• Drama
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 1 W, 2 M, 

A rapper, beat-maker, and hype man start to find success making music together, but harmony is harder to find when the interracial hip-hop trio clashes over how to use their newfound platform in the wake of a police shooting. Read more

• Comedy/drama/experimental/political/historic
• 105 - 115 minutes
• 5 Any (5-158 actors possible: 0-158 W, 0-158 M)

45 Plays for 45 Presidents is exactly what it sounds like, but every turn it takes is entirely unexpected. In each of these espresso shots of American history, a member of the flexible ensemble dons the star-spangled coat of the presidency and the group explores a surprising aspect of that administration. Read more

• Comic Thriller
• 85 - 95 minutes
• 1 W, 4 M, 

If something truly monstrous is going on, it wouldn't be happening over Starbucks scones . . . would it? A ferocious and hilarious thriller. Read more

• Drama
• 75 - 90 minutes
• 13 Any (11-20 actors possible: 11-20 W, 11-20 M)

Gregor Samsa awakes from horrible dreams to find himself transformed into a colossal vermin. So begins Franz Kafka's most celebrated work--and this play that takes us inside Gregor's head to reveal the existential dread smoldering there... Read more

• Drama
• 35 - 50 minutes
• 6 W, 6 M, 10 Any (10-55 actors possible: 5-53 W, 2-50 M)

With fire, humor, and power, Declaration gives students a voice to ask whether the promise of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" can be fulfilled, crouched behind a barricaded classroom door. Read more

• Drama
• 25 - 35 minutes
• 15 W,  (9-30 actors possible: 9-30 W, )

This taut and lyrical adaptation of The House of Bernard Alba brings Federico Garcia Lorca's classic parable of women and power to life in a rush of fans and castanets. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 40 - 50 minutes
• 6 W, 8 Any (12-40 actors possible: 6-40 W, 0-24 M)

It's no wonder Emily can't sleep. She obsesses about awkward interactions in the past, she tries to predict the disasters of the future - and then, of course, there's three immortal witches sabotaging her drama club production of Macbeth so they can escape the mortal realm. You know, life stuff. Read more

• Drama
• 70 - 90 minutes
• 8 W, 7 M,  (11-19 actors possible: 6-9 W, 5-10 M)

Newland Archer's future is settled -- now that he's engaged to the sweet and respectable May Welland, he's about to fulfill all the expectations of New York society. But the moment that May's cousin, the Countess Olenska, steps into the family box at the opera, Archer begins to consider a less certain, more passionate future than he's ever dared to imagine before. Read more

• Drama
• 60 - 75 minutes
• 4 W, 5 M,  (9-16 actors possible: 4-6 W, 5-10 M)

An apprentice finds himself in peril when he learns why people keep going missing in his master's shop; a young woman dons a disguise to find out the fate of her lover at sea; and in the cellar of a cheerful piemaker's shop, a prisoner discovers the terrible truth of what goes inside the flaky crust. Read more

• Drama
• 90 - 95 minutes
• 6 W, 3 M, 

When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation she does not want to have... Read more

• Dark Comedy
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 2 W, 2 M,  (3-11 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-7 M)

Famed comedian Lewis Black weaponizes absurdity in this collection of darkly exuberant plays... Read more

• Dramedy
• 80 - 90 minutes
• 5 W, 1 M, 1 Any (7-11 actors possible: 5-10 W, 1-3 M)

Arugula Suarez just wants to fit in. But it's not easy when you're a sixteen-year-old alien from the planet Zlagdor. Stuck in a world where the only things that make sense are roller derby and salad, Arugula and her father, Nancy, must find out what it means to be human before time runs out for Planet Earth. Read more

• Drama
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 3 W, 4 M, 

The teachers of Tumbldn High School don't live in an inspirational teacher movie. So when the school is slated for closure at the end of the year, and the weight of the inevitable bears down on the community, students and teachers alike discover their breaking points.. Read more

• Horror Comedy
• 80 - 90 minutes
• 3 W, 3 M,  (6-10 actors possible: 3-5 W, 3-5 M)

When young Lewis Diaz accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now, with every imaginable kind of demon, monster, and killer ravaging his small town, it's up to Lewis and his newly undead companion to protect his classmates from becoming freshly slaughtered carcasses. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 70 - 80 minutes
• 7 W, 

Amy Saunders already has a lot on her mind when she arrives at her childhood home. Reeling from a recent layoff and a broken heart, she is staying over to help her mother through a round of chemo. So when Anne of Green Gables inexplicably shows up, it may well be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Read more

