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Pioneer Drama Service is one of the leading publishers of full-length musicals ideally suited for schools, community theatres and other amateur groups. These musicals are designed for success and ease of production, providing actors with challenging yet manageable roles to demonstrate their talents. You’ll have the feel of a large scale musical without having to worry about difficult production requirements such as multiple sets or elaborate costuming.
To assure the success of your production, we offer a broad range of production aids, including high quality production/rehearsal CD sets, videos of many of our shows and CD Samplers that give you the opportunity to hear a portion of every single song in a musical. Don’t forget to check out our unique Musical Perusal Program, which provides you a cost-effective way to preview several different shows before purchasing. Take advantage of our Build Your Own Musical Package and save 10% on scripts, scores and CD sets! (Minimum purchase required.) |
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Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 131 full length musicals.
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Adrift In New York
Cast: 5M, 8F, chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes The villainous Curtis Waring, who hopes to inherit a family fortune, has kidnapped his uncle's son. More... |
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Aladdin and His Wonderful, Magical Lamp
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 5M, 13F, plus 2 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Three simple sets / About 75 minutes Hop on a flying carpet to visit and sing in the exciting city of Shammar in Old Arabia! More... |
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Androcles and the Lion
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras, chorus Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes Androcles removes a thorn from a lion's paw, and the lion returns the favor by not eating Androcles in the Roman arena. More... |
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Babes in Toyland
Cast: 11M, 13F, plus 5 that can be either, plus 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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Bah, Humbug!
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 6M, 18F, plus 3 that can be either) chorus, optional doubling Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour Come share the magic of this wonderful musical adaptation of Dickens's Christmas classic. More... |
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Bedside Manor
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 8M, 17F), doubling possible Set/Time: Simple area set / About 90 minutes This tune-filled romp will delight you in this madcap look at life at Bedside Manor Hospital... the craziest place in town. More... |
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Best Beware My Sting
From William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew Cast: 8M, 7F, plus chorus Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 75 minutes Adapted from William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, this classic has now been enriched with radiant music. More... |
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Cactus Pass Jamboree
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (About 10M, 15F), chorus, optional extras Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 90 minutes With a ten gallon hat full of great character roles, a script that’s a cinch to produce and a score that will get your spurs jangling, this musical is sure to be a hit! More... |
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The Chips Are Down
or... Virtue Triumphant O'er the Laws of Chance Cast: 3M, 4F Set/Time: One simple set / About 1 hour Dirty Dan steals the mortgage money, forecloses on the ranch and pursues Lilac Valentine, only to be undone in the closing moments by Stainless Steel. More... |
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A Christmas Carol — The Musical
Based on the classic story by Charles Dickens Cast: Flexible cast of 20, carolers Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 75 minutes All the characters from the classic Dickens story are here, combined with delightful, original music. More... |
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Cinderella's Glass Slipper
Cast: Flexible cast of 18-21 (5 to 6M, 13 to 16F), extras and optional chorus, easy 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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Coney Island of Dr. Moreau
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 10M, 20F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes Eccentric Dr. Moreau has been booted out of the Scientist’s Club for claiming he can turn animals into human beings. Well, almost. More... |
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A Connecticut Yankee — The Musical
Based on the Mark Twain classic Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (7M, 9F or more), chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes A teenager is knocked out and finds himself transported back to the thrilling days of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and the Knights and Ladies of the Round Table. More... |
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The Creepy Creeps of Pilgrim Road
Cast: Flexible cast of 26 (7M, 16F, plus 3 roles that can be either), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A loony, lovable household in a dilapidated mansion on Pilgrim Road are not allowed to be part of the All-American Street Contest. More... |
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The Dastardly Doctor Devereaux
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 4M, 6F plus 6 that can be either), chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 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 musical melodrama will leave your audience in stitches. More... |
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Ducktails & Bobbysox
Cast: 9M, 14F, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Fifties rock 'n' roll star Curtis Jackson pays a surprise visit to the small town of Victor where he encounters a host of hilarious characters and madcap happenings. More... |
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East Lynne
Cast: 5M, 10F Set/Time: One basic set / About 2 hours The villainous Captain Levison tempts Lady Isabel into leaving Archibald, her husband, and their children. Years later she returns to her family home, East Lynne, disguised as a governess. More... |
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The Elves and the Shoemaker — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 15, chorus Set/Time: Simple representational set / About 75 minutes Filled with delightfully wacky characters, this familiar tale is laced with clever dialogue and great music to make audiences of all ages smile. More... |
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The Emperor's Nightingale
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen classic Cast: 4M, 3F, flexible chorus Set/Time: Unit set / About 90 minutes In this adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, an emperor is saddened by the loss of his child. The beautiful song of the Nightingale and the heart of a maid help him make a new start. More... |
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The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 5M, 11F, plus 5 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Simple area set / About 90 minutes A selfish prince rejects a powerful witch. After a curse is placed on him, he is destined to be a beast until he learns to love. More... |
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Ezekiel Saw the... What?
