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Above the Bitter Café
1. Above the Bitter Café by Greg Elsasser
Cast: 8 M, 5 F, 3 flexible
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 95 pgs.

FARCE. Mrs. Ananias and her drama students have arrived in New York City on a much anticipated fieldtrip, but it doesn’t take long before there’s more drama than they can take! When the group encoun... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Academy Grimm
2. Academy Grimm by Dean L. Dyer
Cast: 8 M, 17 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 89 pgs

COMEDY. A group of students on their way to a drama festival get lost in an enchanted forest where they encounter some fairytale characters who escort the students to Academy Grimm. At Academy Grimm... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ace of Diamonds
3. Ace of Diamonds by T. James Belich
Cast: 3 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 61 pgs.

MYSTERY. Six strangers invited to a remote manor discover they are all connected to the theft of the priceless Bloodstone ruby. All past owners of the cursed gem have either been murdered or met wit... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Admirable Crichton, The
4. Admirable Crichton, The by Heather Lynn
Cast: 11 M, 11 F, 2 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 97 pgs

CLASSIC COMEDY. Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. Witty, smart, and hilarious, the laughs never end in this side-splitting comedy! Lord Loam arranges tea parties where he forces his servants to... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The
5. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The by Doug Goheen
Cast: 15 M, 12 F, 2 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 91 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy, lives with his Aunt Polly in a Mississippi River town and spends most of his time getting in and out of trouble. After ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

After We Went to Our First REAL Play
6. After We Went to Our First REAL Play by Heather Lynn
Cast: 3 M, 6 F
Time: Approximately 75 minutes

FARCE/SPOOF. Adapted from the play “Alice Sit-by-the-Fire” by J.M. Barry. Amy, a dramatic, naïve teenager, has learned the ways of the world by regularly going to the theater, where she has learned ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Agatha Christie's The Man in the Brown Suit
7. Agatha Christie's The Man in the Brown Suit by Tracy Wells NEW!
Cast: 10 M, 7 F, 13 flexible, extras (With doubling: 8 M, 6 F, 8 flexible, extras. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 98 pgs

MYSTERY/THRILLER. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. After her father dies, Anne Beddingfeld heads for London in search of adventure but soon finds herself drawn into a world of secret agent... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles
8. Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Doug Goheen
Cast: 6 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 84 pgs

MYSTERY. This play is adapted from Agatha Christie’s first published novel and features the debut of one of Christie’s most famous characters, the cunning Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. At an iso... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Simple Set)
9. Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Simple Set) by Doug Goheen
Cast: 6 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 90 mins, 81 pgs.

MYSTERY. This play is adapted from Agatha Christie’s first published novel and features the debut of one of Christie’s most famous characters, the cunning Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. At an iso... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train
10. Agatha Christie's The Mystery of the Blue Train by Doug Goheen NEW!
Cast: 9 M, 8 F, 5 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 7 M, 7 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 94 pgs

MURDER-MYSTERY. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. The famed detective Hercule Poirot boards the luxurious Blue Train bound for the French Riviera. Among the passengers is Ruth Kettering, a... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary
11. Agatha Christie's The Secret Adversary by Tracy Wells
Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 13 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 4 F, 13 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 108 pgs

MYSTERY. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. WWI has ended and Tommy, a former soldier, and Tuppence, a former Army nurse, are out of work and money. The two decide to hire themselves out as... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Alice in Wonderland
12. Alice in Wonderland by John I. Baker III
Cast: 9 M, 5 F, 40 flexible, extras (With Doubling: 9 M, 5 F, 30 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 120 mins, 104 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the Lewis Carroll novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Alice spies a white rabbit with a pocket watch and follows him down a rabbit hole into ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

All's Well in Rosewell
13. All's Well in Rosewell by Burton Bumgarner
Cast: 7 M, 6 F, 13 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 7 M, 6 F, 7 flexible)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 87 pgs

FARCE. After the treasurer steals the town of Rosewell’s money, the mayor gathers the citizens together and gives them two options: A.) Raise taxes by 10,000% or B.) Come up with another plan to rai... READ MORE | BUY NOW

All's Will That Ends Well
14. All's Will That Ends Well by Craig Sodaro
Cast: 5 M, 12 F, 1 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 10 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75 mins, 69 pgs.

