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The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

Product Code: BK7000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2m., 1w., 32 to 46+ either gender (doubling possible for smaller cast).
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

This play presents the classic fairy tale about animal musicians who are kicked out of their homes as worthless, but find new strength and purpose as they band together, becoming an orchestra of musicians. The play then turns the same story into an urban fairy tale with human characters in a big city. Learn More

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

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

Product Code: WB2000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 7m., 3w., 1 either gender (some doubling).

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Approx. Run Time: 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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The Elves and the Shoemaker

Adapted by Ric Averill. From the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Product Code: E52000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 8m., 4w., 36 either gender. Doubling possible.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

In this fanciful and charming reframing of the traditional story of the shoemaking elves, the central character is Gunther, who Learn More

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The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

By Mark Brown.

Product Code: TG8000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 6m., 2w., or 8m., 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. He makes the spirits an offer: work every day, not just one day a year, and he'll drop the charges. He confesses that it took extraordinary measures to change him, so he had to go to extraordinary measures to change the Spirits of Christmas. The spirit of caring and giving should be every day, not just once a year. Learn More

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Circus Time!

Book by Robert Thomas Noll. Music by David Pogue. Lyrics by Robert Thomas Noll and David Pogue.

Product Code: CC3000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: Flexible cast of 14 plus extras as desired.
Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

An irresponsible boy, who would rather play with his circus toys than listen to his mother, has the opportunity to become more responsible when his toys come to life, and he becomes the circus master. This upbeat, fun-filled, colorful and highly theatrical musical gives actors of all ages a chance to join the circus and will give audiences a chance to go behind the scenes of the zaniest show on earth! Learn More

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Nathan the Wise

By Paul D'Andrea after G.E. Lessing. Translation by Gisela D'Andrea and Paul D'Andrea.

Product Code: N54000

Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6m., 3w. (Doubling and expansion possible.)
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

This Western classic on religious tolerance is set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade. Two young people, Jew and Christian, are drawn to each other in love and come up with an imaginative resolution to the issue of which is the one true faith. Learn More

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Everyman in the Circus of Life

Adapted by Travis Tyre.

Product Code: E56000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 13 actors, may be played by 4 with doubling.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Everyman in the Circus of Life is a contemporary retelling of Everyman that combines the fun and skills of circus performance with the exploration of one of the great dramas of the medieval world. All the characters remain, but they have become figures in a circus: Death is the ringmaster; Worldly Possessions a juggler; Strength a weight lifter, for example. The script also includes the original Everyman to make it accessible to the modern reader, as well as rehearsal activities and games. Learn More

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Boid & Oskar

By Elizabeth Wong.

Product Code: BA7000

Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m., 2w. (plus many gender-neutral ensemble roles; may be done with 3m., 3 w. with doubling.) Multicultural cast suggested.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince,this play is a hip, humorous and heartwarming parable about sacrifice and the lessons of true friendship. Prince Oskar is the spirit of a shiny, red, classic Corvette convertible—without a care in the world. But, placed as a monument high above the city, he alone sees the suffering below—a young girl conflicted by feelings of inferiority, a young boy without a home living in the streets, a writer who has lost the desire to write. With the help of a wise-cracking sparrow named Boid, the prince makes it his mission to help the townspeople. Learn More

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The Fourth Wise Man

Book by Joy Chaitin, Sarah Stevens and Marilyn D. Anderson. Music arranged by Joy Chaitin and Sarah Stevens. Based on The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke.

Product Code: F09000

Melodrama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 10 to 20m., 10 to 20w.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Musical version of the tale of the fourth wiseman, who chooses to help others rather than give his gifts to the baby Jesus, thereby learning the true meaning of Christ-like love at the first Christmas. Learn More

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Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

By Andrew J. Fenady. Based upon the teleplay by Val DeCrow and Andrew J. Fenady.

Product Code: Y22000

Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 17m., 8w. (extras, doubling possible).

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This play is inspired by a simple, poignant letter written more than 100 years ago by a little girl to a newspaper. Virginia wondered and wrote: "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?" Frank Church, who was once the top reporter, is responsible for answering her question. Learn More

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