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Samuel French 2011 new title
supplement
Contents
Honors and Awards ��2
Last Minute Acquisitions ��3
New Titles ��5
Full Length��5
Short Plays �� 78
Anthologies & Collections�� 91
Monologues and Scenes�� 96
Musicals�� 97
Baker’s Plays��115
Full Length��115
Short Plays ��122
Musicals��128
Anthologies & Collections��131
Index of Titles��133
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Honors and
Awards
IN THE NEXT ROOM THE HAPPY ONES ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL

OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Julie Marie Myatt Composed by Joshua Schmidt
by Sarah Ruhl Libretto by Jason Loewith
WINNER of the 2010 Los Angeles Drama
Finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Joshua Schmidt
Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award for
Based on the play The Adding Machine
2010 Tony® Award Nomination for Best Play Outstanding New Play
by Elmer Rice
Winner of the 2010 Will Glickman Award for ZERO HOUR 2010 Helen Hayes Nomination for
Best New Play
by Jim Brochu Outstanding Resident Musical
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES WINNER of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for
THREEE
Book by Harvey Fierstein Outstanding Solo Performance
by Colleen Neuman
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman WINNER BEST PLAY! 2006 Los Angeles Stage
Ovation Award WINNER of the 2010 AATE Distinguished
WINNER of the 2010 Tony® Award for
Play Award for Pre-K and Elementary
Best Revival of a Musical 2010 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination for
WINNER of the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show LIONS
Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination by Vince Melocchi
WINNER of the 2009 Olivier Award for for Outstanding Solo Performance 2010 Ovation Nomination for
Best Musical Revival Best Playwriting for an Original Play
THE ROYAL FAMILY
OUR TOWN by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
by Thornton Wilder 2010 Tony® Award Nomination for by J. Michael DeAngelis, Pete Barry
WINNER of the 2009 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival of a Play and John Dowgin
Outstanding Revival 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination WINNER of three 2009 NJACT
for Outstanding Revival of a Play Perry Awards, including Outstanding
FENCES Production of an Original Play
by August Wilson CHING CHONG CHINAMAN
WINNER of the 2010 Tony® Award for by Lauren Yee Sir Alan Ayckbourn
Best Revival of a Play Special 2010 Tony® Award for Lifetime
WINNER of the 2010 KCACTF Paula Vogel
Achievement in the Theatre
WINNER of the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award in Playwriting
Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play WINNER of the 2007 Yale Playwrights Festival Dan LeFranc
2010 New York Times Outstanding
LEND ME A TENOR WINNER of the 2007 Kumu Kahua Theatre’s
Playwright Award recipient for his play
by Ken Ludwig Pacific Rim Prize
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake
2010 Tony® Award Nomination for ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD
Best Revival of a Play David Adjmi
by George Brant
2009 Steinberg Playwright
2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination WINNER of the 2008 Keene Prize for Literature Award Recipient
for Outstanding Revival of a Play
PERFECT MENDACITY
by Jason Wells
WINNER or the 2010 M. Elizabeth Osborn
Award for an Emerging Playwright
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Acquisitions
SIRENS CHRISTMAS SHORTS BLEEDING KANSAS

Deborah Zoe Laufer Matt Hoverman Kathryn Walat
This hit romantic comedy of the 2010 A celebrated winner of the 2009 Samuel A provocative, funny and insightful
Humana Festival of New American Plays French Off Off Broadway Short Play play revisits a crucial moment in
enlists enchanting music, memories Festival, playwright Matt Hoverman gives American history. Homesteading
of a passionate youth, and Facebook us an evening of five short hilarious holi- farmers George and Kitty fight the
Scrabble to conspire against drifting day comedies...family, the nativity, Xmas elements to start a new life as a
empty-nesters. cards, and elves will never be politically divided country takes a
the same. dangerous step towards civil war.
THE FALL OF HEAVEN

Walter Mosley THE PLANT THAT ATE TWICE IN A LIFETIME
From the best-selling author of more than THE DIRTY SOCKS Book by Ray Cooney
25 books and most widely known for his Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joe Iconis Music by Chris Walker
popular Easy Rawlins mysteries, including and Keith Strachan
A fun-filled musical for young audiences,
Devil in a Blue Dress, comes this intriguing, based on the popular book series, This new musical co-authored by
street-wise play of Heaven, Hell one of the masters of modern farce
and free will. celebrating individuality, brothers
is a riotous time-travelling
working together, and the most
adventure. The production offers
disgusting plant food ever!
a number of challenging (and
THE AMISH PROJECT fun!) doubling opportunities as
Jessica Dickey it switches between modern day
SMALL TALK London and 1920s ragtime Chicago.
Premiering at the NYC Fringe Festival and Eric Fallen
subsequently opening Off-Broadway at
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater to rave A collection of six new plays from a NEW FULL LENGTH PLAYS
reviews, The Amish Project is a story of Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short FROM CRITICALLY ACLAIMED
forgiveness and compassion based on the Play Festival semi-finalist, Eric Fallen. Plays PLAYWRIGHT
tragic Nickel Mines School House include: The Merry go Round, Communion, SIR ALAN AYCKBOURN
shootings in an Amish community The Monster, Basic Plumbing, The Driving Samuel French is pleased to
in Pennsylvania. Range and Perfect Weather. announce the acquisition of several
new Alan Ayckbourn titles: Haunting
Julia, If I Were You, Sugar Daddies,
THE SINGING FOREST WARRIORS DON’T CRY Drowning on Dry Land, Improbable
Craig Lucas Eisa Davis Fiction, Life and Beth, My Wonderful
In 1957, a black girl’s wish to integrate Day, Whenever, Orvin - Champion of
History collides with the human heart in Champions, Awaking Beauty.
Lucas’ funniest and most poignant work to the all-white Central High School in Little
date. “...A lyrical public psychotherapy Rock, Arkansas becomes a historical “Ayckbourn’s wit is like sunlight
session about parenthood, honesty, battleground that puts her life at stake. A glinting on Loch Ness, dancing and
responsibility and homosexuality, searing one-woman, one-hour adaptation dazzling, but you’re always aware of
prodded by the presence of Sigmund of the Melba Pattillo Beals memoir by the abyss of melancholy beneath,
Freud himself as a character...stays on Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright miles deep,” – Christopher Hart , The
exactly the tracks that Lucas has laid for it. Eisa Davis. Sunday Times [London].
The ride is never dull.” -Time Out New York.
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Argument‚ The “A heartwarming tribute to the holiday season Blanche and Beyond
that adds a new touch of warmth and cheer to
#3166 $7.50 #4242 $7.50
the Christmas season in these troubled times.”
ISBN 978-0-573-63223-5 ISBN 978-0-573-64244-9
-Curtain Up. “Impressive as any number of
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros Adapted by Steve Lawson
rabbit-filled top hats...Enchanting.” -Variety.
Dramatic Comedy Historic/DocuDrama
2m, 1f 1m
Interior
Timely and resonant, The Argument chronicles
Biff and Charlie Adapted from the correspondence of
Tennessee Williams between 1945 and 1957.
#4247 $7.50
the arc of a relationship between a man and Blanche and Beyond is the stage sequel to A
ISBN 978-0-573-65249-3
a woman with bracing humor, passion, and Distant Country Called Youth (published by
Chambers Stevens
fury. What happens when two people who say Samuel French in 2005). While the first play
they love each other fight over something so Comedy, Jr. High/High School traced the evolution of a young man finding
precious that they reach a point of no return? 1m, 1f his artistic voice, Blanche and Beyond spans
A riveting new play from the co-author of the Interior the peak of Williams’ career - the period of
2004 Pulitzer Prize-finalist Omnium Gatherum. Biff and Charlie takes place at the Andrew Streetcar, Rose Tattoo, Summer and Smoke, Cat
Published with The Airport Play and The Jackson Performing Arts High School in on a Hot Tin Roof - and explores a no-longer
Wedding Party. Nashville, TN. Biff, an accomplished pianist, obscure playwright facing the seismic shock of
FEE: $75 per performance is rehearsing his audition pieces for Julliard international fame. When Blanche and Beyond
when theatre student Charlie, dressed as opened the Tennessee Williams New Orleans
Back Back Back Henny Penny, runs in hiding from her children’s Festival in 2006, the Times-Picayune praised
theatre director. This mismatched couple soon “letters skillfully chosen and edited by direc-
#4773 $9.95
start dating. Mozart, prom, sexual awakening tor Steve Lawson, performed with finesse, sly
ISBN 978-0-573-69612-1
and a dog who should have looked where he amusement, and disquieting doubt by Richard
Itamar Moses
was going teach our young couple that first Thomas. That artists of the caliber of Thomas
Drama love is lot more challenging that it looks. and Lawson are part of the festival keeps its
3m standards high indeed.” And Variety called
Interior the show “a literate and entertaining piece of
Winner! Edgerton Foundation 2008 New
American Plays Award. Before headlines
Billboard theater that should have a long life.”
#4256 $9.95 FEE: $75 per performance
blazed, before the Mitchell Report and ESPN
ISBN 978-0-573-66280-5
lit up millions of television screens with the
scandals, before congressional jaws dropped,
Michael Vukadinovich Cabo San Lucas
Drama #6273 $9.95
comes the story of three guys making their way
2m, 1f ISBN 978-0-573-66314-7
in the world of professional baseball — a world
Interior Lisa Soland
too competitive to rely solely on raw talent.
This explosive play from the acclaimed writer Winner! 2006 Next Generation Playwriting Dramatic Comedy
of The Four of Us and Bach at Leipzig takes you Contest by Reverie Productions. 2m, 1f
behind the headlines into the locker room to Winner! 2006 Tim Robbins Playwriting Interior
witness an even more gripping confrontation Contest for Plays of Social Significance. Cabo San Lucas is a romantic comedy about
you didn’t see on TV, as these teammates face Andy, a recent college graduate weighed two misfits and a postal employee who turn
each other and do battle — for their careers, down by student loans, gets paid a great deal an apartment upside down while searching for
their legacies, and the future of America’s to tattoo a corporate logo on his forehead. His love, courage and something to sell on eBay.
favorite pastime. artist girlfriend Katelyn is not impressed, his Two men break into a house and start grabbing
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, liberal best friend thinks he’s crazy, and now everything they can. Little do they know that
please inquire for availability. he has to live with it. The decision has both they’re not alone. It seems that the owner,
FEE: $75 per performance tragic and comic consequences as he comes a young woman whose fiancée just left her,
to learn that the logo is more than just ink on has taken a fistful of sleeping pills with some
Beasley’s Christmas Party his skin. But Katelyn sees a very unique artistic booze and is trying to sleep away her troubles
opportunity. She sees his body as an example for good under a blanket on the couch. When
#29065 $8.95
of the extent to which consumerism has per- she’s discovered, she’s so discombobulated
ISBN 978-0-573-69654-1
meated our daily lives. When Andy decides to that it takes her a while to figure out that she’s
C.W. Munger
rip up the check and get the tattoo removed he being robbed. When she does discover it, she
Christmas/Holiday Play finds he is faced with an unexpected decision. doesn’t really care (she was just killing herself
2m, 1f, with doubling Billboard is a comedy about the battle between anyway). It turns out that while the one crook
Based on a story by Booth Tarkington. A jour- commercialism, fame, art and love. “Billboard is a hardened criminal, the other is just a nice
nalist new to a Midwestern state capitol circa uses the premise as a springboard to examine guy who happened to have a gun and who has
1900 notices there is something funny going art, commercialism, love and the nexus of all been manipulated by the other one. The nice
on at the charming house next door. Turns out three.” -The New York Times. “Billboard is a treat, guy is horrified when he finds out that she’s
gubernatorial candidate David Beasley lives due to its committed performances and earnest trying to kill herself. The bad guy takes off with
there with his young ward, an orphan who has moments.” -Show Business Weekly. “A comic the loot, but the good one stays behind and
a menagerie of imaginary friends. Beasley’s exploration of personal and corporate greed. calls 911. In the midst of Grace’s attempted
nemesis Simeon Peck plans to ruin Beasley’s Commercialism vs. art, big media vs. the soul suicide being thwarted by two house burglars,
chances at the statehouse, but everyone of the American people — the battle lines are there are many comedic opportunities. And
learns something at Beasley’s Christmas Party clearly drawn.” -The New Yorker. “Character- although funny, Cabo San Lucas has substance
-- including the pretty Miss Apperthwaite, who driven and hilarious.” -The L Magazine. “Michael and truth that will make anyone feel for our
Mr. Beasley spurned years before. Conceived for Vukadinovich’s Billboard makes a powerful human condition and frailty. “Those tired of
three actors to play multiple roles (but playable world premiere at 59E59” -HX Magazine. playing second fiddle to the showier male
in many configurations), this 75-minute holiday FEE: $75 per performance roles might take a page from the author of this
play is a heartwarming fable about imagina- one act — who wrote a meaty starring role for
tion and celebration. “A tiny seasonal treat herself — a great role for women, by a woman.”
(that) builds to an irresistibly charming climax... -Back Stage West. “
that good and bad always stay true, with good FEE: $75 per performance
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Callback Costume Ball‚ The Ben Brady, a divorced, world-famous photog-

rapher, comes into their lives and falls in love
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ISBN 978-0-573-66038-2 ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4
to view the controversial issues of today with
Bill Svanoe Norman Beim
gentle humor and compassion.” -WHBI Radio.
Dramatic Comedy Comedy
Published in Women Laid Bare.
1m, 1f 2m, 1f
Simple set Interior
Callback is a two character contemporary
dramatic comedy about the forty-year, mostly
Winner! Robert J. Pickering Award
for Playwriting Excellence, Coldwater
Dead Ringer
#29677 $8.95
professional relationship between an actress Community Theatre. Harry and Gwen are
ISBN 978-0-573-69843-9
and a director. They both go through struggles, going to a charity masquerade ball. Harry’s
Gino DiIorio
heartbreaks, triumphs, and unexpected discov- costume has gone astray. Gwen persuades him
Dramatic comedy
eries along the way. They are bound together to wear an old dress of her aunt’s. Harry tries on
2m, 1f
on and off by many things, but what keeps the dress. The doorbell rings. Gwen opens the
Simple set
them both going is their overwhelming love of door. Harry is discovered dressed as a woman
Winner! 2005 BBC International Playwriting
the theater. by Wilbur Wilberforce, an upright business man
Contest. Tyrus Cole, a horse trainer, lives on a
FEE: $75 per performance from Chicago, whom Harry hopes will save his
ranch with his invalid sister Mary. Because he
advertising agency from bankruptcy. Harry
can’t watch her during the day, Tyrus has Mary
Collector‚ The panics and pretends to be “Hilary”. Things get
confined to a root cellar. When Dwight Foley
rather sticky when Wilberforce seems to be
#5334 $9.95 arrives at the ranch seeking help with his horse,
enamored of “Hilary.” “The cleverly devised plot
ISBN 978-0-573-01603-5 he and Mary fall in love and begin plotting
and witty lines make this play a comedic suc-
Mark Healey the demise of Tyrus and their eventual escape.
cess.” -Stevi Eaton, Tidings, Ashland, Oregon.
Drama Their plan escalates and in the end, the three
Published in Comedy Tonite! find themselves trapped in a complex web of
1m, 1f
FEE: $75 per performance greed and secrets. “You don’t see a lot of film
Interior
noir westerns, but that genre turns out to be
John Fowles’ classic story of possession, obses-
sion and love, now considered one of the great
Crooked a winning combination…Humor was never
#6298 $9.95 a big factor in 1940s and ’50s film noir, but it
works in modern literature, comes to the stage
ISBN 978-0-573-66385-7 has a place here. Mr. DiIorio’s low-key jokiness
in an intense, chilling version. Frederick Clegg
Catherine Trieschmann comes from attitude and from the smooth use
appears to be a genteel, ordinary, slightly
Dramatic Comedy of western vernacular…Forcefully absorbing.”
shabby clerk. When he wins a fortune in the
3f –The New York Times.
lottery, he buys a remote country house, fur-
nishing it with everything he thinks a beautiful Fourteen-year-old Laney FEE: $75 per performance
woman could desire. He then abducts a girl he arrives in Oxford, Mississippi
has worshiped from afar, imprisoning her in the with a twisted back, a mother Deadly Murder
cellar amid his butterfly collection with tragic, in crisis and a burning desire #29305 $8.95
electrifying results. to be writer. When she ISBN 978-0-573-69830-9
FEE: $75 per performance befriends Maribel Purdy, a David Foley
fervent believer in the power Drama
Comedy of Terrors of Jesus Christ to save her 2m, 1f
from the humiliations of high Interior
#5164 $9.95
school, Laney embarks on a Nominated for a 2008 Edgar
ISBN 978-0-573-11060-3
hilarious spiritual and sexual journey that Award. Camille Dargus has
John Goodrum
challenges her mother’s secular worldview and fought her way up from
Farce threatens to tear their fragile relationship apart. humble beginnings to a
1m, 1f “The work of a big accomplished writer’s glittering Manhattan lifestyle.
Unit set voice…a gem of a discovery.” –The New York She has beauty, brains,
Jo Smith arrives at her local theatre for an audi- Times. “Gorgeous almost beyond belief.” –The wealth, and a successful
tion with the director Vyvian Jones, but it tran- London Times. “This is a wonderfully neat play, career as a jewelry designer
spires that she has actually been invited there at once simple and complex, grappling with big for the leading lights of New
by Beverley, Vyvian’s twin brother, who wants issues - matters of faith, fantasy and the flesh York society. She also has a
her to impersonate her own twin sister Fiona - while keeping its sneakers firmly planted on penchant for attractive young men. One night
in order to squelch the rumor that Beverley the suburban topsoil of adolescent angst and at a society gala she meets Billy, a handsome
has slept with Fiona. (He has, but doesn’t want domestic frictions.” –The Daily Telegraph. young waiter, and brings him back to her Soho
Vyvian to tell his fiancée Cheryl.) Jo reluctantly FEE: $75 per performance apartment. But there’s more to Billy than meets
accepts this unusual acting job and pretends the eye, and Camille finds herself held hostage
to be Fiona for Vyvian. But then the real Fiona
arrives and thinks Vyvian is Beverley and then
Dancing in the Dark at gunpoint by a man who seems frighteningly
#389 $18.95 familiar with the past Camille has struggled to
Vyvian, who is a member of the local Sons of forget. Over the course of one explosive night,
ISBN 978-0-931-23113-1
Satan Association, takes Jo captive to use as a Camille must use all her wits and cunning to
Norman Beim
human sacrifice and then - Only the interven- save her life--and to prevent the dark secrets of
tion of a policeman, Janet Jones (Beverley’s and Dramatic Comedy
her past from destroying everything she’s
Vyvian’s identical younger brother) can save the 2m, 1f worked for. Full of twists and turns, bluffs and
day as matters get more than a little confusing Interior double bluffs, this brilliantly intricate thriller will
- One actor and one actress play all the Joneses Jessica and Calvin are in love, and have been be one step ahead of you all the way! “A nerve
and Smiths respectively in this fast-moving married for a number of years. Calvin was shredding, intricately plotted thriller, full of
madcap comedy of multiple mistaken identity. wounded in the war, and is sexually inca- twists, turns and double crosses… [a] refresh-
FEE: $75 per performance pacitated. Jessica is sometimes driven to seek ingly modern thriller.” –Worthing Herald. “Witty
physical satisfaction elsewhere, but has stuck and macabre.” –This Is Gloucestershire.
by Calvin. Their marriage is threatened when “Masterly…thrilling!” –Eastbourne Herald.
“Crackling tension.” –Kronenzeitung.