FARCE. In this sequel to My Friend Will, Shakespeare is still on the lam after poaching a rabbit, but this time Titania the witch sends Shakespeare to a Renaissance faire, where he suddenly finds him... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Anne of Green Gables
15. Anne of Green Gables by Tracy Wells
Cast: 9 M, 14 F, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 9 F)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 94 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by L.M. Montgomery. Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Marilla, are getting older and decide to adopt a boy from an orphanage to help out on their farm, Green Gables. ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Armadillo Queen, The
16. Armadillo Queen, The by Dwayne Yancey
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 9 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 89 pgs

COMEDY. Sara, a new student, hopes to drift through her senior year at Hurleyburg High School with no one noticing her, but her dream is dashed when she is drafted to serve as the school’s mascot, th... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Arts or Crafts
17. Arts or Crafts by Rob Roznowski
Cast: Flexible cast 20+ (With doubling: 3 M, 6 F, 11 flexible, opt. extras)
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 68 pgs. Flexible, depending upon the number of skits/monologues performed.

SKIT/MONOLOGUE COLLECTION. This fast-paced, interactive show takes a comical look at the thin line that often separates “art” from “craft.” From Greek architecture to nail art, a host of entertainin... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Authors Anonymous
18. Authors Anonymous by Carl L. Williams
Cast: 3 M, 4 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 68 pgs..

COMEDY. When four authors meet at the country home of a reclusive heiress to compete for a $100,000 grant, it becomes painfully clear that it’s going to be tough choice—that is to find an author wort... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Beautiful, Crazy
19. Beautiful, Crazy by J. Patrick Moss
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 3 flexible
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 71 pgs

COMEDY. To woo Alicia, Jim tells her that he is a director and can get her the lead role in an upcoming play. Jim convinces his roommate to stage his “play” in the psychiatric wing of the hospital, ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Beneath the Moon
20. Beneath the Moon by Eugene Shear
Cast: 3 M, 4 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 69 pgs.

COMEDY. All three of Mrs. Davis’ children have become recently engaged and arrive at her home to introduce their fiancés to their mother for the first time. When the fiancés finally meet their futur... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Bermuda Triangle Getaway
21. Bermuda Triangle Getaway by Donna Van Oss
Cast: 7 M, 13 F, 7 flexible
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 92 pgs.

FARCE. When a plane headed for Hawaii crash-lands on an island in the Bermuda Triangle, it isn’t long before pandemonium breaks out as the wacky passengers and crew make themselves at home. There’s ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Blithering Heights
22. Blithering Heights by Sarah C. James
Cast: 8 M, 4 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible)
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 82 pgs.

SPOOF. There are mysterious circumstances, arduous quests, improbable events, exaggerated emotions, melodramatic blithering, high adventure, doom and gloom, and even a ghost—and that’s just the origi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Blue Hotel, The
23. Blue Hotel, The by Arthur Reel
Cast: 9 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 66 pgs.

DRAMA. Winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Award. Adapted from the short story by Stephen Crane. Three strangers arrive at the railroad town of Romper, Nebraska, and seek out a room at a ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Boss Battle
24. Boss Battle by J. Patrick Moss NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 6 F, opt. extras (With doubling: 2 M, 3 F)
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 67 pgs

COMEDY. Four strangers meet in an online fantasy videogame on a quest to defeat the immortal, computer-generated evil dark lord, Belnod “The Destroyer.” The motley group includes a player with a mic... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Bram Stoker's Dracula
25. Bram Stoker's Dracula by Doug Goheen
Cast: 7 M, 5 F, 1 girl
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 76 pgs.

