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  1. Merritt Anne and the Mighty Oak MT1000

    Merritt Anne and the Mighty Oak

    By Laura King.

    Product Code: MT1000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | Community | TYA
    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    As a family gathers under the mighty oak tree that drapes their hometown to lay one of their own to rest, young cousins Merritt Anne and Wyatt plot their escape for happier pastures. They sneak away from the obligatory post-funeral meal in search of adventure. They climb trees, fish for tadpoles, sing their favorite songs and plan a future full of fun and fearlessness. But threaded through every moment is the remembrance of the funeral and all that it means. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Clever Rachel

    Clever Rachel

    By Moses Goldberg.

    Product Code: CQ9000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Rachel has a reputation as a clever girl who can figure out answers to the most challenging riddles. But the traditional roles of men and women don't allow for women to be intellectuals. When Jacob, the smartest boy in town, challenges her to a contest of wits, somehow they both win and find something that neither had before—a friend. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. Coffee With God

    Coffee With God

    By Kal Wagenheim.

    Product Code: CE4000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 3m., 1w. or 2m., 2w. The role of God may be played by a man or woman.
    • 40 min.
    A man is enjoying coffee and a bagel at his favorite New Jersey diner when God, carrying a laptop computer, enters, sits next to him and seems to know all about him. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  4. Frank and Stein

    Frank and Stein

    Adapted from a story by Eve B. Feldman.

    Product Code: F96000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 1m., 1w. (1 teen boy, 1 younger girl)
    • 15 min.
    Ben Stein receives a diary as a bar mitzvah present and records the agony and ecstasy of the hours leading up to and beyond his big day. Learn More
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  5. One Foot After Another

    One Foot After Another

    Adapted from a short story by Lois Ruby.

    Product Code: O68000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 1w. (1 boy)
    • 15 min.
    Barry is 13 years old and will become a bar mitzvah and graduate college on the same day. Alma is 82, a college freshman, and hasn't been inside a synagogue since the early '30s. They're out of step with everyone, but not with each another. Learn More
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  6. The Heart of Buchanan

    The Heart of Buchanan

    Adapted from a story by Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: H93000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 1w. (4 girls 8 to 13)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 15 min.
    Sarah's military family moves often, but never before to a town as small as Buchanan. Sarah makes friends by singing in the choir and takes the Christmas program lightly-until she realizes its effect on her more vulnerable little sister. Learn More
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  7. Wrestling With Angels

    Wrestling With Angels

    Adapted from a story Carol Matas.

    Product Code: WA6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 1w. (2 teen boys, 2 teen girls.)
    • 15 min.
    Jaci feels pressured to keep up with her friends, who have decided on a boyfriend for her and a body-piercing to celebrate her birthday. But a dream interpreted by an Orthodox classmate gives her a new perspective on herself and on Judaism Learn More
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  8. Everyman in the Circus of Life

    Everyman in the Circus of Life

    Adapted by Travis Tyre.

    Product Code: E56000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 13 actors, may be played by 4 with doubling.

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    • 45 min.
    Everyman in the Circus of Life is a contemporary retelling of Everyman that combines the fun and skills of circus performance with the exploration of one of the great dramas of the medieval world. All the characters remain, but they have become figures in a circus: Death is the ringmaster; Worldly Possessions a juggler; Strength a weight lifter, for example. The script also includes the original Everyman to make it accessible to the modern reader, as well as rehearsal activities and games. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  9. An Old-Fashioned Christmas

    An Old-Fashioned Christmas

    By Sally Bowman.

    Product Code: O91000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2 to 3m., 5w., extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    Retirees wish for an old fashioned Christmas, but are not so enthusiastic when their wish is granted. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  10. Goodbye Marianne

    Goodbye Marianne

    By Irene Kirstein Watts.

    Product Code: G98000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 1 boy, 2 girls, or 3 minimum (1m. 2w.) with doubling.

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    • 45 min.
    A true story of the author's childhood experience of hope in a time of terror. Set in Nazi Germany in the days following the Night of Broken Glass. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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