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  1. My Broken Doll Cover MR6000

    My Broken Doll

    By Ernie Nolan. Based on the book by Beatrice Karp and Deborah Pappenheimer.

    Product Code: MR6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 4m., 2 to 4w.
    • 60 min.
    My Broken Doll is the true childhood story of Holocaust survivor Beatrice Karp. It begins as teenage Beatrice learns she must leave post-war London to begin life anew in the United States. As she packs for the journey, each object she places in her suitcase floods her with memories of her life during the war. Audiences are instantly transported to the train rides, concentration camps and Nazi guards of Beatrice's memory. Though tragic, this is also a story of acceptance, love and resilience. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus

    The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus

    By Eric Coble.

    Product Code: GE6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 10 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus is a whirlwind adventure about how we affect the environment and the animals with whom we share the planet, and how we take on the mission of saving the world from ourselves. A unique twist on traditional storytelling, where a bit of moonlight brings a menagerie of found objects to life, this original play shows the power of memory and imagination and will captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. The War of the Worlds

    The War of the Worlds

    Product Code: WK5000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2w., 6 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    During the morning video announcements at Grover's Mill High, something not of this Earth crash lands in the football stadium. Inspired by Orson Wells’ radio broadcast, this modern adaptation is designed to be rehearsed and performed live online. Through a series of Zoom calls, our morning-show hosts find themselves covering the biggest story in human history. Martians have landed and are taking over the Earth. Can our group of scrappy high-schoolers survive the invasion? This show can be performed virtually or onstage. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  4. In the Tank (En El Tanque) IF8000

    In the Tank (En El Tanque)

    By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.

    Product Code: IF8000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. A Dickens Carol DH3000

    A Dickens Carol

    By Ned Crowley.

    Product Code: DH3000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5 to 6 m., 5 to 6w., 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A Dickens Carol re-imagines the story of Scrooge from Dickens’ point of view. It’s 1842 Victorian London, and Dickens has become embittered toward life. In a way, he has become a bit of a Scrooge, a character he has yet to even create! But on a cold Christmas Eve, his fortunes take a turn when a train crash sends Dickens into the icy Kent river. There, he is visited by three spirits who lead him on a journey that transforms his life and inspires him to write his most celebrated work ever. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Pound Cover PN1000

    Pound

    By Sean O'Leary.

    Product Code: PN1000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    After spending 12 years in St. Elizabeths Hospital for incompetency, literary lion and ferocious anti-Semite Ezra Pound faces the terrifying prospect of being released. At first, Pound’s treatment by a young psychiatrist, Ann Polley, seems promising, but then the techniques become disturbing and Ann’s true purpose is revealed. Pound explores whether words can be as powerful as actions, whether revenge can be just, and whether sanity is possible when we’re made to see the world as it is and not as we would have it. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. The Brothers Paranormal Cover BM3000

    The Brothers Paranormal

    By Prince Gomolvilas.

    Product Code: BM3000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 110 min.
    Two Thai-American brothers launch a ghost-hunting business in order to capitalize on the nationwide increase in sightings of “Asian-looking ghosts.” When the siblings investigate the home of an African-American couple who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and who are antagonized by one very terrifying spirit, everyone’s notions of reality, fantasy and sanity clash against the shocking truth. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. Babette's Feast Cover BK5000

    Babette's Feast

    Conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen. Written by Rose Courtney. Adapted from the short story by Isak Dinesen.

    Product Code: BK5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3w., 6 either gender, extras as desired.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This adaptation reimagines Dinesen’s classic tale as a rich theatrical event: deep, funny, sensual, dangerous and beautiful. The cloistered 19th-century community of two loving, devout Lutheran sisters reluctantly, then completely, embraces Babette, a mysterious French refugee. But when Babette sacrifices all she has to throw a lavish dinner party, the entire community is magically and inexplicably transformed. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. Tomás and the Library Lady Cover TV9000

    Tomás and the Library Lady

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

    Product Code: TV9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

      Contact our customer service department for more information.
    • 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
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. The Secret of Courage Cover S4F000

    The Secret of Courage

    Adapted by Laurie Brooks. Based on the short story Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks.

    Product Code: S4F000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 3w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    An inspiring hero’s journey filled with magic and wonder begins when teenager Jack McCall faces a health crisis. Reality blends with fantasy as Jack is guided into Sinnissippi Park, and he begins to question whether his whole adventure is real or imagined. But when a demon arrives, Jack finds his courage and discovers that facing this adversary might be the key to fighting his illness. This play presents an excursion into fantasy for live theatre that celebrates friendship, courage and the power of imagination. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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