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OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist

Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarías. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

Product Code: OA8000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

This joyful musical is a retelling of Oliver Twist set in modern-day Rio de Janeiro that tackles issues of poverty, inequity and injustice. Oli, an orphan girl, asks the goddess of the sea for a “little bit more” in her life. Con man Falcão and thief Zé Esquiva hope to use Oli’s sweet nature to steal from a rich widow. In the favela, Oli meets Nancí, who begins to teach Oli how to read. But when police officer Sykes gets involved, everyone has to choose between doing what is easy and what is right. Learn More

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The Dancing Princesses or The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

Adapted by Max Bush from a story by the Brothers Grimm.

Product Code: DF4000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6 to 12m., 8 to 16w., 3 to 6 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

Here is a magical tale of dance and romance. A mystery threatens the security of the kingdom: where do the princesses escape to every night, and why are their dancing shoes worn out each morning? The king desperately tries to solve the mystery by proclaiming that any man who can solve it will marry the daughter of his choice and become the future king. 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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The Nightingale

Book by William Electric Black and Amie Brockway-Henson. Music by Elliot Sokolov. From the story by Hans Christian Andersen.

Product Code: N04000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: An ensemble of 12 m. and w. (not gender specific.)
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

When Grandpa begins to tell his grandchildren about the emperor's nightingale, his back yard is transformed into the emperor of China's palace, garden and forest, and the three of them become characters in this humorous and moving story. Learn More

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Maricela de la Luz Lights the World

By José Rivera.

Product Code: MB3000

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

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

When Maricela de la Luz and her brother Riccardo come out of a mall, the world suddenly changes. The two-headed Goddess of the U.S.-Mexico Border explains to them that something is out of balance in the mythic world! Learn More

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Bocón!

By Lisa Loomer.

Product Code: B36000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 6 actors, with doubling. Flexible.

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Approx. Run Time: 55 min.

¡Bocón! tells the story of 12-year-old Miguel who flees a repressive military regime in Central America for Los Angeles. A natural storyteller and irrepressible "big mouth" or bocón, Miguel loses his voice when his parents are taken and begins a metaphorical journey north to the City of Angels. Along the way, he finds his voice and the courage to cross the border to a new life. Miguel's story is relevant to immigrant children from all parts of the world, and to any child who is learning the many meanings of finding one's own "voice." Learn More

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OZ

By Patrick Shanahan.

Product Code: O55000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
Cast Size: 1m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

It's 1899 in Chicago, and Frank Baum is putting the finishing touches on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but is missing a few key elements…the title and the ending! Suddenly his Victorian study becomes a magical land. In the heart of this frenzy is the whole creative process, and in the end we realize that Baum is the real wizard of Oz, but he needs an assistant … our imaginations. Learn More

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Becca

Book, music and lyrics by Wendy Kesselman. Musical arrangements by Michael Starobin.

Product Code: BE9000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 1m., 1w., 9 either gender.
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

Jonathan's "pets" languish in cages, remembering a time when he played with them. Little sister Becca, portrayed as a beautiful but sad doll, is Jonathan's "pet" now. Becca leaves Jonathan, returning only after he has expressed heartfelt remorse for his actions. Together, they begin anew, as equals and friends. Reality and fantasy mix in this powerful exploration of the inner journey of children. The world of dreams versus fears, love versus abuse of power, and freedom versus responsibility is imaginatively presented through song, dance and dialogue. Learn More

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The Magic Flute

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera in play form. Dramatized by June Walker Rogers.

Product Code: M10000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College
Cast Size: 14 m. or w., extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

An opera libretto simplified into an enchanting play. Follow the adventures of Prince Tamino from his rescue from the Serpent to the Temple of Sarasota where he must prove himself worthy of winning the lovely Pamina by enduring the tests of fire and water. The lovers find their happy ending with the help of a magic flute and the marvelously funny character Papageno. Easy to produce with effective staging that makes this play exciting theatre. Learn More

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