GOTHIC HORROR. Sick of those cheesy Hollywood versions of Dracula with stock characters and silly plots? This adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic preserves the psychological terror and complex cha... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Bright, Thoughtless, and Merry
26. Bright, Thoughtless, and Merry by Heather Lynn
Cast: 8 M, 10 F, 1 flexible, extras (With doubling: 6 M, 8 F)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 77 pgs

COMEDY. As the years go by, Phoebe tires of being a dowdy schoolmistress, so she gives herself a makeover and poses as the young, flirtatious “Miss Livvy,” her imaginary niece. When Captain Brown re... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Buffoonery
27. Buffoonery by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, 11 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 4 M, 7 F, 8 flexible)
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 100 pgs

FARCE. There are nonstop laughs and endless opportunities for cast members to showcase physical humor in this fun circus extravaganza. When Mrs. Hatchet, an animal activist, and her rent-a-judge and... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cactus Rustlers, The
28. Cactus Rustlers, The by Dwayne Yancey
Cast: 3 M, 8 F, 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 92 pgs

COMEDY. In this sequel to "Rhonda’s High-Class Roadkill Chili," Rhonda, Fonda, and Dronda are busy organizing an alien festival to attract more visitors to Hurleyburg. To make things more “festive,”... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cajun Confusion
29. Cajun Confusion by Donna Van Oss
Cast: 7 M, 12 F
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 97 pgs.

FARCE. While on their way to New Orleans, a high school show choir from Texas takes a wrong turn and finds themselves lost in the Cajun countryside. Hungry and tired, the group finds lodging at Thib... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cajun Poker
30. Cajun Poker by James Brady
Cast: 3 M, 1 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 85 pgs.

DRAMA. Set in New Orleans, the land of voodoo queens and slot machines, this unique American tragedy tells the story of Rufus Theriot, a lonely landlord who has dedicated his life to caring for his o... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Camp Dinky Springs
31. Camp Dinky Springs by David Peoples and Donna Van Oss
Cast: 11 M, 14 F, 4 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 90 pgs

COMEDY. During a week of survival challenges, the campers at Camp Dinky Springs must compete against the overachieving campers at Camp Roaring River. The Dinky Springs campers have never come close ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Camp Soap
32. Camp Soap by Dan Eden
Cast: 11 M, 13 F, 6 flexible, extras (Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 122 pgs.

FARCE. A group of wannabe actors converge at Camp Soap to hone their acting skills under the tutelage of washed-up soap opera star Dirk Svenson. The actors include a man with an enormous amount of t... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Candide
33. Candide by Arthur Reel
Cast: 15 M, 10 F, extras (Flexible cast 50+. Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 90 pgs.

FARCE/SATIRE. Wickedly funny, this adaptation of the classic novel by Voltaire traces the exploits of Candide as he travels through Europe and the New World. The story begins as Candide is banished ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Canterbury Tales, The
34. Canterbury Tales, The by R. Eugene Jackson
Cast: 14 M, 19 F, 7 flexible, extras (Doubling, tripling possible. Flexible cast 59+)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 91 pgs.

CLASSIC COMEDY. This family-friendly adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales contains five of his most famous tales, additional roles for females, and all the hilarity that made the ori... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Career Day
35. Career Day by Art Shulman
Cast: 5 M, 3 F, 6 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 39 pgs.

FARCE. Hilarity abounds when ten wacky guest speakers arrive at Greenwood High’s Career Day to educate students about the “thrilling” job opportunities that await them. There’s a plastic surgeon, a g... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Case of the Missing Time
36. Case of the Missing Time by Daniel O'Donnell
Cast: 4 M, 10 F
Time: Approximately 80 minutes, 86 pgs.

MYSTERY/FARCE. Big Tex is extremely enamored with his Fanny—his wife, that is. So when his Fanny’s jewels and artwork go missing, Big Tex hires the great-niece of Sherlock Holmes and the great-grand... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cast, The
37. Cast, The by J. Patrick Moss
Cast: 2 M, 6 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 62 pgs

COMEDY. When the teacher who writes and directs the school play suddenly quits, the drama students are left to figure out how to save drama. With no play to perform, the club’s prima donna locks eve... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cinderella Redux
38. Cinderella Redux by Mike Noland
Cast: 11 M, 13 F, 7 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 9 M, 11 F, 2 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 73 pgs

COMEDY/SPOOF. Audiences of all ages will love this off-kilter, madcap version of “Cinderella.” With the bad economy and no job skills, Prince Wigglesworth needs to find a bride so he can become king... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cloak and Dagger
39. Cloak and Dagger by Craig Sodaro
Cast: 5 M, 6 F, extras
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 71 pgs.

