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  1. Say Goodnight Gracie S4K000

    Say Goodnight Gracie

    Product Code: S4K000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1m.
    • 90 min.
    Say Goodnight Gracie: The Life, Laughter and Love of George Burns and Gracie Allen will take audiences on a guided tour through an American century told through the eyes of George Burns who savored each day from his impoverished youth on the lower East side to his career in Vaudeville; his marriage to Gracie Allen; their rise to success on stage, screen, radio and TV; and finally George’s “second time around.” Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. TEA FOR THREE: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty

    TEA FOR THREE: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty

    By Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka.

    Product Code: TU7000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1 to 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    What is it like for a woman when her husband becomes the president of the United States—and she is suddenly thrust into the spotlight? This witty, sly and deeply moving script explores the hopes, fears and loves of Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford. Secrets are spilled about their early years, their husbands' rise to power, their romances with the men, their unique paths as wives in the White House, and their feelings about imminent retirement. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Kennedy: Bobby's Last Crusade K45000

    Kennedy: Bobby's Last Crusade

    By David Arrow. Featuring the speeches of Robert F. Kennedy.

    Product Code: K45000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1m.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This solo play portrays Robert F. Kennedy during his short, electrifying campaign for president of the United States. Told from his perspective, this play follows Bobby from his announcement to enter the presidential race on March 16, 1968, to his last speech on June 4. The causes for which he crusaded and policies he championed are remarkably relevant and prescient of the politics and concerns of today. The play contains many of Kennedy’s most famous and impactful speeches, as well as his private apprehensions and more personal, less publicized events. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus

    The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus

    By Eric Coble.

    Product Code: GE5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus is a whirlwind adventure about how we affect the environment and the animals with whom we share the planet, and how we take on the mission of saving the world from ourselves. A unique twist on traditional storytelling, where a bit of moonlight brings a menagerie of found objects to life, this original play shows the power of memory and imagination and will captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. 2.5 Minute Ride

    2.5 Minute Ride

    By Lisa Kron.

    Product Code: TG7000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1w.

      Limited Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    In this play, we're taken on a poignant and funny journey, rich in anecdotal detail, through the Kron family album. Lisa accompanies her ailing father to Auschwitz, where his parents were killed, and where she understands more clearly the joys and sorrows of her father's heart. With wit and compassion, Lisa creates a complex, startling and searingly funny meditation on how human beings make sense of tragedy, grief, and everyday life. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. Shame the Devil! An Audience With Fanny Kemble

    Shame the Devil! An Audience With Fanny Kemble

    By Anne Ludlum.

    Product Code: SC7000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    This 65-minute play is based on writings of Fanny Kemble, especially her Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839, possibly the best eyewitness plantation account. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  7. Shame the Devil!  An Audience with Fanny Kemble

    Shame the Devil! An Audience with Fanny Kemble

    By Anne Ludlum.

    Product Code: SC5000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This 90-minute play is based on writings of Fanny Kemble, especially her Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839, possibly the best eyewitness plantation account. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  8. Einstein

    Einstein

    By Willard Simms.

    Product Code: E26000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1m.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    This play presents the private, personal, and deeply human side of this great genius, the reluctant celebrity who changed forever the way we look at the universe. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  9. Amelia Lives

    Amelia Lives

    By Laura Annawyn Shamas.

    Product Code: A37000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    This one woman show begins with Earhart's last flight and traces highlights of her public achievements and private secrets as precious memories pass before her eyes. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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