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  1. The 146 Point Flame

    The 146 Point Flame

    By Matt Thompson.

    Product Code: OA7000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 1 to 7m., 4 to 12w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Based on the historic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, this piece illuminates the definition of human courage. Four young women share their dreams, thoughts, fears and feelings about their ultimate destinies. Vincenza shares her last night on Earth with romance, smiles and dancing. Tessa celebrates her life with a story about her brother and mother. Sisters Lena and Yetta meditate on the strength and endurance of moving from Russia to America and the parallels of moving from life to the afterlife. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Antigone

    Antigone

    Adapted by Bonnie Roberts. Based on the play by Sophocles.

    Product Code: AK7000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional
    • 8m., 8w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.

    A civil war has ended. Will there be peace or new rebellion? Each chorus member argues the side of one of the characters, hoping to bring peace to the war-torn land. Each individual faces the choice: should I do what I feel is right or stay silent and safe? This adaptation can be set anywhere there is civil strife—ancient Greece, modern America, a medieval castle, the inner city, the future, any time and place that speaks to you.

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    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. Martin Said So ML8000

    Martin Said So

    By Wanda Schell and Kenny Bento.

    Product Code: ML8000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 5m., 3w.
    • 45 min.
    A college girl is uninterested in helping to organize a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. A history of the civil rights movement and her family's direct involvement told by her grandmother may change her mind. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. 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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Of Winners, Losers, And Games

    Of Winners, Losers, And Games

    By O.B. Rozell.

    Product Code: O90000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College
    • 7m., 7w., flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    A married couple encounter the forces of winning and losing in a dream world as they come to grips with the death of their child. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Requiem

    Requiem

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: RB8000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 12 to 15 actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    The call to war is relentless and takes nearly everyone until a mother deprives them of more fodder for their killing machine. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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