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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

Eternal Life: The Show by John Andreini

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 2 W, 5 M,  (6-7 actors possible: 2-3 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (9)
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You're dead. Where is your next stop -- heaven or hell? Who decides? Who really knows? Perhaps the whole selection process is much more... Read more

You're dead. Where is your next stop -- heaven or hell? Who decides? Who really knows? Perhaps the whole selection process is much more... Read more

Scenes From A Dance by Dick Grunert

  • Comedy
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  • 65 - 80 minutes
  • 14 W, 18 M, 3 Any (35-50 actors possible: 14-25 W, 18-25 M)
Productions (22)
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It's the big high school dance, and lovesick Riley loses the love letter he wrote for the girl of his dreams. The letter begins a journey through... Read more

It's the big high school dance, and lovesick Riley loses the love letter he wrote for the girl of his dreams. The letter begins a journey through... Read more

The Latest News from the Primordial Ooze by Rich Orloff

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 12 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (20)
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Barry and Marjorie find their relationship at a crossroads when one begins evolving faster than the other...literally! Can love between two... Read more

Barry and Marjorie find their relationship at a crossroads when one begins evolving faster than the other...literally! Can love between two... Read more

High School Sucks: A Cinderella Story by Rick Hip-Flores

  • Comedy
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  • 18 - 25 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M,  (8-30 actors possible: 5-15 W, 3-15 M)
Productions (11)
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The classic Cinderella fairy tale is turned upside-down in this pop-infused teenage musical that follows students from two Upper East Side high... Read more

The classic Cinderella fairy tale is turned upside-down in this pop-infused teenage musical that follows students from two Upper East Side high... Read more

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Ray and Milo by Chris Sheppard

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 20 - 25 minutes
  • 5 W, 3 M, 
Productions (15)
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Ray and Milo are penguins living in a zoo. They're also buddies, but when their friendship begins to look like courtship, an amiable zookeeper... Read more

Ray and Milo are penguins living in a zoo. They're also buddies, but when their friendship begins to look like courtship, an amiable zookeeper... Read more

Everything You Want by David Riedy

  • Comedy
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  • 12 - 15 minutes
  • 2 Any
Productions (15)
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Harry, painfully shy, decides to practice meeting people on the A train at 3 o'clock in the morning. Jonathan, who is coming from a party where... Read more

Harry, painfully shy, decides to practice meeting people on the A train at 3 o'clock in the morning. Jonathan, who is coming from a party where... Read more

Hum of the Arctic by Sarah Hammond

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 14 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (21)
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While flipping through a scrapbook, Claire recounts the story of her deaf mother's intriguing meeting with a painter many years ago. Read more

While flipping through a scrapbook, Claire recounts the story of her deaf mother's intriguing meeting with a painter many years ago. Read more

The Yellow Line by Kira Obolensky

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (19)
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Pearl and Buster get married. As they drive from the wedding to their final destination, their journey takes them through the entirety of their... Read more

Pearl and Buster get married. As they drive from the wedding to their final destination, their journey takes them through the entirety of their... Read more

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Jane Eyre (one act) by Gerald Murphy

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 6 W, 4 M, 1 Any (9-11 actors possible: 5-7 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (7)
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The classic Gothic tale of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is deconstructed and transformed into a comedy in this hilarious and fast-paced one-act.... Read more

The classic Gothic tale of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is deconstructed and transformed into a comedy in this hilarious and fast-paced one-act.... Read more

Mill Girls (full-length) by Eliza Anderson

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 90 minutes
  • 18 W, 8 M,  (26-40 actors possible: 12-26 W, 4-14 M)
Productions (20)
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Octavia, Hannah, and other girls from dissimilar backgrounds are thrust into the American industrial revolution of the 1840s when they take on... Read more

Octavia, Hannah, and other girls from dissimilar backgrounds are thrust into the American industrial revolution of the 1840s when they take on... Read more

Nancy Blue: Girl Detective by Megan Mostyn-Brown

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 14 W, 2 M, 1 Any (17 actors possible: 14-15 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (11)
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Framed as a radio play, this creative and jaunty noir spoof of Nancy Drew has Nancy Blue searching to uncover who has kidnapped the high school... Read more

Framed as a radio play, this creative and jaunty noir spoof of Nancy Drew has Nancy Blue searching to uncover who has kidnapped the high school... Read more

byline: Amanda Danger by Robert Lawson

  • Comedy
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  • 100 - 110 minutes
  • 9 W, 9 M, 12 Any (12-40 actors possible: 6-20 W, 6-20 M)
Productions (15)
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Big city reporter Amanda Danger needs some spark, a little quark to get her out of her funk. Who cares that she has a collection of Pulitzers?... Read more

Big city reporter Amanda Danger needs some spark, a little quark to get her out of her funk. Who cares that she has a collection of Pulitzers?... Read more

Maggie by Robert Pridham

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 8 W, 2 M,  (7-10 actors possible: 5-8 W, 2-3 M)
Productions (7)
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No one ever said growing up is easy. In fact, it can be awkward, scary and confusing. In Maggie, seven young people relive the ins and outs of... Read more

No one ever said growing up is easy. In fact, it can be awkward, scary and confusing. In Maggie, seven young people relive the ins and outs of... Read more

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The Reluctant Dragon adapted by Ed Monk

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (8-30 actors possible: 2-16 W, 1-15 M)
Productions (32)
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In the zany village of Veesaldorf, a young girl named Charity is more interested in fairy tales than her daily farm chore of painting the pigs.... Read more

In the zany village of Veesaldorf, a young girl named Charity is more interested in fairy tales than her daily farm chore of painting the pigs.... Read more

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You Should Never Eat Your Heroes by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 10 W, 4 M, 10 Any (9-28 actors possible: 6-27 W, 1-18 M)
Productions (6)
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Betty has read self-help guru Leila Leilani's latest book over twenty times, in multiple formats. Unfortunately, there was no chapter on what to... Read more

Betty has read self-help guru Leila Leilani's latest book over twenty times, in multiple formats. Unfortunately, there was no chapter on what to... Read more

Much Ado About Nothing (in one hour) adapted by Maxine Kern

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 60 minutes
  • 5 W, 12 M, 1 Any (12-19 actors possible: 4-6 W, 8-14 M)
Productions (16)
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Now that the soldiers have returned home from war, they are hosted by a wealthy family of the town, including the lovely and innocent daughter... Read more

Now that the soldiers have returned home from war, they are hosted by a wealthy family of the town, including the lovely and innocent daughter... Read more

Nowhere in America by Bathsheba Doran

  • Drama
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 5 W, 8 M,  (9-13 actors possible: 4-5 W, 5-9 M)
Productions (9)
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Fred wants to stop watching TV; Gracie wants a Barbie leg; four friends drink on a rooftop; and a prostitute tries to imagine a better life. On a... Read more

Fred wants to stop watching TV; Gracie wants a Barbie leg; four friends drink on a rooftop; and a prostitute tries to imagine a better life. On a... Read more

Porch Revival by Mark Rigney

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 
Productions (13)
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The morning after a disaster at a tent revival, two aging sisters contemplate taking their lives in a new direction. Read more

The morning after a disaster at a tent revival, two aging sisters contemplate taking their lives in a new direction. Read more

History Lesson by David Lindsay-Abaire

  • Comedy
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  • 3 - 7 minutes
  • 1 W, 
Productions (14)
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It's Maggie's last day as a park ranger, and she has an arsenal of made-up historical facts to unload on her helpless listeners. This piece is... Read more

It's Maggie's last day as a park ranger, and she has an arsenal of made-up historical facts to unload on her helpless listeners. This piece is... Read more