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American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 4 (2020) AN6000

Goat Song Revel

Product Code: GE3000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 1w.
Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

A one-person Greek chorus named Doris shows up at Job’s house and lets him know that her arrival most likely means that they’re in a Greek drama, but whether it’s a tragedy or comedy isn’t clear. To complicate matters, God and Satan meet at Job’s house, where Satan says he wants to play a game he made up called “Job.” Dionysus also stops by, realizes that they’re heading for a tragedy and begins his plan to turn this tragedy into a comedy. Learn More

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Shattering

By Pat Montley.

Product Code: S4J000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 2w.
Approx. Run Time: 105 min.

Jonah has just been released from juvenile commitment into the foster care of Jacqueline Dawson, whose estranged son he helped to murder. Jonah is ordered to torture and kill Dawson—or be killed himself. The instructions come from the gang leader through Jonah’s girlfriend LaBelle, who is pregnant. Jonah and LaBelle plot the murder, even as his relationship with the strict but caring Dawson develops and his imagined visits with her dead son jar his conscience. Learn More

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Twilight Bowl

By Rebecca Gilman.

Product Code: TW2000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 6w.

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

After graduating from a small Wisconsin high school, Sam heads to college on a bowling scholarship—but her cousin Jaycee’s future isn’t looking as bright. As the young women and their friends face adulthood, their local bowling alley becomes a place to celebrate triumphs, confront challenges and forge new identities. Twilight Bowl questions the blueprint for a successful life and embraces the unknown on the road ahead. Learn More

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Eternity

By Michael Cochran.

Product Code: E94000

Comedy
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 5 to 6m., 4 to 5w.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Abe, an angel of death, decides to move a client appointment in favor of getting an ice cream sandwich. The only problem is that his “appointments” are to greet the newly deceased and take them to the next stop. Things quickly spiral out of control when Abe’s repeated attempts to “bump off” his delayed appointment fails, and the real threat of a new “unauthorized life” will occur unless Abe gets everything back on track. A surprise visit from the boss helps Abe rediscover the real meaning of life and death. Learn More

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Terminus

By Gabriel Jason Dean.

Product Code: TV5000

Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 100 min.

Terminus tells the story of Eller, a progressive white matriarch, and her mixed-race grandson, Jaybo, who live together in a ramshackle house down by the railroad tracks in rural Georgia. Their unique love has seen them through, but when Eller’s mind begins to fade with dementia, her violent past in the segregated South haunts her from the very walls of the old family home. As she descends terrifyingly closer toward a horrifying truth, Jaybo’s capacity to love his grandmother is put to the test. Learn More

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Holy Laughter

By Catherine Trieschmann.

Product Code: HH3000

Comedy
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2 to 4m., 3 to 5w.
Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

On her first Sunday behind the pulpit, newly appointed priest Abigail faces a motley crew of worshipers and a church facing financial and spiritual ruin. Not entirely sure what God thinks, she gives into one wild night that sends her down a tunnel of doubt and fear. It looks like the church may fall apart completely, but Advent has a way of turning fiascoes into blessings, and as Christmas approaches, Abigail and her congregation manage to find joy amidst the chaos. Learn More

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Salvation Road

By D.W. Gregory.

Product Code: S2Q000

Drama
Recommended For: High School | College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 4 to 6m., 11w., 1 either gender.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Denise was always an independent thinker with a passionate social conscience, while her younger brother, Cliff, is just the opposite. But when Denise leaves for college, she becomes obsessed with a charismatic church and its founder. Concerns intensify when Denise declares her family is a “toxic” influence—and disappears. One day, Cliff’s best friend, Duffy, spots Denise and is convinced that she’s in trouble and needs help, propelling them onto a road trip into the heart of a deepening mystery. Learn More

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Walking Across Egypt

Adapted by Catherine Bush from the novel by Clyde Edgerton.

Product Code: WH1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 6m., 2w.

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Little does Mattie know that the dogcatcher will open her eyes to a whole world she never knew existed, a world that includes car theft, prison breaks and a juvenile delinquent named Wesley who is as desperate for a family as she is. Armed with only her corn bread and a deep faith in the Almighty, Mattie is determined to woo Wesley to the side of God and good Southern manners … if she can just manage to stay out of jail herself. Learn More

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Job

By Thomas Bradshaw.

Product Code: J67000

Comedy | Tragedy
Recommended For: College | Professional
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.

Limited Streaming Rights Available
Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

Meet Job, the wise and powerful judge of an ancient Israelite tribe. Satan bets God that he can make Job blaspheme God through ever-escalating violence and loss. Will Job question God's promise to reward the righteous, even when his prayers for mercy go unanswered? In this dark, twisted comedy, Bradshaw brings us an honest, uncynical adaptation of the book of Job. Learn More

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Distant Music

By James McLindon.

Product Code: DB1000

Comedy | Drama
Recommended For: College | Community | Professional
Cast Size: 2m., 1w.

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Approx. Run Time: 95 min.

Three individuals meet at an Irish pub in Cambridge, each struggling with a life-changing decision, and debate over religion and beer. Learn More

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