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  1. The Tale of La Llorona as Told by Consuelo Chavez TX5000

    The Tale of La Llorona as Told by Consuelo Chavez

    By José Casas.

    Product Code: TX5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 2m., 3w., 1 to 2 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    A group of lifelong friends who are also eighth graders prepare for what they believe is their final time celebrating Halloween together. Unfortunately, the weather is undermining their trick-or-treating plans. The friends reveal they are afraid that going to high school will break up their group. As a distraction, they begin to tell scary stories. When one story becomes more real than imagined, they realize the experiences they’ve shared connect them all together, and they are determined to remain friends for life. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    By Katie Reed.

    Product Code: LJ9000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 8w., extras.
    • 45 min.
    This comic melodrama is complete with rowdy ranch hands and beautiful French cancan dancers and will have the audience cheering the heroes and booing the villains. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Barber Of Seville (Le Barbier de Séville, Ou la Précaution Inutile)

    The Barber Of Seville (Le Barbier de Séville, Ou la Précaution Inutile)

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the plays written by Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais.

    Product Code: BH8000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 3w.

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    • 40 min.
    Highly intelligent, energetic and ambitious Figaro wanted more than anything to be rich and famous so he could enjoy the splendid life of 18th century France. But he had no chance of succeeding because he was born a second-class citizen, and life for him and the other servants was so unbearable that whispers of revolt drifted through the musty air of the servants' quarters. The tricks Figaro thinks up to get even with the aristocrats produce one of the world's funniest comedies. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. The School For Husbands

    The School For Husbands

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Molière.

    Product Code: SX3000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 6m., 3w., 1 either gender

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    • 40 min.
    A young woman must use all of her wiles to avoid marriage to her cruel guardian and find happiness in the arms of her true love. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Ralph Roister Doister

    Ralph Roister Doister

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Nicholas Udall.

    Product Code: RB6000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 4w., extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Ralph thinks he is a lady's man and chooses Dame Custance as the lady. But she can't stand the conceited nincompoop. Their tempestuous courtship, complicated by a mischievous meddler and Custance's cute servant girls, rocks the stage in this historically important play. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. 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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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