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Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
3 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch.
Divine intervention and nostalgia combine to defend a hallowed urban baseball lot from becoming an apartment complex. Father Joseph, a staunch defender of the lot, confronts contractor Dennis in an effort to show him what the lot means to the neighborhood children. Will Father Joseph's stand be enough to keep this sacred space from being destroyed forever?
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Comedy/Drama
Various durations
Various cast requirements
$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 11 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Celebrating and exploring themes from America's favorite pastime, The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch is a collection of short comedies and dramas from the Mile Square Theatre's annual event. From a couple arguing over the use of steroids (Off Base by Theresa Rebeck) to a priest's fight to preserve the abandoned lot where the local children play ball (Asphalt Green by Rogelio Martinez), to a marriage dissolved over fantasy baseball (Fantasy League by Lee Blessing), this collection captures the love, frustration, and nostalgia surrounding this beloved sport.
To purchase this book of 11 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Asphalt Green by Rogelio Martinez
A Boy A Ball A Bat by Melanie Marnich
Chin Music by Richard Dresser
Fantasy League by Lee Blessing
A Little Chatter by Ellen Margolis
Off Base by Theresa Rebeck
Sandlot Ball by Michael John Garces
The Save by Dano Madden
September Call-Up by Steven Dietz
Some Kind of Catch by Karen Hartman
Striking Out the Babe by Charlie Peters
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Comedy
Short, 3-5 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
In this absurd, tongue-twisting battle of wills, an adjunct faculty member tries to turn in his student-written teacher evaluations far too early in the semester. Angering the paper pusher who has to deal with the instructor's eagerness, papers are ruffled and tempers flare in this comedic take on red tape and bureaucracy.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
4 males (4 actors possible: 0-1 females, 3-4 males)
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch.
When Dad and Son take Grandpa to a baseball game, Grandpa is shocked to see that the game he loved so much has been ruined by corporate involvement and the legalization of performance-enhancing drugs. From an outrageous score to a quadruple play, Grandpa realizes that his beloved pastime has become a work of science fiction and takes control of the story, inspiring his son and grandson to find what is truly great about the game of baseball.
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Comedy
Short, 5-7 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
A woman finds a chemistry student mysteriously attractive...but only when he's wearing goggles and a lab coat.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
1 female, 2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch.
Lefty is on the path to realize his dream of pitching in the major leagues while another pitcher named Lefty is seemingly on his way out. They both want to sweep away Carol, a waitress who is hoping that one of the men is her ticket out of town. Who will get the girl and a chance at baseball immortality?
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Drama
Full-length, 120-130 minutes
6 females, 15 males (15-30 actors possible: 5-10 females, 10-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Betrayal, obsession, and redemption provide the backdrop for this compelling adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel. While unjustly imprisoned, Edmond Dantes befriends a neighboring inmate who bequeaths him an enormous treasure. Dantes eventually escapes and returns to society disguised as the Count of Monte Cristo with plans to enact his revenge on those who betrayed him. But as Dantes becomes increasingly consumed with his quest for vengeance, he finds himself losing his humanity and any hope of reconciling with the love of his life.
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| "...an impeccably solid piece of theatrical work...the whole thing thrilling from swash to buckle..." |
| --Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal |
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The Devil and Tom Walker
by Rob Kendt and Anthony P. Pennino
conceived by Yvonne Conybeare
from the short story by Washington Irving |
 
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Folk Musical Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 80-95 minutes
2 females, 4 males, 1 either (5-14 actors possible: 2-5 females, 3-9 males)
$8.99 per book
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The Devil himself narrates this uniquely American Faust story, told with a rousing and beautiful folk-inspired score. Old Scratch is challenged when the miserly and slothful Tom Walker refuses to trade his soul for treasure. But after doing Tom the favor of getting rid of his pesky wife, the Devil is able to strike a deal, making Tom a wealthy lender to the foolish and seedy of the aristocracy. When one of his clients commits suicide, Tom realizes his own mortality and seeks absolution to avoid his fate, resulting in a darkly comical cautionary tale of the price of avarice.
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| "One of the finest new musical comedies of the season... It's so skillfully put together that it seems a natural for venues of every size, shape, and description." |
| --Martin Denton, nytheatre.com |
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Comedy
Short, 5-10 minutes
3 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
Watching their team lose once again, three college baseball players meditate on the nature of what it means to truly play baseball. As they try to convince one another that winning is not what baseball is all about, they ponder why they can't seem to win and whether their determination to keep playing has any greater existential meaning.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Comedy
Short, 5-7 minutes
2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
Is the man working in the basement of a corporation ready for an upgrade to the shinier life upstairs? A man from the world above comes down to find out.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Farce
Full-length, 100-110 minutes
5 females, 3 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent's doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancees, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.