Dix Tableaux a child’ are embodied in Mack, the overprotec- Emilie’s Voltaire
tive father. In his eagerness to keep his adopted
#387 $7.50 #29184 $8.95
son Billy with him, Mack has in essence tried to
ISBN 978-0-573-63397-3 ISBN 978-0-573-69741-8
keep him a child. He creates a wonderful world
Mark Dunn Arthur Giron
of nostalgia that is very moving...Easter Monday
Comedy Dramatic Comedy
holds our interest, and Corley has written some
3f, plus flexible male/female ensemble 1m, 1f
beautifully evocative lines...” –Connie Meng,
Interior Winner! Galileo Prize for Playwriting. Emilie’s
NPR Radio.
Voltaire is a passionate dramatic comedy that
The story of friendship between two women FEE: $75 per performance explores a love affair that scandalized all of
in their sixties is played out over the course
Europe between Voltaire, the greatest wit of
of ten years. Each year represents another
reunion for Beverly Duggins and Addie Spools,
Edward Albee’s Occupant his time, and the beautiful scientist Emilie
#7748 $8.95 du Châtelet. It takes place before the French
two participants in a series of annual “tab-
ISBN 978-0-573-66380-2 Revolution. “What happens when the minds
leaux” sponsored by the Museum of Dix, in a
Edward Albee of two seekers of knowledge, one a challenger
small city in the South. Within human diorama
Dramatic Comedy of life and the other a hedonistic rule breaker,
settings as simple as a frontier cabin porch
1m, 1f meet? The result is a tumultuous, fascinating
or the cow stall of a local dairy barn, and as
16-year love affair that is wonderfully portrayed
elaborate as the “Spit and Curl” beauty salon Unapologetically flamboyant,
in Arthur Giron’s Emilie’s Voltaire... an inside
(circa 1930) and the front seat of Thelma and New York sculptor Louise
look at genius and the underlying emotions
Louise’s plummeting convertible, Beverly, Nevelson’s life was one
that feed it. Definitely a bit of history you’re
the lonely urban professional, and Addie, the marked by intrepid artistic
pleased to discover.” –OffBroadway.com. “The
down-home pharmacist’s assistant, chart the triumphs as well as deep
intellectual, emotional and sexual sparks fly...
course of each other’s lives, while fending off inner turmoil. In Edward
an unusual and fascinating play.” –William
incursions from the officiously bothersome Albee’s Occupant, both her
Wolf, Wolf Entertainment Guide. “Arthur Giron’s
fellow-poser Maureen. Through the ten scenes public accomplishments and
words are what actors long to wrap their voices
which comprise the play, the two women are private emotional conflicts
around.” –The New York Examiner.
forced to endure the constant interruptions are thoroughly examined by
of the museum “promenaders” who “ooh” and an unnamed interviewer who questions the
“ah” at the life-like presentations, offering posthumous Nevelson with an unabashed
up their comical comments, both kind and scrutiny. From her unique vantage point Everythings Turning Into Beautiful
cruel. Though they see one another only one beyond the grave, Nevelson answers his #7138 $9.95
weekend a year, and in spite of their very dif- queries with a clarity born of the distance ISBN 978-0-573-65108-3
ferent backgrounds, Beverly and Addie nurture provided by death. The result is a touching, Book by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
a growing and abiding friendship. In the end, humorous, and honest tribute to a woman who Music by Jimmie James
it becomes the strongest and most sustaining was a pioneer for free-thinking females Lyrics by Jimmie James and
friendship of their lives. everywhere, but also stood strongly on her own Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
FEE: $75 per performance as one of the 20th century’s greatest artistic Play with Music
minds. Edward Albee’s Occupant is a testament
1m, 1f
Easter Monday of will, internal strength, and the cryptic force
Interior
that continues to drive great artists. “The play
#29112 $8.95 This new play with music takes place late one
touches on themes that echo throughout Mr.
ISBN 978-0-573-69696-1 Christmas Eve in lonely New York City, when
Albee’s work: the unreliability of memory, the
Hal Corley a couple of down-on-their-luck songwriting
chimerical nature of language and particularly
Dramatic Comedy the alchemical brew of ‘truth and illusion’ (to partners, hitless, loveless and facing their for-
2m, 1f borrow a much-used pair of words from Who’s ties, come together for a night of composing
Interior Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) by which people and soul searching. This “musical story”, finds
An eccentric widower, Mack has been a define themselves.” –The New York Times. Sam and Brenda facing the light of a new day
stay-at-home dad for twenty years, his daily and confronting the practical matter: they
Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
existence revolving around his son Billy. Not don’t want to mess up their friendship or their
please inquire for availability.
only can’t he let go, Mack’s convinced he’s more working relationship. But, when Sam shows up
needed than ever. First up is pulling Billy from on Brenda’s doorstep late one Christmas Eve
wanting to take things to the next level, their
a dead-end copy shop job and enrollment in
culinary school — after all, he was a finalist in
Embraceable Me partnership is put to the test. ”Credit scribe
#29705 $8.95 Rosenfeld for finding just the right level of
the Pillsbury Bake-off. Then Mack discovers that
ISBN 978-0-573-69898-9 emotional neediness to make these charac-
Billy, adopted from infancy, has contacted his
Victor L. Cahn ters quirky and vulnerable without turning
birth mother, a Washington, DC secretary about
Dramatic Comedy them into freaks or losers.” –Variety. “There are
to make a first trip to New York City. Panicky
1m, 1f another half dozen rhythm-and-blues numbers
Mack spends a sleepless three days coaching
Interior that sound like chart-busters.”
his son, determined to impress Adela with
Edward is smart, shy, and quirky, while Allison –TheaterMania.com.
Billy’s upbringing — and their indestructible
is sexy, dramatic, and vulnerable. Embraceable FEE: $75 per performance
father-son bond. Over a snowy Easter weekend,
Me is a comic and passionate “he said–she said”
these three square off. Confronting timid Adela,
that traces the twenty-year journey of these
Billy’s romanticized ideas about his identity are
unlikely friends as they struggle to resolve their
turned inside out, as Mack’s deepest insecuri-
feelings for the most important person in their
ties surface. Mack is convinced the woman
lives. “A charming, smart two-hander…enjoy-
will psychologically lay claim to the child she
able and eminently watchable…a witty, bitter-
gave up two decades earlier. Yet for Adela, a
sweet, intellectual character study.” –NYTheatre.
lasting reconnection with the boy couldn’t be
com. “An entertaining story of an unlikely
further from her mind. With abundant humor,
romance.” –TheaterMania.com.
Easter Monday addresses what it means to
be a parent, and to be parented, illuminating
both the pain and joy in finally saying goodbye
to childhood. ”An interesting examination
of an unusual father-son relationship... The
Sondheim lyrics ‘stay a child while you can be

Four of Us‚ The Half and Half Julia, but is revealed to be a hoax when he picks
up Julia’s teddy-bear to receive a message. The
#8710 $9.95 #10184 $9.95
bear is a plant, the original long since lost. Ken
ISBN 978-0-573-69649-7 ISBN 978-0-573-66243-0
reveals that he has waited many years to meet
Itamar Moses James Sherman
Joe and explain that he knew Julia; that she
Dramatic Comedy Comedy would come and find refuge in his and his wife’s
2m 1m, 2f normal life and that, contrary to what may have
Multiple sets Unit set been said, Julia told him at the end she loved
What if all your dreams came true...for your In Half and Half, James Sherman explores mar- her father. Ken is actually more aware of what
best friend? The Four of Us follows Ben, whose riages past and present in two related one-act is happening than the others credit him for
first novel vaults him into literary stardom, plays. In the first act, set at a breakfast in 1970, though and as each of the men’s feelings and
and his friend David, a struggling playwright, the breadwinner husband reads the newspaper recollections come to light, Ken believes Julia is
who is thrilled by Ben’s success...and crushed and the homemaker wife fries the eggs. In act poised to appear. A door onto what should be
by it. From the dreams of aspiring youth to the two, at a breakfast taking place this morning, a brick wall blows open; impossibly the original
realities of adulthood, this poignant two-man the career-minded wife reads the paper and the corridor is present. Julia manifests herself, vis-
comedy explores friendship and memory, the stay-at-home husband cooks the frittata. With ible only to Joe, although the room is wrecked
gap between our hopes and our lives, and the his unique comic insight, Sherman looks at how by an eerie wind and the bed begins to bleed.
struggles between our egos and our capacity to husbands and wives accept and reject their Joe understands what Julia has endured and
love. “An extremely clever and enjoyable study roles how their roles have changed and, how that she is not at peace; he is haunting her. In
of friendship...funny, touching, and wickedly their roles just might be changing back. The a final moment of understanding, Joe lets his
smart.” –Time Out New York. “A clever comic same three actors portray the age appropriate daughter go.
drama with a nifty twist...a touching, appealing roles in each act, creating an interesting paral- FEE: $75 per performance
play.” –The New York Times. lel between the two generations, making for a
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, very poignant comedy about marriage. Havana is Waiting
please inquire for availability. FEE: $75 per performance #10554 $9.95
FEE: $75 per performance ISBN 978-0-573-66044-3
Hat Tricks Eduardo Machado
Goldman Project‚ The #10553 $9.95 Dark Comedy
#29002 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-66049-8 3m, plus percussionist
ISBN 978-0-573-67039-8 Dori Appel Interior
Staci Swedeen Dramatic Comedy This comedy-drama takes a strong political
Drama 3f, flexible casting with 3-12f stand on the divisive issue of the United States
1m, 2f Unit set embargo with Cuba. The play begins with
Unit set 2008 Finalist for the Oregon Book Awards, flamboyant writer, Federico, making his first
It is 1994 and Naomi Goldman, recently Angus Bowmer Award in Drama. Hat Tricks is trip back to Cuba 30-some years after immigrat-
widowed, is living in an apartment in upper an exciting compilation of six scenes and three ing to the States as a child. Federico is joined
Manhattan. Her son Tony, separated from his monologues designed for performance by on his journey by his friend, Fred, and together
wife, lives with her. When Tony’s old college mature actresses. Covering a range of women’s in Cuba they meet Ernesto, a car driver and
girlfriend Aviva contacts him with the ulterior experiences in the second half of life, these lifelong resident of Havana. The three men get
motive of interviewing and videotaping his nine pieces range from the purely comedic to to know each other better and learn where the
mother for a Holocaust memorial project, Tony those that combine humor with thoughtful real boundaries of the world lie. The play exam-
is appalled. Naomi, reluctant at first, eventu- and sometimes poignant explorations. This ines of the complex relationships that exist not
ally agrees to the interview. Though appearing is a richly varied collection featuring a single only between men, but between the countries
to be forthright in her story, Naomi clearly is intriguing commonality: Every scene or mono- in which they live. Originally produced at the
hiding a devastating secret. When Aviva pushes logue includes the presence and compelling Humana Festival of New American Plays in
her to admit the truth the consequences are use of a HAT! Louisville. “Havana finds a bright wit and a
life-changing. The Goldman Project is a play FEE: $75 per performance passion in the grayness of living in limbo.” –The
about family relations, the lingering legacy of New York Times.
the Holocaust and the catharsis of self-renewal. Haunting Julia FEE: $75 per performance
“Introducing Naomi, a Romanian-born widow,
#29737 $8.95
as a lovably comic, more than a little stereotypi-
Alan Ayckbourn Heroes
cal character...a smart decision on the part of #10556 $13.00
Drama
Staci Swedeen” - The New York Times. “Swedeen ISBN 978-0-571-23100-3
3m, plus 1m, 1f voices
has an ear for dialogue, even the passages in Tom Stoppard
Julia Lukin was a musical prodigy who com-
Yiddish fit the moment nicely. (Don’t worry:
mitted suicide 12 years ago. Her father Joe has Dramatic Comedy
The Yiddish is instantly translated in the course
never come to terms with her death, and in the 3m
of the conversation.)” - The Journal News. “This
Julia Larkin Centre For Performing Studies, he Exterior
fine play is less about the past than about
hopes to discover what happened by meeting Adapted from Le Vent De Peupliers by Gérald
living with honesty in the present.” -Times
with a psychic, Ken, and Julia’s boyfriend, Andy, Sibleyras, Heroes is set in August 1959 in a
Herald-Record.
who was the last person to see her alive. The home somewhere in France for retired military
FEE: $75 per performance men meet in Julia’s preserved bedroom and men. The play takes place outside on a terrace
Joe reveals that he believes Julia is trying to in the garden of a convent hospital where
contact him, haunting him in order to explain Philippe and Henri are hatching a plan to
what happened. Between the three men, escape. “Tom Stoppard’s contribution is of
the story of Julia’s life and death is gradually course his magnificent wit and choice of scintil-
revealed - often at odds with what each man lating language.” –Curtain Up Review. “Hilarious
believes he knew. Julia had ultimately been and moving...achingly funny and piercingly
unable to cope with the pressures of both her sad.” –The Daily Telegraph.
father and her overwhelming musical gift. Joe,
of course, is unwilling to accept his love could Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
ever have led to Julia’s suicide, while Andy is please inquire for availability.
still guilt-ridden about whether he could have FEE: $75 per performance
prevented the tragedy had he not broken up
with her that night. Ken attempts to contact