A One-Act Musical for Youthful Revelers Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 14 or more Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 75 minutes A rebellious prophet is annoyed by his flock's avoidance of God's message. Ezekiel finally succeeds in releasing the Israelites from their symbolic chains and reaffirms his own faith. More... |
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Flapper!
Cast: Flexible cast of 32 (roughly 11M, 21F, doubling possible), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Open stage / About 90 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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Floating Princess
Cast: 6M, 7F, plus 2 that can be either, chorus (at least 13), optional extras Set/Time: Three sets / About 90 minutes Your audience will be uplifted by this fresh and funny fairy tale spoof! More... |
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Follow that Rabbit
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 to 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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Friday Knight Fever
A musical comedy tribute to the 1970s Cast: Flexible cast of 13M, 19F, optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours 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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Give My Regards to Broadway
Cast: 5M, 10F, chorus, extras 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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Gold Fever
Cast: 4M, 3F, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes When a medicine show pitchman has just set up his medicine cart, a flood washes it away, stranding him in a new “gold rush” town. More... |
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Gone With The Breeze
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 9M, 21F, doubling possible) plus chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 2 hours With great songs, characters and crazy business, this riotously funny musical comedy will be the smash of any theatre season! More... |
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Great Expectations
Adapted From the Dickens' Classic Cast: Flexible cast of 9M, 8F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple unit set or area staging / About 90 minutes Adapted from the Dickens' literary classic, Filled with his style and emotion, this show is guaranteed to touch any audience. More... |
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The Great Ghost Chase
Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (about 9M, 20F, doubling possible) Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes An earthquake jolt has freed a poltergeist, and it's creating dangerous mischief. Put in a call for the Ghostchasers! More... |
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Groovy!
A musical comedy tribute to the 1960s Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (roughly 11M, 16F), optional chorus and extras 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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H.M.S. Pinafore
Adapted From Gilbert & Sullivan Cast: 6M, 7F, optional extras, chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 75 minutes Adapted from Gilbert & Sullivan, this play pokes fun at English class distinctions of the late 1800s. More... |
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Hankerin' Hillbillies
Cast: 9M, 17F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours All the girls up in the hills are suffering from what Pa calls “The Hankerin'” for they all want to get hitched! More... |
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Happy Valley High
Cast: 6M, 8F, optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Turn back the clock and turn up the volume, because this is a musical treat you won't want to miss! More... |
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Hee Haw Hayride
A Hillbilly Musical Comedy In Two Acts Cast: Flexible cast of 33 (roughly 11M, 22F), optional extras, chorus, doubling Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes A feud between the Tollivers and the Calhouns are making things difficult for Emmy Lou, a Tolliver, and Lee Roy, a Calhoun. Mind you, it's not easy travelin' to the town of Lonesome Polecat. More... |
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Hey Ho, Pinocchio
Based on the Classic Story By Carlo Collodi Cast: Flexible cast of 15, chorus, extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes Based on the classic story by Carlo Collodi, a hip cricket and a sweet fairy try to guide a willful puppet past many temptations and teach him to care for others so he can become a real boy. More... |
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Hot Rod
Cruisin' back to the 1950s Cast: 7M, 6F, plus 10 that can be either, extras Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 2 hours Finally, here’s a boppin’ nifty fifties musical that steps away from the world of malt shops and sock hops! More... |
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Hubba Hubba
The 1940s Hollywood Musical musical Cast: Flexible cast of 14, plus chorus Set/Time: Simple unit sets / About 90 minutes Jitterbug back to the '40s with a fun tribute to the Hollywood musical movie! You'll love the songs in this authentic, patriotic play about bringing the homefront together. More... |
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Huckleberry Finn
Based on the classic Mark Twain story Cast: Flexible cast of 17 or more Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes This is considered one of Mark Twain's finest stories, and you'll be delighted when Tom and Huck become involved with confidence men passing themselves off as European royalty. More... |
