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  1. Cry it Out

    Cry it Out

    By Molly Smith Metzler.

    Product Code: CR7000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 3w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Cooped up on maternity leave and starved for conversation, Jessie invites her funny and forthright neighbor Lina, also a new mom, for coffee on the patio between their duplexes. Despite their vastly different finances, they become fast friends during naptimes—while someone spies on them from the mansion on the cliff overlooking Jessie’s yard. This comedy with dark edges takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the dilemma of returning to work, and how class impacts parenthood and friendship. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  2. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Cover A78000

    All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

    Based on the books by Robert Fulghum. Conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia. Music and Lyrics by David Caldwell.

    Product Code: A78000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 2w. (1 pianist, expandable.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 135 min.
    Based on the best-selling books, this musical takes a funny, insightful and heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. It’s an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format with monologues, dialogues and multiple voice narrations enhanced through the use of live piano underscoring, which provides fluidity, charm and emotional texture, and seven optional original songs. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  3. A Complicated Hope CT7000

    A Complicated Hope

    By John Mabey.

    Product Code: CT7000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 1m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    When Michael passes away, his wife and daughter, Marie and Rose Marie, are left adrift. Michael’s passing also strands his boyfriend, Arnie, who is left to discover a family of his own. Mirroring the erratic path of grief, A Complicated Hope flashes between the moments in time that changed them all. Their journeys explore the challenges of both finding a family of choice and letting yourself be found. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. The Prince's New Pet PP2000

    The Prince's New Pet

    Adapted by Jessica Penzias. Music by Anthony De Angelis. Lyrics by Christyn Budzyna. Based on the book by Brian Anderson.

    Product Code: PP2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 4m., 3 to 4w., 1 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    Welcome to the grayest kingdom you’ve ever seen, where colors and feelings are strictly prohibited. Today is Prince Viridian’s tenth birthday party, and it’s supposed to be the least eventful event anyone has ever seen. But when a mysterious colorful creature suddenly bursts onto the scene, it throws everything off balance! This whimsical musical invites young audiences and their families to embrace their feelings and revel in the colorful chaos of life. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Keep on Laughing K48000

    Keep on Laughing

    By Paul Elliott.

    Product Code: K48000

    • Comedy
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    The ladies of Exit Laughing are back, but now Connie’s daughter, Rachel, has married her 28-year-old stripper boyfriend, Bobby, and they are expecting twins. Connie, Leona and Millie have been touring the world and having the time of their lives, but one of their adventures has gotten out of hand. Connie has met a man in Paris, and he’s proposed to her. Everyone should be happy, but Rachel and Bobby are not—Connie’s new boyfriend is the same age as Bobby. Learn More
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  6. The Bachelorette Party BN4000

    The Bachelorette Party

    By Karen Schaeffer.

    Product Code: BN4000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • College | Community | Professional
    • 5m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Dot, Meg, Carol and Ellie are back in Dot’s Northwoods cabin for Meg’s bachelorette party, but Meg and Sheriff Tom Lane have other ideas—a secret plan to elope at the cabin that night while everyone else is still out for the party. Carol and Ellie make similar secret plans to rendezvous with their respective men, Rick and Bubba, making the cabin a bit more crowded than Meg and Tom had anticipated. Throw in Dot’s stash of “special” cookies, an ex-lover and a B and E, and you have a full-blown night of hilarious chaos. Learn More
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  7. Checking In CT5000

    Checking In

    By Tracy Wells.

    Product Code: CT5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3 to 6m., 4 to 6w., 5 to 20 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Checking In tells a lifetime of stories including an expectant mom going into labor, a teenager learning to see the world beyond a screen, a couple finding love, the craziness of traveling with kids and, finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation. These stories, and more, reflect the theme that “life is a journey—travel it well” and remind us that as we travel through life, it's the people we journey with who make it special. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. Checking In CT6000

    Checking In

    By Tracy Wells.

    Product Code: CT6000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 5m., 3 to 5w., 5 to 20 any gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Checking In tells a lifetime of stories including an expectant mom going into labor, a teenager learning to see the world beyond a screen, a couple finding love, the craziness of traveling with kids and, finally, waiting too long to take that dream vacation. These stories, and more, reflect the theme that “life is a journey—travel it well” and remind us that as we travel through life, it's the people we journey with who make it special. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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  9. Red Riding Hood RF1000

    Red Riding Hood

    By Allison Gregory.

    Product Code: RF1000

    • Comedy | Farce
    • College | Community | TYA
    • 1w., 1 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    Wolfgang, the greatest actor in the world, is interrupted while performing his solo “extravaganza” by a delivery person with a mysterious package. But the show must go on, and the two of them tackle all the roles in this fast, funny and surprising take on the classic story. The wolf may have dinner plans, but this Red is courageous, clever and talented. Like an unexpected package, when you open up a fairy tale, you never know what you’re going to find. Learn More
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  10. Night Night, Roger Roger N93000

    Night Night, Roger Roger

    By Roni Ragone.

    Product Code: N93000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | TYA
    • 2 to 5m., 2 to 5w., 2 to 15 any gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    It’s midnight, but that doesn’t mean the world slows down. Night Night, Roger Roger is a fanciful comedy about the world after the sun goes down. Roller-skating Nanas, kids with tin cans, literary-obsessed vampires, clumsy security guards, kids without tin cans, quirky game show hosts and more. This play is a plea for every person to stop growing up so fast—take your moment with the universe and enjoy it. Learn More
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