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Spinning Girl Featured Production
Drama by Tim Mogford
58 pages
11 m, 23 w, doubling possible
High school student Chloe seems to have everything together. She is a soccer player, a dancer, and a top student. But under the surface, the pressure is mounting. When her mom and brother need help at home, the school projects pile up, her friends pressure her to start dating, and her attention is pulled in several directions, she doesn’t want to disappoint anybody. In her effort to please everyone, her world begins spinning out of control. As the various friends, family and other responsibilities build up around her on the stage, she creates and deploys mult...
Adagio and the Death of Love (Full Length) Featured Production
Drama by Reid Conrad
50 pages
5-6 m, 4 w, extras
The Imarovas were once the royal family and held sway over the social and political arenas of the country. But a new regime gained power and the Imarova children became captives in their own home. They live under a repressive guard, yet each sibling remembers or knows a different kind of love: romantic love, paid love, love of a child and pet, and most of all, Anabella’s childlike, colorful love of life itself. It is only their family wealth and figurehead status that keep them from joining the work colonies. Anabella’s fourteenth birthday brings with it unex...
Course of True Love New Release
Comedy by Jennifer Stewart-Sampson
30 pages
Large flexible cast of about 25
New One-Act Play
This show spotlights some of Shakespeare’s greatest couples: Romeo & Juliet, Kate & Petruchio, Beatrice & Benedick, and more. Twists and turns abound in this story of love and whimsy, consisting entirely of Shakespeare’s actual text. The Fairies establish the world of the play. One Fairy has decided that love is foolish and “merely a madness,” but the other Fairies are determined to convince their friend otherwi...
Right Girl, Wrong Guy New Release
Comedy by Tony Howell
73 pages
12 m, 13 w, optional extras
The wealthy Grayson clan has gathered for daughter Juliet’s wedding shower. Her brother, Jefferson, has brought along his new girlfriend, but Jefferson’s former girlfriend and Juliet’s former boyfriend both show up as well. Awkward! Things really heat up, however, when older brother, Jesse, falls for his brother’s new girlfriend. When Juliet’s fiancé has his secrets revealed, the wedding falls apart, and tears and accusations ensue… but in the end, the women come to realize that happiness is not that far away. They were simply with the wrong guy.
House Haunters New Release
Comedy by Craig Sodaro
44 pages
Minimum 2 m, 7 w; maximum 3 m, 12 w, 1 flexible
Getting old feels like the end … especially for Margo. She’s worked hard to build her career and her life with husband Lars. But her 30th birthday isn’t what she planned. Already late to her own party, she and Lars quickly eat the last of the food before greeting guests. In hindsight, the crab salad may have been a little off … Apparently WAY off! Now they must start over in the after-life. But before they can rest in peace they must find a house and help the occupants. With the help of a celestial guide, they view three houses. There’s the far-out beach bung...
Legend of Robin Hood New Release
by J.L. Reiman
70 pages
28 - 34 (Flexible; some doubling possible; optional extras) Minimum cast: 17 m, 9 w, 1 flexible
Life in medieval times is hard, especially with greedy King John sitting on England’s throne. Nottingham’s townspeople are constantly terrorized and taxed by the Sheriff and his cronies. To make matters worse, families who can’t afford to pay are separated from their loved ones, forced to work off debts, and even driven from their homes. Robert of Locksley finds himself in this very predicament. After losing his home, a bounty is placed on his head, forcing him to flee and leave his beloved Maid Marion behind. But Robert joins a band of merry men (and women!...
Glitz Family Robinson New Release
Comedy Farce by Eddie McPherson
43 pages
3 m, 6 w, 4 flexible, plus extras
New One-Act Play
The posh and well-to-do Robinson family is on a ship excursion (without their nanny) when they shipwreck on a deserted island. The mother is at her wit’s end about having to do actual parenting (without their nanny) and feels sorry for herself when she realizes her acting career might take a nosedive in her absence. The father of the clan is also at a loss (without their nanny) and spends all his time speaking with a British ac...
Fierce Creatures New Release
Drama by Lisa Nanni-Messegee and Todd Messegee
78 pages
Minimum: 4 - 11 m, 7 w. Maximum: 11 m, 19 w, 8 flexible.
