- Sun Up - 03/1938)
- Written by Lula Vollmer. Performed at the Biltmore Theatre, Los Angeles, California.
- It is 1917 in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. Although World War I had been raging for years at this point, the denizens of this remote area have gone about their business unaware of the fighting in Europe and actually believe that France might be 40 miles away from Asheville. This all changes when Rufé, the son of Liza Cagel, registers and is drafted. Liza was widowed after federal agents shot her husband because of his moonshine trade, and is vehemently opposed to Rufe’s going to fight for "The Law", questioning what the government has ever done for her family, except cause its death. Lucille Laverne, Edward Poulton, Florida [Edwards] Stephens, Sam "Buddy" Edwards, Franklyn Farnum, Lloyd Whitlock, Daniel Meyers.
- Young April - 3/1940)
- Written by Aurania Rouverol and William Spence Rouverol. Performed at the Bliss-Hayden Miniature Theatre, Beverly Hills, California.
- In this sequel to the couple's play Growing Pains, this chronicle of the McIntyre family folows an episode of the adolesence of their daughter and two young sons, and the reactions and interactions of the parents with their children. Nellie THompson, Harry Hayden, Sam Edwards, Elaine Miller, Maren Mayo, Jackqueline Warrington, Don Baccus, Jack Edwards. The Bliss-Hayden Theater is part of the Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School, which suggests that Sam and his brother Jack were trying to hone their acting skills there during this time.
- Hey Rookie (later the Yardbird Revue)- 08/1942 - 08/1945)
- Written by Sterling Holloway and James C. Lewis, Jr. Performed initially at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California; followed by Municipal Theater, Long Beach, California; The Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California; and finally throughout the European and Burmese war theaters for the troops from 1943-1945.
- Song Revue of Army Life. Cast changed frequently over the run. Some include Sterling Holloway. Sam Edwards (who was later the lead), Domino Leo, Erwin Grandy, Glen Turnbull, Richard Wynn, Duney Truazs, Paul "Mousie" Garner.
- She Loves Me Not - 06-07/1949)
- Written by Howard Lindsay. Performed at The Holiday Stage, Tustin, California.
- Escaping from the police after witnessing a gangland murder, the nightclub dancer Curley Flagg (Polly Waters) seeks refuge with four seniors at Princeton University. The original 1934 production included actor Burgess Meredith. This was the first known time that Sam worked with the future Beverly (Campbell) Garland, whom he would later date and be engaged to. Guest Director Sterling Holloway. June Shafer, Very Marshe, Oliver Cliff, Georgia Phillips, Connie Wells, Sam Edwards, Richard Lawrence, James Connell, Beverly Campbell, Glen Wells, William Pullen.
- Believe You Me - 9/22-23 in late 1950s to early 1960s?)
- Written by Marcel Klauber and Charles Williams. Performed at Masquers' Theatre above the Variety Arts Center, Hollywood, California.
- Plot and production dates remain unknown. Harry Antrim, Sam Edwards, Paul Maxey, Charles Cant, Percy Helton, Norman Graham, Dorothy Minick, Ken Hop, Robert Paquin, Joe Devlin, Elizabeth Kerr, Irving Mitchell.
- My Kingdom for a Horse - late 1950s to early 1960s?)
- Written by Edward Clark and Janet Clark. Performed at Masquers' Preview Theatre above the Variety Arts Center, Hollywood, California.
- Plot and production dates remain unknown. Edward Clark, Butch Jones, Robert Crawford Janet Clark, Dorothy Crehan, Jeanine Roose, Sam Edwards, Harry Antrim, Richard Reeves, Hal K. Dawson.
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 08/20-09/5/1965)
- Written by Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Performed at Fresno Music Circus at Lakeside, Fresno, California.
- A bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The story includes many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. Sterling Holloway, Gil Lamb, Danny Dee, Terence Monk, Mark Dempsey, Sherri Spillane, Robert Ridgeley, Sam Edwards.
- The Happy Haven - 06/1968?)
- Written by John Arden. Premiere American production performed at The New Theatre, Hollywood, California.
- At the Happy Haven care home, Dr Copperthwaite is working on a medical miracle: the cure for old age. But between placating the ever-complaining Mr Crape, overseeing the romantic advances of Mr Golightly to the ancient Mrs Phineus, keeping the charity cash box away from the light-fingered Mrs Letouzel and trying to find Mr Hardrader's illicitly kept dog, Dr Copperthwaite's efforts to concoct his youth elixir are constantly interrupted. A farcical depiction of institutional life. Alan Dexter, Helene Heigh, Hop Summers, Antony Stanford, Nelson Olmstead, Sam Edwards, Bill Johnson, Roger Montgomery.
- Thunder Rock - 03/1968)
- Written by Robert Ardrey. Performed at The Show Place, Studio City, California.
