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  1. Foxholes

    Foxholes

    Product Code: FG7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    Two soldiers facing death try to find meaning in life. Learn More
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  2. Carriers

    Carriers

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK5000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 10 to 20+ actors, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Teens talk about their experiences with sex and STDs and the effects on their lives. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. Stark Drama

    Stark Drama

    By Michael V. McGee.

    Product Code: SZ8000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • High School | College
    • 6m., 2w., extras.
    • 35 min.
    A condemned man awaits execution. Frustrated by the efforts of a host of characters to circumvent his wish to die, he must ultimately choose to escape instead. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. The Sheep Thief

    The Sheep Thief

    Adapted by Ford Ainsworth from The Second Shepherd's Play.

    Product Code: SY4000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    Three shepherds must thwart the efforts of a thieving scoundrel named Mak who is trying to steal their sheep. In spite of their vigilance, Mak manages to steal a lamb. The scene in which Mak and his wife, Gil, try to pass the lamb off as their newborn baby is some of the best comedy ever written. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. 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

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