SPOOF. In this spoof of “Casablanca,” the “usual” suspects appear—a fortune hunter, a crook, and a spy—but in this case, they take the form of a Texas cowgirl, a mysterious damsel in distress, and a ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cock-a-doodle-doo!
40. Cock-a-doodle-doo! by Heather Lynn
Cast: 13 M, 11 F, 27 flexible (With doubling: 12 M, 10 F, 21 flexible. Tripling possible.
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 93 pgs

COMEDY. Adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand. When Chantecler, a barnyard rooster, attends the Guinea Hen’s soirée, he isn’t intimidated by the fancy roosters in attendance. While they may have ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Cookies and Crime
41. Cookies and Crime by Craig Sodaro
Cast: 5 M, 13 F, opt. extras (With doubling: 5 M, 10F)
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 66 pgs.

FARCE/MURDER-MYSTERY. When the cookie money goes missing and the museum curator is found dead, bake-sale volunteers at the Houtini House Museum immediately suspect foul play. But with the police chi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Courage Untold
42. Courage Untold by Susan B. Katz
Cast: 7 M, 12 F, extras (With doubling: 5 M, 11 F)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 91 pgs

HISTORICAL DRAMA/THRILLER. This play is based on the true story of a courageous Jewish woman, Roza Robota, who led a small group of female prisoners in a plot to blow up a crematorium at the Auschwit... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Dapple Gray
43. Dapple Gray by Dwight Watson
Cast: 1 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 76 pgs.

COMEDY. Selected play, American Theatre of Actors Director’s Festival, 2002. Winner, Actor and Playwrights’ Initiative Playfest, 1994. After numerous therapy sessions, Catherine and Charles have fi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Days of Our Roadsboro
44. Days of Our Roadsboro by Forrest Musselman
Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 4 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 71 pgs.

FARCE. The townspeople of Roadsboro have always treated Dracoola, a 17-year resident and local bed-and-breakfast owner, as an outcast because he’s evil, only comes out at night, and happens to be…a v... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Detective Devaroe and The Haldon House Heist
45. Detective Devaroe and The Haldon House Heist by Charlotte Nixon NEW!
Cast: 7 M, 4 F, 8 flexible
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 64 pgs

COMEDY/MURDER-MYSTERY. Detective Devaroe is certain a thief has hidden diamonds somewhere in Haldon House, the home of Lady Emily, a wealthy socialite. However, three bumbling constables—who won’t s... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Doctor Dolittle
46. Doctor Dolittle by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 6 M, 6 F, 17 flexible, opt. extras (With doubing: 4 M, 4 F, 10 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 67 pgs.

CHILDREN’S CLASSIC. Adapted from The Story of Doctor Dolittle and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting. There are rabbits in the pantry, hedgehogs in the cellar, and even a crocodile under... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Don Juan or the Stone Guest (Full-length)
47. Don Juan or the Stone Guest (Full-length) by Stella Chester
Cast: 9 M, 6 F, 5 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 4 M, 3 F, 4 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 68 pgs

CLASSIC FARCE. Adapted from the play by Molière. Notorious scoundrel and ladies’ man, Don Juan, seduces Donna Elvira, luring her from a convent, and then abandons her. Enraged, Elvira’s brothers ar... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Dorothy's Road Trip
48. Dorothy's Road Trip by Tracy Krauss NEW!
Cast: 2 M, 5 F, 15 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 2 M, 4 F, 13 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 67 pgs

COMEDY. Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. After Dorothy and Toto crash-land in Munchkinland, the Police Chief tries to arrest Dorothy for “flying” without a license, but she i... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ella After
49. Ella After by Rob Wiedell
Cast: 4 M, 5 F, 5 flexible (With doubling: 4 M, 5 F, 3 flexible)
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 66 pgs

COMEDY. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this humorous sequel to “Cinderella.” The ball is over and the Prince discovers who left the glass slipper behind…a beautiful, charming maiden named “Cinder”... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Emma, Jane Austen's
50. Emma, Jane Austen's by Tracy Wells
Cast: 8 M, 14 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 7 M, 13 F)
Time: Approximately 120 mins, 94 pgs.

