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In the Tank

In the Tank

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

Product Code: I90000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2 any gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead.

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Pilgrims

Pilgrims

By Diane Ney.

Product Code: PB3000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 3 to 4m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

In this radio play version, marriage has been forbidden because The Ancients discovered it led to breakdowns, insanity and object throwing. Instead, people renew their coupling vows every seven years, often taking advantage of the escape clause.

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Through the Glass Looking

Through the Glass Looking

By Kathryn Petersen.

Product Code: TF8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | Professional Theatre | TYA
Cast Size: 1m., 2w. (3 either gender. May be expanded up to 10 actors.)

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Alex wrestles with questions about why her mother gave her up for adoption, who she is and how she fits into the world around her. In a dream, she goes through a mirror and enters a land called Emitsap where the rulers are tyrannized by a terrifying Judge. She confronts the fears that keep her from truly being herself, frees Emitsap and finds her way back home.

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Frank and Stein

Frank and Stein

Adapted from a story by Eve B. Feldman.

Product Code: F96000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 1m., 1w. (1 teen boy, 1 younger girl)

Approx. Run Time: 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.

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The Heart of Buchanan

The Heart of Buchanan

Adapted from a story by Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: H93000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 1w. (4 girls 8 to 13)

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Approx. Run Time: 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.

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One Foot After Another

One Foot After Another

Adapted from a short story by Lois Ruby.

Product Code: O68000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 2m., 1w. (1 boy)

Approx. Run Time: 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.

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David's Star

David's Star

Adapted from a story by Jacqueline Dembar Greene.

Product Code: D93000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School
Cast Size: 1m. (1 teen boy, 2 teen girls.)

Approx. Run Time: 15 min.

A Sephardic Jew who prefers to keep her heritage to herself, teenager Cara chooses to take a stand when her boss' anti-Semitism threatens her friend Sam.

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Wrestling With Angels

Wrestling With Angels

Adapted from a story Carol Matas.

Product Code: WA6000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 1w. (2 teen boys, 2 teen girls.)

Approx. Run Time: 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

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The Labors of Hercules Fitch

The Labors of Hercules Fitch

By Mark D. Kaufmann

Product Code: LD4000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 6m., 4w., may be expanded to 9m., 6w.

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

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The Secret Lives of Toads

The Secret Lives of Toads

By D.W. Gregory.

Product Code: SK6000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 5m., 18w., expandable to 38 (includes 15 either gender, doubling possible.)

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The themes explored in this play include fear of new experiences, the struggle to fit in, coping with loss, the search for acceptance and the ongoing challenge we all have to figure out who we really are inside.

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