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  1. Out of Order

    Out of Order

    By Cherie Bennett

    Product Code: O65000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    Zoey is at a school dance and runs into her ex-boyfriend. She goes into the bathroom to call one of her friends and has a run in with Eve - of "Adam and Eve" fame - who has been living in the air ducts since she was kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Learn More
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  2. Slight Indulgences

    Slight Indulgences

    By Vin Morreale, Jr.

    Product Code: S63000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • High School | College
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Through his swashbuckling secret agent character, hack writer Bradley immerses himself in a lifestyle far more exciting than his own, and it is up to his characters to bring out the human side of Bradley. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. The Sheep Thief

    The Sheep Thief

    Adapted by Ford Ainsworth from The Second Shepherd's Play.

    Product Code: SY4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 4m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Three shepherds must thwart the efforts of a thieving scoundrel named Mak who is trying to steal their sheep. In spite of their vigilance, Mak manages to steal a lamb. The scene in which Mak and his wife, Gil, try to pass the lamb off as their newborn baby is some of the best comedy ever written. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. Recalculating

    Recalculating

    Product Code: RF2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1 to 2m., 3 to 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Financially strained art dealers Libby and Beth take an automobile ride across a big city to a rendezvous during which they appear engaged in the illegal sale of stolen fossils. Their trip is comically punctuated by the unctuous female voice of the GPS unit on the dashboard, which begins to make cryptic remarks that seem less concerned with geography and more with the course of Libby and Beth's lives, ultimately leading them to make a significant decision. Learn More
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