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  1. Off Road - OA9000

    Off Road

    By Julianna Gross.

    Product Code: OA9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 2 to 3m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    When their car breaks down, high schoolers Mel and Oliver are stuck on the side of the road, forced to make small talk over cupcakes, road trips and Charlotte—Mel’s best friend, and Oliver’s girlfriend. Amid flashbacks of awkward dates and unfinished moments, and surrounded by pressures from school and the inevitable question of Charlotte, Mel and Oliver find themselves outside it all. After all, how can you know what’s right when you don’t know what could have been? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. hard 2 spel dad

    hard 2 spel dad

    By Linda Daugherty and Mary Rohde Scudday.

    Product Code: HA9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 5w.
    • 40 min.
    Hope triumphs in this story about the loss of self-esteem, isolation and risky behaviors that too often accompany learning differences. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. The End Of Summer

    The End Of Summer

    By KT Curran.

    Product Code: E75000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    A teenager has a party on the last day of summer, but an introduction to smoking and drinking turns into tragedy. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Girl I Used To Be

    The Girl I Used To Be

    By KT Curran.

    Product Code: GB9000

    • Drama
    • High School
    • 3m., 3w.

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    • 40 min.
    A teenage girl sheds her friends and activities for a boyfriend involved in drugs. She straightens her life out, but still must face the consequences of her behavior. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Whereabouts Unknown

    Whereabouts Unknown

    By John Rawley.

    Product Code: WE8000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 5m., 9w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    First person accounts of a group of young people through high school into adulthood. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. Boys' Play

    Boys' Play

    By Jack Heifner.

    Product Code: B88000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m.
    • 45 min.
    Through talk of sex, school, sports, families and the telling of ghost stories, Tom tests Joe's allegiance to him and eventually asks Joe to help him leave his current life behind. This play examines teenage friendship, sexuality and teen suicide. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. Bathers

    Bathers

    By James I. Schempp.

    Product Code: B74000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 3w.
    • 25 min.
    One young woman on a swimming team of three is pressuring the others to take an undetectable performance enhancing drug. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  9. 'Hoods

    'Hoods

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: HE5000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 12 to 20 actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Young people tell about the harsh reality of gangs, drugs, warfare and death on the streets of the "hood." Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. Carriers

    Carriers

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK5000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 10 to 20+ actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Teens talk about their experiences with sex and STDs and the effects on their lives. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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