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  1. Radium Girls Competition RD2000

    Radium Girls

    By D.W. Gregory.

    Product Code: RD2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College
    • 5m., 5w. May be expanded to 30 or more.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    In 1926, factory girls are exposed to the poisonous effects of Radium used in the paint for watch dials. The company hides their knowledge of the issues with Radium to continue their pursuit of profits, but the Radium Girls fight for justice. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. The Sparrow S1L000

    The Sparrow

    By Chris Mathews, Jake Minton and Nathan Allen.

    Product Code: S1L000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 6m., 7w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 100 min.
    Ten years ago, Emily, the lone survivor of a horrible school bus accident, was sent away from her tiny town. Now in her senior year, Emily must return in order to graduate from high school. She must learn to fit in with her classmates while yearning to stay out of the spotlight. Can this strange girl with even stranger telekinetic powers be the hero that her town is longing for, or will her secret destroy them all? Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  3. Selkie

    Selkie

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: SW7000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    In Scotland, selkies transform into lasses on Midsummer's Eve and dance on the beach. This play chronicles the story of a 16-year-old who discovers a pelt that unlocks the mystery foretold. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. Don't Fear the Reaper

    Don't Fear the Reaper

    By Eddie Zipperer.

    Product Code: D98000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 4 to 7m., 3w., 3 either gender (2 nonspeaking roles).

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    • 45 min.
    The Grim Reaper meets with God and learns that—due to certain people ending up in the wrong afterlife—it is time to turn over his scythe to the new Reaper, Jeremy (formerly the grim reaper of insects). Insisting that people should be able to die with a little compassion and sympathy, the Reaper steals the scythe and goes rogue. Cornered by God, Satan, Jeremy and his wife, the Reaper is forced to decide whether he should go quietly or take the world down with him. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  5. The Ash Girl Cover AA2000

    The Ash Girl

    By Timberlake Wertenbaker.

    Product Code: AA2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 8w., 9 either gender, doubling possible.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    With her mother dead and her father away, Ashgirl lives with her stepmother and stepsisters. When the invitation to the ball arrives from the prince, Ashgirl finds the strength to go with the help of her friends, some of whom come from unexpected places. When she gets home, Ashgirl realizes that in order to regain the fleeting happiness she found in the arms of the prince, she must fight the monsters who have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind. She must believe in herself for others to do so. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. Charlotte's Web C63000

    Charlotte's Web

    Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Based on the book by E.B. White.

    Product Code: C63000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6 actors.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.

    This is a special 50-minute version of the play with a small tourable cast. The most enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, Fern, Templeton and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship that will give your actors a great opportunity and your audience an evening of enchantment. 

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    $12.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $115/perf

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  7. The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue G47000

    The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue

    By Ev Miller.

    Product Code: G47000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • large, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Tracey Logan, a girl of 16, finds herself unexpectedly in a world where everyone is blue. Tracey learns that they evolved through a period of time that was similar to our society. She is told that she, too, must turn blue in order to fit into this blue society. She must decide whether to maintain her individuality and become an outcast or to turn blue and become accepted by the others. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  8. Flowers For Algernon One-Act Cover F28000

    Flowers for Algernon

    Adapted by David Rogers. From the classic novel by Daniel Keyes.

    Product Code: F28000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 4m., 1w. (one of the male roles may be played by a woman.)
    • 35 min.
    This is the approved one-act cutting of the compelling story of Charlie, a mentally retarded man, and the strange interweaving of his life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental surgery has been performed on Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, whose intelligence rapidly increases to that of a genius. As Charlie approaches the peak of his brilliance, Algernon shows frightening symptoms of regression. The play becomes a race against time in which Charlie tries to keep his new intelligence long enough to save himself. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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