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BRAT
Drama, 85 min, (1f, 1m) Set in 2012 and 2016, Brat is a tragicomic two-person play set in an apartment in Elizabeth, NJ, where a military mother and her neglected, misfit son try to cope with lovers, loss, heartache, and each other before her last deployment and after his first deployment to Afghanistan. Brat captures the fraught relationship between the two as he grows into the soldier she was, mirroring her life in more ways than she wanted for him – including deployments to a multigenerational war in Afghanistan.
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BETHEL PARK FALLS
Comedy/Drama, 80-90 minutes (5-17 actors) The residents of the small town of Bethel are facing a crisis: Their beloved park has been sold out from under them and it's sending their lives into a tailspin. In nine interconnected vignettes, sixteen locals grapple with the loss of jobs, homes, and spouses, but find love, courage, and forgiveness as the park magically transforms through four seasons of the year in a single day. From a tired security guard trying get home to her kids, to a young mayor in over his head, to a nostalgic fisherman who can't seem to catch anything, everyone takes a fall... and picks themselves up again. Bethel Park Falls draws a group of complex, fascinating, funny people together into one poignant story about the spaces where communities connect. Published by Playscripts "... Intimate, character driven, and theatrical... a perfect union of story and space..." --Broadway World |
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THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING
from the book by Guus Kuijer, translated by John Nieuwenhuizen Drama, 85-95 minutes, 8-20 actors Thomas lives in both the world of his mind and the reality of his troubled family’s home in postwar Amsterdam. Whether imagined angels support him or his father beats him, he records it all in his Book of Everything. But when Thomas begins to form surprising connections with the people around him, suddenly it seems that maybe the two worlds don’t have to be so far apart. Maybe the miraculous really looks like a letter from the witch next door, a sister who takes a stand at the dinner table, or a tropical fish in the canal. Maybe things can change. Witty, wise, and bursting with magical realism, this stage adaptation brings the acclaimed book to life with an ensemble cast. Published by Stage Partners (A one-act version of this play is also available.) |
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THIS MURDER WAS STAGED
written with Patrick Greene Comedy, 100-120 Mins, 8 - 25 Actors It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) has a motive to want the demanding director gone? This Murder Was Staged is a fast-paced, backstabbing, backstage comedy that will have audiences howling with laughter. Published by Stage Partners Full play script PDF available to read online for free when you make an account. Over 125 productions in its first year! |
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THE 24 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
adapted from the story by Madeline L'Engle Holiday Comedy/Drama, 65-75 minutes (10-50+ actors) The Austin family has a cherished tradition of doing something special every day counting down to Christmas - from baking cookies to decorating the tree. This year is a stressful one for Vicky Austin as she's cast as the youngest angel in the Christmas Pageant. Plus the family is preparing for the birth of a new brother or sister. Will the baby wait until January? Will Vicky mess up her big role? Will Christmas be ruined? The love between the members of the Austin family shines as bright as a Christmas star in the heart-warming tale for the holiday season. Filled with elves, carols, and laughter this timeless adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's The 24 Days Before Christmas is sure to bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. Published by Stage Partners Full play script PDF available to read online for free when you make an account. |
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THE CONTINUUM TALES
Drama collection, 100-120 minutes, 5-41 actors possible A birthday for a man who doesn't know his age. A song that taunts a desperate prisoner. A storm bearing down on an unusal roadside motel. A couple finds them all in a mysterious book, said to be cursed, called... The Continuum Tales. In the spirit of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, this genre-bending collection of seven short plays explores weird, futuristic, and haunting worlds eerily similar to our own. Filled with strange and humorous tales of technology gone wrong, nightmares of the mind, and what happens when we let our fears get the best of us, this modern sci-fi collection is sure to entertain. (Each play in the collection can also be performed separately.) Published by Playscripts Script sample available to read online through Playscripts. |
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THE EDGAR ALLEN POE AFTERLIFE RADIO SHOW
written with Patrick Greene Radio Play 60-70 minutes, 5-20 actors possible A tap at a chamber door, and the beat of a hideous heart evoke the very best and creepiest of Edgar Allan Poe. So when Poe sets out to keep his stories alive from beyond the grave, an otherworldly radio studio proves just the thing. Wandering spirits gather to play the roles in Poe's most classic works, from The Cask of the Amontillado to The Fall of the House of Usher. But the grim master of the macabre is a little new to radio. What's all this about commercials? And why is a skeptical cemetery cat sticking around for all these stories? Draw the audience's imagination into the delicious gothic atmosphere with this flexible piece for audio or onstage performance. Published by Playscripts Script sample available to read online through Playscripts. |