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Tomás and the Library Lady

Adapted by José Cruz González. From the book by Pat Mora.

Product Code: TV9000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.
Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

Adapted from the well-loved book, Tomás and the Library Lady tells the inspiring true story of Tomás Rivera, who grew up in a migrant worker family, befriended a librarian in Iowa, and learned to love books and the places they took him. Tomás went on to a successful career in academia and became the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. This play can be readily understood by both English and Spanish speakers. Learn More

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Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges

By Christina M. Ham. Music by Gary Rue.

Product Code: RD8000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 11 to 16m., 11 to 20w., 5 to 9 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. When the white families learned of Ruby’s enrollment, they pulled their children from her class, leaving Ruby and her teacher the only ones in the classroom for the school year. Her family watched helplessly as federal marshals escorted Ruby to school each day past protesters jeering and threatening her life. This musical explores a little girl’s unbeatable courage in the face of adversity. Learn More

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Cully's Gold: A Young Girl's Struggle with Temptation and Ambition, 1873

By Carol Korty and Susa Wuorinen.

Product Code: CG6000

Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5m., 4w. or 4m., 4w. Extras as desired.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

In this coming-of-age play set in rural coastal Maine, Sadie resolves her dilemmas in confrontations with her best friend, her father and the school, as she courageously begins to chart her own course. Learn More

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Quixote

Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha. Book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus. Music by Dennis Poore. Lyrics by Flip Kobler.

Product Code: QD5000

Comedy | Drama | Satire
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 4m., 10w., 11 either gender. May be doubled to a cast of 13 or expanded to up to 50.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Feeling pressured to fit in, Alonzo Quijana, dreams of a better time, when one man could change the course of tomorrow. With the fragile line of popularity, the very thin grasp of sanity, could making the world a better place come from one lone voice in the crowd? Learn More

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The Country of the Blind

By Frank Higgins. Adapted from the story by H.G. Wells.

Product Code: CF1000

Drama
Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 3m., 3w. with doubling. May be expanded to 6m., 5w., extras.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

An adaptation of H.G. Wells story about a poor farmer in a South American village that must choose between sight and love. Learn More

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In the Tank

By Rosemary Frisino Toohey.

Product Code: I90000

Comedy | Farce | Satire
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 2m. or 2w., or 1m., 1w.
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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Lockers

By Jeremy Kruse.

Product Code: L99000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: variable.
Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

Displaying the universal ups and downs most preteens and teens face on a daily basis, this play can be performed as a whole, or in short vignettes, perfect for theatre, classroom, and young actor-training programs. Learn More

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Henny Penny

By Joy Chaitin and Sarah Stevens.

Product Code: H07000

Comedy
Young Audiences | Family (all ages)
Cast Size: 5 to the entire class. Very flexible.
Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

This madcap version is designed to fit you and your performers (you can adjust its length, cast size and complexity) and includes five hilarious songs (or chants if you can't find a pianist). Your performers and audiences will be delighted because you make this show your very own. Do whatever you need to adjust it to your group size and ability level. Make it work for you. Learn More

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Fame

Based on the screenplay by Christopher Gore. Conceived by David De Silva. Adapted by Christopher Sergel.

Product Code: F33000

Drama
Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 9m., 15w. (extras as desired.)
Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

At the School of Performing Arts in New York City, the first problem for the hundreds of young people in pursuit of fame is to get accepted. As the play begins, the school is in the midst of auditioning applicants. They're every size, shape and attitude. They're scared and brave, rich and poor. They've got nothing in common but a dream—and each pursues it in a special way just as each must deal with the special problems of their various lives. Learn More

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Caught Between Two Worlds

By Carlos Perez.

Product Code: CF7000

Comedy | Drama
Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
Cast Size: 5m., 7w.
Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

Exploring the dilemma of not knowing where to fit in, children of mixed races struggle finding where they belong. This story is told through a mixed race, vulnerable 15 year old girl, who wonders which world she belongs to. Learn More

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