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  1. The Tale of La Llorona as Told by Consuelo Chavez TX5000

    The Tale of La Llorona as Told by Consuelo Chavez

    By José Casas.

    Product Code: TX5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 2m., 3w., 1 to 2 any gender.

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    • 35 min.
    A group of lifelong friends who are also eighth graders prepare for what they believe is their final time celebrating Halloween together. Unfortunately, the weather is undermining their trick-or-treating plans. The friends reveal they are afraid that going to high school will break up their group. As a distraction, they begin to tell scary stories. When one story becomes more real than imagined, they realize the experiences they’ve shared connect them all together, and they are determined to remain friends for life. Learn More
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  2. All Out

    All Out

    By John Zodrow.

    Product Code: AA8000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire | Tragedy
    • College | Community
    • 6m., 4w., 6 to 7 extras.

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    • 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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  3. 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
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  4. You Can't Trust the Male

    You Can't Trust the Male

    By Randy Noojin.

    Product Code: Y18000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 35 min.
    Harvey, a painfully shy young mailman, falls in love-at-first-sight with a feisty young Brooklyn woman. In order to win her over, he decides not to deliver an important note. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    Adapted by Cecil Pickett. From William Shakespeare's classic.

    Product Code: TS2000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 5m, 2w.

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    • 30 min.
    In this adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked and washed ashore in Illyria. The favorite characters—Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Malvolio, Maria, the beautiful countess Olivia and the handsome duke Orsino—are all present to help entertain audiences. Learn More
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  6. Marriage of Figaro (La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro)

    Marriage of Figaro (La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro)

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.

    Product Code: ML7000

    • Comedy | Satire
    • High School | College
    • 8m., 9w., flexible.

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    • 40 min.
    Figaro is about to marry Suzanna, another servant in the count's household. But the count has tired of Rosina, and he has his eyes on Suzanna. As part of the plot, the mystery of Figaro's birth is unraveled. Secret late-night rendezvous in the garden help to pair off all the lovers for a joyous and hilarious ending. What chance did a servant in 18th-century Europe have against a powerful nobleman? This satirical comedy provides an answer. Learn More
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  7. The Barber Of Seville (Le Barbier de Séville, Ou la Précaution Inutile)

    The Barber Of Seville (Le Barbier de Séville, Ou la Précaution Inutile)

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the plays written by Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais.

    Product Code: BH8000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 3w.

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    • 40 min.
    Highly intelligent, energetic and ambitious Figaro wanted more than anything to be rich and famous so he could enjoy the splendid life of 18th century France. But he had no chance of succeeding because he was born a second-class citizen, and life for him and the other servants was so unbearable that whispers of revolt drifted through the musty air of the servants' quarters. The tricks Figaro thinks up to get even with the aristocrats produce one of the world's funniest comedies. Learn More
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  8. The School For Husbands

    The School For Husbands

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Molière.

    Product Code: SX3000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 6m., 3w., 1 either gender

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    • 40 min.
    A young woman must use all of her wiles to avoid marriage to her cruel guardian and find happiness in the arms of her true love. Learn More
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  9. Ralph Roister Doister

    Ralph Roister Doister

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Nicholas Udall.

    Product Code: RB6000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 4w., extras.

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    • 35 min.
    Ralph thinks he is a lady's man and chooses Dame Custance as the lady. But she can't stand the conceited nincompoop. Their tempestuous courtship, complicated by a mischievous meddler and Custance's cute servant girls, rocks the stage in this historically important play. Learn More
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  10. The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Adapted by I. E. Clark from Oscar Wilde's masterpiece.

    Product Code: IC4000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 5m., 4w.

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    • 35 min.
    Two charming young ladies—sophisticated Gwendolen from the city and naive Cecily from the country—are in love with Earnest Worthing. But there is no such person as Earnest Worthing. In the midst of all this confusion comes Lady Bracknell, who doesn't like the idea of anybody loving anybody. It sounds like a big mess, but this knotty affair unwinds into one of the favorite comedies of English literature. Learn More
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