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  1. Things Can Always Be Worse!

    Things Can Always Be Worse!

    By Lois Kipnis.

    Product Code: TB5000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 30 roles for a minimum of 8 actors. may be further expanded.
    • 45 min.
    Rich with Jewish tradition, this is the story of an argumentative family living in a tiny hut who, following a Rabbi's advice, bring their animals into the hut. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  2. Do Not Go Gentle

    Do Not Go Gentle

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: D72000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 1m., 3w., 1 boy, 1 girl.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot "move on" until the rifts between her son and granddaughter are somehow mended. When Windsor and Kelly come home to settle her affairs, they discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild murals. As they unravel secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. 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.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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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  4. Carol * A Christmas

    Carol * A Christmas

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK4000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 10 to 27 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A modern day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in which a high school student learns there is more to life than studying and grades. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. Sharing

    Sharing

    By O.B. Rozell.

    Product Code: SY2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 4m., 7w.

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    • 25 min.
    A family copes with the loss of their wife and mother at holiday time. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Flashback!

    Flashback!

    By Alice Wilson. Additional materials supplied by Louis Moloney, Johnny Saldaña and Rachel Winfree.

    Product Code: FB4000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 3m., 3w.
    • 45 min.
    An exuberant revue using mime, dance and song to celebrate the world of the contemporary child. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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