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Ghosts in the Machine

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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Spark

By Tom Arvetis.

Product Code: S2T000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6m., 4w., gender flexible.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Pan is three days away from the most important exam of her life, and her friends, Jude and Farren, are counting on her. No more distractions or mistakes. Together they’re to compete in a dangerous virtual reality that pits them against a mysterious enemy and ultimately determines their rank in the community. Life in Sanctuary is too precarious not to be taken seriously. But when Pan encounters two young strangers who bring an inconceivable possibility to her community, she begins to question all she knows. Learn More

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The Island of Dr. Libris

By Chris Grabenstein and Ronny Venable. Based on the book by Chris Grabenstein.

Product Code: IF7000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 10 to 21 or more either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Billy’s spending the summer in a cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr. Libris’ private bookcase. Whenever Billy opens the classic books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in the middle of the lake. It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to life! But that’s impossible … isn’t it? It’s up to Billy and his magical imagination to come up with a happy ending for everybody, including himself! Learn More

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ARK 5

By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: AK3000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2 to 3m., 3 to 4w., 3 or more gender neutral as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

The ARK System began taking control of Earth Enterprise in 2050 A.D. as a technical aid to global commerce. In this futuristic re-envisioning of the Joan of Arc story, Joan is called by an unexplained presence to fulfill an ancient prophecy to save Earth Enterprise. Many questions are raised about the use and abuse of technology, individual rights and responsibilities, the role of faith and the power of music. Learn More

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The Kingdom of Grimm

Book, music and lyrics by Douglas Post. Based on the stories by the Brothers Grimm.

Product Code: K04000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 7m., 5w., extras.

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Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

Hans unlocks an enchanted chest that held the imprisoned Gerhardt the Great and his troupe of traveling players. To show their thanks, the players perform The Golden Goose, The Three Huntsmen, and The Four Skillful Brothers. Learn More

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Reliable Junk

By Ric Averill. Based on the real life of inventor Harvey Scheetz.

Product Code: R80000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 2w. (1 either gender.)

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

After his grandfather is diagnosed with cancer, Michael tries to come up with a science fair project that might help him. Michael's teacher encourages him to visit Harvey, owner of the Cosmic Connections Museum, who also has a young friend with terminal cancer. Harvey becomes consumed by the memory of one child he couldn't save, while before him is Michael—whose view of science, the imagination, and healing has been changed forever by the magic of Harvey's Reliable Junk. 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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The Love for Three Oranges

By Doreen B. Heard. Freely adapted from the scenario by Count Carlo Gozzi.

Product Code: LG9000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 5m., 3w., with doubling, or up to 20+ (5m., 4w., 11 either gender) plus extras.
Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

The commedia dell'arte style comes to life in this tale of a prince and his adventures as he searches for three magic oranges to put an end to his curse. Learn More

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Pinocchio

By William Glennon.

Product Code: P44000

Comedy
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6m., 1w. (7 either gender.)
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This is one of the most inventive version of Pinocchio ever. Take the hijinks of the commedia dell'arte, add those zany characters—including Geppetto, Fire Eater, Fox and Cat, and the most wonderful Blue Fairy imaginable—then mix in a nonstop adventure, and you're all set to raise the curtain. The house-on-fire pacing will leave you breathless, the hilarious comedy will leave you laughing, and some unexpectedly touching moments will leave you loving this Pinocchio even more. Learn More

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Pinocchio Commedia

Adapted by Johnny Simons. Based on Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio.

Product Code: PJ2000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 8+ actors, flexible.

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

This Harlequinade version has a commedia flavor that gives the story vigor and makes it entertaining for adults as well as children without losing the charm and significant message of Collodi's famous story. Learn More

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