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Beowulf translated and adapted by Gabriel Dean

  • Drama
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 6 Any (6-11 actors possible: 0-11 W, 0-11 M)
Productions (10)
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The great warrior Beowulf comes to the aid of the King of the Danes in a quest to kill the monster Grendel and free his people from terror. As he... Read more

The great warrior Beowulf comes to the aid of the King of the Danes in a quest to kill the monster Grendel and free his people from terror. As he... Read more

Oedipus the King adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 6 Any (5-23 actors possible: 2-11 W, 3-12 M)
Productions (6)
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When Oedipus, the new king of Thebes, promises to bring justice to the murderer of former king Laius (and deceased husband of Oedipus's wife... Read more

When Oedipus, the new king of Thebes, promises to bring justice to the murderer of former king Laius (and deceased husband of Oedipus's wife... Read more

Orestes: An Antic Tragedy transadapted by Anne Washburn

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 135 - 145 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 5 Any (8-12 actors possible: 1-6 W, 2-7 M)
Productions (3)
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The Trojan war is over. Orestes and Electra have killed their mother. The city wants them dead. Just when it seems like they have nowhere to... Read more

The Trojan war is over. Orestes and Electra have killed their mother. The city wants them dead. Just when it seems like they have nowhere to... Read more

Antigone adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 7 M, 10 Any (15-25 actors possible: 3-13 W, 7-17 M)
Productions (5)
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Defying the king and an order from her father's fiance, Creon, Antigone decides to give her recently deceased brother a proper burial. When Creon... Read more

Defying the king and an order from her father's fiance, Creon, Antigone decides to give her recently deceased brother a proper burial. When Creon... Read more

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The Elves and the Shoemaker by Noah Smith

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 18 Any (15-30 actors possible: 5-20 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (9)
(3)

Relocated to an American city in the early 20th Century, this classic tale is turned into a jazzy, vaudevillian romp. The devious millionaire... Read more

Relocated to an American city in the early 20th Century, this classic tale is turned into a jazzy, vaudevillian romp. The devious millionaire... Read more

The Misanthrope (full-length version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 6 M, 2 Any (8-11 actors possible: 3-6 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (13)
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Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more

Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more

The Island of Dr. Moreau adapted by Robert Kauzlaric

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 9 M, 1 Any (13-20 actors possible: 3-5 W, 9-15 M)
Productions (10)
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Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted... Read more

Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted... Read more

The Spectre Bridegroom by Christopher Cartmill

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 11 M, 2 Any (14-25 actors possible: 5-10 W, 8-13 M)
Productions (10)
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High in the Odenwald, young Louisa von Landkurz waits to marry the Count von Altenberg, a man she has never met. When the Count appears, she is... Read more

High in the Odenwald, young Louisa von Landkurz waits to marry the Count von Altenberg, a man she has never met. When the Count appears, she is... Read more

Oedipus at Colonus adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 11 Any (15-18 actors possible: 2-13 W, 4-15 M)
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Homeless and blind, Oedipus has been wandering since the conclusion of Oedipus the King. But when the prophecies of Oedipus' death predict... Read more

Homeless and blind, Oedipus has been wandering since the conclusion of Oedipus the King. But when the prophecies of Oedipus' death predict... Read more

Snow White and the Magic Mirror by Bob May

  • Drama
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 4 W, 9 M, 
Productions (12)
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After the Queen finds out that the beautiful Snow White will one day rule the land, she orders the kind Huntsman to get rid of her. But when he... Read more

After the Queen finds out that the beautiful Snow White will one day rule the land, she orders the kind Huntsman to get rid of her. But when he... Read more

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Northanger Abbey adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
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  • 120 - 140 minutes
  • 6 W, 7 M,  (6-13 actors possible: 3-6 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (3)
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Catherine Moreland would rather read her much-loved gothic mysteries than attend a cotillion. But a trip to the fashionable city of Bath places... Read more

Catherine Moreland would rather read her much-loved gothic mysteries than attend a cotillion. But a trip to the fashionable city of Bath places... Read more

Irene and Curdie adapted by Matt Buchanan

  • Comedy
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  • 65 - 80 minutes
  • 6 W, 9 M, 10 Any (12-35 actors possible: 4-15 W, 7-20 M)
Productions (8)
(6)

When Irene, a young princess, is threatened by a goblin outside of the castle, Irene is suddenly thrown into an evil world of goblins bent on... Read more

When Irene, a young princess, is threatened by a goblin outside of the castle, Irene is suddenly thrown into an evil world of goblins bent on... Read more

The Miser (short version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
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  • 38 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 10 M,  (11-14 actors possible: 3-8 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (6)
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Harpagon loves nothing so much as his money, not even his own children. So, even though both his son and daughter have fallen in love with young,... Read more

Harpagon loves nothing so much as his money, not even his own children. So, even though both his son and daughter have fallen in love with young,... Read more

Cyrano de Bergen County, New Jersey by Les Hunter

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 9 W, 2 M,  (11-16 actors possible: 9-13 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (4)
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When it's discovered that two likable jocks, Gene and Ralph, haven't read Cyrano de Bergerac for a big test the next period, Ridgewood High's... Read more

When it's discovered that two likable jocks, Gene and Ralph, haven't read Cyrano de Bergerac for a big test the next period, Ridgewood High's... Read more

The Cherry Orchard translated by Nicholas Saunders

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 110 - 130 minutes
  • 5 W, 10 M, 3 Any (15-18 actors possible: 5-8 W, 10-13 M)
Productions (2)
(0)

Faced with the imminent loss of her family estate, Lyubov Andreyevna Ranyevskaya returns to her ancestral home and neighboring cherry orchard to... Read more

Faced with the imminent loss of her family estate, Lyubov Andreyevna Ranyevskaya returns to her ancestral home and neighboring cherry orchard to... Read more

Available as eScript

Goodbye Cruel World by Robert Ross Parker

  • Comedy
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  • 85 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M,  (6-14 actors possible: 2-4 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (3)
(0)

Semyon Semyonovich has a problem: he thinks his life isn't worth living. Unfortunately, everyone he knows agrees with him! But when he decides to... Read more

Semyon Semyonovich has a problem: he thinks his life isn't worth living. Unfortunately, everyone he knows agrees with him! But when he decides to... Read more

The Short Story of Michael Fish by Janece Shaffer

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 55 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 
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After years living abroad, Julia Mahood returns home for middle school. No one is more excited to see her than Michael Fish, her childhood friend... Read more

After years living abroad, Julia Mahood returns home for middle school. No one is more excited to see her than Michael Fish, her childhood friend... Read more

The Miser (full-length version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 115 minutes
  • 4 W, 10 M,  (11-14 actors possible: 3-8 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (8)
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Harpagon loves nothing so much as his money, not even his own children. So, even though both his son and daughter have fallen in love with young,... Read more

Harpagon loves nothing so much as his money, not even his own children. So, even though both his son and daughter have fallen in love with young,... Read more

Pinocchio by Moses Goldberg

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 
Productions (6)
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Enacted by a troupe of Commedia dell'Arte actors and set to a joyful score, Collodi's beloved tale comes to life in the form of Geppeto's wooden... Read more

Enacted by a troupe of Commedia dell'Arte actors and set to a joyful score, Collodi's beloved tale comes to life in the form of Geppeto's wooden... Read more

The Misanthrope (short version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 50 minutes
  • 3 W, 7 M, 1 Any (9-11 actors possible: 3-5 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (5)
(0)

Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more

Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more