Most Popular Plays and Musicals

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These 101 plays and musicals were Pioneer Drama Service's most popular titles last year.
It's a musical! Adventures of a Comic Book Artist
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-35, optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Minimal representational sets / About 75 minutes
Hysterical singing superheroes and dancing villains bring to life this action-packed musical spoof of the comic book genre.   More...




After Hours
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 5M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be either), optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple set / About 40 minutes
All is quiet on the storefront as the owner of a small clothes shop locks up for the night.  Little does she know that when the lights go out, activity in her store really picks up!   More...


Alices Adventures in Wonderland
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30, extras
Set/Time: Simple settings / About 90 minutes
Based on the Lewis Carroll, this adaptation gives a modern view to an old classic, where nonsense makes quite good sense.  More...


Ax of Murder
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 9M, 12F), extras if desired
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Beware the twists and turns of this play.  Your audiences wont know who or what to believe in this comedic mystery.   More...


It's a musical! Babes in Toyland
Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (about 11M, 13F, plus 5 roles that can be either), chorus
Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes
The villainous Barnaby has fallen in love with sweet Mistress Mary Quite Contrary.  If he can't buy her love, then he'll force her to marry him by threatening to foreclose on her mother.   More...


Bachelor King
Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 2 roles that can be either, extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Chaos and hilarity ensue in this hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows!  More...


The Baddest Angel Band
Cast: Flexible cast of 4, plus an ensemble of 10-24 extras
Set/Time: Simple area settings / About 30 minutes
Teen angels...  Cherry, Spir and Angelina are about to be expelled from Angel School for playing frisbee with the teacher's halo and for insisting that thunder is caused by angel burps.  More...


It's a musical! Bah, Humbug! 
Cast: 6M, 18F, plus 3 roles that can be either, chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 60 minutes
Come share the magic of this wonderful musical adaptation of Dickens's Christmas classic.   More...


Believe!
A play with traditional Christmas music
Cast: Flexible cast of 33 (about 8M, 17F, plus 8 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
Filled with warmth and brightened by traditional Christmas songs sung by the actors, a choir or even your audience members, everyone touched by this play will find they can truly...  Believe!  More...


Big Bad
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple courtroom set / About 45 minutes
The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged.  More...


It's a musical! The Big Bad Musical
A Howling Courtroom Comedy
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (about 3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be either), chorus
Set/Time: Simple courtroom set / About 60 minutes
The jury — your audience — must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy-tale world!   More...


Blather, Blarney and Balderdash
Inspired by Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle
Cast: Flexible cast of 25-50
Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 75 minutes
Three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk and fairy tales collide in raucous laughter when a trio of leprechauns try to help a tongue-tied shepherd tell a story and win the hand of his true love.   More...


Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch
or...  The Perfumed Badge
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 60 minutes
Our hero, Harry Heartstone, is in hot pursuit of the villain, Snipe Vermin.  Here the story takes an unusual turn because the villain and hero are twin brothers (played by the same actor.)   More...


Brothers Grimm:  Out of Order
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (5M, 8F, plus 4 roles that can be either), extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
When brothers Jake and Will Grimm cant agree on a script, they end up in a fight — pages are swapped, plots intermingled...  its a complete mess!  More...


Cafe Murder
Cast: 2M, 5F, plus 2 roles that can be either, extras
Set/Time: One interior set / About 40 minutes
Rosemary Saint-John is an annoying hypochondriac convinced she is allergic to water.  When she disappears and is presumed murdered, the only objective witnesses are the audience members.   More...


The Canterbury Tales
Or...  Geoffrey Chaucer's Flying Circus
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-60
Set/Time: Representative sets / About 90 minutes
Now you can revolutionize the study of this challenging literature by tossing in a good helping of Monty Python-styled humor to create this incredibly silly yet educational comedy.  More...


It's a musical! Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates
Cast: 9M, 10F, chorus
Set/Time: One simple set / About 75 minutes
Captain Bree and her lady pirates demand gold in exchange for the lives of the pretentious Madam Prescot and her nephew, who is masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait.  More...


Carols Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 18-29
Set/Time: Simple set / About 50 minutes
The ghost of Charles Dickens himself narrates this friendly little seasonal haunting, fitting for all ages!   More...


