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  1. The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    Book and lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby. Music by Shirley Mier. Based on the book by the Brothers Grimm.

    Product Code: TV2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 4m., 19w., 3 either gender, extras as needed. Doubling possible.

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    • 65 min.
    Each night, the twelve princesses who love to dance, sing the song that allows them secret passage into the enchanted forest. The king (tired of finding twelve pairs of worn shoes outside his daughters' room each morning) issues a proclamation. The first person to discover the secret of where the princesses go each night shall receive his or her heart's desire and eight bags of gold! Learn More
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  2. The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    Adapted by Max Bush. From the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: E87000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 3m., 1 to 2w., 1 either gender.

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    • 55 min.
    This adaptation incorporates aspects of Hans Christian Andersen's life including his passion for acting and his mother's determination to help her son achieve his aspirations. The weavers in this play are actors, a mother and son; their talents come into play as they pretend to weave the "magic" cloth. As they improvise their plot, the hilarious results and the extent of the emperor's self-absorbed vanity are revealed. Learn More
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  3. Apocalypse

    Apocalypse

    By Richard Bellamy.

    Product Code: AL3000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 7m., 8w., 3 either gender. Doubling and extras possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    News of a vast alien aircraft in orbit! Panic in the streets! A plague of zombie-vampire hybrids breaks out! Many months later, Mabes is no longer a shallow teenager attached to her iPhone. As a member of the Undaunted survivalist group, she must fight against cannibals, zombie-vamps and a mutant mountain lion—as well as the Insurgents, a rival survivalist band.

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  4. The Last Illusion

    The Last Illusion

    By B. Dwayne Craft.

    Product Code: LL1000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 10 to 11m., 13 to 14w., 1 to 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Derived from the actual facts of Harry Houdini's life and told through the memories and voices of those who knew and loved him, this play is a touching portrait of the man behind the magic and is guaranteed to captivate your audience with its unique staging, intimacy and honesty. Houdini is perhaps the most well-known illusionist of the past two centuries, and the passion and beauty that are behind his fame, as well as fidelity to the reality of the man known as the world's greatest magician, are revealed during his final performance. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  5. Twisted Tales of Poe

    Twisted Tales of Poe

    By Philip Grecian. From the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.

    Product Code: TU6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 9m., 4 to 5w.

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    • 80 min.

    Four stories from Edgar Allan Poe:The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven and The Black Cat are told in the form of a staged radio drama, complete with sound effects and music. The prisoners of Leverett Street Jail, Death Warrant Division, await their fates as three of the doomed souls tell their stories, and we enter the mind of a fourth.

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  6. What We Lost Along the Way

    What We Lost Along the Way

    By C.E. Glanville.

    Product Code: WH2000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    • 7m., 3w.

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    • 105 min.
    Set against the backdrop of World War II, the children of two British families navigate their way through the intricate terrain of adolescence. The play centers on 15-year-old Serena Moffitt and her younger brother, Joseph, who are sent from their working class suburb where they end up billeted with an upper-class family struggling to maintain their fortune with two sons who are close in age to the Moffitts. Learn More
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  7. The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

    The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

    Adapted by Max Bush from a story by the Brothers Grimm.

    Product Code: DF4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6 to 12m., 8 to 16w., 3 to 6 either gender.

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    • 65 min.
    Here is a magical tale of dance and romance. A mystery threatens the security of the kingdom: where do the princesses escape to every night, and why are their dancing shoes worn out each morning? The king desperately tries to solve the mystery by proclaiming that any man who can solve it will marry the daughter of his choice and become the future king. Learn More
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  8. Some Sweet Day

    Some Sweet Day

    By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: S1T000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 4w.

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    • 100 min.
    Ever wish you could go back in time and fix your mistakes? In this full-throttle romantic comedy, one man is given the chance to do just that. Ken regrets losing the girl of his dreams 24 years ago. Now he's obsessed with building a machine that will take him back in time to fix his mistakes. When fate grants his wish, he finds himself 25 years in the past, but his younger self is just as stubborn and refuses to take advice from an old man. Learn More
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  9. The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Musical Holiday Fable

    The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Musical Holiday Fable

    Book by Patty Carver. Music and lyrics by Patty Carver and Leo P. Carusone.

    Product Code: E82000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3 to 4m., 2 to 3w. (3 to 6 either gender optional).

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    • 60 min.
    This fun-filled musical holiday tale based on the well-loved classic retells the traditional story with a unique twist. Written with sing-alongs, dance-alongs and lots of audience participation, this musical will delight children of all ages. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $65/perf

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  10. ARK 5

    ARK 5

    By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

    Product Code: AK3000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2 to 3m., 3 to 4w., 3 or more gender neutral as desired.

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    • 90 min.
    The ARK System began taking control of Earth Enterprise in 2050 A.D. as a technical aid to global commerce. In this futuristic re-envisioning of the Joan of Arc story, Joan is called by an unexplained presence to fulfill an ancient prophecy to save Earth Enterprise. Many questions are raised about the use and abuse of technology, individual rights and responsibilities, the role of faith and the power of music. Learn More
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