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  1. Elsewhere in Elsinore: The Unseen Women of Hamlet

    Elsewhere in Elsinore: The Unseen Women of Hamlet

    By Caleen Sinnette Jennings (in association with William Shakespeare).

    Product Code: E51000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 17w. May be doubled to 14w.
    • 90 min.
    What are the women of Elsinore Castle doing while Hamlet plots revenge? Elsewhere in Elsinore: The Unseen Women of Hamlet is a play in verse which explores the lives and motives of Ophelia and Gertrude. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. The Face of Emmett Till

    The Face of Emmett Till

    By Mamie Till-Mobley and David Barr III.

    Product Code: F93000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 3w. (Male characters can be 7 to 9. Doubling possible.)
    • 135 min.

    The Face of Emmett Till is a true-to-life dramatization of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager who, while visiting relatives in Money, Miss., in August 1955, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by two white men who claimed they wanted to teach him a lesson for "allegedly" whistling at a local white woman. The ramifications of this act are still being felt today. As retold for the first time within a creative, nonfictional genre by Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, the play chronicles this tragedy, its aftermath, and Mamie’s heroic crusade for justice.

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    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. China Doll (The Imagined Life of an American Actress)

    China Doll (The Imagined Life of an American Actress)

    By Elizabeth Wong

    Product Code: CD3000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 2w.-all Asian; or 5m., 3w.-multicultural. Roles are doubled.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This is the story of a Chinatown girl who dreamed of making it in Hollywood. This sensual fantasia takes inspiration from the remarkable life of Anna May Wong, the first and brightest Chinese American movie star. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  4. The Mill on the Floss

    The Mill on the Floss

    By Helen Edmundson. Based on the novel by George Eliot.

    Product Code: M88000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 4w. (Doubling, expandable.)

      Limited Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 165 min.
    Based on the feminist novel by George Eliot, this play's central concept is having three Maggies to show how Maggie is shaped by her environment and circumstances, from impetuous passion to moral restraint. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Butterfly

    Butterfly

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: BK2000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 15+ actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    This version begins in 1938 when an American unites in a Japanese marriage with the geisha, Butterfly. When he leaves without her, she waits faithfully for him to keep his promise to return. From her house overlooking the harbor of Nagasaki, she and their son watch for his ship. The date is December 6, 1941—the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He finally does return to the devastated city after World War II has ended, and he finds ... ? Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $65/perf

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  6. Crimes At The Old Brewery

    Crimes At The Old Brewery

    By Tim Kelly.

    Product Code: CM8000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • College | Community
    • 11m., 10w. (a smaller cast with doubling).

      LLivestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    A villain called Jack O'Lantern ruled a community of murderers, robbers and assorted cut-throats in a notorious tenement house, the Old Brewery, in New York's toughest crime area. True to history, this tale recounts events in its tunnels and shadowy passageways. The vice squad prepares to demolish the structure, but its dangerous tenants have no intention of living elsewhere. Learn More
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  7. A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

    By Nancy Pahl Gilsenan. Based on the book by John Knowles.

    Product Code: S79000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 90 min.
    John Knowles' classic tale of two high-school boys standing on the threshold of war and adulthood comes to the stage. Gene, full of fear of the future, and Phineas, a consummate charmer, are best friends. It seems the perfect match until the fear in Gene and the world around him can no longer tolerate the life in Finny. This is the story of both learning to face the world and face oneself. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. Beloved Friend

    Beloved Friend

    By Nancy Pahl Gilsenan.

    Product Code: B52000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 13m., 9w. (integrated).

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    • 90 min.
    Kristin, a high school student in Minneapolis, is encouraged to correspond with an African girl of her own age and quickly realizes the sharp contrast of their lives. Learn More
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  9. Vincent

    Vincent

    By Leonard Nimoy. Based on the play Van Gogh by Phillip Stephens.

    Product Code: V17000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Community | Professional
    • 1m.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 70 min.

    Van Gogh's life is narrated through his letters to his brother and through his brother's memories. The excitement and color of Van Gogh's life and art enhance this production through the projection of images that are easily handled and carefully cued to add impact to the words. The total effect is dazzling, yet this remains an especially easy show to present, provided you have a capable actor for the single role.

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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  10. Bloody Jack

    Bloody Jack

    By Tim Kelly

    Product Code: BJ5000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • College | Community
    • 4m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    In the late 1800's, Jack the Ripper has murdered seven women in London. Dr. Thaddeus Sergeant is obsessed with solving these murders and looks at everyone visiting him as a suspect. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $65/perf

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