• Horror comedy
• 85 - 95 minutes
• 11 W, 15 M, 6 Any (11-32 actors possible)

Josh, OC, and Will are alone in an empty cabin. At night. In the woods. The perfect setting for a scary story competition! The three boys try to out-scare each other with tales of zombies, lab accidents, and teenage slashers to distract each other from the pain of high school. A horror comedy about the fear of standing out and the friends you make when you decide you don’t care about fitting in. Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 9 Any (9-33 actors possible)

Five mysterious color-coded guests. A mansion. A murder. Can the killer get away with it? And how will the sleuths bring them to justice? A handy guide for how to escape the law when you just happen to be a prime suspect of a mysterious murder. Told in vignettes in a style similar to 10 Ways To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse, this show hilariously skewers the tropes of the murder mystery: an airtight alibi, a long-winded monologue by a detective with an accent, an impossibly complicated Rube Goldberg murder device? Check, check, and check! Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 10 Any (10-18 actors possible)

When Eleanor uses a chatbot to write a paper on The Great Gatsby for her, she figures it’s not that big of a deal. But when her chatbot writes the best essay on The Great Gatsby ever, she’s sent to a special school for genius children. Except every other student also used a chatbot to get into the special genius children school. And that school might not be a school, it might just be prison. Now Eleanor has to lead a jailbreak with her friends—can she escape without the help of artificial intelligence? Read more

• Comedy
• 75 - 80 minutes
• 36 Any (8-36 actors possible)

An in-class “adult life” simulation goes very wrong after students throw the rules out and turn to lying, cheating, stealing, and kidnapping to one-up their classmates. The bottom line is that the kid with the most heart points gets to pick the toppings for their pizza party, and that’s a prize worth playing dirty to win. One detective tries to uncover the criminals and set the town on a better path, but maybe Biz Town just can’t play nice. Maybe it’s just not built that way. Read more

• Dramedy
• 105 - 120 minutes
• 2 W, 1 M, 2 Any

Astrophysicist Dr. Lynn Cummings has always believed in science over faith in the unknown. But now that her life is changing, the certainty that was once a source of comfort has become a source of emptiness. When an unidentified flying object is sighted heading toward Earth, she grants an interview to a journalist who misquotes her. With her credibility on the line, she invites him to witness the object as it comes closest to the Earth with her. Dr. Cummings hopes it will pass without incident, but there is no telling what she will discover beyond the stars. Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 45 minutes
• 6 Any (6-25 actors possible)

When you’re hungry for hilarity but short on time and tight on budget, where do you turn? Why, the one-act play Fast Food, of course! From crazy customers to screwy staff, this vignette-style collection of scenes will satisfy your craving for fast food fun while offering a simple set and an entirely flexible and expandable cast. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 80 - 85 minutes
• 7 W, 8 M, 20 Any (18-35 actors possible: 7-22 W, 8-28 M)

The romance, betrayal, longing, and joy of six of O. Henry’s best short stories intertwine at the Vallambrosa rooming house, where Della Leeson lands after she’s abandoned by her new husband. Della slowly builds a life for herself in New York City: finding a community, overcoming tragedy, and falling in love. O. Henry’s twists take Della in unexpected directions, pulling her into the lives of the Vallambrosa’s other quirky residents. Full of whimsy and eccentric characters, O. Henry's Guide to the Present showcases the beloved writer’s work at its most human. Read more

• Murder Mystery Comedy
• 110 - 120 minutes
• 6 Any (6-12 actors possible)

Just as they are about to give up on their careers, a pair of struggling playwrights find out that their mentor, the most celebrated murder mystery writer since Agatha Christie, has just died with the script to his upcoming Broadway thriller left unfinished. Tasked with completing his work in under a week, Mara and Don jump into the story—but once they begin digging into the world of the play, they quickly find themselves trapped inside it. Can they use their writing skills to solve the mystery and save the play—and themselves? Read more

• Drama
• 85 - 90 minutes
• 5 W, 1 M, 

Branwell Brontë has always been desperate to keep up with his brilliant sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. As the Brontë women’s stars begin to rise, Branwell uses the familial gift of storytelling to lead his siblings into magical worlds and cushion some of the harsh realities of their real lives, including Branwell’s jealousy over his sisters’ success. But when the magic of their stories begins to fail, Branwell and his sisters must fight to keep destruction and loss from seeping into the real world. Read more