• Drama
• 90 minutes
• 6 W, 5 M,  (11-35 actors possible: 6-20 W, 5-15 M)

Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind, some dangerous and cruel -- as he searches for his family. Read more

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

Tuneful songs, and a whimsical chorus follow the story of Nelly, Jenny June, and Gerty as they live out their lives above the family clock repair shop near the Chicago River, before their time unexpectedly runs out. Read more

• Dramedy
• 80 - 90 minutes
• 5 W, 1 M, 1 Any (7-11 actors possible: 5-10 W, 1-3 M)

Arugula Suarez just wants to fit in. But it's not easy when you're a sixteen-year-old alien from the planet Zlagdor. Stuck in a world where the only things that make sense are roller derby and salad, Arugula and her father, Nancy, must find out what it means to be human before time runs out for Planet Earth. Read more

• Drama
• 110 - 120 minutes
• 3 W, 4 M,  (7-18 actors possible: 3-10 W, 4-8 M)

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. Haunted by a tragic accident and his mother's harsh words, James slowly begins to confront his family's tragic past with the help of an unexpected friendship and his own gift for storytelling. Read more

• Drama
• 80 - 85 minutes
• 8 W, 4 M, 

Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. Something she says she can't remember. Something everybody is talking about. Good Kids explores a casual sexual encounter gone wrong and its very public aftermath Read more

• Comedic Play with Music
• 110 - 120 minutes
• 4 W, 6 M, 2 Any (10-12 actors possible: 4-6 W, 6-8 M)

Political activism meets bedazzled drag show in this story about two young friends who flee their suburban upbringing in "Real America" to join a ragtag group of activists on a protest march from D.C. to Nevada. Read more

• Drama
• 70 - 90 minutes
• 12 W, 2 M,  (12-40 actors possible: 10-30 W, 2-10 M)

Though the war is over, exile and degradation lie ahead and the fates of these women, including Queen Hecuba, her daughter Cassandra, the doomed, mad prophetess, and her daughter-in-law Andromache, widow of the great Hector, are still in the balance. Read more

• Comedy
• 85 - 90 minutes
• 3 W, 

In this hilarious, raucous, all-female "power-play" inspired by Shakespeare's Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions.All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 80 - 90 minutes
• 3 W, 4 M, 

Inspired by true events, Trevor is a subversive comedy about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people from taking away an erratic, 200-pound chimpanzee Read more

• Revenge Comedy
• 75 - 80 minutes
• 2 W, 2 M, 

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual -- cheerleader) and a stripper named Sweetheart, she tapes Kyle to a chair and forces him to watch as they reenacts scenes from their painful past. Read more

• Comedy
• 60 - 75 minutes
• 5 Any (5 actors possible: 0-5 W, 0-5 M)

Emory is an effeminate 11-year-old boy who lives on a farm with his chain smoking Nanna and his only friend, a depressed chicken about to be processed. MilkMilkLemonade is a bitterly funny exploration of gender, sexuality, life, death, and the human body. Read more

• Drama
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 1 W, 1 M, 

One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, an urgent assignment from their English teacher. As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks a much deeper mystery that has brought them together. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 75 - 85 minutes
• 2 W, 3 M, 

Gil is a loser. He works at McDonald's, lives with his ailing mother, and hasn't had a girlfriend since...ever. But that's all about to change. He's been secretly training (and drugging) a rooster to fight. A fiercely comic play about cockfighting, connections, and clawing your way to the top. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 4 W, 

Challenging, brutal and hilarious, four women of various shapes and sizes sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body image. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 4 W, 

The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 10 - 15 minutes
• 1 W, 1 M, 

Post-its® (Notes on a Marriage) by Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley Read more

• Drama
• 50 - 60 minutes
• 3 W, 1 M,  (4-11 actors possible: 2-10 W, 1-9 M)

In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. Read more

• Drama
• 20 - 25 minutes
• 1 W, 1 M, 

I Dream Before I Take the Stand by Arlene Hutton Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 25 - 35 minutes
• 1 W, 5 M, 

The Other Room by Ariadne Blayde Read more

• Drama
• 25 - 35 minutes
• 15 W,  (9-30 actors possible: 9-30 W, )

This taut and lyrical adaptation of The House of Bernard Alba brings Federico Garcia Lorca's classic parable of women and power to life in a rush of fans and castanets. Read more

• Dramedy
• 30 - 35 minutes
• 3 W, 3 M, 6 Any (6-40 actors possible: 3-20 W, 3-20 M)

