It's What's for Dinner and Other Short Comedies
Product Code: ID9000
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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.
A collection of four short comedies about the modern world.
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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.
A collection of four short comedies about the modern world.
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Approx. Run Time: 50 min.
Six-year-old Cory doesn't want to live with her grumpy grandma she barely knows. Grandmother Autumn doesn't much like the idea, either. As Cory and Grandmother Autumn work through the adjustments of their new family structure, a stray dog appears on the doorstep. It's love at first sight for Cory and positively the last straw for Grandmother Autumn. This delightfully surprising story is filled with humor and heart, and reminds us that love makes almost anything possible, even in hard times.
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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.
Blending fiction with historical fact, this moving adaptation takes place in 1860s Imperial Russia where czars were required by law to marry women of royal Russian blood. The consequence for not following the law was losing the throne. After his father's death, Alexi is next in line for the throne, but experiences the jarring contrast between making laws and living by them.
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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.
Jason and Carla, burned by previous relationships, initially resist their friend's efforts to kindle a romance between them, but secretly end up dating. Carla's ex-husband complicates everything by wanting to reconcile. Jason retaliates by taking up with Cindy, a ditzy young actress. Jealousy and mutual accusations drive Jason and Carla further apart as they struggle to find a way to their own happy ending.
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Approx. Run Time: 105 min.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, the children of two British families navigate their way through the intricate terrain of adolescence. The play centers on 15-year-old Serena Moffitt and her younger brother, Joseph, who are sent from their working class suburb where they end up billeted with an upper-class family struggling to maintain their fortune with two sons who are close in age to the Moffitts.
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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.
A group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the 20th century. The play descends from collaborative to absurd as a group of idealistic actors attempt to recreate the extinction of the Herero tribe at the hands of their German colonizers. Eventually the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, and what seemed a faraway place and time comes all too close to home.
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Approx. Run Time: 80 min.
While trying to help save Cherry's 300-pound pet pig, Fatty, from the flames of her burning house, her brother and his wife are arrested for assault by local law enforcement officer. As these four characters tell the judge their version of what happened that night and why, they begin to reveal not only the events leading up to the fire, but also all the lost hopes and dreams that make them what they are today.
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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.
A civil war has ended. Will there be peace or new rebellion? Each chorus member argues the side of one of the characters, hoping to bring peace to the war-torn land. Each individual faces the choice: should I do what I feel is right or stay silent and safe? This adaptation can be set anywhere there is civil strife—ancient Greece, modern America, a medieval castle, the inner city, the future, any time and place that speaks to you.
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Approx. Run Time: 75 min.
This title tells the story of five Salem girls and the events that led up to the infamous Salem witch trials. This origin story examines how these teenage girls became accusers and caused 20 people to be put to death for witching. An interactive forum that explores the accusers and their community is built into the play, encouraging reflection and is ideal for complimenting classroom work.
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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.
Eight-year-old Evan wishes he had a real live monster to eat his peas and play with him. When a real monster actually arrives, life is turned upside down in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy. When his distracted, technology-addicted parents finally discover the monster, they must decide whether to send it back to Monster World or accept it as a member of their family.
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