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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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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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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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Holy Laughter

By Catherine Trieschmann.

Product Code: HH3000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2 to 4m., 3 to 5w.
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

On her first Sunday behind the pulpit, newly appointed priest Abigail faces a motley crew of worshipers and a church facing financial and spiritual ruin. Not entirely sure what God thinks, she gives into one wild night that sends her down a tunnel of doubt and fear. It looks like the church may fall apart completely, but Advent has a way of turning fiascoes into blessings, and as Christmas approaches, Abigail and her congregation manage to find joy amidst the chaos. Learn More

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Walking Across Egypt

Adapted by Catherine Bush from the novel by Clyde Edgerton.

Product Code: WH1000

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

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

Little does Mattie know that the dogcatcher will open her eyes to a whole world she never knew existed, a world that includes car theft, prison breaks and a juvenile delinquent named Wesley who is as desperate for a family as she is. Armed with only her corn bread and a deep faith in the Almighty, Mattie is determined to woo Wesley to the side of God and good Southern manners … if she can just manage to stay out of jail herself. Learn More

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Distant Music

By James McLindon.

Product Code: DB1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 95 min.

Three individuals meet at an Irish pub in Cambridge, each struggling with a life-changing decision, and debate over religion and beer. Learn More

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Welcome to Mitford

By Robert Inman. Adapted from the Mitford novels by Jan Karon.

Product Code: WC4000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 13m., 8w., 2 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

Father Tim Kavanagh is the much-loved bachelor rector of Lord's Chapel church in the close-knit community of Mitford. But things change radically when he takes in an unruly teenager and again when he falls in love with and weds his next-door neighbor. During his recuperation from an accident, he agonizes over questions about his worth, his work and his future.

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One Bad Apple

Book and lyrics by Raphe Beck and Christopher La Puma. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: O66000

Comedy | Satire
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 4w. (plus 3 either gender, chorus.)
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

In the very corporate world of Creation, two competitive angels pit Adam and Eve against each other to see which prototype will be the more successful model for the human race, leading to a musical battle of the sexes. Learn More

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A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas

By Laurie Brooks.

Product Code: LD5000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 2m., 5w.

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Approx. Run Time: 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

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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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