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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-43 actors possible: 1-41 W, 1-42 M)
Productions (1663)
(105)

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt... Read more

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt... Read more

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I Hate Shakespeare! by Steph DeFerie

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-43 actors possible: 0-43 W, 0-43 M)
Productions (731)
(63)

We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies,... Read more

We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies,... Read more

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A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-41 actors possible: 2-18 W, 3-23 M)
Productions (250)
(35)

The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy),... Read more

The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy),... Read more

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They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-18 actors possible: 3-15 W, 3-12 M)
Productions (28)
(19)

The first American woman to test for space flight, Jerrie Cobb, steps into an isolation tank for a record-breaking nine hours as her memories... Read more

The first American woman to test for space flight, Jerrie Cobb, steps into an isolation tank for a record-breaking nine hours as her memories... Read more

The Misanthrope adapted by Peter DeLaurier

  • Comedy
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  • 120 - 135 minutes
  • 3 W, 7 M,  (8-11 actors possible: exactly 3 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (5)
(0)

All hell breaks loose in the form of iambic pentameter in this modern American retelling of Moliere's classic set against the backdrop of... Read more

All hell breaks loose in the form of iambic pentameter in this modern American retelling of Moliere's classic set against the backdrop of... Read more

Available as eScript

Community Garden by Justin Borak

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 80 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M, 7 Any (8-18 actors possible: 3-12 W, 3-13 M)
Productions (3)
(8)

Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not... Read more

Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not... Read more

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The Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife Radio Show by Patrick Greene

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-17 W, 3-18 M)
Productions (51)
(25)

A tap at a chamber door, and the beat of a hideous heart evoke the very best and creepiest of Edgar Allan Poe. So when Poe sets out to keep his... Read more

A tap at a chamber door, and the beat of a hideous heart evoke the very best and creepiest of Edgar Allan Poe. So when Poe sets out to keep his... Read more

Frankenstein (full-length) by R. N. Sandberg

  • Drama
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  • 105 - 115 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-8 actors possible: 2-3 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (53)
(0)

Set in the icy polar regions where scientist Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature he brought to life, this highly theatrical and emotional... Read more

Set in the icy polar regions where scientist Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature he brought to life, this highly theatrical and emotional... Read more

The Redeemer by Cybele May

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (7)
(0)

In his increasingly desperate search for a kidnapped boy, Detective Stewart Grant finds himself relying more and more on the visions of Connie... Read more

In his increasingly desperate search for a kidnapped boy, Detective Stewart Grant finds himself relying more and more on the visions of Connie... Read more

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The Bookstore by Adam Szymkowicz

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-28 actors possible: 3-16 W, 3-17 M)
Productions (21)
(18)

The future of a whimsical, almost magical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel. Rachel has a job... Read more

The future of a whimsical, almost magical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel. Rachel has a job... Read more

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Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) by Greg Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 2 - 65 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (5-20 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (690)
(37)

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an... Read more

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Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson

  • Comedy
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  • 75 - 80 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (111)
(10)

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more

Nan has decided to teach her abusive husband Kyle a lesson. With the help of her friend Simon (acting as her emotional -- and actual --... Read more

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Bad Auditions by Bad Actors (full-length) by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 12 W, 10 M, 2 Any (4-24 actors possible: 2-22 W, 2-23 M)
Productions (205)
(31)

Newbie director Carol has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task... Read more

Newbie director Carol has one day to find the leads for a community theater production of Romeo and Juliet. But what seems like a simple task... Read more

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The Lost Boy by Ronald Gabriel Paolillo

  • Drama
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  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-18 actors possible: 3-10 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (169)
(31)

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland... Read more

Despite finding success and fame as a writer, James M. Barrie is dissatisfied with his work and his life. He returns to his hometown in Scotland... Read more

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Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 2 Any (7-50 actors possible: 3-48 W, 2-47 M)
Productions (276)
(72)

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead -- expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head,... Read more

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Space Girl by Mora V. Harris

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 1 M, 1 Any (7-11 actors possible: 5-10 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (26)
(19)

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... Read more

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... Read more

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110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

  • Drama
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  • 110 - 115 minutes
  • 8 Any (8-26 actors possible: 0-26 W, 0-26 M)
Productions (125)
(14)

From the first crash at the Towers to a last goodbye at Ground Zero, 110 Stories takes us through 9/11 as told by those who were there. Based on... Read more

From the first crash at the Towers to a last goodbye at Ground Zero, 110 Stories takes us through 9/11 as told by those who were there. Based on... Read more

Available as eScript

Laugh Out Loud (cry quietly) by Stacie Lents

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 12 W, 4 M,  (5-34 actors possible: 4-24 W, 1-10 M)
Productions (29)
(6)

Follow a group of twenty-somethings living in New York City as they turn to the internet (where else?) to find love. Through a series of wacky... Read more

Follow a group of twenty-somethings living in New York City as they turn to the internet (where else?) to find love. Through a series of wacky... Read more

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Language of Angels by Naomi Iizuka

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 
Productions (103)
(6)

An eerie cycle of ghost stories, set in the cave country of North Carolina. After a young girl is lost in a cave on the edge of town, there is a... Read more

An eerie cycle of ghost stories, set in the cave country of North Carolina. After a young girl is lost in a cave on the edge of town, there is a... Read more

Snapshot by Tanya Barfield and 15 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 11 W, 11 M,  (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 W, 2-15 M)
Productions (84)
(32)

A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But... Read more

A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But... Read more