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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 (52)
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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

Star-Crossed Lovers by Sheila Callaghan

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 30 - 30 minutes
  • 4 W, 7 M, 20 Any (9-50 actors possible: 5-25 W, 4-25 M)
Productions (22)
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The story of Romeo and Juliet told over centuries, across continents, and through genres. Imaginative and musical, Star-Crossed Lovers is a... Read more

The story of Romeo and Juliet told over centuries, across continents, and through genres. Imaginative and musical, Star-Crossed Lovers is a... Read more

Weird Sisters by James Venhaus

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 80 minutes
  • 5 W, 7 M,  (12-15 actors possible: 5-7 W, 7-8 M)
Productions (24)
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Three social outcasts decide to stoke the ambitions of the star football player, Mac, and his uber-popular girlfriend to see how far they will go... Read more

Three social outcasts decide to stoke the ambitions of the star football player, Mac, and his uber-popular girlfriend to see how far they will go... Read more

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The Idiot and the Oddity by Doug Rand

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 18 W, 11 M, 10 Any (15-50 actors possible: 6-46 W, 4-44 M)
Productions (41)
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In order to earn her stripes as a full-fledged deity, Polaris (a demi-goddess) must help Protagonis (the loser kid brother of Odysseus)... Read more

In order to earn her stripes as a full-fledged deity, Polaris (a demi-goddess) must help Protagonis (the loser kid brother of Odysseus)... Read more

Peer Gynt adapted by David Henry Hwang

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 8 W, 9 M, 5 Any (10-44 actors possible: 5-20 W, 5-24 M)
Productions (10)
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Henrik Ibsen's classic is revisited with the use of contemporary metaphors and language. We follow Peer Gynt through his entire life, from... Read more

Henrik Ibsen's classic is revisited with the use of contemporary metaphors and language. We follow Peer Gynt through his entire life, from... Read more

The Shakespeare Stealer (one-act) adapted by Gary L. Blackwood

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 2 W, 7 M,  (9-15 actors possible: 2-6 W, 7-12 M)
Productions (25)
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In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he... Read more

In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he... Read more

For Feet's Sake by Krista Knight

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 20 W, 13 M,  (15-53 actors possible: 11-30 W, 4-23 M)
Productions (28)
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In this funny, poignant take on the classic tale of The Little Mermaid, Thessaly, the youngest of five mermaid sisters, yearns to visit the... Read more

In this funny, poignant take on the classic tale of The Little Mermaid, Thessaly, the youngest of five mermaid sisters, yearns to visit the... Read more

A Christmas Carol adapted by Janet Allard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 70 - 75 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M,  (8-35 actors possible: 3-17 W, 5-23 M)
Productions (39)
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This timeless holiday classic is creatively retold with a unique twist by having every actor -- both male and female, young and old -- take turns... Read more

This timeless holiday classic is creatively retold with a unique twist by having every actor -- both male and female, young and old -- take turns... Read more

The Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show by Justin Jain and 3 others

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 100 minutes
  • 1 M, 3 Any (4-18 actors possible: 0-18 W, 0-18 M)
Productions (25)
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A narrator's retelling of Christmas tales quickly unravels into an action-packed adventure when the Xmas, a malicious force of holiday ruination,... Read more

A narrator's retelling of Christmas tales quickly unravels into an action-packed adventure when the Xmas, a malicious force of holiday ruination,... Read more

Macbeth (abridged) adapted by Larry Nehring

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 55 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M,  (4-12 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (22)
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William Shakespeare's classic tragedy unfolds fast and furiously in this abridged one-act version, trimmed to the story's very essence. When... Read more

William Shakespeare's classic tragedy unfolds fast and furiously in this abridged one-act version, trimmed to the story's very essence. When... Read more

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This is Hamlet by Tim Brownell

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 65 minutes
  • 4 W, 5 M, 6 Any (15-31 actors possible: 4-26 W, 5-27 M)
Productions (30)
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A saucy pair of elderly narrators guides the audience through Shakespeare's most famous tragedy...with a few dance breaks to lighten the mood, of... Read more