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Hurricane Smith — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (roughly 12M, 15F), plus optional extras/chorus (doubling possible) Set/Time: Bare stage / About 2 hours Parachute jumps! Bizarre jungle rites! (And that's just for starters.) Did we forget to mention the Cobra People? The Pot of Death? The Pit of No Return? Well, you get the idea. More... |
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In St. Louis, At The Fair
Cast: 5M, 12F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A young electrical engineer is preparing the St Louis World Fair in 1904 for its gala opening. The show features songs such as Meet Me In St. Louis and other turn-of-the-century hits. More... |
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Inspector Incognito and the Kansas City Kid
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 8M, 12F), optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A Boston businessman has hired a pompous fool to develop a town. Instead of spending the businessman's money wisely, however, the man and his family have been pocketing it! More... |
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The Internal Teen Machine
Cast: Flexible cast of 24 (about 6M, 10F, plus 8 roles that can be either) optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes Marc starts to sneeze whenever he sees a girl he likes. His sneezes go too far when teens are shrunk in a fluke nasal spray accident, swooped into his nasal passages and thrown into his body. More... |
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Jack and the Giant
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (about 5M, 13F, plus one cow character for one or two actors) extras, 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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Jenny the Mail-Order Bride
A Musical Melodrama Cast: 3M, 3F Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 2 hours Based on the Mail Order Brides phenomena of the Old West, Jenny arrives from the east. Alonzo T. Flicks threatens to reveal the real truth about Jenny to her beloved Lt. Straytontall. 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, doubling possible), optional extras and chorus 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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King Artie and the Knights of the Rad Table
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 to 30, optional chorus Set/Time: Bare stage set / About 75 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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King Midas and the Palace of Gold
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 12F, plus 3 roles that can be either) optional extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 75 minutes King Midas is a powerful ruler who can think only of gold. His lovely daughter, Princess Penelope, is having a birthday, and noble guests come from far and wide, including the handsome Prince Ajax. More... |
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Kokonut Kapers
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (roughly 11M, 20F), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes On a hurricane-devastated island, a family opens a private high school that guarantees a diploma to every student-in exchange for a large tuition fee. More... |
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Krazy Kamp — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 10M, 15F, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 2 hours When serene Camp Pocahontas comes in contact with wild Camp John Smith, this entertaining farce bursts with hilarity. More... |
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The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree
Cast: 10M, 11F plus one that can be either, chorus, optional extras 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 Chance High
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 11M, 19F) optional chorus, extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Take the wild gang of misfits from Last Chance High, add music, and you get this incredibly funny, easy to produce musical. More... |
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Little Luncheonette of Terror
Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 12F, plus optional chorus of any number Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A bizarre creature named Mongo visits a small desert community and wins over the affection of the local teenagers. But wait! It's all part of Mongo's wicked scheme to conquer the world. More... |
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The Little Mermaid (musical)
From the story by Hans Christian Andersen Cast: Flexible cast of about 25, optional chorus, extras, (or many roles may be doubled) 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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Little Miss Christie
Cast: 8M, 14F, optional extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 2 hours Strange things are happening at spooky Saltmarsh Manor, an old house next to a boarding school. Obviously, it's a case for Christie Blake, a devoted fan of mystery writer, Agatha Christie. More... |
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A Little Princess — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 12F, plus extras Set/Time: Simple sets / About 90 minutes This engaging musical adaptation of the classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett is enriched with a touching and beautiful score that adds a magical touch to this enchanting show. More... |
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Live a Little
