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  1. Riverview, Tape 23

    Riverview, Tape 23

    By Colleen Neuman.

    Product Code: R53000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    Kathy, a journalist frustrated by disappointments in her job and in her personal life, is sent to a nursing home to interview the residents about "the good old days." Today's interview is with Lydia, an uncooperative, opinionated elderly woman who entertains herself by faking senility. Kathy's exasperation with this blunt, uncompromising woman turns to respect, affection and finally, that sincerest form of flattery, imitation. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. A Christmas for Carol

    A Christmas for Carol

    By Julie Landry.

    Product Code: CL4000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 4 to 6m., 9 to 11w., extras.
    • 25 min.
    A girl is critical of Christmas until something happens that helps her understand the joy of giving. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. Baker's Dozen

    Baker's Dozen

    By Pat Cook.

    Product Code: B62000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    In this hilarious story of the bond between two brothers we look in on "the summer I learned not to take things...or people for granted...". Jeff shows us when his brother, Jim, cuts his leg so badly recovery was in question. With "brotherly" cajoling, Jeff pulls him through. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. Everyman/Everywoman

    Everyman/Everywoman

    Adaptation and optional songs by Virginia Egermeir. Musical arrangement by Eric Stonerook.

    Product Code: E21000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 4m., 5w., plus 6 or 10 either gender, doubling possible.
    • 35 min.
    The old morality play in which Everyman (or Everywoman) suddenly faces Death has been made into a new play in which the medieval speech gives way to the 20th-century English of a shopping center. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  5. Sharing

    Sharing

    By O.B. Rozell.

    Product Code: SY2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 4m., 7w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A family copes with the loss of their wife and mother at holiday time. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. O, Little Town

    O, Little Town

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: O89000

    • Drama
    • High School
    • 10+ actors, flexible

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    God and an angel are disappointed in people's behavior around the Christmas holiday until a young couple giving birth restore some hope for humanity. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. #REF!

    Esther the Queen

    Adapted by Orlin Corey. From the King James English translation Bible.

    Product Code: E68000

    • Drama
    • 50 roles which may be performed by as few as 17 (11m., 6w.) actors.
    • 45 min.
    The Israelites, already scattered in defeat by the Persians, again facing the threat of annihilation. Esther, a secret Jewess, confronts the necessity to act to save her people. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on a poem by Edwin Markham.

    Product Code: CL3000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 20 min.
    A humble cobbler awaits a visit from the Lord as told to him in a dream, while several unexpected guests stop by his home. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    From the story by Bret Harte. Adapted by Perry Edwards.

    Product Code: O27000

    • Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 4m., 3w.
    • 45 min.
    Six people are trapped in a lonely mountain cabin. Who will live and who will die? Here is Harte's world-famous story brought to the stage in a vivid portrayal of action and suspense, comedy, romance and drama. The unforgettable characters, known as the "outcasts" and the "innocents," laugh and love, sing and dance, rage and brawl their way to that meeting with tragic destiny that will irrevocably alter their lives. This show is a challenge for any acting company. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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