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Helen on 86th St.: School Edition adapted by Nicole Kempskie

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 13 W, 3 M, 5 Any (13-35 actors possible: 10-24 W, 3-14 M)
Productions (13)
(6)

12-year-old New Yorker Vita has her heart set on playing Helen of Troy in the school musical. After all, her mother is a Greek translator, so... Read more

12-year-old New Yorker Vita has her heart set on playing Helen of Troy in the school musical. After all, her mother is a Greek translator, so... Read more

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Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story adapted by Jerry R. Montoya

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M,  (8-12 actors possible: 0-8 W, 0-8 M)
Productions (41)
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An inspired adaptation of the holiday classic, reimagined through highly theatrical storytelling. Actors whimsically transform from narrators... Read more

An inspired adaptation of the holiday classic, reimagined through highly theatrical storytelling. Actors whimsically transform from narrators... Read more

Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back by Jason Tremblay

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 4 Any (10-20 actors possible: 3-10 W, 4-10 M)
Productions (6)
(2)

This exuberant, poetic new work featuring a live jazz band follows Katrina, a young girl from New Orleans forced to face the powerful hurricane... Read more

This exuberant, poetic new work featuring a live jazz band follows Katrina, a young girl from New Orleans forced to face the powerful hurricane... Read more

Riding the Wind: Story Plays from Old China by Carol Korty

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 7 W, 7 M,  (8-70 actors possible: 4-35 W, 4-35 M)
Productions (20)
(4)

Amid the daily bustle of a Chinese marketplace, a group of villagers tells four tales featuring strong women. In "Yulan's Search for Beauty," a... Read more

Amid the daily bustle of a Chinese marketplace, a group of villagers tells four tales featuring strong women. In "Yulan's Search for Beauty," a... Read more

Nine Dragons by George Herman

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 7 W, 8 M,  (13-16 actors possible: 5-7 W, 6-8 M)
Productions (26)
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Deep within a great mountain on a remote island live the last nine dragons in the world. When conflict erupts between the island's two human... Read more

Deep within a great mountain on a remote island live the last nine dragons in the world. When conflict erupts between the island's two human... Read more

Curse of the Pharaoh Queen by Linda Piccolo

  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 95 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 4 Any (9-12 actors possible: 4-8 W, 4-8 M)
Productions (15)
(8)

The year is 1932. Newlyweds Max and Agatha Christie Mallowan travel to Egypt to excavate the tomb of the pharaoh queen Hatshepsut. Along for the... Read more

The year is 1932. Newlyweds Max and Agatha Christie Mallowan travel to Egypt to excavate the tomb of the pharaoh queen Hatshepsut. Along for the... Read more

Mayla the Monkey Girl by John P. McEneny

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 15 W, 10 M, 10 Any (35-46 actors possible: 5-29 W, 5-35 M)
Productions (3)
(0)

Abandoned by her mother on a mysterious island where she is forced to bake pies, Mayla will take any chance she gets to escape. That chance comes... Read more

Abandoned by her mother on a mysterious island where she is forced to bake pies, Mayla will take any chance she gets to escape. That chance comes... Read more

The Annotated War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script by Howard E. Koch

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 65 minutes
  • 5 M, 6 Any (4-22 actors possible: 0-9 W, 4-22 M)
Productions (12)
(0)

The original manuscript used for the notorious 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the Worlds, this book includes notes and changes to... Read more

The original manuscript used for the notorious 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the Worlds, this book includes notes and changes to... Read more

The Devil and Tom Walker by Rob Kendt

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 95 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 1 Any (5-14 actors possible: 2-5 W, 3-9 M)
Productions (3)
(14)

The Devil himself narrates this uniquely American Faust story, told with a rousing and beautiful folk-inspired score. Old Scratch is challenged... Read more

The Devil himself narrates this uniquely American Faust story, told with a rousing and beautiful folk-inspired score. Old Scratch is challenged... Read more

The Passage by Robert Lawson

  • Drama
  • |
  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 7 W, 7 M,  (8-38 actors possible: 4-19 W, 4-19 M)
Productions (14)
(7)

