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  1. Keep on Laughing K48000

    Keep on Laughing

    By Paul Elliott.

    Product Code: K48000

    • Comedy
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    The ladies of Exit Laughing are back, but now Connie’s daughter, Rachel, has married her 28-year-old stripper boyfriend, Bobby, and they are expecting twins. Connie, Leona and Millie have been touring the world and having the time of their lives, but one of their adventures has gotten out of hand. Connie has met a man in Paris, and he’s proposed to her. Everyone should be happy, but Rachel and Bobby are not—Connie’s new boyfriend is the same age as Bobby. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Escaping the Labyrinth

    Escaping the Labyrinth

    By Thomas Hischak.

    Product Code: E97000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3 to 7m., 1 to 3w.
    • 95 min.
    In 1951, Bud encounters a disconcerting man who reveals himself to be a Greek god seeking passage to the Underworld to finally be at peace. Bud dismisses the man as crazy, but seven years later, he finds and falls in love with a waitress whom he knows to be the goddess Artemis. She flees, and for the next 40 years, Bud encounters various gods and goddesses in disguise, but not her. In the end, an elderly Bud finally finds Artemis, who invites him to join her in the Underworld, where they can spend eternity together. Learn More
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  3. The Wedding Intern's Farce WL2000

    The Wedding Intern's Farce

    By Jon Jory and Michael Bigelow Dixon.

    Product Code: WL2000

    • Farce
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 5m., 11w., 8 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    An intern at a wedding event center makes a terrible scheduling error by booking two weddings at the same time in the same place, and it causes all kinds of chaos. Adding to the ceremonial confusion are the wedding themes—superheroes and the musical Cats—and the fact that the two couples are utterly mismatched. Threatened with exile from the wedding event universe by her overbearing boss, the intern improvises madly—but can she rematch the star-crossed lovers in time to avert complete disaster while making a bold career move? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  4. American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 4 (2020) AN6000

    Goat Song Revel

    By Dan Borengasser.

    Product Code: GE3000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5m., 1w.
    • 80 min.
    A one-person Greek chorus named Doris shows up at Job’s house and lets him know that her arrival most likely means that they’re in a Greek drama, but whether it’s a tragedy or comedy isn’t clear. To complicate matters, God and Satan meet at Job’s house, where Satan says he wants to play a game he made up called “Job.” Dionysus also stops by, realizes that they’re heading for a tragedy and begins his plan to turn this tragedy into a comedy. Learn More
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  5. Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet Y37000

    Yana Wana's Legend of the Bluebonnet

    By María F. Rocha and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce. Music and lyrics by Héctor Martínez Morales.

    Product Code: Y37000

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

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Thirteen-year-old Maria is having trouble in school, so her mom sends her to stay with her Coahuiltecan grandmother for discipline and perspective. There, Maria is told the story of Yana Wana, who followed a revered deer to find water and save her people. Yana Wana’s story gives Maria a renewed sense of self and family pride. A beautiful, original play that illustrates the power of ancestral heritage and offers a seldom-seen glimpse into the timeless spirituality of Indigenous people. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Beowulf (and the Bard) BM5000

    Beowulf (and the Bard)

    By Vidas Barzdukas and Christopher R. Bartlett.

    Product Code: BM5000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 1w., 7 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf and is told through the eyes of the epic’s writer, known only as “the bard.” In this version of the story, Beowulf is an out-of-shape prince, while the bard is a desperate poet struggling with a case of writer’s block. This retelling also introduces the bloodthirsty warrior princess Gunborg, whose quest to reach her heroic destiny is ignored by her overprotective father, the king. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. The Wolf and Its Shadows WK6000

    The Wolf and Its Shadows

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: WK6000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 1w., with doubling, or up to 18 (2m., 1w., 16 either gender).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    In the forest at night, Wolf and Dog encounter stories from around the world contrasting wolf images in legend and nature. By dawn, she and Dog understand the high price of freedom. With respect for one another, they choose their separate ways. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  8. Gretel! The Musical GE1000

    Gretel! The Musical

    Book by Jason Tremblay and Suzan Zeder. Music by Jenn Hartmann Luck. Lyrics by Jenn Hartmann Luck, Suzan Zeder and Jason Tremblay. Cello Arrangements by Nora Karakousoglou.

    Product Code: GE1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 4m., 2 to 6w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    Before there was Hansel, there was Gretel! Based on the Russian origin story, this musical focuses on the girls and women at the center of Gretel’s quest to fetch the skull of undying light from Baba Yaga, one of the most fascinating witches of all time. On her journey, Gretel discovers the positive power of her anger, the comfort of her compassion, the gift of her grief, and the truth of her own birthright, as she teaches herself how to survive. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. The Secret of Courage Cover S4F000

    The Secret of Courage

    Adapted by Laurie Brooks. Based on the short story Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks.

    Product Code: S4F000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 3w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    An inspiring hero’s journey filled with magic and wonder begins when teenager Jack McCall faces a health crisis. Reality blends with fantasy as Jack is guided into Sinnissippi Park, and he begins to question whether his whole adventure is real or imagined. But when a demon arrives, Jack finds his courage and discovers that facing this adversary might be the key to fighting his illness. This play presents an excursion into fantasy for live theatre that celebrates friendship, courage and the power of imagination. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. AACT Vol. 3 Cover

    Eternity

    By Michael Cochran.

    Product Code: E94000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Abe, an angel of death, decides to move a client appointment in favor of getting an ice cream sandwich. The only problem is that his “appointments” are to greet the newly deceased and take them to the next stop. Things quickly spiral out of control when Abe’s repeated attempts to “bump off” his delayed appointment fails, and the real threat of a new “unauthorized life” will occur unless Abe gets everything back on track. A surprise visit from the boss helps Abe rediscover the real meaning of life and death. Learn More
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