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Drama
Short, 45-50 minutes
5 females, 6 males, 5 either
(7-36 actors possible: 3-18 females, 4-18 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
An emotional journey into the hearts and souls of Hurricane Katrina's survivors, THE KATRINA PROJECT: Hell and High Water is based on actual interviews, collected stories, and found texts, providing a voice for the greatest natural disaster in our country's recorded history. The play follows a diverse group of characters as they reflect on and experience the devastation, heartbreak, anger, and, ultimately, hope of the thousands affected by the Category 5 storm. (All royalties from THE KATRINA PROJECT: Hell and High Water will be donated to hurricane relief charities.)
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
5 females, 4 males, 11 either
(12-40 actors possible: 3-25 females, 3-25 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
When hunky star basketball player Cory and gorgeous smart girl Alejandra are chosen to star in Miss Farkus' winter musical, their story seems suspiciously similar to a certain popular film...and one lawyer won't stand for it. But a potential lawsuit is the least of the cast's problems: money is running out, and the depressing script doesn't seem likely to generate sales. Luckily, an Ancient Mayan exchange student has written a blockbuster musical disaster -- and it's guaranteed to be the most volcanic, destructive, and lucrative musical any high school has ever seen.
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Drama
Short, 32-34 minutes
3 females, 3 males, 12 either
(13-32 actors possible: 2-16 females, 2-16 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
After losing her entire family in a fatal tornado, Pam, a college sophomore, must embark on an unimaginable journey as she copes with her loss. To separate herself from her grief, she transfers schools and isolates herself from her fellow students, but these steps do not lessen her sadness and guilt over their deaths. Not until a fellow classmate makes an attempt at conciliation does Pam finally begin to realize that healing doesn't have to be a solitary endeavor. A moving exploration of the difficulty of continuing to live in the wake of great tragedy.
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Drama
Full-length, 80-100 minutes
7 females, 5 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A storm-tossed swirl of a play, Acts of God tracks twelve high-school students through the year following a devastating tornado strike. As the students grieve, assist in the recovery efforts, and tackle the basics of getting on with life, they must also cope with the storm's emotional detritus. Friendships and allegiances shift, beliefs and faith are tested, and the threat of a new storm forces each character to relive the once-in-a-lifetime terror they thought they'd put behind them...
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| "...Ever-flowing, constantly shifting, broadly ambitious examination of the emotional debris left behind by a fictional F-3 tornado..." |
| --Roger McBain, Evansville Courier & Press |
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Drama
Short, 30-35 minutes
9 females, 3 males (12-24 actors possible: 8-20 females, 3-4 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Facing the catastrophic consequences of global warming, Deme and her brother Romulus are barely surviving as they scavenge for food and water in the near future. Forced to flee their makeshift home because of an outbreak of sickness, the teenagers land in "New San Francisco," a relative paradise with a running stream and spa. Romulus and some of their group insist that they've found utopia, but Deme still dreams of finding the rumored polar bears in the north that she believes are the key to their long-term survival. Will they risk everything to chase this dream?
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Drama
Full-length, 75-90 minutes
3 females, 4 males, 4 either
(10-20 actors possible: 3-10 females, 4-10 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
This exuberant, poetic new work featuring a live jazz band follows Katrina, a young girl from New Orleans forced to face the powerful hurricane that shares her name. Separated from her beloved father during the storm, Katrina must journey to safety with only ghosts, sweet N'awlins music, and her own bravery as companions. Despite enormous obstacles, Katrina is determined to reclaim her name and recover the magic and fire that lie within the city and herself. With musicians serving as both bystanders to catastrophe and heralds of hope, Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back celebrates survival, surrender and the indomitable spirit of one of America's most historical cities.
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Drama/Comedy
Full-length, 90-100 minutes
4 females, 3 males, 39 either
(35-100 actors possible: 4-43 females, 3-42 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
No parents, no siblings, no teachers. It might sound like a dream to some high schoolers, but for the teenagers of Great Falls, Montana, it is the stuff of reality. They awake one morning to find a Wall of Light encircling their town, and everyone but the student body has vanished. On top of that, the light is moving inward and their town is steadily disappearing. In the face of this mystery, the students band together...and splinter apart. What can they do to stop it? What′s on the other side? Will there still be time for one last dance? An exciting drama/comedy for a large student cast, this play explores mortality, friendship, and the survival of ethics when survival itself is at stake.
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 85-90 minutes
7 females, 4 males, 3 either
(11-14 actors possible: 7-10 females, 4-7 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
"Call me Isabel." A brainy teen with a chip on her shoulder seeks adventure and escape when she enrolls in High School on the High Seas. But soon Isabel, her new pal Quinn, and a rag-tag collection of classmates and crew find themselves swept off course in an extracurricular payback mission led by the boat's strange and formidable captain, Wild Kate. In this fast-paced contemporary adventure inspired by Melville's Moby Dick and the Deepwater Oil Rig disaster, these young sailors are forced to consider whether saving the ocean is worth risking their lives.
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Drama/Comedy
Short, 8-10 minutes
1 female, 2 males
$35.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called theAtrainplays, Vol. 2.
A man and a woman confront their existential relationship on a subway train as a giant squid eats the world around them. A classic tale of love gone wrong.
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Comedy
Full-length, 65-70 minutes
19 females, 8 males, 35 either
(15-65 actors possible: 10-55 females, 5-45 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When young activist Sunny Goodenough loses the class election to a mean child television star, she worries she might never find a way to share her passion with the world. But when an Earth-bound meteor collides with a satellite, causing it to fall -- miraculously -- right onto Sunny's head, she becomes an instant celebrity. With the help of her sidekick Soup, Sunny sets out to spread her message -- but first she's got to get past vapid TV reporters, a superficial agent, and an evil media mogul with plans to brainwash the world.
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Drama/Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
3 females, 5 males, 7 either (15-30 actors possible: 1-15 females, 2-15 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
In this lyrical, poignant twist on the creation story, God has put the formation of the universe in the hands of Mother Nature. Complete with plants, water, animals, and even humans, Mother Nature (with some help from Father Time), creates a remarkable planet Earth. As she and Father Time observe periods of human life on Earth, conditions on the planet slowly deteriorate. Mother Earth begins to worry -- will Earth and its inhabitants be able to endure change and destruction they brought upon themselves?
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Dramatic Monologue
Short, 10-15 minutes
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 weatherman wants us to understand that weather matters, citing past disasters and scientific methods. But as he eventually reveals what a freak April storm cost him, his argument becomes even more personal.
(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, 45-50 minutes
2 females, 1 male
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Manipulative Dorothy and her daughter Molly are stuck with each other in a wheel-less trailer in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Molly aspires to be a touring rodeo clown, while Dorothy is glued to the couch watching Dialing for Dollars. Their already hostile relationship becomes threatened when Katrina victim Chuck enters the picture with big dreams and promises for Molly. Chuck and Molly think they've found a way out, but Dorothy has other plans in this tragic and insightful play about family, race, and the American Dream.
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| "...a screwball comedy that surprises with the depth of feeling beneath the humor." |
| --David Cuthbert, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) |
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