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Sex with the Censor by Theresa Rebeck

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (3)
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This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book Naked Angels Issues Projects: Collected Plays. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle... Read more

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book Naked Angels Issues Projects: Collected Plays. Playscripts, Inc. does not handle... Read more

After The Deer Hunter by Nicole Burdette

  • Drama
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  • 8 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (3)
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In Minnesota, two teenagers, John and Natasha, have just seen the movie The Deer Hunter. Despite the looming issues of family, military school,... Read more

In Minnesota, two teenagers, John and Natasha, have just seen the movie The Deer Hunter. Despite the looming issues of family, military school,... Read more

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Pierre adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher

  • Drama
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  • 135 - 135 minutes
  • 7 W, 7 M,  (14-20 actors possible: 7-10 W, 7-10 M)
Productions (2)
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Based on Herman Melville's 19th century novel, Pierre is the story of a wealthy landed gentleman who discovers that his past is not the honorable... Read more

Based on Herman Melville's 19th century novel, Pierre is the story of a wealthy landed gentleman who discovers that his past is not the honorable... Read more

Desert Longing or Las Aventureras by Anne Garcia-Romero

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M,  (6-8 actors possible: exactly 4 W, 2-4 M)
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Set in 1850s Los Angeles, four women of different classes and ages wait in the darkness after being promised by a lovable bandido that he will... Read more

Set in 1850s Los Angeles, four women of different classes and ages wait in the darkness after being promised by a lovable bandido that he will... Read more

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back by Joann Farias

  • Drama
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  • 13 - 15 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 
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A migrant California farm worker encounters apparitions from his life in Mexico in this moving exploration of human reflection. We see the farm... Read more

A migrant California farm worker encounters apparitions from his life in Mexico in this moving exploration of human reflection. We see the farm... Read more

The Coyote Bleeds by Tony DiMurro

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 1 W, 4 M, 
Productions (1)
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Veteran detective Hunt Moore must solve the brutal murder of a young woman while at the same time breaking in a new partner. When the... Read more

Veteran detective Hunt Moore must solve the brutal murder of a young woman while at the same time breaking in a new partner. When the... Read more

The Johnsons & The Thompsons by Howard Altmann

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (4-6 actors possible: 2-3 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (3)
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With a briefcase filled with children's books, Professor John Jr. Johnson arrives unexpectedly after a long absence to his parents' home,... Read more

With a briefcase filled with children's books, Professor John Jr. Johnson arrives unexpectedly after a long absence to his parents' home,... Read more

Maurice by John Augustine

  • Drama
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  • 3 - 5 minutes
  • 1 M, 
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Maurice, an older gay man, reminisces about his younger days upon seeing an old photograph. Though his beauty has faded, he still lives without... Read more

Maurice, an older gay man, reminisces about his younger days upon seeing an old photograph. Though his beauty has faded, he still lives without... Read more

Kept Boy by John Augustine

  • Drama
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  • 4 - 6 minutes
  • 1 M, 1 Any (1-4 actors possible: 0-1 W, 1-3 M)
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Michael speaks to us in the middle of the night about his lost youth, his missed opportunities and the importance of the right hairdo. (This play... Read more

Michael speaks to us in the middle of the night about his lost youth, his missed opportunities and the importance of the right hairdo. (This play... Read more

Innocent Victims by John Augustine

  • Drama
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  • 2 - 4 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2 actors possible: 0-2 W, 0-2 M)
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A man and a woman reflect on how many have died from AIDS. Who is guilty? And who is simply an innocent victim? (This play can also be performed... Read more

A man and a woman reflect on how many have died from AIDS. Who is guilty? And who is simply an innocent victim? (This play can also be performed... Read more

The Three Roses by John Augustine

  • Drama
  • |
  • 3 - 5 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M,  (2 actors possible: 0-1 W, 1-2 M)
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In an attempt to justify and explain his own racism, a Caucasian or Asian man talks about his experience of feeling frightened upon entering an... Read more

In an attempt to justify and explain his own racism, a Caucasian or Asian man talks about his experience of feeling frightened upon entering an... Read more

Sarabande by John Augustine

  • Drama
  • |
  • 4 - 6 minutes
  • 1 M, 2 Any (1-3 actors possible: 0-2 W, 1-3 M)
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On the anniversary of the death of a friend, a man recalls the time that they had together in a music conservatory. (This play can also be... Read more

On the anniversary of the death of a friend, a man recalls the time that they had together in a music conservatory. (This play can also be... Read more

Promesa by John Augustine

  • Drama
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  • 5 - 7 minutes
  • 2 M, 
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Jamie Rodriguez, a young man in his early 20s arrives late to his meeting with Frank, an older man concerned about Jamie's life choices. As he... Read more

Jamie Rodriguez, a young man in his early 20s arrives late to his meeting with Frank, an older man concerned about Jamie's life choices. As he... Read more

Pretty Chin Up by Andrea Ciannavei

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6 actors possible: 2-4 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (1)
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Self-loathing threatens to derail overweight ad exec Grace when a FreshDirect delivery man hits her with his truck, forcing her to face the... Read more

Self-loathing threatens to derail overweight ad exec Grace when a FreshDirect delivery man hits her with his truck, forcing her to face the... Read more

Pride of the Lion by Larry Loebell

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (3)
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David Williamson is called 'The Lion' by reporters, business associates, and even his family. The day before going to prison for insider trading,... Read more

David Williamson is called 'The Lion' by reporters, business associates, and even his family. The day before going to prison for insider trading,... Read more

Hatemachine by Robert Alexander

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 1 W, 4 M, 
Productions (3)
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Two neo-Nazi skinheads kidnap a black attorney and his white wife, torturing and threatening to kill them. When the diary of a dead woman... Read more

Two neo-Nazi skinheads kidnap a black attorney and his white wife, torturing and threatening to kill them. When the diary of a dead woman... Read more

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A Walk With Mr. Heifetz by James Inverne

  • Drama
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  • 120 - 130 minutes
  • 3 M, 1 Any (4 actors possible: 0-1 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (1)
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In 1926 in pre-Israel Palestine, a concert given in a stone quarry by celebrated violinist Jascha Heifetz drew thousands - but no one witnessed... Read more

In 1926 in pre-Israel Palestine, a concert given in a stone quarry by celebrated violinist Jascha Heifetz drew thousands - but no one witnessed... Read more

Twilight of the King by T. James Belich

  • Drama
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 4 Any (6 actors possible: 1-5 W, 1-5 M)
Productions (6)
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Just another night in Bethlehem? So think two Roman guards stationed there on the night of Christ's birth. Bored with their mundane existence,... Read more

Just another night in Bethlehem? So think two Roman guards stationed there on the night of Christ's birth. Bored with their mundane existence,... Read more

Anticipation by Julian Sheppard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (1)
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Somewhere in the East Village, two strangers going nowhere are suddenly faced with a turning point in their lives. Can a late-twenties slacker... Read more

Somewhere in the East Village, two strangers going nowhere are suddenly faced with a turning point in their lives. Can a late-twenties slacker... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

The Probabilities by Wendy MacLeod

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 M, 
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A weatherman wants us to understand that weather matters, citing past disasters and scientific methods. But as he eventually reveals what a freak... Read more

A weatherman wants us to understand that weather matters, citing past disasters and scientific methods. But as he eventually reveals what a freak... Read more