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  1. In the Tank (En El Tanque) IF8000

    In the Tank (En El Tanque)

    By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.

    Product Code: IF8000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. Future, Here Cover FG1000

    Future, Here

    By Jeremy F. Richter.

    Product Code: FG1000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Welcome to Future, an unincorporated village monitored by Society and populated by five randomly selected children. It is driven by a national effort to develop “appropriately adapted young citizens.” They are constantly fed a steady stream of news and pop culture on their smartphones and meet daily to share what they’ve learned. Having lived in Future for 12 years, the residents are now 18, and today is their last day together, their final meeting before they learn of their next residence outside of Future. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. Aunt Leaf

    Aunt Leaf

    By Barbara Wiechmann.

    Product Code: AF7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 3 actors, gender flexible. Expansion possible.

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    • 40 min.
    It is 1910. An 11-year-old girl is sent into the woods by her widowed great-aunt to look for the ghost of her dead husband. The girl brings back made up stories to cheer up the old woman and soon comes to believe her own stories are true. The shared adventure, both dangerous and hopeful, serves as a dual passage for the child into adolescence and the old woman into a more peaceful death. Learn More
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  4. In the Tank

    In the Tank

    By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

    Product Code: I90000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. Charlie Foster

    Charlie Foster

    By Raymond King Shurtz.

    Product Code: CH2000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 8w., or 5 minimum (2m., 3w.) with some roles combined.

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    • 40 min.
    Told in a contemporary, non-traditional style, Charlie Foster is a powerful play about coming-of-age and the sensitive nature of walking in someone else's shoes. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Stages

    Stages

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: SZ7000

    • Drama | Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 10+ either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    A play within a play in various styles throughout theatre history. Rehearsal is conducted as an exasperated director and stage manager attempt to deal with an ever-changing script. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. The Make-Up Artist

    The Make-Up Artist

    By David Henry Wilson.

    Product Code: M13000

    • Comedy | Tragedy
    • College | Professional
    • 1m., 1w. (1 extra.)
    • 30 min.
    A young, brassy and self-confident actor is delighted to have an attractive make-up artist. At first he makes passes at her and brags, but then begins to talk about his bad luck as she transforms him into an unsure old man. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Conversation at Night With a Despised Character

    Conversation at Night With a Despised Character

    By Friedrich Durrenmatt.

    Product Code: C32000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m.
    • 30 min.
    A man entertains a long awaited visitor, knowing he would come sooner or later but not knowing in what disguise he would appear. The visitor presents himself as the executioner for totalitarian state, but it is Death that speaks. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  9. Requiem

    Requiem

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: RB8000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 12 to 15 actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    The call to war is relentless and takes nearly everyone until a mother deprives them of more fodder for their killing machine. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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