CLASSIC/ROMANTIC COMEDY. Adapted from Jane Austen’s novel. In this humorous romantic comedy, the wealthy, mischievous Emma Woodhouse has a penchant for meddling in the love lives of others and delig... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Epic Play…That Was Never Written, The
51. Epic Play…That Was Never Written, The by Kory Howard
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, 10 flexible, extras (With doubling: 4 M, 5 F, 4 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 70 pgs

FARCE. Two actors must write an “epic play” on the spot after the playwright suffers writer’s block. To make the play as “epic” as possible, the writers include plenty of action, adventure, mystery,... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Feast of Epiphany, The
52. Feast of Epiphany, The by Bryan Starchman
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, optional extras (With doubling 3 M, 5 F)
Time: Approximately 100 minutes, 96 pgs.

COMEDY. Colin McKinney, a successful romance novelist, wants to keep his profession a secret from his ultra-Catholic parents, especially his overbearing, neurotic mother. Colin writes under the pseu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
53. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Doug Goheen
Cast: 8 M, 5 F (With doubling: 7 M, 4 F)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 79 pgs

CLASSIC. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this wholesome, heartfelt classic. Since the death of her husband three years ago, Mamsie Pepper struggles to provide for her five children by mending coats... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's
54. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's by Doug Goheen
Cast: 4 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 81 pgs.

CLASSIC HORROR. Adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with discovering the secret of life, so he spends several months fashioning a man out of dead body parts. Whe... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Get Off My Cabbage!
55. Get Off My Cabbage! by L. Don Swartz
Cast: 2 M, 2 F
Time: Approximately 60-75 mins,

COMEDY. In this hilarious sequel to Regrets Only, cranky curmudgeons Lottie and Bernice are back and they are grumpier than ever! This time they are lounging on Lottie’s front porch selling cabbages... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ghost of a Chance, A
56. Ghost of a Chance, A by George Hosker-Bouley
Cast: 3 M, 2 F, 1 flexible, extras
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 61 pgs

COMEDY. Eager to sell a posh penthouse that has been on the market for 10 years, a real estate agent thinks he’s in luck when he meets a mob boss and his wife who are keen on purchasing the apartment... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Glance at New York, A
57. Glance at New York, A by Arthur Reel
Cast: 9 M, 7 F, 7 flexible, extras (Doubling possible)
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 54 pgs.

COMEDY WITH SONG. A hit in its day, A Glance at New York (1848) was one of the first plays to portray working-class life and speech, providing a snapshot of what life was like for those living in New... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Government Inspector, The
58. Government Inspector, The by Jack Skeeter Dennis
Cast: 8 M, 7 F, 14 flexible, extras (Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 80 pgs

CLASSIC FARCE. Audiences will love all the twists and turns, mistaken identities, and absurd situations in this timeless, side-splitting farce adapted from the play by Nikolai Gogol. The mayor of a ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Great Expectations
59. Great Expectations by Tracy Wells
Cast: 17 M, 13 F, 1 flexible (With doubling: 13 M, 10 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120-150 mins, 100 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Pip, a young orphan, lives with his abusive sister and her husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. While visiting the graves of his parents, Pip encou... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Great Gatsby, The
60. Great Gatsby, The by Doug Goheen NEW!
Cast: 6 M, 7 F, 12 flexible, extras (With doubling: 5 M, 5 F, 6 flexible, extras)
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 76 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, moves to Long Island where he rents a bungalow next door to the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a wealthy bu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Green Carnation, The
61. Green Carnation, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 3 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 64 pgs.

SATIRE. This play is adapted from the scandalous novel by Robert Hichens (1894), which satirizes fashionable London society and figures associated with the Aesthetic Movement, most notably Oscar Wild... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Guess Who's Coming to Supper
62. Guess Who's Coming to Supper by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 6 M, 5 F, 1 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 90-100 minutes, 95 pgs

COMEDY. Ally is afraid to introduce her boyfriend, Kevin, to her parents. Even though Kevin is good looking, a law school graduate, and has a wonderful job, he has one major flaw and Ally is terrifi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Hamalot
63. Hamalot by Nicholas Conti
Cast: 7 M, 8 F, extras
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, depending upon length of royal festival, 62 pgs.

FARCE. After Princess Opheliac encounters the ghost of Sir Gawain, she learns that he is doomed to walk the grounds of Elsenomore Castle in Hamalot, Denmark forever until he brings the Holy Grail bac... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Hamlet Goes Hollywood
64. Hamlet Goes Hollywood by Dwayne Yancey
Cast: 9 M, 4 F, 8 flexible, extras (With doubling: 8 M, 4 F, 5 flexible)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 69 pgs.