4 A.M. by Jonathan Dorf Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 35 - 45 minutes
• 5 W, 

Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman and Other Superhero Girls, Like Me by Luis Alfaro Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 5 W, 6 M, 3 Any (10-14 actors possible: 0-14 W, 0-14 M)

Cut by Ed Monk Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

Dive into the world of the strange, the unexpected, and the uncanny with this collection of six new plays from New York's downtown theaters... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This anthology includes seven plays produced by Clubbed Thumb, the Obie Award-winning downtown New York City theater company that burst onto the new play scene in 1996. Edgy and thought-provoking, each play is funny, strange, and provocative in surprising, widely varying ways... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

24 by 24 features the work of today's most celebrated theatrical voices, including Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Adam Rapp, Tina Howe, Will Eno, David Ives, Theresa Rebeck, Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

Since 1989, New York City's Naked Angels has collaborated with some of America's most beloved playwrights to create exciting, topical plays for their time-honored tradition: the Issues Project. The short plays within this collection respond to resonant themes from gun control to the environment, faith to human rights... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all nine scripts from the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Colman Domingo, Charles L. Mee, Erin Courtney, Jen Silverman, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all nine scripts from the 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Jordan Harrison, Lucas Hnath, Kimber Lee, Rachel Bonds, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all nine scripts from the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Sarah Ruhl, Will Eno, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Mallery Avidon, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Lisa Kron, Idris Goodwin, Greg Kotis, Courtney Baron, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2011 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Anne Washburn, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, A. Rey Pamatmat, Jordan Harrison, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all eleven scripts from the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Dan O'Brien, Lisa Dillman, Deborah Stein, Dan Dietz, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Naomi Wallace, Zoe Kazan, Allison Moore, Charles L. Mee, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Gina Gionfriddo, Carly Mensch, Jennifer Haley, Naomi Wallace, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2007 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Carlos Murillo, Naomi Iizuka, Julie Marie Myatt, Craig Wright, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 0 minutes
• Various

This collection brings together all ten scripts from the 2006 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Featuring plays by Theresa Rebeck, Adam Bock, Jordan Harrison, Rha Goddess, and many more... Read more

• Drama/Comedy
• 80 - 90 minutes
• 7 W, 

An aspiring actress and founder of a feminist commune, Celia wants one thing: to play a great role. But despite her sophisticated education and commitment to helping women, Celia, like Hamlet before her, cannot act.... Read more

• Dark comedy
• 85 - 90 minutes
• 2 W, 4 M, 

When three brothers return home from a distant war, they prepare to settle into their old lives. But a knock at the door yields a girl named Phoebe who accuses them of killing her own three brothers, and demands reparations--that they must become her new family instead. Read more

• Drama
• 65 - 75 minutes
• 2 W, 4 M, 1 Any (7 actors possible: 2-3 W, 4-5 M)

A symmetrical play guided by a bird statue, pivoting around an encounter with and dissection of evil. Part interview, part comedy, part middle-night-middle-forest horror story. Read more

• Drama
• 80 - 95 minutes
• 1 W, 1 Performer who identifies as trans

Cranky old Carolyn Whitlock has been in hospice for far too long and just wants to die already. But she'll have to work harder than she ever has in her privileged life to convince her oversharing and very Christian nurse to help her end it. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 4 W, 

Challenging, brutal and hilarious, four women of various shapes and sizes sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body image. Read more

• Comedy
• 85 - 90 minutes
• 3 W, 

In this hilarious, raucous, all-female "power-play" inspired by Shakespeare's Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough... Read more

• Drama
• 70 - 80 minutes
• 1 W, 1 M, 

She's an aspiring college dropout living in the shadow of her famous artist parents; he's her father's intern, and the two instantly connect. But with ambitions bared, knives out, and sex an open question, their encounter pushes both of them further than they'd ever thought they'd go. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 70 - 80 minutes
• 7 W, 

Amy Saunders already has a lot on her mind when she arrives at her childhood home. Reeling from a recent layoff and a broken heart, she is staying over to help her mother through a round of chemo. So when Anne of Green Gables inexplicably shows up, it may well be the straw that breaks the camel's back... Read more

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

Jo March really thinks she could be the voice of her generation, or at least, A voice of A generation... Read more

• Drama
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 1 W, 1 M, 

As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks a much deeper mystery that has brought them together.... Read more

• Drama
• 40 - 50 minutes
• 5 W, 2 M, 4 Any (11-30 actors possible: 5-15 W, 2-15 M)

The time has come for headstrong Kera to be fully initiated into the tribe of healers she's been a part of all her life. But as the day approaches, she finds herself paralyzed by doubt... Read more