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Miss Holmes

By Christopher M. Walsh. Based on characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Product Code: MQ5000

Drama
High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 5 to 10m., 4 to 8w.
Approx. Run Time: 135 min.

When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work to uncover the secrets of a corrupt police inspector whose wives have a habit of turning up dead. In a time when gender roles are rigidly defined, these unconventional women challenge societal norms. This play explores the added obstacles faced by these two iconic characters if they were women. Learn More

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Until He Wasn't

By Patrick McLaughlin.

Product Code: U42000

Drama
College and Adult
Cast Size: 2m., 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

Colin Bayley is the common bond between four complete strangers who meet to share their personal histories with the same man. In recounting their experiences with him, they hint that there was more to the charming Mr. Bayley than they want to admit. There was something dark. In trying to discern just exactly who their common friend is and why they were so drawn to him, they can truly agree on only one thing. Colin Bayley was the perfect man … until he wasn’t. Learn More

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That Day in Tucson

By Guillermo Reyes.

Product Code: TV8000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 3m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

A shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., creates international headlines as Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords becomes one of the victims. Intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. rushes to Giffords’ rescue and is credited with helping save her life. This is the story of an unexpected hero who is thrown unintentionally into the limelight and what led to that crucial day in Tucson in which everything changed for Daniel and for the national political landscape surrounding the gun debate and gun violence. Learn More

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Yoo-Hoo and Hank Williams

By Gregory S. Moss.

Product Code: Y35000

Drama
College and Adult
Cast Size: 2m., 3w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

In a reimagined version of the American South in the ’50s, the Yoo-Hoo girl is an eccentric romantic. Her neighbors, including the shy paperboy, are dreamy and eccentric too. This strange, simple life becomes more complicated when the Yoo-Hoo girl meets a seductive salesman she thinks is the man of her dreams. But he changes, revealing a darker side. When the paperboy confesses his love to the Yoo-Hoo girl, the two prepare to escape, only to be confronted by the salesman, with dark and bitter consequences. Learn More

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Any Night

By Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn.

Product Code: AL8000

Drama
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

When Anna, a troubled modern dancer struggling with the death of her mother, moves into a new basement suite for solace and solitude, she finds herself drawn into a tender relationship with Patrick, the helpful young man living above her. But why is she suffering violent behavior in her sleep? Part romance, part thriller, this mind-bending puzzle explores the thin line between trust and fear and the immeasurable power of the subconscious. Learn More

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Detective Partner Hero Villain

By Brett Neveu.

Product Code: DF9000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
College and Adult
Cast Size: 4 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 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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The Beautiful Dark

By Erik Gernand.

Product Code: BL8000

Drama
College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 4m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Nancy's life is turned upside down when she learns her 18-year-old son didn't fail out of college, but was kicked out for writing a graphic play about an on-campus killing spree, carried out by a young man who sounds eerily like her son. As the evidence mounts against Jacob, Nancy is forced to confront her darkest fear: Is her son capable of the unthinkable? And can she stop him before it's too late? Learn More

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Waste Mismanagement

By Dan Doyle.

Product Code: WG8000

Comedy
College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 7 to 9m., 3 to 4w., 1 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 110 min.

J.B. Hornsby, a marginally successful defense attorney, takes on a new client who is arrested for the murder of her husband, whose body was found in a local landfill by Beulah, a wildly eccentric psychic. Hornsby tries to pin the crime on a ruthless mob loan shark, but is shocked when the belligerent judge suddenly drops all charges against his client. In a startling twist, Beulah employs her mystical powers to bring about an astonishing conclusion! Learn More

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Collateral Bodies

By Erin Rachel Kaplan.

Product Code: CN7000

Drama | Tragedy
High School | College and Adult
Cast Size: 7w.
Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

An exploration of human rights as women relate experiences of sexual trafficking, rape, female circumcision and domestic violence through fictional stories based in truth. Learn More

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Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow

Adapted by Ann H. Brockette.

Product Code: O88000

Tragedy
High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 5m., 2w. with an ensemble of up to 40 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 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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