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  1. Our Place

    Our Place

    By Terry Wayne Gabbard.

    Product Code: OA5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College
    • 7m., 7w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    The unassuming location of a dock extending out onto a small lake serves as the backdrop for five different stories: Jake and Holly are interrupted on their date by Anne and Lyle; Beth has plans to spend the day with her ailing dad at their favorite fishing place; Al and his family arrive for their family canoe trip—much to his family's dismay; Cory and Liberty picnic out by the lake; and Stanley is shown some perspective by his 6-year-old sister. In a poetic epilogue, they all gather on the dock and discover the true meaning of Our Place—both comedic and tragic. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Ridiculosis by Proxy

    Ridiculosis by Proxy

    By B. Dwayne Craft.

    Product Code: RD4000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 6 to 15m., 12 to 19w., 4 to 12 either gender. Doubling encouraged.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This play takes on society's innate fear of the unknown through vignettes that humorously illustrate the lengths to which people will go in order to avoid the latest threat to their health, whether it is real or imagined. The concept of a manufactured health crisis is the perfect vehicle to illustrate our cultural gullibility when it comes to medicine, disease and our predisposition for panic and irrational reaction when it comes to our well-being. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. Desvelado DH9000

    Desvelado

    By José Casas.

    Product Code: DH9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • TYA
    • 2 to 3 any gender.
    • 30 min.
    A young child named Little One is having trouble sleeping. Little One's family has moved to a new neighborhood, and he is nervous about attending a new school. With the help of la luna, a.k.a. Harvest, Música and the audience, Little One learns that everything will be all right and that new friends and experiences are a good thing. The show is designed to create a truly interactive experience for young audiences. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  4. Enough!

    Enough!

    Product Code: E98000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 2 any gender.
    • 10 min.
    Using various methods of persuasion and intimidation, a homeless beggar insists a comfortable capitalist share their wealth and power. Learn More
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  5. Foxholes

    Foxholes

    Product Code: FG7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2 any gender.
    • 10 min.
    Two soldiers facing death try to find meaning in life. Learn More
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  6. Just Deserts

    Just Deserts

    Product Code: J80000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 10 min.
    A teen actor plays devil’s advocate in rehearsal for The Merchant of Venice to arouse “the quality of mercy”—and maybe more—in his leading lady. Learn More
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  7. Life/Choice

    Life/Choice

    Product Code: LN7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2w.
    • 10 min.
    An older pro-life supporter and a young pro-choice supporter confront each other at a rally. Learn More
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  8. Madrigal in Black and White

    Madrigal in Black and White

    Product Code: MS4000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4w.
    A chance encounter between two young women—one Black, one white—escalates into the beginning of a relationship, despite the warnings of their uncensored alter-egos bearing the burden of social history. Learn More
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  9. March!

    March!

    Product Code: MS3000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2w.
    • 10 min.
    Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells challenges suffragist Alice Paul on her plans for the Women’s March of 1913. Learn More
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  10. Rachel Carson Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Rachel Carson Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Product Code: RE8000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 1w.
    • 10 min.
    Environmentalist Rachel Carson, tempted by a mysterious visitor from the sea, must choose between her own health/happiness and her work to save the earth. Learn More
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