Cast: Flexible cast of 28 (6M, 16F, plus 6 roles that can be either) optional chorus, extras, doubling Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes When they think they've witnessed a murder, three pop-music singers flee to Mulekick in the Ozark Mountains to hide. More... |
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The Lost Half Hour
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (about 7M, 5F), plus a highly flexible ensemble of 10-40 Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 1 hour Bobo, a kind but misguided simpleton (or so he thinks), is on his quest for a lost half hour. More... |
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Luann
Based on the comic strip by Greg Evans Cast: 4M, 7F, plus extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 2 hours Based on the award-winning comic strip by Greg Evans, this play speaks to the heart and funny bone of everyone who is, ever was, or will be, an adolescent. More... |
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Lucky Dollar, Private Eye — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 12F), optional chorus, doubling Set/Time: Two simple interior sets / About 90 minutes After the two have a fettuccini lunch in a Thai restaurant, a Los Angeles detective decides to take on Pandora Sugarland's zany case. More... |
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Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles
Cast: 10M, 14F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple area set / About 2 hours Washington Territory is shy on marriageable females, so an enterprising lawyer sails to Boston and fetches a group of prospective brides. More... |
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The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad
Based on Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows Cast: Flexible cast of 30, optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 75 minutes Join Mr. Toad on his musical adventures in this version of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows. More... |
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The Masked Canary
Cast: 6M, 6F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Amanda Goodsort, once a Boston society belle, finds employment on the stage of the Birdcage Theatre. In order that her true identity never is revealed, Amanda sings in disguise. More... |
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Metaphasia
A radically updated retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses Cast: Flexible cast of 6M, 16F, chorus, optional doubling Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes With a gentle message about accepting changes in our lives embedded in this coming-of-age story, the exciting adventure and upbeat, original tunes will captivate imaginations of all ages. More... |
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The Mikado
Adapted From Gilbert & Sullivan Cast: 7M, 6F, optional extras, chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 75 minutes Class distinctions, an erratic legal system, and a befuddled government are what an ill fated couple must endure before they are allowed to marry. More... |
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Mirror Image
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 to 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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A Monster Ate My Homework — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 8M, 19F) optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Interior set / About 2 hours Obie is doing his best to hide from his English teacher. Once again, he's lost his homework, and if he doesn't pass this year's English class, it's no diploma for our likable, but weird, hero. More... |
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The Musical Adventures of Oliver Twist
Based on Charles Dickens' classic book Cast: 9M, 10F, plus any number of children and townspeople as chorus/extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes For those who loved the classic Charles Dickens' story, enjoy again all of the fascinating characters from this exciting story. More... |
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New Clothes for the Empress
Cast: 2M, 4F, optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Young audiences will love this twist to the well-known tale The Emperor’s New Clothes. More... |
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The Nifty Fifties
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 9M, 12F), plus optional chorus/ensemble 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 — The Musical
Cast: 11M, 18F plus 2 that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours The hysterical meets the historical in this comic romp through the wackiest wax museum in history! More... |
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No Strings Attached
A musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic Pinocchio Cast: Flexible cast of 12 to 22, chorus, extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes With fun dialogue, a variety of modern music and a surprise ending, audiences of all ages will enjoy this new take on an old favorite! More... |
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Nonsense in the North Woods
Cast: Flexible cast of 23, chorus Set/Time: Area staging / About 2 hours It's musical mayhem at Moose Bottom Lake when Bigfoot appears! More... |
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Nottingham: A Totally Teen Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (6M, 10F plus 4 that can be either), optional extras Set/Time: Simple sets / About 90 minutes This totally teen rock ’n’ roll musical puts a retro spin on the Robin Hood legend! More... |
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Oh, Horrors! It's Murder!
