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  1. The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    Book by Scot Copeland, W.S. Gilbert and Kenneth Grahame. Music by Paul Carrol Binkley and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Adapted from the book by Kenneth Grahame and the songs of Gilbert and Sullivan.

    Product Code: WG7000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 13 either gender, extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    In this bubbling confection of a musical, Mole is introduced to the delights of life along the river by his new friend, Rat. Meanwhile, Mr. Toad is condemned to prison and Toad Hall is taken over by weasels. One clever jailbreak and a daring midnight raid later, and the world is once again set aright. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. 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
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  3. 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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  4. The Ash Girl Cover AA2000

    The Ash Girl

    By Timberlake Wertenbaker.

    Product Code: AA2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 8w., 9 either gender, doubling possible.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    With her mother dead and her father away, Ashgirl lives with her stepmother and stepsisters. When the invitation to the ball arrives from the prince, Ashgirl finds the strength to go with the help of her friends, some of whom come from unexpected places. When she gets home, Ashgirl realizes that in order to regain the fleeting happiness she found in the arms of the prince, she must fight the monsters who have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind. She must believe in herself for others to do so. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  5. Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! or The Mysterious Case of the Fallen Egg

    Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! or The Mysterious Case of the Fallen Egg

    By Joseph Robinette.

    Product Code: H83000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 16-27, flexible, 5-7m., 9-11w., with doubling.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    An affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and '50s. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator and faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty-Dumpty. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. Zink-the Myth the Legend the Zebra Cover Z12000

    Zink: the Myth, the Legend, the Zebra

    By Cherie Bennett.

    Product Code: Z12000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional
    • 2m., 9w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. Imaginative, funny and heartbreaking, it's the story of the relationship of Becky, a lonely pre-teen girl with leukemia, to her guardian-angel herd of zebras on the African savannah. In Africa, Becky learns about Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero with the most courage and biggest heart. Becky's health worsens and she zaps back and forth between her real life and the zebra world until the shattering, breathtaking and uplifting climax. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  7. 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
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. The Trial of Goldilocks T81000

    The Trial of Goldilocks

    By Joseph Robinette.

    Product Code: T81000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 14 to 20+ any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This exciting one-act comedy examines the familiar fairy tale from three points of view: the traditional, the Bears', then Goldilocks'. Guilty or innocent? From the opening moment, when three vendors attempt to hawk souvenirs among the audience, to the surprising verdict from the jury—and a "happily-ever-after" conclusion—this play, performed completely in verse, is both unique and enchanting. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  9. 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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  10. Narnia

    Narnia

    Based on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Book by Jules Tasca. Music by Thomas Tierney. Lyrics by Ted Drachman.

    Product Code: N01000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 10m., 4 to 6w., extras as desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    The first and most famous story of The Chronicles of Narnia has become a musical presentation of this unique, enchanted world filled with creatures and spirits of myth and fable, both good and evil, demonic and transcendent. And entering Narnia at a moment of high adventure are some children—plucked from our world in unexpected ways to help Narnia and to learn from their Narnia odyssey lessons of courage, unselfishness and wisdom that will help them grow. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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