Full Length Plays

My Broken Doll

By Ernie Nolan. Based on the book by Beatrice Karp and Deborah Pappenheimer.

Product Code: MR6000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 2 to 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

My Broken Doll is the true childhood story of Holocaust survivor Beatrice Karp. It begins as teenage Beatrice learns she must leave post-war London to begin life anew in the United States. As she packs for the journey, each object she places in her suitcase floods her with memories of her life during the war. Audiences are instantly transported to the train rides, concentration camps and Nazi guards of Beatrice's memory. Though tragic, this is also a story of acceptance, love and resilience. Learn More

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Tomás and the Library Lady

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

Product Code: TV9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.

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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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Silent Night

By Peter Manos.

Product Code: S4B000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

It is December of 1818 in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Now in the midst of a blizzardy cold winter, an assistant priest and a poor schoolmaster strive to lift the spirits of the congregation. But the already ailing church organ is destroyed through a misunderstanding by the schoolmaster’s autistic son, who then runs away from home. In the midst of this turmoil, the schoolmaster and priest come together to produce the world’s most beloved Christmas song, “Silent Night.” Learn More

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The Story of Opal

Adapted by Gale Childs Daly. From the book by Opal Whiteley.

Product Code: S2V000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

This play is an adaptation of Opal Whiteley’s diary. She was a little girl who lived at the turn of the 20th century in a lumber camp in Oregon. Opal’s world was exceptional, and she recorded every day, lovingly and carefully, in her own special language. Everyone who enters Opal’s world will remember it. Her life is portrayed here without sentiment—it was a hard, impoverished time in a grim environment, and yet she managed to find good in the world and engaged it with an “understanding heart.” Learn More

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The Man She Was

By Ric Averill.

Product Code: MQ4000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 6 to 24m., 4 to 18w., 1 to 20 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

This gender-bending historical drama is based on Emma Edmond's memoir when she enlists as Frank Thompson and serves as a male nurse, spy and soldier during the Civil War. A "don't ask, don't tell" moment speaks clearly to the complexities of today's gender-fluid culture and the final life and death actions of the play give the story a Shakespearean feel, as she faces and accepts her own gender identity. Learn More

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Don't Tell Me I Can't Fly

By Y York. Inspired by the life and art of Della Wells.

Product Code: DE9000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

Nine-year-old Tonia is growing up in a working-class, African-American home in Milwaukee in 1964. Her artistic soul is at odds with her parents' fears and pragmatism. Her efforts to please and appease them are in conflict with her own needs and desires. Tonia finds her way, the only way possible, by allowing her parents to see her true self with all its flaws, beauty and possibilities. Learn More

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A Fairy Tale Life: The Story of Young Hans Christian Andersen

By Ernie Nolan.

Product Code: FC2000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
Cast Size: 7m., 4w., or 6m., 4w., extras. Thirty or more roles possible.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

This fantastical tale weaves together biographical elements of Hans Christian Andersen's childhood with his famous stories. Seventeen-year-old Hans attends school for the first time as a teenager and is teased for the stories he shares. When a bullying classmate destroys his entry for the talent contest, Hans summons all his confidence and creativity to create a powerful and moving entry. Learn More

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FBI Girl: How I Learned to Crack My Father's Code

By Tammy Ryan. Adapted from the memoir by Maura Conlon-McIvor, released in paperback as She

Product Code: FA9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 4m., 4w. with doubling. May be expanded to up to 11m., 12w.
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

This coming-of-age story follows Maura Conlon in the 1960s and 1970s in her Irish-Catholic family as she dreams of following in her FBI-agent father's footsteps. Learn More

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Nathan the Wise

By Paul D'Andrea after G.E. Lessing. Translation by Gisela D'Andrea and Paul D'Andrea.

Product Code: N54000

Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6m., 3w. (Doubling and expansion possible.)
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

This Western classic on religious tolerance is set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade. Two young people, Jew and Christian, are drawn to each other in love and come up with an imaginative resolution to the issue of which is the one true faith. Learn More

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Caught Between Two Worlds

By Carlos Perez.

Product Code: CF7000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 5m., 7w.

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Approx. Run Time: 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

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