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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
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.
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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Future, Here

By Jeremy F. Richter.

Product Code: FG1000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Welcome to Future, an unincorporated village monitored by Society and populated by five randomly selected children. It is driven by a national effort to develop “appropriately adapted young citizens.” They are constantly fed a steady stream of news and pop culture on their smartphones and meet daily to share what they’ve learned. Having lived in Future for 12 years, the residents are now 18, and today is their last day together, their final meeting before they learn of their next residence outside of Future. Learn More

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Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges

By Christina M. Ham. Music by Gary Rue.

Product Code: RD8000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 11 to 16m., 11 to 20w., 5 to 9 either gender.
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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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
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 7m., 8w. (3m., 3w. with doubling). Extras as desired.
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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At the Frog Fountain

By Werner Trieschmann.

Product Code: AF4000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 4w., 8 to 20 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A bustling college campus has impressive classrooms and other attractive features, but the Frog Fountain, which hasn't seen a live frog in ages, isn't one of them. There is a rumor the college is going to tear it down, but it is the scene of love, breakups, arguments, fraternity antics, anguish, mystery and where an band tries to enter the rough world of rock bands that don't happen to be talented. Learn More

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Cully's Gold: A Young Girl's Struggle with Temptation and Ambition, 1873

By Carol Korty and Susa Wuorinen.

Product Code: CG6000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5m., 4w. or 4m., 4w. Extras as desired.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

In this coming-of-age play set in rural coastal Maine, Sadie resolves her dilemmas in confrontations with her best friend, her father and the school, as she courageously begins to chart her own course. Learn More

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Lincoln Vacation

By Laura Annawyn Shamas.

Product Code: LE6000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 7m., 5w.
Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Six teenagers from different backgrounds are impacted by a summer school intensity touring program centered around key points and places in Abraham Lincoln's life, with action ranging from travelogue to ghost story. Learn More

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Quixote

Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha. Book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus. Music by Dennis Poore. Lyrics by Flip Kobler.

Product Code: QD5000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 4m., 10w., 11 either gender. May be doubled to a cast of 13 or expanded to up to 50.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Feeling pressured to fit in, Alonzo Quijana, dreams of a better time, when one man could change the course of tomorrow. With the fragile line of popularity, the very thin grasp of sanity, could making the world a better place come from one lone voice in the crowd? Learn More

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How to Make a Musical

Book by Marc Jacobs. Music by Craig Bohmler. Lyrics by Marion Adler.

Product Code: H95000

Comedy | Satire
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 2w., 1 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

This dazzling farce shows us how musicals can change the everyday mundane to magical moments! The Professor, our musical guide, is going to teach "How to Make a Musical." He picks Chris, a "random" student, out of the audience and takes him through a day at his school, showing him each scene both as it would be in real life and how it would be played in a musical. Learn More

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Smoldering Fires

By Kermit Frazier.

Product Code: SP5000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 12m., 6w., doubling possible.
Approx. Run Time: 70 min.

Two 12-year-old black boys who seem unlikely friends share a dream of cleaning up their violent, drug-infested urban neighborhood. Learn More

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