Identical Same Temptation Joke‚ The clever and witty.” -Arlington Weekly News. “A
sharp, funny, heartbreaking play that just pulls
#11717 $9.95 #12664 $9.95
you in.” -Montgomery Community Television.
ISBN 978-0-573-66274-4 ISBN 978-0-573-66332-1
“Quick and sharp...[with] something to say
Bob Glaudini Sam Marks
about the emotional environment we live in.”
Comedy Dramatic Comedy -The Georgetowner. “A remarkable, absorbing,
1m, 2f 2m complex and intelligent play.” -Variety.
Multiple sets Unit set
A new contemporary comedy of sex and man- It’s 1965 and two comedians, “Steady Eddie” &
ners that looks at two girlfriends who try to
create their ideal mate through the personali-
“Doug the Mug,” knock ‘em dead every night
in the Catskills. Punchlines and cheap shots
Just Passing
#12923 $9.95
ties of twin brothers, with outrageous results. fly — on stage and off — as Doug and Ed battle
ISBN 978-0-573-12127-2
FEE: $75 per performance for the spotlight over a decade, pushing each
Colin and Mary Crowther
other to the cusp of a new direction of stand-up
Drama
In the Continuum comedy. With their personal and professional
1m, 2f
lives uncovered at center stage, Eddie and
#11715 $7.50 Exterior
Doug must find a way to laugh it off while
ISBN 978-0-573-65089-5
staying at the top of their game. Sam Marks’ Love story or ghost story? This warm, wise and
Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter
The Joke takes a look at the friendship and the witty play shows a man and a woman meeting,
Drama rivalry between two comic partners during the apparently on a park bench, apparently to say
2f golden years of the Borscht Belt. “A tasty two- goodbye. But who is leaving and why? It seems
Simple set hander by Sam Marks...A comedy team working that for all their squabbling they were happily
This play puts a human face on the devastating the Catskills in the 1960s and ‘70s, getting few married for a time, until a road accident landed
impact of AIDS in Africa and America through laughs while undergoing all the stresses of a him in a nursing home. Now he must move
the lives of two unforgettably courageous doomed marriage...And just as in a marriage in away and she must move on. The final piece
women. Living worlds apart, one in South which one half of the couple changes while the in the puzzle is blurted out by a well-meaning
Central LA and the other in Zimbabwe, each other stays the same, the relationship deterio- but weary nurse. Their goodbyes, alas, remain
experiences a kaleidoscopic weekend of life- rates. Allusions to a woman and to the histori- unspoken as she flies off to catch her taxi and
changing revelations in this story of parallel cal context as the ‘60s give way to the ‘70s are he remains “until the memory fades.” ”The
denials and self-discoveries. “Moving, smart, tantalizing but not overdone; the focus stays ending of this play is beautifully written and
spirited, and powerfully funny” –The New York on the two men.”-The New York Times. ”Sam very moving...this is about a loving relationship.
Times. Marks’s new play, The Joke, is both funny and It’s easy to reproduce requiring a minimum
FEE: $75 per performance intense. Funny in that it knows and respects the of props. Just Passing would be an excellent
craft of its protagonists, a pair of Borscht Belt choice” -Radius Performing Magazine.
In the Sawtooths comedians; intense in a way that only stand- FEE: $75 per performance
#29154 $8.95 up comics can be when no one is watching
ISBN 978-0-573-66381-9 them (and sometimes even when someone is): Kingdom by the Sea
Dano Madden savage, acerbic, biting, and downright feral.”
#619 $18.95
-NYTheatre.com. “The comedians’ impressively
Drama ISBN 978-0-931-23113-1
dysfunctional relationship intrigues through-
3m Norman Beim
out, especially as the performance draws to its
Winner! The 2007 Kennedy Center National frank, merciless close.” -Village Voice. Drama
Student Playwriting Award. As Oby, Nellie 2m, 1f
and Darin prepare for their annual backpack- Interior
ing trip in the mountains of Idaho, their bond is
unexpectedly shattered by tragedy. What will
Jump/Cut Terry Helenski, a dedicated editor gets involved
with the conflict between her employer, pub-
#12918 $7.50
become of their longtime friendship as they lisher Brian Wood, and his playboy son, Craig
ISBN 978-0-573-62876-4
navigate through an immense and unexpected who wants his father to sponsor his career
Neena Beber
wilderness? as a novelist. Set in Wood’s country home in
Drama the middle of winter, with an escaped mental
2m, 1f patient on the loose nearby, the clash of wills
Inspector Drake and the Black Widow Winner! L. Arnold Weissberger Award. Three ends with an ironic and tragic twist.
#11152 $9.95 bright urbanites want to make their mark on Published in Women Laid Bare.
ISBN 978-1-900-99709-6 the world. Paul, a master of irony and distance, FEE: $75 per performance
David Tristram is a hardworking filmmaker on the rise. His girl-
Comedy
friend Karen, a grad student, must get on with Krapp, 39
her thesis or find a life outside of academia.
2m, 1f #29758 $8.95
Dave, a lifelong buddy whose brilliance is being
Interior ISBN 978-0-573-60098-2
consumed by increasingly severe episodes
Michael Laurence
When oil tycoon John Johnson is found with a of manic depression, is camping on Paul’s
dramatic comedy
huge sword in his back, it looks like a straight- couch. Paul and Karen decide to turn Paul into
1m
forward case of dying illegally. But things in a documentary. The camera is on 24 hours a
Winner! Outstanding Solo Show - NY
Drake’s world are never as they seem. Why was day, capturing up close images of his jags and
International Fringe Festival, 2008.
Johnson badly disguised as his own wife? Why torpors and their responses. How far will love,
Nominated for a 2009 Drama Desk Award,
had he eaten a tortoise? And why do all the friendship and ambition take this hip trio?
Outstanding Solo Performance. A character
women in the house look similar? “Could not be more timely...Fearlessly dives
looking thirty years into the past…An actor
FEE: $75 per performance into provocative issues and ideas.” -Washington
looking thirty years into the future…Meet in
Times. “Savvy, solid play...about our fascination
Krapp, 39, a voyeuristic prefiguring of Samuel
with victims and voyeurism...friendship and
Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, and a deeply
ambition, striving and its worth. Beber builds
personal window on one man’s last moment
her characters...carefully with efficient and
of youth. Reeling on his 39th birthday, an
graceful layers of personalities and ideas...An
actor’s obsessive identification with Beckett’s
accomplished piece of work structurally sound,
famous character compels him to examine
snappily written and shot through with humor.”
his own quixotic life: His fears, his failures,
-Washington City Paper. “Fresh and compelling...
and his search for (and forfeiture of ) love,
all in preparation to record a version of the known. Church bells begin to ring the hour. [Cassatt and Johnston] give and take is so rich
39-year-old Krapp’s soliloquy to be used in an Desperately playing for time she makes tea for in ideas and emotions that the play reaches its
imagined production of Krapp’s Last Tape in her son, and in her cup, she pours an overdose denouement with its audience wanting more.
the year 2038. His hilarious and heart-breaking of laudanum. Soon Yidl will begin a frantic No greater compliment can be paid a theatrical
self-scrutiny plays out through intimate audio pounding on Levy’s door. A door he has never work.” –UPI
tapes, archival video, raw journal entries, opened to anyone. Lillian Yuralia is the recipient FEE: $75 per performance
haunted letters, racy confessions, and recorded of a Berrilla Kerr Grant. “Healing hearts...A
conversations with the living and the lost. “A fragile woman and her teenage son...an elderly Mama and Jack Carew
beautifully shaped, beautifully revealed work… man...will be transformed as they join hands
#29110 $8.95
Tremendously poignant, Krapp, 39 has a sort of and hearts...to a shaky place beyond self-pity.”
ISBN 978-0-573-69694-7
intoxicating fatalism, considerable humor and -The New York Times. “Searing, intimate, and
Hal Corley
it’s an even funnier, more enlightening experi- quiet, Lillian Yuralia packs an unexpected
ence the second time around.”–The New York emotional wallop...in...this spare, deft, touching dramatic Comedy
Times/“Critic’s Pick”. “Krapp, 39 is a moving and drama.” –NYTheatre.com. “Lillian Yuralia...a 2m, 1f
wise retrospective of a man’s soul: An homage character-driven play written by Barbara Multiple sets
to the self that somehow doesn’t feel self- Eda-Young...blows the dust off the surface of a In the summer of 1969, Beau Stanley’s last
ish.”– Time Out NY/ “Critic’s Pick”. “Krapp, 39 is man’s life to reveal all the untold stories and hurrah before heading off to study architec-
no mere Beckett riff- it’s a thoughtful response, quietly dying memories that lie underneath. ture in college, doting Mama Lillian vows to
a valuable contribution... A thing of startling, The play’s climactic end comes suddenly and help him finally lose his baby fat. Armed with
wounding beauty.”– The Village Voice unexpectedly...a simple gesture, but enough to a supply of diet pills and a food-free regimen
FEE: $75 per performance alter life’s course and leave the audience with that includes tearing down a family room
some hope for the characters’ futures. Like wall, 3 a.m. trips to Dulles Airport and blaz-
Lesson‚ The Lillian Yuralia, this gesture is unassuming and ing, amphetamine-fueled days on the beach,
#29083 $13.00 straightforward in its execution but deeply mother and son spend a memorable vacation
ISBN 978-0-8021-4318-1 significant and heartrending in the purity of its together. But Beau’s weight loss isn’t restless
Eugène Ionesco meaning.” -OffOffOnline.com. Lillian’s only project, and in an unguarded
FEE: $75 per performance moment, she reveals her just-begun affair with
Translated by Tina Howe
a travelling defense contractor, Jack Carew.
Comedy
2m, 1f Love List‚ The Once Lillian introduces son and lover, Beau’s
caught in the oedipal crossfire of a covert and
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explosive new alliance, forced to cover his
ISBN 978-0-573-63236-5
Often called the father of the Theater of the Mama’s many absences from home. Over the
Norm Foster
Absurd, Eugène Ionesco wrote groundbreak- next decade, Jack’s repeated pledge to end his
ing plays that are simultaneously hilarious, Comedy own loveless marriage and sweep Lillian away
tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts 2m, 1f proves a hollow promise. As increasingly belea-
The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are avail- Interior guered Beau sacrifices his own independence
able in an exciting new translation by Pulitzer In this side-splitting and thought-provoking to help his mother confront her disillusionment
Prize-finalist Tina Howe, noted heir of Ionesco’s new comedy, Leon and Bill concoct a list of and finally, betrayal, parent-child roles are
absurdist vision, acclaimed by Frank Rich as attributes of the ideal woman — the top ten turned upside down. Mama and Jack Carew is a
“one of the smartest playwrights we have.” best qualities in a mate. When this allegedly harrowing, oftentimes black comedy portrait of
The Lesson illustrates Ionesco’s comic genius, “Ideal Woman” actually arrives on the scene the an unlikely triangle.
where insanity and farce collide as a profes- men quickly learn that their list could use a few FEE: $75 per performance
sor becomes increasingly frustrated with his revisions. Be careful what you wish for — espe-
hapless student, and the student with his mad cially in choosing a mate. This old adage leads Marathon
teacher. to hilarious results in Foster’s sparkling new
#29760 $8.95
FEE: $75 per performance comic hit. “Sharp, snappy and irresistibly funny.”
ISBN 978-0-573-60100-2
-Contra Costa Times. “Funny, sophisticated and
by Edoardo Erba, Adapted by Israel Horovitz
Lillian Yuralia sexy.” -Hamilton Spectator. “Outrageously funny.
Drama
Brilliant writing!” -Rossmore News.
#29090 $7.50 2m
ISBN 978-0-573-69683-1 FEE: $75 per performance On a dark country lane at night, two men run,
Barbara Eda-Young in training for the NYC marathon. As they run,
Drama Maiden’s Progeny one of the men becomes confused as to where
2m, 1f #14824 $7.50 they are and where they are going. The ending
Simple set ISBN 978-0-573-63315-7 provides a surprising twist that will grab the
Le Wilhelm audience’s imagination. An athletic explora-
Lillian Yuralia, a powerful and
Drama tion of friendship, determination, and the will
reflective three character
1m, 2f to live.
play, is set in New York City,
Interior FEE: $75 per performance
1930. Lillian, a former star of
the Yiddish Theater (or so she Frederick M Winship (UPI) writes regarding
says) has lived for many years Maiden’s Progeny, “It was high time that some-
with her lover Jake in a 5 one wrote a play about Mary Cassatt, the only
room flat on the top floor of a American member of the original Impressionist
brownstone on the Lower coterie of artists. Le Wilhelm, has met the chal-
East Side of Manhattan. lenge with flying colors with Maiden’s Progeny.”
Across the hall, Levy, a refugee from the Russian This intellectually entertaining drama takes
Pale, lives in a room alone and isolated. All of the audience to Cassatt’s chateau outside Paris
his family lost in a pogrom, he has shut himself on a spring afternoon when Wynford Johnston
off from the world. When the play begins, Lillian comes calling uninvited. What follows is a lively
stands in her empty front room. With the discussion of two very headstrong individuals,
sudden death of Jake, who has failed to make that ultimately results in an understanding and
any provision for them, she now finds herself growth in both characters. Never falling into
and their teenage son, Yidl, destitute. Obliged the category of a lecture, this play provides
to live off the charity of distant relatives, they insight and understanding of the art and times
are about to leave the only home they’ve at the dawning of the 20th century. “Their

Masked Nelson Dorfman has set out to denounce the cruelty

of global feuds fired by nationalism and ethnic
#14834 $9.95 #16126 $9.95
prejudice.” –The New York Times. “Dorfman pulls
ISBN 978-0-573-66350-5 ISBN 978-0-573-66352-9
us deep into the agony and absurdity on all
Ilan Hatsor Sam Marks
sides of ongoing war.” –Newsday.
Translated by Michael Taub Drama
Drama 3m
3m Interior
An explosive Israeli play Nelson is the story of a young man caught
Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and
about three Palestinian between two worlds. By day, he works as a low- Mrs. Levine, The
brothers. Set during the level assistant to a film talent agent. By night, 21485 $7.50
Intifada with the Israeli-Arab Nelson is the camera man for an underground, ISBN 978-0-573-63049-1
struggle as its backdrop, gang-related videotape series. As the videos Sam Bobrick and Julie Stein
Masked depicts the tragedy become increasingly dangerous and popular, Comedy
of one family torn between Nelson develops an overwhelming obses- 1m, 1f
duty, kinship, principles and sion with a C-List actress. Eventually, Nelson’s Unit set
survival. “Powerful! two worlds collide with disturbing, unsettling Newly Revised Edition. This is an exchange
Remarkably of the moment...” results. The play is a darkly comic look at the of outrageous and hilarious letters between
-The New York Times. “Provocative drama. An guilt dream of a man trying to find something an overbearing mother and her 31 year-old
articulate calculus of loyalty and betrayal.” -The authentic in a world of two very different kinds runaway son. In this love/hate relationship,
New Yorker. “A contemporary emotionally of film. “Marks continues to offer a fresh urban Sheldon blames his mother, Mrs. Levine, for
charged family drama.” -Time Out New York. voice. Nelson grabs your ear from the outset breaking up his marriage and ruining his life.
“Passionate. Fascinating. A heart-breaker. with its halting staccato street talk, and in the His mother can’t understand why something
Hastor’s characters have strong, detailed fine office scenes, Nelson’s racist boss attacks so trivial should bother him. Share in the angst,
specificity...” -Newsday. him with a Mamet-like patter of disdaining the aggravation, the madness, and the mail of
FEE: $75 per performance sarcasm.” –Time Out New York. two people, who although thousands of miles
FEE: $75 per performance apart, are still too close to each other for their
own good. The play is constructed so that it
Matt & Ben can be performed either read, memorized or a
#15751 $7.50 Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her combination of the two. “Hilariously warped.”
ISBN 978-0-573-63275-4 Confession –Pasadena Weekly. “Plenty of big laughs…as
Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers #17746 $7.50 both characters spiral toward insanity.” –Studio
Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-66299-7 City Sun.
2f Allan Gurganus and Jane Holding FEE: $75 per performance
Multiple sets Drama
Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys 1f Penetrator
before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before “Project Interior #29126 $19.95
Greenlight”, before Oscar, before anyone Lucy Marsden, 99 years old, scares and charms ISBN 978-0-413-72460-1
actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for us as the widow of the American Civil War’s Anthony Neilson
Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the last surviving soldier. His child bride and the Drama
heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested mother of his nine children, she now lives on 3m
by a Higher Power. “Absolutely delightful and alone, the survivor of the survivor. A born story-
deliciously spiteful! Sharp and clever, Matt & Penetrator tells the story of Max and Alan, two
teller, a woman of passion and compassion, she old college friends who are perfectly happy
Ben succeeds!” -The New York Times. “Top 5 finally confesses her own marriage as the secret
Shows Of The Year!” -Time. “Most star-studded living apathetic, unproductive lives together as
history of War itself. The role of Lucy — funny, roommates. Things take a sharp and dark turn
show of 2003. A must!” -Entertainment Weekly. irreverent, candid and heartfelt — offers the
“Best Comedy Of The Year!” -NY1. “2003 Hot when an old friend of Max’s shows up. AWOL
actress of any age a sampler for her every emo- and clearly disturbed by his war experience,
List Pick! Catch Matt & Ben!” -Rolling Stone tion and available skill. By the time her telling
Magazine. “The hottest ticket in town! A twisted Tadge has hopes of recreating simpler times
is complete, we feel the full terror and pity of with his old pal. Tadge’s visit jars Max and Alan
tale about how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck the domestic life and the Civil War combined.
wrote the Oscar-winning movie Good Will into harsh realities that forever change their
Based on the classic best-selling novel, Oldest lives. “This superbly crafted play thrusts in the
Hunting!” -Us Weekly. “A Hit! Acidic, funny and Living Confederate Widow Tells All, this one-
affectionate! Matt & Ben spoofs Hollywood’s male psyche with a rigor and insight which
woman aria for stage constitutes a new work of is by turns hilarious and horrific but always
best friendship!” -New York Post. “A runaway hit!” art — fresh, humorous and terrifying.
-Variety. “Talk about fun, Matt & Ben is a hit!” compulsive.” –Glasgow Herald. “The explosion
-CNN Headline News. “The hottest play in New FEE: $75 per performance of violence towards the end is one of the most
York!” -Newsweek. nail-biting scenes I have ever watched in a
Other Side‚ The theatre.” –Mail on Sunday.
#17742 $7.50 Published in Anthony Neilson Plays: 1.
ISBN 978-0-573-63323-2 FEE: $75 per performance
Mom‚ How Did You Meet the Beatles? Ariel Dorfman
#15761 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66351-2
Dramatic Comedy Phoenix
Adrienne Kennedy and Adam P. Kennedy 2m, 1f #29656 $8.95
Unit set ISBN 978-0-573-69885-9
Dramatic Comedy
From the provocative author Ariel Dorfman, Scott Organ
1m, 1f comedy
comes a powerful, timely new play. In a country
Adrienne Kennedy relates her bizarre and star- at war for many years, a man and a woman wait. 1m, 1f
studded experience of moving to London and They pass their days confirming the identity of An out-of-character one-night stand spills
working on The Lennon Play: In His Own Write. dead bodies at a hut near the border of the two into 7 weeks, 4000 miles and 6 cups of coffee
Her absolute astonishment at being thrust in fighting countries. When peace and a border as two strangers question the calculated lives
among the rich and famous of the theater and guard arrive, chaos ensues. This moving and they lead and contemplate the uncertain world
film world is really refreshing and charming. strangely comic work raises potent questions that might be. A sly comedy about how getting
This is a great story well told. about war, identity, and love in our times. “Mr. off course can put you on the right track. This
FEE: $75 per performance play premiered at the 2010 Humana Festival of
New American Plays. “A good time...it seduces

