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  1. Around the World in 80 Days AC2000

    Around the World in 80 Days

    Adapted by Mark Brown. From the novel by Jules Verne.

    Product Code: AC2000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 1w., may be expanded to 39 actors.

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    • 120 min.
    Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days! But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance, and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying 39 characters traverse seven continents in this adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Cover A78000

    All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

    Based on the books by Robert Fulghum. Conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia. Music and Lyrics by David Caldwell.

    Product Code: A78000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 2w. (1 pianist, expandable.)

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    • 135 min.
    Based on the best-selling books, this musical takes a funny, insightful and heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. It’s an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format with monologues, dialogues and multiple voice narrations enhanced through the use of live piano underscoring, which provides fluidity, charm and emotional texture, and seven optional original songs. Learn More
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  3. Leaving Iowa Cover LE5000

    Leaving Iowa

    By Tim Clue and Spike Manton.

    Product Code: LE5000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 3w., may be expanded to 4m., 4w., 18 either gender.

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    • 105 min.
    Don, a middle-aged writer, decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home. But when he discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa in search of a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Learn More
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  4. Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, The-Cover SE7000

    The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood

    By Mary Lynn Dobson.

    Product Code: SE7000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 6w. (cast may be reduced to 10 or expanded to 25 or more.)
    • 80 min.
    In this frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic, our gallant guy-in-green swaggers through his never-ending quest to aid the needy. He encounters a damsel in distress, a shady sheriff, a bad guy monarch wannabe and a band of spoon-wielding Merry Men in this irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won't soon forget! Learn More
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  5. Real Women Have Curves

    Real Women Have Curves

    By Josefina López.

    Product Code: R60000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 75 min.
    Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this play is a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience and tells the outrageously funny story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet impossible production deadlines. And while they work, hiding from the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), they talk... about their husbands and lovers, their children, their dreams for the future. Learn More
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  6. Stuart Little

    Stuart Little

    Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Based on the book by E.B. White.

    Product Code: S99000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 25+ either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    This is the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family. All the charm, wisdom and joy of the original are captured in this adaptation as Stuart, the mild-mannered mouse, tries to survive in a "real people's world." The many adventures—both big and small—of Stuart Little are brought vividly to life in this story theatre presentation. Learn More
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  7. Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web

    Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Charles Strouse. Based on the book by E.B. White.

    Product Code: C06000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 15 or more, fewer with doubling.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 130 min.
    This exciting, new musical version of Charlotte's Web brings a new dimension to E.B. White's beloved classic about a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with Charlotte the spider. Learn More
    $12.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $115/perf

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  8. James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

    From the book by Roald Dahl. Dramatized by Richard R. George.

    Product Code: J18000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 21 (most either gender).

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This amazing adventure will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. You will see James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out of danger), the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm. You will also see James' mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. Learn More
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  9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Dramatized by Richard R. George.

    Product Code: C53000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 10m., 9w.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    Who wouldn't want to join Charlie Bucket in his adventurous tour of Willy Wonka's world-famous Chocolate Factory? Now is your chance! Each member of your cast will have a role that promotes a special understanding of other people as, together, they and your audience experience a chocolate-candy fantasy. The entire production is smoothly tied together by an energetic and personable narrator, who effortlessly bridges time and excites the audience with creative anticipation. The delicious fun of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory awaits you! Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  10. Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

    Adapted by Christopher Sergel. From the book by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.

    Product Code: C18000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 9m., 7w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 95 min.

    Dad, a pioneer of industrial efficency, applies his unorthodox methods of organization on his large and delightful family. While the situations are often uproarious, there's a serious reason. Dad has a heart condition that he's keeping secret. The children don't understand them. Anne, the oldest, rebels. Both Dad and she are miserable at the lack of understanding between them. Then in a deft and moving scene, Dad becomes aware of how much Anne has grown up.

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