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Addict
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 or more
Set/Time: Simple unit set /About 70 minutes
This is a frightening portrayal of the horrors of drug and alcohol abuse. If you are looking for a riveting anti-drug message, the addicts in this tragedy sadly speak for themselves. More...
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Admissions
Cast: 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Eleanor must climb an emotional ladder in order to accept her fate. The chance to relive one moment allows her to close the door on her own life, and face, with serenity, whatever comes next. More...
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Aesop's Fables
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 or more
Set/Time: Simple set /About 45 minutes
An updated version of four of the timeless storyteller's most popular fables, this is a fast moving play in which all scene changes and costume adaptations are done in full view of the audience. More...
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After Hours
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (About 5M, 5F plus 6 that can be either), doubling possible
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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Alias Smedley Pewtree
or... The Villain of Glitter Gulch
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: One interior set /About 30 minutes
Smedley Pewtree is forcing families out of Glitter Gulch. During a fierce blizzard, the town's populace crowds into a former gambling palace reputedly haunted by the spirits of long-departed miners. More...
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Alice in Wonderland
Cast: Flexible cast of 6
Set/Time: Minimal sets /About 30 minutes
Children join Alice in her travels, as they become part of the forest through which she travels; they join her at the Mad Hatter's tea party, and take part in a croquet game with the Queen of Hearts. More...
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Alice's Wonderland
Cast: 2M, 3F, plus 5 that can be either
Set/Time: Interior set /About 40 minutes
This frightening piece is more timely than ever. Alice's trip through Wonderland doesn't have tea parties and croquet games. It has horror, for Alice's "trip" is one induced by LSD. More...
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Alky
Cast: Flexible cast of 6M, 7F, plus optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Rob is throwing a party and everyone's out for a good time. But before the party's over, someone's good time will come to an end... forever. More...
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Amelia, Once More
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
This gripping play examines the tension between an actress and the character she portrays. This show is ideal for a woman to showcase a broad range of acting talents. More...
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Amy Goes Army
Cast: Flexible cast of 12, extras (may be all women)
Set/Time: One interior set /About 30 minutes
On a tour of Ft. Benedict Arnold, Amy meets her old friend, Carol. Carol, who's in basic training and still salutes with both hands, persuades scatterbrained Amy to take her place. More...
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Anansi the Spider and the Middle Passage
Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 19
Set/Time: Simple representational set/About 50 minutes
Anansi, the celebrated spider from African folklore, tells the story of an African mother and daughter who are kidnapped and sold into slavery. More...
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And The Fullness Thereof
Cast: 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 25 minutes
The story concerns a mother who has given ten percent of her income to the Lord down through the years, which creates a good deal of consternation for the IRS. More...
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Angel In the Clearing
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 30 minutes
An angel is assigned to Earth to help people in desperate difficulties. In the closing seconds of the play it is revealed that Saint Peter is also on an earthly jaunt. More...
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Angels With Paper Wings
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 20 minutes
The Spirits of Christmas Pageants help all realize that personal problems will disappear with the joy of sharing. More...
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Anne of Green Gables
Cast: 2M, 9F (smaller with doubling)
Set/Time: Multiple interior and exterior locations/About 1 hour
Share the adventures of Anne Shirley and her “best friend for life,” Diana Barry, as they travel from childhood to maturity in this heartwarming adaptation which captures the highlights of the novel. More...
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Archie of the Amazon
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 8M, 12F), optional extras
Set/Time: Minimal exterior set /About 40 minutes
A film producer is desperately searching for an unknown to portray the lead in his next film. He's about to give up when he learns of a wild jungle man living deep within the Amazon rainforest. More...
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Attack of the Giant Grasshoppers
or... Leaf Me Alone
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 15F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
A face cream has grasshoppers as a prime ingredient. Anyone who slaps on the goop becomes... no, it's too horrible to report! More...
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Babushka's Basket
Freely adapted from the Russian folk tale
Cast: 3M, 5-6W (includes 1 child), optional doubling
Set/Time: Very simple set/About 45 minutes
Based on the Russian folktale about a poor peasant who misses her chance to meet the king of kings, this character-driven drama is appropriate for Christmas or any time of year. More...
