Translated, adapted and arranged by Suzan Zeder from The Miser by Molière.
Product Code: SJ3000
Comedy | Farce | Satire
High School | College
11m., 5w., with doubling 9m., 5w., expansion possible with inclusion of multiple courtiers.
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40 min.
This new translation and adaptation of Molière's classic comedy, The Miser, is set in the opulent court of King Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles. Zeder takes us back to a time when this classic play was first conceived—when actors struggled to remember their newly minted lines and bits of business were improvised for the first time. In this raucous telling, she captures the comic power of this cautionary tale of misguided monetary mania and defines the priceless power of the creative artist and the alchemy of theatre. Learn More
Translated, adapted and arranged by Suzan Zeder. From The Miser by Molière.
Product Code: SJ2000
Comedy | Farce | Satire
High School | College | Community | Professional
11m., 5w., with doubling 9m., 5w., expansion possible with inclusion of multiple courtiers.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
115 min.
The new translation/adaptation of Moliere's classic comedy, The Miser, is set in the court of King Louis XIV at Versailles, capturing the cautionary tale of misguided monetary mania. Learn More
16m., 5w. with doubling, but many roles are gender flexible, easily expanded.
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150 min.
Cyrano! His wit is as sharp as his sword, the enormity of his talent, intellect and passion matched only by the enormity of his, well, nose. The uniquely endowed protagonist is given a fresh face in this poignant and playful paean to panache, written in rhyming couplets. Romance rules the day in this story of his classic love triangle with the exquisite Roxane and the handsome and earnest, but verbally challenged, Christian. 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).
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
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
Adapted by Cecil Pickett. From William Shakespeare's classic.
Product Code: TS2000
Comedy
High School | College
5m, 2w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
30 min.
In this adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked and washed ashore in Illyria. The favorite characters—Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Malvolio, Maria, the beautiful countess Olivia and the handsome duke Orsino—are all present to help entertain audiences. Learn More
A tour de farce in commedia style. This rollicking escapade follows the misadventures of two vagabonds searching for riches and romance. After a frantic chase with everyone masquerading as everyone else, romance wins out in the end. Learn More
A young architect redesigns plans for a gazebo for a wealthy client and the boss fires him. To ease the blow, he goes out for a last fling and meets a girl with a picket sign proclaiming "Fair Play for the Working Man." Learn More
High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
6m., 2w., 7 either gender (doubling possible)
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85 min.
Binky Rudich, his friend Viv, and his almost human sheep Bob tinker with a two-speed clock with the idea that everything would stand still on Earth and they would spin off. And they do! To Crestview, Fourth World in the Goolagong System, ruled by George Topax and guarded by the Great Space Pandas. The excitement begins when the Supreme Ruler commands that Bob be brought to him, never again to leave Goolagong, and he steals the two-speed clock just to make sure. Learn More
This one-act comedy retells the myth in which Hades, god of death, kidnaps Persephone, goddess of life and spring. But while Persephone is usually presented as the sad-eyed queen of the underworld, here she is a happy breath of spring that makes life glitter wherever she is—even in Hades. In addition to the comic conflicts surrounding the situation, however, there is a deeper theme of the relation of life and death. This coupling is significant, since life and death are in fact inseparable, inevitably linked together. In this insoluble link there is also a hint of the nature of real love. Learn More
4m., 1w. (one of the male roles may be played by a woman.)
35 min.
This is the approved one-act cutting of the compelling story of Charlie, a mentally retarded man, and the strange interweaving of his life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental surgery has been performed on Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, whose intelligence rapidly increases to that of a genius. As Charlie approaches the peak of his brilliance, Algernon shows frightening symptoms of regression. The play becomes a race against time in which Charlie tries to keep his new intelligence long enough to save himself. Learn More
