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  1. A Virtual Whodunnit

    A Virtual Whodunnit

    By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: V47000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 5m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Preston Sterling is hosting a Zoom meeting with his family and closest staff to celebrate his birthday. The bitter old billionaire is bullying everyone once again when—ZZZZZT! Sterling is electrocuted through his phone. Enter Rockford Sloan, homicide detective. Through a series of Zoom conferences, Sloan questions the usual suspects, all of whom had a motive. With three possible endings, every performance means you’ll never be sure whodunnit. This show can be performed virtually or onstage. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  2. Hamlet and Zombies! - HH7000

    Hamlet and Zombies!

    By Will Averill.

    Product Code: HH7000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School
    • 5m., 2w., 13 to 33 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Something is rotting in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet may be the only one who is on to it. With the help of Horatio and Laertes, Hamlet solves the mystery of his mother’s marriage to his uncle, observes his father’s transformation from king to zombie king, saves his love, Ophelia, and fends off both the Norwegians and the zombie hordes. This adaptation is perfect for those who are looking for a spooky retelling of one of the Bard’s classics with lots of fun and a little bite. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  3. The Westing Game

    The Westing Game

    Adapted by Darian Lindle. From the Newbery Award-winning novel by Ellen Raskin.

    Product Code: WC6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 8m., 7w.
    • 120 min.
    The unsuspecting residents of Sunset Towers are summoned to the reading of a mysterious will, only to find themselves locked in a thrilling game, as they must discover who is responsible for killing an eccentric millionaire. Through blizzards, bombings and unlikely alliances, the game is on, and the only people who hold all the clues are one Westing heir and you. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  4. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

    Adapted by Reginald André Jackson. From the book by Christopher Paul Curtis.

    Product Code: WB2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 3w., 1 either gender (some doubling).

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    After living in Flint, Michigan, the Watson family decides that their oldest son needs to live down south with his grandmother to straighten up his act. The family heads south—toward a horrific moment in American history: the bombing of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church during which four young black girls are killed.

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    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comic Thriller Starring Shirley Holmes and Jennie Watson

    The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comic Thriller Starring Shirley Holmes and Jennie Watson

    Adapted by Kent R. Brown. Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel.

    Product Code: HA6000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6m., 7w., plus 11 to 40 extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    When their uncles leave for an extended holiday, the nieces of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are left to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville. In this fast-paced adaptation, full of wailing hounds, thundering hooves, and the slithering mists of the moor, Shirley and Jennie follow the trail of evidence and intrigue until, at last, they are confronted by the ravenous Hound itself! Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  6. Hamlet or Does Father Reeeeeeally Know Best? H94000

    Hamlet or Does Father Reeeeeeally Know Best?

    By Nancy Linehan Charles. Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

    Product Code: H94000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 11 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    William Shakespeare believed strongly in the fact that there will always be consequences when you make the wrong move. Hamlet listens to a ghost, who makes all of the decisions, and everyone ends up dead. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. I Never Saw Another Butterfly

    I Never Saw Another Butterfly

    Based on the play by Celeste Raspanti. Book and lyrics by Joseph Robinette. Music by E.A. Alexander.

    Product Code: I03000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 5w., 8 children. With doubling, 3m., 4w., 4 children.
    • 90 min.
    This new musical version brings an added dimension to the story of the children of Terezin, a ghetto under Nazi rule during WWII. More than 5,000 drawings, poems and prose pieces were secretly produced by the children in the concentration camp. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. House of the Seven Gables

    House of the Seven Gables

    By Vin Morreale Jr. Adapted from the classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

    Product Code: H84000

    • Comedy | Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 8m., 6w. (plus extras who may be doublecast.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    The cruel and cunning Colonel Pyncheon brings a curse down on his entire family. More than a century later, a young woman arrives to find the last of the family, and the mysterious House of the Seven Gables, beset by dark secrets and untimely deaths. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. Deadly Weapons

    Deadly Weapons

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: D75000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    When three teenage friends decide to take the law into their own hands, they are forced to confront themselves, their relationships and the consequences of their actions. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. Othello or Tracking the Green-eyed Monster

    Othello or Tracking the Green-eyed Monster

    Adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles. From Shakespeare.

    Product Code: O63000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 8 to 11 principles plus as many soldiers and senators as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    A mesmerizing tale of the good guy who takes a very wrong turn, and changes his life forever. The moral of the story, choose your friends wisely, and let go of false pride before it destroys you. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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