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  1. A Second Chance

    A Second Chance

    Book, music and lyrics by Ted Shen.

    Product Code: S2C000

    • Drama | Melodrama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 1w.
    • 80 min.
    Recent widower, Dan, and divorcee, Jenna, meet mid-life and mid-crisis. Their painful pasts cause them both to feel undeserving of happiness. But as their relationship turns to romance, they overcome fears of the past and present to accept a second chance at life and happiness. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. The Elopement of Megan O'Flaherty With the Ghost From Tinkers' Hollow

    The Elopement of Megan O'Flaherty With the Ghost From Tinkers' Hollow

    By Michael Johnson.

    Product Code: E79000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 3w., 1 either gender, extras.
    • 100 min.
    In 1900, Megan O'Flaherty, a young, plain barmaid in an Irish pub, is to be married in four days to the village braggart. When she hears a voice whisper to her from the shadows, it is like no other she has ever heard. She falls passionately in love for the first time, not with her husband-to-be, but with a ghost! Her father, her fiancé and the entire village have much to say about this situation as they fill the stage with Irish wisdom and hilarity! Learn More
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  3. Robin Hood: The Courtship of Allan A'Dale

    Robin Hood: The Courtship of Allan A'Dale

    Book and lyrics by Ric Averill and Jeanne Averill. Music by Ric Averill.

    Product Code: R08000

    • Comedy | Farce | Melodrama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 13m., 18w. (May be expanded to 13m., 26w. and 20+ of either gender. With doubling can be done with 7m., 6w., 6 either gender.)

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    • 100 min.
    All of the adventure, danger and joy that is associated with the tale of Robin Hood can still be found in this romantic, coming-of-age adventure story. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. Machiavelli

    Machiavelli

    By Richard Vetere.

    Product Code: MF3000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Melodrama | Satire
    • High School | College | Professional
    • 4m., 2w.

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    • 120 min.
    Set in Florence, Italy, in 1524, this comedy is about the famous political thinker, Niccolo Machiavelli. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  5. Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    Adapted by Anne Ludlum and David Quicksall. Based on Don Quixote, Parts I and II, by Miguel de Cervantes.

    Product Code: D94000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 3w. (May be expanded to approximately 50 actors, with many opportunities for gender flexibility.)

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    • 120 min.
    Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are guided by their creator, Miguel de Cervantes, to deal with the inexplicable as they travel through the plains of La Mancha. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Nathan the Wise

    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
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6m., 3w. (Doubling and expansion possible.)
    • 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. Othello or Tracking the Green-eyed Monster

    Othello or Tracking the Green-eyed Monster

    Adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles. From Shakespeare.

    Product Code: O63000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 8 to 11 principles plus as many soldiers and senators as desired.

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    • 45 min.
    A mesmerizing tale of the good guy who takes a very wrong turn, and changes his life forever. The moral of the story, choose your friends wisely, and let go of false pride before it destroys you. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  8. Ring of Lead

    Ring of Lead

    Adapted by Ken Pickering. From Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould's short story The Leaden Ring.

    Product Code: RC2000

    • Drama | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 3w.

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    • 25 min.
    Based on a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. A young woman endures the memory of a suitor who committed suicide and is ultimately trapped by his revenge. Learn More
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  9. Suspect to Change

    Suspect to Change

    By Will Humble.

    Product Code: S1D000

    • Comedy | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 3w.

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    • 35 min.
    It's a case of mistaken identity when a woman is taken to the hospital after a car accident. Confusion reigns as everyone attempts to sort out what crimes may have been committed and by whom. Learn More
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  10. Babes in Gangland or The Godmother

    Babes in Gangland or The Godmother

    By Dutton Foster.

    Product Code: B69000

    • Farce | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 4w., 2 either gender

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    This melodramatic farce, marked by puns, double entendres, asides to the audience, and other absurdities, is a comic tour de force. A perfect contest one-act with no elaborate set requirements. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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