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  1. Checking In CT6000

    Checking In

    By Tracy Wells.

    Product Code: CT6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 5m., 3 to 5w., 5 to 20 any gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Checking In tells a lifetime of stories including an expectant mom going into labor, a teenager learning to see the world beyond a screen, a couple finding love, the craziness of traveling with kids and, finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation. These stories, and more, reflect the theme that “life is a journey—travel it well” and remind us that as we travel through life, it's the people we journey with who make it special. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Just Deserts

    Just Deserts

    Product Code: J80000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    A teen actor plays devil’s advocate in rehearsal for The Merchant of Venice to arouse “the quality of mercy”—and maybe more—in his leading lady. Learn More
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  3. Madrigal in Black and White

    Madrigal in Black and White

    Product Code: MS4000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    A chance encounter between two young women—one Black, one white—escalates into the beginning of a relationship, despite the warnings of their uncensored alter-egos bearing the burden of social history. Learn More
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  4. At the Frog Fountain

    At the Frog Fountain

    By Werner Trieschmann.

    Product Code: AF4000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 3m., 4w., 8 to 20 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    A bustling college campus has impressive classrooms and other attractive features, but the Frog Fountain, which hasn't seen a live frog in ages, isn't one of them. There is a rumor the college is going to tear it down, but it is the scene of love, breakups, arguments, fraternity antics, anguish, mystery and where an band tries to enter the rough world of rock bands that don't happen to be talented. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. Let Me Count the Ways

    Let Me Count the Ways

    By Jay D. Hanagan.

    Product Code: LC9000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 1m., 1w. (male voice.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    Two young lovers let the anticipation build as they prepare to kiss. Learn More
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  7. Suspect to Change

    Suspect to Change

    By Will Humble.

    Product Code: S1D000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    It's a case of mistaken identity when a woman is taken to the hospital after a car accident. Confusion reigns as everyone attempts to sort out what crimes may have been committed and by whom. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Hubie's Best Friend

    Hubie's Best Friend

    By Jules Tasca.

    Product Code: H68000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 20 min.
    Hubie is the hardworking intellectual college student, and his roommate, Alvin, is the girl-loving, girl-chasing jock. Hubie decides to create a fictitious girlfriend and make Alvin fall in love with her, but he falls for his imaginary girl himself. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  9. You Can't Trust the Male

    You Can't Trust the Male

    By Randy Noojin.

    Product Code: Y18000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 35 min.
    Harvey, a painfully shy young mailman, falls in love-at-first-sight with a feisty young Brooklyn woman. In order to win her over, he decides not to deliver an important note. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    Adapted by Cecil Pickett. From William Shakespeare's classic.

    Product Code: TS2000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College
    • 5m, 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    In this adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked and washed ashore in Illyria. The favorite characters—Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Malvolio, Maria, the beautiful countess Olivia and the handsome duke Orsino—are all present to help entertain audiences. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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