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Baby Talk
Cast: 6M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 45 minutes
You think baby talk is just jabber? Nine graduating high school seniors flash back in time to when they were one-year-olds at daycare. More...
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The Baddest Angel Band
Cast: Flexible cast of 4 major characters, plus an ensemble of 10 to 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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A Bagful of Fables
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 to 15
Set/Time: Simple representational set/About 1 hour
This collection of fables presents Aesop with an attitude! Join this lively troupe of actors and even Aesop—who may be long gone from this earth but is still the life of the party! More...
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Bang! Bang! You're Dead
or... What I Learned From Watching Television
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (any combination)
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 25 minutes
On a bizarre TV game show, contestants get to view the tombstones and a coroner's pass on a teenage handgun victim. The message that handguns can kill is dealt with in clever fashion. More...
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Bayou
Cast: 3M, 4F, plus flexible chorus of 4 or more
Set/Time: Simple exterior sets /About 45 minutes
Many legends persist in the bayou, but none strikes an icy chill of fear like the mention of "Le Serpent!" In this mystical play, chorus members have the opportunity to create a special atmosphere. More...
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Beast of the Baskervilles
Cast: 5M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Young Sir Henry is next in line to be murdered by the hideous beast that has taken up residence in his hallway. Based on "The Hound of the Baskervilles, " this play is filled with action and jokes. More...
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The Beautiful Princess Sasha
Cast: 4M, 4F, plus chorus
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 45 minutes
In the style of classic Japanese theatre, this is a stunning parable on the danger of beauty. More...
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Beauty and the Beast
Cast: Flexible cast of about 21
Set/Time: Simple area set /About 1 hour
As punishment for rebuffing a powerful witch, a selfish prince becomes a beast until someone will love him for himself. More...
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Bedbugs
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 6F, plus 5 that can be either
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
Marie is a little girl who likes to jump on her bed, but to the bedbugs being squished underfoot, she is the wicked witch who causes earthquakes, among other natural disasters. More...
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The Beggar and the Wolf
Cast: 4M, 7F, plus 5 that can be either, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
Based on the popular 13th century legend of St. Francis and the wolf of Gubbio, this easy-to-stage comedy is loaded with outrageous puns, slapstick humor and quirky characters. More...
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Believe!
A play with traditional Christmas music
Cast: Flexible cast of 33 (about 8M [includes 1 child], 17F, plus 8 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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Belle of Bisbee
or... Expel All Wicked Ways
Cast: 4M, 7F, plus extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 1 hour
Belle, the schoolmarm, is losing her home. Our hero, Tom Good, plans to win the rock-drilling contest and rescue Belle. The prize is thirty dollars and a washtub of guacamole. More...
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Beowulf: User Friendly
Cast: Flexible cast of 19-22, extras, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple representational set/About 1 hour
Your students will love this entertaining play that sheds comedic light on the dark story from the Middle Ages! More...
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Big Bad
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (roughly 3M, 5F plus 6 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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Bigfoot's Revenge
Cast: 3M, 4F (and Bigfoot)
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 45 minutes
A dishonest judge disguises his henchman as Bigfoot to scare of a widowed store owner. More...
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Bigger Than Life
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-11 (minimum 1M, 4F)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
When P.T. Barnum arrives in town with his traveling troupe, the mayor isn't so sure Barnum's on the level. What follows is fun, as some of the best-loved characters in American folklore come to life. More...
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Blind Woman's Bluff
Cast: 1M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple interior set/About 25 minutes
A young thief arrives at the home of a blind woman who lives on an isolated bluff, ostensibly answering an ad about a chair for sale. More...
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The Board
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 20 minutes
In this futuristic comedy, members of a "board" attempt to deal with the complex problem of a worker with a sore toe. More...
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The Brave Little Tailor
or... Seven at One Swat
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 6F, plus extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets /About 1 hour
"Seven at One Swat" reads the sash of the timid tailor, so it is not surprising that the royal family and frightened townspeople turn to him when they are threatened by giants. More...
