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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
13 females, 8 males, 27 either
(12-60 actors possible: 0-60 females, 0-60 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
In the fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders. These are their stories.
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Comedy
Short, 45-55 minutes
3 females, 4 males, 17 either
(12-24 actors possible: 3-22 females, 2-21 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Goldilocks is on trial for breaking and entering. Will she be found guilty and sent to prison, or will the truth come out? It's up to Judge Wallabee and some very silly jurors to decide, after hearing testimony from Goldee, the bickering Three Bears, and surprise witness Merwin the Big Bad Wolf, among others...
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Comedy
Short, 25-30 minutes
3 females, 6 males, 3 either
(10-12 actors possible: 3-8 females, 4-9 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Jack and Jill meet for the first time after that fateful day on the hill...in a courtroom. Jack -- the scar on his crown forever serving as a reminder of his tumble -- must defend himself against Jill's accusations of malicious hill-pushing.
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 90-120 minutes
2 females, 2 males, 65 either
(15-69 actors possible: 2-67 females, 2-67 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
NOTE: Book contains three short plays
Each act of this full-length play explores different aspects of school testing: High Stakes, a comedy about a student surrounded by inexplicable chaos during a major exam; Honor Bright, a drama dealing with the complexities of cheating; and Wendy's Tale, a comedy about a brilliant student who doesn't test well, and lets her imagination run wild instead.
(High Stakes, Honor Bright, and Wendy's Tale can also be purchased and performed separately.)
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Comedy
Short, 30-45 minutes
4 females, 4 males, 5 either
(6-13 actors possible: 2-11 females, 2-11 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Scribe is an angst-filled writer experiencing some serious word-related anxiety as he attempts to create a play. In his search to find the words that fit, he becomes the main character in his own play where plot means less than the words that tangle around him. A Play With Words is a high-energy one-act filled with puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, rhymes, oxymorons, literal metaphors, and mixed proverbs, all culminating in an outrageous "Who's on First?"-style courtroom scene.
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Drama
Short, 20-25 minutes
1 female, 1 male
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
A defense lawyer cross-examines a woman during her testimony in a sexual assault case -- and in doing so, horribly distorts her perfectly innocent walk in the park.
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| "A feminist classic." |
| --The List (Edinburgh) |
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Comedy
Full-length, 65-80 minutes
14 females, 16 males, 20 either (16-56 actors possible: 8-28 females, 8-28 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Robin Hood: lusty hero, hopeless lover, or evil criminal? Upon his return from the Crusades, King Richard is forced to try and figure out what happened in his kingdom during his absence. Is the outlaw Robin Hood a hero, a lovelorn sap, or just plain mean? Told from the perspectives of Robin himself, Maid Marian, and Prince John, this hilarious tale combines three different stories into one -- and with three different endings, leaves it up to the audience to decide which one is true.
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Comedy
Short, 25-35 minutes
5 females, 5 males, 2 either
(12 actors possible: 0-12 females, 0-12 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When a man is accused of abducting half a dozen cats, it's a simple open-and-shut case, even for a jury that is filled with odd balls like a dim-witted PR guy, a bickering couple, and a man obsessed with French fries. After all, every scrap of evidence indicts the accused. And yet, Juror #8, a wannabe lawyer, believes that the "Cat Burglar" is innocent. Will he be able to sway the other jury members? Or will they side with Juror #3, the only sane man in the room? A hilarious parody of 12 Angry Men.
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| "The ideal script [...] for a student production -- entertaining, ludicrous and not too taxing. A light and enjoyable theatrical treat." |
| --May Anderson, edfringereview.com |
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Christmas Comedy
Short, 35-40 minutes
5 females, 3 males, 15 either
(13-23 actors possible: 5-20 females, 3-18 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
The trial of the century: Santa Claus (aka Kris Kringle) v. Emily Worthington (aka bratty nine-year-old girl). In the TV courtroom of Judge Trudy, Santa is charged with delivering the wrong present on Christmas Day. Will Santa be convicted of this heinous crime? Or will Santa's Elven lawyer prove beyond a doubt that Emily was naughty, not nice?
