Whether you are looking for the perfect one act play for competition, a one act drama for a school or community theater play production, a one act comedy play for touring, a quality large cast one act play script for a school assembly or a small cast one act show for your community theater, we at Pioneer Drama Service believe our selection of One Act Plays is hard to beat.  Ideal for all schools, community theatres, churches and professional theatres, you will find shows below that will meet your needs.

Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 409 one act plays.
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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Aesop's Foibles New title!
Cast: 9M, 6F, plus 4 that can be either
Set/Time: Extremely simple set / About 65 minutes
Aesops fables have never been presented in a more hilarious and clever format, sure to entertain audiences of all ages!  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
With drug addiction continuing to plague society, this frightening piece is more timely than ever.  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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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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Arlecchino and the City of Love New title!
Cast: 7M, 7F, plus a flexible ensemble of extras
Set/Time: Minimal representational sets / About 1 hour
Community and student actors alike revel in comedic scripts with a fast pace, outrageous antics and clear, exaggerated characters.  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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Aunt Maggity's Dark and Stormy Night
Cast: 4M, 6F plus 2 that can be either
Set/Time: Unit set / About 1 hour
There are laughs a plenty and personalities galore in this light-hearted romp of a mystery that has a little bit of everything!   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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Be Careful What You Wish For...
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (4M, 7W, plus 6 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 45 minutes
Receiving your hearts desire can sometimes have unexpected, comical results!  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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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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The Bilking of Lord Bilgeworthy New title!
Or...  Froggy Went a-Courtin'
Cast: 5M, 4F
Set/Time: One simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Set in any time period you wish, this community theatre play can be presented as a traditional melodrama or as a straight one-act play.   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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Bottle of Joy New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 8, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes
This delightful childrens play takes place in the far off land of the Kingdom of Happy where...  well, everybodys happy!   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 three fierce giants.  More...

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The Bremen Town Musicians
Cast: Flexible cast of 14
Set/Time: Simple set / About 50 minutes
When the audience shows up to a rehearsal unexpectedly, the cast of The Bremen Town Musicians decides the show must go on even though opening night is a week away!  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
Adapted from a short story written by Stephen Crane, author of the Red Badge of Courage, this play takes place in the frontier town of Yellow Sky about 1890.   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 cant agree on a script, they end up in a fight — pages are swapped, plots intermingled...  its 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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A Candy Kane Christmas New title!
Cast: 4M, 6F
Set/Time: Single interior set / 45 minutes
Join Candy Kane on her journey of self-discovery as the true meaning of Christmas finds its way into her heart.  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 cant swim, to protect his wealthy passengers from a pirate attack.  More...

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Carol's Christmas New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 - 27, plus 2 non-speaking children's roles
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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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 Caterpillar
Cast: Flexible cast of 10-14
Set/Time: Simple set / About 50 minutes
This savvy spoof turns the age-old love story into a modern-day bug story with a fresh and original twist!  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 with the Commedia Players
Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (4M, 4F plus 2 that can be either)
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 1 hour
The Italian tradition of commedia dellarte may be centuries old, but its alive and well in this rollicking play-within-a-play!  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 hell 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 Tales of King Arthur
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 1 hour
Punchin loves to play Merlin, employing his big, magical nose as a wand to control Rosettas stick horse as she plays young Arthur.  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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Cornfield of Dreams
Or...  The Villain Was a Laughing Stalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 3F, plus 9 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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A Cowhand's Christmas Carol
or...  'Twas 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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Cyber-mare
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-32 (Minimum 7M, 8F)
Set/Time: Multiple representational sets / About 50 minutes
Todays kids wander a vast new frontier with much uncharted territory:  Cyberspace.  This social-awareness play explores various scenarios that can lead to trouble on the Internet.  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 its 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 30 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.  Thats 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 Rivieras fiancé, Bernard the Mime, turns up dead and his body then disappears, the list of suspects is long — seems like there isnt a man in the place whos not vying for Rivieras 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 Birthday Suit New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 5M, 11F, plus 4 that can be either)
Set/Time: Area staging / About 1 hour
The emperor of Thyswood is looking for a new suit of clothes, but you probably already knew that.  More...

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The Emperor's New Clothes
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (5M, 7F plus 5 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, Cant 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 30 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 doesnt quite fit in among the other frogs in the bog.  Hes 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 naïve, 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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A Golden Fleecing
or...  The Undermining of Sarah Sweetflowers
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Sarah has inherited Cactus Bob's Saloon in a ghost town and plans to open Sarah Sweetflower's Sarsaparilla Saloon and Bridal Shoppe with the help of Stanley Stoutheart.   More...

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The Golden Goose
Cast: Flexible cast of 17, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 45 minutes
Simple Frederick convinces Papa to let him go into the forest to cut wood.  When the kind-hearted man shares his meager food supply with the Old Woman, she helps him find the magical Golden Goose.   More...

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The Grateful Griffin
Cast: Flexible cast of 10
Set/Time: Multiple sets / About 1 hour
An evil queen plots against a king.  When the king's loved ones are trapped in a castle on a fiery lake, they are rescued by an unusual creature.  More...

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The Great Denver Railroad Scam
or...  If Aunt May Leaves, Who'll Weed the 'Tunias? 
Cast: 7M, 4F
Set/Time: Two simple interior sets / About 1 hour
Horace Horsefat attempts to play out an evil scam to steal away Mary's House of Widows, which stands on a valuable strip of land wanted by a wealthy railroad company.   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 1 hour
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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Ha-Ha House
Cast: 4M, 6F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 40 minutes
Four teenage girls are petrified when they stumble into a house in search of a phone.  Take the gruesome fun of a haunted house and transform it into a play and you get Ha-Ha House!   More...

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A Hairy Tale
Cast: Flexible cast of 6M, 10F, plus 6 that can be either
Set/Time: Area staging / About 1 hour
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: Extremely flexible cast of 18, can be more or less
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
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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Happily Never After
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
When Sleeping Beauty will do nothing but nap and the Frog Prince refuses to give up his amphibian ways, a marriage counselor has no choice but to rewrite the endings of famous fairy tales.   More...

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Hark!  Harold the Angel Sings
Cast: Flexible cast of 4 major characters plus an ensemble of 4 to 20 extras
Set/Time: Simple area settings / About 25 minutes
Bosheep, Woolworth and Lambster are three lambs with a mission:  find Christmas.  Harold, an angel who is trying to make a new name for herself, aids the three lost sheep in their quest.   More...

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Hauncho the Hamster
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 or more
Set/Time: Single set / About 1 hour
Young Kendall Kip, with his pet hamster, Hauncho, sets off to find his parents on a journey through the labyrinth of tunnels in Hauncho's unique habitrail.   More...

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He Lured Her To The Primrose Path
(But He Was Nipped in the Bud)
Cast: 4M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Wiley Sidney Shift uses profits from fraudulent dealings with the cavalry to live grandly at the White Hotel in Muddy Gap where he pursues the heroine, Alice White.   More...

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The Headless Horseman Rides Again
Adapted from Washington Irving's classic story
Cast: 5M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
This adaptation of the classic story of Washington Irving's is a charming comedy for all ages.  More...

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Her Heart Belongs To Heartburn
or...  Unsteady Times at the Stagger Inn
Cast: 2M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 15 minutes
Our heroine has inherited a valuable inn.  Just as the evil sheriff is preparing to force her into an unwanted marriage, she is saved by the timely arrival of Harry Heartburn.   More...

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Here Come the Cows
or...  Never Say "Moo" in Mesa
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 or 12 (4 or 5M, 7F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Here comes a genuine cattle stampede live on stage!  Villain Mandrake Mothdust is stranded in a dusty town.  In fact, it's so hot, the cows are producing evaporated milk.   More...

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High School Dropouts from Outer Space
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (roughly 6M, 12F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
Strange things are happening at the Audubon Academy.  Aliens from a different planet who look like slimy caterpillars assume human pods...  the bodies of teenagers!   More...

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HIV Positive
Cast: 4M, 5F plus 1 who can be either
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
This one act play serves as an excellent vehicle to initiate discussion about AIDS and about living with the consequences of our actions.   More...

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Ho, Ho, Tyranny
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 30 minutes
This play is ideal for Senior Centers or for any group wanting a light-hearted look at the trials of aging.   More...