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Briar Rose
Based on the Brothers Grimm story
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (about 4M, 4F, plus 3 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Basic representational sets /About 40 minutes
This clever and charming adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty is a wild, comic romp. More...
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The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky
Cast: 9M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 20 minutes
When Jack Potter comes to town with his new bride, he discovers that Scratchy Wilson has been "eating bear meat" and is terrorizing the town. More...
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Brothers Grimm: Out of Order
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (About 5M, 8F plus 4 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: Flexible cast of 9 (about 2M, 5F, plus 2 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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Can Mrs. Claus Save Christmas?
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 (3M, 4F plus 6 that can be either), extras
Set/Time: Simple area set /About 40 minutes
When villain Gil Bates, a multi-millionaire video game manufacturer, lures Santa to Hawaii, supposedly to check out a new video game, he underestimates the determination of Mrs. Claus. More...
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Captain Bree, Scourge of the Sea
Cast: 9M, 10F, extras
Set/Time: One Simple Set/About 1 hour
Captain Jennings’ crew jumps ship, leaving him with only a handful of prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can’t swim, to protect his wealthy passengers from a pirate attack. More...
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A Case of Cleanser
Cast: 4M, 9F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Two sisters hope to solve the mystery of their grandfather's death through the use of a medium. Two bumbling mediums manage to raise not only grandfather, but also an assortment of other spirits. More...
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The Cat Princess
Cast: Flexible cast of 6
Set/Time: Simple exterior sets /About 1 hour
The greedy Princess Elaine wants the Witch's cat because she believes it is magic. More...
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Child Of Air
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
When the City Council decides to thin out the duck population in the local pond, three elderly persons make a sincere effort to save the ducks. More...
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A Child Went Forth
Cast: 2M
Set/Time: No set requirements /About 30 minutes
This beautifully written play has a powerful impact. A boy understands that the scorn of an old man is a mere cover-up for the love and dependence the man feels for him. More...
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Choices
Cast: 7M, 6F, extras
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
When a girl has a difficult time dealing with her parents' divorce, a boy offers solace through his alcohol and drugs. This piece truly draws attention to the decisions facing teenagers today. More...
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Christmas Cameo
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: One interior set /About 30 minutes
Tammy plans her own kidnapping to get her parent's attention. The surprise ending opens the door for a new relationship with Tammy and her parents. More...
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Christmas Carol, Inc.
Cast: Flexible cast of 8, plus at least 4 extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set/About 40 minutes
It is Christmas Eve and Scrooge and Marley, Inc. is in a sorry state. “Ebbie” Scrooge and Jane Marley are preparing to fire most of their employees, including their loyal receptionist, Bobbi Cratchit. More...
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Christmas Choir
Cast: Flexible cast of 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 Crisis at Mistletoe Mesa
A Holiday Melodrama
Cast: 6M, 4F, doubling possible
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 40 minutes
Imagine two people so mean they would ban Christmas, rip down all the decorations and outlaw Christmas wrapping. More...
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A Christmas De-Light!
Cast: Flexible cast of 23, optional doubling
Set/Time: Several simple settings/About 30 minutes
This short and sweet Christmas play will come together with just a handful of rehearsals and is perfect for your church or other religious celebration. More...
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The Christmas Dress
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: One simple set /About 25 minutes
This is a quaint comedy about two elderly sisters who must share one party dress between them. This becomes more of a problem as Christmas party time approaches. More...
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The Christmas Gazebo
Cast: 8M, 11F
Set/Time: One exterior set/About 45 minutes
One simple gesture gives Delia a change of heart as she discovers the true spirit of Christmas. More...
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Christmas Tea
Cast: 1M, 2F, off-stage voice
Set/Time: One simple set /About 15 minutes
You're invited to a most unusual tea party. The guests are two dolls and a teddy bear. A difference of opinion almost ruins the occasion till Santa turns up and straightens things out. More...