you even when you know better...rich, anxious Purgatorio Red Hot Patriot
subtext...the actors banter and play and
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flirt...allow yourself to get intoxicated by the
ISBN 978-0-573-63337-9 ISBN 978-0-573-69895-8
pleasures of...romantic comedy.” –The New York
Ariel Dorfman Margaret Engel and Allison Engel
Times. “Remarkable…Organ’s dialogue is witty
Drama DRAMA
and quick, dialogue is humorous without ever
1m, 1f 1f
sounding forced…as the play progresses, the
Simple set The story of the unsinkable Molly Ivins, the
issues these characters have about life, death,
famously brassy newspaper columnist and
work and commitment reveal themselves in A man and a woman enter a room. We see
best-selling author. A true Texas original, Ivins
sometimes funny and sometimes poignant only a small bed, two chairs, and a table. Is
was a sharp-tongued wit who skewered the
ways. The play as a whole is extremely funny, it an asylum? A prison? Interrogation room?
political establishment and the “good ol’ boys”
even though the characters find themselves Questions are asked and answered. We feel we
with her unforgettable humor and wisdom.
in serious situations. The script always stays know the story. In this room, both the man and
Written by twin sisters, themselves longtime
genuine to the characters and what they’re woman are faced with the truths of their lives.
journalists, the play celebrates Ivins’ cour-
going through, however, and never sacrifices Playwright Ariel Dorfman puts before us the
age and tenacity – even when a complacent
the work for a joke.” –LEO Weekly. question of justice and forgiveness. Are there
America wasn’t listening. “Red Hot Patriot is an
FEE: $75 per performance crimes for which there can be no forgiveness?
inspiring piece of theater.” –Broad Street Review.
If there is no forgiveness, how do we move on
“A memorable portrait of a crusading journalist
Pied-à-Terre with our lives? Purgatorio reacquaints us with
who broke gender barriers to establish herself
#17814 $7.50 the tragedy of Jason and Medea. “Perhaps
as one of the nation’s most influential and com-
ISBN 978-0-573-65241-7 no ancient tale has inspired more debate or
passionate political columnists.” –TheaterMania.
John Anastasi provoked more horror. Through Dorfman’s
com.
evocative language and keen understanding of
Drama Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
humanity, we see the story anew through his
1m, 2f please inquire for availability.
crystalline lens. The play is a charged, poetic
inquiry into human relationships that dangles
Two women’s lives are about to collide - long the possibility of redemption just out of reach.”
buried secrets will be revealed and nothing - –TheaterMania.com. Red‚ White and Tuna
nothing - is what it seems. As the play opens, #29081 $8.95
Giovanna, a 40-something wife and mother, ISBN 978-0-573-69673-2
is going through a Manhattan townhouse; a Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
hideaway owned by her husband. In doing
Quint and Miss Jessel at Bly Comedy
so, she uncovers a side of his life she never #19025 $8.95
2m
knew - or never took the time to find out about. ISBN 978-0-573-69637-4
Simple set
Her musings and pain are interrupted by the Don Nigro
The much anticipated third
sudden appearance of Katie, a beautiful young Drama
installment in the Tuna
woman, whom it seems, knows Giovanna’s 2m, 1f
trilogy takes the audience
spouse a little too well. This is the story of three Unit set
through another satirical ride
very different people, each carrying a tremen- Peter Quint is sent by his lifelong employer, into the hearts and minds of
dous burden, each of whom now has a chance the Master of Bly, to be the servant in charge the polyester-clad citizens of
to begin to heal. of a remote English country house where Miss Texas’ third smallest town.
FEE: $75 per performance Jessel has just arrived to be governess to the Along with Tuna’s perennial
orphaned children of the master’s brother. favorites, some new Tuna
Property Known as Garland‚ The The ultimately deadly love triangle that results denizens burst into the 4th of
#18705 $7.50 forms a darkly funny and erotic Gothic love July Tuna High School Class Reunion. This sets
ISBN 978-0-573-64239-5 story. These are the lovers who haunt Henry the stage for a show full of fireworks and fun
Billy Van Zandt James’s The Turn of the Screw. Quint is brilliant, from the land where the Lion’s Club is too
sardonic and angry, a man of great abilities liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. It’s been
Comedy
trapped by birth into a subservient role he several years since we left Bertha and Arles
1m, 1f hates. Miss Jessel is beautiful, headstrong,
Interior dancing at the end of A Tuna Christmas...Did the
troubled, and deeply infatuated with the romance blossom? Has Didi Snavley received
Her talent is legendary. Her master. As Quint and Miss Jessel’s affair devel- any “cosmic” communications from R.R.’s UFO?
wit, sublime. Her true story ops, the rivalry between servant and master Did Stanley make his fortune in the
more electrifying than you’d builds to a frightening and haunting climax. Albuquerque taxidermy business? These and
ever imagine. She is Judy This complex and hypnotic piece of theatre is other burning questions will be asked and
Garland. Adrienne Barbeau by the author of The Transylvanian Clockworks answered in the side-splitting spoof of life in
starred in this fictional and Ravenscroft, among many others. rural America. “At first glance, it appears there
backstage account of Judy’s FEE: $75 per performance are only two men in the room — one slim and
final concert appearance.
ferretlike, the other a big round fellow with a
Fueling her caustic personal-
sweet, pillowy face. But sit down for a chat with
ity with boozy humor, Judy dishes the dirt on
Jaston Williams and Joe Sears — the creators
her co-stars, ex-husbands, Mr. Mayer and
and stars of the hilarious, home-fried theatrical
more- taking us down the rocky yellow brick
trilogy Greater Tuna, A Tuna Christmas and the
road of her incredible life. An amazing tour de
current Red, White & Tuna, and before too long a
force. “Thrilling!” -Variety. “Remarkable!” -New
host of others have horned in on the conversa-
York Sun. “More entertaining and insightful
tion. They all hail from the fictional burg of
than most shows of its kind!” -New York Blade.
Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. One’s
“Garland fans wouldn’t have it any other way!”
more of a fruitcake or troublemaker than the
-The Associated Press.
next. And each has a crystal-clear agenda.”-The
FEE: $75 per performance Washington Post.

Remembering Mr. Maugham of Roses in December, keeping us riveted until Shadows on Oak Island
the final word has been read.” –NYTheatre.com.
#29678 $8.95 #20852 $7.50
“You’re in for a treat...a gem of a play.” –Chelsea
ISBN 978-0-573-69873-6 ISBN 978-0-573-63391-1
Clinton News. “The words are witty and succinct,
Garson Kanin Garnet Hirst with Deborah L. Preeper
delightfully masking as much as they commu-
nicate, slowly revealing levels of character and
2m 2m, 1f
elements of humor...Victor L. Cahn is clearly a
Remembering Mr. Maugham is an intimate Unit set
gifted writer.” –Culture Vulture.
glimpse into the life of W. Somerset Maugham –
FEE: $75 per performance Winner! 2006 Samuel French Canadian Play
one of the most brilliant, prolific and secre-
Contest. This play is a gripping, psychological
tive writers of the 20th century. This graceful
two-character, one-act play adapted by Garson Scab thriller exploring the themes of guilt, betrayal
#29080 $8.95 and obsession. Haunted by the loss of their son,
Kanin from his memoir is a treasure trove of
ISBN 978-0-573-69671-8 an affluent Toronto couple, Rene and Jackson,
private conversations, amusing anecdotes
Sheila Callaghan retreat to the island to save their crumbling
and candid recollections of his beloved friend
marriage. Wally, a chatty local and guardian
and confidant. Through decades of friendship, Dramatic Comedy
of the island helps them adjust to their new
Kanin and Maugham poignantly reminisce 1m, 2f home. Rene is desperate to solve the mystery
about life, art and the unconquerable human Simple set of the island as Jackson numbs his grief with
spirit. Anima’s sphere of desperation and self-destruc- alcohol. She is convinced the treasure (The Holy
FEE: $75 per performance tion is invaded by the arrival of her perky new Grail) will reunite them with their son. Wally, a
roommate, Christa. Moved by a particularly self-professed expert on Oak Island agrees to
Rose Colored Glass malevolent statue of the Virgin Mary and a help Rene in her quest. Wally, obsessed with
#20711 $7.50 houseplant named Susan, Anima and Christa finding the treasure since boyhood, at first sees
ISBN 978-0-573-65080-2 soon enter into a profound and intimate friend- Rene as a means to achieving his goal. Quickly,
Susan Bigelow and Janice Goldberg ship that incurs traumatic results. “Brilliantly and his obsession shifts to Rene and he appoints
Drama poetically rendered—[Callaghan’s] playful sense himself as her protector. Oak Island initially
3f of language and her attunement to her charac- welcomes Rene and Jackson, then appears to
Simple set ters are enthralling.” –Time Out Chicago “Scab...is be conspiring against them. Tensions heighten
a textbook example of promising work, written as the truth about Matthew’s abduction, the
Set in 1938 Chicago, Rose Colored Glass takes
with a yen for interesting language and liberally treasure, and Wally are revealed.
place in the back rooms of Lady O’Riley’s and
salted with well-observed details of the lives FEE: $75 per performance
Rose Fleishman’s delicatessen. Their disparate
of newly minted adults—the play shines.” –The
worlds, separated by much more that the alley
New York Times. ”Darkly funny forays into the
between their kitchens, are about to collide.
surreal...Callaghan shows talent in the inventive
Shtick
Peg O’Riley, the 13 year-old granddaughter #29023 $9.95
fantasy sequences.” –The Village Voice.
of Lady, has grown determined that these ISBN 978-0-573-69622-0
two mistrustful widows will become friends, FEE: $75 per performance
Henry Meyerson
but it is not until they become involved in the
Comedy
same cause that their friendship has a chance Secrets of a Soccer Mom 1m, 2f
to bloom. In a series of stunning flashbacks, #21486 $9.95
Unit set
Peg, now older, remembers the moving story ISBN 978-0-573-63038-5
of how lady and Rose formed a united front to Kathleen Clark Helen’s life became complicated after her
fight American apathy in an attempt to bring husband Murray’s stroke and her sister Gladys’s
Comedy
Rose’s nephew out of Europe before the war. revelation: wanting to set the record straight
3f in case Murray should die, she reveals that she
Rose Colored Glass is a unique work - it shows Exterior
the beginning of the holocaust from our side and Murray had been having an affair. Helen
Three engaging women reluctantly take the suspected Murray was no angel when she mar-
of the ocean and how two remarkable women
field in a mothers vs. sons soccer game. They ried him. After all, as a stand-up comic he was
struggle not only with American apathy, but
intend to let the children win, but as the game always on the road and she knew comics could
also with immigration laws and bureaucracy,
unfolds they become intent on scoring. The be loose cannons. Helen knew she was trading
in addition to their own prejudices...all in the
competition ignites a fierce desire to recapture the risk Murray would bring to any relationship,
name of one boy’s safe passage from Europe
their youthful good-humor, independence let alone marriage, for the excitement of the
to America. “Tragic, humorous, touching...
and sexiness, paving the way toward a better gamble. While Helen might have been willing
resonates with challenges we face in the world
understanding of themselves, their families and to adjust to Murray and his new stroke induced
in which we live today.” -The Times Standard.
changes they need to make in their lives. “Let’s limits, the stakes were raised and the game was
FEE: $75 per performance hear it for Soccer Moms, a diverting comedy changed by Gladys’s admission of the affair.
with a slick style and attention, holding crisp So now Helen is left on the horns of dilemma:
Roses in December dialogue.’’ -The New York Times. ”A sympathetic How can she be a nurturing caretaker for a man
#29665 $8.95 and compelling comedy with constant laughs.” who has deceived her (with her own sister, yet)
ISBN 978-0-573-69859-0 -Variety. “Soccer moms of the world, unite and while knowing he is a snake with no visible
Victor L. Cahn jog over to enjoy Kathleen Clark’s new comedy.” conscience?
Drama -The Associated Press. ”Secrets of A Soccer Mom FEE: $75 per performance
1m, 1f puts the heart and ‘sole’ into comedy.” -New York
In this play of letters, a young official in a Daily News.
college alumni office invites a celebrated but Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
reclusive author to the thirty-fifth reunion of please inquire for availability.
his class. When he declines, she charmingly FEE: $75 per performance
prods him, and thereby begins a witty and reve-
latory correspondence that becomes part mys-
tery, part memory, and part romance. “Rich and
revealing.” –The New Yorker. “Written beautifully
as a series of letters, this warm and satisfying
work follows in the footsteps of A.R. Gurney’s
Love Letters and deserves to become just as
enduringly popular...Cahn serves up something
of a bona fide thriller along with the genuinely
wise psychological insights that lie at the heart
Signs of Life from Denny’s soccer practice to dad Ky’s new surprise and unpredictable tribulation. Told
house in Silver Lake...LeFranc’s dialogue flows with warmth and perceptive humor, this off-
#1038 $7.50
effortlessly and draws us into a world of Broadway success is an affecting, late-in-life
ISBN 978-0-573-64241-8
adulterous soccer coaches, Christian rock, journey of compromise and rejuvenation, of
Deborah Brevoort
young love, and home-wrecking Starbucks personal risk and the rewards of change. “A
Comedy baristas.” -Flavorpill.com. delightful and sneakily sexy romance!” -The
1m, 1f New York Times. “A lovely romantic comedy!”
Multiple sets -The Journal News. “An utterly charming, sweet,
On a magical night in New Jersey, the stars FEE: $75 per performance old-fashioned play.” -Bloomberg News. “Pure
talk to Abe, Sal gets a tattoo and a jour- pleasure! A 90-minute charmer!” -New York
ney begins. Abe and Sal take off across the
country, following the stars and looking for
Smudge Daily News.
Birth and Life. Signs of Life is loosely inspired
ISBN 978-0-573-69824-8
by the Sarah and Abraham story from the Old
Testament, set on the Interstate highways of
Rachel Axler Taking Flight
Dark Comedy #22323 $9.95
the American West. This two-character play is a
2m, 1f ISBN 978-0-573-69616-9
comic meditation on faith, doubt, fertility and
A dark comedy written by Adriana Sevahn Nichols
spirituality. ”Signs of Life is an eloquent state-
two-time Emmy® Award Dramatic Comedy
ment of hope.” –The Register Citizen, Hartford,
winner Rachel Axler, is about 1f
CT. “Totally Enchanting...Beautifully written...
the changing face of the Bare stage
Dialogue is rich...You’ll laugh all through it.
American family and the
I’m going back a second time, maybe a third.” First there was Mary and Rhoda, then Thelma
limits of love and cheesecake,
–Islander Newspaper, Ft. Myers, FL. “Brevoort’s and Louise, and now Adriana and Rhonda,
as a hopeful young couple
great strength as a playwright is her charac- two loveable and unforgettable friends. One,
gives birth to a smudge. “For
terizations.” –Capital City Weekly, Juneau, AK. searching for the goddess and her shamanic
signs of intelligent life in the
“Whether it’s that material things are insignifi- roots, the other, planning her epic “Godfather
theatrical universe, I hereby
cant or simply that the stars are beautiful, there meets the Mists of Avalon” wedding, until 9/11
refer you to Smudge, Rachel Axler’s pitch-black
is something that we can all learn by seeing changes everything, leaving one in a hospital
comedy.” –Variety. “Creepy and funny. Precise
Signs of Life.” –The Hartford News. “A funny, bed and the other intent on doing whatever it
and imaginative. Parenthood never looked
bittersweet comedy about life, dreams and takes to save her friend. In this award winning
weirder or more terrifying than it does in
the power of love. Brevoort’s script is rich with play, “Sevahn Nichols joins the ranks of the
Smudge.” –The New York Times. “The mysterious
imagery and the stories her characters weave best,” (SD Union Tribune) as she takes you on
newborn in Rachel Axler’s smart, piquant
are magical.” –Info Juneau. “Signs of Life coils a deeply moving, hilarious, and courageous
Smudge is not lovable-looking...In some sense,
together comedy and drama...The audience is journey into the depth of friendship, the
Axler’s dark comedy is a horror story: a parent’s
at constant odds with themselves on whether challenge of care-giving, and the resilience of
nightmare rendered with sometimes lyrical
to laugh or cry.” –Whalesong, Juneau, AK. the human spirit. Originally developed at the
surrealism.... A meditation on ambiguity and
FEE: $75 per performance Sundance Theatre Lab, South Coast Repertory,
ambivalence, Smudge also illustrates ambition:
and produced by Center Theatre Group at the
a parent’s, thwarted, and a playwright’s,
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake achieved.” –Time Out New York. “It’s a testament
Kirk Douglas Theatre, San Diego Rep, and the
Goodman Theatre, this “enthralling play is an
#29076 $8.95 to Rachel Axler’s excellent writing and a
example of how good a one person show can
ISBN 978-0-573-69667-1 marvelous cast that this dark sci-fi comedy
be.” (Back Stage) During the “80 minutes of
Dan LeFranc actually works. In its weird way, the play gets to
tremendous theatre satisfaction,” (SD Theatre
Dramatic Comedy the heart of the matter: most of us, when we’re
Scene) you will discover why the heart is
2m young, look forward to happy, normal
the strongest muscle we have in our bodies
Simple set lives—2.5 kids, a picket fence, all the flotsam
and experience why Pulitzer Prize winning
and jetsam of the American dream—but end
Winner! The New York Times playwright, Nilo Cruz, named Taking Flight, “a
up with much more difficult realities.” –The New
Outstanding Playwright magnificent piece for the theatre...an allegory
Yorker.
Award. A moving car. A of our time.”
father and son. The father FEE: $75 per performance
drives. The son’s face is
pressed against the rolled up
window. A lifetime can pass
in the sixty miles between a Southern Comforts
boy’s soccer practice and his #20857 $7.50
father’s new apartment. In ISBN 978-0-573-65055-0
this moving play about family relationships, we Kathleen Clark
see just how much time and space can exist Comedy
between the pleather seats of a father’s used 1m, 1f
car. The world premiere of Sixty Miles to Silver Interior
Lake opened at Soho Rep, New York City on Some people need continuous change in
January 15, 2009. “Nothing — and everything order to feel vital and alive. Others are terri-
— happens in the hour long car ride on a fied of unsettling the peace that they have
California highway depicted by Dan LeFranc in established. Two-time O’Neill Playwright’s
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake. Time marches onward Conference participant Kathleen Clark uses
(and jumps backward) in this painfully honest her words to detail this tour-de-force journey
two-hander about the fragile relationship of a widow and widower who meet later in
between a divorced dad and the son he picks life and find a way into each other’s hearts.
up every Saturday after soccer practice and Southern Comforts is a beautiful exploration
drives to his home for the weekend. But to this of the intimate workings of all relationships.
alienated pair, it’s one endless ritual of loving In a sprawling New Jersey Victorian, a taciturn
and hating and hurting.” -Variety. “Dan LeFranc’s Yankee widower and a vivacious grandmother
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake is a fresh take on the from Tennessee find what they least expected -
well-worn plot line: deadbeat dad and kid a second chance at love. Their funny, awkward,
reconcile. The action is confined to the car ride and enchanting romance is filled with sweet