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How Santa Got His Christmas Tree
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 or more
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A Christmas tree has been ordered for Santa.  When two mean toy makers are banished from Santa's Village for shoddy workmanship, they steal the tree and won't give it back.   More...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Goes West
or...  'Oh, Bury Me Not In Old Paree'
Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 21 (about 6M, 15F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A drama contest is coming up and a director plans to win with his adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre DameMore...

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Hyronomous A.  Frog
Cast: 3M, 3F or 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 1 hour
An inept and lonely frog prince is unhappy.  He is larger than the other frogs and hates the taste of flies.  One day, a good witch appears to tell him he was once a human prince.   More...

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I Saw Your Picture in the Paper and I Had to Call
Cast: 2M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
Craig is successful in his career.  Art is depressed and cynical.  When a desperate young woman needs help, Craig's true character is revealed in a dramatic confrontation.   More...

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I Think I Can
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 45 minutes
Luckily, Becky's sophisticated house cat and personal advisor, Professor, recognizes her symptoms and leads her and your audience through a magical adventure.  More...

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If Angels Were Mortal
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 (roughly 3M, 5F), plus any number of extras
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 40 minutes
Here is a light-hearted comedy that will leave your audience simply delighted as well as being gently reminded about how the Lord intended us to celebrate the birthday of His son.   More...

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If the Shoe Fits
Cast: 12M, 15F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour
A prince is depressed.  He's ready to go to college and study computers.  (His kingdom doesn't even have a webpage.)  But the tradition is that he attend a ball and choose a bride.   More...

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I'll Be Cloned for Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 8, plus an ensemble of 5 to 24, creating a variety of smaller roles
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
Three space/time travelers experience a host of holiday adventures and come back with plans to celebrate Christmas on their own planet when they return.   More...

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Illinois Jane and the Pyramid of Peril
Cast: Flexible cast of 8 (about 3M, 1F plus 4 that can be either)
Set/Time: Representational sets / About 55 minutes
When a map to a long-lost pyramid is discovered, only the greatest adventure hero of all time can unlock its mysteries — Illinois Jane, cartographer extraordinaire!  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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In Memoriam
Cast: 4M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Inspired by Agatha Christies Ten Little Indians, this fast moving murder mystery will send a chill down your spine.  More...

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The Incredible Bulk at Bikini Beach
Cast: 6M, 11F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
When a young man tries to make hot chocolate out of mud and 7-Up, the mixture has a weird effect.  Whenever he's enraged he turns into a giant green monster.   More...

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Inspector Detector and the Precious Treasure
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (4M, 5F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set with small side set / About 45 minutes
Filled with a parade of fun-filled characters and hearty action, audiences and actors will love helping Inspector Detector put all of the pieces together to find a precious treasure.   More...

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The Inventor's Daughter
Or...  The Villain Made a Grab for the Lab
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 30 minutes
A lovelorn widow is stuck with a cluttered workshop after the death of her husband, an unsuccessful inventor who left her nothing but a talker box — later to become the profitable walkie-talkie.   More...

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The Invisible Man
Cast: 6M, 9F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
In this comical spoof, a mad scientist has made himself invisible with a secret chemical and plans to conquer and rule the world.   More...

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It Hardly Matters Now
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
Years after two college chums make a pact that a coin flip would decide who would marry Herb, he finds out that the old story that was always joked about actually did take place.   More...

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Chickenman! 
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
A woman becomes frazzled when her husband, a television writer, is "living his script" as "Chickenman!"  More...

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It's Bigfoot
Cast: Flexible cast of 17
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Bigfoot has come out of the wilderness to look for a mate, and he's causing havoc at the Big Moose Lodge and Canoe Rental.  More...

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Jack and the Beanstalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 8
Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 45 minutes
This version introduces an assortment of new characters.  A giant who lives in the clouds has kidnapped Jack's father.  With the help of a good fairy and some magic beans, Jack saves his father.   More...

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Jack and the Three Sillies
Cast: 10M, 13F, plus 3 that can be either, optional doubling
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes
Jack is about to marry a wealthy farmers only daughter, Buttons.  When he realizes just how silly Buttons and her parents are, he vows to leave and never return unless he meets three sillies.  More...

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Jason's Gift
Cast: 4M, 2F, (may be 3M, 3F)
Set/Time: One simple set / About 30 minutes
A man whose wife is about to give birth seeks shelter.  Through a boy' insistence, his father allows the couple to stay in their barn where one miracle leads to another.   More...

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Jessica and Jolene
Cast: 3M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes
In a last desperate and futile moment, two sisters try to save each other as they realize how tightly linked their destinies truly are.   More...

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Jill and Ted's Biblical Adventures
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 (5M, 2F, doubling and cross-casting possible)
Set/Time: Bare stage with minimal props or simple platform s / About 30 minutes
Two favorite Bible stories are given a new spin when seen through the totally awesome eyes of two teen angels.  More...

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Jim Bridger — Mountain Man
A monologue
Cast: 1M
Set/Time: One simple setting / About 45 minutes
This show covers 50 years in the life of one of the earliest mountain men and trailblazer who trained Kit Carson as a guide and scout.   More...

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The Jingle Bell Mystery
Cast: 5M, 5F, 1 child
Set/Time: One interior set / About 50 minutes
With a message that echoes Jesus Christs teachings about love, peace and charity, this charming Christmas mystery is perfect for church or school functions.   More...

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Jingle Bells Jury
Cast: Flexible cast of about 30 (can be smaller), optional extras
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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Johnny Squeaky
Or...  Where There's a Will There's a Way
Cast: 6M, 4F, plus 5 that can be either
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
When rich Uncle Oscar passes away, family members shed crocodile tears out of one eye while they check out the condo, the Porsche and the fast food restaurants with the other.  More...

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Jolly Roger
Cast: 4M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
For years, Captain Cleverly has evaded the dreaded pirate Jolly Roger by sailing behind him.  But now Jolly Roger is coming aboard Cleverly's ship.  Or is it really Nate the First Mate?   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 1 hour
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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The Jungle Book (participation)
Based on the Rudyard Kipling story
Cast: Flexible cast of 6
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 40 minutes
Based on the famous stories of Rudyard Kipling, this participation show will have your audience acting as silly as monkeys!  More...

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Jupiter Jones:  Rock Star Vampire Hunter New title!
Cast: 3M, 10F, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
Jupiter Jones slays vampires with killer guitar riffs.  That is, in the mind of 30-year-old Devin McCormack...  More...

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Just Like Us
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 30 minutes
This play teaches about prejudice.  On one side of a park live the Greens.  On the other side of the park the Blues reside.  Sadly, there is nothing but fear and hatred between the Greens and the Blues.   More...

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Kangaroo
Cast: 5M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
Two old duffers in Australia are much concerned over rumors of an invasion of politically motivated kangaroos, whom they blame not only for the shortage of caddies, but also for a murder.   More...

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Keep the Home Fires Burning
Cast: 5M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
It's a Christmas melodrama!  Santa saves the day as he gives an elderly woman needed mortgage money, and the villain winds up enveloped in Reynolds Wrap...  foiled again!  More...

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The Keeping Place
Cast: 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
As chilling winds and a brooding storm tear at a lonely summer cottage, the audience is asked to ponder a question...  can the dead return to haunt the living?   More...

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King Midas and the Golden Touch
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 30 minutes
Your young audiences will help King Midas learn a valuable lesson...  that gold alone isn't enough to make you happy.   More...

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King Midas and the Touch 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 1 hour
Here is a faithful adaptation of the popular myth, which teaches us that money and wealth aren't everything.  A rich moral and laughter abound as a king learns his lesson and is punished for his greed.  More...

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King of the Golden River
from John Ruskin's classic
Cast: Flexible cast of 11, extras
Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 1 hour
Here is John Ruskin's immortal children's classic brought to the stage.  Dick, the younger brother of the cruel Black Brothers, sets out on a journey to the Golden River, hoping to find its wealth.   More...

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The King's Ugly Bride
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
In true fairytale fashion, a king, with the aid of two mischievous elves, overcomes the magic of the wicked witch to win the beautiful heroine and live happily ever after.   More...

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The Knights of the Rad Table
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 to 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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Kung Fu Kitty New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 10, optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple set / About 30 minutes
Everybody is kung fu fighting — like cats and dogs — in this hilarious, action-packed slapstick comedy.  More...