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Christmas... Unwrapped
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (about 5M, 6F) plus 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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Christmas With Little Women
Adapted from Louisa May Alcott's classic novel
Cast: 2M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 45 minutes
The beloved characters of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, "Little Women" return again in this charming portrait of two holiday seasons. More...
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Cinderella Goes Disco
Cast: 1M, 3F
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements /About 45 minutes
This play combines three traditional fairy tales in a most unusual fashion. In the end, Cinderella attends a disco dance. More...
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Cinderella! Cinderella!
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Two simple sets/About 50 minutes
Throw out your fairy-tale ideas of a Cinderella with dainty glass slippers and hideous stepsisters—this unique and hilarious adaptation has a new twist! More...
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Cirrius, Nebraska
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple set/About 45 minutes
The town of Cirrius is so small that the mayor is also the judge and the postmaster. But the secret the townspeople hold is no small one. More...
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Cleft For Me
Cast: 8M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 30 minutes
A man hears a tapping from behind a huge rock and summons help to rescue the "victim" trapped by the boulder. More...
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The Clocks
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: No set required /About 20 minutes
A narrator introduces four "clocks" and records their actions from their first conformative "Tick, Tocks" to the gradual breakdown of all inhibitions in a most "clock-eyed" manner. More...
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The Clown Prince
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 45 minutes
A prince and princess are to be married in order to save their kingdoms. To test her love, the prince takes a vow of silence to be broken only when the princess says he's the best clown in the world. More...
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Comic Book Artist
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-35, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Minimal representational sets /About 1 hour
Bring the incredibly popular comic-book genre to life with this hilarious action-packed superhero saga! More...
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The Commedia Cinderella
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 50 minutes
The players love the story of Cinderella so much they try to improve upon it whenever possible. More...
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The Commedia Pinocchio
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 50 minutes
The Pinocchio story told here by Columbine, Arlequin, Punchin, Rosetta and Pantalone follows the events of the original Collodi tale, which is more worldly than later adaptations. More...
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The Commedia Princess and the Pea
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 50 minutes
Arlequin is afraid he’ll be stuck playing the role of the pea, but he ends up getting to play the prince. More...
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The Commedia Puss In Boots
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 50 minutes
Puss in Boots is the story of the foolish youngest son of a miller, who follows the advice of a clever cat in extraordinary footwear to achieve nobility and a fine marriage. More...
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The Commedia Robin Hood
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 50 minutes
The merry troupe—Columbine, Arlequin, Punchin and Rosetta—tackle, tumble, trick and trip their way through the tale of Robin Hood with fantastic abandon. More...
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The Commedia Voyages of Sinbad
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 1 hour
All aboard for exciting sea-faring adventures as the commedia troupe guides us through a creative version of the seven voyages of Sinbad the Sailor with patter verse, tumbling, and clowning! More...
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A Cowhand's Christmas Carol
or... T'was Plum Tired of Pudding
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 (roughly 3M, 3F) optional extras
Set/Time: Simple set /About 30 minutes
When the villain plots to take deadly and drastic action with an explosive plum pudding, Silverado Sterling overcomes a blizzard, wolves and a bomb to save the day. More...
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The Cry of Crows
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Bare stage, one chair, three spotlights /About 25 minutes
A lovely young girl in a small town is destroyed by vicious gossip which grows from a chance encounter with an old acquaintance who makes a "pass" at her in public. 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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Darius the Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 or more, plus extras
Set/Time: Portable set pieces /About 1 hour
When Darius, medieval dragon, is unearthed from his peaceful underground cave by a bulldozer, he is thrust into the noise and pollution of the 21st century. More...
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The Day Christmas Disappeared from Evergreen Town
Cast: 5M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Everyone loves Christmas except for the mayor. When he was a boy, he didn't get a toy truck for Christmas. How the mayor gets the toy makes this a magical play brimming over with holiday spirit. More...
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Death at the Crossroads
Cast: 4M 7F
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 30 minutes
Dr. Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker follow Mina Harker, trying desperately to discover Dracula's whereabouts. A night of terror begins in which all nearly lose their lives and their souls. More...