It's a musical! Charleston! 
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (about 10M, 21F), optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Open stage / About 60 minutes
Its the Roaring Twenties complete with raccoon coats, goldfish swallowers and gangsters!  A young flapper is planning a wacky birthday party.  However, troubles in the air!   More...


A Christmas Carol
Cast: 12M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Area staging / About 80 minutes
Here is a delightfully refreshing version of Charles Dickens classic Christmas tale told from a new perspective — a young boys grandfather.   More...


Christmas Choir
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (about 5M, 7F)
Set/Time: One simple set / About 40 minutes
The Christmas choir has never sounded worse!  Perhaps it's because of a lack of talent or not enough rehearsals...  or it could be because the choir members aren't honest in their reasons for being there.  More...


Christmas in Comfort
Cast: Flexible cast of 34 (7M, 18F, plus 9 roles that can be either), doubling
Set/Time: Two very simple interior sets / About 60 minutes
Laughter and the traditional music of Christmas fill the stage with warmth as the people in thof Comfort learn about a child born for everyone.  More...


Christmas...  Unwrapped
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (about 5M, 6F), extras
Set/Time: Single set / About 30 minutes
Perfect for church or Christian school functions, this creative allegory unwraps the true meaning of the season — its not about all the gifts, but about Gods gift to mankind.  More...


It's a musical! Cinderellas Glass Slipper
Cast: Flexible cast of 18-20 (5M, 13-15F), optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Simple settings / About 75 minutes
Cinderella loses her glass slipper as she tries to run out before the clock strikes midnight.  As we know, the prince finds the girl he is to marry.  More...


Comic Book Artist
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-35, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Minimal representational sets / About 60 minutes
Bring the incredibly popular comic-book genre to life with this hilarious action-packed superhero saga!   More...


Cornfield of Dreams
Or...  The Villain Was a Laughing Stalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 3F, plus 9 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
Puns keep popping up in this wacky melodrama like a Jiffy Pop ready to explode!  More...


Crumpled Classics
Cast: Flexible cast of 10-25 (minimum 4M, 6F)
Set/Time: Bare stage with simple props / About 75 minutes
A comedy treat sprinkled with outrageous takes on some very familiar characters this play has one easy set, simple costuming and is as easy to produce as it is fun to watch!  More...


CSI:  Christmas Scene Investigators
Or...  Who Stole Santa Claus? 
Cast: 8M, 12F
Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes
The cast of a Christmas show discovers that the Santa Claus statue has been stolen!  In the end, they reveal just why the true meaning of Christmas is all that really matters.   More...


It's a musical! Disco Knights
Cast: Flexible cast of 32 (about 13M, 19F), optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes
Who can resist smiling when thinking about the seventies?  Mood rings, Magic Eight Balls, polyester leisure suits, big hair and most important of all...  disco!   More...


Dogsbreath Devereaux — The Dastardly Doctor
or...  Nurses!  Foiled Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 6F, plus 6 roles that can be either), optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
Our villain plots to wed and do away with a wealthy widow so he can inherit her fortune and her late husband's clinic.  This melodrama will leave your audience in stitches.   More...


It's a musical! Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood
A 50s Musical!
Cast: 8M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be either, chorus
Set/Time: Area staging / About 75 minutes
Its the 1950s, hula-hoops are in high demand, and so is Little Red Riding Hood!  Complete with the Big Bad Wolf and a sock-hopping 50s score, this show is guaranteed to end happily ever after!  More...


It's a musical! The Emperors New Clothes — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (5M, 7F, plus 5 roles that can be either), chorus
Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes
Laugh your socks off in this fairy-tale pop musical!  The kingdom of Glump has been falling apart ever since the pampered emperor became wrapped up in his tasteless wardrobe.  More...


It's a musical! Enchanted Sleeping Beauty
From the stories of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 7M, 18F), optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 75 minutes
You'll love this flexible, large cast musical version of the popular classic.  The zany, lovable characters and the score are as enchanting as Briar-Rose in this family favorite, suitable for all ages.  More...


It's a musical! The Ever After — A Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 about 2M, 9F, plus 5 roles that can be either, chorus
Set/Time: Simple set / About 50 minutes
Is Ever After really as happy as everyone expected?  In a hilarious parody of daytime TV, host Sally Lizzie Jesse Donatello-Griffin wonders if time truly heals all wounds.  More...


