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  1. A Toby Show

    A Toby Show

    By Aurand Harris.

    Product Code: TN9000

    • Farce | Melodrama
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 4w., plus extras for vaudeville entr'actes.

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    • 30 min.
    A Toby Show brings back to the stage an American folk character of Toby, a country bumpkin who through naiveté, honesty and homespun humor outwits the city slickers. Toby is a great role for an energetic actor. The play is a colorful segment of American drama. This farce melodrama recreates with traditional situations and stock characters through jokes and stage business. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Jocko or, The Monkey's Husband

    Jocko or, The Monkey's Husband

    By Tim Kelly. Based on the French classic, Jocko La Singe.

    Product Code: J61000

    • Comedy | Satire | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 13+ actors, flexible, 2m., 4w.

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    • 25 min.
    Based on one of the French Boulevard plays of the 1800's, in which Jocko (a monkey) falls in love with a European man. They endure the comments of a contemporary theatre audience as well as family and authorities as they pursue their relationship. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera in play form. Dramatized by June Walker Rogers.

    Product Code: M10000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 14 m. or w., extras as desired.

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    • 45 min.
    An opera libretto simplified into an enchanting play. Follow the adventures of Prince Tamino from his rescue from the Serpent to the Temple of Sarasota where he must prove himself worthy of winning the lovely Pamina by enduring the tests of fire and water. The lovers find their happy ending with the help of a magic flute and the marvelously funny character Papageno. Easy to produce with effective staging that makes this play exciting theatre. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. Ed Opus (Rex)

    Ed Opus (Rex)

    By William Gleason. With special thanks to Sophocles.

    Product Code: E12000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • High School
    • 3m., 4w. (extra girls.)

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    • 40 min.
    Based roughly on the intricate plot of Oedipus Rex, this comedy/farce relates the adventures of Ed Opus, beloved and loving student body president of West Thebes High School. See Ed Opus track down the unknown stranger who did away with Teen Angel. Empathize with Ty Reesias, president of the Soothsayer Club, as he tells Ed Opus who the culprit really is. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on a poem by Edwin Markham.

    Product Code: CL3000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 3w.

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    • 20 min.
    A humble cobbler awaits a visit from the Lord as told to him in a dream, while several unexpected guests stop by his home. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    Adapted by Herman Ammann. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale.

    Product Code: LJ2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 8m., 10w., extras.
    • 30 min.
    Ragged, hungry little Maggie tries to sell matches on the icy streets of a cold city, but no one will buy them because they are so involved in their own interests that they fail to understand the needs of others. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. The Happy Scarecrow HC9000

    The Happy Scarecrow

    By I. E. Clark.

    Product Code: HC9000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 6m., 5w.

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    • 30 min.
    A mean witch dares a frilly little fairy to prove there's such a thing as happiness. So the fairy brings a scarecrow to life and promises to make him a real man if he can find happiness. It's a strange search, sometimes comical, sometimes sad. The scarecrow meets a variety of characters, each providing an insight into human relations as well as excellent roles for your actors and actresses. The scarecrow's search evokes a little smile, a little fright and perhaps a little tear. What is happiness? Philosophers have struggled with this question for centuries. But sometimes answers are found by simple people with humble aims. Learn More
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  9. Gammer Gurton's Needle

    Gammer Gurton's Needle

    Adapted by I. E. Clark.

    Product Code: GB2000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 5m., 5w.

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    • 35 min.
    The play is a rollicking farce laid in a 16th-century English hamlet. Among its often-patched, seldom-washed inhabitants is Gammer Gurton, a jolly old gossip whose most precious possession is a steel needle. But, alas!—Gammer loses her needle, and the entire village finds itself in a turmoil. Learn More
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  10. The Three Old Women's Bet

    The Three Old Women's Bet

    By R. Rex Stephenson.

    Product Code: TR3000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Middle School | High School
    • 4m., 4w., extras

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    • 30 min.
    This Blue Ridge Mountain folktale comedy is about three competitive sisters who each try to prove their husband is the most foolish. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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