Tall Grass Terre Haute Tuna Does Vegas

#22312 $9.95 #29064 $8.95 29270 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66245-4 ISBN 978-0-573-69653-4 ISBN 978-0-573-69736-4
Brian Harris Edmund White Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
Dark Comedy Drama COMEDY
2m, 1f, Flexible casting 2m 2m
Simple set Unit set Tuna Does Vegas, the hilarious
new installment from the
Tall Grass is a dark comedy comprised of three A famous author comes face-to-face with
legendary Greater Tuna
one-act plays. Each play requires two males and America’s most notorious terrorist. One has a
creative team! Tuna Does
a female and the same three actors can play story to write, the other has a story to tell. As
Vegas re-unites the lovable
the roles for each play. The Business Proposal the clock ticks on death row, a strange bond
and eccentric characters from
begins with a botched marriage proposal by a grows between the two men. Filled with clever
the ‘third smallest town in
nice young man to his type-A girlfriend, who sparring and raw emotion, this is a taut drama
Texas’ as they take a rambling
instead informs him that she has just accepted that touches on the definitions of freedom and
romp in Sin City. The hilarity
a position to become his boss. Over the next six the need for love. The Daily Telegraph in London
begins when oddball-conser-
months the two try to sort out what they really hailed Terre Haute as, “topical, transgressive and
vative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air
want out of their professional and personal thrillingly dramatic.””White has captured the
that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are
lives. The solution comes as a surprise, both to amusingly constricted voices of the patrician
heading to Vegas to renew their wedding
themselves and to the audience. The play also novelist and the plebian terrorist cannily and
vows...but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along
features a comic waiter and some voice-overs cogently.” -Charles Isherwood, The New York
for the ride! Written by Jaston Williams, Joe
which can be done by the same actor. The Gerbil Times”...Provides us a concise and haunting
Sears, and Ed Howard, Tuna Does Vegas will
is the story of a burglar caught breaking into retelling of the facts, plus an imaginative and
feature the favorite characters from the
the home of a dysfunctional couple, whose love realistic creation of ‘what could have been’.”
award-winning Greater Tuna productions with
for their daughter is the glue keeping their mar- -BroadwayWorld.com.
some new characters too! Tuna Does Vegas
riage together. The brutal ending reveals the Certain licensing restrictions may apply, balances as both an affectionate commentary
harm their marriage has taken on the daughter, please inquire for availability. on small-town life and attitudes as well a
although she never appears on stage. In Tall FEE: $75 per performance hilarious satire of the same. The eclectic band
Grass, we find an octogenarian couple fighting
of citizens that make up this town are portrayed
to maintain their independence. The arrival of Trying by only two actors, making this send-up on life
a mysterious social worker tests the true extent
#22957 $9.95 in rural America even more delightful as they
of their resolve. “Farce is Brian Harris’ métier
ISBN 978-0-573-66281-2 depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna -- men,
— it allows the brutality of each relationship
Joanna McClelland Glass women, as well as Vegas showgirls, Elvis
to creep up on you, heightening the dramatic
Drama impersonators and more!
tension in a way that Neil LaBute’s handling of
1m, 1f Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
similar themes cannot.”–The New York Times.
Interior please inquire for availability.
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed FEE: $100 per performance
separately, $75 per performance if performed Trying is a two-character play based on the
author’s experience during 1967-1968 when
together
she worked for Francis Biddle at his home We Are Not These Hands
#29078 $8.95
Ten Times Two the Eternal Courtship in Washington, D.C. Judge Biddle had been
Attorney General of the United States under ISBN 978-0-573-69669-5
#22309 $9.95 Sheila Callaghan
Franklin Roosevelt. After the war, President
ISBN 978-0-573-65243-1
Truman named him Chief Judge of the Comedy
David Belke
American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. The 1m, 2f
Comedy play is about a young Canadian girl and an old, Simple set
2m, 1f Philadelphia aristocrat, “trying” to understand Ever since their school blew up, Moth and Belly
Interior each other in what Biddle knows is the final have taken to stalking an illegal internet cafe in
An epic romantic comedy. When Ephraim, an year of his life. “Comic and touching.” –The New the hopes of one day being allowed in. They take
evildoer cursed with immortality, bets he can York Times. “Trying is a portrait of generational particular interest in Leather, a skittish older man
win the love of a barmaid in 1399 it launches reconciliation. It is enormously bracing theatre.” doing research in the café. Leather is a self-pro-
a romantic pursuit spanning the centuries –New York Daily News. “Trying is a beautifully claimed “freelance scholar” from a foreign land
from the Middle Ages to Modern Times. written, delicate and engaging two-hander.” with a sketchy past and a sticky secret. Leather
Under the watchful eye of a mysterious Host –Toronto Globe and Mail. “Unquestionably a begins to fall head over heals in love with Moth...
the couple meets every seventy-five years as Pulitzer Prize contender.” –Chicago Sun-Times. but what about Belly? This play explores the
Ephraim schemes to capture the heart of his “The number one rated show in New York.” effects of rampant capitalism on a country that
quarry who reincarnates as a dizzying array –Zagat Theater Survey. “Exquisitely literate, is ill-prepared for it. “Bold and engaging, We Are
of different women through the years. But in moving and compelling.” –Variety. Not These Hands is as fun as it is engaging...Rich
order to win love the villain must eventually FEE: $75 per performance in detail and full of humor and pathos.” -Oakland
learn to become a human being. “A fascinating Tribune. “Swaggering eccentricity...Callaghan
concept—a funny, touching and clever script.” takes a lavish mud bath in a broken language...
–Kitchener Record. Ripe apocalyptic slang; at its best, it’s racy and
FEE: $75 per performance unrefined, the kind of stuff you might imagine
kids in the back alleys of a decaying world might
sling around.” -The Washington Post.

Whipping Man, The Zero Hour intertwined. “[An] explosive, often brilliant
work about America, narrative, the Middle
#29121 $8.95 #29287 8.95
East and identity.” -Time Out New York. “Funny,
ISBN 978-0-573-69709-8 ISBN 978-0-573-69848-4
moving, postmodernist-in-a-good-way...Like
Matthew Lopez Jim Brochu
Scheherazade’s tales, 1001 is endlessly compel-
Drama Dramatic Comedy
ling, and also endless (again, in a good way)...”
3m 1m
-Boston Globe.
Interior
It is April, 1865. The Civil War FEE: $75 per performance
Winner! 2010 Drama Desk
is over and throughout the
Award for Outstanding Solo
south, slaves are being freed,
soldiers are returning home
Performance. 39 Steps‚ The
Winner! Best Play, 2006 – Los #29130 $8.95
and in Jewish homes, the
Angeles Stage Ovation ISBN 978-0-573-69714-2
annual celebration of
Award. Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Passover is being celebrated.
Set in theatre legend Zero From the novel by John Buchan
Into the chaos of war-torn
Mostel’s painting studio on
Richmond comes Caleb From the movie of Alfred Hitchcock, Licensed
West 28th Street, a naïve
DeLeon, a young Confederate by Carlton Film Distributors Limited
reporter attempts to interview
officer who has been severely wounded. He And an original concept by and Simon Corble
the famously volatile artist, prompting an
finds his family’s home in ruins and abandoned, and Nobby Dimon
explosion of memory, humor, outrage and juicy
save for two former slaves, Simon and John, Comedy
backstage lore. Mostel is remembered for his
who wait in the empty house for the family’s
comedic genius and his definitive roles, but in the 3m, 1f, flexible casting, up to 150 roles
return. As the three men wait for signs of life to
1950’s he was equally known for his place on the Simple set
return to the city, they wrestle with their shared
infamous Hollywood blacklist. Mostel’s swagger, Winner! Two 2008 Tony®
past, the bitter irony of Jewish slave-owning
ferocity, intelligence and fantastic wit is brought and Drama Desk Awards.
and the reality of the new world in which they
back to the stage in this volcanic tour-de-force. Winner! 2007 BestNew
find themselves. The sun sets on the last night
“Zero Hour captures Mostel’s rich contradictions in Comedy Laurence Olivier
of Passover and Simon - having adopted the
a loving but unvarnished homage as entertaining Award.
religion of his masters - prepares a humble
as the man himself. Brochu reintroduces us to the
Seder to observe the ancient celebration of the Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39
funny, fantastically contrary Mostel in all his biting
freeing of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt, noting Steps is Broadway’s longest
intelligence and imperfection….Fantastically
with particular satisfaction the parallels to their running comedy, playing
Funny!” –The Los Angeles Times, Critics’ Choice.
current situation. But the pain of their enslave- its 500th performance on
“Captivating!” –Variety. “Zero Hour is an impressive
ment will not be soothed by this tradition, and Broadway, May 19th, 2009!
tour de force - a fitting tribute to an irreplaceable
deep-buried secrets from the past refuse to be Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy
force of theatrical nature and a suitably outraged
hidden forever as the play comes to its shocking novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you
account of the cultural and political purges known
climax. The Whipping Man is a play about have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for
as McCarthyism and their insidiously anti-Semitic
redemption and forgiveness, about the lasting anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This
effect. Mostel is peremptory, anarchic, outrageous,
scars of slavery, and the responsibility that 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning
reflective, furious and very funny; Brochu
comes with freedom. “A mesmerizing drama.” treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over
peppering his script with the great comic’s best
-Newark Star-Ledger. “Succeeds with an uncanny 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously
quips. The amount of material and insight Brochu
maturity in using sharply drawn characters and talented cast of 4), an onstage plane crash,
packs into the show is impressive, entertaining
rich metaphor to wrestle Wilson-like with epic handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-
and salutary and his Zero is a moving tribute and a
American issues of race, religion, and responsi- fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with
cautionary tale, well told.” –San Francisco Chronicle,
bility. Someone must succeed Wilson; it might a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent
Critics’ Choice.
as well be Lopez.” -Minnesota Monthly. who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home,
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, please inquire for availability. she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organiza-
please inquire for availability. FEE: $75 per performance tion called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s
FEE: $75 per performance trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in
a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of vir-
Year of Magical Thinking‚ The 4 - 6 c h a r a c t e r s tuoso performances and wildly inventive stage-
#27015 $12.00 craft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable
ISBN 978-0-307-38641-0 1001 evening of pure pleasure! “Theater at its finest...
Joan Didion #17751 $9.95 Absurdly enjoyable! This gleefully theatrical riff
ISBN 978-0-573-66388-8 on Hitchcock’s film is fast and frothy, per-
Drama formed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of
Jason Grote
1f thousands.” -Ben Brantley, The New York Times.
Dramatic Comedy
“This happened on December 30, 2003. That “The most entertaining show on Broadway!”
may seem a while ago but it won’t when it 4m, 2f, with doubling
-Liz Smith, New York Post. “Ingenious! A Dizzy
happens to you...” In this dramatic adaptation of The cuckolded King Shahriyar is marrying a Delight!” -Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily
her award-winning, bestselling memoir which new bride every night and beheading her News. “Riotous & Marvelous!” -Clive Barnes, New
The New York Times called “an indelible portrait the next morning. As unrest spreads in the York Post. ”Whirlwind funny business!” -Michael
of loss and grief...a haunting portrait of a four- Sultanate, his vizier’s daughter Scheherazade Sommers, The Star-Ledger. ”A giddy display of
decade-long marriage, Joan Didion transforms hatches a plan: she will offer herself as a bride theatrical invention!” -David Rooney, Variety.
the story of the sudden and unexpected loss and seduce the king with stories that leave
Licensing rights are restricted on this title,
of her husband and their only daughter into a him hanging on every word. She weaves
please inquire for details.
stunning and powerful one-woman play. The such tales as “Sinbad the Sailor” and “Aladdin
Broadway production of The Year of Magical and His Magic Lamp” with stories of Borges,
Thinking opened at the Booth Theatre on Flaubert, and Alan and Dahna — a Jewish man
March 29, 2007, starring Vanessa Redgrave and and an Arab woman who have fallen in love in
directed by David Hare. millennial New York City. Shahriyar becomes
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Alan and Scheherazade becomes Dahna as
please inquire for availability. the worlds mingle and inform one another.
FEE: $75 per performance Modern speech invades the fantasy tales, and
swords and genii appear in the 21st Century, in
a dance of cultures and people who are forever

