The Orphan Train

Product Code: O82000

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

The play tells the story of nine orphans on an "orphan train" that left New York City in 1914. The train travels to Midwestern towns in search of homes, any homes, anywhere for the orphaned and unwanted children. And there are the men and women hoping for children. The lonesome whistle wails as the train chugs between encounters of anxiety, laughter, wistfulness, rejection and acceptance. Eight stories unfold, each a memorable surprise.

Letters to a Student Revolutionary

Product Code: L74000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

A jaded American rebel reluctantly on a family vacation in China meets a young idealistic Chinese girl with whom she embarks on a 10-year correspondence, which is cut tragically short by the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Confessions ...

Product Code: CA2000

Limited Streaming Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

This collection is specifically designed for actors under 30 who would like to perform in a one-woman show. The magnificent monologues include: Rosie, 10, a walking media sponge who has her own TV network in the bathroom; Sofia, 16, a barrio girl who has a white boyfriend; Lolita Corazón, 25, who teases and punishes men with her powerful sexuality; Tiffany, 20, a Chicana activist who finds courage and strength in Frida Kahlo's paintings; Roxie, 30, a self-defense instructor who accidentally attacks a man; and Valentina, 26, a Chicana activist who is trying to organize her people to fight racism and Proposition 187.

Dancing Solo

Product Code: D65000

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

Sixteen-year-old Kara, an aspiring modern dancer, struggles to complete a piece of choreography for entrance into a competitive dance program. Her dance becomes a metaphor for her desperate struggle to control her troubled life.

The Death of the Black Jesus

Product Code: D68000

Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Twenty-five years after the shooting death of Bobby Wright, founder of the Black Jesus Party, three members of the party are assembled for a TV talk show. The show gets great publicity and sets into action the host's exploitative plan to get back into the big time by encouraging a fight between the trio and a loud white nationalist. "The explosive dialogue teaches students about the black radical movements of the ‘60s without pinpointing or presenting a group in a negative light." (The Kansas City Star)