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  1. Crash

    Crash

    By Y York. From the novel by Jerry Spinelli.

    Product Code: CQ6000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Professional | TYA
    • 5m., 3w.
    • 90 min.

    Crash plays football for his middle school. He runs and scores and is unstoppable. In life, he is self-centered and running so fast he can't see the chances for love and connection that are all around him. His new friend, Mike, cherishes his bold and bullying characteristics, while his old acquaintance, Penn Webb, sees a deeper, hidden Crash that circumstances threaten to bury forever. Life presents Crash with a chance to win really big, but in order to win, he's going to have to come in second.

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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  2. Shakespeare in Mind

    Shakespeare in Mind

    Conceived by Michael Bigelow Dixon. Written by Janet Allard, Niko Tsakalakos, Constance Congdon, Richard Dresser, Ginna Hoben, Brooke Jennett, Mollie LaFavers, Jon Jory, Jeremy Paden, Valerie Smith, Dean Staley, Justin Wright and Elizabeth Wong.

    Product Code: S2D000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community
    • 10 to 50 either gender.
    • 75 min.
    Haunting and hilarious, this play takes a strange and wondrous trip through a dozen "post-modern Elizabethan" plays, poems and songs. And just like Will's own plays, this dynamic production interweaves comedy, romance, song and tragedy as it presents contemporary characters interacting with Macbeth and Duncan, Juliet and Titus Andronicus, Othello and Desdemona, and 20 other classic characters. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  3. The Cycle

    The Cycle

    By Tiffany Kontoyiannis.

    Product Code: CQ5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 4 to 5m., 5 to 8w., 2 to 3 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    By bringing the bully, the bystander and the victim to the stage, The Cycle dramatizes the negative effects and harms of bullying. We meet several relatable characters, including a victim who has chosen to overcome her painful experience with bullying by focusing on her schoolwork; however, we also see how she could have negatively chosen to deal with it. This award-winning play sparks discussion by creating characters in whom anyone can see themselves. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  4. Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Monologues

    Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Monologues

    By Michael Tester.

    Product Code: MP4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 24+, extras and doubling as desired. May be performed by as few as 6 actors.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Inspired by students at a New York high school for the arts, this title pits the "Geeks" against the "Goths," "Drama Queens" and "Jocks" in a senior superlative showdown for Best All Around! These pieces can be used as stand-alone audition material, while an appendix of ensemble and two-person scenes transforms this monologue cycle into a full-length play. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Adapted by Gale Childs Daly from the book by Charles Dickens.

    Product Code: GC7000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 2w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    In this adaptation, an orphan boy named Pip has a life-changing encounter when he helps an escaped convict. From this one act of kindness, he starts on a journey to manhood that is full of twists and turns. When Pip inherits a large sum of money, all of his expectations seem to come true, but in a mysterious and disturbing way. Ultimately, Pip learns some important lessons about love, forgiveness and redemption. Learn More
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  6. The Bully

    The Bully

    Book by David L. Williams. Music and lyrics by John Gregor.

    Product Code: BK8000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 1w., 3 either gender, extras as desired, or the entire cast can be gender flexible.
    • 50 min.
    Lenny is the smartest kid at Wilson Middle School and is constantly picked on by Steve, the school bully. One day a bus mix-up leaves the two boys stranded at the wrong school, where they both get picked on for being the "new kids". The boys learn what life is really like for the other and decide to work together and make a plan to get back to their own school. Learn More
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  7. Teen Brain: The Musical

    Teen Brain: The Musical

    Book by Linda Daugherty. Music and lyrics by Nick Martin.

    Product Code: TT9000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3m., 5w., optional chorus.
    • 55 min.
    After a stressful week, eight teens are ready for an unchaperoned party. Their impulsive decisions result in a consequence that might have been prevented were it understood that teens are working with a brain revealed by the latest neuroscience to be, at best, a "work in progress." This musical entertains while dramatizing how the teen brain often results in vexing and inconsistent behavior, occasional misfires and, all too often, tragic consequences. Learn More
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  8. Bird in the Hand

    Bird in the Hand

    By Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas.

    Product Code: BK9000

    • Comedy | Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 2m., 2w., 2 to 3 either gender (more possible).

      Limited Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A man who runs a theme park in Miami dedicated to tropical birds takes us on a tour of his final year in high school. He explains how he came to inherit the park from his father and lose his best friend in the process. The narrator feels caged and out of place, much like the imported birds he cares for. He considers choices he might have made and daydreams about how his life might have turned out differently. Learn More
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  9. House of Cards

    House of Cards

    Conceived by Stephen Gundersheim and written by Seth Aganski, Tom Austin, Tara Bowman, Sarah Corbin, Emily Dignan, Lee Gabriel, Greg Hall, Amanda Hannoosh, Jaci Keimach, Chris Keyser, Dan LaBroad, Brian Lee, Jennifer MacLean, Andrew Markos, Emily Pierce, Phelan Wolfendon, Adam Yeremian, Amy Bartlett, Anthony Beatrice, Jess Bryant, John Clevesy, Brian Fitzgibbons, Rachel Keimach, Peter Leonard-Solis, Kristin Minichiello, Tiffany Owsiak, Kerrin Rhuda, Cathy Thomas and Stephen Gundersheim.

    Product Code: HG2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 8m., 9w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 50 min.
    Seventeen students arrive at school and go through their day. Each character is a number representation from a deck of cards, and that number is their value in the hierarchy of the student body. Through scenes and monologues, the characters express their feelings as to what it is like to be the value of the card that they represent. The action of the play is controlled by a joker who serves as the narrator. Learn More
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  10. Does My Head Look Big in This?

    Does My Head Look Big in This?

    By Jeff Gottesfeld and Elizabeth Wong. Based on the award-winning young adult novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah.

    Product Code: DF1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 3 to 10m., 7 to 10w., 3 either gender.
    • 75 min.
    At a time of rising Islamophobia and cultural misunderstanding, this play about a typical American high-school teen who happens to be Muslim is a great tool for tolerance. When Amal decides to wear her hijab to school, it's a learning experience for all ... including herself. By the end of this play, audiences will understand three things better: Islam, America and themselves. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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