Affluenza! the Moldovan girl. Aliens with Extraordinary 11 year-old Elvis wanted a BB Gun instead of a
Skills is based on true stories of immigration guitar, to The Steve Allen Show, from President
#3833 $7.50
explored and fictionalized by a playwright Richard Nixon’s office, to Andy Warhol’s studio,
ISBN 978-0-573-63235-8
who tries to understand her own story. The from Cadillac Salesmen, to Graceland guards,
James Sherman
moral of the “fable” might be that - regardless this is a touching, bring-the-family comedy
Comedy our passport and native language - we are with a heart that captures the effects that fame,
4m, 2f all “aliens” in search for love, understanding generosity and just being a nice guy can bring
Interior and a place to call “home”. “Saviana Stanescu’s to others! “Perfect Monologues” -Outer Critics
A hilarious new play from James Sherman, Aliens With Extraordinary Skills is an enchant- Circle. “Jannuzzi has a good ear for the periods
Affluenza! borrows classic characters from ing piece of theater...Ms. Stanescu’s dialogue and for his characters allowing his actors to
Restoration Comedy like the cuckolded is flawlessly observant...the energy people talk show range. The point is perhaps not so much
husband, the coquette, the wily servant, and about as New York’s essence comes from all about Elvis per se, but instead these scenes
the fop to create a contemporary comedy those newcomers’ hopes and dreams in the air. reveal snapshots of an American culture,
of manners. When multi-millionaire, William Aliens pays tribute to that energy and at the people, and place.” -NYTheatre.com.
Moore brings home his new girlfriend, his son same time radiates tons of its own.” -The New FEE: $75 per performance
and ex-wife are threatened by the potential York Times. “Saviana Stanescu introduces us to
new heir to the family fortune. Who gets what
and who ends up with whom is revealed in this
two remarkable, resilient young women; it’s All This Intimacy
gratifying to find a smart and intriguing play
#185 $7.50
dazzling display of wit and word play. “James like this one, not only created by females but
ISBN 978-0-573-63394-2
Sherman has created a Molière play for our also focused on a pair of memorable heroines...
Rajiv Joseph
times. A clever and delightful piece of theatre.” Stanescu takes the audience into territory
-Chicago Reader. “James Sherman’s Affluenza! that will be uncharted for most of them: the Dramatic Comedy
is an impressive piece of work — a witty balanc- immigrant experience is presented here 2m, 4f
ing act that gets laughs from age-old human with candor and without a shred of romanti- Unit set
foibles as well as our present age of untram- cism.” –NYTheatre.com. “A native Romanian, Ty Greene is a normal guy with three very big
meled corporate greed.” -The Kansas City Star. [Stanescu’s] writing in English has more scrupu- problems. In an unprecedented (for him) run
“Sherman’s vital Americanese displays all of the lous care, more pure attention than someone of promiscuity, Ty has managed to impregnate
lightness, gaiety and poetic skill of the French to the grammar born. Aliens with Extraordinary three women in the span of one week: His ex-
satirist’s classic French.” -The Atlanta-Journal Skills may feel just like a lark—there’s under- girlfriend, his 40-something married next-door
Constitution. stated silliness, a set of adorable strugglers and neighbor, and his 18 year-old student. In this
FEE: $75 per performance just the right thread of romance. But it’s also a edgy comedy by playwright Rajiv Joseph, Ty’s
triumph of listening.” –Time Out New York. problems illuminate every triumph and failure
After Sex‚ Then What? FEE: $75 per performance of his life, and as the women in his world con-
verge and figure out what’s happened, Ty real-
#2982 $18.95
ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4 All Hail Hurricane Gordo izes that his life is adrift, and that he only has
a limited time to try to piece it back together.
Norman Beim #3179 $9.95
All This Intimacy, which according to The New
Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-66308-6
York Times has certain “can’t-look-away pull,” is
2m, 2f Carly Mensch
a comedy about friendship and lust and how
Interior Comedy the two don’t mix. “**** Four Stars! It’s the best
Two couples engage in the battle of the sexes. 3m, 1f show I’ve seen in months! It’s one worth catch-
The women decide that free love and keep- Interior ing!” –Matt Windman, amNY. “Rife with genuine
ing one’s private space is not enough. They The routines of daily life get blown apart when fun & pinpoints of poignancy!” –Broadway.
demand more in this delightful romp. “You two brothers take in a plucky young house- com. “A very brave touch with characters &
always tickle my funny bone.” -Jerry Stiller. guest. While India is running away from her themes!” –New York Sun. “Very fine writing!” –
“Norman Beim is the best. His dialogue is terse, relatively normal family, Chaz is struggling to TheaterMania.com.
precise, concise and conveys ideas beautifully.” find normalcy in the one he already has. Is it FEE: $75 per performance
-Mario Fratti. possible to be your brother’s keeper and have a
Published in Comedy Tonite! life too? The play premiered at Humana Festival All Through the Night
FEE: $75 per performance of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of
#29308 $8.95
Louisville. “All hail a new, energetic and often
ISBN 978-0-573-69802-6
Aliens with Extraordinary Skills very funny voice in the American theater.”
Shirley Lauro
#3176 $9.95 -Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Mensch...is a force of
Drama
ISBN 978-0-573-67035-0 nature. Her tidily crafted, two-act play involves
5f
Saviana Stanescu four well-drawn, very different characters.
Simple set
Within this mostly light-hearted play about
Dark Comedy All Through the Night speaks
change and maturity, she weaves threads of
2m, 2f directly with a warning for
mystery and serious issues of family responsi-
today. Set during and after
A dark comedy about a clown from the bility.” -Louisville Courier-Journal.
the Third Reich, a stylistic,
“unhappiest country in the world”, Moldova, FEE: $75 per performance surrealistic play inspired by
who pins her hopes on a US work visa. Chased
interviews with German
by Homeland Security, a deportation letter
deflates Nadia’s enthusiasm and a pair of spike
All the King’s Women Gentile women. The play
#29046 $8.95 sweeps from their teen years
heels might be all it takes to burst her American
ISBN 978-0-573-69666-4 through adulthood during
Dream (or turn it into a nightmare...). New York
Luigi Jannuzzi the Holocaust and beyond.
City, with its special energy, seems like the per-
Comedy The Nazi Regime impacts the women’s lives as
fect solution for her problems, but is it really?
1m, 3f, flexible casting, up to 7m and 17f, or an they struggle over work, religion, marriage and
Luckily, Nadia is not alone in her journey: A
all female cast motherhood. Making overwhelmingly hard
Russian illegal immigrant, Borat, her fellow
Simple set choices, they survive or succumb to Hitler’s
clown, tries to find his own path in the Big
Reign and are changed forever. All Through the
Apple, by working as a cab driver. Lupita, her The story of Elvis Presley told through the eyes
Night was a 2006 Joseph Jefferson nominee for
Latina roommate, an exotic dancer and wanna- of 17 Women! Some Enthralled! Some Appalled,
Best New Chicago Play of the Year. “Events...
be actress, shows Nadia the tough side of the ALL OBSESSED! A fast paced series of 5 comedic
elevated to artistic dramatization. Most
city. Meanwhile, Bob, an American washed-up plays and 3 monologues based on the Life of
interesting are character transformations as the
musician finds himself in the relationship with Elvis Presley. From Tupelo Mississippi where
stories unfold.” –Back Stage. “We may know
history but this play is electrifying!” –Chicago a tense birthday weekend filled with humor, Playbill Online. “Weitzman’s play is a rip-roaring
Free Press. “Intensely moving...a compelling heartbreak and half-filled expectations, this comedy with deep stuff running just under the
play...smart yet strikingly sympathetic... American hwangap and its aftermath bears a surface.” -La Jolla Village News. “Quirky, whimsi-
significant!” –Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. “No family not quite whole but still somehow trans- cal, and wonderfully well written.” -Pat Launer,
story less told than what happened to the formed, and not quite happy but still somehow KPBS San Diego.
German Christian women (in WWII)...such beautiful. “A delight to watch.” -The New York FEE: $75 per performance
relevance to what is happening now... Times. “Touching family drama.” -Variety. “As
fascinating...the emotional side of war …” –Time refreshingly original in its point of view as in its Asymmetry
Out Chicago. quirky humor and affecting relationships.” -San
#3827 $7.50
FEE: $75 per performance Francisco Gate.
ISBN 978-0-573-65068-0
FEE: $75 per performance Rick Robinson
Amazons and Their Men Drama
#3751 $7.50 American Soldiers 3m, 3f
ISBN 978-0-573-66246-1 #29620 $8.95
Jordan Harrison Six lives. One night. Asymmetry chronicles the
ISBN 978-0-573-69862-0
halting first steps of three fledgling relation-
Drama Matt Morillo
ships, as six damaged people fumble for inti-
2m, 2f Drama
macy and balance. Sandy and Miguel struggle
Interior 3m, 2f
to recover what, long ago, might have become
The Frau used to direct Simple set
something beautiful; Julius & Priscilla reach out
beautiful films for a fascist Carlo Colletti Sr. is the
American to each other, frantically seeking a way through
government. Now she’s Soldiers patriarch of a politically
the protective walls they’ve built around them-
trying to make a film that’s prominent Long Island
selves; Maggie and Cody share an affliction, but
simply beautiful. The Frau family. He is also a Vietnam
fight against their very different views of life.
casts herself in the lead role Veteran, a widower, a heavy
Each of these broken relationships comes to a
of the Amazon queen drinker, binge eater, and has
head in one night, in the same physical space,
Penthesilea, who falls in love pretty much lost the respect
by
each couple unaware of the others even as their
with Achilles on the
Matt Morillo
of his son, Carlo Jr., an
stories intertwine. “Robinson creates a perfectly
battlefield of the Trojan War. SAMUEL FRENCH assemblyman and
balanced play about the imbalance that seems
She recruits a man from the Jewish ghetto to Congressional candidate, and
so painfully inherent in every relationship.”
play her Achilles. Her own sister, a long-suffer- his brash and hard-partying daughter, Marie.
-Back Stage West.
ing extra, plays all the nameless Amazons killed When his other daughter, Angela, an Army
veteran, returns from the Middle East for an FEE: $75 per performance
in the background. With chariot crashes and
adoring close-ups, it all has the makings of a uneasy homecoming, Carlo Sr. finds himself
glamorous war. But when telegrams start to struggling to hold the family together, as Audience of One‚ An
arrive from the Minister of Propaganda, it Angela seems to be declaring war. Now Carlo #191 $18.95
becomes impossible for the Frau to ignore the Sr. has one last chance to save his daughter, his ISBN 978-0-931-23113-1
real war outside her sound stage. A darkly family, and his self-respect as he and Angela Norman Beim
comedic look at the role of artists during battle each other in, what she calls, “the same Comedy
wartime, Amazons and Their Men is inspired by fight, generation after generation.” From the 2m, 4f, with doubling
the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl. “The life of author of the popular plays All Aboard the Interior
Leni Riefenstahl... has been examined and Marriage Hearse and Angry Young Women in
This is the saga of Ida Greenberg, an earth
critiqued aplenty, but rarely so entertainingly Low-Rise Jeans with High-Class Issues.
mother and artistic muse. It tells the story of
as in Amazons and Their Men, a brash play by FEE: $75 per performance
her love affairs with various artists, her defeats
Jordan Harrison.” –The New York Times. “ In a and triumphs and, above all, her devotion to
dramatic masterstroke, the playwright beauty in life. ”Beim is a sensitive writer, able
imagines Riefenstahl’s film as it could have Arrangements to view the controversial issues of today with
been...” –New York Press. “Filled with dazzling #29191 $8.95 gentle humor and compassion.” -WHBI-Radio.
wordplay, archaic vocabulary, and odd ISBN 978-0-573-69748-7
malapropisms, the theatrical worlds of Jordan Ken Weitzman
Harrison lift language off the page and into Dramatic Comedy
three-dimensional space, creating a universe
that is surreal and sublime, brainy and
4m, 2f Avenue A
Winner! L. Arnold Weissberger Award. In #182 $7.50
beautiful—and wholly his own.” –Brooklyn Rail.
the dank basement of a flower shop, a college ISBN 978-0-573-63273-0
FEE: $75 per performance dropout/wannabe slam poet meets a morbidly David Steen
obese woman twice his age. What follows is a Dark Comedy
American Hwangap beautiful and troubling romance in which the
3m, 1f
#29190 $8.95 couple plots to unravel the tightly wound lives
Multiple sets
ISBN 978-0-573-69747-0 of all those around them, all for their own good.
Lloyd Suh A biting, comic tale of obsession and repres- Described as “a sideways look at the American
sion, abstinence and consumption, expression dream”, Avenue A is the gripping tale of an
DRAMA
and repression. “In a season that saw Eve Ensler ex-con struggling to create his own family of
3m, 2f misfits as an old prison buddy mysteriously
obsessing about her tummy on Broadway and
Steeped in the difficulty of reunification and returns for one final visit. It is a carefully crafted
Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig at the Lucille Lortel, Mr.
reconciliation, American Hwangap tells the and mordantly funny look at rebirth amidst
Weitzman’s black comedy or ‘tale of obsession
story of Min Suk Chun, who some 15 years urban decay. Avenue A has been greeted with
and consumption ‘ adds yet another delicious
earlier left his family in a West Texas suburb tremendous praise from audiences and critics
take on this subject.” –Elyse Sommer, Curtain
to return to his native Korea. On the occasion alike. “A frayed nerve of a drama...poke your
Up. “Ken Weitzman’s script begins as a familiar
of his 60th birthday (hwangap), a milestone head in and take a long sickening look at the
battle between stuck-ups and f*@k-ups, but
signifying the completion of the Eastern Zodiac freaks.” -The New York Times. “Steen’s play is lean
deepens into an exploration of the irrepressible
and a type of rebirth, he returns to his ex-wife and mean. This psychological study is powerful
lure of what’s bad for us.” -Chicago Reader. “[A]
and now adult children as they struggle to drama, not dull textbook stuff.” -Back Stage
hilariously inventive comedy and well devel-
reconcile their broken past with the mercu- New York. “Avenue A is a jewel of a play crafted
oped, touching drama...brilliantly conceived
rial, verbose and often exasperating patriarch with uncanny precision.” -InTheater NY. “Steen’s
characters and a captivating plot.” -San Diego
now back at the head of the table. Through in-your-face play about a collection of misfits

looking sideways at the American dream. Its Bald Soprano‚ The traditions on to another generation. Their
lean, mean, tender and darkly humorous. This flamboyant mother dreams of taking her poker
#29082 $13.00
is a show without an ounce of fat.” -The Daily winnings and going on an extended vacation
ISBN 978-0-8021-4318-1
Breeze LA. “Steen’s depiction of convict-men- to the Canary Islands. The family’s dreams are
Eugène Ionesco
tality dragged down to its most primitive level deferred when the young boxer sustains a
and still graced with human attributes is so Translated by Tina Howe brutal head injury in the boxing ring. As her
astute, you feel the author must have leapt the Comedy brother’s condition worsens, and as she falls
prison walls in order to provide it.” -Los Angeles 3m, 3f unexpectedly in love with a white doctor from
in Review. “It’s not often a playwright can create Interior out-of-state, the dancer and her family learn
a completely original, startlingly genuine Often called the father of the Theater of the how far they are willing to go in the name of
world.” -Los Angeles Daily News. “Avenue A is Absurd, Eugène Ionesco wrote groundbreak- love.
loaded with enough kick-out-the-jams acting ing plays that are simultaneously hilarious, FEE: $75 per performance
possibilities that it’s surprising it took this long tragic, and profound. Now his classic one acts
for the play to hit town.” -Chicago Tribune. “The The Bald Soprano and The Lesson are avail- Battle Hymn
year’s most memorable and disturbing new able in an exciting new translation by Pulitzer #29735 $8.95
work about urban despair.” -Los Angeles Times. Prize-finalist Tina Howe, noted heir of Ionesco’s ISBN 978-0-573-60094-4
“Avenue A is a play with a strong dramatic absurdist vision, acclaimed by Frank Rich as Jim Leonard, Jr.
structure, an intermittent leaven of humor “one of the smartest playwrights we have. ”In Dramatic Comedy
and insight into the hopes and fears of four The Bald Soprano, Ionesco throws together 4m, 1f with doubling
young people trying to put their lives in order.” a cast of characters including the quintes- Unit Set
-Drama-Logue. sential British middle-class family the Smiths, Winner! LA Weekly Award for Best New Play.
FEE: $75 per performance their guests the Martins, their maid Mary, and Award-winning playwright Jim Leonard’s latest,
a fire chief determined to extinguish all fires Battle Hymn, is the story of 16-year-old Martha’s
Awakening of Kate Chopin‚ The — including their hearths. It’s an archetypical epic pregnancy and her incredible search for
#3174 $8.95 absurdist tale and Ionesco displays his pro- motherhood, meaning, and love in a war-torn
ISBN 978-0-573-69774-6 found take on the problems inherent in modern American landscape. After being abandoned
Rosary Hartel O’Neill communication. by her father, losing her true love and wit-
Historical drama FEE: $75 per performance nessing the horrors of the Civil War firsthand,
2m, 2f Martha settles on one incontrovertible fact:
Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening, strug-
Balkan Women She will not raise her baby in a blood-soaked,
#4917 $8.95 violent country. And so, Martha keeps traveling
gles to hold onto her marriage and her six small
ISBN 978-0-573-69626-8 in search of a better world and a safe place to
children as she launches her career as a novelist
Jules Tasca bring forth her child… this is easier said than
in 1884. Frustrating her attempts are: her
Drama done. From the mud and the blood of Fort
wealthy next door neighbor, wanting to prove
Sumter to singing cows, San Francisco and
his masculinity; her jealous husband, stricken 2m, 3f, plus chorus
the summer of love, Martha’s journey embod-
with malaria; the little sex-pot seamstress next Simple set
ies the tragedy, humor and hope that have
door, the town gossip; and the bankrupt cotton Winner of the Barrymore Award for Best New helped shape the last 150 years of U.S. history.
business, which consumes all of her time. This Play. This meditation on the horror of war set in “Refreshingly original, smart and engaging.”
crazy cacophony of personalities ends up 1990 brings the spirit of Euripides to a Serbian -LA Times. “Sinfully rich theatrical adventure
compelling Kate toward her goal of becoming a detention camp for Muslim women. Men are infused with profoundly resonant social satire
famous author. pitted against women, Christians against that produces visceral wonderment.” -Backstage
Also published in Ghosts of New Orleans, $26.00 Muslims, and Croats against Serbs in a drama West. “Leonard’s writing is rich and often
FEE: $75 per performance that bares the inner conflicts that result when humorous, and he’s skilled at creating memo-
society is governed by illogical ethnic hatreds. rable characters.” -Variety.
Baggage A hard boiled, devoutly Christian guard is torn FEE: 75 per performance
#4769 $9.95 by conflicting inner voices as he interrogates
a prisoner and her mother about an explosion
ISBN 978-0-573-66258-4
that killed sixteen of his soldiers. The arrival of
Be My Baby
Sam Bobrick #4879 $7.50
a new, wounded camp commandant triggers
Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-66259-1
murder and inevitable catastrophes reminis-
2m, 2f Ken Ludwig
cent of ancient tragedy. “Theatrically bold and
Interior politically moving...The dialogue has an odd Comedy
Two difficult, single people, Phyllis and Bradley, and effective stateliness, as though we’re listen- 3m, 3f
both trying to heal from their respective ing to a translation of an ancient work.” -Variety. The play tells the story of
disappointing relationships, get their luggage FEE: $75 per performance John, an irascible Scotsman
mixed up at the airport. After a very disagree- and an uptight English
able first encounter, the two decide to help
each other get over their heartaches by forcing
Barrio Hollywood woman, Maude, both in their
#4770 (English) $9.95 late 50s, who take on the
a friendship that eventually leads to the two journey of a lifetime. They are
discovering that while they may be too difficult #4800 (Spanish) $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66259-1 (English) brought together when his
for everyone else in the world, they are right for ward marries her niece. Then,
each other. ISBN 978-0-573-66390-1 (Spanish)
Elaine Romero when the young couple
FEE: $75 per performance decides to adopt a new born baby, the older
Drama couple has to travel 6,000 miles to California to
2m, 2f pick up the child and bring her safely home to
Unit set Scotland. The problem is, John and Maude
Available in both English and Spanish, please despise each other. To make matters worse,
specify version. In Barrio Hollywood, a tense they get stranded in San Francisco for several
family drama, a young Mexican-American boxer weeks and are expected to jointly care for the
dreams of fighting his way out of his family’s helpless newborn. There they form a new
economic plight in his barrio neighborhood. partnership and learn some startling lessons
His sister, a passionate ballet folklorico dancer about life and love.
and dedicated cultural artist, dreams of owning FEE: $75 per performance
her own dance studio to pass her Mexican

