American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 1 (2014)

Product Code: AK6000

This collection includes six winners of the 2013-2014 AACT NewPlayFest cycle.

Twisted Tales of Poe

Product Code: TU6000

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Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

Four stories from Edgar Allan Poe:The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven and The Black Cat are told in the form of a staged radio drama, complete with sound effects and music. The prisoners of Leverett Street Jail, Death Warrant Division, await their fates as three of the doomed souls tell their stories, and we enter the mind of a fourth.

Stronger Than Strong! Great American Tall Tale Heroines

Product Code: S1W000

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Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

The Doctors Wellington have arrived to sell their amazing strength elixir to the population. The Doctors tell the audience about they met the gater wrasslin' Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, keelboating legend Annie Christmas and bronco-busting cowgirl Slue-Foot Sue in the search for ingredients to make the elixir. Using ingredients from each of these three heroines' stories, the doctors create an elixir so you, too, can be as strong as these tall tale legends!

Wiley and the Hairy Man

Product Code: WG6000

Approx. Run Time: 60 min.

Set deep in the Tombigbee swamp, this classic tale of a very young boy with a very big fear is brought to new and vibrant life in this musical version. The story centers around a fatherless young boy, his conjure-woman mother, his faithful dog and the Hairy Man who haunts Wiley's days and dreams. Wiley sets forth alone to face his fears and to conquer his own lack of self-confidence.

Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle

Product Code: S1Y000

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Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

Six-year-old Cory doesn't want to live with her grumpy grandma she barely knows. Grandmother Autumn doesn't much like the idea, either. As Cory and Grandmother Autumn work through the adjustments of their new family structure, a stray dog appears on the doorstep. It's love at first sight for Cory and positively the last straw for Grandmother Autumn. This delightfully surprising story is filled with humor and heart, and reminds us that love makes almost anything possible, even in hard times.