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The 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 (458)
(23)

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners... Read more

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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 10 Any (8-75 actors possible: 1-50 W, 1-50 M)
Productions (505)
(41)

Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical... Read more

Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical... 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 (420)
(42)

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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Booby Trap by Ed Monk

  • Drama
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (11-17 actors possible: 5-12 W, 5-12 M)
Productions (659)
(53)

In the near future, an American soldier sits in a combat zone, trapped by a land mine. As he waits to see what will happen to him, scenes from... Read more

In the near future, an American soldier sits in a combat zone, trapped by a land mine. As he waits to see what will happen to him, scenes from... Read more

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What I Want to Say But Never Will by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 20 Any (5-76 actors possible: 0-76 W, 0-76 M)
Productions (145)
(45)

If you could say anything you wanted, without any consequences or judgment, just what would you say? Based on student responses from around the... Read more

If you could say anything you wanted, without any consequences or judgment, just what would you say? Based on student responses from around the... Read more

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The SeussOdyssey (one-act) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 10 W, 15 M, 10 Any (8-60 actors possible: 4-30 W, 4-30 M)
Productions (189)
(10)

Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of... Read more

Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of... Read more

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The Trojan Women adapted by Ellen McLaughlin

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 12 W, 2 M,  (12-40 actors possible: 10-30 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (146)
(22)

In the wake of their devastating defeat, the women of Troy, all now widows, wait on the beach below the ravaged city to be claimed by their Greek... Read more

In the wake of their devastating defeat, the women of Troy, all now widows, wait on the beach below the ravaged city to be claimed by their Greek... Read more

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Nora's Lost by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 12 W, 6 M, 7 Any (15-25 actors possible: 8-20 W, 5-20 M)
Productions (213)
(19)

Debilitated by Alzheimer's disease, Nora Blodget follows the vision of her late husband into the woods on a cold night. Nora's life flashes... Read more

Debilitated by Alzheimer's disease, Nora Blodget follows the vision of her late husband into the woods on a cold night. Nora's life flashes... Read more

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The Long View by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 60 minutes
  • 10 W, 11 M,  (15-21 actors possible: 5-15 W, 5-12 M)
Productions (97)
(13)

On a seemingly ordinary day, an explosive fight occurs at a high school when Travis, a bully, confronts his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend,... Read more

On a seemingly ordinary day, an explosive fight occurs at a high school when Travis, a bully, confronts his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend,... Read more

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World War II Radio Christmas Play by Pat Kruis Tellinghusen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 1 Any (6-16 actors possible: 3-8 W, 3-8 M)
Productions (80)
(10)

This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940s radio show broadcast on Christmas Eve during World War II.... Read more

This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940s radio show broadcast on Christmas Eve during World War II.... Read more

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The SeussOdyssey (full-length) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 12 W, 20 M, 15 Any (8-60 actors possible: 4-30 W, 4-30 M)
Productions (98)
(7)

Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of... Read more

Not in the mood for homework? Let Narrator 1 and 2 take you on a literary journey, and watch as Homer's Odyssey is transformed into the style of... Read more

Irena's Vow by Dan Gordon

  • Drama
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  • 95 - 100 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (10-23 actors possible: 4-16 W, 6-17 M)
Productions (59)
(7)

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over... Read more

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over... Read more

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Korczak's Children by Jeffrey Hatcher

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 13 W, 15 M,  (20-28 actors possible: 9-13 W, 11-15 M)
Productions (61)
(4)

World War Two. The Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak -- writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children -- tries to... Read more

World War Two. The Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak -- writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children -- tries to... Read more

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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (Iliad! Iliad! Iliad!) by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M,  (6-50 actors possible: 3-25 W, 3-25 M)
Productions (97)
(12)

Complete with little green army men, a beauty pageant, and warring narrators, this is The Iliad as you've never seen it before. Two narrators... Read more

Complete with little green army men, a beauty pageant, and warring narrators, this is The Iliad as you've never seen it before. Two narrators... Read more

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Ajax in Iraq by Ellen McLaughlin

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 7 W, 5 M,  (11-30 actors possible: 6-17 W, 5-19 M)
Productions (34)
(2)

Past and present collide in Ellen McLaughlin’s mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy Ajax with the modern-day Iraq war. The play follows the... Read more

Past and present collide in Ellen McLaughlin’s mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy Ajax with the modern-day Iraq war. The play follows the... Read more

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Lysistrata adapted by Ellen McLaughlin

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 80 minutes
  • 13 W, 7 M,  (13-26 actors possible: 8-16 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (79)
(9)

This fresh, fast-paced comedy, inspired by the Aristophanes play, follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end... Read more

This fresh, fast-paced comedy, inspired by the Aristophanes play, follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end... Read more

Condensed Theatre Classics Presents: Lives in the Wind by Matt Casarino

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 25 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (5-6 actors possible: exactly 3 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (117)
(0)

A small cast attempts to produce a sprawling, historical, century-spanning epic play, in only fifteen minutes. Events start out silly and... Read more

A small cast attempts to produce a sprawling, historical, century-spanning epic play, in only fifteen minutes. Events start out silly and... Read more

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Hiding in the Open adapted by Kira Obolensky

  • Drama
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  • 107 - 115 minutes
  • 6 W, 4 M,  (8-14 actors possible: 5-7 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (35)
(8)

An adaptation of Sabina Zimering's memoir, Hiding in the Open tells the true story of two Jewish sisters from Poland who assume false Catholic... Read more

An adaptation of Sabina Zimering's memoir, Hiding in the Open tells the true story of two Jewish sisters from Poland who assume false Catholic... Read more

Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five adapted by Eric Simonson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 12 M,  (12-23 actors possible: 2-3 W, 10-20 M)
Productions (21)
(0)

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more

Face Forward: Growing up in Nazi Germany by Brendon Votipka

  • Drama
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-9 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (59)
(4)

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more