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  1. Hey Diddle Diddle!

    Hey Diddle Diddle!

    Adapted by Marilee Hebert Miller.

    Product Code: HB3000

    • Comedy
    • ensemble version 5 to 12 skilled actors. Large-cast version 12+ with roles distributed and extras.
    • 40 min.
    This play with music brings to astonishing life the characters of childlike fantasy such as Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, the Grand Old Duke of York and many others, evoking the joyful imagination of children of all ages. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

    By Elizabeth Wong.

    Product Code: H82000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 5w. (plus 2 either gender, or 4m., 4w. with doubling, plus extras.) Multicultural cast suggested.

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    • 45 min.
    This spiritually compelling play tells the story of a migrating swallow who befriends a prince made of stone. Together, they learn the lessons of friendship and sacrifice. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. The Tiger Turned Pink

    The Tiger Turned Pink

    By Angela Randazzo.

    Product Code: TB8000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School
    • 6 or more actors. Roles may be played by adult of child actors of either sex.
    • 30 min.
    Toby, a young tiger who turns pink whenever he blushes, is captured and displayed in a circus until audience interaction helps Toby put his escape plan into action. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Monsters Under the Bed

    The Monsters Under the Bed

    By Fr. Dominic Garramone and the St Bede Theatre Troupe.

    Product Code: M71000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 7w. (14 players, at least 7 w.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    Stephanie's having a sleep-over with her friends, but soon the monsters come out from under the bed and no one can get to sleep. As each girl describes her own personal fear, those fears come to life. The girls help each other overcome their fears, and with some help from Stephanie's older sister and her monster friend Gruntable, the other monsters are banished. This play is sure to appeal to anyone who's ever been afraid to get out of bed in the middle of the night. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  5. The Barnhouse Effect

    The Barnhouse Effect

    By Pat Cook. From the short story by Kurt Vonnegut.

    Product Code: B84000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5m., 3w.
    • 30 min.
    "Dynamopsychism is the power of the mind," Professor Arthur Barnhouse intones. Outrageous characters and story twists abound in typical Vonnegut fashion, all set in the not-so-comfortable Fifties with its flying saucers and Atomic Age paranoia. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Shakespeare Unbound

    Shakespeare Unbound

    By Claudia Haas.

    Product Code: SX9000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • High School | TYA
    • 3 to 4m., 6w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    Macbeth's witches, Puck, Juliet, Katherine and Petruchio all materialize as a young girl throws pages of her book of Shakespeare plays away to lighten her load. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. The Magician's Nephew M86000

    The Magician's Nephew

    Dramatized By Aurand Harris. Based on the story by C.S. Lewis.

    Product Code: M86000

    • Drama
    • High School
    • 3m., 3w. (or 2m., 2w. With doubling.)

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    In this one-act version ideal for touring, contests or classroom use, young Digory and his friend Polly set forth on a series of magical adventures through the Land of the Dead and Narnia. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  8. The Handicapper General

    The Handicapper General

    Adapted by Pat Cook. Based on the story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

    Product Code: H66000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 5w.
    • 30 min.
    In the year 2081 everybody is finally equal. And if they're not, the Handicapper General equips them with devices to make sure they are. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  9. You Don't See Me

    You Don't See Me

    By Kathryn Schultz Miller.

    Product Code: Y15000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 45 min.
    This title tackles the subject of death in the same way children naturally resolve hard issues—through creative play. Stephanie, whose brother has died, finds her way through it by creating a fantasy in which her brother appears, portrayed in mime. He sticks with her and helps her prepare for the science fair until she is ready to accept his loss and begin to feel grief. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. 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.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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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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