This uniquely crafted reworking of Moby Dick is more a poetic fantasia than literal adaptation of the familiar characters and themes from the... Read more

This uniquely crafted reworking of Moby Dick is more a poetic fantasia than literal adaptation of the familiar characters and themes from the... Read more

Available as eScript

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Tom Isbell

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 65 - 75 minutes
  • 1 W, 6 M,  (7-29 actors possible: 1-3 W, 6-26 M)
Productions (6)
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When Harold Figg is illegally sold to the Union Army, his 12-year-old brother Homer P. Figg undergoes a mighty adventure to bring him back to... Read more

When Harold Figg is illegally sold to the Union Army, his 12-year-old brother Homer P. Figg undergoes a mighty adventure to bring him back to... 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)
(0)

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

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Jam Jar Sonnets by Peter Bloedel

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 150 - 165 minutes
  • 8 W, 7 M, 4 Any (11-22 actors possible: 6-12 W, 5-11 M)
Productions (13)
(11)

Though Charles has outgrown his panic attacks and inability to speak after his father's death, he is still haunted by the memory of Amanda, the... Read more

Though Charles has outgrown his panic attacks and inability to speak after his father's death, he is still haunted by the memory of Amanda, the... Read more

National Pastime by Bryan Harnetiaux

  • Drama
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  • 105 - 120 minutes
  • 4 W, 8 M,  (12-16 actors possible: 4-6 W, 8-10 M)
Productions (4)
(2)

National Pastime follows the journeys of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, and Wesley Branch Rickey, the white... Read more

National Pastime follows the journeys of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, and Wesley Branch Rickey, the white... Read more

Diamond Cut Diamond by Jeff Wanshel

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 3 W, 7 M,  (10-50 actors possible: 3-25 W, 7-25 M)
Productions (1)
(1)

What you see may deceive you in this comic mystery/melodrama, when millionaire Sir Charles Vandrift and his suave secretary Seymour are... Read more

What you see may deceive you in this comic mystery/melodrama, when millionaire Sir Charles Vandrift and his suave secretary Seymour are... Read more

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Evergreen: A Christmas Story by Marisha Chamberlain

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 4 W, 5 M, 10 Any (15-30 actors possible: 4-15 W, 5-15 M)
Productions (1)
(1)

Toby McGarvey returns from his first semester as a freshman at New York University, home for the holidays to the small town of Hopely, Minnesota.... Read more

Toby McGarvey returns from his first semester as a freshman at New York University, home for the holidays to the small town of Hopely, Minnesota.... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Small Packages: Collected Short Plays by Wendy MacLeod

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M,  (5-17 actors possible: 2-7 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (1)
(0)

From the mind of the writer of The House of Yes and Juvenilia comes this exciting new collection of short plays. With characters ranging from a... Read more

From the mind of the writer of The House of Yes and Juvenilia comes this exciting new collection of short plays. With characters ranging from a... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

A Bright Swarm of Beetles by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
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  • 115 - 125 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (10-40 actors possible: 4-20 W, 6-20 M)
Productions (2)
(5)

Based on actual events, A Bright Swarm of Beetles follows the breathtaking career of the greatest writer of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Bulgakov.... Read more

Based on actual events, A Bright Swarm of Beetles follows the breathtaking career of the greatest writer of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Bulgakov.... Read more

Tales From Japan adapted by Patricia Montley

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 80 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 6 Any (12-24 actors possible: 0-12 W, 0-12 M)
Productions (10)
(0)

In this collection of traditional Japanese tales, treasure is discovered in unexpected places, even the most unassuming characters are heroes,... Read more

In this collection of traditional Japanese tales, treasure is discovered in unexpected places, even the most unassuming characters are heroes,... Read more

Holiday Shmoliday by Lynne Elson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 90 - 90 minutes
  • 9 W, 5 M, 3 Any (7-20 actors possible: 4-12 W, 3-8 M)
Productions (2)
(1)

Samson is forced to find a "cool" Chanukah song for his choir to sing or else the school bully will beat him up. At first Samson is reluctant to... Read more

Samson is forced to find a "cool" Chanukah song for his choir to sing or else the school bully will beat him up. At first Samson is reluctant to... Read more