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Alan Haehnel Comedy Characters: 8 female, 4 male, extras, gender and numbers of characters easily manipulated The curtain opens on Cybeline, lost in the dark woods, calling plaintively for rescue as wolves prowl closer and closer All of a sudden, No, no, no! rings out from the back of the theater and a disgruntled, dictatorial director barges down the aisle, furious at the actress, the cast, and the entire crew! She commands, No one leaves the theater until this product

Characters: 9 Female, 7 Male, 12 actors, w/ doubling A refreshing, contemporary telling of the classic story. Stern Marilla and her warm-hearted brother Matthew hoped to adopt a boy to work on their farm. But the orphanage sends young, befreckled Anne by mistake, and their lives will never be the same. Her warmth and wit affects everyone around her - even, eventually, the cold Marilla! We follow Anne through her rebellious years, her transformation into a young woman, and her romanti

Comedy / Characters: 3 females Scenery: ExteriorCan three girls survive their graduation night stuck on a Ferris wheel? Set in 1959, the Dream Wheel breaks down with Miss, Berry, and Colleen at the very top. The girls are forced into states of sheer terror and self-reflection, as they try to make the most of their last night of high school. Facing such frightening prospects as the real world and the abyss below them, these best friends stretch the fabric of their friendship, eventually bec

flexible cast An evening of twenty-five short scenes and monologues. Commissioned by the Tony Award winning American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) In San Francisco, this play has won critical acclaim for its entertaining yet relevant and realistic portrayal of life at a High School. The many diverse scenes collectively make up the play. Although each scene stands on its own, there is a common thread - all of the vignettes deal with situations that take place outsid

Dramatic ComedyEnsemble of 8-16 actors no set requirements This exciting collection of stories from around the world deals with generosity and greed and offers a unique challenge to student actors and director. Each tale is simply and beautifully dramatized using different theatrical techniques. The hilarious Bantu tale, Anasi Finds a Fool, uses story-theatre, while Peter and the Hat, a traditional tale from Puerto Rico, is presented in mime, and Japan's hauntingly

"Comedy, TYA/10 main roles, doubling and extras possible/simple set"--P. [4] of cover.

ComedyCharacters: 7 females Simple SetThe Red Feather Ladies Get Their Man....or do they?! The Red Feather Ladies Investment Club is meeting again at their favorite tea room, The Fancy Frills Tea Room. At their last meeting, they all discovered that they were engaged to the same man, a conniving gigolo. He had been seeing each lady on a different day of the week. Each one planned to get even and came up with a unique way to teach the cad a lesson. They are meeting today to learn the

ComedyCharacters: 2 male, 3 femaleMultiple SettingsUnfortunately, Eric, the lone shoemaker of Grimmsville, makes shoes that are miserably uncomfortable and impossible to walk in...leaving a lot of barefoot villagers and Eric without a means to provide for his family. While his wife tries to be supportive, his daughter Shannon just can't take it anymore! Sitting alone in the woods pondering her family's fate, Shannon is confronted by a stranger who offers her the deal of a lifetime...

4m, 6f / ComedyA one-act about a young artist on a journey to create her one great masterpiece. On the way she learns lessons about life, art, flamingos, playing the tuba, Georgia O'Keefe, really fat ducks, monkeys wearing roller skates, and the joy of coloring outside the lines. A strong ensemble, poetic language, and expressionistic visual elements make Masterpiece perfect for students or adults.Winner of the 2005 Wells Fargo Spotlight on the Arts Award for Excellence."Just a lovely piec

Farce Characters: 4 male, 6 female. Interior Set One of the funniest one-acts ever written. Hilarious farce dealing with what happened when Jones and Miss Brown, practical jokers, told each of the guests at their boarding house that Mr. Long, a wealthy visitor, was especially interested in their individual hobbies. Long is told the house is an insane asylum. The results are a riot.

