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

Goat Song Revel

Product Code: GE3000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 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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In the Tank (En El Tanque)

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Translation by Gustavo Ott.

Product Code: IF8000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Two lobsters find themselves in the tank of a seafood restaurant: one plays dead to avoid being chosen, and the other is philosophical, wondering what the point of living is if you are always acting dead. Learn More

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Babette's Feast

Conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen. Written by Rose Courtney. Adapted from the short story by Isak Dinesen.

Product Code: BK5000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3w., 6 either gender, extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This adaptation reimagines Dinesen’s classic tale as a rich theatrical event: deep, funny, sensual, dangerous and beautiful. The cloistered 19th-century community of two loving, devout Lutheran sisters reluctantly, then completely, embraces Babette, a mysterious French refugee. But when Babette sacrifices all she has to throw a lavish dinner party, the entire community is magically and inexplicably transformed. Learn More

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Sherlock Holmes and the Portal of Time

By Michael Druce.

Product Code: S1V000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community
Cast Size: 8m., 3w., doubling and extras possible.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Only one man can change the outcome of World War II—Professor Moriarty. And only one man can stop this evil mastermind from changing the fate of the world—Sherlock Holmes. In this witty, fast-paced and wildly inventive adventure, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must travel from London in 1921 to Berlin in 1939 to stop Moriarty from changing the outcome of history. With the help of H.G. Wells, his delightful wife, Jane, and two Albert Einsteins, Holmes and Watson pursue Moriarty through time. Learn More

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Junior Claus

Book and lyrics by Christopher Dimond. Music by Michael Kooman.

Product Code: J68000

Comedy
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 3w., doubling possible, extras as desired.
Approx. Run Time: 85 min.

A teenage inventor, the only son of Santa Claus, is reluctant to take over the family business. Junior puts more faith in his technological inventions than in good old-fashioned Christmas magic, much to the chagrin of his father. But, when a sudden drop in Christmas spirit renders Santa incapable of making the great ride, Junior must take the reins and learn the true meaning of Christmas in time to save the day. Learn More

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Some Sweet Day

By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

Product Code: S1T000

Comedy | Drama | Farce
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 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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The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

By Ric Averill.

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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ARK 5

By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: AK3000

Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2 to 3m., 3 to 4w., 3 or more gender neutral as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 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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Oedipus: A Story of Gold and Shadow

Adapted by Ann H. Brockette.

Product Code: O88000

Tragedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 2w. with an ensemble of up to 40 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

This adaptation is a story of a great man who pays the ultimate price for trying to outsmart the gods. As Greek mythology shows, however, no human can rise to the power of the gods who rule over us. Learn More

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Elsewhere in Elsinore: The Unseen Women of Hamlet

By Caleen Sinnette Jennings (in association with William Shakespeare).

Product Code: E51000

Drama | Tragedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 17w. May be doubled to 14w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

What are the women of Elsinore Castle doing while Hamlet plots revenge? Elsewhere in Elsinore: The Unseen Women of Hamlet is a play in verse which explores the lives and motives of Ophelia and Gertrude. Learn More

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