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Layla the Body Washer

By Nicholas A. Patricca.

Product Code: LP1000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre

Cast Size: 2w., up to 1 any gender.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

Layla the Body Washer focuses on the effort to maintain one’s humanity in spite of the daily destruction of all that is human. Aliya, who has dedicated her life to preparing the dead for a dignified burial, rescues young Layla from a collapsed building and prepares her to take on the sacred task of respecting and learning from the dead.

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Layla the Body Washer and Incident at Jerusalem

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Incident at Jerusalem

By Nicholas A. Patricca.

Product Code: IG5000

One-act Play

Recommended For: High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre

Cast Size: 2m.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 30 min.

Richard the Lionheart is preoccupied with the siege of Jerusalem. His forces are ravaged by disease and dissension and are in turn besieged by the forces of Saladin. Saladin, in disguise, visits Richard to negotiate a path forward. They engage in a verbal and physical joust to test each other’s strength, courage and resolve. In this intimately personal contest, they recognize in each other a common love for truth and the enduring value of friendship that transcends cultures, borders and hate.

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Black Beauty

By James Still. From the novel by Anna Sewell.

Product Code: BN8000

Full-length Play

Cast Size: 2m., 2w., 3 any gender, with doubling. Flexible and expandable.

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 85 min.

Inspired by Anna Sewell’s beloved novel, Black Beauty is a story that poetically explores resilience, justice and the power of kindness. This epic story, adapted for a flexible cast size, is theatrical and emotional, and its themes are profoundly relevant for audiences of all ages. Tender, funny, painful at times and full of heart—this classic story is adapted for all audiences and transcends time, place and genre.

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