A Musical Mystery Comedy Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (roughly 7M, 8F), extras Set/Time: Simple interior / About 90 minutes A professor is dead and a priceless jewel has vanished when the lights go out during a slide show. Your audience is now drawn into this mystery, both as witnesses and suspects. More... |
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Once Upon a Leprechaun
Folk and fairy tales from the Emerald Isle Cast: Flexible cast of 25-50, optional chorus Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 90 minutes Get whisked away by the music and spirit of the Emerald Isle in three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk tales! More... |
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Oregon Country
Cast: 4M, 5F, plus extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour The Widow White and her daughter, Nell, come to Oregon Country to invest their savings. Nathaniel Blackside, the villain, has an eye for both their money and lovely Nell. More... |
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Orphans in Candyland
A Musical Melodrama Cast: 1M, 8F, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour Samuel Pure has passed on. His daughter, Priscilla, is running his mansion, now an orphanage. But his chocolate factory was willed to Priscilla's evil sister who is producing inferior candy. More... |
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Oz!
A dazzling musical based on the L. Frank Baum classic story Cast: Flexible cast of 21, plus chorus extras, (doubling possible) 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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Phantom of the Op'ry
Cast: 7M, 14F, optional extras, chorus Set/Time: Simple area set / About 2 hours Forget Broadway! Forget Paris! This musical restaging of Gaston Leroux's famous mystery beats them all for laughs. More... |
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Pied Piper - The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 6M, 12F, plus 3 or more rats), chorus, extras 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, 11W, plus 8 that can be either), chorus Set/Time: Two simple exterior sets / About 2 hours 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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The Pirates of Penzance
Adapted From Gilbert & Sullivan Cast: 8M, 9F, optional extras, chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 1 hour Frederic plans to give up life as a pirate on his 21st birthday and marry Mabel. Alas, it is discovered that he was born in a leap year... February 29th to be exact. More... |
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Pocahontas
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 12F plus 3 roles that can be either), optional chorus/extras Set/Time: Simple area set / About 75 minutes True to the legend, this is a page from history. The princess delights in playing with Raven, Wolf and Squirrel. She has also made friends with a community struggling with starvation and sickness. More... |
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The Princess and the Magic Pea
Cast: 6M, 7F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 90 minutes This is a tuneful musical comedy version of the charming Hans Christian Andersen classic about Prince Peter's search for a "true princess." More... |
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Rainbow Jones
A Broadway Musical Cast: 4M, 4F Set/Time: One area set / About 2 hours Rainbow Jones seems like a shy woman with no friends. She spends her days in a park, where she visits with her with her imaginary family. More... |
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The Ransom of Red Chief
Based On The Short Story By O. Henry Cast: 6M, 12F, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior sets / About 90 minutes Based on O. Henry's famous story, a town rejoices when a girl is kidnapped and the community feels an unaccustomed peace and quiet. More... |
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Rented Christmas, The Musical
Cast: 6M, 8F, optional chorus, extras 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 — The Musical
A Merry Musical Adventure Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 8M, 8F), plus extras (doubling possible) Set/Time: Flexible unit set / About 90 minutes Robin Hood is leading a merry life with his followers in Sherwood Forest. Unfortunately, the evil Prince John is waging a personal war against Robin Hood. This is family entertainment at its utmost. More... |
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Romeo and Harriet
A Musical Tragical Comedy in Two and a Half Acts Cast: Flexible cast of 36 or fewer (about 20M, 6F & 10 that can be either), chorus, doubling possible Set/Time: Basic representational set / About 2 hours Now available as a musical, 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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Royal Bachelor
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (roughly 5M, 10F plus 2 that can be either), chorus Set/Time: Two interior sets / About 2 hours Mix some popular reality TV shows together in a royal setting and you have a hilarious musical! More... |
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Rumpelstiltskin is My Name
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or less (roughly 5M, 10F), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 75 minutes An abominable sorcerer must possess an infant of royal birth because of a challenge from an old witch. Plotting and scheming, he spreads the word that the miller's daughter can weave straw into gold. More... |
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The Secret Garden (musical)
Adapted From the Novel By Frances Hodgson Burnett Cast: Flexible cast of 18 or more (roughly 6M, 12F) doubling possible, optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing a young girl to help restore a boy's health. More... |