The Ever After
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (2M, 9F, plus 5 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple set / About 30 minutes
From Snow White and the Evil Queen to Cinderella and her middle-aged Ugly Stepsisters, this TV show parody asks the question, Cant we all just get along?  More...


It's a musical! Everythings Groovy! 
A Musical Tribute to the 1960s
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 9M, 11F), optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 60 minutes
Travis, Muriel and Alice are on their hip journey to bring together the Music, Beads and Flowers Celebration.  So hop on a bus and meet the sixties generation.   More...


The Fearsome Pirate Frank
A Shameless Hopping Onto the Popular Pirate Ship
Cast: Flexible Cast of 20-45, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 75 minutes
The pirate craze isnt just a modern phenomenon, it dates back to Shakespearean times, according to two witty narrators in this snappy comedy.   More...


It's a musical! Follow that Rabbit
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 90 minutes
You'll meet talking birds and animals, singing flowers, comic kings and queens .  .  .  and find yourself attending a race where the contestants run in circles getting nowhere and everybody wins!  More...


It's a musical! Give My Regards to Broadway
Cast: 5M, 10F, chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Dick Foster's Broadway show is opening, but he's having serious problems.  An aspiring young actress walks on the stage and could be the one to save the show, if only they had the money to put it on.   More...


The Great Ice Cream Scheme
or...  Robin Baskins to the Rescue
Cast: 6M, 5F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 60 minutes
Everyone knows Pop Sicle's Ice Cream Parlor serves the best ice cream in town.  When that cold-hearted villain, I.C.  Custard, decides to steal Pop's recipe, things get a little sticky.   More...


It's a musical! Groovy! 
A musical comedy tribute to the 1960s
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 11M, 16F), optional chorus
Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 90 minutes
Travis, Muriel and Alice are on their hip journey to bring together the Music, Beads and Flowers Celebration.  So hop on a bus and meet the sixties generation.   More...


A Hairy Tale
Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (6M, 10F, plus 6 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Area staging / About 60 minutes
This show will have your audience laughing until the curtain falls and everyone (okay, almost everyone) has learned the meaning of true love, true sacrifice and truly hilarious storytelling.  More...


Hansel And Gretel
From the classic story by The Brothers Grimm
Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be either, extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 60 minutes
Hansel and Gretel encounter a nasty (and hilarious) witch.  Hansel is locked in a cage and fed nothing but cake.  Gretel outwits the crone and sets free all children who have been turned into cookies!   More...


Heaven Help the Po Taters
or...  I'd-a-hoe the Potatoes But They Just Won't Grow
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (9M, 12F), extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 60 minutes
There's trouble in Tatertown!  The Idaho community is desperate for rain lest their potato crops dry up in the fields.  Especially hard hit are Irish Tater, his wife Etta Tater and the Tater tots.   More...


How the West Was Dun
or...  Left High and Dry in Low Humidity Chasm
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (8M, 10F, plus 5 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes
Slick and wealthy Richard Coldheart must marry Polly Wanda Cracker to control the Cracker property.  Meanwhile, our hero, Sheriff Wayne John, has his hands full surviving the antics of Deputy Doowrong.  More...


Imperfect Proposal
Cast: 2M, 2F, plus an ensemble of 4-11
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 25 minutes
A young man in love, has invited his girlfriend to a romantic picnic to pop the question.  But as soon as she arrives, his hopes of happily ever after are dashed when everything seems to go wrong!  More...


It's a musical! Jack and the Giant
Cast: 5M, 13F, plus one cow character for one or two actors, chorus
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes
This musical adaptation of the classic folk tale will delight your audiences.  By the end, the cow is returned, the chicken learns how to lay golden eggs and the good life returns to the kingdom.   More...


Jingle Bells Jury
Cast: Flexible cast of about 30, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A trial is being conducted in Candy Cane Courthouse and your audience is the jury!  More...


Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 6M, 9F, plus 10 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Two simple exterior sets / About 90 minutes
Willing to walk the plank for love, a man immediately buys a ship, recruits a crew and even hires a pirate tutor, Long John Sliver, to show him the ropes!  This show is a treasure chest of laughter.   More...


