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These 101 plays and musicals were Pioneer Drama Service's most popular titles last year.
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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... |
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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... |
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Alice’s 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... |
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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 won’t know who or what to believe in this comedic mystery. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 can’t agree on a script, they end up in a fight — pages are swapped, plots intermingled... it’s a complete mess! More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Carol’s 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... |
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Charleston!
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (about 10M, 21F), optional chorus, doubling Set/Time: Open stage / About 60 minutes It’s the Roaring Twenties complete with raccoon coats, goldfish swallowers and gangsters! A young flapper is planning a wacky birthday party. However, trouble’s in the air! More... |
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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 boy’s grandfather. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 — it’s not about all the gifts, but about God’s gift to mankind. More... |
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Cinderella’s 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 It’s 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... |
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The Emperor’s 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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, “Can’t we all just get along?” More... |
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Everything’s 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... |
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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 isn’t just a modern phenomenon, it dates back to Shakespearean times, according to two witty narrators in this snappy comedy. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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The Knights of the Rad Table
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30 Set/Time: Bare stage set / About 50 minutes Gwen’s reading a book and Artie’s 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 it’s true! More... |
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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 Irving’s classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with action and fun. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Murder’s 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... |
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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 won’t sleep until the royal detectives (all 13 of them!) find it. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 that’s full of zany characters and hilarious stage action! More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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A Pirate’s 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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. We’ll meet the princess, the dwarfs, the prince and, of course, the evil queen. More... |
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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... |
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Stories Under the Big Top
Cast: Flexible cast of 14-36, optional extras Set/Time: Simple representational set / About 40 minutes It’s a circus full of laughter and lively storytelling as the ringmaster and players perform a variety of well-known tales. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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There’s 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! Emily’s having a sleepover with her best friend Stephanie when they discover there’s a monster in her closet! More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Wipeout!
Cast: 9M, 8F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes It’s just another sunny day at Avalon Beach until Mom and Pop announce they’re selling their beloved surf shop and teen hangout. More... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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