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Wonderland: Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure

Book by Rachel Rockwell. Music by Michael Mahler. Lyrics by Michael Mahler and Rachel Rockwell. Adapted from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

Product Code: WH8000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 6m., 4w., expandable.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Lewis Carroll's beloved, poetic tale of self-actualization is brought to life by a cast of actors/musicians who create an eclectic, live rock soundtrack as 7 1/2-year-old Alice searches for her own inner musical voice. Throughout her journey, the actors surround Alice in a live musical tapestry ranging from classic rock to punk to ska and even a little bit of Bollywood. Learn More

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It's a Wonderful Life

Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film by Frank Capra and the story by Peter Van Doren Stern.

Product Code: I51000

Comedy | Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 12m., 10w., 2 boys, 2 girls (doubling possible).
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

This is a faithful adaptation of the saga of George Bailey, whose dreams have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, and whose guardian angel must descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. Learn More

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OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist

Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarías. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: OA8000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

This joyful musical is a retelling of Oliver Twist set in modern-day Rio de Janeiro that tackles issues of poverty, inequity and injustice. Oli, an orphan girl, asks the goddess of the sea for a “little bit more” in her life. Con man Falcão and thief Zé Esquiva hope to use Oli’s sweet nature to steal from a rich widow. In the favela, Oli meets Nancí, who begins to teach Oli how to read. But when police officer Sykes gets involved, everyone has to choose between doing what is easy and what is right. Learn More

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The Story of Opal

Adapted by Gale Childs Daly. From the book by Opal Whiteley.

Product Code: S2V000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

This play is an adaptation of Opal Whiteley’s diary. She was a little girl who lived at the turn of the 20th century in a lumber camp in Oregon. Opal’s world was exceptional, and she recorded every day, lovingly and carefully, in her own special language. Everyone who enters Opal’s world will remember it. Her life is portrayed here without sentiment—it was a hard, impoverished time in a grim environment, and yet she managed to find good in the world and engaged it with an “understanding heart.” Learn More

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A Thai Tale

By Nikki Harmon.

Product Code: TV4000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2m., 3w., 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

Lĕk, the egotistical first-bird-in-waiting to the queen of Thailand, has been kidnapped and is stuck in a giant banyan tree. Sumalee, third-bird-in-waiting, comes to rescue her but is caught and ends up trapped too. When Chatchom, a wanderer of the world, singer of song and shape-shifting magician supreme, arrives, he might be their best and only chance at freedom, but Lĕk refuses to listen to one who is of lesser birth than herself. In the end, Lĕk realizes that you can learn from everyone and that everyone and everything has worth and value. Learn More

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The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

By Jeremy Kisling. Based on the story by Tololwa Mollel.

Product Code: PL7000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Princess Kalendi refuses to help a bird, who turns out to be very powerful. He brings a drought upon the earth and takes the princess' hair, a symbol of prosperity to her people, from her head. A beggar helps the princess regain her dignity and kindness as they work together to appease the bird with a selfless act that restores the kingdom and the princess' hair. Learn More

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Augusta and Noble

By Carlos Murillo.

Product Code: AL6000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 4 to 9m., 3 to 6w.
Approx. Run Time: 85 min.

Gabi, a 12-year-old girl who has lived her whole life amid a vibrant Latino community in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, begins asking questions about her heritage. Told in English peppered with Spanish, this play for young audiences celebrates the rich history and resilience of the many immigrants who call Chicago home. Learn More

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When She Had Wings

By Suzan Zeder.

Product Code: WJ1000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 1 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

A story told in sound, movement and words about 9-year-old B, who is about to turn 10 and isn't happy about it! B knows, really knows, that before she could walk, she could fly, and is desperate to remember how. When a mysterious stranger that speaks in strange squawks appears, B wonders if this creature is a bird, a woman escaped from senior care unit or possibly Amelia Earhart ? Together they help each other remember how to fly … literally and metaphorically. Learn More

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Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower

Book and lyrics by Carol Korty. Music by Scott Wheeler.

Product Code: BL9000

Drama
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Cast Size: 3 to 5m., 3 to 7w., 5 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

This play is a coming-of-age story set in old Russia about a spirited young girl, Maryushka, determined to find where she belongs. Maryushka bravely and defiantly does her tasks—initially by playing tricks and fooling around—until she gets into trouble—real trouble. She's expelled from her village to find her baby brother who was snatched up by Baba Yaga's geese. Deep in the forest, she finds her true self in the course of completing three difficult tasks for Baba Yaga and brings her baby brother safely home. Learn More

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Perdida

Book and lyrics by Kathleen Cahill. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: PM2000

Drama
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Cast Size: 4m., 3w., 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Set in pre-revolutionary Mexico, the Spirit of Time narrates a tale that takes place over a span of 18 years and also on a single night, when the groundless jealousy of a powerful don destroys a happy family. Only through the vision and courage of an abandoned child, Perdida, is all that was lost finally found again. Learn More

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