INTERACTIVE FARCE. Determined to make Hamlet a Hollywood blockbuster, a director elicits the help of Shakespeare to make a few “minor” changes to the script. Thinking the original script is trite an... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Harmony Romances
65. Harmony Romances by Ron Hill
Cast: 3 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 55 pgs.

ROMANTIC COMEDY. The hilarious church ladies who make up Harmony Church’s funeral committee are back in this side-splitting sequel to The Ladies of Harmony. This time, the church ladies are in charg... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Healin' Home
66. Healin' Home by Kari Catton
Cast: 4 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 89 pgs

DRAMA. This heartwarming sequel to The Track Home tells the story of three runaway orphans, Andalusia, Casey, and Bit, as they struggle to uphold their dying mother’s wish…to stay together as a famil... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Heidi
67. Heidi by Tracy Wells
Cast: 9 M, 13 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 7 M, 10 F, 2 flexible)
Time: Approximately 100-120 minutes, 89 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Johanna Spyri. After her parents die, Heidi is taken by her aunt to live with her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss Alps. At first, Heidi’s grandfather resents h... READ MORE | BUY NOW

House of the Seven Gables, The
68. House of the Seven Gables, The by David John Preece
Cast: 9 M, 9 F, 6 flexible, opt. extras (Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 89 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. After refusing to sell his land to rich landowner Colonel Pyncheon, Matthew Maule is hanged for witchcraft and places a curse on Colonel Pynch... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Hughs Crews
69. Hughs Crews by J. Patrick Moss NEW!
Cast: 3 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 80 pgs

FARCE. Avast, ye matey! This seafaring farce is sure to whip up a storm of laughter! In a freak science accident, Amelia accidentally time-travels to the 1700s and finds herself aboard Cap’n Hugh M... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Hunchback of Notre-Dame, The
70. Hunchback of Notre-Dame, The by Tracy Wells
Cast: 14 M, 20 F, 20 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 13 M, 18 F, 16 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 102 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo. In the towers of Notre-Dame lives Quasimodo, a deformed bell ringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, Quasimodo falls in love with the beautifu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

I, Witness
71. I, Witness by Craig Sodaro NEW!
Cast: 5 M, 10 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 69 pgs

COMEDY. When Marliss discovers her boss at Squeaky Cleaners is laundering dirty money instead of clothes, she and her three kids are forced to hide out in the witness protection program until she can... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Improper Education for an Improper Lady, An
72. Improper Education for an Improper Lady, An by Dwayne Yancey NEW!
Cast: 2 M, 4 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 92 pgs

COMEDY. Deeply in debt, Lord Havalot is eager to marry off his niece, Calliope, so he can inherit his late brother’s estate and go on an African safari. But, first, he must hire a governess to tame ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Interruptions
73. Interruptions by Burton Bumgarner
Cast: 3 M, 5 F, 2 flexible
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 71 pgs.

COMEDY. Former high school teacher, Howard Weems, has hit it big writing a series of successful romance novels under the pen name of Ariana Dupre LaRoche. However, while writing his latest novel, “T... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Is There a Martian in the House?
74. Is There a Martian in the House? by Kamron Klitgaard
Cast: 4 M, 6 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 47 pgs.

INTERACTIVE FARCE/MYSTERY. Two FBI agents, Mold and Skull, have tracked a Martian to a café where seven wacky customers are stranded due to a recent avalanche. Thinking the Martian has taken on a hu... READ MORE | BUY NOW

It Was…The Butler!
75. It Was…The Butler! by Bryan Starchman
Cast: 9 M, 7 F, 12 flexible (With Doubling: 9 M, 5 F, 7 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 68 pgs.

FARCE/MYSTERY. A murder-mystery series premiered on TV and would go down in history as the worst murder-mystery series of all time. It was entitled “It Was…The Butler!” And after an hour of murder,... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Jigger
76. Jigger by Jerry Berning
Cast: 11 M, 8 F (With doubling 5 M, 4 F)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 89 pgs.

