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  1. Ring of Lead

    Ring of Lead

    Adapted by Ken Pickering. From Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould's short story The Leaden Ring.

    Product Code: RC2000

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

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    • 25 min.
    Based on a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. A young woman endures the memory of a suitor who committed suicide and is ultimately trapped by his revenge. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. Haunted Houses

    Haunted Houses

    By Kathryn Schultz Miller.

    Product Code: H57000

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

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    • 45 min.
    Four friends enter an abandoned, dark mansion and begin to tell their personal stories of rejection, hazing, isolation and threats of abuse. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. 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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  4. The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard

    The Infamous Soothing System of Professor Maillard

    Adapted by Raleigh Marcell Jr. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.

    Product Code: IC8000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 14+ actors, flexible.

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    • 30 min.
    The play begins when the hero of the story decides to visit the private sanitarium operated by the renowned Professor Maillard. The professor is famous for his method of treating the insane, “The Soothing System.” But Professor Maillard has not been heard from for some time. What happens during the play, and the activities of the unusual characters, are comical and frightening—with an ending that may come as a surprise. Learn More
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