TYA, Children's MusicalCharacters: 6 male, 2 female, possible doublingFollow Jack up the beanstalk once more in this zany, 45-minute musical romp! Times have changed though, and Jack faces new obstacles on his journey - like how to make his truck go without gasoline and how to stop his mother from selling off his precious video games! Jack learns sometimes you have to take a leap of faith, but that when you do, you have to be prepared for anything - like maybe, oh...a giant! But in this modern-day fable the giant isn't just some tall guy in the clouds. He's the C.E.O. of a "giant" farming corporation: Big Aggie Reaping Farms (B.A.R.F.). Through his battle with the Giant, Jack discovers that greed consumes itself, and that only through the help of our neighbors will we all prosper. Filled with comedy, puppetry, and lots of heart, Jack and the Soy Beanstalk plants the seeds of self-reliance, conservationism, and good ol' American ingenuity. "Does not disappoint on any level..fast-paced and energetic!" -NYTheatre.com"A rip-roaring good time musical with a light-hearted green message. This is a must see masterpiece for all ages." -TheaterOnline.com"Wonderfully entertaining for both the kids and the adults." - StageBuzz.com

Drama / Characters: 3 male, 2 femaleScenery: interiorUnusually powerful and effective, and gives fine roles for two good actresses. The wife of a strangled farmer is arrested on suspicion. While officers and neighbors are searching the old farmhouse for evidence, two women friends discover a slain canary and a broken cage. This evidence can prove the wife guilty, but by keeping her secret, they free her. An American classic by one of the original members of the Provincetown Playhouse where

Mystery Comedy / Characters: 7 male, 9 femaleWhen powerful millionaire Victor Winslow, producer of a popular T.V. soap opera, invites members of the cast and crew to his mansion for a party, none dares refuse. Winslow informs his guests that he has assembled them to help him develop a new murder mystery game he's invented called "13 Past Midnight." But before the game begins, the host gives the players ample motives to want to kill him - for real! But the game becomes deadly when Victor is di

Comedy, High School / Characters: 12m, 16f, 20+ non-gender / The story of Voltaire's Candide, as adapted in 2 hilarious hours by a quirky amateur theatre group. Candide, the unlucky innocent, is lead through a series of outlandish, side-splitting misadventures that span nine countries, in order to be reunited with his childhood love. Along his journey he encounters shipwrecks and pirates, war, passion, riches beyond the comprehension of mortal man, death by fire, hanging and impalement, Inquisit

Characters: 5 males, 5 females, optional chorus This is a delightful, audience pleasing, one-set, musical spoof based on Mr. Kelly's enormously popular hit The Butler Did It. Miss Maple, a flaky society dowager, invites a pack of zany detective writers to a spooky house on an isolated island and forces them to impersonate their fictional sleuths. For entertainment, she arranges some "classic" touches - a hairy face at the window, the threat of an escaped lunatic, no communications with the ou

5f, 5m / Dark Comedy, High School/ Community Theatre / Simple setSet in the early 19th century, Murder with Grace tells the story of Grace, who is horrified when her brother is betrothed to Naomi, a shallow, silly girl whom Grace cannot stand to be around. She is loath to think that Naomi will soon be her sister-in-law, and so she and her good friend Beth devise a plan to manipulate Naomi by convincing her that another, much more affluent, young man named Henry is interested in marrying her. T

High School/ Community TheatreThe plays contained in this collection are chosen from the award-winning Boston Theater Marathon. This ten-hour marathon of fifty new ten-minute plays by local authors, each one produced by a different New England professional theatre company, were all performed in one place in one amazing day. In 2000, the BTM received a special Elliot Norton Award for "Enlivening Local Theatre." This fifth edition of this popular play festival is a collection of plays performed

Mystery Characters: 5 female, 3 maleSimple setThis is a mysterious comedy (or a comical mystery) that will have everyone howling with laughter.The eccentric owner of Grey's Hound Mansion has been murdered. The cast gathers at the gloomy mansion for the reading of the will. Lightning lights up the stage as thunder and barking dogs greet the wacky characters that arrive. Each one is a suspect, and each one suspects another. Mixed metaphors and alliterations will have the audien

7m, 3w, + ExtrasMountains In My Stride is an indelibly American folk play, woven of mythic material, of people caught in the timeless trials of becoming their truest selves - whether in 1830 Missouri or now - facing head-on the need for courage, insight and inspiration to conquer their challenges. Jason Hunt, a veteran frontiersman, slated for Congress, finds his true destiny blocked by his love for Ruth, a young, wavering Bostonian, who demands security outside herself; while Hannah, her cous

Romantic Comedy3-4m, 4fSylvia Goldberg, a respectable retired New Jersey school teacher, brings home more than just souvenirs upon returning from her grandson's wedding in Israel. Sylvie's troubles begin when she realizes that the old teapot she purchased at an outdoor market is actually a priceless relic containing a geriatric genie "Eugene" with a bad back and a penchant for vodka and V8. Keeping Eugene a secret from her three best friends, Mabel, Thelma and Fannie, proves to be nearly as

