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    Esther the Queen

    Adapted by Orlin Corey. From the King James English translation Bible.

    Product Code: E68000

    • Drama
    • 50 roles which may be performed by as few as 17 (11m., 6w.) actors.
    • 45 min.
    The Israelites, already scattered in defeat by the Persians, again facing the threat of annihilation. Esther, a secret Jewess, confronts the necessity to act to save her people. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. 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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Happy Scarecrow HC9000

    The Happy Scarecrow

    By I. E. Clark.

    Product Code: HC9000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Episode on an Autumn Evening

    Episode on an Autumn Evening

    By Friedrich Durrenmatt.

    Product Code: E16000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 4m., 2w.
    • 40 min.
    An amateur detective visits a novelist. He's noticed that the 21 murder mysteries the novelist is famed for just happen to coincide with 21 unsolved actual murders—and the novelist just happened to be in the vicinity at the time of each murder. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. The Summons of Sariel

    The Summons of Sariel

    By Magdalene Kessie.

    Product Code: S57000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 3m., 9w.
    • 45 min.
    Just outside Eternity, the Soul of a girl meets the Clay and the Spirit. She longs to return to Earth where the doctors are working to save her. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  7. Where's Your Stuff?

    Where's Your Stuff?

    By Daniel Brenner.

    Product Code: W85000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 1w.
    • 10 min.
    A young man who has given up his faith is haunted in the middle of the night by the spirit of his long-departed bar mitzvah coach, Cantor Birnbaum. Learn More
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