The Jungle Book
Adapted from the Mowgli stories of Rudyard Kipling
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (plus many optional
extras or smaller with doubling)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 60 minutes
Come hear the incredible tale of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves.  With the help of his friends — the bear Baloo, the panther Bagheera and the python Kaa — Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle.   More...


It's a musical! Kilroy Was Here
A Musical Salute to the G.I.  Joes and Jills of the 1940s
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 10M, 20F), optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Could there be spies hiding out in a U.S.O. club?  It's up to Private Joe Kilroy (who leaves a funny cartoon wherever he goes) to protect the location of the next Allied convey.  More...


The Knights of the Rad Table
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30
Set/Time: Bare stage set / About 50 minutes
Gwens reading a book and Arties riding around on a skateboard.  Just typical American teenagers...  until Merlin wakes up from a snooze to whisk them away to the days of chivalry!   More...


It's a musical! The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree
Cast: 10M, 11F, plus 1 role that can be either, chorus
Set/Time: One simple set / About 90 minutes
When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew.  As the lady pirates take over, you're in for swashbuckling comedy.   More...


Last Stop Till Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 20, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
When city workers place a Christmas tree near a bus stop, a girl makes a promise to the others.  If they put the ornament on the tree, whatever they wish for will come true.   More...


Law and Order:  Nursery Rhyme Unit
Cast: Flexible cast of 22-30 (about 7M, 8F, plus 7-15 that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Multiple very simple sets / About 60 minutes
Is there a bigger group of psychotics and sociopaths than nursery rhyme characters?  Read some nursery rhymes — you know its true!   More...


Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 8M, 10F), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 60 minutes
Adapted from Washington Irvings classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with action and fun.   More...


It's a musical! The Little Mermaid (musical)
From the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Cast: Flexible cast of 25, optional chorus, doubling
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale, a mermaid leaves her undersea realm to find the prince of her dreams, whose statue she has found.   More...


It's a musical! The Magical Land of Oz
A Musical Based on the L. Frank Baum Classic Book
Cast: Flexible cast of 20, chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple set / About 60 minutes
When Dorothy's house squashes the Wicked Witch of the East, she and Toto set out on an adventure to the great Oz with her friends, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodsman.   More...


It's a musical! Mirror Image
Cast: Flexible cast of 31-36, optional chorus
Set/Time: Area staging / About 100 minutes
Fantasy comes face to face with the hard reality of high school in this pop musical adventure where the best — and worst!  — of both worlds meet.  More...


Murders in the Heir
Cast: 5M, 8F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon, opportunity and motive to commit the unseen murder.  And it's up to your audience to decide who actually did it!   More...


The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 5M, 13F)
Set/Time: Single set / About 45 minutes
The royal ring is missing, and the queen wont sleep until the royal detectives (all 13 of them!)  find it.  More...


It's a musical! The Nifty Fifties
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 9M, 12F), optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
Gracie has promised that her cousin, a rock star, will perform for the Hippity Hop.  However, the manager doesn't want his client performing without pay, so Gracie has to produce a double_ and fast!   More...


Night at the Wax Museum
Cast: 11M, 18F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes
The hysterical meets the historical in this comic romp through the wackiest wax museum in history!   More...


It's a musical! Night at the Wax Museum — The Musical
Cast: 11M, 18F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 120 minutes
The hysterical meets the historical in this comic romp through the wackiest wax museum in history!   More...


No Body To Murder
Cast: 6M, 12F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Interior set / About 35 minutes
Bad news — in the form of severe thunderstorms and an escaped convict — threatens the guests at the Come On Inn in this quick comedy thats full of zany characters and hilarious stage action!   More...


Not My Cup of Tea
Cast: 3F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
A comedy in which every member of the cast gets murdered!  A domineering woman persuades her silly sister to her in a plot to murder their mother and what a time they have doing it!   More...


Not-So-Grimm Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-19 (3-8M, 5-11F)
Set/Time: Simple set / About 30 minutes
A working mother creates modern and empowering adaptations of Grimm's classics to tell her daughter, who has picked up some not-so-great lessons from the original fairy tales.  More...


It's a musical! Nutcracker
Based on the original E.T.A.  Hoffman tale, with songs from Tchaikovsky
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (about 5M, 9F), chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: No set requirements (simple props) / About 60 minutes
Based on the original E.T.A.  Hoffman tale, with songs adapted from Tchaikovsky.   More...