COMEDY/MURDER MYSTERY. The WWII era comes alive in this hilarious down-home murder-mystery. It’s 1943, and with most of the able-bodied men drafted and the women working in factories, there aren’t m... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Joe Carbone's Job
77. Joe Carbone's Job by Art Shulman
Cast: 7 M, 6 F, 2 flexible, optional extras
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 59 pgs.

COMEDY. Everything seems to be going just fine for Joe Carbone, the owner of a poultry plant, until one day, he finds that he just doesn’t have the stomach to kill chickens anymore. Joe keeps his pr... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Jukebox Diner, The
78. Jukebox Diner, The by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 5 M, 10 F, 2 flexible, opt. ext. (With doubling: 5 M, 9 F)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 75 pgs.

COMEDY. The one-liners and puns never end in this hilarious comedy! Everyone in town is eager for Shelby, a big-time country-music star, to arrive from Nashville to attend Uncle Roy’s memorial servi... READ MORE | BUY NOW

King William Travels the World
79. King William Travels the World by Tracy Krauss
Cast: 4 M, 6 F, 14 flexible, extras (With doubling: 4 M, 4 F, 7 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 58 pgs.

FARCE. The laughs never end in this zany Monty Python-esque farce. The pompous, narcissistic King William II has decided to travel the world accompanied by a snarky liege, a ridiculous yes-man with ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Kiss for Cinderella, A
80. Kiss for Cinderella, A by Heather Lynn
Cast: 8 M, 23 F, 3 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 6 M, 19 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 80 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the play by J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan and Wendy. In this retelling of “Cinderella,” Miss Thing, a penniless London girl in WWI London takes in four starving refugee orp... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Ladies of Harmony, The
81. Ladies of Harmony, The by Ron Hill
Cast: 6 F or 6 M
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 84 pgs.

COMEDY. The laughter is nonstop in this hilarious comedy. Six church ladies arrive at Harmony Church’s fellowship hall to plan a small funeral dinner for a man they despised. While eating doughnuts... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Last Resort, The
82. Last Resort, The by Eddie McPherson
Cast: 7 M, 11 F, opt. extras
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 90 pgs.

FARCE. Grab yourself a can of Aqua Net hairspray! There’s a hot new beauty craze that’s driving the men of Lost Creek mad. It’s the beehive hairdo, and the higher the hair, the better. Dixie, a be... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Law and Disorder
83. Law and Disorder by Will Radford
Cast: 2 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 75 pgs.

COMEDY. Winner, 2006 McLaren Memorial Playwriting Competition. Eager to earn Brownie points at her law firm, Kate, an ambitious attorney, agrees to escort her boss’s nephew, Scott, around town and s... READ MORE | BUY NOW

League of Youth, The
84. League of Youth, The by Arthur Reel
Cast: 10 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 90 pgs.

FARCE/SATIRE. This streamlined adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s The League of Youth (1869), cuts the original play by a third, allowing for Ibsen’s humor and wit to be showcased. The storyline focuses o... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Les Misèrables
85. Les Misèrables by Tracy Wells
Cast: 26 M, 20 F, 1 flexible (With Doubling: 18 M, 14 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 120 mins, 96 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo. Convict Jean Valjean is released from a French prison after serving 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. No one is willing to give him food or shel... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Little Mermaid, The
86. Little Mermaid, The by Tracy Wells
Cast: 7 M, 15 F, 4 flexible (With Doubling: 6 M, 13 F, 4 flexible)
Time: Approximately 90 mins, 89 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. Melody, a teen mermaid, lives in the undersea kingdom of Undinia with her father, grandmother, older sisters, and her albatross, seaho... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Little Off the Top, A
87. Little Off the Top, A by Carl L. Williams
Cast: 4 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 75 pgs.

COMEDY. With the help of a toupee salesman, Steve and Jerry, two lonely balding bachelors, find a perfect toupee with which to attract women. The only problem is that they don’t have enough money to... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Little Princess, A
88. Little Princess, A by Tracy Wells
Cast: 6 M, 16 F, 1 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 14 F, 1 flexible)
Time: Approximately 90-120 minutes, 96 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Sara Crewe is sent to live at an upscale boarding school run by Miss Minchin, a greedy and domineering head mistress. Sara’s wealthy fath... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Lottie and Bernice, Livin' Large
89. Lottie and Bernice, Livin' Large by L. Don Swartz
Cast: 6 M, 12 F, 8 flexible, 2 boys, 2 girls, extras (With doubling: 9 M, 5 F, 5 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90-120 mins, 87 pgs.