• Comedy, Murder Mystery
• 60 - 75 minutes
• 9 W, 2 M, 8 Any (15-30 actors possible: 9-0 W, 2-0 M)

A group of villains—including the Evil Queen, Wicked Stepmother, and the Big Bad Wolf—and some familiar faces with dubious morals— like Little Red Riding Hood and Pinocchio—are locked in a mansion on a dark and stormy night. Their only means of escape is helping Prince Charming figure out the name of a mischievous imp who has his eyes set on a gasp-inducing treasure. Read more

• Dramatic Comedy
• 85 - 95 minutes
• 3 W, 1 M, 

Tracy Jones has rented out the back “party room” of Jones Street Bar and Grill—the Place for Wings (and Things). Tracy Jones is throwing a party to which she’s invited every woman in the United States who is also named Tracy Jones. Tracy Jones has been sitting for over an hour alone, nursing her Diet Coke, waiting for any other Tracy Joneses to show up. Tracy Jones’s epic loneliness is about to be tested beyond anything she ever imagined. Read more

• Comedy
• 120 - 130 minutes
• 14 W, 7 M, 21 Any (21 actors possible: 12-14 W, 3-7 M)

Emily Starr is an imaginative young girl who has lived an isolated life with her father at The Hollows in the country. She has The Sight, as she calls it, which allows her to see into the past and the future. After her father dies, she is sent to live at New Moon Farm with her stern Aunt Elizabeth Murray, her kind but timid Aunt Laura, and her cousin Jimmy, a gentle man who people persist in saying is “off.” Emily promises her father she will hang on hard to herself and clashes with Aunt Elizabeth who “is determined to make her like every other child in Blair Water.” Read more

• Comedy Drama
• 25 - 30 minutes
• 5 W, 1 Any (4-20 actors possible: 3-20 W, 0-17 M)

The Things She Held follows a girl as she delivers an acceptance speech to one person, or a few people, or an empty space, or a collection of memories. It’s a play about how we hold onto the things we love. Or maybe it’s about how we let them go. Do they go? Can anything really last forever? Isn’t it all so crazy? Read more

• Historical Fiction
• 35 - 45 minutes
• 8 W, 4 M, 4 Any (4-20 actors possible: 8-30 W, 4-20 M)

It's 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and her sister, Sally, are among more than one hundred US Army nurses who have come to the island looking for warm tropical breezes and a little adventure. But paradise becomes a nightmare when, just a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enemy bombers target their island. Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 45 minutes
• 6 Any (6-25 actors possible)

When you’re hungry for hilarity but short on time and tight on budget, where do you turn? Why, the one-act play Fast Food, of course! From crazy customers to screwy staff, this vignette-style collection of scenes will satisfy your craving for fast food fun while offering a simple set and an entirely flexible and expandable cast. Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 36 Any (8-36 actors possible)

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo, exotic pet store—and crime. The bottom line is that the kid with the most heart points gets to pick the toppings for their pizza party, and that’s a prize worth playing dirty to win. One hard-boiled detective tries to uncover the criminals and set the town on a better path only to end up ruffling a few feathers and shaking the town to its very foundation, all in the name of a cheese slice. Read more

• Comedy
• 35 - 45 minutes
• 20 Any (7-40 actors possible)

You’re alone in the woods when you hear it approaching—the deadliest animal on Earth: a human being. How do you escape? Join a rollicking cast of bizarre creatures including the Wampahoofus; the Snallygaster; the Snarly Yow; and everyone’s favorite cryptid, Bigfoot, as they find methods to survive humanity. Read more

• Comedy
• 50 - 60 minutes
• 2 W, 5 M, 14 Any (15-21 actors possible: 2-16 W, 5-19 M)

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• Comedy
• 50 - 60 minutes
• 19 Any (18-30 actors possible)

A choir, a limited supply of marshmallows, and a broken-down bus: What’s the worst that could happen? Definitely not anything that could’ve happened in Lord of the Flies. Between prideful sopranos and wannabe basses, who will come out on top? Or will no chorister be left standing? Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 35 minutes
• 12 W, 6 M, 2 Any (18-20 actors possible: 8-20 W, 0-10 M)

