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American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 4 (2020) AN6000

Goat Song Revel

Product Code: GE3000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

A one-person Greek chorus named Doris shows up at Job’s house and lets him know that her arrival most likely means that they’re in a Greek drama, but whether it’s a tragedy or comedy isn’t clear. To complicate matters, God and Satan meet at Job’s house, where Satan says he wants to play a game he made up called “Job.” Dionysus also stops by, realizes that they’re heading for a tragedy and begins his plan to turn this tragedy into a comedy. Learn More

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Christmas, Virtually

By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

Product Code: CS7000

Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 3 to 10m., 3 to 15w., 1 to 11 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

This online theatrical event is designed to be rehearsed and performed on Zoom. These 12 delightful scenes range in tone from sweet and silly to heartfelt to poignant. Dealing with life during the holidays, everyone can relate to what these characters are going through. From a famous reindeer in therapy because of his nose, to a soldier sending a holiday message home, to Hanukkah struggling to find meaning in the Christmas blitz, this show can be reordered, trimmed, cut and adapted to YOUR audience. Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean we can’t have Christmas, Virtually. 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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In the Tank (En El Tanque)

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.

Product Code: IF8000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 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

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Clever Rachel

By Moses Goldberg.

Product Code: CQ9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Rachel has a reputation as a clever girl who can figure out answers to the most challenging riddles. But the traditional roles of men and women don't allow for women to be intellectuals. When Jacob, the smartest boy in town, challenges her to a contest of wits, somehow they both win and find something that neither had before—a friend. Learn More

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Does My Head Look Big in This?

By Jeff Gottesfeld and Elizabeth Wong. Based on the award-winning young adult novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Product Code: DF1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | Community
Cast Size: 3 to 10m., 7 to 10w., 3 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

At a time of rising Islamophobia and cultural misunderstanding, this play about a typical American high-school teen who happens to be Muslim is a great tool for tolerance. When Amal decides to wear her hijab to school, it's a learning experience for all ... including herself. By the end of this play, audiences will understand three things better: Islam, America and themselves. Learn More

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The Third Wave Musical

Book and lyrics by Ron Jones. Music and lyrics by David W. Denny, Kathy Peck Denny and Emily Klion.

Product Code: T09000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 6m., 8w., 12 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This is the true story of a classroom experiment in fascism which takes place in l967 at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California. When Mr. Jones decided to give his class a real experience of being in a totalitarian society, he did not predict the explosive events that follow. Student curiosity is replaced with conformity and violence, fueling the excitement known as The Third Wave. Learn More

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In the Tank

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

Product Code: I90000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2 any gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 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

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One Bad Apple

Book and lyrics by Raphe Beck and Christopher La Puma. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: O66000

Comedy | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 4w. (plus 3 either gender, chorus.)
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

In the very corporate world of Creation, two competitive angels pit Adam and Eve against each other to see which prototype will be the more successful model for the human race, leading to a musical battle of the sexes. Learn More

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Nathan the Wise

By Paul D'Andrea after G.E. Lessing. Translation by Gisela D'Andrea and Paul D'Andrea.

Product Code: N54000

Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6m., 3w. (Doubling and expansion possible.)
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

This Western classic on religious tolerance is set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade. Two young people, Jew and Christian, are drawn to each other in love and come up with an imaginative resolution to the issue of which is the one true faith. Learn More

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