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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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The Royal Society of Antarctica

By Mat Smart.

Product Code: RE1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 140 min.

A young woman seeking to understand her mother’s disappearance joins the ranks of a ragtag group of misfits and scientists who serve at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Amidst janitorial duties, never-ending daylight and subzero temperatures, this lonely and rugged bunch finds an escape from the world and a home for one another. A striking and luminous story about why we run away and what happens when we finally come face to face with what we’ve been running away from. Learn More

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Eternity

By Michael Cochran.

Product Code: E94000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Abe, an angel of death, decides to move a client appointment in favor of getting an ice cream sandwich. The only problem is that his “appointments” are to greet the newly deceased and take them to the next stop. Things quickly spiral out of control when Abe’s repeated attempts to “bump off” his delayed appointment fails, and the real threat of a new “unauthorized life” will occur unless Abe gets everything back on track. A surprise visit from the boss helps Abe rediscover the real meaning of life and death. Learn More

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Ghosts in the Machine

By Eric Coble.

Product Code: GD8000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 8 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 70 min.

It begins after lunch on Melissa’s phone. Someone she doesn’t know is texting her looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, eight very different high-school kids are getting bizarre texts from numbers they don’t recognize—budding romances, bitter rivalries, even violent threats. What’s going on? And what if it’s not people connecting with other people via their phones … but phones trying to connect with other phones via their people? A digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. Learn More

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Spoon Lake Blues

By Josh Tobiessen.

Product Code: S2M000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 85 min.

In the mountain town of Spoon Lake, brothers Denis and Brady are struggling to save their house from the bank. When doing jobs for the summer residents isn’t enough, they start robbing their wealthy neighbors. Things are going better than you might think, until Brady falls in love with Caitlin, the daughter of an African-American family they’ve just robbed, and brings her back to their home. When things start getting complicated, Caitlin begins to sympathize with the brothers’ and helps hatch a new plot. Learn More

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Lone Star Spirits

By Josh Tobiessen.

Product Code: LL8000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Marley is hoping for a quick trip home to the town where she grew up, but she and her fiancé are in for more than they bargained for. Upon entering her estranged father’s liquor store, she’s immediately set upon by her ex-boyfriend who’s looking to relight their romance. Then there’s the former classmate looking to drag Marley into a two-woman bachelorette party. By the time Marley finally manages to reveal to her father the real reason for her visit, things are further complicated by the ghost of the bear-wrestling pioneer who used to live in the store. Learn More

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Any Night

By Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn.

Product Code: AL8000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

When Anna, a troubled modern dancer struggling with the death of her mother, moves into a new basement suite for solace and solitude, she finds herself drawn into a tender relationship with Patrick, the helpful young man living above her. But why is she suffering violent behavior in her sleep? Part romance, part thriller, this mind-bending puzzle explores the thin line between trust and fear and the immeasurable power of the subconscious. Learn More

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Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular

By Brian Guehring. Based on the characters and mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Product Code: S2P000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 7 to 13m., 5 to 12w., up to 13 extras

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Approx. Run Time: 70 min.

On a dare, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket an old man. Not only is she unsuccessful, but the old man, Sherlock Holmes, takes the ring that was in her pocket and leaves a note with his address. When she goes to retrieve the ring, she proposes to work as his assistant, and he agrees to begin training her. They must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries. Learn More

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose

Adapted by Michael Menendian and John Weagly. From The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Product Code: S2N000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5 to 7m., 3 to 9w., up to 12 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

In this family-friendly mystery, Sherlock Holmes must discover the identity of a man who lost his hat and goose in a late-night scuffle, and then the countess of Morcar’s rare and valuable blue carbuncle is found stuffed down the goose’s throat. The pursuit of the thief leads Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Covent Garden Market and all over the streets of wintry London.

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lower case

By Stephen Enersen.

Product Code: LL9000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This romantic comedy wrestles with the miseries of the mid-life, recycled dating scene. George bets his meddling sister that he'll solve his dating problems by "hiring" a mistress. To avoid losing the bet, he pays a theatre student to play the role. As chaos ensues, they come to appreciate each other’s odd yet strangely sensible takes on life and relationships. Learn More

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