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| "...a delightful comedy with a touch of silliness...a zany and funny story with plot twists galore." |
| --Patricia L. Garcia, Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Emma adapted by Jon Jory
from the novel by Jane Austen |
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
7 females, 6 males (10-13 actors possible: 5-7 females, 5-6 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
In this crisp, dynamic retelling of Austen's classic, matchmaker Emma Woodhouse has just moved on to her newest "project" -- a sweet, but modest girl named Harriet Smith. Having played matchmaker for her long-time nanny, vivacious Emma is determined to find Harriet an impressive suitor in spite of her lacking social standing. But as Emma becomes entangled in the romantic lives of her friends and acquaintances, she unwittingly falls in love with the least likely of bachelors in this lighthearted tale of gossip, matrimony, and misunderstanding.
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Farce
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
3 females, 4 males (7-9 actors possible: 3-5 females, exactly 4 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Two amorous male leads, costumes that completely inhibit movement, a writer who insists on communicating through speaker phone, and an actress with stage fright and severe bladder control problems doom the production of A Woman's Song. Actress Barbara Lewis is determined to make the show a success, but what she doesn't know is that this disastrous production was orchestrated by a vengeful person from her past. Will she and her fellow cast and crew members make it out of this train wreck unscathed?
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Comedy
Short, 10-15 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch.
A middle-aged fantasy baseball fanatic is bedridden after injuring his back and must now rely on his wife, who is tasked with updating him on the status of his team's players. He quickly discovers, however, that his wife is doing some "fantasizing" of her own in this hilarious two-hander.
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Comedy
Short, 5-10 minutes
1 female, 2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
A male student tries desperately to get a female professor to share her thoughts on his sketch comedy show. Unfortunately for the professor, his comedy might not be the only thing he's looking for positive feedback on...
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Drama
Short, 5-7 minutes
2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
Fast-talking Brian spins a ludicrous tale to his professor in an attempt to get an extension on an overdue paper. But the feeble excuses soon turn into an honest conversation as Brian turns to his gay professor for advice about Brian's unhappy, closeted relationship with another student.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 90-110 minutes
3 females, 2 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
From the creator of Over the Tavern comes this irreverent comedy that puts the "fun" in fundamentalism. Mary puts her future as a nun in serious jeopardy when she dares teach the children her personal, unorthodox views of God and his commandments. Her dream of Sisterhood is further threatened by her childhood sweetheart, who suddenly reappears in her life and declares his love. Will Mary give up her calling for the love of her man? Or will an eccentric priest help her battle her strict Mother Superior to become the world's next savior?
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| "A wealth of sharp, invigorating, and occasionally hilarious verbal sparring over existential issues that transcend Catholicism... Audiences who want a bracing combination of laughter and deep thoughts should check out this beaming comedy." |
| --Jimmy Fowler, Fort Worth Weekly |
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Hip Hop Anansi by Eisa Davis
in collaboration with the Company and Imagination Stage Artists |
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Comedy for young audiences
Short, 50-60 minutes
1 female, 1 male, 4 either (6 actors possible: 1-3 females, 1-3 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
The story of Anansi and his trickster family is put into a sleek, urban hip hop context in this modern adaptation of an Ashanti folktale. Anansi wants the Golden Fly Pie Award for Tricksterism and is not above outwitting his own children to win it. But his rhyming, break dancing, graffiti-ing children are ready to claim the prize in their own right. Who's fly? Who deserves the pie?
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| "...Conveys the excitement of a culture that has a given a proud voice to young people for several generations." |
| --Jayne Blanchard, The Washington Times |
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Melodrama satire
Short, 35-45 minutes
7 females, 2 males
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
The arrival of a mysterious woman with a dark past sends a jolt through a sleepy western town in this riotous comedy. Victoria will go to extreme lengths to get her hands on the inheritance of Cash, the county's richest and goofiest bachelor, including using his deadly peanut allergy against him. It's up to Cash's childhood sweetheart and Victoria's daughter to rescue him. Will they succeed before it's too late?
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Comedy
Short, 5-10 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.
The morning after his girlfriend shows him some new tricks in the bedroom, a man concludes that the only thing that could explain her behavior is that she is cheating on him. Passion and hilarity ensue in this sweet and sexy romantic comedy.
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Small Packages: Collected Short Plays.)
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