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  1. The Shaggy Dog Murder Trial

    The Shaggy Dog Murder Trial

    By Joanna H. Kraus. Based on New York's Barge Canal history.

    Product Code: SU2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 2 to 4m., 3 to 5w., 1 either gender.

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    • 45 min.
    This dramatization is based on one of America's most unusual court cases in which a mongrel dog is accused when a boy drowns in the New York Canal. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. The History of Tom Jones

    The History of Tom Jones

    By Dennis M. Maganza. Adapted into a one-act play by Luis Muñoz. Based on the book by Henry Fielding.

    Product Code: HE1000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 20m., 15w. (doubling possible).

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    • 35 min.
    Tom is in love with beautiful Sophia. Although her father envies his reputation as a daredevil and womanizer, he wouldn't consider letting his daughter marry such a scoundrel. The story of Tom's love for the beautiful Sophia; his everlasting feud with the despicable Allworthy heir, Blifil; the mad race to London, punctuated by the infamous night in the inn and the ill-fated masquerade ball are skillfully transferred to the stage in this dramatization. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. Alien Equation

    Alien Equation

    By Annie Maccoby and Jeff Church.

    Product Code: A45000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 6 boys., 6 girls, 1 adult.
    • 45 min.
    Max (a modern day Einstein, bored with school, and with his mind on the cosmos) discovers there may be more adventure in math than meets the eye! Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. A Friend Like Artie

    A Friend Like Artie

    By Wil Denson.

    Product Code: FE2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 2w.
    • 30 min.
    A story about a young girl and her handicapped friend that makes the audience question why we treat people perceived to be "different" so cruelly. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. A*B*C* (America Before Columbus)

    A*B*C* (America Before Columbus)

    Book by Joseph Robinette. Music by Kate Waring.

    Product Code: AF8000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 7 to 30m. and w., flexible. Actors may be children or adults or both.

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    • 35 min.
    In this non-musical version, a commedia-like troupe shifts cubes to represent various scenes. An outline of American prehistory, it is full of humor and action to keep young audiences entertained. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. 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.

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    • 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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  7. Striking Out! SW3000

    Striking Out! (A Children's Play in Six Innings)

    By Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith.

    Product Code: SW3000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School
    • 8 boys, 6 girls (ages 8 to 16).
    • 40 min.
    A hilarious story about a co-ed Little League team facing a terrible slump without a coach. Learn More
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  8. An Open and Shut Case

    An Open and Shut Case

    By John Mattera.

    Product Code: A24000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5m., 5w.

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    • 35 min.
    Young, handsome Harold is married to elderly, wheelchair-ridden Elizabeth because of that age-old attraction—money. So naturally, Harold plans to murder her and inherit all that glorious money. He convinces Elizabeth that he can no longer tend to the big house by himself, and she reluctantly agrees to let him hire the people he claims are so urgently needed: a nurse/companion, a housekeeper, a cook and a groundskeeper. Who-done-it? Your audience will be shocked when they finally find out the answer. Learn More
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  9. Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    By John Mattera and Stephen Barrows.

    Product Code: F31000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5m., 1w. (1 creature.)
    • 35 min.
    This version of the classic thriller catches the essence of Mary Shelley's novel and builds to a climax with an unexpected twist. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

    Adapted by Susan Carle. Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling.

    Product Code: R17000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 4m., 4w. (1 muskrat, 1 mongoose.)

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    • 25 min.
    Can Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a young mongoose, save the world Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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