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  1. All Out

    All Out

    By John Zodrow.

    Product Code: AA8000

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

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    • 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
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. Boid & Oskar

    Boid & Oskar

    By Elizabeth Wong.

    Product Code: BA7000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m., 2w. (plus many gender-neutral ensemble roles; may be done with 3m., 3 w. with doubling.) Multicultural cast suggested.

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    • 45 min.
    Inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince,this play is a hip, humorous and heartwarming parable about sacrifice and the lessons of true friendship. Prince Oskar is the spirit of a shiny, red, classic Corvette convertible—without a care in the world. But, placed as a monument high above the city, he alone sees the suffering below—a young girl conflicted by feelings of inferiority, a young boy without a home living in the streets, a writer who has lost the desire to write. With the help of a wise-cracking sparrow named Boid, the prince makes it his mission to help the townspeople. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

    By Elizabeth Wong.

    Product Code: H82000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 5w. (plus 2 either gender, or 4m., 4w. with doubling, plus extras.) Multicultural cast suggested.

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    • 45 min.
    This spiritually compelling play tells the story of a migrating swallow who befriends a prince made of stone. Together, they learn the lessons of friendship and sacrifice. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    By John Mattera and Stephen Barrows.

    Product Code: F31000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5m., 1w. (1 creature.)
    • 35 min.
    This version of the classic thriller catches the essence of Mary Shelley's novel and builds to a climax with an unexpected twist. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Jocko or, The Monkey's Husband

    Jocko or, The Monkey's Husband

    By Tim Kelly. Based on the French classic, Jocko La Singe.

    Product Code: J61000

    • Comedy | Satire | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 13+ actors, flexible, 2m., 4w.

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    • 25 min.
    Based on one of the French Boulevard plays of the 1800's, in which Jocko (a monkey) falls in love with a European man. They endure the comments of a contemporary theatre audience as well as family and authorities as they pursue their relationship. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. The Make-Up Artist

    The Make-Up Artist

    By David Henry Wilson.

    Product Code: M13000

    • Comedy | Tragedy
    • College | Professional
    • 1m., 1w. (1 extra.)
    • 30 min.
    A young, brassy and self-confident actor is delighted to have an attractive make-up artist. At first he makes passes at her and brags, but then begins to talk about his bad luck as she transforms him into an unsure old man. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. Phaedra

    Phaedra

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Jean Racine.

    Product Code: PH7000

    • Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 3m., 5w., extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Adaptation of a Greek Tragedy. Phaedra confesses her love for her stepson causing a sequence of events that leads to catastrophe. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Macbeth

    Macbeth

    Adapted by I. E. Clark.

    Product Code: ML1000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 6m., 4w., extras

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    • 35 min.
    Excerpts from Shakespeare's famous play introduce the treachery of Macbeth and his mother and the ultimate resolution of their murderous rise to power. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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