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Laffin' School
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (approximately 4M, 7F, plus 1 or more additional characters)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A young substitute teacher turns up at the Little Red Schoolhouse and finds her class is comprised of the funniest pupils found anywhere.   More...

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Laffin' School Reunion
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (roughly 4M,7F), plus extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Those hysterically funny kids we met in the enormously popular LAFFIN' SCHOOL are back.  And you're invited to the reunion in this hilarious sequel.   More...

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A Lass Unparalleled
Adapted from Anton Chekov's Swan Song
Cast: 2F
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 20 minutes
Adapted from Anton Chekov's Swan SongMore...

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The Last Leaf
From O.  Henry's short story
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 20 minutes
From O.  Henry's short story, a young artist has lost her will to live.  However, a friend provides the ultimate gift and, in doing so, saves her life.   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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Last Will and Testament
Cast: 1M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
Though unconventional, a grandfather chooses to communicate his never-spoken endearment to his only child through his last will and testament.   More...

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Law and Order:  Nursery Rhyme Unit New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (7M, 8F, plus 9-16 that can be either)
Set/Time: Multiple very simple sets / About 1 hour
Is there a bigger group of psychotics and sociopaths than nursery rhyme characters?  Read some nursery rhymes — you know its true!   More...

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The Least of These
Cast: Flexible cast of 3 major characters, plus an ensemble of 3 to 10 extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
This is the story of a journey during which three young people experience a Christmas miracle.  More...

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Legend of Pocahontas
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 6M, 12F plus 3 roles that can be either),
optional extras
Set/Time: Simple area set / About 1 hour
Pocahontas enjoys playing games with Wolf, Raven and Squirrel.  She also makes friends with settlers in a struggling community.  True to the original legend, it's an entertaining page from history.   More...

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Life 101
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-26
Set/Time: Simple area set / About 30 minutes
Audiences of all ages will laugh, identify and grow along with Jesus in the hilarious classroom in the clouds where he prepares for his time on Earth.  More...

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Lifeguards
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
Two young men have been given political jobs as Lifeguards on a public beach.  More...

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The Light in the Library New title!
Cast: 8M, 8F, plus one non-speaking female role, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
When Gabby suspects something is going on in the library at night, she enlists the help of her best friend, Paige, to do some sleuthing.  More...

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Lights...  Camera...  Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 12
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
J.D.  is making a Christmas film, but his performers don't understand it.  When the studio boss decides to close down the film, the actors discover what J.D.  has been trying to say and save the picture.  More...

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A Little Christmas Spirit
Cast: 3M, 4F, plus 2 children and one spirit
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
The greedy Horace Lattimer has instructed his housekeeper to keep Holly, his Christmas spirit, locked away so he can concentrate on business matters...even if it means not being happy.   More...

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The Little Mermaid (children's play)
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-15 (3-7M, 3-8F)
Set/Time: Unit set / About 50 minutes
This beautiful adaptation by acclaimed childrens playwright Lane Riosley skips the well-known happy ending to tell the fairy tale as Hans Christian Andersen originally wrote it.  More...

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The Little Mermaid and the Prince
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal staging / About 30 minutes
Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen, King Neptune has given Princess Despina, the little mermaid, a birthday gift allowing her to swim to the surface hoping to find her true love.   More...

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Little Miss Gingerbread
Cast: 3M, 8F, plus 7 that can be either
Set/Time: Area staging / About 1 hour
The lazy citizens of Grasshopperville are starving while the hardworking people of Antberg have all the ham sandwiches they can eat.  More...

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Little Red and the Hoods
Cast: 1M, 4F
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 45 minutes
With plenty of participation, this show is both fun and educational.  It teaches about not judging people by their looks, how to protect themselves from strangers and the importance of reading.   More...

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Little Red and the Riding Hoods
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 3F plus 3 that can be either, extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 40 minutes
A stagehand wants to bring in a truly talented actress to play Little Red, the leader of a motorcycle gang called the Riding Hoods!  More...

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The Loathsome Lady
An Arthurian Tale Retold
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (About 3M, 5F plus 1 that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 40 minutes
Let the jester tickle your funny bone with this retelling of an Arthurian legend filled with puns, slapstick humor and audience interaction!  More...

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The Love Life of Herbert Packenstacker
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Poor Herbert Packenstacker tries to persuade a rich young girl, bored by wealth and luxuries, to marry him.  More...

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Lover's Leap
Cast: 4M, 3F, offstage voices
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
Janet is at the top of Lovers' Leap contemplating jumping.  No one cares about her until a man arrives to show her that life can be beautiful if two invisible people will only notice each other.   More...

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Lovesong
Cast: 1M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Two elderly people attempt to recall whether or not they have been married for forty-three years, stressing how identical experience does not guarantee identical perception.   More...

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A Mall and the Night Visitor
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras
Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes
Last-minute shoppers flurry around the mall like snowflakes in a blizzard and the high school's student council charity drive is getting the cold shoulder.  More...

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Man Of The House
Cast: 5M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
When a slick, stylish safecracker breaks into the house of the vacationing Mason family, he confronts problems he never had to deal with.   More...

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Mark Twain in the Garden of Eden
Cast: Flexible cast of 15
Set/Time: No set required / About 30 minutes
Adapted from miscellaneous Twain writings, a young Mark Twain returns to the Garden of Eden to refresh his memory on a few points.   More...

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A Marriage Proposal — Western Style
From Anton Chekov's Comedy Classic
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Adapted from Anton Chekov's short comic play, A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL, an excitable young rancher, riddled with imaginary ailments, decides it's time to marry.   More...

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Marsha
Based on the short novel by Chekhov
Cast: 2M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
Adapted from the novel by Anton Chekov, a young, impoverished noblewoman prefers dreams to reality.   More...

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May I Have Your Attention, Please? 
Cast: 4M, 3F, optional extras (up to 7)
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
A disturbed boy speaks to his family via videotape.  When he puts a gun to his head in a highly climatic ending, the play ends, allowing discussion about teen suicide.   More...

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A Memo From Jupiter
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Venus, Minerva and Mars have been summoned by Jupiter to discuss a crisis of Olympian proportions...  Cupid wants to resign!   More...

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Memorial
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 25 minutes
In this patriotic play, a family gathers to remember Billy, who died in a war years ago.  When their memories bring Billy back, it is the fallen soldier who realizes he cannot stay.   More...

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Memory Garden
Cast: Cast:  1M, 1F
Set/Time: One simple set / About 25 minutes
This powerful, award-winning piece will change forever what you think when you drive by a roadside memorial.   More...

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A Memory of Harold
Cast: 6M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Sometimes a simple prank turns into a cruel incident.  A young man, recalling his high school years, remembers a joke that illustrates how insensitivity can affect those around us.   More...

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Metrics Can Be Fun
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 45 minutes
This dynamic piece of theatre truly entertains while it introduces its audience to the world of metric measurement.  It combines solid metric education with familiar tales and fables.   More...

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The Miner's Daughter
or...  Evil Reaps Its Just Reward
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
Sheriff Harold Strongheart is called to a gold mine to investigate a crime.  With our heroine, the miner's daughter, they unearth the evidence that pins the crime on the villain.   More...

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Mischief in the Magnolias
or...  Weed 'Em and Reap
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 (4M, 2F or 3M, 3F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
The ownership of a magnolia-shrouded domicile is in danger unless regularly monthly mortgage payments are resumed within twenty-four hours.  This melodrama is truly a Southern (sigh)t for sore eyes!   More...

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Misdeeds at Mistletoe Mine
Or...  The Sanity Clause
Cast: 3M, 4F plus 1M non-speaking role
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Here's a fun, versatile melodrama thats great for Christmas...  or any time of year!  More...

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Miss Twiddle and the Devil
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 40 minutes
Miss Twiddle, an obstinate and cantankerous woman, falls in love with Lucifer.  Rather than put up with her for eternity, the devil turns Miss Twiddle into a sweet, lovable person.   More...

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Miss Twiddle Meets an Angel
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
All the characters who delighted you in Miss Twiddle and the Devil are back once more in this hilarious sequel...  only the devils have been replaced by angels!   More...

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The Missing Jesus
Cast: 4M, 6F, plus 1 girl
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 25 minutes
A manger scene is being set up for Christmas.  Everything is finished except that the Christ child is missing.  In the end, however, everyone realizes that Jesus is never really missing.   More...

