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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 Tale of La Llorona as Told by Consuelo Chavez

By José Casas.

Product Code: TX5000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
Cast Size: 2m., 3w., 1 to 2 any gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

A group of lifelong friends who are also eighth graders prepare for what they believe is their final time celebrating Halloween together. Unfortunately, the weather is undermining their trick-or-treating plans. The friends reveal they are afraid that going to high school will break up their group. As a distraction, they begin to tell scary stories. When one story becomes more real than imagined, they realize the experiences they’ve shared connect them all together, and they are determined to remain friends for life. 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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Tomás and the Library Lady

Adapted by José Cruz González. From the book by Pat Mora.

Product Code: TV9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.

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Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

Adapted from the well-loved book, Tomás and the Library Lady tells the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, and learned to love books and the places they took him. Tomás went on to a successful career in academia and became the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. This play can be readily understood by both English and Spanish speakers. Learn More

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World of Wonder

Book and lyrics by Tonya Hays. Music and lyrics by Genesis Be.

Product Code: WK1000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 4w., 6 to 12 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

At 2 years old, Noah is diagnosed with autism. He stops talking, won't look people in the eyes and doesn't wish to be touched. Jenny, Noah's older sister, journeys into Noah's world and finds the courage and strength to understand and support his struggles. The family comes to understand that autism is not a death of dreams but another way to live and that Noah is different but not less. World of Wonder invites all to join the adventure and take the first step in understanding autism. Learn More

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Ghosts in the Machine

By Eric Coble.

Product Code: GD8000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 8 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 70 min.

It begins after lunch on Melissa’s phone. Someone she doesn’t know is texting her looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, eight very different high-school kids are getting bizarre texts from numbers they don’t recognize—budding romances, bitter rivalries, even violent threats. What’s going on? And what if it’s not people connecting with other people via their phones … but phones trying to connect with other phones via their people? A digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. Learn More

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Stepsisters

Book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus. Lyrics by Flip Kobler. Music by Dennis Poore.

Product Code: S2S000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
Cast Size: 3 to 23m., 8 to 30w., up to 22 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 95 min.

When Drew and Beth (who are not wicked, evil and ugly) are thrown into the dungeon for conspiring against the throne, they tell their fellow prisoners what really happened with Cinderella. Drew, Beth and Ella are really the best of friends and—spoiler alert—Drew is actually Ella’s fairy godmother. So bibbity-bobbity-boom! How can two sisters play matchmaker for their tomboy stepsister while trying to out-connive a conniving mother, outwit a sadistic chancellor and make everyone’s dreams come true before the jailer takes their heads? Learn More

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Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges

By Christina M. Ham. Music by Gary Rue.

Product Code: RD8000

Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
Cast Size: 11 to 16m., 11 to 20w., 5 to 9 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. When the white families learned of Ruby’s enrollment, they pulled their children from her class, leaving Ruby and her teacher the only ones in the classroom for the school year. Her family watched helplessly as federal marshals escorted Ruby to school each day past protesters jeering and threatening her life. This musical explores a little girl’s unbeatable courage in the face of adversity. 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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Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure

By Karen Zacarías with the young playwrights of Young Playwright's Theater. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: CP4000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 7m., 8w. (3m., 3w. with doubling). Extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

On a field trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Dee, José and Annie accidentally knock George Washington out of his portrait and into real life, turning their White House tour into an unexpected adventure. As they try to get the nation's first president back into his painting, they encounter Jacqueline Kennedy; Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd; Dolley Madison; and other famous White House residents. Together, they learn that the White House isn't just a historic building—it's also a home.

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