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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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Eternity

By Michael Cochran.

Product Code: E94000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Abe, an angel of death, decides to move a client appointment in favor of getting an ice cream sandwich. The only problem is that his “appointments” are to greet the newly deceased and take them to the next stop. Things quickly spiral out of control when Abe’s repeated attempts to “bump off” his delayed appointment fails, and the real threat of a new “unauthorized life” will occur unless Abe gets everything back on track. A surprise visit from the boss helps Abe rediscover the real meaning of life and death. Learn More

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Appoggiatura

By James Still.

Product Code: AM4000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 3w., 1 or more either gender.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Three closely related Americans find themselves lost in Venice, Italy. Soon, time bends around every corner, and the floating city works its mysterious wonders on the trio who encounter lost luggage, the patron saint of heartbreak, street musicians, an almost magical 1950s Brownie Box camera and a self-proclaimed “travel guider” named Marco who is terrible at his job but impossible not to love. This is a play about longing and grieving and ghosts and heartbreak, all set against the funny and tender path toward healing. Sometimes you have to get lost so that you might get found.

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Lone Star Spirits

By Josh Tobiessen.

Product Code: LL8000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Marley is hoping for a quick trip home to the town where she grew up, but she and her fiancé are in for more than they bargained for. Upon entering her estranged father’s liquor store, she’s immediately set upon by her ex-boyfriend who’s looking to relight their romance. Then there’s the former classmate looking to drag Marley into a two-woman bachelorette party. By the time Marley finally manages to reveal to her father the real reason for her visit, things are further complicated by the ghost of the bear-wrestling pioneer who used to live in the store. Learn More

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A Second Chance

Book, music and lyrics by Ted Shen.

Product Code: S2C000

Drama | Melodrama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 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

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A Thirties Affair

By Carl L. Williams.

Product Code: TU4000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Jason and Carla, burned by previous relationships, initially resist their friend's efforts to kindle a romance between them, but secretly end up dating. Carla's ex-husband complicates everything by wanting to reconcile. Jason retaliates by taking up with Cindy, a ditzy young actress. Jealousy and mutual accusations drive Jason and Carla further apart as they struggle to find a way to their own happy ending. Learn More

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The Controversial Rescue of Fatty the Pig

By Catherine Bush.

Product Code: CQ3000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 2w.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

While trying to help save Cherry's 300-pound pet pig, Fatty, from the flames of her burning house, her brother and his wife are arrested for assault by local law enforcement officer. As these four characters tell the judge their version of what happened that night and why, they begin to reveal not only the events leading up to the fire, but also all the lost hopes and dreams that make them what they are today. Learn More

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Tradin' Paint

By Catherine Bush.

Product Code: TU2000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 6m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 110 min.

Darla is fraught with deep-seated insecurities. Her mother is dead, her boyfriend is delusional and her job stocking auto parts is going nowhere fast. She is on a quest to find her true destiny, a journey that takes her into the world of stock car racing and includes an unexpected friendship with a gay college professor, a head-on collision with a car battery and a heavenly visit with the late Dale Earnhardt. Learn More

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Artifice

By Anne Flanagan.

Product Code: AF3000

Comedy | Farce
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 4m., 4w.
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

A story about a struggling artist who dies only to reappear at a sale of his work. A farcical take on celebrity and success and an affectionate tribute to loyalty and love. Learn More

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The Enchanted April

By Bonnie Roberts. Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim.

Product Code: E60000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 4m., 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 110 min.

WWI has ended, and in the England of 1922, everyday life is slowly settling back to normal. Four women from different backgrounds decide to rent a villa on the Italian shore. Can these four very different women come together at the villa, find healing in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings, and rediscover hope and love? Will their husbands and friends who join them there also fall under the spell of San Salvatore? Learn More

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