
Biography
Don Zolidis holds a B.A. in English from Carleton College and an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Actors Studio Program at the New School University. A former high school and middle school theater teacher, for the past decade, he has been one of the most-produced playwrights in American schools. His more than 125 published plays have been performed over 30,000 times, appearing in every state, every Canadian province, and 67 different countries. His first novel, THE SEVEN TORMENTS OF AMY AND CRAIG (A LOVE STORY) was published in 2018 by Disney-Hyperion. His second book, WAR AND SPEECH, was published in 2020 by Little Brown. He lives in Texas and splits his time with his partner in upstate New York.
Plays by Don Zolidis
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10 Ways to Survive the End of the World
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10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
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2002 - 15 Minutes of Clown Fame
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937
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Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, Volume 2
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- Rob Ackerman
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Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
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- Lucy Alibar
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Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
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Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women, Volume 2
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Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
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Alice's Adventures with Poorly Cooked Cafeteria Seafood
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Winner, Missouri State Readers Theatre Championship (2010)
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Angie!
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Anna and August
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- Don Zolidis
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!Artistic Inspiration
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Winner, New Mexico State One-Act Competition, 2008
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The Audition
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#1 Rating, Birdville Festival (2008)
Winner, Kotler Memorial One Act Festival (2009)
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Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows
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Badger (full-length)
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Badger (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Bells of Charlemont
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Winner, North Dakota State One Act Contest (2009)
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The Bestest Christmas Ever in Texas
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- Don Zolidis
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Billy Shakespeare's Christmas Extravaganza and Traveling Freak Show
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- Don Zolidis
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The Birds: A Modern Adaptation
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- Don Zolidis
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Bobby Wilson Can Eat His Own Face
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The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered
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Breaking the News
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- Don Zolidis
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A Bright Swarm of Beetles
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- Don Zolidis
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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (one-act)
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Winner, Virginia State One-Act Competition (2008)
Winner, Missouri State Readers Theatre championship (2008)
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The Bullying Collection
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- E. M. Bell
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Chemical Bonding (or Better Living through Chemistry)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Christmas Machine
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A Christmas Scarol
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- Don Zolidis
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The Christmas Tree Thief
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Clausarella
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1968 - Coming Home
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- Don Zolidis
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Container of Sharks!
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The Craving
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Crushed
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Current Economic Conditions
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Edgerton New Play Award (2012)
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Deadline
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- Don Zolidis
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The Devil in Sherman Marsh
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- Don Zolidis
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Dr. Funk's Christmas Explosion (With Demolition Derby Following)
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- Don Zolidis
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Driver's Test
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Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death
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The Election
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- Don Zolidis
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The Elf Rebellion
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- Don Zolidis
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Elsewhere (alternate version)
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- Don Zolidis
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Elsewhere
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Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer
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- Don Zolidis
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Employees Must Wash Hands... Before Murder
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Empowered: How One Girl Scout Nearly Destroyed the World's Economy
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Feed the Whales: The Saga of the Boy Band Oreo
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Founding Fathers (Mothers)
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1993 - The Fount of Inspiration
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Game of Tiaras (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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Game of Tiaras (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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Grandma Remembers Something
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- Don Zolidis
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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (Iliad! Iliad! Iliad!)
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State Runner-Up, South Carolina Middle School One Act Competition (2009)
Regional Champions, South Carolina (2009)
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The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (one-act)
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Winner, Missouri State Readers Theatre Competition (2011)
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The Hamlet Thrill-ma-geddon (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Hamlet Thrill-ma-geddon (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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Help Desk
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- Don Zolidis
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High School Musi-pocalypse
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- Don Zolidis
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The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon
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- Don Zolidis
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An Honorary Elf
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- Don Zolidis
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How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery
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- Don Zolidis
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How to Get into College
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- Don Zolidis
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Humbletown: The Greatest Town on Earth (full-length version)
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Humbletown: The Greatest Town on Earth (short version)
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I Heard You Were Dead
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- Don Zolidis
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1985 - I'm Pretty Sure This Is Your Fault
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It's a Wonderful Magical Miracle on Christmas Street
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- Don Zolidis
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It's not you, it's me
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Juliet and This Guy Romeo
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1955 - Lassoing an Angel
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Little Women 2: Wrath of the Undead
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- Don Zolidis
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Long Live Love
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- Don Zolidis
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Lord of the Choir
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1944 - A Love Letter to Ma
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- Don Zolidis
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Mall Santa Saves the Day
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The Matchmakers
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- Don Zolidis
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Math
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Miles and Ellie
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- Don Zolidis
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Miss Beth
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Miss Polly's Institute for Criminally Damaged Young Ladies Puts on a Show
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"1" rating, Birdville Theatre Festival
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The Monologue Show (From Hell) (full-length version)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Monologue Show (From Hell) (one-act version)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Most Amazing Christmas Play Series in the Entire History of the World
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- Don Zolidis
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The Murderous Mansion of Mr. Uno
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Mutually Assured Destruction: 10 Plays About Brothers and Sisters
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2015 - Mutually Assured Destruction
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My Little Titus Andronicus
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Nerdbullies and Other Strange Creatures
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- Don Zolidis
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1977 - A New Hopeless
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The Norse Mythology Ragnasplosion (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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The Norse Mythology Ragnasplosion (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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Noses Off
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- Don Zolidis
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The NSA's Guide to Winning Friends and Influencing People
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- Don Zolidis
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The One-Act Play Disaster
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- Don Zolidis
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Oz
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Power Line
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The Radio Play Disaster
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- Don Zolidis
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The Refugee Women
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The Rehearsal
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- Don Zolidis
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Return of the Script
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Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy
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- Don Zolidis
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Santa Claus Might Not be Coming to Town
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- Don Zolidis
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Santa-Napped
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- Don Zolidis
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Santa vs. The Garden Gnomes
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- Don Zolidis
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Scared Silly
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The SeussOdyssey (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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The SeussOdyssey (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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Silent, but Deadly
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A Simpler Time
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Snappy's Happy Half-Hour
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"1" Rating, Birdville ISD Middle School Festival (2006)
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Space Princess Wars (full-length)
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- Don Zolidis
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Space Princess Wars (one-act)
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- Don Zolidis
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Spy School
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- Don Zolidis
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Squad Goals
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- Don Zolidis
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Stage Parents
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- Don Zolidis
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The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether
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- Don Zolidis
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1936 - A Star is Almost Born
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- Don Zolidis
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Strong Crazy Ladies
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- Don Zolidis
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Suzie Scrooge
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- Don Zolidis
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The Tell-Tale Farce
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- Don Zolidis
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That's Not How I Remember It
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- Don Zolidis
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The A.I. Play
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- Don Zolidis
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The Bugs
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- Don Zolidis
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The Cryptid Survival Guide
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- Don Zolidis
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The Price
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- Don Zolidis
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This Side of Heaven
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- Don Zolidis
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A Tiny Miracle with a Fiberoptic Unicorn
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- Don Zolidis
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Winner, Texas Playwriting Contest, Stage West, 2008
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Too Fabulous to Fail
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- Don Zolidis
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The Trial of Santa
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- Don Zolidis
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The True Meaning of Halloween
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- Don Zolidis
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An Unspeakable Triumph of Supreme Brilliance
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- Don Zolidis
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1922 - Very Very Cold Feet
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- Don Zolidis
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The World's Largest Rodent
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- Don Zolidis
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Zoodate
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- Don Zolidis