Full Length Plays

Tomás and the Library Lady

Adapted by José Cruz González. From the book by Pat Mora.

Product Code: TV9000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.
Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

Adapted from the well-loved book, Tomás and the Library Lady tells the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, and learned to love books and the places they took him. Tomás went on to a successful career in academia and became the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. This play can be readily understood by both English and Spanish speakers. Learn More

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Tinker to Evers to Chance

By Mat Smart.

Product Code: TV7000

Comedy | Drama
College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Baseball fans know all about commitment and hope. But in life outside the ballpark, that dedication can be harder to hold on to. Lauren is thinking only about the monumentally important playoff game she and her mother are about to attend, but her mother has her own agenda. In this touching play, set against the dual backdrops of the 2003 and 1906 Chicago Cubs teams, three die-hard fans and one die-hard player reveal the redeeming power of baseball. Learn More

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As She Likes It

Edited and compiled by Karen Ruch. Written by Lori M. Myers, Sean Adams, Marjorie Bicknell, David Nice, Sue Lange, Barbara Trainin Blank and Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: AM2000

Comedy | Drama
High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 4 to 18w., 1 to 2 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

As She Likes It features women from Shakespeare’s canon who step outside of the male-dominated context of their original works. These familiar women from classic stories may have had muted voices in Shakespeare’s plays, but here they take center stage. These plays offer great roles for women, opportunities for thoughtful scene study, educational exploration and a larger conversation about how these women’s stories resonate in our current era. Learn More

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I Love to Eat

By James Still.

Product Code: IF6000

Comedy | Drama
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 1m.
Approx. Run Time: 85 min.

Larger than life (literally and metaphorically), American culinary icon James Beard was a complex, entertaining, beloved and frustrating friend and mentor to many. Openly gay even though his primary audience was middle-America housewives, Beard always kept his phone number listed and famously took calls from anyone who needed a little cooking advice. I Love to Eat invites you to meet “the face and belly of American gastronomy” in this solo play that imagines a late night in Beard’s home. Learn More

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Lasso of Truth

By Carson Kreitzer.

Product Code: LM4000

Comedy | Drama
College and Adult
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Who is Wonder Woman and where did she come from? Lasso of Truth explores the knotty origin story of our preeminent female superhero, created by William Marston, inventor of the first lie-detector machine. This smart, seductive, wild ride features the two women Marston lived with in a polyamorous relationship—both of whom inspired the famous character—plus a girl in search of answers about her childhood heroine and a guy trying to hold on to his prized first issue.

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Qualities of Starlight

By Gabriel Jason Dean.

Product Code: QHD000

Comedy | Drama
College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 130 min.

Theo Turner’s universe explodes when he and his wife travel to the Appalachian South to visit his parents with news of an impending adoption, only to discover that his aging parents are now meth addicts. This award-winning twisted comedy is about the expansion of the universe and the contraction of a troubled family. Learn More

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TEA FOR THREE: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty

By Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka.

Product Code: TU7000

Comedy | Drama
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 1 to 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

What is it like for a woman when her husband becomes the president of the United States—and she is suddenly thrust into the spotlight? This witty, sly and deeply moving script explores the hopes, fears and loves of Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford. Secrets are spilled about their early years, their husbands' rise to power, their romances with the men, their unique paths as wives in the White House, and their feelings about imminent retirement. Learn More

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Jocasta

By Sandra Perlman.

Product Code: J71000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
College and Adult
Cast Size: 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This play combines both comedy and tragedy in the story of three women—mother, daughter and servant—bound together by blood and loyalty. In this new twist on the Oedipus complex, we take a look at the myth from Jocasta's complex point of view as a wife, devoted mother and conflicted daughter. These are strong and complex women who struggle against their fate—and sometimes one another. But their love and devotion is the link that binds them together in life and death.

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The Princess and the Pea

Adapted by Travis Tyre from the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Product Code: PL5000

Comedy
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w., 2 either gender, extras as desired.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Blending fiction with historical fact, this moving adaptation takes place in 1860s Imperial Russia where czars were required by law to marry women of royal Russian blood. The consequence for not following the law was losing the throne. After his father's death, Alexi is next in line for the throne, but experiences the jarring contrast between making laws and living by them. Learn More

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The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

Adapted by Max Bush from a story by the Brothers Grimm.

Product Code: DF4000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 6 to 12m., 8 to 16w., 3 to 6 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

Here is a magical tale of dance and romance. A mystery threatens the security of the kingdom: where do the princesses escape to every night, and why are their dancing shoes worn out each morning? The king desperately tries to solve the mystery by proclaiming that any man who can solve it will marry the daughter of his choice and become the future king. Learn More

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