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Maddie and Eleanor

Product Code: MT2000

Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | Community | TYA
Cast Size: 2 to 5m., 5 to 10w., up to 7 any gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

When Maddie Leonard returns home after her first day of school in fourth grade, she is fed up with schoolyard bullies and flaky ex-best friends. As she turns to her beloved iPhone for solace, she gets an unexpected visit from Eleanor Roosevelt. As Maddie and Eleanor navigate their budding relationship through old and modern technologies and against a backdrop of world events, they inspire each other, laugh together and discover a universal truth—friendship transcends everything. Learn More

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The Storm in the Barn

Adapted by Eric Coble. From the graphic novel by Matt Phelan.

Product Code: S4D000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 7 to 20 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

In 1937 Kansas, 11-year-old Jack faces many challenges: bullies, his father’s desperate attempts to keep his family intact, an ill older sister and a troublemaker little sister. But he’s also facing the Dust Bowl and the steady spread of the mysterious illness “Dust Dementia.” So can Jack even trust his own eyes when he makes a terrifying discovery in the abandoned barn next door? When everyone says you’re too small to be the hero of any story, where do you find the strength to save your family … and the world? Learn More

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The Cycle

By Tiffany Kontoyiannis.

Product Code: CQ5000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 4 to 5m., 5 to 8w., 2 to 3 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

By bringing the bully, the bystander and the victim to the stage, The Cycle dramatizes the negative effects and harms of bullying. We meet several relatable characters, including a victim who has chosen to overcome her painful experience with bullying by focusing on her schoolwork; however, we also see how she could have negatively chosen to deal with it. This award-winning play sparks discussion by creating characters in whom anyone can see themselves. Learn More

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Bird in the Hand

By Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas.

Product Code: BK9000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 2 to 3 either gender (more possible).

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

A man who runs a theme park in Miami dedicated to tropical birds takes us on a tour of his final year in high school. He explains how he came to inherit the park from his father and lose his best friend in the process. The narrator feels caged and out of place, much like the imported birds he cares for. He considers choices he might have made and daydreams about how his life might have turned out differently. Learn More

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Atypical Boy

By Laurie Brooks.

Product Code: AK1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2 to 3m., 1 to 3w., 1 to 4 or more either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

In a fantastical world (not entirely unlike our own) where "conformity is compulsory," one boy cannot conform. Learn More

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Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

Book, music and lyrics by Michael Tester.

Product Code: MH5000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Recommended For: High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 7m., 10w., 1 either gender. With over 36 featured roles, the show can be done with as few as 12 or as many as 40 or more.

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Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

It's the Glees versus the Goths, the Drama Queens versus the Jocks in a Senior Superlative showdown! Set at a high-school awards ceremony, this title explores the trials and aspirations of teenagers through a thematic arc of song, sketch and monologue, allowing ample room for creative staging and flexible casting. Learn More

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columbinus

By the United States Theatre Project. Written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli. Dramaturgy by Patricia Hersch. Conceived by PJ Paparelli.

Product Code: CD7000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 70 min.

This play, sparked by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., is a meeting of fact and fiction that illuminates the realities of adolescent culture by exploring the events surrounding the shootings. The play weaves together excerpts from discussions with parents, survivors and community leaders in Littleton as well as police evidence to bring to light the dark recesses of American adolescence. Learn More

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Caught Between Two Worlds

By Carlos Perez.

Product Code: CF7000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 5m., 7w.

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Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

In Caught Between Two Worlds, 15-year-old Andrea is half Latinx and half white. Not speaking Spanish, she is shunned by those who are Latinx, and since her skin is brown, she’s shunned by those who are white. The play focuses on the need of those who are of mixed race to discover where they belong, not only in our society but in their own home, and brings insight to the young people who may have dealt with them cruelly. Learn More

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Becca

Book, music and lyrics by Wendy Kesselman. Musical arrangements by Michael Starobin.

Product Code: BE9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 1m., 1w., 9 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

Jonathan's "pets" languish in cages, remembering a time when he played with them. Little sister Becca, portrayed as a beautiful but sad doll, is Jonathan's "pet" now. Becca leaves Jonathan, returning only after he has expressed heartfelt remorse for his actions. Together, they begin anew, as equals and friends. Reality and fantasy mix in this powerful exploration of the inner journey of children. The world of dreams versus fears, love versus abuse of power, and freedom versus responsibility is imaginatively presented through song, dance and dialogue. Learn More

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Magic Theatre

By Saundra Mathews-Deacon.

Product Code: M12000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

Tested and perfected before many audiences, this enchanting show has been acclaimed both by children and by critics. It's a "magical" production in which actors suddenly say "I'm fire!" or "I'm a yellow submarine" and then portray what they've said. But in the midst of the fun there's substance, too. Learn More

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