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  1. The Blue House

    The Blue House

    By José Cruz González.

    Product Code: BL3000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    This is the story of 13-year-old Maricela, who lives in a vibrant Chicago neighborhood with a rich and sad history. Haunting dreams of strangers from another time lead Maricela to an abandoned lot where the mysterious Blue House once stood and where Maricela encounters the spirit of a mysterious African-American woman. Told in English and Spanish, this thrilling story, set during the 1919 Race Riot and present day, celebrates the power of courage, love and forgiveness. Learn More
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  2. Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle

    Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle

    By José Cruz González.

    Product Code: S1Y000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.

    Six-year-old Cory doesn't want to live with her grumpy grandma she barely knows. Grandmother Autumn doesn't much like the idea, either. As Cory and Grandmother Autumn work through the adjustments of their new family structure, a stray dog appears on the doorstep. It's love at first sight for Cory and positively the last straw for Grandmother Autumn. This delightfully surprising story is filled with humor and heart, and reminds us that love makes almost anything possible, even in hard times.

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  3. Don't Tell Me I Can't Fly

    Don't Tell Me I Can't Fly

    By Y York. Inspired by the life and art of Della Wells.

    Product Code: DE9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 3w.

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    • 65 min.
    Nine-year-old Tonia is growing up in a working-class, African-American home in Milwaukee in 1964. Her artistic soul is at odds with her parents' fears and pragmatism. Her efforts to please and appease them are in conflict with her own needs and desires. Tonia finds her way, the only way possible, by allowing her parents to see her true self with all its flaws, beauty and possibilities. Learn More
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  4. Bud, Not Buddy

    Bud, Not Buddy

    Adapted by Reginald André Jackson. From the novel by Christopher Paul Curtis.

    Product Code: BC7000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 3w. with doubling.

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    • 100 min.
    Set in Michigan during the 1930s, this title tells the story of 10-year-old Bud Caldwell, an orphan on the run from abusive foster homes, and his quest to find his father. Learn More
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  5. A Midnight Cry ME2000

    A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom

    By James DeVita. Musical selections and arrangements by Josh Schmidt. Additional selections and arrangements by Sheri Williams Panell.

    Product Code: ME2000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 6w. (plus 3 either gender. Extras as desired. May be doubled to 5m, 3w.)
    • 90 min.
    This moving historical drama is inspired by the true story of a young girl's journey to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Leaving behind the only life she knows, she embarks on a dangerous journey out of slavery. Learn More
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  6. Sunday Gold

    Sunday Gold

    By Joanna H. Kraus.

    Product Code: SC6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 3w.

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    • 60 min.
    Two 12-year-old girls, one white and one black, work at a gold mine and used to play together as children, but have been separated by slavery. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  7. North Star

    North Star

    By Gloria Bond Clunie.

    Product Code: N47000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 7m., 5w. (Doubling, multiracial.)

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    • 135 min.
    Relia is a Black girl searching for her place to shine. The innocence of her summer is transformed by the rising tensions of the growing civil rights movement. Relia's parents are divided between letting her participate in the demonstrations and shielding her from the harsh realities of the civil rights movement. Relia's magical memories of stargazing with her father help guide her as she risks her life to be a part of the "Dream" and the "Big Freedom." Learn More
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  8. I Ain't Yo' Uncle: The New Jack Revisionist Uncle Tom's Cabin

    I Ain't Yo' Uncle: The New Jack Revisionist Uncle Tom's Cabin

    By Robert Alexander.

    Product Code: I54000

    • Comedy | Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5m., 4w. (multiracial cast. One or two extras optional.)
    • 120 min.
    Old stereotypes get to meet their creator, as Uncle Tom, Topsy and Eliza put Harriet Beecher Stowe on trial for not only perpetuating negative stereotypes but also for failing to "get their story right." Learn More
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  9. A Woman Called Truth W74000

    A Woman Called Truth

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: W74000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 3w. Expandable to 29 roles, plus extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    This play chronicles the life of Sojourner Truth from the day she is sold away from her family as a girl, through her struggle to free herself and her son, to her emergence as a respected figure advocating abolition and women's rights. Throughout her life, she came upon injustice and fought it with uncommon clear-sightedness, courage and wit. This title combines her actual words with authentic slave songs, spirituals and folk songs of the period.

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  10. A Woman Called Truth

    A Woman Called Truth

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: W63000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 3w., expandable to 29 roles, plus extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    This play chronicles the life of Sojourner Truth from the day she is sold away from her family as a girl, through her struggle to free herself and her son, to her emergence as a respected figure advocating abolition and women's rights. Learn More
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