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  1. Maddie and Eleanor MT2000

    Maddie and Eleanor

    By Martha King De Silva.

    Product Code: MT2000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | Community | TYA
    • 2 to 5m., 5 to 10w., up to 7 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    When Maddie Leonard returns home after her first day of school in fourth grade, she is fed up with schoolyard bullies and flaky ex-best friends. As she turns to her beloved iPhone for solace, she gets an unexpected visit from Eleanor Roosevelt. As Maddie and Eleanor navigate their budding relationship through old and modern technologies and against a backdrop of world events, they inspire each other, laugh together and discover a universal truth—friendship transcends everything. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. The Amazing Lemonade Girl AN9000

    The Amazing Lemonade Girl

    By James DeVita. Inspired by the life of Alexandra Flynn Scott.

    Product Code: AN9000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 3w., 1 to 11 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Meet Alexandra Flynn Scott. Alex has a story to tell—about her life and her legacy, her humor and her heart. She is an 8-year-old girl who is fiercely determined to make a difference and help others despite the challenges she faces amidst her own cancer journey. This true story reminds us all that a single person can change the world—one act, or even one cup, at a time. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Unmuted U44000

    Unmuted

    By Alvaro Saar Rios. Music and lyrics by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

    Product Code: U44000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 1w., 7 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 20 min.
    When the substitute gym teacher is kicked out of the Zoom room of a virtual gym class, the students take over! As the group starts a game of “SorD” (Secret or Dare), they discover more about one another’s lives on the other side of the screen—their frustrations with online school, their love for tacos on Tuesdays and, most importantly, what they miss. Unmute your streaming device for this lively new musical, to which we all can relate. Performed in English with some Spanish lyrics. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. The Storm in the Barn

    The Storm in the Barn

    Adapted by Eric Coble. From the graphic novel by Matt Phelan.

    Product Code: S4D000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 20 either gender.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    In 1937 Kansas, 11-year-old Jack faces many challenges: bullies, his father’s desperate attempts to keep his family intact, an ill older sister and a troublemaker little sister. But he’s also facing the Dust Bowl and the steady spread of the mysterious illness “Dust Dementia.” So can Jack even trust his own eyes when he makes a terrifying discovery in the abandoned barn next door? When everyone says you’re too small to be the hero of any story, where do you find the strength to save your family … and the world? Learn More
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  5. My Broken Doll Cover MR6000

    My Broken Doll

    By Ernie Nolan. Based on the book by Beatrice Karp and Deborah Pappenheimer.

    Product Code: MR6000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 4m., 2 to 4w.
    • 60 min.
    My Broken Doll is the true childhood story of Holocaust survivor Beatrice Karp. It begins as teenage Beatrice learns she must leave post-war London to begin life anew in the United States. As she packs for the journey, each object she places in her suitcase floods her with memories of her life during the war. Audiences are instantly transported to the train rides, concentration camps and Nazi guards of Beatrice's memory. Though tragic, this is also a story of acceptance, love and resilience. Learn More
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  6. Tomás and the Library Lady Cover TV9000

    Tomás and the Library Lady

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

    Product Code: TV9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 1 to 4m., 1 to 4w., expandable.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

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    • 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. Digging Up Dessa Cover DH2000

    Digging Up Dessa

    By Laura Schellhardt

    Product Code: DH2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Professional | TYA
    • 1m., 3w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    Dessa is a 21st-century girl with no shortage of struggles, secrets and mysteries to solve. After a museum field trip reveals that the pioneering 19th-century paleontologist Mary Anning’s legacy has been buried by history because of her gender and lack of formal education, Dessa decides that she’s going to fight to earn her friend the credit she deserves. With help from her once-rival, Dessa sets to work unearthing the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the past and present for Mary’s history and her own future. Learn More
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  8. Silent Night Cover S4B000

    Silent Night

    By Peter Manos.

    Product Code: S4B000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    It is December of 1818 in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Now in the midst of a blizzardy cold winter, an assistant priest and a poor schoolmaster strive to lift the spirits of the congregation. But the already ailing church organ is destroyed through a misunderstanding by the schoolmaster’s autistic son, who then runs away from home. In the midst of this turmoil, the schoolmaster and priest come together to produce the world’s most beloved Christmas song, “Silent Night.” Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. US A Teen History

    US A Teen History

    Book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus. Lyrics by Flip Kobler. Music by Dennis Poore.

    Product Code: U41000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
    • 8 to 25m., 8 to 25w., expandable, extras as desired.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 75 min.
    This story theatre-style show is a compilation of pieces about the teens who helped shape America. Did you know that the drummer boys in the Revolutionary War were as young as 11? Or that Caroline Pickersgill helped sew the flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” at 14? This show is incredibly flexible and adaptable to your space and audience, as we encourage you to write your own pieces about the forgotten teens of America. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  10. Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges

    Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges

    By Christina M. Ham. Music by Gary Rue.

    Product Code: RD8000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | Community
    • 11 to 16m., 11 to 20w., 5 to 9 either gender.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 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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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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