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  1. The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

    The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

    By Jeremy Kisling. Based on the story by Tololwa Mollel.

    Product Code: PL7000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m., 2w., 3 either gender.

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    • 45 min.
    Princess Kalendi refuses to help a bird, who turns out to be very powerful. He brings a drought upon the earth and takes the princess' hair, a symbol of prosperity to her people, from her head. A beggar helps the princess regain her dignity and kindness as they work together to appease the bird with a selfless act that restores the kingdom and the princess' hair. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. The Cycle

    The Cycle

    By Tiffany Kontoyiannis.

    Product Code: CQ5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 4 to 5m., 5 to 8w., 2 to 3 either gender.

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    • 45 min.
    By bringing the bully, the bystander and the victim to the stage, The Cycle dramatizes the negative effects and harms of bullying. We meet several relatable characters, including a victim who has chosen to overcome her painful experience with bullying by focusing on her schoolwork; however, we also see how she could have negatively chosen to deal with it. This award-winning play sparks discussion by creating characters in whom anyone can see themselves. Learn More
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  3. Goodbye Marianne

    Goodbye Marianne

    By Irene Kirstein Watts.

    Product Code: G98000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 1 boy, 2 girls, or 3 minimum (1m. 2w.) with doubling.

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    • 45 min.
    A true story of the author's childhood experience of hope in a time of terror. Set in Nazi Germany in the days following the Night of Broken Glass. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Oldest Story Ever Told

    The Oldest Story Ever Told

    By David F. Eliet. Music by Kenneth Kacmar.

    Product Code: O79000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School
    • 2m., 2w., with doubling or up to 15 (5m., 10w.) with roles distributed.

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    • 45 min.
    All of the beloved and familiar elements of the Cinderella are here, but with highly theatrical variations representing the different cultures of Africa, India and China. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. A Thousand Cranes Cover T80000

    A Thousand Cranes

    By Kathryn Schultz Miller.

    Product Code: T80000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 1 to 2m., 2 to 3w., up to 2 either gender.

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    • 45 min.
    This is the true story of 12-year-old Sadako, who learns that she has "radiation sickness," or leukemia—an effect of the Hiroshima bombing that happened 10 years ago. Her wish is to be healed by the gods by folding 1,000 paper cranes, but she dies before she can finish. Her friends and classmates finish folding the cranes and build a monument to honor her and all the children who were killed by the atom bomb. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  6. This Is Not a Pipe Dream

    This Is Not a Pipe Dream

    By Barry Kornhauser.

    Product Code: TL9000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 1 either gender.

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    • 45 min.
    Based freely on the work and early life of surrealist artist René Magritte, this is an unorthodox adventure in theatrical form. Here is the story of young René who wants to be an artist, a notion dismissed by his father as "a pipe dream." Encouraged by his mother, before her untimely death, the boy begins his quest. He follows his vision into the delightfully absurd magic-realism of his famous paintings. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  7. The Chance Of A Lifetime or, How the Unicorn Lost His Spot

    The Chance Of A Lifetime or, How the Unicorn Lost His Spot

    By H. Michael Krawitz.

    Product Code: CK6000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m., 2w., extras.
    • 25 min.
    Loosely based on the tale of Noah from the Bible. The unicorn has difficulty making up his mind to go on Noah's cruise trip despite the entreaties of a beautiful unknown animal. Learn More
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  8. Flashback!

    Flashback!

    By Alice Wilson. Additional materials supplied by Louis Moloney, Johnny Saldaña and Rachel Winfree.

    Product Code: FB4000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 3w.
    • 45 min.
    An exuberant revue using mime, dance and song to celebrate the world of the contemporary child. Learn More
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  9. Pandora And The Magic Box

    Pandora And The Magic Box

    By I. E. Clark. Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's story The Paradise of Children.

    Product Code: PH4000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 4m., 11w., extras.

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    • 25 min.
    In this myth, Pandora knows she mustn't open the box—but her curiosity is overwhelming. She decides to take just a teeny peek. The troubles, who were locked in, throw open the lid and leap into the world. This play is an exciting way to introduce Greek mythology to young people, and to get an entire class on stage. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. The Frogs FE3000

    The Frogs

    Adapted by I.E. Clark from Aristophanes.

    Product Code: FE3000

    • Comedy | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 5m., 5w., extras (may include 20 or more).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    An adaption of a classic Greek comedy by Aristophanes, in which Dionysus ventures to Hades in order to bring a playwright back to life. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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