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Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe

Two Marys, Five Jacks and One Very Big Shoe

From Mother Goose for very young audiences. Adapted by Joey Madia.

Product Code: TJ8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Professional Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
Cast Size: 1m., 1w.

Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Using the help of the audience, Wee Willie Winkie and Mary Quite Contrary act out the rhymes of Mother Goose to entertain their siblings who all happen to be the children of the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe.

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Somebody Catch My Homework

Somebody Catch My Homework

By Sandra Fenichel Asher. Inspired by the poetry of David L. Harrison. Optional incidental music by Ric Averill.

Product Code: SH8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | TYA | Touring Group
Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 1 either gender. Expandable to 13 roles, plus extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

The new girl in town has lost her cat Corky, and meets three very wacky new friends, who welcome her to their class. Searching for essay topics about the animal kingdom, the students find themselves on quite an adventure, and along the way, find Corky.

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All Out

All Out

By John Zodrow.

Product Code: AA8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: College Theatre | Community Theatre | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 6m., 4w., 6 to 7 extras.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

To what extremes will the game show contestants go to win a prize of $100,000? This play is about lack of ethics and what people will do for money.

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What'd Ya Do Today, Billy Joe?

What'd Ya Do Today, Billy Joe?

By Eleanor Harder.

Product Code: W98000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 2w.

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

It is 1966 in a small Southern town, and Billy Joe Tyler, a nine-year-old black boy, is preparing to go to an all-white school in the morning. This story of one family's courageous struggle to overcome fear during an important time in U.S. history.

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Scapino!

Scapino!

Adapted by Noyce Burleson. From the play by Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale.

Product Code: S11000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre | Touring Group
Cast Size: 6m., 3w., extras.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Scapino is one sly guy, he's the man who can get anyone out of a sticky situation. After some trouble with the law, Scapino lays low, but after two friends request his help, he can't say no, and ends up spinning a very elaborate tale to help them.This London and Broadway hit is available now in an approved one-act cutting.

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The Slave Dancer's Choice

The Slave Dancer's Choice

By Frank Higgins

Product Code: SH6000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
Cast Size: 3m., 2w. (plus others of either gender as desired.)

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Drawn from historical sources about the Atlantic slave trade, this play follows the journey of Danny who faces a difficult choice when he is tricked into serving on a slave ship in exchange for his family's freedom.

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Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery

Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery

By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: CD8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School
Cast Size: 7m. or w., plus extras as desired.

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Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

It's Country Mouse's turn to serve lunch to her city cousin, but all of the food keeps disappearing! Enter the Mouse Patrol to search for clues and track down three hungry kittens.

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Blackbirds and Dragons, Mermaids and Mice

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

By Sandra Fenichel Asher.

Product Code: LE1000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School
Cast Size: 1m., 6w. (extras as desired.)

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, with the added character of Daphne, a powerful young hurricane who sees the loving Mermaid through her magical transformations from sea creature to earthbound human being and from human being to Daughter of the Air.

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Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

By Sandra Fenichal Asher

Product Code: TG9000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School
Cast Size: 2w., 3m. or w., extras as desired (see note).

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A dragon has stolen the sun and left the valley below Thunder Mountain dark, cold and barren. Villagers argue and hoard what little food they have left, until two brave young people set out to climb the forbidding mountain and confront the dragon.

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A Game

A Game

By Dennis E. Noble.

Product Code: GB1000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 4m. or 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Three people accept an invitation to take part in an experiment—a game in which a small room is divided into three equal areas—one for each person. At intervals they recite a slogan: "This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine." As the game progresses, we see the drive that makes each human want to possess more than his neighbors—a drive that causes hatred ... and starts wars. This play, which can be staged simply or with multimedia effects, combines fantastical elements of the "theatre of the absurd" with realistic aspects of the traditional theatre to produce a play with a powerful impact.

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