Big Trouble is composed of six 10-minute plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville and Walden Theatre by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith with a preface by Jon Jory who wrote: "These small works...are perfect instruments for the training of young actors, demanding all the preparation of a major role but allowing a complete experience in a short rehearsal span."

Blind Alleys (2m, 2w) A blind businessman leads his blind employees through an average work day that is not average. For this group, being blind seems to be more of an asset than a liability. Some More Than Others (1m, 4w) Can there be surprises in the ballot-counting room for three girls who must make sure the right person gets elected student body president? A focus on honesty vs. doing the politically correct thing. Clean (2m, 1w) While driving on a foggy night, two brothers hit something—or was it someone? Should they notify the police or hide? The Shack Attack (2m, 4w) Protest and human rights on one side, resentment and prejudice on the other. The Pick-Up (2m, 2w, extras if desired) A light look at interplay between men and women in a singles bar. E=mc2 (3m, 3w) Ever wonder what really goes on in an office full of high-pressure telecommunications salespeople?

The six plays may be performed singly or in any combination you prefer. For adult and young adult actors and audiences.

Also by Dixon: Tales from the Arabian Nights

Other collections of skits and playlets: Auntiques Won't Go Away, Christmas Plays for Young Audiences, An Evening with Eve, Fables, Happily Ever After, High Noon in the Styrofoam, The Jack Tales, Kissing Bandit Plus Four, Once Upon a Texas, One-Act Plays for Children, Professor Zuccini's Traveling Tales, Six Christian One-Act Plays, Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Two by Terry Plus One