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  1. Jungle Book Cover J24000

    The Jungle Book

    By Joseph Robinette. Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling.

    Product Code: J24000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 10 to 25 either gender, flexible, doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    Intertwined with the original tale of Mowgli and his jungle pals comes the tale of Rudyard Kipling, a Bombay native sent to a boarding school facing a new kind of jungle. Filled with excitement and humor, the play highlights the struggle of good versus evil, the worth of friendship, and the importance of loyalty and other values required for surviving the "law of the jungle." Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Dandelion DJ1000

    Dandelion

    Book and lyrics by Joan Ross Sorkin. Music by Mary Liz McNamara. Based on the book by Don Freeman.

    Product Code: DJ1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4 to 6m., 2 to 3w., extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Dandelion is a family musical based on the children’s book by Don Freeman. Dandelion, a shy, awkward lion, is faced with middle-school angst when he’s invited to Jennifer Giraffe’s impromptu party. He decides that if he goes, he will need to reinvent himself to impress her. Meanwhile, his friends have their own adolescent hang-ups about attending the party. After a series of unexpected complications, Dandelion joins his friends at the party and discovers that it’s better to just be yourself. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Maddie and Eleanor MT2000

    Maddie and Eleanor

    By Martha King De Silva.

    Product Code: MT2000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | Community | TYA
    • 2 to 5m., 5 to 10w., up to 7 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    When Maddie Leonard returns home after her first day of school in fourth grade, she is fed up with schoolyard bullies and flaky ex-best friends. As she turns to her beloved iPhone for solace, she gets an unexpected visit from Eleanor Roosevelt. As Maddie and Eleanor navigate their budding relationship through old and modern technologies and against a backdrop of world events, they inspire each other, laugh together and discover a universal truth—friendship transcends everything. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. Night Night, Roger Roger N93000

    Night Night, Roger Roger

    By Roni Ragone.

    Product Code: N93000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 2 to 5m., 2 to 5w., 2 to 15 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    It’s midnight, but that doesn’t mean the world slows down. Night Night, Roger Roger is a fanciful comedy about the world after the sun goes down. Roller-skating Nanas, kids with tin cans, literary-obsessed vampires, clumsy security guards, kids without tin cans, quirky game show hosts and more. This play is a plea for every person to stop growing up so fast—take your moment with the universe and enjoy it. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Bulletproof Backpack BM8000

    Bulletproof Backpack

    By Eric Coble.

    Product Code: BM8000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 10 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    Teenager Cloe accidentally sees a list of names another student is compiling. Is it a hit list for a planned school shooting, or is it something more innocent? Now Cloe has one night to make the hardest decision she’s ever faced: Say nothing and risk a mass murder, or report the student and possibly ruin his life over nothing. In a cascading series of phone calls, Cloe, her friends and two adults race against the clock to find the balance between responsibility and panic. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. Left to Our Own Devices LN4000

    Left to Our Own Devices

    By Dale Dunn and Lynn Goodwin.

    Product Code: LN4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 7 to 8w., 3 to 4 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    A multicultural ensemble takes on characters who dive headlong into their experiences of trying to stay personally connected in the digital age. Actors take on many characters to create a cacophony of viewpoints: an internet influencer, a gender fluid go-getter, a mother and son who desperately want to be seen, the popular students with a tendency to bully, and the misfits who strive to be understood. These unique voices create a dynamic theatrical whirlwind that is full of humor and insight. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  7. The Storm in the Barn

    The Storm in the Barn

    Adapted by Eric Coble. From the graphic novel by Matt Phelan.

    Product Code: S4D000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 20 either gender.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    In 1937 Kansas, 11-year-old Jack faces many challenges: bullies, his father’s desperate attempts to keep his family intact, an ill older sister and a troublemaker little sister. But he’s also facing the Dust Bowl and the steady spread of the mysterious illness “Dust Dementia.” So can Jack even trust his own eyes when he makes a terrifying discovery in the abandoned barn next door? When everyone says you’re too small to be the hero of any story, where do you find the strength to save your family … and the world? Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. Searchers

    Searchers

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: S4H000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 6m., 6w., 6 to 25 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    With humor, conflict and theatricality, a chapter in the lives of three teens unfolds. Sammie’s parents are divorcing. Ben has been in a traumatic car accident that left his mother disabled. And loner Isaac longs to be part of a crowd that secretly makes fun of him. All three characters search for answers as a friendship between them grows. An optional interactive forum between the characters and the audience offers a bonding experience, brainstorming possible solutions to the issues presented in the play. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. Future, Here Cover FG1000

    Future, Here

    By Jeremy F. Richter.

    Product Code: FG1000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  10. AACT Vol. 3 Cover

    Making Sweet Tea and Other Secrets

    By Paul Elliott.

    Product Code: MR4000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 3w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Dottie and Ruth have always kept their lives in order, living each day in rural isolation and contentment. All of that changes when the sheriff drops off a battered teenage girl and asks them to keep her safe. Neither is prepared for the role of savior, and they are even less inclined when they find out the girl is really a boy and the person who almost killed her is her father. This play refers to all the hidden bigotry, prejudice and even brutality a town will turn a blind eye to, until forced to bring those secrets to light and fight back. Learn More
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