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A Modern Christmas Carol
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-8M, 15F
Set/Time: Basic area staging / About 45 minutes
This heartwarming story puts a modern twist on the Dickens' traditional Christmas Carol tale, making it perfect for a young, contemporary cast.   More...

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Monster Soup
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
The Ghoul sisters, a trio of weirdoes who believe they're ravishing beauties, are about to be evicted by the meanest man in Graveyard Corners.   More...

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Mother Goose Has Flown the Coop
Cast: 6M, 9F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes
The Mother Goose characters in this delightful mystery are familiar to young children, but older kids will love the puns and tongue-in-cheek humor flying through this fractured fairy tale farce.  More...

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The Mouse And The Raven
Cast: 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
Three clubwomen discover that obituaries are often compiled before demise.  They descend on the local newspaper office to see what's been written about them.   More...

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Mr. Scrooge's Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 to 20
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour
Emphasizing the ghost story aspect of A Christmas Carol, the play is narrated by Jacob Marley who has been dead for seven years.  More...

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Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures
Based on Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows
Cast: Flexible cast of about 30, doubling, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 1 hour
Toad of Toad Hall is an eccentric but likable chap given to crazes.  His latest craze involves motorcars.  More...

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Murder at the Banquet
Cast: 4M, 4F, extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
The International Association of Mystery Solvers is hosting an awards banquet for the world's greatest detectives.  More...

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My Gypsy Robe
Cast: 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
The Gypsy Robe, a Broadway tradition that dictates that a costume from a previous show that has been successful is passed on to a girl making her debut.   More...

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My Name is Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or less (roughly 5M, 10F, optional extras)
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour
A witch tells Rumpelstiltskin that to become a force in the kingdom, he must possess a child of royal birth.  With his help, a miller's daughter is able to weave straw into gold, but for a price.   More...

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My Sister, The Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 40 minutes
When Marguerite has been transformed into a dragon, her brother must figure out what to do about his sister.   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 wont sleep until the royal detectives (all 13 of them!)  find it.  More...

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The Mystery Guest
Cast: 5M, 6F, 2 extras
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 30 minutes
As a woman awaits the identification of a mystery guest, it is discovered that often Mr. Wrong is Mr. Right.   More...

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Never Trust a City Slicker
or...  Two Skunks and a Trunk
Cast: 6M, 8F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour
Slicker Pinsetter knows the lovely Mary Delightful has a trunk containing some of her late father's plays.  Unbeknownst to her, a revival of one of her father's plays is a current hit in London.   More...

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Next Move
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 20 minutes
A young woman, married to an elderly deaf man, falls in love with someone else.  In the end, greed and individual shortcomings destroy them all.   More...

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No Body To Murder
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 6M, 12F plus 2 that can be either)
Set/Time: Interior set / About 35 minutes
Bad news — in the form of severe thunderstorms and an escaped convict — threatens the guests at the Come On Inn in this quick comedy thats full of zany characters and hilarious stage action!   More...

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Noah and the Ark
Cast: Flexible cast of 4
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 30 minutes
Noah and his family, having endured years of hardship and insults, have finally completed the ark and the downpour is about to begin.  More...

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Nobody Heard Me Cry
Cast: 6M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
A teenage boy caught in a downward spiral of depression.  When an offstage gunshot traumatically concludes the play, we realize that if we hesitate before reaching out, we might be too late.   More...

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A Nose for the News
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (About 5M, 3F plus 7 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
This clever comedy transports the plot of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac to a present-day TV station where Cyrano is the station manager.  More...

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Not Far from the Gioconda Tree
Cast: 7F
Set/Time: One simple exterior set / About 20 minutes
Noblewomen from Russia have remained in Jerusalem for years, hoping that they may some day return.  Years pass into decades and still a handful of women remain waiting.   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 join her in a plot to murder their mother and what a time they have doing it!   More...

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Not on this Night
Cast: 2M, 1F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
Alone on Christmas Eve, 18 year old Jacqueline is startled by the sudden appearance of two lost soldiers who confront each other in her farmhouse kitchen.   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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Nothing Beats A Royal Flush
Cast: 2M, 9F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A king and queen are about to lose their lands to an unscrupulous arch-duke and baroness who know the castle is practically floating on a huge oil deposit.   More...

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O Holy Knight
Cast: Flexible cast of 27-42 (8-9M, 18-32F, plus one that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
This touching play has an inspiring Christmas miracle to warm everybodys heart.  This easy-to-cast and stage tale is sure to become a holiday favorite the whole family will adore.  More...

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The Octogenarian
Cast: 7M, 7F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 45 minutes
This play has a most unusual dramatic impact, in that it is written in the finest avant-garde style of today, yet makes use of the Greek chorus technique of 2,500 years ago.   More...

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Oggaline and the Time Machine
Cast: 2M, 9F, plus extras
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
Students are transported by a time machine to the year One Million B.C.  and return to the modern world bringing with them a cave girl.   More...

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The Old Cookie Shop
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Sweet Nellie is about to lose her cookie shop to the evil banker.  It's love at first sight when Harry first casts his eyes on the lovely Nellie.  The cookie shop is saved and love triumphs over evil.   More...

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On Christmas Day in the Morning
Cast: Flexible cast of 19-33, extras
Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour
As Christmas Day dawns, each person discovers what it means to be a family — and a child of God.   More...

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Once An Angel
A play with traditional Christmas music
Cast: Flexible cast of 41 (about 12M, 20F plus 9 angels that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Youll have the perfect celebration of the season when you combine the familiar songs of Christmas with this funny, sweet story of a faith tested.   More...

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The One and Only Santa Claus
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-33
Set/Time: One simple set / About 1 hour
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 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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An Orphan Betrayed
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Alan Regent, assistant manager of a hotel (and a psychology student), sees through a fraud and rescues Mary Morrison from life in an institution and places her within his heart.   More...

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Out of the Kitchen, Mrs. Claus
Cast: Flexible cast of 11
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
When Santa throws his back out , Mrs. Claus and Elf Olaf ho, ho, ho away on the sleigh.  More...

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Out the Window
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: One simple interior set / About 20 minutes
A man, wife and mother-in-law either fall, jump or are pushed out of the window.  If this sounds unusual, it is.  It's also a funny piece of avant-garde comedy.  More...

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The Paper Bag Bandit Rides Again
or...  Behind the Cheap Mask
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 6M, 14F or 5M, 15F), 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, "Who is that 'Masked Man?'" Well...  uh...  no.  It's "Who in the world is in that paper bag?!"   More...

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Payment For Billy Travers
Cast: 7M, 2F
Set/Time: Unit set / About 45 minutes
The twist of fate that brought the son of a riverboat captain to assume the name of a notorious outlaw makes this play a chilling and unique experience.   More...

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Peanutman
A Visit From George Washington Carver
Cast: Flexible cast of 3 to 5 (2M, 1-3F)
Set/Time: No set requirement / About 45 minutes
This entertaining biography emphasizes George Washington Carver's determination and curiosity while utilizing outstanding audience participation.   More...

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The Perfect Night
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 35 minutes
This play employs flashbacks in which actors perform poignant monologues to relate past events and to describe the feelings that accompany the complex issue of teen sex.   More...

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The Perils of Priscilla
or...  The Schoolmarm's Dilemma
Cast: 3M, 4F, plus extras
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
Three students help the hero solve the murder and foil the villain.  More...

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Pickin'
Cast: 5M, 9F, plus 3 roles that can be either, extras
Set/Time: Basic representational sets / About 30 minutes
When the cheerleading squad at a high school performs a cheer that ridicules a fellow student.  The student snaps under the pressure, resulting in a tragedy no one will ever forget.   More...

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Pied Piper of Hamelin
Based on the story poem of Robert Browning
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 or more (roughly 6M, 12F, plus 3 or more
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 1 hour
Rats are taking over Hamelin.  When the Pied Piper disposes of the cheese nibblers, the townsfolk do not pay him.  He then leads the children from town, hiding them within a magic mountain.   More...

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The Pied Piper
Cast: 3M, 3F, or flexible cast
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 45 minutes
With the help of the audience, the Piper's clever assistant manages to rid the town of the rats and teach the Pied Piper how responsibility to others often comes with special gifts and talents.   More...

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Pinocchio
Cast: Flexible cast of 17
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
From the moment Pinocchio wrecks Mastroni's puppet show until he becomes a real boy for rescuing his father from the great fish, the excitement never abates in this charming adaptation.   More...