A saucy pair of elderly narrators guides the audience through Shakespeare's most famous tragedy...with a few dance breaks to lighten the mood, of... Read more

Greek Stories: From Artemis to Zeus by Sophi Sagall

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 21 W, 24 M, 36 Any (43-86 actors possible: 10-57 W, 17-60 M)
Productions (14)
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Dionysos, aided by Drama and Comedy, commences a drama festival celebrating classic Greek myths, from the creation of the Earth to King Midas and... Read more

Dionysos, aided by Drama and Comedy, commences a drama festival celebrating classic Greek myths, from the creation of the Earth to King Midas and... Read more

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Young Jane Eyre adapted by Marisha Chamberlain

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 30 W, 4 M,  (28-40 actors possible: 24-36 W, exactly 4 M)
Productions (5)
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In this adaptation of the first nine chapters of Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece, 10-year-old Jane Eyre is driven from Gateshead Manor, where she... Read more

In this adaptation of the first nine chapters of Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece, 10-year-old Jane Eyre is driven from Gateshead Manor, where she... Read more

Antigone adapted by David Rush

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 4 Any (10-20 actors possible: 5-10 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (43)
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After a case of sibling rivalry culminates in civil war, King Creon of Thebes forbids anyone from burying the traitor who started it in this... Read more

After a case of sibling rivalry culminates in civil war, King Creon of Thebes forbids anyone from burying the traitor who started it in this... Read more

A Christmas Carol adapted by Peter DeLaurier

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 110 - 130 minutes
  • 6 W, 10 M,  (12-60 actors possible: 4-30 W, 8-30 M)
Productions (64)
(6)

Faithful to Dickens' beautiful language, this flexible adaptation of the beloved Christmas classic tells the heartwarming story of miserly... Read more

Faithful to Dickens' beautiful language, this flexible adaptation of the beloved Christmas classic tells the heartwarming story of miserly... Read more

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Persuasion adapted by Jon Jory

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 8 W, 7 M,  (15-20 actors possible: 8-10 W, 7-10 M)
Productions (10)
(0)

The Elliot family verges on financial ruin, and image-conscious patriarch Sir Walter must rent their estate to avoid bankruptcy. His daughter... Read more

The Elliot family verges on financial ruin, and image-conscious patriarch Sir Walter must rent their estate to avoid bankruptcy. His daughter... Read more

A Christmas Carol adapted by Jeffery Scott Elwell

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 9 W, 13 M, 6 Any (17-50 actors possible: 7-20 W, 10-30 M)
Productions (32)
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This adaptation of the Dickens holiday classic follows Ebenezer Scrooge on his exhilarating and terrifying journey to discover the true meaning... Read more

This adaptation of the Dickens holiday classic follows Ebenezer Scrooge on his exhilarating and terrifying journey to discover the true meaning... Read more

The Turn of the Screw adapted by Jack Neary

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 
Productions (22)
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Isolated in a sprawling manor in 19th century England, a governess is hired to watch a precocious young brother and sister in this haunting... Read more

Isolated in a sprawling manor in 19th century England, a governess is hired to watch a precocious young brother and sister in this haunting... Read more

A Doll's House is a Metaphor by Patrick Greene

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 1 Any (5-6 actors possible: 3-4 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (11)
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Nora isn't smart, or hardworking, or particularly useful in any way, but she does love to shop and her boyfriend is the most popular boy in... Read more

Nora isn't smart, or hardworking, or particularly useful in any way, but she does love to shop and her boyfriend is the most popular boy in... Read more

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Old Macbeth Had a Farm (one-act) by Tim Kochenderfer

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 55 minutes
  • 5 W, 16 M, 7 Any (8-30 actors possible: 1-19 W, 3-27 M)
Productions (45)
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Mr. Macbeth has a bright future at Colonel Duncan's Chicken Shack -- especially after murdering the CEO, seizing the reins of the company,... Read more

Mr. Macbeth has a bright future at Colonel Duncan's Chicken Shack -- especially after murdering the CEO, seizing the reins of the company,... Read more