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  1. Carol * A Christmas

    Carol * A Christmas

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK4000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 10 to 27 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A modern day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in which a high school student learns there is more to life than studying and grades. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue G47000

    The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue

    By Ev Miller.

    Product Code: G47000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • large, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Tracey Logan, a girl of 16, finds herself unexpectedly in a world where everyone is blue. Tracey learns that they evolved through a period of time that was similar to our society. She is told that she, too, must turn blue in order to fit into this blue society. She must decide whether to maintain her individuality and become an outcast or to turn blue and become accepted by the others. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    By Kathryn Schultz Miller.

    Product Code: H57000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m., 2w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 45 min.
    Four friends enter an abandoned, dark mansion and begin to tell their personal stories of rejection, hazing, isolation and threats of abuse. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. Not Even A. Mouse

    Not Even A. Mouse

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: N79000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 8 to 34 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A mouse and his sister try to find the perfect gift for their mother for Christmas not knowing they had the gift all along. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    By the modern Russian playwright Yevgeny Schwartz. Translated by George Shail.

    Product Code: L25000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 6m., 4w. (extras).
    • 45 min.
    Set in Russia, birds and rabbits help protect Red Riding Hood on her journey by the swamp. The shifting patterns of battle that emerge in this war between good and bad animals make this play extraordinary. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  6. Doctor Hoo

    Doctor Hoo

    By Betty Marrapodi.

    Product Code: DD6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 8 actors, flexible.
    • 20 min.
    Doctor Hoo (an owl) treats his fellow animals for afflictions caused by damage to the environment. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. By the Waters of Babylon

    By the Waters of Babylon

    Based on the story by Stephen Vincent Benet. Adapted by Brainerd Duffield.

    Product Code: B37000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 4m., 1w. (cast includes 1 boy, non-speaking role and variable chorus.)
    • 35 min.
    Set in the distant future, a young boy tries to rediscover our modern civilization. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    By Herman Ammann. Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: S1A000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 5m., 6w., extras.
    • 30 min.
    While the birthday girl sleeps, the toys around her cake come alive and act out Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about the handicapped tin soldier who loved a dancing paper doll. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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 Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    Adapted by Don Quinn. From C.S. Lewis' story.

    Product Code: L23000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • Flexible cast of 15, extras as desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Four children wander into an incredible country called Narnia through an old wardrobe. They make friends with the frightened forest people who have almost given up hope for the return of their true ruler. There is a great battle to see whether this magical country will remain under a wintry spell or will, once again, know freedom and summer under good King Aslan. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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