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Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 75 - 80 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (124)
(12)

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more

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The Bookstore by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-28 actors possible: 3-16 W, 3-17 M)
Productions (29)
(30)

The future of a whimsical, almost magical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel. Rachel has a job... Read more

The future of a whimsical, almost magical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel. Rachel has a job... Read more

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Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) by Greg Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 2 - 65 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (741)
(39)

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

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Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7-50 actors possible: 3-48 W, 2-47 M)
Productions (299)
(78)

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

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Community Garden by Justin Borak

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 80 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 7 Any (8-18 actors possible: 3-12 W, 3-13 M)
Productions (10)
(20)

Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not... Read more

Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not... Read more

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Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe by Eric Coble

  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-9 actors possible: 0-9 W, 0-9 M)
Productions (307)
(45)

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself -- and us -- that he's not mad. The... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe stands alone in the flickering darkness of his mind, trying desperately to convince himself -- and us -- that he's not mad. The... Read more

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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-43 actors possible: 1-41 W, 1-42 M)
Productions (1737)
(113)

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt... Read more

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt... Read more

Alice in Slasherland by Qui Nguyen

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-10 actors possible: 3-5 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (18)
(15)

When young Lewis Diaz accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth.... Read more

When young Lewis Diaz accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth.... Read more

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Mircalla by Mora V. Harris

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 65 - 75 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M,  (5-8 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (6)
(10)

Forced to live a life of solitude, drinking tea and drying out bat specimens in Upper Styria, nineteen-year-old Laura is thrilled when a... Read more

Forced to live a life of solitude, drinking tea and drying out bat specimens in Upper Styria, nineteen-year-old Laura is thrilled when a... Read more

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I Hate Shakespeare! by Steph DeFerie

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-43 actors possible: 0-43 W, 0-43 M)
Productions (771)
(68)

We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies,... Read more

We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies,... Read more

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Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 65 - 75 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7-30 actors possible: 3-30 W, 2-30 M)
Productions (514)
(102)

In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy... Read more

In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy... Read more

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Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (2-30 actors possible: 1-10 W, 1-20 M)
Productions (465)
(60)

Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's... Read more

Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's... Read more

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Drinking Habits by Tom Smith

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 
Productions (496)
(30)

Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing... Read more

Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing... Read more

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The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script by Howard E. Koch

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 65 minutes
  • 5 M, 6 Any (4-22 actors possible: 0-9 W, 4-22 M)
Productions (460)
(23)

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

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Exit Strategy by Ike Holter

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 
Productions (26)
(4)

The teachers of Tumbldn High School don't live in an inspirational teacher movie. They bring mousetraps from home, they make the toilet paper... Read more

The teachers of Tumbldn High School don't live in an inspirational teacher movie. They bring mousetraps from home, they make the toilet paper... Read more

Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (64)
(6)

Barb finds out that Buddhist monks in Thailand only own eight things -- and wonders if that is all she wants. She starts giving away her things... Read more

Barb finds out that Buddhist monks in Thailand only own eight things -- and wonders if that is all she wants. She starts giving away her things... Read more

Available as eScript

Women by Chiara Atik

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (8-11 actors possible: exactly 5 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (38)
(11)

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation. But being a "little woman" in 1800s New... Read more

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, a voice of a generation. But being a "little woman" in 1800s New... Read more

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This Is Modern Art by Kevin Coval

  • Drama
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  • 85 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 
Productions (14)
(5)

Graffiti crews are willing to risk anything for their art. Though people call them vandals, criminals, and even creative terrorists, they're... Read more

Graffiti crews are willing to risk anything for their art. Though people call them vandals, criminals, and even creative terrorists, they're... Read more

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In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Stories by Eric Coble

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 8 Any (5-25 actors possible: 0-25 W, 0-25 M)
Productions (138)
(18)

Obosan, a traditional Japanese priest, steps forward from the darkness. He explains that where we now see a grove of trees, bushes, and grassy... Read more

Obosan, a traditional Japanese priest, steps forward from the darkness. He explains that where we now see a grove of trees, bushes, and grassy... Read more

Kid-Simple: a radio play in the flesh by Jordan Harrison

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 1 Any (6-11 actors possible: 3-5 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (65)
(0)

Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can't be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary... Read more

Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can't be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary... Read more