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  1. All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play

    All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play

    By Werner Trieschmann.

    Product Code: AC7000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 3m., 3w., 11 either gender, expandable.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Based on several disastrous theatrical experiences, this play examines the process of putting on a show that is less than good. We go from the audition—where the director is more worried about roast beef than paying attention to the warm-up exercise, and the neurotic cast pretends to be bacon—to rehearsals—where a passive-aggressive stage manager gives everyone grief. This bad play within a play won't win any awards, but will keep audiences in stitches. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Paper or Plastic?

    Paper or Plastic?

    By Werner Trieschmann.

    Product Code: PB5000

    • Comedy | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 6m., 6w., 3 either gender.

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    • 40 min.
    For her first job, teenage Sarah thinks she's easily qualified to check out customers at her local grocery store. At least it has to be better than serving up greasy fast food, right? But she isn't prepared for the assistant manager who refuses to deal with unruly customers or her crazy co-workers who put on camouflage to hunt down stray grocery carts. All Sarah wants is the answer to the simplest question in the world: Paper or plastic? Learn More
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  3. The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling

    Adapted by Ric Averill. From Hans Christian Andersen

    Product Code: U31000

    • Comedy
    • College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w.

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    • 45 min.
    In search of his identity, Udrich tries to become a turkey, goose, dog, cat, hen, and even a human child. Only after a year of danger and self growth, does he find his place and happiness. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Imaginators

    The Imaginators

    By Dwayne Hartford.

    Product Code: I86000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | College
    • 2m., 2w.

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    • 45 min.
    Anne and Tim have just moved to a new town, and they meet the girl from next door, the fabulous Nina Frances Elizabeth Vanderhelden. Using moving boxes and other objects found in the garage, Nina, takes an them on a great make-believe adventure. The children discover their own strengths, the value of cooperation, and the unlimited power of their imaginations. Learn More
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  5. Rock Bottom

    Rock Bottom

    By Dan Roberts.

    Product Code: RC9000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School
    • 10+ actors, flexible.
    • 45 min.
    Rock is thrown from a volcano and spends the next few million years proving he is worth something before becoming the American landmark, Plymouth Rock. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Hey Diddle Diddle!

    Hey Diddle Diddle!

    Adapted by Marilee Hebert Miller.

    Product Code: HB3000

    • Comedy
    • ensemble version 5 to 12 skilled actors. Large-cast version 12+ with roles distributed and extras.
    • 40 min.
    This play with music brings to astonishing life the characters of childlike fantasy such as Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, the Grand Old Duke of York and many others, evoking the joyful imagination of children of all ages. Learn More
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  7. In the Garden of the Selfish Giant

    In the Garden of the Selfish Giant

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: I83000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 4w.

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    • 45 min.
    Maggie's grandmother is dying, and she is upset she had to cancel her summer plans to go with her mother to visit. She meets a very imaginative neighbor, and a hospice worker who help her realize unhappy endings can't always be avoided, but good things can blossom from it. Learn More
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  8. Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe

    Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe

    From Mother Goose for very young audiences. Adapted by Joey Madia.

    Product Code: TJ8000

    • Comedy
    • Professional | TYA
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 40 min.
    Using the help of the audience, Wee Willie Winkie and Mary Quite Contrary act out the rhymes of Mother Goose to entertain their siblings who all happen to be the children of the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe. Learn More
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  9. Somebody Catch My Homework

    Somebody Catch My Homework

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher. Inspired by the poetry of David L. Harrison. Optional incidental music by Ric Averill.

    Product Code: SH8000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 1 either gender. Expandable to 13 roles, plus extras as desired.

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    • 45 min.
    The new girl in town has lost her cat Corky, and meets three very wacky new friends, who welcome her to their class. Searching for essay topics about the animal kingdom, the students find themselves on quite an adventure, and along the way, find Corky. Learn More
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  10. All Out

    All Out

    By John Zodrow.

    Product Code: AA8000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire | Tragedy
    • College | Community
    • 6m., 4w., 6 to 7 extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    To what extremes will the game show contestants go to win a prize of $100,000? This play is about lack of ethics and what people will do for money. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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