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Diary of Adam And Eve
Cast: 1M, 1F
Set/Time: Minimal requirements /About 30 minutes
This highly original two-character play, drawn from "Mark Twain's Diaries of Adam and Eve," is a barrel of laughs, as rich in wisdom as in wit. More...
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The Diligent Daughter
or... Lips That Touch Wine
Cast: 3M, 3F, extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 45 minutes
Peter With the aid of Peter Princely, Nellie and Naomi Nice find their father and the villain is foiled. Peter and Nellie fall in love and Naomi miraculously regains her sight. More...
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Doc, Doc… Goose!
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-15 (2-6M, 4-9F)
Set/Time: Simple set/About 45 minutes
Just think about those old-fashioned nursery rhymes and it’s easy to see why Mother Goose went to medical school and opened up a clinic in Nurseryland. More...
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Dogsbreath Devereaux — The Dastardly Doctor
or... Nurses! Foiled Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 4M, 6F plus 6 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 1 hour
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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Don't Sleep Under the Mapou Tree!
Adapted From Haitian Folklore
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 or more
Set/Time: Area staging /About 45 minutes
This play consists of two short plays based on Haitian folklore. Children participate as elephants, zeaubeaups, and an unusual group of villagers who do everything backwards. More...
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Double Take at Beatrice's Boardin' House
or... Things Ain't Always What They Seem
Cast: 3M, 4F, optional extras
Set/Time: Single interior set /About 45 minutes
A young, beautiful owner of a boarding house is in distress. If business doesn't pick up soon, the honorable establishment will have to close its doors forever. More...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 40 minutes
The kindly Dr. Jekyll turns himself into the hideous Mr. Hyde. Jekyll's friends cannot understand his mysterious actions until this transformation takes place before their very eyes. More...
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A Dragon in the Mix
Cast: 6M, 10F, plus 1 that can be either
Set/Time: Bare stage/About 30 minutes
In one large palace, combine a queen, her mother, ladies-in-waiting and assorted princesses. Let simmer. That’s the recipe four mischievous fairies are cooking up in this witty fairy tale spoof. More...
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Dress Rehearsal for Murder
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (About 7M, 8F, plus 2 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set/About 1 hour
When Riviera’s fiancé, Bernard the Mime, turns up dead and his body then disappears, the list of suspects is long—seems like there isn’t a man in the place who’s not vying for Riviera’s affection. More...
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
Based on the story by the Brothers Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 15, extras
Set/Time: Simple representational set /About 45 minutes
Here's an upbeat retelling of an old favorite, filled with delightfully wacky characters and clever dialogue. It's whimsical romp of a fantasy that holds a gentle message about the nature of kindness. More...
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Emma Lou and the Big Ragout
Cast: 3M, 4F, plus flexible ensemble of 9 or more
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
King Shankpump will lose his kingdom unless his daughter, Emma Lou, can become engaged. Alas, Emma Lou, while attractive and bright, has no charm and is bereft of spirit! More...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (5M, 7F plus 7 or more that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
A kingdom has been taxed ever since their emperor became a pampered clothes horse! In the end, he is shamed into reforming his leadership role and learns a valuable lesson in humility. More...
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The Empty Chair
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 (any combination)
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 30 minutes
The setting is a counseling center for teenagers recovering from substance abuse. A student has just died. Accident or suicide? This work has an emotionally strong anti-drug message. More...
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Escape From Dracula's Castle
Cast: 2M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 30 minutes
Jonathan Harker has been warned by Dr. Van Helsing to be wary of his trip to Transylvania to close a deal with Count Dracula. But Harker discards the warning, which nearly sends him to his death. More...
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The Eskimos Have Landed
Cast: 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 20 minutes
A group of stuffy ladies are busily discussing their concern over the arrival of a foreign car with a mysterious bumper sticker... plus the fact that Eskimos could invade them at any time. More...
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The Ever After
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 2M, 9F plus 5 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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Except For John Leland
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 or less
Set/Time: Bare stage /About 45 minutes
A crisis of 1788 becomes a current crisis as history is relived in this powerful play that has tremendous relevance to our present quest for freedom. More...