It’s Sweeps Week for the game show Whooo Are Youuu? and the host, Buck Lucket, has a new assistant, Ronny Lonny, who has booked America’s biggest pop star, Baylor Twift. But the singer’s limo gets stuck in traffic, so Ronny Lonny’s roommate—Saylor Bift, who looks exactly like Baylor Twift—is forced to take her place. When Saylor is scurried off to hair and makeup, the real Baylor arrives thanks to a motorcyclist named Skull Duggery. As showtime approaches, the confusion spins into chaos and the fun keeps going to an ending that surprises everyone! Read more

• Drama/Fantasy
• 35 - 45 minutes
• 3 W, 2 M, 6 Any (8-30 actors possible: 3-15 W, 2-15 M)

Five Greek children find themselves abandoned on an island until an oracle sends then on a mystical quest to seek their release--at the cost of a sacrifice. Read more

• Comedy
• 30 - 40 minutes
• 5 Any (5-25 actors possible)

Miss Walters’s life is upended after she does the unthinkable and forgets to return a perusal script. Now, she’s on the run from international conglomerate Musical Theater Global, trying to dodge the two agents they sent after her. (Which is especially hard since one of them can talk to birds.) If Miss Walters wants to live one day more, she must find and return the perusal before MTG finds her. Return of the Script is a madcap chase by plane, train, and automobile that teaches an important lesson: Always read the terms and conditions. Read more

• Comedy
• 70 - 80 minutes
• 24 Any (10-40 actors possible)

In this hilarious heist whodunit, a rare first-issue comic is up for grabs. Set at a Comic Con, this play consists of a series of vignettes, each with their own stand-alone story that also furthers the under-lying plot of a con in progress. There’s a bat-tastic hero clowning around with his foe in “The LARP Knight Rises,” a video game menace who loses it in more ways than one in “A Plumber Cracks,” a D&D newbie who wants to let her inner gnome shine in “The Ballad of Lena Moonfallen,” some costumed competitors who will stop at nothing to complete their quartet in “Cosplaying with Fire,” and much more. Keep your audience laughing and guessing with this clever Comic Con caper! Read more

• Mystery Thriller
• 65 - 75 minutes
• 7 W, 4 M, 1 Any (11-13 actors possible: 7-8 W, 4-5 M)

Five teenagers are visiting their favorite theme park, Forever Fun Amusement World, and are lucky enough to win lifetime passes in a raffle that only occurs every thirty years. When they gather in a strange building next to the Haunted Castle to collect their prize, it becomes clear that the passes come with life-changing consequences. Read more

• Dramedy
• 105 - 120 minutes
• 2 W, 1 M, 2 Any

Astrophysicist Dr. Lynn Cummings has always believed in science over faith in the unknown. But now that her life is changing, the certainty that was once a source of comfort has become a source of emptiness. When an unidentified flying object is sighted heading toward Earth, she grants an interview to a journalist who misquotes her. With her credibility on the line, she invites him to witness the object as it comes closest to the Earth with her. Dr. Cummings hopes it will pass without incident, but there is no telling what she will discover beyond the stars. Read more

• Dark Comedy
• 75 - 85 minutes
• 5 W, 4 M,  (4-5 actors possible: 5-6 W, 4-5 M)

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 newspaper that she and her best friend Steph are trying to rebuild. When Kurt shows up one day for a meeting, Tara is unsure whether the guy that everyone whispers about is in it for the paper’s free pizza, or the journalism…or for her? As Tara begins to learn that maybe the rumors about Kurt aren’t really true, a dangerous mix of teenage jealousy and the realities of gun violence in America threatens to derail not only their futures, but an entire community’s perception of trust, responsibility, and safety. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 100 - 120 minutes
• 2 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-8 actors possible: 2-7 W, 1-6 M)

In this reimagining of Peter Pan from the perspective of Neverland’s Indigenous tribe, twins Tho and Satesan are tasked with summoning Crocodile to their people’s most treasured celebration: Crocodile Day! But things quickly spiral out of control on an island filled with pesky fairies, greedy pirates, deadly mermaids, and that annoying flying boy. To save Crocodile Day, Tho and Satesan must find the strength to overcome their doubts and tell their own story. Read more

• Comedy/Drama
• 80 - 85 minutes
• 7 W, 8 M, 20 Any (18-35 actors possible: 7-22 W, 8-28 M)

