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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 (1659)
(104)

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 (249)
(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

Heddatron by Elizabeth Meriwether

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 65 - 75 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M, 2 Any (10-14 actors possible: 4-6 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (17)
(0)

A pregnant housewife is abducted by robots and taken to the rainforest and forced to perform Hedda Gabler by her robot captors. Meanwhile, her... Read more

A pregnant housewife is abducted by robots and taken to the rainforest and forced to perform Hedda Gabler by her robot captors. Meanwhile, her... 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

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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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Trap by Stephen Gregg

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 12 W, 10 M, 5 Any (10-46 actors possible: 5-46 W, 2-46 M)
Productions (413)
(152)

MENACHAP, CALIFORNIA. An incomprehensible event: every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious--every person but one.... Read more

MENACHAP, CALIFORNIA. An incomprehensible event: every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious--every person but one.... Read more

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Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 8 W, 4 M, 
Productions (130)
(39)

Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. Something she says she can't remember. Something everybody is talking about.... Read more

Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. Something she says she can't remember. Something everybody is talking about.... 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

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The 24 Hour Plays - Produce Your Own! by The 24 Hour Plays

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 24 Any (12-48 actors possible)
Productions (33)
(5)

Produce your own version of The 24 Hour Plays® at your theater or school — just like they do on Broadway. The night before your show, you’ll... Read more

Produce your own version of The 24 Hour Plays® at your theater or school — just like they do on Broadway. The night before your show, you’ll... Read more

Available as eScript

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 (689)
(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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Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 95 minutes
  • 6 W, 3 M, 
Productions (38)
(10)

When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation... Read more

When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation... 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 (204)
(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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Iphigenia and Other Daughters adapted by Ellen McLaughlin

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 9 W, 1 M,  (9-21 actors possible: 8-20 W, exactly 1 Men)
Productions (51)
(0)

This three-play cycle is a modern retelling of the fall of the House of Atreus. It follows the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, siblings... Read more

This three-play cycle is a modern retelling of the fall of the House of Atreus. It follows the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, siblings... 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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Clue: On Stage by Sandy Rustin and 1 other

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (10-20 actors possible: 5-10 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (1267)
(146)

It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a... Read more

It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a... Read more

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Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 90 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M,  (11-35 actors possible: 6-20 W, 5-15 M)
Productions (409)
(41)

Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind,... Read more

Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people -- some kind,... 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