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Fairest Flower of the South
or... To Know Her Is To Love Her
Cast: 3M, 6F
Set/Time: One interior set /About 45 minutes
The disoriented Col. Culpepper fights on for the Confederacy. Meanwhile, the colonel's daughter, Aura Lee, must come up with the cash to replant the cotton crop. More...
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The Fast Runner
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 20 minutes
This compelling morality play projects a strong message about life and death in a most unique way. More...
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Fast Train to the Poorhouse
or... Villains Have Loco Motives
Cast: 4M, 9F, plus extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set /About 45 minutes
If only there was a way Pansy could help her friends. Our hero just may be able to save the day and win Pansy's heart... until he is found giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Candy Samples. More...
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Ferdinand and the Dirty Knight
Cast: 7M, 2F, one dragon
Set/Time: Several simple exterior sets /About 1 hour
Ferdinand hears about a knight who refuses to take a bath. With the help of Mr. Dragon, he finally meets and bathes the knight, saves the kingdom and wins the hand of a beautiful princess. More...
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The Fiendish Firebug Strikes Again
or... There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (roughly 7M, 6F, plus one dog that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple set /About 1 hour
Villainous, greedy Neville Ashe buys the Uneeda Shirt Factory with intentions of burning it to the ground for insurance money. However, Mr. Ashe underestimates our hero, Fire Chief Pat O'Hara. More...
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Flora, the Fur Trader's Daughter
or... She Had Nothing to Hide
Cast: 4M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 45 minutes
Flora Walker helps her father, Jake, who operates a fur trading post in the Great Plains. All is going well until the villainous Quigley Quagmire turns up. More...
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Folk Tales For Fun
A multicultural play for young people
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-50
Set/Time: Simple representational sets /About 45 minutes
Let the Navigator from Folktales for Fun take you on a magnificent tour of Germany, Egypt, Turkey, Liberia and more with entertaining, universal folktales both new and familiar to children. More...
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Frankenstein Slept Here
Cast: 5M, 7F
Set/Time: One interior set /About 45 minutes
Baroness Frankenstein has opened her castle to all those who can't cope with the outside world, including the Mummy, Invisible Man and a descendant of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. More...
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The Frog Prince of Spamalot
Cast: 3M, 9-10F
Set/Time: Simple representational sets/About 1 hour
Hyronomous A. Frog doesn’t quite fit in among the other frogs in the bog. He’s incredibly large compared to the others and hates the taste of flies! More...
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The Frog Princess
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 (5M, 5F, plus 3 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple area staging /About 45 minutes
A queen wants to turn over the throne to one of her sons. When she sends them off to find wives, one son is lead to a brave warrior. Another finds a vain woman. However, one son finds a frog! More...
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The Ghost of Christmas Presents
Cast: 7M, 13F, plus optional extras (doubling possible)
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
In this sweet and warm-hearted holiday yarn, a disgruntled employee in the exchange department at a department store learns about the wonder and joy of the yuletide season. More...
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Gift of the Magi
Based On The Short Story By O. Henry
Cast: 1M, 1F
Set/Time: One simple set /About 35 minutes
Based on the short story by O. Henry, when hard times come and Christmas approaches, a couple ends up selling their most valuable possessions in order to buy the other's Christmas present. More...
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The Gift
Cast: Flexible cast of 1 to 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 30 minutes
Five women, in turn, come into possession of an ornately carved wooden box. How the box travels from owner to owner makes this a stunning holiday piece. More...
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Girl of the Frozen North
or... Condemned To Dead Man's Glacier
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set /About 1 hour
Dainty and her mother get lost in a snowstorm while searching for a missing family member. When things look darkest, in dashes a dynamic, but naive, red-coated Canadian Mountie. More...
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The Glass Slipper
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 to 20 (about 5M, 13 to 15F) optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple settings /About 1 hour
Cinderella works and works in her stepmother's house. Her stepsisters think they're so beautiful that a prince will marry them both. However, in the end, Cinderella and the prince find each other. More...
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