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Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 7M, 17F, plus 6 that can be either), extras, doubling possible Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes Nobel Hart, determined to bring culture to the locals, arrives in Gravel Gulch with a troupe of actors. Unfortunately, the actors could make a playwright cry. More... |
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Sleepy Hollow
Based on the Washington Irving classic Cast: 8M, 10F (smaller with doubling), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 90 minutes Adapted from Washington Irving's classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with hilarious action, fun, and toe-tapping songs. More... |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A Musical Adapted from The Brothers Grimm Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 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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Squad Room Blues
Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (roughly 13M, 16F), chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours Meet a squad of loony detectives who handle everything from burglary to bunco. You'll meet assorted police personnel, con artists, crooks, lawyers and a woman who'll confess to any crime. More... |
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The Stories of Scheherazade
From The Arabian Nights stories Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 6M, 17F), plus extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes Armed only with her wit and just a smattering of magic, a great storyteller transforms royal counselors into powerful genies and mutates a hot-tempered king. More... |
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The Story of Hansel and Gretel
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, chorus, extras 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 Story of Velveteen Rabbit
Based on the book by Margery Williams Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 5F plus 7 that can be either) plus extras and chorus Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes Like a favorite stuffed animal from childhood, this delightful musical will touch your heart and remain forever in your sweet memories. More... |
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Summer's In the Air
Cast: Flexible cast of 32 (11M, 21F, doubling possible), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Open stage / About 2 hours It's the day before Senior Prom, a day known as “Ditch Day.” More... |
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Sunset Trail
or... Norma's Desperate to Get Back to the Boulevard Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (roughly 7M, 11F), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes Out west in the tiny town of Lizard Gulch, an actress plans a sensational comeback once her version of “Cinderella” is complete. More... |
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Tales of Terror from Nightmare High School
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (roughly 7M, 7F), plus optional chorus/ensemble Set/Time: Minimal props on bare stage / About 90 minutes Six high school students join forces one stormy night, staking out the bare stage of their school auditorium to discover the identity of the mysterious Locker Stalker. More... |
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Teens in Tinseltown
Cast: Flexible cast of 28 (about 9M, 19F), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes This terrifically funny show takes place in Hollywood, California, where the hand that feeds also bites. More... |
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There Goes The Old Ball Game
A Musical Melodrama Cast: 3M, 6F Set/Time: One interior set / About 2 hours When Joey comes into an empty theatre, he accidentally is hit on the head by a falling sandbag. He awakens to find himself embroiled within the plot and performance of an old-style melodrama. 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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This Old House
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 10M, 20F), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours To keep it from becoming a parking lot, a wild group of rambunctious college students decide to sell all the junk in an old house. More... |
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The Three Little Pigs Out West
Cast: Flexible cast of 17, optional extras and chorus Set/Time: Two simple exterior sets / About 90 minutes The younger pigs have just lost their houses to the Big Bad Wolf. The two pigs and their older brother decide that it is the perfect time for a vacation and head out west to Baby Bear's Dude Ranch. More... |
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Tied to the Tracks
Cast: 10M, 16F, optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 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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Time and Time Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 7M, 14F, plus extras and chorus Set/Time: Simple / About 90 minutes If you're looking for a crowd-pleasing, upbeat, absolute joy of a musical comedy, go for this one. More... |
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Tiny Thumbelina
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 6M, 14F), chorus/extras, doubling possible Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes In Thumbelina's small and perilous world, an unpleasant family of toads and a water rat are all determined to capture her. Plus, a muddled old mole thinks our tiny heroine would make a fine wife. More... |
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To Be or Not To Be... A Pirate?
