calls upon him to combat the growing WMD threat posed by time-traveling dinosaurs. Fighting fierce rivals, sassy triceratops, and the general incompetence of all those around him, Dr. Tonguewart must untangle the strange webs of time and save his nation from prehistoric doom. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M)
The Disappointing Son The dysfunctional family to end all dysfunctional families: A Dad devoted to his own weird fantasies, a sadistic Mom, and a son stuck between them. Donkeys, Mexico, Strange Puddings one unfortunate vibrating doll... you know how it goes. Biting wit at every turn. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(MF)
Mother-Daughter Dialogues The best female-female duo script we've seen yet features a lifetime of a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship condensed into its most important moments, including: prom, college, the sex talk(s), marriage, pregnancy, divorce and disease. Filled with classic one-liners and touching, true-to-life moments, this play will be perfect for performers wanting to do an HI with a message or a DI with wit, or two girls looking for a truly entertaining Duo or Duet. HI(F) DI(F) Duo(2F)
The Altos What if Tony Soprano were only 5' 2", and he had the voice of midget on helium? Meet Tony Alto, who's in that very predicament. Watch as Tony avoids death at the hands of family and celebrities alike. Special guest appearances by Al Capone and lots of ducks. HI(M) Duo(2M)
Everything Falls Off A grizzled old man meets his young and chipper new roommate at the leper colony. The two deal with lost appendages, leper etiquette, shock treatment, and their strange, blossoming friendship. Wit and wackiness lie around every corner of this touching sequel to Everyone's Gonna Die. HI(M) Duo(2M)
13 Things You Don't Know About Swans Mike Shackleton is a copywriter for the Central Nebraskan School District. His life is split between regurgitating strange animal facts and battling with his cantankerous secretary, Mildread. But things take a turn for the weird when he gets a new intern, Flap Jackson, a mysterious rube peddling an insightful brand of idiocy. When Flap's son falls into the swan pit on a field trip to the local zoo, Shackleton must shake off the rust to become the public schooling hero he's always been. HI(M) HI(F)
Squirrel What makes a good documentary film about squirrels? According to the two jaded college-age filmmakers in this play, it takes several squirrel-crazed doctors, a Frenchman, a Brit, an elderly neighbor, Former President Gerald Ford, and the entire Mexican army. HI(M) HI(F) Duo(2M) Duo(2F) Duo(MF)
Dr. Wilderness Dr. Wilderness is an internationally renowned explored and TV star - who has yet to go exploring or become a star. Instead, he films a YouTube series about animals with his hapless cameraman Trav, encountering animals in the most ludicrous ways possible. Included in the menagerie: snake, pig, bat, wild cat, weasel, and bear. Finally, when Dr. Wilderness makes his first bold journey into the wild, to find the ferocious beavers of Sweden, he must battle his own demons... which happen to be Swedish beavers. It's funny, it's weird, it's wild, it's classic Clyde Hendrickson, one of the most successful authors in the forensics world. HI(M) , Duo(2M)
Sister of Mercy A teenage girl accepts that her big brother died in the Iraq War; she's proud of him and his bravery. But when protesters show up at his funeral, claiming his death was God's wrath on a nation of sinners, she reacts with the vicious immediacy of a wronged teenage girl. Now, in her confession, she talks about why she took such drastic action, and why it seemed like the only brave thing to do. A stunning and original dramatic monologue for female performers. DI(F)