Beachwood Drive Iraq. But instead of respect and gratitude, those chicken farms in the U.S. arrives to negotiate a
who chose to help bridge the gap between deal. For using William’s picture on the logo of
#29003 $9.95
the occupiers and the occupied were met with his product Albert will pay Betty a percentage
ISBN 978-0-573-69606-0
suspicion and hostility. They have been killed of the profits on each bird sold and ancil-
Steven Leigh Morris
by insurgents and militias, ignored by U.S. lary rights on tie-ins. The deal is struck. When
Drama officials, fired from their jobs without reason Dorothy, Albert’s sister, appears claiming she is
2m, 4f or recourse, and prevented from fleeing to the the true owner of the chicken farm, a struggle
Based on police case-files, States for safety. Based on Packer’s account in between the siblings ensues for control of
Beachwood Drive is a smart, The New Yorker, Betrayed is a riveting and mor- William and the potential fortune at stake. But
character-driven drama that ally complex drama that explores in the Iraqis’ it is Doctor Martin who brings the tragic coup
tells the story of Nadya, a own words the ways in which we have already de grace to Betty and her plan for achieving her
Ukrainian prostitute and abandoned them. It had its world premiere goals of motherhood.
single mother smuggled into in January 2008, Off Broadway at the Culture FEE: $75 per performance
Los Angeles. Nadya attempts Project. “The clarity of the writing, the urgency
to free herself from the
snares of both the Russian
of the story being told...give the play a sharp Bill W. and Dr. Bob
dramatic impact and a plain-spoken beauty.
#4186 $7.50
Mafia and the Los Angeles Painful human experience is presented here as
ISBN 978-0-573-69174-4
Police Department after she’s arrested in a sting just that. Nothing else is necessary to awaken
Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey
operation. The mystery of Nadya’s disappear- sympathy, despair and awareness of a grave
ance unfolds Rashomon-style, as the story is moral failure on the part of the American gov- Drama
retold from four different perspectives: first, ernment.” -The New York Times. 3m, 3f, with doubling
that of Hansonia, Nadya’s African-American Unit set
novelist neighbor who baby sits Nadya’s 10 Winner! 2007 Performing
year-old daughter; then through the eyes of
Rocky, Nadya’s Native-American client, a
Better Late Arts Award from the
National Council on Alcohol
#29763 $8.95
meat-packer and family man from El Monte, and Drug Dependence.
ISBN 978-0-573-60103-3
grappling with an identity crisis; Crowell, a Winner! 2010 Best Play
Larry Gelbart & Craig Wright
crusty vice detective with literary aspirations - Regional Drama Festival,
Comedy
has his take; and finally, there’s Vera, the British Columbia.
3m, 1f
Russian woman running the prostitution ring
As Better Late opens, Julian (Nussbaum) is Newly revised, this critically
who is both protector and monster. It’s an
forced to move in with his ex-wife and her new acclaimed version which
unflinching, erudite and dramatic look at
husband in order to recuperate from a sudden played Off-Broadway in
slavery in its many forms. In New York, it
illness. With each passing day, the awkward sit- 2007, tells the amazing story of the two men
triggered vigorous discussions from organiza-
uation spirals further and further out of control. who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, and of
tions opposing human trafficking and rights
As the laughter builds, the question becomes: their wives, who founded Al Anon. During the
abuses. “Intelligent...[a] theatrical presentation
how long will Julian have to stay? This bit- roaring ‘20s, New York stockbroker Bill Wilson
of human connection in the digital age...mines
ingly funny December-December-December rides high on money, fame, and booze. In ‘29,
the strange dynamics of unexpected pairings...
romance is a not-to-be-missed new comedy. both he and the market crash and he becomes
Lena Starostina is just the right mix of beautiful
“Better Late is part a damn-it-all, Mel Brooks-like a hopeless drunk. Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon in
and faded — her stillness sets her apart: at
feast of sardonic one-liners in denial, and part Akron, Ohio, and a pillar of the community, has
times it reads like fierce self possession, at
a sad and caustic plea for marital compassion- been a secret drunk for thirty years, often going
others like a consuming loneliness...compelling
that could have been penned by an octoge- into the operating room hungover and high
and mysterious...” -The New York Times. “Equally
narian Woody Allen, guiltily regretting one on sedatives. His family has tried everything
tender and vulgar scenes with a love-struck
of his failed relationships.” -Chicago Tribune. to no avail. Through an astonishing series of
john, play-sessions between Nadya’s daughter
“A breezy entertainment on serious themes, events involving doctors, ministers, the Oxford
and a well-meaning neighbor, and a confronta-
Larry Gelbart and Craig Wright’s Better Late Group evangelical movement, and Henrietta
tion with an LAPD detective, expose the
explores love, divorce, aging and death with a Sieberling a scion of the Goodyear Rubber
darkness of everyday exploitation. Based on a
mature sensibility and a decidedly mainstream fortune, Bill and Bob meet on Mother’s Day of
true police case, the audience is forced to
comedic tone...always diverting and admirably 1935. The two men form a relationship which
consider desperation and life in modern-age
unsentimental.” -Variety. keeps each sober. Fired up, they seek out a
slavery.” -Flavorpill.com.
FEE: $75 per performance third drunk to see if their program will work
FEE: $75 per performance for others. Richly textured with the ragtime
Beware the Man Eating Chicken and jazz of the era, the play tells a magnificent
Betrayed #4243 $7.50 American success story. “A deeply human,
#4251 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-65054-2 audience embracing tale.” -Variety. “One of the
ISBN 978-0-573-66287-4 Henry Meyerson best plays of the year.” -San Diego Union Tribune.
George Packer “Inspiring.” -Boston Globe. “Wonderful uplifting
Farce
Drama new play...a joyous drama of the triumph and
2m, 3f, with doubling survival of the humor spirit...filled with humor
5m, 1f Interior and grace.” -Examiner.
Millions of Iraqis, spanning the country’s Betty, wanting to be a good mother to her son
religious and ethnic spectrum, welcomed Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
William, devises a plan to Make Him Bigger and please inquire for availability.
the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. But the Make Him a Winner. She enters William in the
mostly young men and women who embraced FEE: $75 per performance
“Fattest Man in the Universe” contest, and she
America’s project so enthusiastically that they is determined to win. Carole, Betty’s younger
were prepared to risk their lives for it by aiding sister, too weak to stand up to Betty’s threats
the U.S. forces constitute a small minority. and intimidation, is forced to assist in the end-
On a cold, wet night in January 2007, George less round of cooking the dozens of chickens
Packer met two such Iraqi men in the lobby of needed each day for William’s inexorable
the Palestine Hotel, in central Baghdad to hear assault on hugeness. When Captain Leonard
their story and those of other Iraqis working as of the Board of Health comes to check on the
translators and additional key personnel for the “large carnivore” that is devouring twenty
U.S. military and occupation authorities. They chickens a day he is initially an annoying
assumed that their perspective would be valu- bureaucrat, but ultimately a timely dessert.
able to foreigners who knew little or nothing of Albert, claiming to own one of the largest

Birth and After Birth Phyllis bicker, Joyce’s adult son, who may or Brave Smiles...another lesbian tragedy
may not have Asperger’s Syndrome, struggles
#4298 $7.50 #29099 $8.95
to express himself physically with heartbreak-
ISBN 978-0-573-69610-7 ISBN 978-0-573-69703-6
ing results. “ An engaging new comedy by a
Tina Howe The Five Lesbian Brothers
young playwright with a probing, understated
Comedy dark Comedy
voice. [...] Its quiet rewards steal up on you.”
3m, 2f 5f with doubling
-The New York Times. “Sexuality’s endless
Interior In Brave Smiles…another lesbian tragedy, master
capacity to make us miserable is the keynote
satirists The Five Lesbian Brothers (Maureen
A witty and sophisticated of Annie Baker’s gentle satire, which takes just
Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa
satire by the author of One four actors and 90 minutes to spin an astonish-
Kron) turn their merciless eyes on the history
Shoe Off and other popular ingly complex web of emotions and ideas...
of lesbians in theater, film, and literature. From
comedies, this play takes Body Awareness is a smart, modest work about
their dismal yet erotically charged beginnings
place during a child’s fourth ordinary, flawed people, grasping for connec-
at the orphanage under the grip of a sadistic
birthday party. The boy’s tion, but none of it feels small, thanks to Baker’s
headmistress, our five heroines cross conti-
parents have invited another sharp ear for the deeply painful — and funny
nents and a century to face their absurdly tragic
couple, anthropologists — longings squirming under her characters’
ends. Along the way, they experience alcohol-
renowned for their interna- dialogue. What a beautiful start to a young
ism, suicide, loneliness, pill popping, blacklist-
tional studies of childhood behavior. The adults playwright’s theatrical body of work.” –Time
ing, and a malignant brain tumor. Students of
become so involved in debating various Out New York. “An impressive and occasionally
the lesbian art of misery will recognize gleeful
theories of child rearing and telling each other beautiful meditation on the mysteries of being
skewerings of The Well of Loneliness, The Group,
stories that they forget to actually be parents. moved.” –The New Yorker.
Maedchen in Uniform, and The Children’s Hour
“A stunning theatrical experience that explores Certain licensing restrictions may apply, in this rollicking, hilarious, and smart multi-
the magic and madness in family dynamics.” please inquire for availability. character classic. “Smart, satirical farce that
-Main Line Times. “An antic farce and a poignant FEE: $75 per performance uses laughter and touches of raunchy humor to
drama...that is laugh out loud funny and
debunk the myth of the doomed lesbian.” –The
disturbingly sober...It’s a pearl.” -Metropolitan
D.C. Times. “One of [Tina Howe’s] significant
Bomb-itty of Errors, The New York Times. “Parodies gay clichés about
#29639 $8.95 lesbian destiny with deadly accuracy.” –The Los
works...Will be remembered as the high point
ISBN 978-0-573-69844-6 Angeles Times.
of Philadelphia’s annual Theatre Week.”
Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, FEE: $75 per performance
-TheatreWeek.
Gregory J. Qaiyum, and Erik Weiner
FEE: $75 per performance Music by Jeffrey Qaiyum Brides of the Moon
comedy #29103 $16.95
Black Jack: The Thief of Possession 4m ISBN 978-0-573-69882-8
#4246 $8.95 The Bomb-itty of Errors is an The Five Lesbian Brothers
ISBN 978-0-573-69767-8 Ad-rap-tation, hip-hop theatre Comedy
Rosary Hartel O’Neill retelling of Shakespeare’s The 5f, with doubling
Comedy Comedy of Errors. It was In this sci-fi sex comedy from razor-sharp
2m, 4f
Written by
nominated for Best Lyrics at
Jordan Allen-Dutton,
Jason Catalano, satirists The Five Lesbian Brothers (Maureen
Unit set the Drama Desk Awards,
Gregory J. Qaiyum,
and Erik Weiner
Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and
Music by
nominated for Outer Critics Lisa Kron), a group of female astronauts find
Blackjack follows an eccentric Southern family Jeffrey Qaiyum
Circle Awards, and received themselves adrift in space when a discarded

