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  1. Heartland HJ1000

    Heartland

    By Gabriel Jason Dean.

    Product Code: HJ1000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 100 min.
    Dr. Harold Banks is a retired professor of comparative literature and Afghan Studies, waiting for Geetee, his adopted daughter, to return from teaching in Afghanistan, her native country. When Nazrullah, an Afghan refugee, suddenly arrives on his Nebraska doorstep, the two men become unlikely roommates. Heartland is the story of a father, his determined daughter, and a journey toward mercy. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Proprioception PN2000

    Proprioception

    By Marilyn Millstone.

    Product Code: PN2000

    • Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 2w.
    • 120 min.
    Kylie is a young prima ballerina with a torn ACL and a chip on her shoulder. Esther is an elderly widowed Holocaust survivor estranged from her only child. Both are patients of renowned Black physical therapist Mike Sheffield. When Sheffield decides that the two women should share appointments, attachments form, conflicts erupt, secrets surface and lives unravel. A play about how we heal … and how we don’t. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas

    A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas

    By Laurie Brooks.

    Product Code: LD5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    In their poorest winter ever, when the crops have been devastated by locusts and the family must deal with the death of baby Freddie, Charles Ingalls backtracks his family to Iowa, to take over the running of a hotel. A wealthy Mrs. Starr offers to adopt Laura Ingalls to ease their burden. Laura must decide whether to leave Ma, Pa, Mary and Carrie in this play about enduring family bonds. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  4. 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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  5. Two-Headed

    Two-Headed

    By Julie Jensen.

    Product Code: TD7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2w.
    • 75 min.
    Friendship in the late 1800s is tested in an intolerant, patriarchal, polygamist Mormon society when it is discovered one friend witnessed the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    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
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 17m., 8w. (extras, doubling possible).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  7. Number the Stars N45000

    Number the Stars

    Based on the book by Lois Lowry. Adapted by Dr. Douglas W. Larche, with educational and editorial assistance from Susan Elliott Larche.

    Product Code: N45000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 7w., extras if desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    During the German occupation of Denmark in WWII, the Nazis began to round up the Jews for relocation to concentration camps. Danish freedom fighters of all ages risked everything in daring attempts to rescue the Jewish population. In this stirring play, two young women face soldiers, interrogations, fierce dogs, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their friend escape to safety. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. Circles of Grace

    Circles of Grace

    By Paul Nicholas Mason.

    Product Code: C91000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6m., 2w. (1 girl.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    An officer of an occupying army takes command of a happy household in a peaceful nation. The family initially accepts his domination, but eventually they are moved to rebellion. Soaring speech, vivid characters and a haunting conclusion guarantee audiences will leave the theatre disturbed, moved and discussing how peaceful people can/should respond to brute force. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  9. Beloved Friend

    Beloved Friend

    By Nancy Pahl Gilsenan.

    Product Code: B52000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 13m., 9w. (integrated).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Kristin, a high school student in Minneapolis, is encouraged to correspond with an African girl of her own age and quickly realizes the sharp contrast of their lives. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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  10. Vincent

    Vincent

    By Leonard Nimoy. Based on the play Van Gogh by Phillip Stephens.

    Product Code: V17000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • Community | Professional
    • 1m.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 70 min.

    Van Gogh's life is narrated through his letters to his brother and through his brother's memories. The excitement and color of Van Gogh's life and art enhance this production through the projection of images that are easily handled and carefully cued to add impact to the words. The total effect is dazzling, yet this remains an especially easy show to present, provided you have a capable actor for the single role.

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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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