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  1. 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
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Unpacking Mother

    Unpacking Mother

    By Karen Schaeffer.

    Product Code: U45000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2w.
    • 75 min.
    Sisters Cassie and Kathryn have had little communication since Kathryn left for college. Upon their mother’s death, Kathryn, long absent, returns home to help Cassie, the primary caregiver, sort through their mother’s hoarded possessions. As they unpack boxes, they encounter their younger selves and unearth truths about their mother’s illness and father’s secrets. Unpacking allows both sisters to exorcise the demons that shaped their adult lives so they can meet on the other side, open to a new relationship. Learn More
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  3. Bonnie and Claire BM9000

    Bonnie and Claire

    By Bo Wilson.

    Product Code: BM9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 100 min.
    Sisters Bonnie and Claire have spent their lives estranged. After 45 years, their parents now gone, Claire is forced to move back home with Bonnie, who bitterly resents the intrusion while denying the evidence of her own decline. The sisters' young niece, Zoe, tries to help them while urging reconciliation, but there's a lot of stubborn history blocking the road. With most of the action taking place in cars, this play is a literal journey through the practicalities and the pitfalls of aging, agency and admitting when we need someone. Learn More
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  4. A Long Trip Cover LM7000

    A Long Trip

    By Dan McGeehan.

    Product Code: LM7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 2m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 15 min.
    This highly sought-after one act features an elderly couple who have lived a long and happy life together. Now, however, the woman is slowly slipping away as dementia runs its course. In an attempt to reawaken the bond they have held for so many years, the man tells her of the moment they fell in love. It is so vivid that she can see it play out before her eyes: a younger version of the man and woman meeting, falling in love and sharing a first kiss. One final, happy memory for her to take with her on her last long trip. Learn More
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  5. World of Wonder Cover WK1000

    World of Wonder

    Book and lyrics by Tonya Hays. Music and lyrics by Genesis Be.

    Product Code: WK1000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 4w., 6 to 12 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    At 2 years old, Noah is diagnosed with autism. He stops talking, won't look people in the eyes and doesn't wish to be touched. Jenny, Noah's older sister, journeys into Noah's world and finds the courage and strength to understand and support his struggles. The family comes to understand that autism is not a death of dreams but another way to live and that Noah is different but not less. World of Wonder invites all to join the adventure and take the first step in understanding autism. Learn More
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  6. Distance

    Distance

    By Jerre Dye.

    Product Code: DG6000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 3w.
    • 120 min.
    Alzheimer’s is taking Irene further away from the people who inhabit her ever-devolving world. Navigating life with Alzheimer’s is a bizarre and endlessly changing process where the past becomes the present, the present becomes the past, and the future remains a terrifying mystery. Meanwhile, life must move on for Irene’s daughter, her in-home health worker and her hairdresser. The further she drifts into memory, the closer these relative strangers become inextricably connected to one another. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. Steering Into the Skid

    Steering Into the Skid

    Product Code: S4W000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Community
    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    In 12 short scenes from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve, Amanda and Tim, both in their 60s, face the changes wrought by advancing age and the gradual realization of Tim’s advancing dementia, forcing each character to adjust to new demands on their imperfect but loving marriage. Learn More
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