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  1. Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood

    Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood

    By Robert Johanson. Based on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.

    Product Code: J38000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 13w, extras and/or doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Jane Eyre is one of literature's most compelling heroines. This one act focuses on her difficult youth as an orphan left with uncaring relatives who eventually send her to a poor boarding school. Her experience is ultimately one of triumph and prepares her for her future as a governess. There are many wonderful roles for women, and the Lowood students can number as many as you like. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. Miss Havisham's Expectations

    Miss Havisham's Expectations

    By Robert Johanson. Based on Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

    Product Code: MD5000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 6m., 7w., doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This one-act focuses on Dickens' Great Expectations' mad Miss Havisham, the jilted bride who shut herself away in her mysterious mansion. Now many years later she invites young Pip to "come and play" with her beautiful and spoiled ward, Estella. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    By Katie Reed.

    Product Code: LJ9000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 8w., extras.
    • 45 min.
    This comic melodrama is complete with rowdy ranch hands and beautiful French cancan dancers and will have the audience cheering the heroes and booing the villains. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. Hucklebee and the Rhyming Mountain

    Hucklebee and the Rhyming Mountain

    By Wil Denson.

    Product Code: H61000

    • Comedy | Satire
    • Middle School | College | TYA
    • 2m., 2w. (7m. Or w.)
    • 45 min.
    Hucklebee is rudely awakened and ordered to begin the journey of his life: the journey up Rhyming Mountain, where he meets characters like Stuffy Steadfast and Busy-Does-It, and the Wise Rhymer. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Adapted by I. E. Clark from the classic by Edmond Rostand.

    Product Code: CM9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 5m., 5w., extras.

      LiLivestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    This one-act adaptation utilizes a simple set which will accommodate all needed scenes. Ideal for assembly programs, classroom demonstrations, contests, festivals, nights of one-acts, and student directing and acting projects. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. A Fair Affair

    A Fair Affair

    By Daria Polatin.

    Product Code: F77000

    • Drama
    • College
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 30 min.
    Based on Chekhov's short story "The Lady With the Pet Dog," this bittersweet love story explores the "backwards" relationship of two secret lovers. Learn More
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