COMEDY. There are plenty of polkas, pierogies, and dog poo as we follow grumpy grannies Lottie and Bernice on new adventures in this side-splitting sequel to "Regrets Only!" and "Get Off My Cabbage!... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
90. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women by Doug Goheen
Cast: 5 M, 7 F
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 96 pgs.

DRAMA. This adaptation remains true to the original novel and contains all the major events that made Little Women (1868) an American classic for both children and adults. The play opens on Christma... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Marvellous Land of Snergs, The
91. Marvellous Land of Snergs, The by C. Edward Wheaton
Cast: 9 M, 7 F, 12 flexible, extras (With doubling: 9 M, 3 F, 9 flexible. Tripling possible.)
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 102 pgs

CLASSIC. Adapted from the 1927 novel by E. A. Wyke-Smith, audiences of all ages will be enthralled with this delightful tale, which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Joe and Sylvia run away from... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Matchmakers, The
92. Matchmakers, The by Eugene Shear
Cast: 3 M, 3 F
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 75 pgs.

ROMANTIC COMEDY. Three single brothers—a firefighter, a mailman, and an accountant who carries around his dead wife’s ashes—arrive at a time-share for a relaxing weekend getaway and think they are in... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Metamorphosis, The
93. Metamorphosis, The by Thor Hopper
Cast: 2 M, 4 F, 4 flexible
Time: Approximately 60-75 minutes, 53 pgs.

CLASSIC. Adapted from the novella by Franz Kafka. Absurd, surreal, nightmarish, complex, illogical, humorous…this play defines “Kafkaesque.” Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up one morning... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Midsummer Eve, A
94. Midsummer Eve, A by Heather Lynn
Cast: 4 M, 6 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes

CLASSIC COMEDY/FANTASY. Adapted from the play "Dear Brutus" by J.M. Barrie. A man of mystery has invited guests to his country home for a Midsummer Eve excursion into the woods. As the guests disap... READ MORE | BUY NOW

MINDCON
95. MINDCON by Paul DiLella
Cast: 3 M, 2 F, 13 flexible, extras (Flexible cast. Doubling possible.)
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 61 pgs.

SATIRE. Unique, fresh, relevant…this play will amuse audiences with its wicked wit! As part of a routine employment background check, Jeremy shows up at the MINDCON laboratory, where he inadvertentl... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Moms' Murder Club
96. Moms' Murder Club by Craig Sodaro
Cast: 3 M, 8F
Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 75 pgs.

COMEDY/MURDER-MYSTERY. The monthly meeting of the Moms’ Murder Club, a mystery book club, has added an item to its agenda…murder! Discussion of the latest mystery novel is derailed when the group’s ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Most Lamentable and Excruciating Romeo and Juliet, A
97. Most Lamentable and Excruciating Romeo and Juliet, A by Daniel A. Kelin II
Cast: 3 M, 7 F
Time: Approximately 75-90 mins, 56 pgs.

FARCE. “For never was a story of more woe…” A student production of Romeo and Juliet opens in just two days and the drama group is desperately trying to complete rehearsals. Friar Lawrence recites ... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Murder by Farce
98. Murder by Farce by Kory Howard
Cast: 5 M, 5 F, 1 flexible
Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 78 pgs.

FARCE. A reclusive billionaire has invited a gold digger, a business teacher, a personal secretary, an underwear inspector, and a bratty teenager to his mansion to solve a murder―his own! Shortly af... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The
99. Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The by Doug Goheen
Cast: 9 M, 5 F
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 101 pgs

MYSTERY. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. Detective Hercule Poirot is forced out of retirement when his friend, Roger Ackroyd, is found brutally murdered. There’s a locked door, an opened... READ MORE | BUY NOW

Murder on the Links, The
100. Murder on the Links, The by Doug Goheen
Cast: 5 M, 6 F
Time: Approximately 120 minutes, 102 pgs

MYSTERY. Adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie. Famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Arthur Hastings travel to France to meet with Paul Renauld, who has urgently request... READ MORE | BUY NOW

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