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  1. The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling

    Adapted by Ric Averill. From Hans Christian Andersen

    Product Code: U31000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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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  2. Through the Glass Looking

    Through the Glass Looking

    By Kathryn Petersen.

    Product Code: TF8000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Professional | TYA
    • 1m., 2w. (3 either gender. May be expanded up to 10 actors.)

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    • 45 min.
    Alex wrestles with questions about why her mother gave her up for adoption, who she is and how she fits into the world around her. In a dream, she goes through a mirror and enters a land called Emitsap where the rulers are tyrannized by a terrifying Judge. She confronts the fears that keep her from truly being herself, frees Emitsap and finds her way back home. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. Family Tree

    Family Tree

    By Emily Dendinger.

    Product Code: F83000

    • Drama
    • College | Professional
    • 3w.
    • 45 min.
    When Kate returns to the mother and daughter she abandoned 15 years ago, she learns that picking up where you left off is never easy. Her mother and daughter have a bond between them stronger than anything Kate has ever had with either of them. With her daughter standing on the fringe of adulthood, all three women must examine what results from the choices we make in life. Learn More
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  4. 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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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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  5. 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  6. 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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  7. What'd Ya Do Today, Billy Joe?

    What'd Ya Do Today, Billy Joe?

    By Eleanor Harder.

    Product Code: W98000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Professional
    • 3m., 2w.
    • 30 min.
    It is 1966 in a small Southern town, and Billy Joe Tyler, a nine-year-old black boy, is preparing to go to an all-white school in the morning. This story of one family's courageous struggle to overcome fear during an important time in U.S. history. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Scapino!

    Scapino!

    Adapted by Noyce Burleson. From the play by Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale.

    Product Code: S11000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional
    • 6m., 3w., extras.
    • 45 min.
    Scapino is one sly guy, he's the man who can get anyone out of a sticky situation. After some trouble with the law, Scapino lays low, but after two friends request his help, he can't say no, and ends up spinning a very elaborate tale to help them.This London and Broadway hit is available now in an approved one-act cutting. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  9. The Slave Dancer's Choice

    The Slave Dancer's Choice

    By Frank Higgins

    Product Code: SH6000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 2w. (plus others of either gender as desired.)

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    • 45 min.
    Drawn from historical sources about the Atlantic slave trade, this play follows the journey of Danny who faces a difficult choice when he is tricked into serving on a slave ship in exchange for his family's freedom. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. Just Desserts

    Just Desserts

    By Norma Cole and Naneki Elliott.

    Product Code: J35000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional
    • 2w. (3, may be expaned to 5 w.)
    • 45 min.
    Set in a rural Kentucky home near the end of the 19th century, this poignant drama recalls the era after the Civil War when women in Kentucky took action against the injustice of English common law regarding property rights, wages, and possessions. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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