Cast: Flexible cast of 20-45 or more, chorus Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 90 minutes Frank and his cast of pirate actors, including prima donna Esmerelda, get kidnapped by real pirates and find themselves swabbing the decks of the REAL pirate Frank... who happens to be a woman! More... |
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Tom Sawyer
Cast: Flexible cast of 23, plus extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes Enjoy the humor, action and fun of life by the Mississippi in this musical adaptation of the Mark Twain classic. More... |
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Toy Camp
Cast: Flexible cast of 13, optional extras Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 75 minutes Enter into the world of make-believe, a place where toys learn to be good toys. A group of toys have come to Toy Camp to hopefully graduate and earn their price tags to be sold at toy stores. More... |
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Tumbleweeds
Based on the comic strip created by Tom K. Ryan Cast: 14M, 17F, optional extras and chorus Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 2 hours Adapted from the popular comic strip, a likeable cowpoke tries his best to be an optimist. It isn't easy, though, when you live in the wretched town of Grimy Gulch. More... |
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Vaudeville Tonight — A Musical Review
Cast: 2M, 2F, chorus of any size Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Re-live the days when America's musical theatre was beginning to come into its own with a variety of entertainment called “Vaudeville.” More... |
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Wagon Wheels West
Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 29 (roughly 10M, 19F), optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes Woe falls upon Chuck Wagon's wagon train, stranded outside the tiny town of Vinegar Bottle, famed for its I'm O.K. You're O.K. Corral. More... |
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Wash Your Troubles Away
or... Dirty Deeds Come Clean Cast: Flexible cast of 12 or more (roughly 4M, 8F), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 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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Way Out West in a Dress
or... Life's a Hurdle When You're Wearing a Girdle Cast: 11M, 10F, plus chorus Set/Time: Single interior set / About 2 hours A man heads west where he discovers that he has inherited a hair salon instead of a profitable saloon. More... |
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We Like It Here
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (11M, 12F), optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 2 hours A spaceship crashes and the brother and sister crew become Tom and Tess from Toledo. It's vital that they remain in hiding until they can get back in orbit. Ultimately, they decide to remain on Earth. More... |
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We the People — The Musical
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-37, chorus Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 90 minutes There is no better way to celebrate America than with beautiful, patriotic music — from America's favorite anthems to poignant and uplifting original compositions. More... |
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When in Rome...
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (5M, 10F, 1 that can be either), chorus of muses, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 2 hours With clever plot twists, fast-paced dialogue and great opportunities for physical humor, you've never seen Rome like this before! More... |
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The Wild, Wild, Wildest West
or... How the West Was Dun Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (About 8M, 10F plus 5 that can be either), chorus, extras Set/Time: Area staging / About 2 hours 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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The Wind in the Willows
Adapted from the Novel By Kenneth Grahame Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 8 (men or women) Set/Time: Simple multi-scene set / About 90 minutes Toad's path takes him to the Wide World where he is arrested and sent to prison. Although he escapes, he falls into the clutches of a ruthless Thief. In the end, Badger, Mole and Rat save him. More... |
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Wipeout!
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (9M, 8F plus 3 that can be either), optional extras 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 Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour What would you choose if you could select any Christmas gift you wanted — for somebody else? 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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Wrangler Ranch
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (9M, 18F) optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A wealthy woman has located her long lost grandson working in a New Jersey pizza parlor. To expose him to a healthy environment, she enrolls him in Wrangler Ranch School. More... |
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Yearbook Reflections
Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 10-50 Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes This is a positive play about the humor, determination and caring that exists in every school. Both your cast and your audience will thrive on its positive messages about teens. More... |
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You Ain't Nothin' But A Werewolf
A Hair-Raisin' Musical Spoof in Two Acts Cast: Flexible cast of about 30 (about 10M, 20F), chorus, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 2 hours Hoping to change his personality, a high school nerd gulps down some icky goop, and we get to witness an amazing transformation: boy to hairy ’n’ scary rock ’n’ roll beast! More... |
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Young Dracula
or... The Singing Bat Cast: Flexible cast of 18, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours A group of students have lost their way and find themselves spending the night in the castle of Count Dracula! More... |
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