The One and Only Santa Claus
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-33
Set/Time: One simple set / About 60 minutes
When a family is startled to find host Yul Tide literally in their living room, the show begins.  In a series of hilarious and heart-warming sketches, Yul Tide explores what Santa really represents.   More...


The Only Christmas Pageant in Town
Cast: Flexible cast of 41 (about 12M, 20F, plus 9 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Every year, the commanding Olive Green directs the Christmas pageant for the Little Church in the Vale, but there is always something missing.  More...


It's a musical! Oz! 
A dazzling musical based on the L. Frank Baum classic story
Cast: Flexible cast of 21, chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 90 minutes
This bright musical is charged with a fresh array of songs.  True to the classic book, the great and powerful wizard grants Dorothy's friends their wishes and of course, helps Dorothy return to Kansas.  More...


The Paper Bag Bandit Rides Again
or...  Behind the Cheap Mask
Cast: 5M, 14F, plus 1 role that can be either, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
What seems to be the question on everyone's lips in the desert town of Cooked Goose?  Is it,  More...


It's a musical! Pied Piper — The Musical
Cast: 6M, 12F, plus 3 or more rats, chorus
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 75 minutes
When the Pied Piper disposes of the rats that are taking over Hamelin, the townsfolk do not pay him.  He then leads the children from town and the townsfolk realize their error.   More...


It's a musical! A Pirates Life For Me
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 6M, 11F, plus 8 roles that can be either), chorus
Set/Time: Two simple exterior sets / About 120 minutes
Get your peg leg tappin to this eclectic score of rollicking sea shanties and contemporary styles — a surefire audience-pleaser!  More...


Pony Expresso
Or...  The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
The Pony Expresso, a friendly establishment run by Star Bright and Aunt Dee Caff, is struggling.  Their customers are buying their coffee at a lower price from the scheming Mo Cabana.   More...


The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (4M, 8F, plus 8 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Three simple interior sets / About 90 minutes
If somebody kidnapped your least favorite teacher, would you want her back?  More...


Rapunzel
Cast: Flexible cast of 13-19, optional extras
Set/Time: Representational set / About 45 minutes
Can Prince Llewellyn persevere over the powers of evil?  Will the sages Parsley, Rosemary and Thyme be able to help?  And can Rapunzel convince the witch that it's okay to be unique?   More...


It's a musical! Rented Christmas — The Musical
Cast: 6M, 8F, optional chorus
Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes
A prominent businessman wants to rent a Christmas, not just with a tree and Christmas carols, but complete with a wife, a family and all of the happiness for which he has been secretly longing.  More...


Robin Hood
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 8M, 8F), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Flexible unit set / About 60 minutes
All done in rousing fashion, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest leads a merry life with his followers.   More...


It's a musical! Rock Around the Block
A Musical Fifties Extravaganza
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (about 9M, 10F), optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
Gracie has promised that her distant cousin, a rock star, will perform for the Hippity Hop.  The problem?  Her cousin's manager doesn't want his client performing without pay.   More...


It's a musical! The Rockin Tale of Snow White
Cast: Flexible cast of 30, chorus
Set/Time: Representational sets / About 75 minutes
The tale of Snow White has never felt so fresh and new with this funny adaptation that will make even the most jaded among us laugh out loud!   More...


Romeo and Winifred
A Tragical Comedy in Two and a Half Acts
Cast: Flexible of 36 (20M, 6F, plus 10 roles that can be either), optional doubling
Set/Time: Basic representational set / About 75 minutes
This hilarious spoof turns Shakespeare upside down and shakes things up with a stage full of zany modern-day characters.  More...


Shakespeare Goes to Gravel Gulch
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (6M, 16F, plus 8 roles that can be either), extras, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes
Sunny Day, determined to bring culture to the locals, arrives in Gravel Gulch with a troupe of actors.  Unfortunately, the actors, headed by the shady Noble Hart, could make a playwright cry.   More...


The Snake in the Grass
or...  He Rattled the Rails
Cast: 10M, 16F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes
Your audiences will be hitched to their seats as they watch a speeding train race towards our heroine, bound to a railway track.  Only Sheriff Billy Bold, our hero, can rescue her.   More...


