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  1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd MS6000

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Adapted by Philip Grecian. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie.

    Product Code: MS6000

    • Drama | Melodrama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 8m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    In the small village of King’s Abbot, Mrs. Ferrars admits to her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, that she had murdered her husband a year earlier and was being blackmailed to keep the murder a secret. Later, Ackroyd himself is murdered as he sits in his study, and detective Hercule Poirot is called out of retirement to investigate. Every servant and acquaintance in the household at the time of Ackroyd’s murder has something to hide—but who did it? And why? Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Much Ado About Will

    Much Ado About Will

    A celebration of the words of Shakespeare. By Robert Johanson.

    Product Code: MF4000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6 to 30+ actors.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Some of Shakespeare's most famous characters (Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, Puck, Cleopatra, Malvolio, etc..) take us on a journey of mistaken identity, murder, love and war. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. The Secret of Madame Defarge

    The Secret of Madame Defarge

    Adapted by by Robert Johanson. Based on Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

    Product Code: SL9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 7m., 10w. (3 to 12m. or w., doubling possible.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    The main story of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities becomes the story of Madam Defarge and her single-minded revenge and involves a secret that is revealed in the trial scene, dramatizing why the poor in France revolted. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood

    Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood

    By Robert Johanson. Based on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.

    Product Code: J38000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 13w, extras and/or doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    Jane Eyre is one of literature's most compelling heroines. This one act focuses on her difficult youth as an orphan left with uncaring relatives who eventually send her to a poor boarding school. Her experience is ultimately one of triumph and prepares her for her future as a governess. There are many wonderful roles for women, and the Lowood students can number as many as you like. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. Miss Havisham's Expectations

    Miss Havisham's Expectations

    By Robert Johanson. Based on Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

    Product Code: MD5000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 6m., 7w., doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This one-act focuses on Dickens' Great Expectations' mad Miss Havisham, the jilted bride who shut herself away in her mysterious mansion. Now many years later she invites young Pip to "come and play" with her beautiful and spoiled ward, Estella. Learn More
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  6. The Brontes: Eccentric Lives

    The Brontes: Eccentric Lives

    By Robert Johanson.

    Product Code: B93000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 4w. (with doubling, easily expandable to 12 to 24 actors.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    This unique performance piece, which can be presented book-in-hand or fully staged, highlights the extraordinary and eccentric lives of the Bronte family. Their lives inspire the fictional characters they create, and their own story is far stranger than anything they would write. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  7. Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

    By Robert Johanson. Adapted from the book by Emily Bront

    Product Code: W88000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 4w. (1 extra m., 3 to 4 children.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    Adapted from the book by Emily Bronte. The dark and brooding Heathcliff plots diabolical revenge when his beloved Catherine marries another. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. The Mill on the Floss

    The Mill on the Floss

    By Helen Edmundson. Based on the novel by George Eliot.

    Product Code: M88000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 4w. (Doubling, expandable.)

      Limited Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 165 min.
    Based on the feminist novel by George Eliot, this play's central concept is having three Maggies to show how Maggie is shaped by her environment and circumstances, from impetuous passion to moral restraint. Learn More
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  9. Macbeth: A Kid's Cautionary Tale Concerning Greed, Power, Mayhem and Other Current Events

    Macbeth: A Kid's Cautionary Tale Concerning Greed, Power, Mayhem and Other Current Events

    Adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles. From Shakespeare.

    Product Code: MB8000

    • Comedy | Drama | Melodrama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 15+ either gender, expandable to include all.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    This dramatic adaptation, sprinkled with comedic commentary, is a winner for elementary, middle, and early high school. Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy is told within a lively and humorous story-theatre frame. Macbeth and his Lady covet the crown while witches, ghosts, kings and soldiers sweep across the landscape, carving out the battle between good and evil. Shakespeare characters speak the Bard's words, while storytellers fill in plot and comment wryly on the escalating action. Learn More
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  10. Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

    By Robert Johanson. From the novel by Charlotte Brontë.

    Product Code: J31000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6m., 14w. (Doubling and extras.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 130 min.
    In the burned-out ruins of Thornfield Hall, the adult Jane Eyre recalls the disturbing events of her childhood and young adulthood. A moving story for all times and a stunning portrayal of one of the world's greatest heroines. Learn More
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