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The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

By Luella McMahon. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Product Code: T16000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 6m. (or 4m., 2w., variable.)

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A young man plans and commits the "perfect crime." When a detective stops by on a quite different matter, it becomes apparent that the young man has little to fear. The only trouble is, he can't stop the pounding of the dead man's heart. Why can't the detective hear it?

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Based on the story by Ambrose Bierce. Adapted by Christopher Sergel.

Product Code: O10000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 4m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

An almost cheerful young man is about to be hanged for his attempt to blow up the Owl Creek Bridge during the Civil War. With dramatic force, the situation is established. The man's nature and mission are quickly revealed in a moving encounter with his wife and two daughters. Then in one of the most exciting short scenes in literature, the audience is taken into the mind of the man at the moment of his execution.

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Two Bottles of Relish

Two Bottles of Relish

Based on the story by Lord Dunsany. Adapted by Edward Darby.

Product Code: T45000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

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The Marvelous Playbill

The Marvelous Playbill

From Miguel de Cervantes. Adapted by Tim Kelly.

Product Code: M20000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 4m., 8w.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A down-and-out theatrical producer in 16th-century Spain plays on the vanity of the Castilians by announcing The Marvelous Playbill, an entertainment so unusual that only a pure-blooded Castilian can see it. The announcement brings people pouring in. Actually, there is no show. Chanfalla tells them what they are seeing. At first, they're all struck dumb by the realization that they aren't pure-blooded since they see nothing. Soon human vanity is at work and they're all telling outrageous lies.

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As You Like It

As You Like It

Adapted by I. E. Clark from William Shakespeare's play.

Product Code: AH9000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 6 to 8m., 4 to 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Adaption of Shakespeare's As You Like It. Young couples court in the forest where not everyone is who they appear to be.

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The Happy Scarecrow

The Happy Scarecrow

By I. E. Clark.

Product Code: HC9000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Touring Group
Cast Size: 6m., 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

A mean witch dares a frilly little fairy to prove there's such a thing as happiness. So the fairy brings a scarecrow to life and promises to make him a real man if he can find happiness. It's a strange search, sometimes comical, sometimes sad. The scarecrow meets a variety of characters, each providing an insight into human relations as well as excellent roles for your actors and actresses. The scarecrow's search evokes a little smile, a little fright and perhaps a little tear. What is happiness? Philosophers have struggled with this question for centuries. But sometimes answers are found by simple people with humble aims.

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The School For Husbands

The School For Husbands

Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Molière.

Product Code: SX3000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 6m., 3w., 1 either gender

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A young woman must use all of her wiles to avoid marriage to her cruel guardian and find happiness in the arms of her true love.

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Phaedra

Phaedra

Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Jean Racine.

Product Code: PH7000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 5w., extras.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Adaptation of a Greek Tragedy. Phaedra confesses her love for her stepson causing a sequence of events that leads to catastrophe.

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Mimsy Were the Borogoves

Mimsy Were the Borogoves

Adapted by Charles G. Taylor from the story by Lewis Padgett.

Product Code: M27000

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

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

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You, the Jury

You, the Jury

By Anne Coulter Martens.

Product Code: Y12000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 7m., 5w. (extras.)

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Bill is accused of theft at his job and witnesses called to testify are contradictory. This jury play has unusual audience appeal in that audience members are summoned as jurors and their verdict actually does determine the trial outcome.

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