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  1. The Neverending Story Cover N61000

    The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest)

    Adapted by David S. Craig. Based upon the novel by Michael Ende.

    Product Code: N61000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6m., 3w., may be expanded to a cast of 18 plus.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 85 min.
    Bastian stumbles into a bookshop where he discovers The Neverending Story and a huge adventure surges into life. Fantastica, a land of stories, is being destroyed by the Nothing. The Childlike Empress has chosen Atreyu to be the Hero of the Great Quest. Atreyu, an orphan, is an unlikely choice, but he accepts and, with his horse and companion, Artax, rides to face the menace. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. The Berenstain Bears on Stage

    The Berenstain Bears on Stage

    Book and lyrics by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Music by Elliot Lawrence and Jamie Broza.

    Product Code: BC6000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 4w. (doubling possible, gender flexible).
    • 60 min.
    The "world's foremost expert on the Berenstain Bears," guitar-strumming Cowboy Joe, is the show's stage director—introducing and commenting on the play's five episodes which are based on five classic books: The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room, The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare, The Berenstain Bears Tell the Truth and The Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures

    Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures

    By Kent R. Brown. Based on the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry.

    Product Code: G77000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 24 actors: 7m., 9w. +8 actors; or 18 to 20 actors: 6 to 7m., 12 to 13w.; or 6 actors: 2 to 3m., 3 to 4w.; or 5 actors: 2m. 3w.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    The classroom door bursts open and there, wearing pajamas and cowboy boots, stands red-headed Gooney Bird Greene. Class will never be the same again! She awakens her classmates' dormant imaginations with her improbable, outlandish stories. They come to realize their lives are as unique as Gooney Bird's and that they, too, can cast themselves as the heroes in their own true tales of discovery and adventure. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  4. Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland D82000

    Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland

    By Joseph Robinette. Based on the musical by Joseph Robinette and Karl Jurman.

    Product Code: D82000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 4w., 4 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    This version of the delightful meeting of two of literature's most famous young ladies unfolds when a young man suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the familiar characters to their ultimate destinations while avoiding the Wicked Witch and the Red Queen. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Ramona Quimby

    Ramona Quimby

    Dramatized by Len Jenkin. Based on the books by Beverly Cleary.

    Product Code: R54000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 7w., 5 boys, 9 girls.
    • 90 min.
    Unpredictable. Exasperating. Boisterous and independent. That's Ramona Quimby for you. Always aggravating her older sister, Beezus and constantly getting into trouble. As narrator, Beezus sets the scene for the collection of vignettes that trace Ramona's tumultuous passage through third grade and through her family relationships. Along with the discovery that life is not always fair, eventually they come to realize that sisters may not always agree, but they can be good to have around. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. 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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