A play within a play in various styles throughout theatre history. Rehearsal is conducted as an exasperated director and stage manager attempt to deal with an ever-changing script. Learn More
When Hanazo, the kite maker, bullies Uji, an innocent sign painter, into helping play a hoax on his fellow villagers concerning the arrival of a dragon, they find themselves faced with ridicule , pangs of conscience, and the magic of miracles. Learn More
By Dennis M. Maganza. Adapted into a one-act play by Luis Muñoz. Based on the book by Henry Fielding.
Product Code: HE1000
Comedy | Farce
Middle School | High School | College
20m., 15w. (doubling possible).
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35 min.
Tom is in love with beautiful Sophia. Although her father envies his reputation as a daredevil and womanizer, he wouldn't consider letting his daughter marry such a scoundrel. The story of Tom's love for the beautiful Sophia; his everlasting feud with the despicable Allworthy heir, Blifil; the mad race to London, punctuated by the infamous night in the inn and the ill-fated masquerade ball are skillfully transferred to the stage in this dramatization. Learn More
10+ either gender, especially gender-stereotyped roles and names.
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40 min.
A company of players takes the audience through a kaleidoscope in which one episode dissolves into another like an absurd dream. Each episode lets you see some aspect of yourself as a perceptive artist sees you, and the view is not always pleasant. What is the "asylum?" Is it the world of "normal" people, or the rest of us? The feeling of Asylum is one of space rather than a stage, a nameless place rather than a specific location; technical theatricality must be minimized. Learn More
Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
10m., 4w.
105 min.
Scapino is one sly guy, he's the man who can get anyone out of a sticky situation. After some trouble with the law, Scapino lays low, but after two friends request his help, he can't say no, and ends up spinning a very elaborate tale to help them. Learn More
Johnathan rips his pants as he and Toby sneak off to see a ballgame. Ducking for cover into Millie McIvor's dress shop, they convince Millie and impressionable young helper Lucy that the rip must be mended. Learn More
Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
10m., 8w., with doubling, or increase the cast number by distributing the 49 roles.
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90 min.
At the end of the 15th century, the tiny town of Frogsham musters its dubious resources to mount the Corpus Christi play of Noah and the Flood. This medieval play-within-a-play presents a teeming town full of characters who mirror their biblical pageant counterparts. It provides a humorous glimpse of 15th-century stagecraft and the timeless panic of performers who must go on before the show is ready. Learn More
Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on the play by Nicholas Udall.
Product Code: RB6000
Comedy | Farce
Middle School | High School | College
2m., 4w., extras.
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35 min.
Ralph thinks he is a lady's man and chooses Dame Custance as the lady. But she can't stand the conceited nincompoop. Their tempestuous courtship, complicated by a mischievous meddler and Custance's cute servant girls, rocks the stage in this historically important play. Learn More