The romance, betrayal, longing, and joy of six of O. Henry’s best short stories intertwine at the Vallambrosa rooming house, where Della Leeson lands after she’s abandoned by her new husband. Della slowly builds a life for herself in New York City: finding a community, overcoming tragedy, and falling in love. O. Henry’s twists take Della in unexpected directions, pulling her into the lives of the Vallambrosa’s other quirky residents. Full of whimsy and eccentric characters, O. Henry's Guide to the Present showcases the beloved writer’s work at its most human. Read more

• Historical Fiction
• 85 - 95 minutes
• 8 W, 4 M, 4 Any (4-20 actors possible: 8-30 W, 4-20 M)

It's 1941 on the tropical island of Luzon in the Philippines. Helen and her sister, Sally, are among more than one hundred US Army nurses who have come to the island looking for warm tropical breezes and a little adventure. But paradise becomes a nightmare when, just a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enemy bombers target their island Read more

• Comedy
• 40 - 80 minutes
• 5 W, 6 M, 7 Any (8-18 actors possible: 3-12 W, 3-13 M)

Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not the vibrant, bustling community that passes through the green space, checking on their plants, composting their food scraps, meeting up with friends, and—surprisingly often—falling in love. After a few hours, Ralph begins to understand seasoned volunteer Donald’s claim that the garden is magic. In a series of heartfelt and humorous vignettes, Community Garden digs into the ways taking care of the environment helps people take care of each other. Read more

• Holiday
• 60 - 70 minutes
• 4 W,  (4-10 actors possible)

It’s Christmas Eve, and Celia is at a breaking point. She’s unemployed, broke, and her only daughter wants to move in with Celia’s ex-husband and his much younger bride-to-be. Celia tries to drown her pain in alcohol and pills before her eccentric sister Louise shows up and makes Celia review her past, present, and potential futures. But Louise’s own past eventually comes to light and complicates Celia’s road to recovery. DECKED! is an all-female dramedy about letting go and moving on. Read more

• Dramedy
• 100 - 120 minutes
• 9 W, 5 M, 1 Nonbinary actor,  10 Any (15-35 actors possible)

At a boarding school in New Hampshire, the former headmaster’s house sits empty, abandoned decades ago after his son disappeared inside and now thought haunted. But when four students break in on a dare, they don’t finds ghosts or ghouls, but instead a doorway to another world: Elsewhere. Elsewhere is a realm of pure imagination, overflowing with everything Sylvan, Ariel, Jenna, and Vi could ever want: magic, adventure, acceptance, purpose, a half-human, half-buffalo librarian Read more

• Comedy
• 90 - 95 minutes
• 7 W, 3 M, 3 Any (5-14 actors possible)

At Saw Mill Public High School, the late bus picks students up at 6:30 p.m. It just never comes on time. Over the course of a school week, we meet Saw Mill High’s collection of mavericks and misfits with no other way to get home: the chaotic valedictorian, the big-brained transfer, the detention heads, the band geeks, the athlete, the anxious ones, and the one quietly observing it all. With some magical music, vicious rumors, breakups, and more than one breakdown, Late Bus is a close look at what it means to be in high school in our messy world. Together, this group of teens in a hurry to grow up might just learn a little bit more about what it means to be here, now. Read more

• Historical Dramatic Comedy
• 105 - 115 minutes
• Various

46 Plays for America’s First Ladies leaps from comic to tragic as it surveys the lives of the women who have served (and avoided serving) as First Lady, from Martha Washington to Jill Biden. A biographical, meta-theatrical, genre-bending ride through race, gender, and everything else your history teacher never taught you about the founding of America. Read more

• Comedic farce
• 120 - 130 minutes
• 5 W, 5 M, 

It’s opening night for Long Live Love, a drawing room comedy about a marriage squabble where everything turns out happy in the end. But hours before the curtain is set to go up, George Harold, one of the show’s two playwrights, rushes in with a new, much more cynical version of the script he wrote in an angry, drunken haze. As the actors scramble to add a tragic ending to their romantic farce, Marjorie Bright, the other playwright—and George’s wife—arrives with a new new ending for the show. Read more

• Drama
• 90 - 100 minutes
• 3 W, 3 M, 2 Any (8-39 actors possible: 3-28 W, 3-23 M)

Welcome to America, where every fifteen minutes, a person is killed with a gun. In eight short plays written by teens for teens, the winners of the 2022 #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence competition contend with the way this statistic shapes young people’s lives. Taken together, #ENOUGH: Every Fifteen Minutes is a poignant portrait of a uniquely American crisis by the generation it impacts the most. Read more