“Miracle worker” Annie Sullivan Macy wakes on a lonely stretch of beach. A mysterious hermit encourages Annie to debate and share pieces of her life with him, including her greatest accomplishment, teaching the famous deaf and blind girl, Helen Keller. Like pieces of a puzzle, Annie’s memories spring to life, revealing hard-won victories, childhood horrors, and a rise to stardom. Annie discovers that she and Helen are forever connected - but who needs who? As Annie wrestles with this question, one more secret remains locked within her - and this mysterious ma...
Honor Among Thieves New Release
Drama Fantasy by Lindsey Schneider
51 pages
8 m, 7 w, 9 flexible and extras, doubling possible.
Headstrong Rosario, leader of a feisty gang of child thieves, has a secret: the young man everyone knows as Rosario is really a teenage girl, climbing the ranks of a clandestine criminal guild. To join the illustrious Council of Convicts, she needs all the help she can get from her friends to steal the Madonna statue off the newest church in the city. But not everyone is thrilled about her risky plan, and Rosario suffers a double betrayal that threatens to destroy her plans and tear the gang apart. Tackling themes of sexism, loyalty, and deceit,
Escape Room New Release
Comedy by Wade Bradford
30 pages
2 m, 5 w
New One-Act Play
The high school girls’ softball team has one last shot to make it to playoffs. However, that doesn’t seem likely since Wacy and Emma can’t seem to stop fighting, while Riley and Kylie are so inseparable that they don’t work with the rest of the team. So instead of scheduling extra practice hours before the game, Coach forces the girls to participate in team building activities. That’s perfect for Professor Diabolical, as he has been perfecting his evi...
I Love Lacy New Release
Comedy by Michal Jacot
56 pages
3 m, 3 w
Lacy Casey is socially awkward, has a goofy sense of humor, and has raised clumsiness to an art form. If you look in the dictionary under "adorkable," you'd find a picture of Lacy. Her friends Sue and Trevor love her quirkiness and accept her for who she is. When Lacy goes out on her first date with Bryce, she assumes it will be their last date. After all, her ungraceful mannerisms practically destroy their dinner; and he keeps calling her by the wrong name. But he comes back for more ... Meanwhile, best friend Trevo...
My Thoughts, Not Exactly! New Release
Comedy by Kory Howard
32 pages
5 m, 4 w
New One-Act Play
Have you ever asked yourself, “What was I thinking?” Well Spencer and Olivia are doing just that – while on their first date! Their conscious minds (played by two separate actors) are present on stage, sharing their thoughts (often contradictory thoughts!) on the conversation. Things get off to a rocky start, the usual awkward silences ensue, but the complications really begin when both their exes show up. Furthermore, Olivia produces her checklist of ...
Little Daylight New Release
Fairy Tale by Kevin Stone
28 pages
2 m, 13 w
New Play
It’s Princess Daylight’s christening, and the blessings of the good fairies are interrupted by a wicked Swamp Fairy. The Swamp Fairy vexes the princess with two evil curses: she will never see daylight, and her vitality will wax and wane with the phases of the moon. The good fairies mitigate the curses as much as they can: thanks to their help, the princess will be awake at night, and the curse will be broken when she is kissed unknowingly by a prince. As the ...
You Can't Beat the House
Comedy by Pat Cook
68 pages
4 m, 6 w
"I've had trouble breaking into a house before but this is the first time I've had problems breaking OUT again!" So moans Merle to his partner, Howie. These two minor-league burglars have really met their match this time, it seems. They decided on a house only to find, after managing to get into the place, that it's up for sale and before they can leave, Conrad and Glenda, prospective buyers, show up. Merle figures they have two choices - either pretend to be real estate agents or beat it, making the buyers suspect them and call in the police. Merle begins to...
Importance of Being Earnest
Classic by Ken Womble
62 pages
4 -5 m, 4 w
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is Oscar Wilde's most perfect, and most popular, play. Since its premiere in 1895, it has given joy to generations of theatergoers. The play is often called a "comedy of manners," because in the world Wilde knew and wrote about, late 19th century British high society, manners were everything. In this play, young Jack Worthing and his good friend Algernon find themselves in a ridiculous situation after their fiancées learn they are coincidentally engaged to the same man. A glorious rendition of mistaken identity, Wilde's play ...