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Troy Women adapted by Karen Hartman

  • Drama
  • |
  • 65 - 85 minutes
  • 9 W, 3 M,  (12-20 actors possible: 9-15 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (24)
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Hecuba and the women of Troy mourn and celebrate their city on the morning after its destruction. Together, they grieve the deaths of their... Read more

Hecuba and the women of Troy mourn and celebrate their city on the morning after its destruction. Together, they grieve the deaths of their... Read more

Finn in the Underworld by Jordan Harrison

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 
Productions (6)
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In this contemporary Gothic tale, Gwen and her sister Rhoda are packing up the belongings -- and the secrets -- in their crooked childhood house.... Read more

In this contemporary Gothic tale, Gwen and her sister Rhoda are packing up the belongings -- and the secrets -- in their crooked childhood house.... Read more

Courage adapted by John Pielmeier

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 1 M, 
Productions (7)
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Inspired by an address given by Sir James M. Barrie to the graduating class of St. Andrew's University in Scotland, Courage is an intimate look... Read more

Inspired by an address given by Sir James M. Barrie to the graduating class of St. Andrew's University in Scotland, Courage is an intimate look... Read more

Holiday Shmoliday by Lynne Elson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 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

The Johnsons & The Thompsons by Howard Altmann

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (4-6 actors possible: 2-3 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (3)
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With a briefcase filled with children's books, Professor John Jr. Johnson arrives unexpectedly after a long absence to his parents' home,... Read more

With a briefcase filled with children's books, Professor John Jr. Johnson arrives unexpectedly after a long absence to his parents' home,... Read more

'Twas the Night Before... by Christopher Durang and 3 others

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 85 minutes
  • 3 W, 5 M, 8 Any (11-41 actors possible: 3-31 W, 5-33 M)
Productions (4)
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A collection of five Christmas-themed short plays from New York City's acclaimed Flea Theater. From a family sitting down to read "'Twas the... Read more

A collection of five Christmas-themed short plays from New York City's acclaimed Flea Theater. From a family sitting down to read "'Twas the... Read more

Available as eScript

Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith

  • Comedy
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  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M, 
Productions (343)
(21)

Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the... Read more

Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Dracula adapted by William McNulty

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 7 W, 7 M,  (12-14 actors possible: 5-7 W, exactly 7 M)
Productions (242)
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Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly... Read more

Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly... Read more

The Misanthrope (full-length version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 3 W, 6 M, 2 Any (8-11 actors possible: 3-6 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (13)
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Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more

Alceste hates mankind. No one gives him the respect and honor he deserves. Although most people acknowledge his intelligence and wit, Alceste's... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

A Tiny Miracle with a Fiberoptic Unicorn by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 120 - 130 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 
Productions (30)
(6)

In the winter of 1986, thirteen-year-old Louis vows to kiss the love of his life, the quirky theater queen Carolyn, before Christmas. Standing in... Read more

In the winter of 1986, thirteen-year-old Louis vows to kiss the love of his life, the quirky theater queen Carolyn, before Christmas. Standing in... Read more

Around the World in Eighty Days adapted by John Hildreth

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 115 - 130 minutes
  • 1 W, 10 M, 5 Any (9-53 actors possible: 1-17 W, 8-36 M)
Productions (36)
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In 1872, on a gentleman's wager, Phileas Fogg and his French manservant Passepartout attempt to traverse the globe in just eighty days. The two... Read more

In 1872, on a gentleman's wager, Phileas Fogg and his French manservant Passepartout attempt to traverse the globe in just eighty days. The two... Read more

The Doctor in Spite of Himself (full-length version) adapted by Timothy Mooney

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 3 W, 6 M, 2 Any (9-11 actors possible: 3-6 W, 5-8 M)
Productions (14)
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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

Great Expectations adapted by Bathsheba Doran

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 4 W, 8 M, 4 Any (6-30 actors possible: 2-15 W, 4-20 M)
Productions (17)
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Based on Dickens' classic story of a young orphan, Pip, who comes into a mysterious fortune. Rejecting the love and squalor of his childhood, he... Read more

Based on Dickens' classic story of a young orphan, Pip, who comes into a mysterious fortune. Rejecting the love and squalor of his childhood, he... Read more

Jane Eyre adapted by Christina Calvit

  • Drama
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  • 135 - 135 minutes
  • 6 W, 3 M,  (9-21 actors possible: 6-14 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (29)
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Orphaned Jane Eyre overcomes her early abusive and lonely experiences to become an accomplished governess at Thornfield, the mysterious home of... Read more

Orphaned Jane Eyre overcomes her early abusive and lonely experiences to become an accomplished governess at Thornfield, the mysterious home of... Read more

A Christmas Carol adapted by Jacqueline Goldfinger

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 70 - 85 minutes
  • 3 W, 7 M,  (10-44 actors possible: 3-17 W, 4-27 M)
Productions (101)
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This swift adaptation of the Christmas classic remains true to the original story by incorporating portions of the Dickens' novella not usually... Read more

This swift adaptation of the Christmas classic remains true to the original story by incorporating portions of the Dickens' novella not usually... 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 (18)
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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

Hiroshima: crucible of light by Robert Lawson

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M,  (8-36 actors possible: 4-28 W, 4-28 M)
Productions (13)
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Fictional and historical figures cross paths in this fragmented tale of the birth of the atomic bomb, its first test in Los Alamos, and the... Read more

Fictional and historical figures cross paths in this fragmented tale of the birth of the atomic bomb, its first test in Los Alamos, and the... Read more

In Conflict adapted by Douglas C. Wager

  • Drama
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  • 130 - 150 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (6-17 actors possible: 2-4 W, 4-13 M)
Productions (16)
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Individual stories of mostly college-age Iraq War veterans are presented in their own words, taken from audio transcripts of actual interviews.... Read more

Individual stories of mostly college-age Iraq War veterans are presented in their own words, taken from audio transcripts of actual interviews.... 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

Robinson Crusoe adapted by Jim Helsinger

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 100 minutes
  • 3 M, 
Productions (3)
(1)

The lone survivor of a turbulent storm, Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked on a desert island for 26 years. Though initially plagued with feelings of... Read more

The lone survivor of a turbulent storm, Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked on a desert island for 26 years. Though initially plagued with feelings of... Read more