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  1. The Ware Trilogy: Mother Hicks, The Taste of Sunrise and The Edge of Peace

    The Ware Trilogy: Mother Hicks, The Taste of Sunrise and The Edge of Peace

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: WJ3000



    • Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    The three plays of The Ware Trilogy comprise an epic saga of small-town America, told in lyrical language and the visual poetry of American Sign Language. We come to know these characters as they live their lives—ordinary people living through extraordinary times. At the core of each play is an issue important to Deaf and hearing cultures, but most important are the human stories that will resonate with audiences of all ages.

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    $15.95 /book

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  2. The Edge of Peace

    The Edge of Peace

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: E84000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 6w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This final play in the acclaimed Ware Trilogy is set in the same tiny town of Ware, Illinois, and follows many of the same characters as they spin the conclusion of their stories. Set in 1945 in the last days of WWII, this play deals with the impact on a family and a community after a young man from the town is declared missing in action and the soldier's little brother refuses to believe what seems inevitable. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Sweet Nothing in My Ear

    Sweet Nothing in My Ear

    By Stephen Sachs.

    Product Code: SD8000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5m., 5w. (includes 1 boy.)
    • 90 min.
    Dan has never had an issue with his wife's and son's deafness until a doctor suggests that the son get a cochlear implant. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. The Taste of Sunrise

    The Taste of Sunrise

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: TL6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4 to 5m., 5 to 6w., up to 10 either gender (including 1m. Deaf actor required and 1m. deaf actor strongly suggested.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    This bilingual play in American Sign Language or spoken English takes place in the mind and memory of a Deaf man. He journeys through his childhood from the fever dream that took his hearing, to the language of nature which he shares with his beloved father, to the deaf school where his mind explodes with the discovery of sign language. This title is a moving prequel to Suzan Zeder's acclaimed Mother Hicks.

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    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  5. Mother Hicks

    Mother Hicks

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: MK4000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4 to 5m., 4w., with doubling.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    This play, set in Ware, Illinois during the Great Depression, is about three outsiders—a foundling girl known only as Girl; a deaf boy, eloquent in the language of his silence; and an eccentric recluse, Mother Hicks, who is suspected of being a witch. The tale, told with poetry and sign language, chronicles their journey to find themselves, and each other, in a troubled time.

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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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