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Persuasion adapted by Jon Jory

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

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The Lost Soul of Captain Composure by Tim Kochenderfer

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 7 Any (11-15 actors possible: 2-12 W, 3-13 M)
Productions (8)
(1)

Pirate Captain Jack "Shortfuse" Composure thinks he's gotten the best of a sassy mermaid when she offers him a fortune in exchange for his soul... Read more

Pirate Captain Jack "Shortfuse" Composure thinks he's gotten the best of a sassy mermaid when she offers him a fortune in exchange for his soul... Read more

The Odyssey adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 10 W, 7 M, 4 Any (8-26 actors possible: 3-13 W, 3-13 M)
Productions (12)
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Odysseus won the Trojan War twenty years ago, but he still has yet to arrive home from his victory. From a raging Cyclops to a beautiful woman... Read more

Odysseus won the Trojan War twenty years ago, but he still has yet to arrive home from his victory. From a raging Cyclops to a beautiful woman... 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

The Miser (short version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 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

The Spectre Bridegroom by Christopher Cartmill

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 11 M, 2 Any (14-25 actors possible: 5-10 W, 8-13 M)
Productions (10)
(1)

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

The Snow Queen adapted by Stanton Wood

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 65 - 70 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 1 Any (4-10 actors possible: 2-5 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (10)
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Kay is playing with Gerda when a tear from the Snow Queen's mirror becomes lodged in his eye, forcing all the thoughts that make him sad to... Read more

Kay is playing with Gerda when a tear from the Snow Queen's mirror becomes lodged in his eye, forcing all the thoughts that make him sad to... Read more

The Doctor in Spite of Himself (short version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 3 W, 6 M, 2 Any (9-11 actors possible: 3-5 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (2)
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When the peasant woodcutter, Sganarelle, is mistaken as a doctor, he is surprised to find himself winning the respect of everyone in town.... Read more

When the peasant woodcutter, Sganarelle, is mistaken as a doctor, he is surprised to find himself winning the respect of everyone in town.... Read more

Oedipus the King adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 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

The Shakespeare Stealer (full-length) adapted by Gary L. Blackwood

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 12 M, 3 Any (9-18 actors possible: 2-6 W, 7-15 M)
Productions (11)
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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

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)
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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

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)
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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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The Adventure of the Speckled Band a mystery adapted by Jon Jory

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 2 Any (5 actors possible: 2-4 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (1)
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The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a murder so chilling that Dr. Watson considers it the strangest of all... Read more

The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a murder so chilling that Dr. Watson considers it the strangest of all... Read more

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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor a mystery adapted by Jon Jory

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 3 Any (6 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-5 M)
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The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the perplexing case of a bride who disappears immediately after her wedding. This... Read more

The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the perplexing case of a bride who disappears immediately after her wedding. This... Read more

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The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet a mystery adapted by Jon Jory

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 3 Any (6 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-5 M)
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The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must find which member of a household is really responsible for the disappearance of a... Read more

The legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must find which member of a household is really responsible for the disappearance of a... 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

Edgar Allan Poe: Tintinnabulations by Moses Goldberg

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-13 actors possible: 3-8 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (7)
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Heartbroken by the idea of losing his beloved wife, Virginia, who lies dying in their small country cottage, Edgar Allan Poe relives his past and... Read more

Heartbroken by the idea of losing his beloved wife, Virginia, who lies dying in their small country cottage, Edgar Allan Poe relives his past and... 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

As You Like It: A Rowdy Retelling for the Serious Shakespearean adapted by Johanna McKay

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 4 W, 13 M,  (12-28 actors possible: 4-28 W, 6-23 M)
Productions (6)
(3)

Shakespeare's classic comedy of romance and mistaken identity is adapted to rhyming couplets in this more modern and fast-paced take on the... Read more

Shakespeare's classic comedy of romance and mistaken identity is adapted to rhyming couplets in this more modern and fast-paced take on the... 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