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  1. Bully-Bully

    Bully-Bully

    By Cherie Bennett.

    Product Code: BK3000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 3w., 1 either

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    With the help of her goodie-two-shoes alter-ego and her hilarious Master Thespian dog, Teddie, a teen girl who just wants to be popular and fit in learns that if you aren't part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. Learn More
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  2. Bystander Blues

    Bystander Blues

    By Trish Lindberg.

    Product Code: BG8000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 3m., 7w., (5 actors with doubling )

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    The inner thoughts of a group of bystanders watching a bullying incident, along with the feelings of the target, are highlighted in this short play which seeks to understand the power of the bystander in any bullying situation. Learn More
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  3. The Bully Pulpit

    The Bully Pulpit

    By Dwayne Hartford.

    Product Code: BG9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 3w., or 1m., 4w.

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    • 10 min.
    Barbara wants to be class president so that she can stamp out bullying. Learn More
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  4. The Conundrum

    The Conundrum

    By Brett Neveu.

    Product Code: CJ6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    Ken and Tony reflect back to a time where Tony's attitude and Ken's sarcastic opinion were hiding deeper feelings of fear and humiliation. After analyzing what they did wrong, they play the scenario out again, with much different results. Learn More
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  5. Alex (a conversation about nothing)

    Alex (a conversation about nothing)

    By José Casas.

    Product Code: AF5000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 1m.

      Livestream Rights Available

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    • 10 min.
    A teenager poignantly tells his dad how a bullied classmate resorted to physical violence. In the process, we discover this boy's insight on the issue of bullying and how it affects the innocent victims. Learn More
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  6. The Bully Plays

    The Bully Plays

    Written by Sandra Fenichel Asher, Cherie Bennett, Max Bush, José Casas, Gloria Bond Clunie, Eric Coble, Doug Cooney, Linda Daugherty, Lisa Dillman, Richard Dresser, José Cruz González, Stephen Gregg, D.W. Gregory, Brian Guehring, Dwayne Hartford, Barry Kornhauser, Trish Lindberg, Brett Neveu, Ernie Nolan, R.N. Sandberg, Geraldine Ann Snyder, Werner Trieschmann, Elizabeth Wong and Y York. Compiled and edited by Linda Habjan.

    Product Code: BG4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 4 to 25.

      Digital Script Available

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    This anthology was commissioned in response to the growing epidemic of bullying and the all-too-often tragic results. The plays are touching, imaginative, powerful, uplifting and funny. This collection of 10-minute plays will challenge, inspire and enlighten your audiences and help you confront the issue of bullying in a constructive and creative way. Learn More
    $12.95 /book

    Min. Royalty Rate: $15/perf

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  7. The Cell Phone Rings for Thee

    The Cell Phone Rings for Thee

    By Werner Trieschmann.

    Product Code: CG2000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 2 to 7 m., 3 to 11 w., 4 either gender

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 80 min.

    All the latest gadgets that bewitch and bedevil us are addressed in this comic collection of 10-minute plays. 

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    $11.95 /book

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  8. 18 Holes

    18 Holes

    By David MacGregor

    Product Code: E47000

    • Comedy
    • College
    • 2m.
    • 10 min.
    Two men discuss their lives and wives while strolling through 18 holes of golf. Learn More
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  9. 35 in 10: Thirty-Five Ten-Minute Plays

    35 in 10: Thirty-Five Ten-Minute Plays

    Compiled and edited by Kent R. Brown. Written by Cass Brayton, Kent R. Brown, Domenick Vincent Danza, Lisa Dillman, Bathsheba Doran, Jeanette D. Farr, Catherine Filloux, David Fleisher, Gregory Fletcher, Nancy Gall-Clayton, Megan Gogerty, Mark Guarino, Jay D. Hanagan, Frank Higgins, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Julie Jensen, Janet Kenney, Barbara Lindsay, David MacGregor, Michele Markarian, Cherisse Montgomery, Brett Neveu, Edward Pomerantz, Bruce Post, Monica Raymond, Rebecca Ritchie, David Rush, Mark Smith-Soto, Lisa Soland, Donna Spector, Wanda Strukus, Jules Tasca, Jerry Thompson, Christopher Wall, Kathleen Warnock

    Product Code: TF4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community
    This exciting collection explores the complex worlds inhabited by amusing, passionate, quirky, obsessive, fallible and sometimes frightening characters. Learn More
    $30.95 /book

    Min. Royalty Rate: $15/perf

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  10. 4-1-1

    4-1-1

    By David Fleisher.

    Product Code: F91000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College
    • 1m., 1w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 10 min.
    A desperate caller seeks the telephone number of a psychiatrist and a less-than-helpful operator assists him. Learn More
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