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Comedy
Short, 30-40 minutes
25 either (15-25 actors possible: 0-25 females, 0-25 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Top student Mindy desperately wants to do well on a major exam, but her classmates are erupting into total chaos around her. The teacher, Mrs. Mock, doesn't believe her and insists that the classroom is absolutely quiet and orderly. Is Mindy losing her mind? Or is she being secretly subjected to another, top-secret kind of test?
(This play can also be performed as part of the full-length collection Testing, Testing.)
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Drama
Short, 35-55 minutes
4 females, 6 males, 8 either
(12-25 actors possible: 2-17 females, 2-17 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Alex Hansen awakes to find himself on trial for his life. His legal representation is terrible; he's already been deemed guilty; the courtroom proceedings are chaotic to the point of dark comedy. All seems lost, except when Alex gets the momentary sense that someone, somewhere, is advocating for him. In the play's surprising climax, Alex experiences a profound and moving redemption.
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 75-105 minutes
6 females, 8 males, 6 either (14-40 actors possible: 6-20 females, 8-20 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
One of the most beloved characters of American fiction, Tom Sawyer is a force of nature -- whether he's sneaking out of his Aunt Polly's house at night to visit the graveyard, or duping his playmates into white-washing a fence, or stealing a kiss from the ravishing Becky Thatcher, or taking a stand against the murderous Injun Joe. Tom's small-town adventures on the banks of the Mississippi are the magical essence of childhood, a joyous leap into the great river of time and memory.
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Comedy
Full-length, 110-120 minutes
3 females, 4 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Illinois schoolteacher Harmony Green has told her fourth grade class that Menard County's most beloved homegrown hero, Abraham Lincoln, was gay. When Honest Abe is "outed" in a reimagined Christmas pageant, controversy and chaos engulf the town. As the trial of the century begins, big-city reporters and Congressional candidates descend, and family skeletons are forced out of the closet. Top hats and beards abound in this hilarious, poignant, and timely look at prejudice past and present.
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| "An...ambitious mashup of burlesque anarchy, elaborate narrative intrigue, serious sociopolitical themes, and campy dance interludes. [...] It shouldn't hold together. Yet somehow this frequently ingenious, hilarious contraption does." |
| --Variety |
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Comedy
Short, 15-20 minutes
17 either (8-17 actors possible: 0-17 females, 0-17 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Today you will be one of many star witnesses in the most controversial trial the world has ever seen: America sues the entire concept of unsolicited junk email. Tension mounts as we hear testimonies from a Nigerian prince, a debt reducer, and a purveyor of life-changing, body-enhancing pills. The fate of America's inboxes lies in the hands of a single jury...
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Comedy
Full-length, 100-120 minutes
3 females, 5 males (8-18 actors possible: 3-6 females, 5-12 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Wintersville High School, 1976. Richard Miller is the hip new Social Studies instructor at his crumbling old alma matter, and decides to teach his students about the U.S. criminal justice system by staging a "drug game," where the students play pushers, buyers, narcs, cops, and lawyers, using Good & Plenty candies as the contraband of choice. Bad idea -- after a hilarious unraveling of authority, with switcheroos and betrayals galore, most of the school has landed in actual jail. A brilliant twist on high school madness, and a compelling meditation on democracy, as well.
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| "Just as our national horror begins to devolve into jingoism and empty-headed flag-waving, along comes Good 'N' Plenty, a play that not only examines our system of government, but provides us the opportunity to exercise the most precious freedom democracy allows: The ability to laugh at it." |
| --Dominic P. Papatola, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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Bill of (W)Rights
by Janet Allard, Rebecca Gilman, Jeffrey Hatcher, Syl Jones, et al. |
 
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 80-90 minutes
10 females, 13 males (10-24 actors possible)
$75.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
Bill of (W)Rights is a political funhouse growing from a moment in history when self-censorship abounds and the populace is increasingly governed by fear. Nine playwrights offer ten plays, each based on one of the U.S. Constitution's first ten amendments. These pieces focus less on government interference and more on the interpersonal, from a father and daughter facing a criminal trial to the silence of an unfaithful husband "pleading the fifth" to his family -- not to mention a company of actors yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. The creation of the script, encompassing a diversity of voices and opinions, was itself an act of democracy, demonstrating that theatre can be a voice of revelation and revolution.
