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Lush Life by Nina Shengold

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (5)
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On a late-night subway platform, a single woman encounters a homeless street musician, who may or may not be her schizophrenic first love. (This... Read more

On a late-night subway platform, a single woman encounters a homeless street musician, who may or may not be her schizophrenic first love. (This... Read more

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Inevitable by Molly Horan

  • Drama
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  • 75 - 85 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M,  (4-5 actors possible: 5-6 W, 4-5 M)
Productions (1)
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High school junior Tara’s future is bright, and she feels like she is on the right path—though no one seems to want to join the school... Read more

High school junior Tara’s future is bright, and she feels like she is on the right path—though no one seems to want to join the school... 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

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A Brief Unit on Interdimensional Heroism by Alan Haehnel

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 25 Any (15-25 actors possible: 0-25 W, 0-25 M)
Productions (20)
(5)

A class arrives at school to find their teacher replaced by a mysterious talking box, and before they know it, they're off on an interdimensional... Read more

A class arrives at school to find their teacher replaced by a mysterious talking box, and before they know it, they're off on an interdimensional... Read more

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Natural Selection by Eric Coble

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 110 - 110 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M,  (6-9 actors possible: 1-6 W, 2-7 M)
Productions (17)
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We're in the very near future, where technology rules supreme and the Culture Fiesta Theme Park needs to restock the natives of the Native... Read more

We're in the very near future, where technology rules supreme and the Culture Fiesta Theme Park needs to restock the natives of the Native... Read more

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To the Table by Alan Haehnel

  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 12 W, 5 M, 2 Any (17-19 actors possible: 9-14 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (14)
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Jan and her daughter Leah sit at the kitchen table and have a brief conversation while eating ice cream. Leah leaves, and we then rewind to the... Read more

Jan and her daughter Leah sit at the kitchen table and have a brief conversation while eating ice cream. Leah leaves, and we then rewind to the... Read more

Run by Garth Wingfield

  • Comedy
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  • 13 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (11)
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In a dog run in New York City, dogs sniff one another... and so do humans. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play... Read more

In a dog run in New York City, dogs sniff one another... and so do humans. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play... 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

Lunch by Shawn Northrip

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 90 - 115 minutes
  • 5 W, 6 M,  (4-19 actors possible: 2-9 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (12)
(10)

A series of vignettes about raging hormones, inane fights, and first love all revolving around lunch period in this hilarious and heartwarming... Read more

A series of vignettes about raging hormones, inane fights, and first love all revolving around lunch period in this hilarious and heartwarming... 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)
(5)

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

Bedlam Moon by Ed Shockley

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (27)
(2)

New Year's Eve, 1980, the Bronx. Larry, a struggling young writer, awaits the arrival of his hot date, with Marvin Gaye playing suggestively on... Read more

New Year's Eve, 1980, the Bronx. Larry, a struggling young writer, awaits the arrival of his hot date, with Marvin Gaye playing suggestively on... Read more

Red Death by Lisa D'Amour

  • Drama
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-7 actors possible: 3-4 W, exactly 3 M)
Productions (6)
(0)

Meet Jane Whithers, a trained kindergarten teacher and certified lifeguard who has become sidetracked from her professional pursuits by a... Read more

Meet Jane Whithers, a trained kindergarten teacher and certified lifeguard who has become sidetracked from her professional pursuits by a... Read more

Love Is Awkward by Melissa Stuppy

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 9 M, 1 Any (13-17 actors possible: 4-8 W, 9-10 M)
Productions (17)
(3)

Tracy Singleton is an optimistic high school newspaper reporter writing an article about the "beauty" of teenage love. Determined to prove her... Read more

Tracy Singleton is an optimistic high school newspaper reporter writing an article about the "beauty" of teenage love. Determined to prove her... Read more

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Two Jews Walk Into a War... by Seth Rozin

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (15)
(1)

Ishaq and Zeblyan are the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan. They share the only remaining synagogue that has not been destroyed by the Taliban.... Read more

Ishaq and Zeblyan are the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan. They share the only remaining synagogue that has not been destroyed by the Taliban.... Read more

Heart of the City by Eric Lane

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-18 actors possible: 3-8 W, 3-10 M)
Productions (13)
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A mismatched romance on a Brooklyn subway, an unexpected date, a couple struggling to have a baby, an artist re-discovering his passion: these... Read more

A mismatched romance on a Brooklyn subway, an unexpected date, a couple struggling to have a baby, an artist re-discovering his passion: these... Read more

Conspicuous by Winter Miller

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 8 W, 8 M,  (10-20 actors possible: 5-10 W, 5-10 M)
Productions (6)
(5)

Adoption brings a multitude of diverse people together, transcending race, culture, and traditional gender roles. In this fast-paced collection... Read more

Adoption brings a multitude of diverse people together, transcending race, culture, and traditional gender roles. In this fast-paced collection... Read more

Trudy, Carolyn, Martha, and Regina Travel to Outer Space and Have a Pretty Terrible Time There by James Kennedy

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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 4 W, 
Productions (14)
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A crew of astronauts share the quiet beauty of infinite space and a peaceful reflection on our place in the universe. But it's been nineteen... Read more

A crew of astronauts share the quiet beauty of infinite space and a peaceful reflection on our place in the universe. But it's been nineteen... Read more

Alien Monster Bowling League by Matthew López

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

After decades of dominating the Milwaukee Bowling League, monsters may have finally met their match in some recent interplanetary visitors. It's... Read more

After decades of dominating the Milwaukee Bowling League, monsters may have finally met their match in some recent interplanetary visitors. It's... Read more

The Awful, Horrible Tragedy of Enrico by Jeanette Patterson

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M, 2 Any (9-17 actors possible: 4-8 W, 5-9 M)
Productions (21)
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Revenge tragedies aren't traditionally known for their humor, but this farcical take on the genre features a hero oblivious to the fact that he... Read more

Revenge tragedies aren't traditionally known for their humor, but this farcical take on the genre features a hero oblivious to the fact that he... Read more

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Everything Must Go by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 Any (4-14 actors possible: 2-8 W, 2-6 M)
Productions (4)
(0)

A middle-aged woman sells her past - literally - at a yard sale. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods:... Read more

A middle-aged woman sells her past - literally - at a yard sale. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods:... Read more