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  1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas TW4000

    20,000 Leagues Under the Seas

    Adapted by David Kersnar and Althos Low. From the books by Jules Verne.

    Product Code: TW4000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 2w.

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    • 120 min.
    A group of castaways in the South Pacific discover Captain Nemo—long thought dead—still haunting his now-crippled Nautilus. A debate arises between the men and the aged captain: in his years-long private war for revenge, was Nemo justified? Morally responsible? The play chronicles the interwoven histories of Professor Morgan Aronnax, a woman who has hidden her gender from the public at the behest of the French minister of science, and Nemo, as they voyage beneath the world’s oceans to the unclaimed tundra of the South Pole. Learn More
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  2. OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist

    OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist

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

    Product Code: OA8000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 3m., 4w.

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    • 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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  3. Detective Partner Hero Villain

    Detective Partner Hero Villain

    By Brett Neveu.

    Product Code: DF9000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • College | Professional
    • 4 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    A detective and his partner search for Supernova (the villain), who hates The Fantastic Phenomenon (the hero) so much that he is killing superhero super-fans. The detective's world quickly begins to unravel as he questions his own belief in law and justice and starts to peel back the good-versus-evil veneer, exposing the realities of life and death and the ultimate consequences of trusting those who tell us to "keep the faith." The black-and-white morality of superheroes is turned on its head in this play. Learn More
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  4. Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow

    Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow

    Adapted by Ann H. Brockette.

    Product Code: O88000

    • Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5m., 2w. with an ensemble of up to 40 either gender.
    • 90 min.
    This adaptation is a story of a great man who pays the ultimate price for trying to outsmart the gods. As Greek mythology shows, however, no human can rise to the power of the gods who rule over us. Learn More
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  5. American Dead

    American Dead

    By Brett Neveu.

    Product Code: AC8000

    • Drama
    • College | Professional
    • 6m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A man is haunted by the senselessness of his sister's murder. He drinks and hallucinates conversations with her and is confronted with information regarding who killed her. Learn More
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  6. Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    Lost In Tumblerock or, They Took the Wrong Road

    By Katie Reed.

    Product Code: LJ9000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 7m., 8w., extras.
    • 45 min.
    This comic melodrama is complete with rowdy ranch hands and beautiful French cancan dancers and will have the audience cheering the heroes and booing the villains. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. The Love of the Nightingale

    The Love of the Nightingale

    By Timberlake Wertenbaker.

    Product Code: L68000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 7w. (two variable choruses.)

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 105 min.
    A retelling of the Philomele story that passionately demonstrates the violence that stems from enforced silence. Philomele is raped and when she threatens to talk, the rapist cuts out her tongue. She then kills her rapist's son in an awful act of violence. A cycle of retribution begins which only ends when the gods transform Philomele into a nightingale. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. The Martian Chronicles M64000

    The Martian Chronicles

    By Ray Bradbury.

    Product Code: M64000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • Large, flexible.

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    • 110 min.
    A young Martian asks another if there could be any life on Earth. "Impossible," is the answer. "There's too much oxygen!" However, an expedition from Earth has landed on Mars and is destroyed. The crew of a later rescue mission is committed to a Martian insane asylum for thinking themselves "Earth men." Learn More
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  9. The Ransom of Red Chief

    The Ransom of Red Chief

    Adapted by Brian Kral. Based on O. Henry's short story.

    Product Code: R90000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School
    • 2m., 1 boy.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This adaptation of O. Henry's classic story about two kidnappers who fall prey to their young victim combines historical fact and entertaining fancy. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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