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Martin Said So

Martin Said So

By Wanda Schell and Kenny Bento.

Product Code: ML8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 5m., 3w.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

A college girl is uninterested in helping to organize a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. A history of the civil rights movement and her family's direct involvement told by her grandmother may change her mind.

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Dracula: The Death of Nosferatu

Dracula: The Death of Nosferatu

Based on the book by Bram Stoker. Adapted by Christopher P Nichols.

Product Code: D54000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 5m., 1w. (or 2m 4w.)

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

This one-act version of the Gothic classic tells the complete story of the romantic monster from the Carpathian Mountains. Mina Murray is suffering from a mysterious ailment, and Van Helsing has come fresh from scientific detective work in London investigating a frighteningly similar case. Very soon the beast joins them, and he is most serious about his plans for Mina. But the unholy vampire has met his final match in Van Helsing and friends.

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Babes in Gangland or The Godmother

Babes in Gangland or The Godmother

By Dutton Foster.

Product Code: B69000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | Senior Theatre | Dinner Theatre
Cast Size: 3m., 4w., 2 either gender

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Approx. Run Time: 35 min.

This melodramatic farce, marked by puns, double entendres, asides to the audience, and other absurdities, is a comic tour de force. A perfect contest one-act with no elaborate set requirements.

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The Tricks of Scapin

The Tricks of Scapin

Adapted by Aurand Harris. From the play by Molière.

Product Code: TN3000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 7m., 3w.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

One of Molière's most appealing comedies, filled with comic tricks of that rascal character Scapin, farcical complications of mistaken identity, and slapstick elements of commedia dell'arte.

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She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer

Adapted by Aurand Harris. From the play by Oliver Goldsmith.

Product Code: SU5000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 6m., 3w., 1 either gender.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

This adaptation is a celebrated play that restored "laughing comedy" to the English stage and put Goldsmith in the great tradition of Chaucer and Shakespeare. Kate "stoops" to pretending that she is a country servant and so wins her city lover.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Adapted by Aurand Harris. From the play by William Shakespeare.

Product Code: MJ8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 9m., 2w., 4 either gender, extras optional. Cross-gender casting permitted.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

A one-act version of Shakespeare's classic. The lyrical fantasy of a fairy kingdom, the slapstick farce of Bottom and his fellow weavers, and the wit and splendor of the duke's court all make this short comedy a triple treat of merrymaking.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Adapted by Aurand Harris. From the play by Oscar Wilde.

Product Code: IA8000

One-act Play
Recommended For: High School | College Theatre
Cast Size: 5m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

Ideal for high school one-act play contests, classroom studies and mini-productions, all of the highlights of the play are retained in this short adaptation

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Certain Arrangements

Certain Arrangements

By C.E. McClelland.

Product Code: CH1000

One-act Play
Cast Size: 1m., 1w., 2m. African-American teenagers.

Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

In Certain Arrangements, a troubled teenager learns of his own abilities and confronts the choice of his young life in a moving story of our time. On probation for stealing a car, a teenager is apprenticed to an elderly woman who runs a flower shop in urban South Philadelphia. At a critical moment, the teenager must choose between the values of the street and those the old woman has tried to instill in him.

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The Chest of Dreams

The Chest of Dreams

By Max Bush.

Product Code: C72000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College Theatre | TYA
Cast Size: 3m., 4w.

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Approx. Run Time: 45 min.

Grandmother leaves Lily a large chest containing everything her friends can imagine; without imagination, the chest appears empty. The Chest of Dreams is written for young adults to perform for children 6 to 10 years old. It is a keenly perceptive play about self-esteem—with a fresh point of view. It celebrates young people's intelligence, their zest for life and their capacity to unite in the face of danger.

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A Christmas for Carol

A Christmas for Carol

By Julie Landry.

Product Code: CL4000

One-act Play
Recommended For: Middle School | High School | College Theatre | TYA | Touring Group | Praise Group
Cast Size: 4 to 6m., 9 to 11w., extras.

Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

A girl is critical of Christmas until something happens that helps her understand the joy of giving.

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