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Perfect In-Laws

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Translation by the author

After inviting the fiancé’s parents over to get acquainted and plan the wedding, they soon realize that the parents of the perfect son-in-law don’t always make for perfect in-laws…


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The Ways of Chance

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Translation by the author

3 characters : 1 man and 2 women

At Chance’s Café, Thelma and Louise—stranded due to car trouble—encounter Richard and the ghost of Virginia. An odd place for an even odder meeting, feeling like both a reunion and a showdown. After all, chance doesn’t always work in our favour…


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Dramedies

A sketch comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

English translation by the author

12 different characters (males or females)

If the world’s a stage, the play is often little more than a flop. Its author remains unknown, and the supporting roles are the quickest to be forgotten. Between absurdity and farce, the tragicomedy of life unfolds. What matters is not missing your exit… 


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Killer sketches

A sketch comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

English translation by the author

24 different characters (males or females)

Hitman is a little-known profession, but one of public utility, and very much a career for the future, especially in times of crisis. At a café table, characters from this noble trade cross paths with clients whose motives are as varied as they are surprising. And you? If you could eliminate just one person on this earth with impunity, would you do it? And who would you choose ?


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How to get rid of your best friends

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Translation by the author

Sometimes, it’s easier to make friends than to get rid of them. Vincent and Julia have always gone on holiday with Patrick and Christine. But now they aspire to mix with a more exclusive crowd, one that can help boost their new professional ambitions. In search of an excuse to ditch these friends who have become a burden, they find themselves caught in their own web of lies. It’s not so easy to get rid of your best friends…


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Déjà vu (english)

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Translation by the author

In a future where assisted suicide has been replaced by voluntary recycling, a man and a woman, who met just before their reconditioning, reappear in the very ordinary home of the outdated couple they are meant to replace. Is there anything left of love when everything has been forgotten? 


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Reality Show

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

English translation by the author

8 to 14 actors or actresses
14 characters. One actor (or actress) can play multiple roles.
Most of these roles can be played by either men or women.

The host of an obscure cable TV channel is tasked with promoting a politician.
But the interview won’t go as planned…


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The House of our Dreams

A comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Translation by the author

A couple has just bought the house of their dreams at a surprisingly low price. What could have happened in this house that caused it to remain unsold for so long? The previous owners died there under circumstances as dramatic as they were mysterious… A philosophical countdown about the tragicomic fate of humanity in general, and of the couple in particular.


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For real and for fun

A sketch comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

English translation by the author

Many different characters (males or females)

While it can sometimes be hard to tell the real from the fake, there’s a certain mischievous pleasure in blending them together. For fun.


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Stage Briefs

A sketch comedy by Jean-Pierre Martinez

English translation by the author

Many different characters (males or females)

A theatre can also be the setting for funny stories where the theme… is the theatre itself. 28 very short scenes, each no longer than a page.


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