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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 Night Witches

By Rachel Bublitz.

Product Code: N91000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 9 to 16w.

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

Nina and Vera have just finished their training as navigators in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment known as the “Night Witches” and are moments away from their first combat mission. As they fight their nerves, the women around them use different means of bolstering their spirits. Tonight’s flight, however, is different than any night they’ve faced before. Using movement, song and lyrically styled dialogue, we follow these brave women through one fateful evening during the war. Learn More

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All Our Children

By Stephen Unwin.

Product Code: AM7000

Drama | Tragedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

It’s a cold January in 1941 at a clinic for disabled children in Nazi Germany. But now, instead of helping them, the doctor is sending them off to their deaths. Much respected Bishop von Galen visits to challenge the state-supported program of murder with unpredictable results. Based on a real figure who successfully protested against the appalling policy of eugenics, this play asks profound questions about how we should value all people, whatever their disabilities or limitations. Learn More

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Camelot and Camelittle

By Stacey Lane.

Product Code: CR9000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
Cast Size: 8 to 10m., 4 to 7w., 3 to 16 either gender. Extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Ruth dreams of being a Knight of the Round Table. But King Arthur and the other heroes laugh at her when she “battles” a lizard pretending to be a dragon. Humiliated, Ruth sets off to form her own queendom, bringing with her the lizard and a mule that she claims is a unicorn. Soon they are joined by a frog, a skunk and two kids; or are they an ogre, a wizard and knights? On their quest, they meet two evil sorcerers who have their own plan to outdo King Arthur. Learn More

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The Night Witches

By Rachel Bublitz.

Product Code: N90000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 11 to 18w.

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Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Nina and Vera have just finished their training as navigators in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment known as the “Night Witches” and are moments away from their first combat mission. As they fight their nerves, the women around them use different means of bolstering their spirits. Tonight’s flight, however, is different than any night they’ve faced before. Using movement, song and lyrically styled dialogue, we follow these brave women through one fateful evening during the war. Learn More

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My Broken Doll

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

Product Code: MR6000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 2 to 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 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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A Dickens Carol

By Ned Crowley.

Product Code: DH3000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5 to 6 m., 5 to 6w., 2 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 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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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
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3w., 6 either gender, extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 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

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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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Jackie Robinson Steals Home

By Peter Manos.

Product Code: J76000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 2 to 15m., 2 to 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

It is 1947, and the Yankees are playing the Dodgers. The newest member of the Dodgers is the first African American to play major league baseball: Jackie Robinson. While playing, Jackie recalls flashbacks from his life up until then. In the game he is attempting to steal home, but in his life he is attempting to steal the hearts of the fans, pave the way for people of color to play America’s pastime and, by extension, participate freely and equally in all aspects of American life. Learn More

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