Jason & the Quest for the Golden Fleece, A Comedy of Tragic Proportions / 10-15m, 13-17f / Simple set / Running time: 105 minutesArgonuts recounts the ancient Greek myth of Jason and his crew of heroes who sail the seas on a daring quest for the Golden Fleece. But here the classic old tale takes the form of a wild new comedy, with a cast of nearly 40 characters ranging from a half-man/half-horse centaur to a hot-tempered yet insecure bronze giant. Add a little music, a slideshow and your stand

5m, 9f, + extras, flexible casting / Comedy, High School/ Community Theatre / Unit setPanic Broadcast of 1938 is the story of some bold teenagers and one crazy, confusing night! It is 8 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 1938 -- the night before Halloween in Misty Valley, Pennsylvania. Two optimistic and wide-eyed young women, Margie and June, are waiting in the park for June¿s boyfriend, Andy, to get off work. Both teens have dilemmas: Margie wants to leave town and June doesn¿t know if she should

10 Students - 6f, 4m / Flexible Cast / Simple SetMIDDLE CLASS is a continuation of the popular "class" play cycle written especially for young actors by Brad Slaight. Like the earlier CLASS ACTION and SECOND CLASS, MIDDLE CLASS explores the tribulations of young people while in school. Where the other two plays dealt with high school aged characters, Middle Class concerns a group of young people in a modern middle school (junior high). Incorporating an ensemble of players, taking on numerous ro

ComedyCharacters: 4-16 male, 4-16 femaleBare stageNewly revised edition!What would happen if there were an instruction manual for freshmen? Things would certainly be a lot different come graduation, that's for sure. If a bully jams you in a locker, turn to Chapter 3. If you forget your homework, there's an excuse on Page 46. If the cafeteria serves mush, check the footnotes for some recipes. With the influx of how-to books for dummies, dealing with

MusicalCharacters: 2 males, 3 femalesMultiple settingsIn this twist on the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel is snatched from her parents on the night of her birth by the evil witch who lives next door and is raised in a tower for sixteen years. The beautiful young woman finds her prince, but he turns out to be quite different than she expected; he is her twin brother! Together, they defeat the witch and are reunited with their true parents. "In addition to the comedy, children will e

Comedy / 5m, 6f, plus extras / Multiple Settings This year, in a stroke of good will, Mr. Masterson invites bus kid Davey Bryant over for Thanksgiving dinner. The Masterson kids are appalled; Davey, the biggest bully the kids at Faith Baptist Church have ever seen, is coming to eat at their house! Together, the four Masterson kids (and guests) hatch an anti-Davey campaign to get rid of the pest for good. To add to the mayhem, Mrs. Masterson has been doing a little inviting-and matchmaking-of

High School/Community TheaterWinners of the Baker's Plays High School Playwriting CompetitionBaker's Plays has been an advocate for theater in schools for over one hundred years. In the spirit of that commitment, we offer this playwriting competition for High School students. Plays may be about any subject and of any length. It is our hope that this competition will encourage aspiring high school authors to explore the creative possibilities of writing for the stage.This collection incl

Childrens' Theatre, TYA / 7m, 7f, plus extras / Simple SetStanley, a young dragon, has run away from home. He feels that he is a failure. As dragons go, he probably is. He's kind, soft spoken, and a good friend. But he can't, for the life of him, breathe FIRE! A lady bug named Persnickety is Stanley's best friend and side kick. Emma is an earthling girl who lives on a farm and plays in the nearby forest with her magical friends. The loveable villain is a raven named City Slick, the Third. Thom

Dramatic Comedy3m, 5f / Interior Set in Southern West Virginia in the 1990's when the last coal mines were closing, Business as Usual is a hilarious slice of human comedy based on economic hardship. Tom Woolwine, who entered the coal mining business at 16, is out of work after the closing of his mine in rural Gary, West Virginia. Despite facing poverty and an uncertain future, Tom does not want a severance check, nor welfare, nor a handout; he wants a job. He and his son Joey have tried e

Comedy, TYA6-17 performersSimple SetEveryone's favorite gumshoe is back with another thrilling adventure! Old Granny Possum is entertaining us with her slightly irregular version of "Snow White and Just the Two Very Tall Dwarves" when she's kidnapped by Bluebeard and his band of scurvy pirates! Thank goodness Nick Tickle has been hired to get her back. Can he outwit the kidnappers and save her or is she gone for good? He'll need any help he can get with this tough case - fortunately, Pu