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Plantation Malady
or...  Is There a Doctor in the South? 
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 20 minutes
It's just after the Civil War.  Uriah Creep (the cad) plans to take over the Follingsbee Plantation with juice from the deadly Voodoo Berry added to the Colonel's daily morning Julep.   More...

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The Plight Before Christmas
A melodrama with music based on characters from Dickens' Christmas Carol
Cast: 4M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
This Christmas Melodrama based on the Dickens' classic story will have your audience rolling with laughter.  More...

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The Plot to Assassinate the Chase Manhattan Bank
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: One simple interior set / About 15 minutes
A poor befuddled little man enters the bank determined to hold up the bank.  But how can you hold up the Chase Manhattan when everyone is a friend — and they are all trying to give you the money!   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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Porridgegate
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (About 8M, 8F plus 7 that can be either)
Set/Time: Area staging / About 1 hour
A hilarious send-up of not one, but two fairy tales, Porridgegate will have your audiences aching with laughter...  though possibly not wanting to eat porridge ever again!   More...

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The Possession of Lucy Wenstrom
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes
Harker's escape from Dracula's clutches has released the greatest horror the world has ever known.  Dracula goes to England, possessing the knowledge of who his next victim will be.   More...

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Poultry in Motion
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 35 minutes
This fractured fable scrambles the stories of Chicken Little, who believes the sky is falling, and the Little Red Hen, who tries to get her friends to stop loafing around and bake some bread.   More...

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The Practical Aspects of Making a President
Cast: 4M, 2F
Set/Time: One interior / About 45 minutes
A power-outage causes panic at the White House when the President, who has been safely stored in the freezer for years, begins to defrost.   More...

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The Prince Who Wouldn't Grow
Cast: 7M, 4F
Set/Time: One simple indoor set / About 1 hour
What about the Prince who wouldn't grow?  Well, the King calls in all his experts to solve the problem.  More...

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The Princess and the Pea
Cast: Flexible cast of 11, extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
The search for a royal princess carries Peter through a host of exciting adventures that will entertain youngsters from start to finish.   More...

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Proserpina's Promise
A Three-Act Adaptation from Roman Mythology
Cast: 3M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple area set / About 1 hour
In this Roman myth, Pluto kidnaps Proserpina.  She is warned not to eat anything.  However, when she eats six pomegranate seeds, Pluto finally agrees to let Proserpina go back to earth.  More...

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Puss In Boots
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or less, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 1 hour
The miller's son is left his father's cat for an inheritance.  He expected to get the family mill.  The cat is no one's fool.  If Puss is given a pair of boots he will make the son a fortune.   More...

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The Quest for Quasi
How Little Red Got Her Hunch Back
Cast: Flexible cast of 10-20
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 40 minutes
When Red Riding Hood wins a date with Quasimodo, the famous Hunchback of Notre Dame, on The Dating Game, she has a hunch she may have found the man of her dreams.   More...

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The Ransom of Emily Jane
Based on O.  Henry's Short Story
Cast: 2M, 6F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
Based on O.  Henry's short story, Ransom of Red Chief, a town learns that rambunctious little Emily Jane Dorset has been kidnapped.  They then go on to rejoice in the quiet her absence brings.  More...

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Rap-Punzel New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 to 9
Set/Time: Area staging / About 40 minutes
In this funny, pun-filled version of the classic fairy tale, a hip group of rappers narrates the story, which is told almost completely in verse!  More...

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Rapunzel
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 to 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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Rascals Under the Big Top
or...  The Ring's Around Miss Rosie
Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (roughly 6M, 16F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Thanks to that unscrupulous villain, ringmaster Conrad Mooch, the circus is stranded.  Not content to be just the ringmaster, Mooch has a dastardly plan.  The circus will belong to him.   More...

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The Ratcatcher's Daughter
or...  Death Valley Daze
Cast: 5M, 7F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Auntie Hush, famous for her Hush Mush, runs an orphanage in an abandoned stagecoach stop but is soon to be tossed out by the unscrupulous Whiplash Snivel, a city slicker.  More...

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Red Vs.  the Wolf
Cast: Flexible cast of 10
Set/Time: Simple settings / About 45 minutes
The kind, sensitive wolf gentleman from the Little Red Riding Hood story is upset, He has been maligned by society because of a story that has been repeated to generations of children.   More...

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The Reluctant Dragon
Cast: Flexible cast of 15
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
A dragon is a peaceful fellow who likes tea, poetry and an afternoon snooze.  However, mischievous children stir the villagers to call in the famous dragon slayer, St. George.   More...

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The Rented Christmas
Cast: 4M, 7F, plus carolers
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
John Dale hasn't enjoyed a real Christmas for years.  So, on the spur of the moment, he decides to rent a Christmas.  More...

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Reunion On Gallows Hill
Cast: 11F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
Simple to stage with excellent acting roles, since the actresses must portray two personalities, its compact playing time makes this an ideal contest vehicle.  More...

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Rollin' In Dough In Mistletoe
Or...  Don't Crack Jingle Bell Rock
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple set / About 20 minutes
Its Christmas Eve in Mistletoe, but everyone is far from Holly Jolly.   More...

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Round the World Tales
Adapted from Japanese, Swedish and Nicaraguan Folk Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 3-13
Set/Time: Bare stage with props / About 55 minutes
Adapted from Japanese, Swedish and Nicaraguan folk tales, this entertaining cycle of three 20-minute plays from folklores around the world focuses on the important themes of generosity and greed.   More...

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Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 40 minutes
When the children enter and the show begins, they are not only entertained as an audience, but also become personally involved as they play out their various roles in this classic tale.   More...

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Rumpelstiltskin Revisited
Cast: 1M, 2F (larger cast possible with up to 5 principals)
Set/Time: Basic representational sets / About 50 minutes
This storyteller version sets a spun gold standard for the adaptation of old favorites.  Sure to have your audiences giggling, the hip, kooky and outlandish Rumpelstiltskin is a riot for all ages!   More...

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Run to the Roundhouse, Nellie
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: One exterior set / About 30 minutes
Just as a train comes thundering down on helpless Nellie, Sterling Worth appears, defeats the villain and saves the day.  Our hero and Nellie then join in a warm embrace.   More...

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The Runaway Merry-Go-Round
Cast: Flexible cast of 13
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
When an old merry-go-round suddenly wrenches itself from the ground and takes off into the blue, its passengers find themselves in the friendly company of a lion, mouse, ostrich and a poodle.   More...

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Sam and the Serpin-Snake
Cast: Flexible cast of 12, plus extras
Set/Time: Representational set / About 1 hour
To break a spell, nerdy little Sam must journey to the Liverwurst Mountains and steal a scale from the most horrible creature alive — Snort, the Serpin-Snake.   More...

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Santa and the Wicked Wazoo
Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (may be 2M, 10F), plus extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
This Christmas one-act will delight all ages with its gentle lesson about "being yourself,"  More...

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Santa Sees a Shrink
Cast: 5M, 8F
Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes
Santa has given up and thrown in the towel.  The demands of his job have driven him to the point of a nervous collapse.  More...

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Santa's Big Trouble
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 10F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
When Santa refuses to give a new toy his stamp of approval, the children are angry.  However, in the end, the children realize what a bad toy it is and the children make amends.   More...

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Saved by the Serendipity Circus
or...  She Was Trapped with Ease
Cast: Flexible cast of 12, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Miss Priscilla Purity, owner of a wee orphanage, has become entangled within the wrongdoings of the evil Victor Vornado.  The land the orphanage is on has a layer of black gunk on it.   More...

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Scrooge Makes Up!
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (about 5M, 6F plus 4 that can be either), extras as carolers
Set/Time: Area staging / About 45 minutes
Bitter Ebenezer runs Scrooge and Marley Cosmetics without the help of his business partner Marley, who had tragically died from a reaction to their new anti-aging cream.  More...

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The Second Trojan
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: One exterior / About 45 minutes
The unique encounter between a Greek soldier, Helen of Troy, her husband Menelaus and the Prince of Troy becomes a hilarious footnote in history, as we know it.   More...

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The Secret of Cornbread Flats
Or...  How Many Beans Does It Take to End Up in Smithereens?
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 7M, 3F plus 8 that can be either)
Set/Time: Single set / About 1 hour
When the town of Beanville is blown to Smithereens, the poor Bean children were far afield gathering cow pies with their tenderfoot teacher, Chuck Stake.  More...

