Triple Play
1990s-present · International
Also known as The Triple Play
Three unrelated short plays woven together — three suggestions, three casts (or rotating), three arcs braided into one 30-45 minute show.
Known for
- Structure: 3 × 3 scenes from three separate audience suggestions, rotated without transitional handles.
- Canonical debate: some argue Triple Play is not true long-form because the storylines don't connect — included here as a narrative-adjacent form.
- Effective teaching form for character commitment — since storylines don't cross, each scene has to carry weight independently.
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Notes
STRADDLES: debated long-form vs. short-form revue structure. Some sources list it under “3 separate short scenes played serially.” Merge-time: keep under narrative with a note flagging the ambiguity.