It's a musical! Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A Musical Adapted from The Brothers Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 2M, 7F, plus 7 dwarf roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 75 minutes
All our old friends are here in this musical adapted from the original story by the Brothers Grimm.  Well meet the princess, the dwarfs, the prince and, of course, the evil queen.   More...


Someone Save My Baby, Ruth! 
or...  Foil That Villain! 
Cast: 5M, 8F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
When lovely young widow Penny Candy and her baby, Ruth, are taken in by her Aunt Praline, owner of The Sweet Shoppe candy store, little does Penny know both love and danger lie ahead.   More...


Stories Under the Big Top
Cast: Flexible cast of 14-36, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple representational set / About 40 minutes
Its a circus full of laughter and lively storytelling as the ringmaster and players perform a variety of well-known tales.  More...


It's a musical! The Story of Hansel and Gretel
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, chorus
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 75 minutes
Sent into the woods, Hansel and Gretel meet up with a fiery troll guard, an articulate owl, a forest sprite and two hobgoblins who are in the service of an evil (but extremely funny) witch.   More...


The Tale of Snow White
Cast: Flexible cast of 30, extras
Set/Time: Representational sets / About 60 minutes
This funny adaptation will make even the most jaded folks laugh out loud as it expands the Brothers Grimm tale with new characters who have always lived between the lines of the classic fairy tale.  More...


It's a musical! The Taming of Katy Lou
Cast: 8M, 4F, plus 4 roles that can be either, optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
With many apologies to William Shakespeare, actors and audiences alike will have a rip-roaring good time with this entertaining musical take-off of The Taming of the Shrew.   More...


It's a musical! Theres a Monster in My Closet!
Cast: Flexible cast of 19, chorus
Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes
Fantasy and reality collide in this eclectic and fun musical romp!  Emilys having a sleepover with her best friend Stephanie when they discover theres a monster in her closet!  More...


It's a musical! Through the Looking Glass
A Wild and Wacky Version of the Classic Story
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, chorus,
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 60 minutes
Your audiences will recognize some of their favorite characters of Wonderland and meet dozens of new ones in Alice's hip-hopping journey through a looking glass.   More...


Twinderella
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (about 12M, 10F, plus 9 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 50 minutes
Cinderella's cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters make her rotate tires.  Bob, her long lost twin brother, is forced by his evil stepfather and cruel stepbrothers to organize their sock drawers.   More...


It's a musical! Twinderella — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (12M, 10F, plus 9 roles that can be either), chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 70 minutes
This hilarious musical send-up of Cinderella will delight actors and audiences alike.  More...


The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt
or...  Always Wash Your Long Johns 'Cause It Makes a Lotta Cents
Cast: 4M, 7F, optional extras
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 60 minutes
Phineas Flatworm discovers Olympia Klenz has become rich rinsing gold flecks from miners' laundry.  The highlight is a laundry fight where the evildoer is brought to the soap-bar of justice.   More...


It's a musical! Westward, Whoa! 
Cast: Flexible cast of about 29 (about 9M, 20F), chorus, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 60 minutes
This fast-paced musical comedy is filled with fun roles and a spry music score.  More...


It's a musical! Wipeout!
Cast: 9M, 8F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes
Its just another sunny day at Avalon Beach until Mom and Pop announce theyre selling their beloved surf shop and teen hangout.  More...


It's a musical! The Wishing Tree
Cast: 3M, 5F, chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
What would you choose if you could select any Christmas gift you wanted — for somebody else?  More...


The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 75 minutes
From the pen of L. Frank Baum, a cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the magical land of Oz, where they encounter all of Baum's famous characters.   More...


It's a musical! Wonderland! 
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, plus chorus
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 90 minutes
You'll recognize some of your favorite familiar characters of Alice's Wonderland along with meeting dozens of new ones:  a baseball team, a gospel group called The Responsibilities, and much more.   More...


Wooing Wed Widing Hood
Cast: 8M, 10F, plus 3 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Area staging / About 50 minutes
Wise Prince Jason, Strong Prince Justin and ordinary Loud Prince Frank all want to woo Little Red Riding Hood, who has two sisters, Big Green Riding Hood and Medium Purple Riding Hood.   More...