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The Selfish Giant
Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (3M, 3F, plus 4 that can be either), extras (at least 7)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 55 minutes
Adapted from Oscar Wilde's classic children's story, this joyous play touches on themes of friendship and heart-changing faith.  More...

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Seven Wives For Dracula
Cast: 5M, 7F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
This hilarious spoof brings to stage an unusual assortment of entertaining characters.  More...

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The Shagwood Secret
or...  Double Deal at the Dirty Dog Saloon
Cast: 3M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Snake Diamond and his greedy cohort, Delores Divine, are setting a trap for Ethelburt Shagwood.  When they realize he owns a mountain of gold, Delores lavishes her attention upon him.   More...

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Shakespeare's Inferno New title!
Cast: 15M, 8F plus one offstage male voice, doubling possible
Set/Time: Representational set / About 30 minutes
In this divine and extremely clever comedy, Shakespeare appears at the pearly gates to pass judgment on his own characters and determine their fates.  More...

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Sherlock Meets the Phantom
Cast: 5M, 9F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
An opera house is on the verge of ruin!  The sinister Phantom has been terrifying the performers.  Only one man can solve the bizarre goings-on, the world famous master detective Sherlock Holmes.   More...

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Showtime on the Showboat
or...  Don't Throw Garbage in the River
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (roughly 5M, 6F)
Set/Time: One simple set / About 45 minutes
Rufus Bilge is angry for not being cast as Romeo on a showboat.  He plots to sabotage the show.  Luckily, Alex wins the lead, as well as the heroine's heart.   More...

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Sir Nose, The Burger Rat
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (7M, 5F, plus 6 either) optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
Sir Nose, ace detective, helps the bashful Taco Bill woo the lovely Wendy Freiberger by feeding him romantic rhymes from a nearby trashcan.   More...

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A Small Wooden Horse
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
In a future society where young people exist without feelings, a boy's life is suddenly turned upside down when he meets a girl who is rebelling against the system.   More...

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The Smartest Woman in the Kingdom
Cast: 8M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 40 minutes
A not-too-bright prince has to marry the smartest woman in the kingdom or the throne reverts to his evil cousin.  This comedy is filled with secret passages, bad puns and more.   More...

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Snew White
Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (about 7M, 5F plus 7 that can be either)
Set/Time: Area staging / About 30 minutes
When Snew White hides out from the evil queen with an odd assortment of dwarves (Snippy, Sloppy, Spiffy, Twitchy, Nosey, Sticky and Brad the Surfer Dwarf), hilarity ensues.  More...

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Snow Child
Adapted from a Russian folk tale
Cast: 2M, 6F, plus a narrator
Set/Time: Single unit set (exterior/interior) / About 1 hour
Once upon a time in faraway Russia, the villagers believed that every New Year the fairy Babushka would grant every worthy person their special wish for the holiday season.  More...

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Snow White
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 2M, 7F, plus 7 dwarfs roles)
Set/Time: Simple sets / About 1 hour
The world of the Brothers Grimm is brought to life.  All our old friends are here — the Princess, the mischievous Dwarfs, the Prince, the Huntsman, and the evil Queen.   More...

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cast: 1M, 2F
Set/Time: No set requirements / About 30 minutes
This one act adaptation of the classic story has a small cast and plenty of roles for the children in the audience.  More...

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The Soap Opera Life of King Kong
Cast: 6M, 7F
Set/Time: One representational set / About 30 minutes
When King Kong is written into a radio show, the show is a success, until a fickle audience claims that Kong is being victimized.   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 1 hour
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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Southfield Stories
A Contemporary Take on The Canterbury Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-28
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
Inspired by Chaucers characters, The Southfield Stories re-imagines some of the more well-known stories, but now the pilgrims are teenagers in the suburb of Southfield.  More...

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The Spell of Malatesta
Cast: Flexible cast of 9, plus extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 30 minutes
Even though a witch has the most hideous face, the crookedest nose and the most warts of any witch in her coven, she's also a flop.   More...

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The Spell of Sleeping Beauty
From the story by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 25 or more (roughly 7M, 18F, smaller with doubling)
Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 1 hour
In a kingdom there's celebration.  A princess, has been born.  Even though the nasty witch is not invited to the festivities, she shows up anyway and pronounces her revenge.   More...

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Star Trip I
Cast: Flexible cast of 5
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 20 minutes
Imagine the fun and excitement when the audience joins Captain Cosmic on a trip to Mars.  They'll love helping as the crew and taking the role of friendly Martians.   More...

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Staying Home
Cast: 1M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
This thought-provoking play concerns the impact of an unplanned baby on the lives of two teens.  Told without bias, this story depicts how a single decision can affect a lifetime.   More...

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Step Up to the Plate
Cast: 11F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 45 minutes
This outstanding play empowers girls of all ages to pursue their dreams and see the obstacles in their way as challenges, not impossibilities.  More...

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The Stone in the Road
Cast: Flexible cast of 7M, 7F plus extras
Set/Time: Simple representational set / About 30 minutes
A queen puts her subjects to the test:  anyone kind enough to move a large boulder from the road will be handsomely rewarded with a job as royal counselor to the queen!   More...

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Stone Soup
Cast: Flexible cast of 18, extras
Set/Time: Representational set / About 1 hour
When Rocky comes to the defense of two girl knights, a town refuses to give him and the girls a bite to eat!  But Rocky won't give up and he cooks up a pot of Stone Soup.   More...

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Stop That Villain! 
or...  Have You No Shame, Rip Roquefort? 
Cast: 5M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Jenny doesn't realize that the miserable servant she's hired to wash and scrub is actually the villain's wife, Comatose.  More...

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Stop the Presses! 
or...  She's Not My Type
Cast: Flexible cast of about 12 (roughly 5M, 7F), optional extras
Set/Time: Interior set / About 1 hour
Aspen Print is a crusading young newspaper editor.  Sleazy Tab Lloyd is running for mayor, but Miss Print won't endorse him.  Instead, she writes articles supporting Edward Torial.   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
Its 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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Strangers In Town
Cast: 1M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Two androids take on human appearance to avoid detection.  How the two strangers in town deal with their life on a new planet becomes a hilarious and often touching story.   More...

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Straw Into Gold
The Classic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 (4M, 2F or 2M, 4F)
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 45 minutes
Modern, witty language and hilarious characters spice up this classic adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin.  More...

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Street Story
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 6M, 8F, plus 2 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
This show reveals how lethal gang life truly is and what makes gang membership for some so enticing.  Nothing glamorized, no easy solution, but some hope in a show that grabs and doesn't let go.   More...

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Supercomics
Cast: Flexible cast of 17
Set/Time: Area staging / About 40 minutes
Everything in Comedyville was a laugh-riot until Vlad the Exhaler unleashed his dastardly plan to rid the town of its sense of humor.  More...

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Sweeney Todd
or...  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! 
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
A meat pie vendor strikes a diabolical business arrangement with the "Demon Barber."  More...

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The Swimmer
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (About 7M, 3F, and 1 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
A young man is convinced he is drowning though there is no water in the vicinity.  When the young man actually dies, his death has no emotional impact upon those around him.   More...

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Switched at the Crossroads
or...  Truth Will Oust
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 35 minutes
The hero turns out to be the villain and the villain is the hero after the story of their being Switched at the Crossroads as babies is revealed.   More...

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The Tale of Snow White
Cast: Flexible cast of 30 plus an unlimited number of extras
Set/Time: Representational sets / About 1 hour
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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Tale of the Mouse
Adapted From African Folk Tales
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: No set required / About 45 minutes
This play introduces young audiences to a series of classic African folk tales, narrated and performed by actors using only masks to create a variety of characterizations.   More...

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Tales from the Shtetl
The Sholom Aleichem Show
Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 20
Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour
Here's a delightful production of seven skits based on the short stories of Sholom Aleichem, the renowned Yiddish humorist best known for the popular Fiddler on the RoofMore...

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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 to 20
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
From an assortment of surprise packages comes four very special gifts...  the gifts of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen to the children of the world.   More...

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The Taming of LaRue
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 8M, 4F, 4 either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
Actors and audiences alike will have a rip-roaring good time with this entertaining western take-off of The Taming of the Shrew.  More...