- A jaded reporter, cynical in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, has retreated to keep a lonely lighthouse on Lake Michigan, where he keeps himself company by conjuring phantoms of the immigrant passengers who went down on a ship on the lake in 1849. Tony Russel, Jerry Taft, George Milah, William Edmonson, Davie C. Reed, Patricia Kane, Sam Edwards, Geraldine Mathues, Marie Lillo.
- Volpone - 11/4-20/1971)
- Written by Ben Johnson, Adapted by Stefan Zewig and Ruth Langner. Performed at The Inglewood Playhouse, Inglewood, California.
- During the Renaissance, armed with natural cunning and his wily sidekick Mosca, Volpone tricks and swindles his way through the greedy and corrupt citizens of Venice. From flogging snake oil to feigning his own demise, no scheme is too despicable or too base in Volpone's pursuit of riches and excess. It is a savage and dark satire of greed and lust and amongst the finest of Jacobean comedies. Thomas A. Reardon, Wally Taylor, John William Evans, William Keene, Leslie Wood, Sam Edwards, Martha Evans, Marion Wright, Richard Kaye, Donald Miller.
- End of Summer - 1972?)
- Written by Samuel N. Behrman. Performed at The Show Place. Studio City, California.
- Leonia Frothingham goes through a succession of suitors after having been divorced by her husband, and ends with her agreeing at the end of summer to support a radical magazine whose purpose is to overthrow the upper-class, of which she is a part. Sam Edwards. Remaining cast unknown.
- Dream World - 1973)
- Performed at The Show Place in Studio City, California.
- Anne Bellamy, Sam Edwards. No further information available.
- Send Me No Flowers - 03-04/1974)
- Written by Norman Barasoh and Carroll Moore. Performed at The Show Place, Studio City, California.
- A hypochondriac mistakenly comes to believe that he is terminally ill and tries to find a new husband for his wife. Jennie Blackton, Rick Scarry, Ballas Clarke, Ray Young, Sam Edwards, David C. Reed, George Anderson, Adrenne Hampton.
- Morning's at Seven - 03/21-4/6/1975)
- Written by Paul Osborn. Performed at The Show Place, Studio City, California.
- Four aging sisters living in a small Midwestern town in 1928 deal with ramifications within the family when two of them begin to question their lives and decide to make some changes before it's too late. THe action takes place in two adjoining backyards in a small Midwestern town. Bill Erwin, Ann Morrison, Dulcie Jordan, Jean Owens, Jim Boles, Sam Edwards, Marilyn Alex, Florence White, William Edmonson.
- The White House - 12/2-12/1976)
- Written by A.E. Hotchner. Music and Lyrics by Sara Lariviere. Performed at The Show Place, Studio City, California.
- In, out and around the White House before, during and after the occupancy of the men and the women who lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The events depicted… relevant and irrelevant, reverent and irreverent… are based upon letters, diaries, and documents written by the Presidents and their Ladies, or about them by their contemporaries. Sara Lariviere, Carole Wyand, Ryma Kutner, Sam Edwards, Richard Wieland, George Anderson, Pete Renaday, Ben Hartigan. All the males play a smattering of Presidents, with Sam portraying John Adams and Chester A. Arthur.
- Don't Drink the Water - 10/1981)
- Written by Woody Allen. Performed at the Abbey Theater, Durango, Colorado.
- The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of spying. Chased by Vulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in the American Embassy under the protection of the absent ambassador's hapless son. Sam Edwards, Amy Shoberg, Mona Wood-Patterson, Bob Wilson, Tim Englert, David Shrum, Phil Walls, Jim Miller.
- Arsenic and Old Lace - 2/18-3/5/1983)
- Written by Joseph Kesselring. Performed at the Abbey Theater, Durango, Colorado.
- The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgaria. The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of spying. Chased by Vulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in the American Embassy under the protection of the absent ambassador's hapless son. Sam Edwards, Tim Englert, Patricia Rowe, Chuck Williams, Richard Braden, Thomas J. Mathews, Denny Medill, Jimmy Barnes.
- Guys and Dolls - 05/3-18/1985)
- Written by Damon Runyan, Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Barrows. Performed at the Henry Strater Theater, Durango, Colorado.
- Nathan Detroit bets high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson that Sky cannot persuade Save-A-Soul Missionary Sister Sarah Brown to accompany him on a trip to Cuba. While Masterson works his charms on a wary Sarah, Nathan is doing his best to stay outside the matrimonial clutches of his long-suffering fiancée, Miss Adelaide. Richard Strunk (only 24, played Sky Masterson), Denny Medill, Charles Archibald, Harry McKinley Sam Edwards (playing Nicely Nicely, his favorite stage role of his career).
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