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  1. Aunt Leaf

    Aunt Leaf

    By Barbara Wiechmann.

    Product Code: AF7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 3 actors, gender flexible. Expansion possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    It is 1910. An 11-year-old girl is sent into the woods by her widowed great-aunt to look for the ghost of her dead husband. The girl brings back made up stories to cheer up the old woman and soon comes to believe her own stories are true. The shared adventure, both dangerous and hopeful, serves as a dual passage for the child into adolescence and the old woman into a more peaceful death. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. Selkie

    Selkie

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: SW7000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    In Scotland, selkies transform into lasses on Midsummer's Eve and dance on the beach. This play chronicles the story of a 16-year-old who discovers a pelt that unlocks the mystery foretold. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  3. The Tale of the Frog Prince

    The Tale of the Frog Prince

    Book by Kathy Hotchner. Lyrics by Bill Roser, Steve and Kathy Hotchner. Music by Bill Roser.

    Product Code: T48000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    In the heart of a magical swamp lives a crusty prince-turned-frog who wants to become human again but, as he sings it, "No one wants to kiss a toad." Into this swamp comes a noisy, haughty royal family with young Rosalie, whose kiss turns the frog back into a (very surprised!) prince. Your audience will learn as much of a lesson as the prince since they will participate equally in the action. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. The Little Troll Without A Soul

    The Little Troll Without A Soul

    By Herman Ammann.

    Product Code: LJ6000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Attempting to make the world as ugly as possible, a heartless old witch traps pretty young girls and turns them into ugly old rag dolls. When the play opens the witch is laying plans to trap Michele, a little girl that the little troll who wants a soul has had his eyes on. She's something he'd like to find under his Christmas tree—but not as an ugly rag doll! Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. In Search Of The Golden Teardrop

    In Search Of The Golden Teardrop

    By Betty Havens.

    Product Code: IC6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 10 to 25 actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Two brave subjects set out on a quest to find and return a golden teardrop lost by a princess. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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