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The Termination
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A dark, moving satire on overpopulation in the year 2000.  A lonely young woman, fed up with romantic disappointments and overwhelming problems, applies to the Suicide Center for termination.  More...

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A Thing of Beauty
Cast: 3M, 2F, 1 boy
Set/Time: One exterior set / About 25 minutes
People display their true natures, and in revealing their attitudes toward a piece of driftwood, they draw a fascinating picture of life itself.  More...

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This Isn't Exactly How I Expected It
Cast: 3M, 4F, one offstage voice
Set/Time: One interior set / About 20 minutes
Recently deceased, Oscar Robinson finds himself in a most unusual waiting room.  His fate for eternity is to be decided.  More...

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Thistle Blossoms
Cast: 2F
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 30 minutes
A student's sincere belief that death would be better than life and a teacher's unusual approach to dealing with and preventing the student's chilling plans will have your audience captivated.   More...

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Those Wedding Bells Shall Not Ring Out
or...  The Bride Wore Green Chili Peppers
Cast: 5M, 9F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour
Snicklefritz Grubb hopes to ensnare a young heiress or rich widow.  One day a miner gives our heroine a huge gold nugget and Snicklefritz decides he must have it.   More...

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The Three Bully Goats Griff
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (2M, 2F, plus 5 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 40 minutes
With a tweak and a twist, the children's tale of the Billy Goats Gruff has become the perfect tool to teach elementary audiences about bullying.  More...

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Three Doors To Death
or...  The Choice is Yours
Cast: Flexible cast of 9 or more (3M, 6F or 4M, 5F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
The audience gets to decide, not only who a killer is, but also how the story will end.  Will the killer go to jail or be allowed to escape (and what an escape it will be!)?   More...

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Three Fables
Adapted from Aesop
Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 13
Set/Time: Simple unit stage / About 1 hour
Aesop himself introduces his own fables.  The three fables (The Lion and the Mouse, Dog in the Manger and The Ant and the Grasshoppers) spread the famed wisdom of Aesop.   More...

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The Three Little Pigs
Cast: Flexible cast of 4 or more
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 20 minutes
The audience members help out by supplying straw, sticks and bricks for the homes of the Three Little Pigs.  In addition, the audience supplies extra actors for the play.   More...

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Thumbelina
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 6M, 14F), extras, doubling possible
Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour
Once there was a girl no taller than a thumb, so she was called Thumbelina.  Based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, we are taken into her world, fraught with dangers for one so small.   More...

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Thursday Meets the Wolfman
Cast: 8M, 8F
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes
Sergeant Thursday is working the bog watch out of homicide where several bizarre murders have taken place.  The suspect is a monster with a hairy face, wild eyes and four oversized teeth.   More...

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Tillie the Teller
or...  The Great Bank Robbery
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple set / About 25 minutes
Tillie, the teller, loves Peter Strongvault, stalwart guard at the Fidelity National Bank.  But Oliver Wheedle, black-hearted president of the bank, has plans for Tillie.   More...

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Toby Tyler
Adapted from the James Otis Novel
Cast: 6M, 11F
Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 1 hour
Convinced he's not wanted by his aunt and uncle, Toby runs away with a traveling circus.  When the ringmaster has an accident, Toby takes his place, traps two villains and saves the circus!   More...

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Tongue Twisted
A Tongue Twisting Farce
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (roughly 9M, 18F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
This show has the twists (pun intended!)  and turns that are guaranteed to bring your house down!  More...

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Too Many Doctors
Based on Molière's The Imaginary Invalid
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Interior set / About 45 minutes
A hilarious spoof based on Molières The Imaginary InvalidMore...

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Too Wrapped Up for Christmas
Cast: Very flexible cast of 25, plus 3 offstage voices
and any number of extras, doubling possible
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
A club tries to raise money for the homeless.  Shoppers, though, are too wrapped up in the hustle and bustle.  In the end, touching a magic roll of wrapping paper returns to all the spirit of Christmas.  More...

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The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 8, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 40 minutes
The Hare is sure he could win if they raced again, and with the help of his forest friends, he finally gets Tortoise to agree to a rematch.  More...

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Touchy Subjects
Cast: Flexible cast of 7-17 (minimum 3M, 4F)
Set/Time: Representational set / About 30 minutes
Here is an excellent educational tool to help deal with the serious, but often overlooked problem of sexual harassment that young people might be facing.   More...

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Toy School
Cast: Flexible cast of 13, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 45 minutes
Toys don't automatically know how to be the perfect plaything.  They have to graduate from Toy School, receive their price tags to attain the privilege of being sold at toy stores.   More...

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Trapped in a Villain's Web
or...  Weave Me a Loan
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (4M, 10F or 5M, 9F), optional female extras
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
When Beau Weevil is to manage Victoria's business affairs, she is trapped in this villain's web.  More...

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Treachery at Cartilage Creek
or...  Bogus Had a Bone to Pick
Cast: Flexible cast of 10 or 11 (approximately 2M, 8F to 4M, 7F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
When Johnny comes to Cartilage Creek, love beckons with the lovely schoolmarm and Mother Goose enthusiast, Crystal Clear.  Alas, the unscrupulous Bogus Rancidview also has his eyes on our heroine.   More...

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The Treasure of Huckleberry Ridge
or...  Hey, Jude!
Cast: Flexible cast of 5M, 10-12F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Milton Millhouse has a map to buried treasure on Sadie Sagebrush's Dude Ranch property.   More...

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The Trouble With Derek
Based on a special Luann series on teenage drug abuse
from the comic strip by Greg Evans

Cast: 4M, 8F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 40 minutes
Based on a special Luann series on teenage drug abuse from the comic strip by Greg Evans, this vital and persuasive play gets its tough message across without being preachy or condescending.  More...

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Turnabout Night at the Zoo
Cast: Flexible cast of 12
Set/Time: Exterior set / About 1 hour
Jimmy and Polly, who have been accidentally locked in at the zoo after dark, watch in astonishment as the animals step casually out of their cages.   More...

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Turning Points
Cast: 4M, 5F
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 30 minutes
Screeching tires.  Twisted metal.  Sirens.  Silence.  Poignant, insightful and thought provoking, this one act drama provides a startling glimpse into teenage alcohol abuse.   More...

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The Turret Rose
Cast: 1M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 15 minutes
In this short mood piece, a twelve-year-old crippled girl spends her days in a small turret atop her family's old home.   More...

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Twelve Dancing Princesses
Cast: 4M, 13F
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 45 minutes
Where do twelve princesses disappear each night and wear out their dancing slippers?  When a soldier follows them to a mysterious kingdom, he finds them dancing the night away under a hypnotic spell.   More...

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses in Metaphasia New title!
Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 15F, plus 3 that can be either, extras, optional doubling
Set/Time: Area staging / About 1 hour
With a gentle message about accepting changes in our lives, the exciting adventure will captivate imaginations of all ages.  More...

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Twinderella
Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (about 12M, 10F, plus 9 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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Ukrainiacs!
Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 6-24, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Bare stage with simple props / About 1 hour
Three topsy-turvy Ukrainian stories are brought to life by a troupe of youthful skommadai (storytellers) traveling on a cultural exchange tour of the United States.  More...

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Under Jekyll's Hyde
Cast: 5M, 9F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes
The setting is Jekyll's laboratory, which doubles nicely for Hyde's apartment in Mudpie Lane.  An outrageous plot and riotous stage action combine to make this a spoof to remember.   More...

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Unhand Her, You Villain
or...  Stop Thou Evil Presses
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Our hero, an idealistic young reporter, takes on the villainous editor of a weekly newspaper.   More...

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The Uniform Unicorn
Cast: 8M, 3F
Set/Time: One simple interior set, one exterior set / About 1 hour
A young king will lose his throne unless he's married by tomorrow.  His beloved Vanessa has vanished.  She has been transformed into a unicorn by a wizard.   More...

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The Vampire's Bride
Cast: Flexible cast of 13 or more
Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 30 minutes
Hotly pursued by her villainous landlord (and vampire) and his weird helper, Igor, Cinderella flees to the palace in search of employment to raise rent money.   More...

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The Vanilla Viking
Cast: 6M, 4F
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
A little girl has been kidnapped and brought back as a slave to a Viking household.  In spite of her desire to escape, she saves her new family from capture by an English sea captain.   More...