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| "Mixed Blood's prescient, potent blend of zeitgeist and bold vision makes Bill of (W)Rights feel like the CNN of theater... The theatrical meditation on the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution is extraordinary in almost every respect." |
| --Dominic Papatola, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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Drama
Full-length, 95-100 minutes
5 females, 3 males (8-24 actors possible: 5-14 females, 3-10 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Seven white men have been found dead along I-95 in Florida. A prostitute is arrested and charged with their murders. The police say she's a serial killer. She claims seven separate acts of self-defense. Inspired by the true story of Aileen Wuornos, Self Defense, or death of some salesmen is a whirlwind seven acts in 95 minutes. The play is fast and furious, shocking and funny, and at its center, a portrait of a very complicated human being. She is complex, charismatic, dangerous, damaged, full of love and anger; above all else, she is alive. An investigation of capital punishment, destitution, violence against (and by) women, and whether a prostitute is considered a person under our justice system, Self Defense gives a long, hard look at an America most of us don't want to admit exists.
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| "Stunning and compelling...raw and bold, brutal and ironic, and full of nagging questions. Whereas the film Monster dealt with the more sensational aspects of Wuornos' Florida killing spree, Self Defense...lashes out at the twisted society that turned her trial into simply another media-driven circus." |
| --Ed Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter |
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Drama
Full-length, 80-100 minutes
5 females, 6 males, 1 either
(1-12 actors possible: 0-12 females, 0-12 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
The Mona Lisa has always captivated the world. But for Vincenzo Perugia, the painting holds a special power, one that compels him to steal it from the Louvre and return it to Italy. Before he returns it, however, he lives under the watchful smile of La Gioconda for over two years. Based on a true story, this cast-flexible play imagines the thief's life through a series of monologues. A clever and poignant exploration of the world's most famous painting that takes us beyond the smile, into a keen examination of the mysteries and magnetism of great art.
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| "Paints a beautiful picture of a man who loved the 'Mona Lisa' -- perhaps a bit too much... simply unforgettable." |
| --Roanoke Times |
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Historical drama on a black theme
Full-length, 85-95 minutes
6 females, 4 males (8-19 actors possible: 5-10 females, 3-9 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When a group of young black women join the Women's Army Corps during WWII, they're promised training as medical technicians. But a racist Colonel at Fort Devens has other ideas, and demotes them to cleaning duty. The battle of wills leads to a confrontation in which the colonel makes comments so offensive that the WACs pull an immediate strike. Though a visiting general is able to compel most of the women to go back to work, two refuse and are held for trial. Defended by a civilian lawyer who's never tried a court-martial, they embark on an uphill fight to change the status quo. Based on a true story, this gripping and inspiring drama explores the complexities of standing up for one's rights.
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| "Shrewdly plotted and delivered, and makes for an involving, crystal-clear 90 minutes of theater." |
| --Chicago Tribune |
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Dramedy
Short, 30-40 minutes
2 females, 2 males, 5 either (9 actors possible: 2-7 females, 1-7 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When Alberta, the daughter of a mathematician, struggles to comprehend her parents' impending divorce, she invokes her father's hero and her own namesake: Albert Einstein. The unlikely pair visits the past to study the early strains of her parents' marriage via an incident involving an ambiguous traffic light, a cantankerous judge, and a few amiable Texas Rangers. By examining the incident step by step, Einstein helps Alberta accept the uncertainty that lies in all things, whether it be time and space, or the bond between a husband and wife.
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