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  1. It's a Wonderful Life Cover I51000

    It's a Wonderful Life

    Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film by Frank Capra. It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.

    Product Code: I51000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 12m., 10w., 2 boys, 2 girls (doubling possible).

      Now licensing for 2024 only

    • 120 min.
    This is a faithful adaptation of the saga of George Bailey, whose dreams have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, and whose guardian angel must descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. The Mysterious Disappearance MT3000

    The Mysterious Disappearance

    By Kirt Shineman.

    Product Code: MT3000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m, 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 100 min.
    It is December 1975, after Christmas, and Agatha Christie must finish her autobiography and the final novel before the new year. Yet, Agatha is fixated on an event in her past when Nancy Neele stole her husband. With Mary Westmacott’s help, they contemplate what it would be like to kill Nancy. Even though Agatha considered murdering Nancy, did she really do it, or is her reality disappearing? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Christmas, Virtually

    Christmas, Virtually

    By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: CS7000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3 to 10m., 3 to 15w., 1 to 11 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    This online theatrical event is designed to be rehearsed and performed on Zoom. These 12 delightful scenes range in tone from sweet and silly to heartfelt to poignant. Dealing with life during the holidays, everyone can relate to what these characters are going through. From a famous reindeer in therapy because of his nose, to a soldier sending a holiday message home, to Hanukkah struggling to find meaning in the Christmas blitz, this show can be reordered, trimmed, cut and adapted to YOUR audience. Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean we can’t have Christmas, Virtually. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. A Dickens Carol DH3000

    A Dickens Carol

    By Ned Crowley.

    Product Code: DH3000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5 to 6 m., 5 to 6w., 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A Dickens Carol re-imagines the story of Scrooge from Dickens’ point of view. It’s 1842 Victorian London, and Dickens has become embittered toward life. In a way, he has become a bit of a Scrooge, a character he has yet to even create! But on a cold Christmas Eve, his fortunes take a turn when a train crash sends Dickens into the icy Kent river. There, he is visited by three spirits who lead him on a journey that transforms his life and inspires him to write his most celebrated work ever. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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    Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits

    Book, music and lyrics by Douglas Post. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

    Product Code: S2X000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 10 to 25m., 8 to 25w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    It is Christmas Eve and everyone in London is finding merriment in the season except for the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale strips the story down to its essence while adding 17 songs that speak to the heart and to the holidays. It follows the transformation of a man of business into a person who truly understands that mankind is his one and only business. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Silent Night Cover S4B000

    Silent Night

    By Peter Manos.

    Product Code: S4B000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    It is December of 1818 in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Now in the midst of a blizzardy cold winter, an assistant priest and a poor schoolmaster strive to lift the spirits of the congregation. But the already ailing church organ is destroyed through a misunderstanding by the schoolmaster’s autistic son, who then runs away from home. In the midst of this turmoil, the schoolmaster and priest come together to produce the world’s most beloved Christmas song, “Silent Night.” Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular

    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
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 13m., 5 to 12w., up to 13 extras

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    By Philip Grecian. Based on the film by Frank Capra. It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.

    Product Code: IF1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 17m., 4 to 8w., 2 to 4 boys, 2 to 4 girls.

      Now licensing for 2024 only

    • 115 min.
    In this adaptation of the classic film, George Bailey stands on a bridge contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve. A guardian angel intervenes and helps him realize how many lives he has touched, how many people he has helped—and that he has been a success, after all. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. A Gift to Remember

    A Gift to Remember

    Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Based on the book Can This Be Christmas? by Debbie Macomber.

    Product Code: GD2000

    • Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 6m., 8 to 11w., extras if desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    On Christmas Eve, during a snowstorm, a group of strangers are trying to reach their destinations in time for the holidays. When engine trouble on their train forces them to disembark and take shelter at a small depot, the former strangers begin to bond as they realize the memory of this night will be a gift to remember. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. Dick Whittington and His Cat

    Dick Whittington and His Cat

    Book and lyrics by Jeff Church. Music by Richard Gray. Based on an English folktale.

    Product Code: DF6000

    • Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 5 to 14m., 4 to 11w., up to 6 either gender. (Can be performed with as few as 8, plus one child.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    Dick Whittington, a penniless orphan, arrives in London having heard there's a street paved with gold. Cast aside and laughed at, a rich merchant takes pity on Dick and offers him a job. Unfortunately, his housekeeper hates the boy and houses Dick in a rat-filled attic. When a stranger gifts Dick a cat, his luck changes. Can a cat inspire love, loyalty, friendship and the spirit of giving? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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