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The Veggie Villain
Or...  He Had a Steak in It
Cast: 5M, 11F, optional extras
Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 1 hour
With all the usual elements, a villain, a hero and a heroine in distress, this Melodrama will have your audience laughing in the aisles.  More...

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The Velveteen Rabbit (small cast)
Cast: 1M, 2F plus 2 that can be either (includes one child)
Set/Time: Single unit set (exterior/interior) / About 1 hour
The Velveteen Rabbit is the timeless tale of love and sacrifice as revealed through the story of a small stuffed rabbit given as a gift to a little boy.  More...

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The Velveteen Rabbit
Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 5F plus 7 that can be either), extras
Set/Time: Interior set / About 1 hour
With a late-Victorian flavor, this adaptation creatively and beautifully renders for the stage the miraculous story of a stuffed animal made real by a child's love and a little magic.   More...

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Verily
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
When two patients in a mental institution take on the identities of Mary and Judas, two interns set up a psychodrama encounter in the chapel of the institution.   More...

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The Vile Veterinarian
Or...  How Much Is That Doggie with the Widow? 
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (approximately 4M, 11F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Just when it seems that Polly Purina and her grandma, Kay Nein, will be forced into the streets, the devious duo, Ray Beeze and Kitty Litter, arrive, posing as a veterinarian and his assistant.  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 1 hour
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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Villanelle
Cast: 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
In the day room of a mental institution, six women are absorbed in card playing, macramé weaving and picture pasting.  A nurse enters the room, and inexplicably the women vent all their anger on her.   More...

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The Waiting Room
Cast: 3M, 3F (or any combination)
Set/Time: One simple interior set / About 30 minutes
In this eerie story about a group of blind residents of a private hospital, the patients cling to the belief that their sight will be restored.   More...

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Wake Up and Love
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: One interior set / About 20 minutes
Robin Goodfellow, the lovable Puck from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is now working for an advertising agency dispensing his love potions from aerosol cans.   More...

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Walkin' Home
Cast: 3M, 6F, plus one little girl (or offstage childs voice), extras
Set/Time: Single set / About 30 minutes
Echoing the lessons of The Prodigal Son, this one-act brings to life the act of forgiveness.  More...

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The Wall
Cast: 2M
Set/Time: Interior set / About 30 minutes
It is shortly before dawn on the morning of the crucifixion.  The two thieves of legend, Dimas and Gestas, glimpse through a small hole in the wall at the other person awaiting crucifixion.   More...

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Wanted:  One Groom
Cast: 2M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
An eligible man is answering an ad to buy an antique statue.  Through a hilarious conversation laced with double meanings, the prospective buyer becomes a prospective groom!   More...

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War Letters
Cast: 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 35 minutes
The only connection between a man on a peacekeeping mission and the woman he loves is via letters.  This drama powerfully depicts not only the sacrifices made by soldiers but also by their families.   More...

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The Wayward Clocks
Cast: Flexible cast of 9
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
A clockmaker's lazy assistant is humiliated when the Royal Princess appears at the shop to choose a clock for her birthday...  and the clocks perform outrageous antics in her presence.   More...

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Wedded To a Villain
or...  Locked In a Living Tomb
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Two simple interior sets / About 40 minutes
Sweet, innocent Bonnie Hartwell loves upstanding hero Jack Manley, but her harsh stepmother marries her off to Murgatroyd Flashington.  Shame!  Wedded to a villain!   More...

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What's the Difference? 
Cast: 4M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
After a student reveals his story about drugs, gang membership, and blood initiations, a rival gang member crashes the meeting.   More...

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When Christmas Left Rattler Canyon
Cast: 7M, 6F plus extras
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
Its a sad day in Rattler Canyon when the mayor gambles away the town to Big Bad Ben, the meanest guy in the west.  Whats worse is that Big Bad Ben hates Christmas, so he cancels it!  More...

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While Shepherds Watched
Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (roughly 5M, 1F plus 4 that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 30 minutes
A centurion's childhood memory comes to life.  Outside Bethlehem, he finds himself about to play an unexpected role the night an angel announces the birth of the Christ child to the shepherds.   More...

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Who, Me?  Yes, You!
Sketches about social responsibility
Cast: Flexible cast of 18-64
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 55 minutes
These sketches offer the perfect discussion starters to introduce moral instruction into your elementary classroom.  More...

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Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? 
or...  You Are What You Eat
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (roughly 6M, 9F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
When a false will is procured naming the villain as the heir, Mrs. Murphy discovers the original covenant in a pair of overalls in a kettle of fish chowder, which also serves as the laundry tub.   More...

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Whodunit
Cast: 4M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
In this farcical spoof of mysteries, a man and a woman are lured to a desolate mansion.  Riotous chaos ensues when a host of weird characters are all out to kill each other.   More...

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Who's Mining the Mercantile? 
or...  If It's Counterfeit, Ware It
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (roughly 7M, 7F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
Gasp!  Ebeneezer Weed, a counterfeiting criminal, purchases the mercantile where Sybil Bliss is forced to work because her mother is suffering from chronic crow's feet.   More...

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The Widow's Might
Or...  What Happened to Henry? 
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
The task of investigating a crime falls to Oliver Upright who is also in love with a widow's daughter, Demura.  But in the end, Demura's mother steps in and proves she is the real heroine of the story.  More...

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Wildcat Katie Brown
or...  Oil's Well That Ends Well
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 10M, 10F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 1 hour
When Wildcat Katie Brown's luckless father loses all of their property to shyster lawyer Thomas T.  Tremaine in a crooked card game, Katie must fight for their land.   More...

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A Window For Murder
Cast: 6M, 5F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
The world famous private detective, Burton Everhart III, has been summoned to the Straitford Estate in London to investigate the death of Colonel Straitford.   More...

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Witches, Britches, Rings 'N Things
A Patchwork of Folk and Fairy Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 to 31
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
In this patchwork of folk and fairy tales, all of the best stories have been sewn into a patchwork quilt, stories which are shared with the audiences.   More...

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The Wizard of Oz in the Wild West
Cast: Flexible cast of 15
Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour
A spell cast by the wicked witch sends Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tim Man back through time and into the western frontier of the 1880s.   More...

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The Wizard of Oz
Cast: 3M, 3F
Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 30 minutes
Children prove they have power over the Wicked Witch by helping their friends on the stage.  They become Munchkins, help oil the Tin Man and one youngster is even transformed into the Wizard of Oz.   More...

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Womanspeak
Cast: 11F
Set/Time: Single representational set / About 30 minutes
A Contemporary Woman is in search of her roots.  Out of the past, Abigail Adams, Sojourner Truth and others show her that she is part of a great tradition of women who contributed to our history.   More...

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Wooing Wed Widing Hood
Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 8M, 10F, plus 3 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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The World of the Brothers Grimm
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 or more
Set/Time: Simple set / About 45 minutes
Three of the most popular stories from the fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm have been woven into this charming theatre piece.  This delightful trio of stories is ideal for the stage or touring.   More...

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Wynn Fairly, Champeen Rassler
or...  Get a Grip on Yourself
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 6M, 10F), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour
Wrestling fans are thrilled when Wynn wins the regional tournament and is set to compete for the state title.  However, Wynn's opponent has a greedy manager who will stop at nothing to ensure victory!   More...

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The XYZ Files
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 8M, 15F)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes
Forget The X Files.  What you really want to know about are The XYZ Files.  These top secret FBI papers are devoted to unexplained phenomena-UFOs, out of body experiences, aliens and unidentified goop.   More...

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You Can't Stamp Out Love
or...  Oh, My Darling, Val Ann Tyne
Cast: 4M, 8F
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 45 minutes
When Evil Eye Egbert shows up in the dying town of Loveland, his craftiness takes a lovesick turn.  He decides this romantically named locale is the ideal place to operate a matchmaking scheme.   More...

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Yours Truly, Jack Frost
Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (roughly 4M, 7F, can be all female), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
Jack Frost, who decorates windowpanes during the Christmas season, has his office atop the Smiles Department Store.  He runs things in an old-fashioned way.  More...

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Zorro's Back in Town
or...  The Curse of Buck Badum
Cast: 4M, 6F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour
Buck Badum who owns the Hotel Cucaracha, the bank and the sheriff, also cheats the townspeople.  However, Henry's hero is Zorro, and he decides to impersonate the legend to protect the downtrodden.   More...

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