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8 either gender.
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70 min.
It begins after lunch on Melissaās phone. Someone she doesnāt know is texting her looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, eight very different high-school kids are getting bizarre texts from numbers they donāt recognizeābudding romances, bitter rivalries, even violent threats. Whatās going on? And what if itās not people connecting with other people via their phones ā¦ but phones trying to connect with other phones via their people? A digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. Learn More
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10 to 21 or more either gender.
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120 min.
Billyās spending the summer in a cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, thereās Dr. Librisā private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the classic books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. Itās almost as if the stories heās reading are coming to life! But thatās impossible ā¦ isnāt it? Itās up to Billy and his magical imagination to come up with a happy ending for everybody, including himself! Learn More
This title consists of four one-act plays, inspired by Poe’s tales. The titles include a morality play, William Wilson (7m., 1w.); a science-fiction piece, The Valdemar Case (3m., 1w.); a murder mystery, The Imp of the Perverse (2m.); and Poe’s only comedy, The System (6m., 2w.). Learn More
Haunting and hilarious, this play takes a strange and wondrous trip through a dozen "post-modern Elizabethan" plays, poems and songs. And just like Will's own plays, this dynamic production interweaves comedy, romance, song and tragedy as it presents contemporary characters interacting with Macbeth and Duncan, Juliet and Titus Andronicus, Othello and Desdemona, and 20 other classic characters. Learn More
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90 min.
A man who runs a theme park in Miami dedicated to tropical birds takes us on a tour of his final year in high school. He explains how he came to inherit the park from his father and lose his best friend in the process. The narrator feels caged and out of place, much like the imported birds he cares for. He considers choices he might have made and daydreams about how his life might have turned out differently. Learn More
At a time of rising Islamophobia and cultural misunderstanding, this play about a typical American high-school teen who happens to be Muslim is a great tool for tolerance. When Amal decides to wear her hijab to school, it's a learning experience for all ... including herself. By the end of this play, audiences will understand three things better: Islam, America and themselves. Learn More
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6m., 17w., 1 either gender. May be expanded to up to 20m., 30w., 10 either gender.
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50 min.
To win a contest, Sydney uses magic to convince everyone she has a two-tailed cat. However, she begins to doubt the wisdom of her lie when she's asked to give up her cat to science. Learn More
4m., 7w. All characters but one are 17 to 19 years old.
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100 min.
Two students struggling with isolation, pain, cultural differences, fear and prejudices begin to see life in a new way as they work together on civil rights issues. Learn More
Nicky's boyfriend is the star athlete and most popular guy at River Ridge High, and everyone thinks her life is perfect until the bruises start to show and it becomes common knowledge that her boyfriend is abusive. Learn More
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5m., 7w.
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55 min.
In Caught Between Two Worlds, 15-year-old Andrea is half Latinx and half white. Not speaking Spanish, she is shunned by those who are Latinx, and since her skin is brown, she’s shunned by those who are white. The play focuses on the need of those who are of mixed race to discover where they belong, not only in our society but in their own home, and brings insight to the young people who may have dealt with them cruelly. Learn More