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  1. Zack Hill and the Rocket Blaster Man Adventure Z18000

    Zack Hill and the Rocket Blaster Man Adventure

    Book by Werner Trieschmann. Music and lyrics by Thomas Tierney. Based on the comic strip by John Deering and John Newcombe.

    Product Code: Z18000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4m., 4w., 1 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 110 min.
    This musical follows the struggles of Zack, a 9-year-old boy who yearns for a normal home while living in the boarding house full of eccentric characters that’s run by his widowed and single mother, Jan. When confronted with a financial crisis that may force them to give up their boarding house and move to Florida, Zack begins to see things differently. He is determined to save the day and finds that his dream of home was closer than he thought. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Dulce DJ2000

    Dulce

    By Ramon Esquivel.

    Product Code: DJ2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 1m., 3w.

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    • 45 min.
    Ten-year-old Memo learns that his beloved Abuelita has died. Grieving and dismissed by his mother and sister, Memo tries to find Abuelita’s hidden stash of candy, but instead is led by Abuelita’s spirit on a journey through her memories as a girl in Mexico and a young immigrant in the United States. Dulce draws on magical realism and slapstick comedy to tell a story about cultural identity, intergenerational ties and learning how to say goodbye. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons IG4000

    The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons

    By Rachel Teagle.

    Product Code: IG4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 1m., 2w., 3 to 16 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Suddenly, all childhood dreams have come true, and the world is full of astronauts, ballerinas, cowboys and princesses. It’s a brave and glorious new world for everyone but Jess, who wanted to be a mastodon when she grew up. With the help of her friendly vocational advisor and her super-spy boyfriend, Jess embarks on a journey to find her place in the world and discover why it seems to be unraveling. An offbeat comedy about ambition, vocation and restlessness. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. Dandelion DJ1000

    Dandelion

    Book and lyrics by Joan Ross Sorkin. Music by Mary Liz McNamara. Based on the book by Don Freeman.

    Product Code: DJ1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4 to 6m., 2 to 3w., extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Dandelion is a family musical based on the children’s book by Don Freeman. Dandelion, a shy, awkward lion, is faced with middle-school angst when he’s invited to Jennifer Giraffe’s impromptu party. He decides that if he goes, he will need to reinvent himself to impress her. Meanwhile, his friends have their own adolescent hang-ups about attending the party. After a series of unexpected complications, Dandelion joins his friends at the party and discovers that it’s better to just be yourself. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Boswell BN2000

    Boswell

    By Marie Kohler.

    Product Code: BN2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 3w., 1 to 14 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    Joan, an American graduate student, journeys to a Scottish noblewoman’s estate to research iconic literary giant, Samuel Johnson. Instead, she discovers the chatty, bawdy journals of James Boswell, long hidden in the estate’s attic. Coaxed by her new friend, Joan pours over his wild adventures in the Scottish Hebrides with Johnson. Heart and mind spar wittily in this two-period dramatic comedy about friendship, travel and the written word. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Midnight and Moll Flanders MS800

    Midnight and Moll Flanders

    By Marie Kohler. Adapted from the novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe.

    Product Code: MS8000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 6w., with doubling. Expandable ensemble.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    Moll Flanders’ drive for love and survival led her on many adventures—flings, marriages and a career as an infamous thief. The play begins on the eve of Moll’s hanging at Newgate Prison as she tells her story to the minister, who is determined to offer her a last chance at salvation. Midnight and Moll Flanders follows a transformation journey for both Moll and the minister, exploring the influence of gender, class, free will and luck in an era as wildly entrepreneurial as our own. Learn More
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  7. Revolution RF5000

    Revolution

    By Brett Neveu.

    Product Code: RF5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Who celebrates their 26th birthday in the alley? Puff, that’s who. With the help of her best friend, Jame, and the unlikely company of Georgia, Puff rings in her new year with laughter, connection, a dose of danger and Miller High Life. Revolution interrogates and celebrates the very nature of creating community and building friendships in our ever-evolving, ever-disconnecting world. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. Never After Happily N94000

    Never After Happily

    By Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: N94000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • High School | College | Community
    • 4 to 7m., 7 to 10w., 2 any gender.
    • 85 min.
    Welcome to an enchanted kingdom where all your favorite fairy tale characters have come to retell—NOPE! Scratch that, we're not doin’ that! Ella’s tired of the false promises that never come true in the real world, so she’s writing what happens AFTER. Now, the entire kingdom is rocked as these aging ingénues and neurotic princes try to deal with life after that perfect moment. Part farce, part vaudeville, part SNL, a little Rocky Horror and a wild ride that no one ever imagined after “happily ever after.” Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. American Wee Pie AP1000

    American Wee Pie

    By Lisa Dillman.

    Product Code: AP1000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A disenfranchised textbook editor returns to his hometown to scatter his mother's ashes and, in the process, unexpectedly discovers his true calling. American Wee Pie is a comedy about economic recession, career second acts and the sometimes life-changing wonderment of a small, good thing. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. Miss Fancy: Elephant Queen of the Zoo MT4000

    Miss Fancy: Elephant Queen of the Zoo

    By G. Riley Mills.

    Product Code: MT4000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 3 to 6m., 3 to 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    Travel back in time to the 1930s, when the once-popular Avondale Zoo has fallen into disrepair. With the Birmingham Parks Board threatening to close the zoo and sell off its remaining animals to the highest bidder, the legendary Miss Fancy must devise a plan to save the zoo before it's too late! Filled with music, magic, comedy and dancing to entertain people of all ages, Miss Fancy: Elephant Queen of the Zoo will have audiences' toes tapping and their imaginations shining! Learn More
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