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How We Talk in South Boston by David Lindsay-Abaire

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 5 M, 
Productions (11)
(0)

A scathingly funny short play about a blue collar Irish Catholic family coming to terms with their absurd prejudices and their equally insane... Read more

A scathingly funny short play about a blue collar Irish Catholic family coming to terms with their absurd prejudices and their equally insane... Read more

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A Most Curious Phenomenon (full-length) by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 19 W, 15 M, 2 Any (18-70 actors possible: 10-40 W, 8-30 M)
Productions (13)
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Do not be fooled. This is not a play; it's a scientific exploration. With the help of an unsuspecting audience member named Rick, two verbose... Read more

Do not be fooled. This is not a play; it's a scientific exploration. With the help of an unsuspecting audience member named Rick, two verbose... Read more

We Are Antigone by Tammy Ryan

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 6 W,  (6-20 actors possible: 6-20 W, )
Productions (17)
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Six very different girls walk into a classroom with a simple task: to put Antigone on trial. As they work to condemn or vindicate Sophocles'... Read more

Six very different girls walk into a classroom with a simple task: to put Antigone on trial. As they work to condemn or vindicate Sophocles'... Read more

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

25 Questions for a Jewish Mother by Kate Moira Ryan

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 4 W,  (1-21 actors possible: 1-21 W, )
Productions (14)
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Part memoir and part stand-up routine, this hilarious and affecting play breaks down just what makes Jewish mothers so lamentable, laughable, and... Read more

Part memoir and part stand-up routine, this hilarious and affecting play breaks down just what makes Jewish mothers so lamentable, laughable, and... Read more

Francine's Will by Mary Dattilo

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 110 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M, 
Productions (30)
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Francine Faraday dies and leaves her entire estate to her longtime companion H.P. Manly. While the loyal members of Francine's staff are... Read more

Francine Faraday dies and leaves her entire estate to her longtime companion H.P. Manly. While the loyal members of Francine's staff are... Read more

A Peter Rabbit Tale by Sarah Brandt

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M,  (4-19 actors possible: 1-13 W, 1-12 M)
Productions (27)
(6)

Peter Rabbit doesn't think life as a rabbit is all it's cracked up to be in this spirited children's musical. His mother is always making him do... Read more

Peter Rabbit doesn't think life as a rabbit is all it's cracked up to be in this spirited children's musical. His mother is always making him do... Read more

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Sunday Night by Stephen Gregg

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 115 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 11 Any (9-23 actors possible: 4-17 W, 3-16 M)
Productions (21)
(15)

Whit, a seventeen-year-old girl, is yanked into another world where time behaves strangely, and bizarre creatures are out to get her. Whit must... Read more

Whit, a seventeen-year-old girl, is yanked into another world where time behaves strangely, and bizarre creatures are out to get her. Whit must... Read more

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Letters to Kurt by Janine Nabers

  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 7 W, 2 M, 9 Any (18 actors possible: 7-16 W, 2-11 M)
Productions (13)
(4)

Sixteen year-old outcast Molly doesn't seem to fit in anywhere. Her family barely knows she exists, the kids at school think she's a "depressed... Read more

Sixteen year-old outcast Molly doesn't seem to fit in anywhere. Her family barely knows she exists, the kids at school think she's a "depressed... Read more

Never Tell by James Christy

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 110 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 5 M,  (6-8 actors possible: 2-3 W, 4-5 M)
Productions (4)
(1)

Never Tell centers around two enigmatic creations: a controversial video installation that includes documentary-style footage of a rape, and a... Read more

Never Tell centers around two enigmatic creations: a controversial video installation that includes documentary-style footage of a rape, and a... Read more

Everything So Far by C. Denby Swanson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 60 - 80 minutes
  • 8 W, 2 M,  (8-30 actors possible: 6-28 W, 2-24 M)
Productions (12)
(8)

Loosely adapted from a 9th grade biology textbook, Everything So Far is a whimsical interweaving of several impossible stories -- a Dinosaur... Read more

Loosely adapted from a 9th grade biology textbook, Everything So Far is a whimsical interweaving of several impossible stories -- a Dinosaur... Read more

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Not Medea by Allison Gregory

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 80 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (11)
(4)

An exhausted working mother escapes for just one night to the sanctuary of the theatre - except the play is one she desperately doesn't want to... Read more

An exhausted working mother escapes for just one night to the sanctuary of the theatre - except the play is one she desperately doesn't want to... Read more

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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)
(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

Available as eScript

Unbroken Circle by James Wesley

  • Drama
  • |
  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 6 W, 1 M, 
Productions (11)
(1)

In Galveston, Texas, a family is brought together for the first time in years on the day of its patriarch's funeral. As day turns into night, the... Read more

In Galveston, Texas, a family is brought together for the first time in years on the day of its patriarch's funeral. As day turns into night, the... Read more

Streaming Rights Available

Foreign Affairs by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • |
  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (7-26 actors possible: 3-10 W, 4-16 M)
Productions (2)
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Foreign Affairs is comprised of seven short comedies set in seven different countries, between November 1989 and November 2004. From a timid East... Read more

Foreign Affairs is comprised of seven short comedies set in seven different countries, between November 1989 and November 2004. From a timid East... Read more

Full Bloom by Suzanne Bradbeer

  • Drama
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 
Productions (13)
(1)

Something is different about teenage Phoebe when she returns from her summer vacation in Italy. Suddenly, she can't bear society's obsession with... Read more

Something is different about teenage Phoebe when she returns from her summer vacation in Italy. Suddenly, she can't bear society's obsession with... Read more

There's an Alligator Under My Bed, A Nightmare in My Closet, and Something in My Attic by Stuart Kenny

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 65 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 5 Any (6-15 actors possible: 2-7 W, 3-8 M)
Productions (13)
(16)

When nighttime comes and the lights go out, there always seems to be something lurking in the shadows. This trio of classic Mercer Mayer stories... Read more

When nighttime comes and the lights go out, there always seems to be something lurking in the shadows. This trio of classic Mercer Mayer stories... 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

Streaming Rights Available

A Most Curious Phenomenon (one-act) by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 45 - 55 minutes
  • 14 W, 7 M, 12 Any (10-46 actors possible: 7-26 W, 3-20 M)
Productions (27)
(1)

A scientific exploration is taking place into one of the greatest mysteries known to man (and woman) -- how could Sarah Hillsbury, one of the... Read more

A scientific exploration is taking place into one of the greatest mysteries known to man (and woman) -- how could Sarah Hillsbury, one of the... Read more

Available as eScript

Cal in Camo by William Francis Hoffman

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M,  (3-4 actors possible: exactly 1 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (6)
(3)

Cal's desperation mounts as she strains to breastfeed and care for her newborn, while her husband Tim resents his struggle to make sales in his... Read more

Cal's desperation mounts as she strains to breastfeed and care for her newborn, while her husband Tim resents his struggle to make sales in his... Read more