as it is squeezed into the close quarters of
the Jefferson Award in Winnebago crashes into the ship’s hull. When
a Mississippi cruise ship for the New Year’s SAMUEL FRENCH
Chicago and the Grand Jury their programmed sexual urges are accidentally
holiday. Kaitlyn is convinced that she is chan-
Prize at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in triggered, the ship becomes a Sapphic love
neling the poet Baudelaire, and certain that
Aspen. The show lasts one hour and thirty boat. To make matters worse, the only person
her husband is having an affair with a larger-
minutes and is part play and part rap concert. who can save them is a dotty housewife back
than-life ship entertainer. Irene, the matriarch
“This energetic twist on Shakespeare’s The on Earth with an unexpected past. A bawdy,
of the family, suspects a rift in her daughter’s
Comedy of Errors is a thrill, GRADE: A!” – dystopic comedy that surprises with moving
marriage. Her sexy maid sets her sights on
Entertainment Weekly. “This fantastic show is one portraits of lost souls reaching for connection.
the grandson, a successful Southern rock star.
of the most entertaining, slick and inventive you’ll “A poignant work” –New York Magazine. “A
Everyone dons costumes for New Year’s Eve,
see on the Fringe this year — and it has some hoot!” –The Village Voice.
casting off their old identities and trying on
clever insights to shed on the Bard’s classic farce Published in The Five Lesbian Brothers/Four
new loves.
too. . .Does what so many productions fail to do Plays.
Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and — it makes Shakespeare funny. Not just
other New Orleans Comedies, $23.00 FEE: $75 per performance
chuckling, yes-I-see-this-part-is-meant-to-be-
FEE: $75 per performance comical funny, but laugh out loud, hollering and
cheering funny. . .The language is as clever, sharp
Brother
Body Awareness and twisty as Shakespeare’s.” –Edinburgh Evening
#4758 $7.50
#4254 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-63224-2
News. “Nothing short of brilliant. Clever writing,
ISBN 978-0-573-66310-9 Lisa Ebersole
rhythmic flow, witty musical allusions and
Annie Baker intelligent humor…the show is thoroughly Drama
Dramatic Comedy entertaining.” –MTV. “Bomb-itty is witty, lewd and 2m, 2f
2m, 2f altogether new. Think ‘The Beastie Boys from Interior
Multiple sets Syracuse’.” –The New Yorker. “A stroke of genius... When a stranger crashes your party, how far will
the language fizzes with new life, it’s irreverent you go to keep him? Inside this East Village loft,
It’s “Body Awareness” week on a Vermont col-
and yet in tune with Shakespeare’s original, it’s two women and the stranger they’ve brought
lege campus and Phyllis, the organizer, and her
clever and witty and fast.” –The New York Times. home kick off a late night birthday celebra-
partner, Joyce, are hosting one of the guest
FEE: $75 per performance tion ripe with flirtations and booze-fueled
artists in their home, Frank, a painter famous
for his female nude portraits. Both his presence confessions. When a fourth enters the mix,
in the home and his chosen subject instigate their sexually-charged celebration has grisly
tension from the start. Phyllis is furious at consequences. Brother intersects race and class
his depictions, but Joyce is actually rather as it unveils four very real characters who spiral
intrigued by the whole thing, even going so far into an extremely surreal situation. Stereotypes
as to contemplate posing for him. As Joyce and are projected, assumptions are tested and pre-
dictability is led in a tango until the shocking
finale. “American theatre has found a rare new is it? “Packed with nonchalant theatrics and his estranged wife Lola Montezuma, an illegal
voice in Lisa Ebersole, who wrote, directed, and smoldering intensity. Bos, Thureen and Butler alien, and her new boyfriend Nobby Carlyle, a
performs in the short, tense drama Brother. have woven an accomplished yarn.” –Backstage. fugitive from British justice, will take proces-
Every beat is fraught with interest and impact. “Wistful and sweet and uncanny. The delight- sion of the property, turn it into a mini mall
Ebersole presents a world that is both recogniz- ful, oddly delicate Buddy Cop 2 is steeped in and make a million bucks. Roger and his sole
able and entirely her own.” -Back Stage. “In the Christmas cheer. FOUR STARS. Critics’ Pick.” employee, Jules, are at the end of their rope,
manner of Neil LaBute and Patrick Marber, –TimeOutNY. “Wonderfully entertaining. Funny, when Wanda Harrington, a naive middle-
Ebersole doesn’t shy away from questions of Charming, and perfectly pitched.” – nytheatre. aged woman from Texas enters. She has just
racism and social injustice.” -TheaterMania.com. com. inherited the family oil fortune and is in Los
“Finally, etiquette dilemmas worthy of our day Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Angeles to find her long lost lover, Henry,
and age: Just how many racist slurs should you please inquire for availability. who she hasn’t seen or heard from in 25 years.
fling at a guest before clubbing him to death? FEE: $75 per performance Roger reinvents himself and becomes a private
And should you sleep with him first? Daring to detective specializing in missing persons
answer, Lisa Ebersole’s Brother watches four dis- Bulrusher cases and guarantees he will find Henry in one
affected youths experimenting with varieties of #4780 $9.95 hour. Hilarious results ensue, involving Harvey
abuse.” -Time Out New York. ISBN 978-0-573-66313-0 Martin, “Gay Activist” who is running for mayor
FEE: $75 per performance Eisa Davis of West Hollywood, and wants to turn the city
into a living “Camelot” and Shelly Levine, a
Drama
Brother, The 3m, 3f
failed New York standup comic who hates Los
Angeles. “If you’re up for an evening of mindless
#29747 $8.95 Finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. entertainment and guilty pleasure then Ron
ISBN 978-0-573-60074-6 In 1955, in the redwood country north of House’s zany farce is for you.” –The Los Angeles
John Hancock and Dorothy Tristan San Francisco, a multiracial girl grows up in a Weekly. “If you see only one play this year make
Drama predominantly white town whose residents sure it’s California Schemin’!” –The Sacramento
4m, 2f with doubling pepper their speech with the historical dialect Bee. “California Schemin’ is side-splitting enter-
Written by noted stage and film director John of Boontling. Found floating in a basket on tainment!” –The Los Angeles Times.
Hancock, The Brother is the largely untold the river as an infant, Bulrusher is an orphan FEE: $75 per performance
story of the Rosenberg spy case, based on the with a gift for clairvoyance that makes her
book by New York Times editor, Sam Roberts.
It follows the espionage trial that led to the
feel like a stranger even amongst the strange:
the taciturn schoolteacher who adopted her,
Cat’s-Paw
execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, focus- #5056 $8.95
the madam who runs her brothel with a fierce
ing on the memories of Ethel’s brother, David ISBN 978-0-573-69004-4
discipline, the logger with a zest for horses and
Greenglass. He was the spy ring’s man inside William Mastrosimone
women, and the guitar-slinging boy who is
Los Alamos while America was developing the Drama
after Bulrusher’s heart. Just when she thought
atomic bomb, and his confession saved his 2m, 2f
her world might close in on her, she discov-
wife from indictment but implicated his sister Interior
ers an entirely new sense of self when a black
and her husband, ultimately sending them to Newly Revised Edition. Cat’s-Paw is a gripping
girl from Alabama comes to town. Passionate,
the electric chair. In this account, Greenglass drama about an unusual terrorist: one who is
lyrical, and chock full of down-home humor,
admits to lying for the first time about the brilliant, articulate and…right? Victor is the
this play is an unforgettable experience by a
memory of his sister’s role. Recounting this head of a group responsible for a bomb attack
new, thrilling voice. “[Davis] tickles the ears of
bitter episode in American history, The Brother at the White House in which 27 people have
her listeners...moving scenes on the banks of
is a dramatic and cautionary tale of families, been killed. He has a television news reporter
the pebble-strewn river...feel utterly true.” -The
state power in times of fear and repression, and led to his lair so she can tell the world why he
New York Times. “Davis explores her themes
the all-too-human capacity for rationalization. has done what he has done. Victor’s obsession is
in unexpected and evocative ways...The still
“Incredibly powerful …it is exceptional and not the destruction of the world’s water supply and,
waters of Bulrusher turn out to run pretty deep.”
to be missed.” –WEBZ, Chicago. “Intriguing… with it, the final destruction of the human race
-The San Francisco Chronicle. “An engrossing
compeling…multifaceted…it draws you in.” – by pollution. When the reporter asks if he feels
rush...Eisa Davis’ gleaming marriage of poetry
Chicago Sun-Times. “This docudrama unfolds as any guilt about the death of the 27 innocent
and myth...has a big heart and a wide-open
a riveting spy thriller.” –Chicagocritic.com. people, he replies that hundreds of innocent
soul.” -Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. “Mixing
FEE: $75 per performance people die every hour because of what mankind
together issues of family, heritage, race and
is doing to its water supply and do the people
love, Eisa Davis’ Bulrusher delivers a powerful
Buddy Cop 2 impact with a poetic, deeply realized script
responsible feel guilt for this? The cat and mouse
game between the young woman reporter and
#29764 $8.95 and story. In the hands of director Marion
Victor gets more and more tense, leading to a
ISBN 978-0-573-60104-0 McClinton...the work becomes transcendent.”
shocking and violent conclusion. A hit at Seattle
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen -TalkinBroadway.com. “Bulrusher brims with
Repertory Theatre and at San Diego’s Old Globe.
Developed by Oliver Butler profound lyrical passion — a poetic play with
“A grabber.” –The Seattle Times. “This suspenseful
Dark Comedy much nuance.” -NYTheatre.com. “Davis has
tale of the troubled romance between terror-
2m, 2f powers as a writer to find beauty in almost
ism and television excites and appalls, intrigues
Two cops...in the kind of quiet little town where everything, and her play pulses with com-
and disgusts. As our emotions are being toyed
a kid dreams of growing up to be a fireman. Or passion and life. Bulrusher has the kind of
with, we are further stimulated by topical intel-
a racecar driver. Where the only question you satisfying, uplifting ending you can only find in
lectual concerns.” -The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
ask yourself at the end of the day is if you’re live theater — vibrant, poetic, immediate and
”Entertaining, informative, thoughtful and scary.”
gonna knock back your cold one at Swanky’s, thrilling.” -Bay Area News Group.
-The Seattle Weekly.
Spanky’s or Zingers. A town where neighbors FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance
pitch in to help neighbors in need, and where
if you wake up in the middle of the night...you
should keep your eyes closed. Because the
California Schemin’
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man in red is there in the corner. Watching you.
ISBN 978-0-573-69835-4
Smiling at you with his yellow eyes and black
Ron House
teeth. Best to pretend you’re still asleep. In this
Comedy
comedic action/mystery of holiday nostalgia
3m, 3f
and athletic rigor, when a flood destroys the
Simple set
police station, the local cops set up shop in the
Roger Gallais, a small time hustler, is in a
nearby community center. Mysteries emerge.
desperate fight to save his office/home from
Criminals are chased. Racquetball is played.
demolition. He needs $1,500 in 24 hours or
In this town, nothing is what it seems . . . Or
Cell Ching Chong Chinaman Circuitry

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ISBN 978-0-573-69659-6 ISBN 978-0-573-69854-5 ISBN 978-0-573-63274-7
Judy Klass Lauren Yee Andrew Barrett
Mystery/thriller comedy Comedy
4m, 2f 3m, 3f 4m
Winner! 2007 Yale Multiple sets
Nominated for the 2009 Edgar Award for Best
Playwrights Festival.
Play! A fascinating, haunting and disturbing (Formerly titled Rainy Days and Mondays)
Winner! Kumu Kahua
play, Cell divides scenes between flashbacks Circuitry is an outrageously funny, unapologetic
Theatre’s 2007 Pacific Rim
and the present — two brothers struggling ninety-minute play that takes us on a year long
Prize.
to accept life’s challenges. One brother is a whirlwind global trip through the exclusive
Winner! 2010 KCACTF Paula
crippled diabetic wanting to end his own life, world of the Circuit Party. It is part realism
Vogel Award in Playwriting.
his younger brother trying to keep him alive and part absurdism and totally fabulous as it
The ultra-assimilated Wong
and to help him make his life worthwhile. The follows one gay New Yorker’s quest for love
family is as Chinese-American
mystery of this play is as much in the relation- through this seductive world in 1996. As HIV/
as apple pie: teenager Upton
ships as is it is the who-done-it behind what AIDS remains a major part of the gay commu-
dreams of World of Warcraft superstardom; his
could even be an accidental death. nity worldwide, Circuitry takes a glimpse back-
sister Desdemona dreams of early admission to
FEE: $75 per performance wards to question the state of a large group
Princeton. Unfortunately, Upton’s chores and
of gay men today. “This bittersweet story of
homework get in the way of his 24/7 videogam-
Cherry Smoke ing, and Desi’s math grades don’t fit the
the mid-’90s circuit-party scene, which follows
three young gay men as they initially indulge
#6265 $7.50 Asian-American stereotype. Then Upton comes
their senses but eventually deal with reality,
ISBN 978-0-573-63390-4 up with a novel solution for both problems: he
is engrossing and compelling.” -Back Stage.
James McManus acquires a Chinese indentured servant, who
“Something intelligent, Rainy Days & Mondays,
Drama harbors an American dream of his own. An
is a drama from emerging scribe Andrew
2m, 2f irreverent new comedy by Lauren Yee is
Barrett. With graphic detail, the play confronts
Unit set skewering every cliché about Asian American
unpleasant truths about the drug-addled
identity. “A lively, likable show! Playwright
Winner! 2006 Princess Grace Award for world of gay circuit parties.” -Variety. “Much to
Lauren Yee gleefully highlights the assimilated
Playwriting. Fish, who has an explosive temper my astonishment, the mirror proffered by this
life of the Wongs, who defy the stereotype of
and acts on impulse, has been in and out of buoyant drama soon begins to crack, challeng-
the hard driving Chinese-American family. It’s
jail most of his life. He earns a meager living as ing us to consider much more. The startlingly
clever and her insights are astute!” -The New
a club fighter, although most of his income is insightful “Rainy Days & Mondays” is about cel-
York Times. “A wildly inventive, raucously funny
derived from fighting men in alleys and bars. ebrating life, sharing love, the magic of music,
ride. Though rooted in Asian American literary
Cherry, a runaway who has been on her own and, of course, the limits of hedonism.” -Gay
tradition, this play upends its conventions with
since age 10, is Fish’s girlfriend. Cherry works as City News. “It is thought-provoking and shakes
inspired irreverence. You have not seen
a fortune teller and believes the world is full of you up a bit - and I don’t mean the dance music
anything like this before. The fourth wave of
magic. The love Fish and Cherry have for each heard before the show and during and between
Asian American playwriting has arrived!” -David
other is all-consuming. Fish’s brother, Duffy, scenes. The forecast for Rainy Days & Mondays
Henry Hwang.
runs a garage and lives a simple life with his should be pretty bright.” -Edge Publications.
wife, Bug. Their only regret is that Bug cannot FEE: $75 per performance
bear children. Cherry desires to live more like
Bug and Duffy and begs Fish to abandon his
senseless fighting which results in run-ins with
Clean House‚ The
the law. When Cherry becomes pregnant, Fish Christmas Pudding‚ A #6266 $7.50
#6280 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-63398-0
fears he will become the type of father that his
ISBN 978-0-573-65125-0 Sarah Ruhl
dad was to him : unavailable and violent. Duffy,
Fish’s cut man during boxing matches, believes Edited and adapted by David Birney Comedy
that Fish’s boxing skills are deteriorating. A Play with Music, Christmas/Holiday 1m, 4f
boxing match leads to Fish being blinded in Play Interior
one eye. Unable to fight and fearful of father- 3m, 3f, plus chorus of 8 to 12 singers Winner! 2004 Susan Smith
hood, Fish’s drinking and anger spins out of Unit set Blackburn Prize. Finalist for
control. Feeling trapped, on the night his son is A Christmas celebration told in songs, the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for
born, Fish disappears and instigates a bar fight. stories, poems and tales by Dickens, Mark Drama. After its acclaimed
He beats a man to death and knowing that a Twain, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Shaw, run at Yale Repertory Theatre
life in jail awaits, he runs. Without Fish, Cherry is Longfellow, St. Luke and many others collected it was done to equal acclaim
catatonic and gives the baby to Bug and Duffy with a host of traditional carols and holiday at several major theatres
to raise. Knowing that he and Cherry cannot songs. This piece provides a perfect evening to coast to coast before winding
live without each other, Fish kills Cherry so that warm hearts, stir memories and give laughter up off Broadway at Lincoln
they can be together. during the holiday season. Center, where it had an extended run. The play
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, takes place in what the author describes as
please inquire for availability. “metaphysical Connecticut”, mostly in the
FEE: $75 per performance home of a married couple who are both
doctors. They have hired a housekeeper named
Matilde, an aspiring comedian from Brazil who’s
more interested in coming up with the perfect
joke than in house-cleaning. Lane, the lady of
the house, has an eccentric sister named
Virginia who’s just nuts about house-cleaning.
She and Matilde become fast friends, and
Virginia takes over the cleaning while Matilde
works on her jokes. Trouble comes when Lane’s
husband Charles reveals that he has found his
soul mate, or “bashert” in a cancer patient
named Anna, on whom he has operated. The

actors who play Charles and Anna also play Cockeyed Common Vision‚ A
Matilde’s parents in a series of dream-like
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memories, as we learn the story about how
ISBN 978-0-573-69716-6 ISBN 978-0-573-69661-9
they literally killed each other with laughter,
William Missouri Downs Neena Beber
giving new meaning to the phrase, “I almost
died laughing”. This theatrical and wildly funny farce Drama
play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, 3m, 1f 3m, 3f
comedy and the true nature of love. “Fresh, Unit set Simple set
funny...a memorable play, imbued with a Winner! HotCity Theatre’s Something strange is happening. Jim and
melancholy but somehow comforting GreenHouse New Play Richard swear to have seen a woman in white
philosophy: that the messes and disappoint- Festival. Phil, an average floating mid air, high above the street. When
ments of life are as much a part of its beauty as nice guy, is madly in love they learn it was Dolores, the heart-broken
romantic love and chocolate ice cream, and a with the beautiful Sophia. woman on the 14th floor, their lives begin
perfect punch line can be as sublime as the The only problem is that she’s to entertwine as they struggle to learn what
most wrenchingly lovely aria.” -The New York unaware of his existence. He happened the night of the levitation. From the
Times. “A rich work about big themes from a tries to introduce himself but OBIE-winning Neena Beber comes, A Common
young playwright with an original and she looks right through him. Vision a play about human understanding.
audacious voice.” -Variety. “Casts a spell that had When Phil discovers Sophia FEE: $75 per performance
me hooked.” -New York Daily News. has a glass eye, he thinks that might be the
FEE: $100 per performance problem, but soon realizes that she really can’t Contempt of Court
see him. Perhaps he is caught in a philosophical
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Clothes Encounters hyperspace or dualistic reality or perhaps
beautiful women are just unaware of nice guys.
ISBN 978-0-573-65246-2
#5331 $7.50 David Landau
Armed only with a B.A. in philosophy, Phil sets
ISBN 978-0-573-63229-7 Audience Participation/Interactive
out to prove his existence and win Sophia’s
Roger Karshner 3m, 2f
heart. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called
Farce Cockeyed a “clever romantic comedy,” Interior
3m, 2f TalkinBroadway.com called it “hilarious,” while Contempt of Court is a new non-mystery
Interior Playback Magazine said that it was “fresh and interactive comedy from the inventor of the
When Alan Masters, a real estate broker, shows invigorating.” interactive dinner theater. It’s a typical night at
a property to Betty Parker, she is inadvertently FEE: $75 per performance “Judge Judy’s Peoples Night” court where audi-
soaked by a misdirected shower requiring her ence members become plaintiffs, defendants,
to disrobe. Unbeknownst to Alan, his wife, witnesses and jury in some of the most out-
Kathy, also a broker, arrives to show the prop- Come Back, Come Back, Wherever landishly funny law suits ever to double cross
the bench. This hilarious comedy send-up of all
erty to Betty’s husband, Ralph, who also falls
victim to the goofy shower. Betty and Ralph, You Are those TV court shows proves that some people
scantily clad in the homeowners’ clothing, must #29529 $8.95 really have a Contempt of Court.
be kept out of each other’s way by the artful, ISBN 978-0-573-69817-0 CD for use in production, $9.95.
ridiculous machinations of Alan and Kathy. The Arthur Laurents FEE: $75 per performance
farce is a mixture of double meanings, mistaken Drama
2m, 3f
identities and sexual innuendo whose plot is
Simple set
Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, A
further intensified by the presence of Heinz, a #29704 $8.95
well-meaning but bumbling handyman. The Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are, a play
by the widely-acclaimed, Tony® Award-winning ISBN 978-0-573-69897-2
situation is a riotous whirlwind that resolves Kia Corthron
itself to the satisfaction of all. “A non-stop theatre legend Arthur Laurents, is an intimate,
emotional drama about a cabaret singer coping Drama
evening of hilarious nonsense.” -The Portland 3m, 2f
Oregonian. “The uproarious madness of this with the devastating death of her husband,
while trying to navigate her overbearing, A Cool Dip offers glimpses into the lives of
compelling farce leaves the audience limp with Abebe, a young Ethopian man with a passion
laughter.” -The San Diego Union-Tribune. controlling mother-in-law and the aggressive
advances of a sexually persistent, handsome, for the unlikely combination of Christianity
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, and ecology, and the family that houses him
please inquire for availability. new suitor. Recently widowed Sara must
come to terms with her husband’s death but is during his college studies in Maryland. Through
FEE: $75 per performance their interactions, the play uncompromisingly
haunted by visions of him. Her fixation on his
posthumous messages dampens her histori- tackles the issues of drought and social injus-
cally lukewarm relationship with Marion, her tice, combining a realistic evocation of human
therapist mother-in-law, who is disturbingly emotion with the fantastical to bring attention
pragmatic about the passing of her son. Sara’s to the scarcity of something we so often take
grief is also altered by Michelle, her under- for granted: water. “Half family drama and half
appreciated sister-in-law, who is struggling sociopolitical exposé, Cool Dip makes the social
both with her sexual identity and her relation- and ecological issues surrounding water both
ship to her deceased brother. All is complicated compelling and fascinating, shedding new
by Dougal, a picture framer who is struck by light on this most basic of necessities.” –Show
the earnest Sara. This is a gripping drama about Business. “Waxing its most lyrical, whether
grief and the ability of a family to cope with about activism of the environmental or evan-
loss, but at its heart, it is a play about love. This gelical varieties, it’s one of the most refreshing
play was part of the 2009 season at the George of the season to date.” –TalkinBroadway.com.
Street Playhouse. “The prolific Laurents has Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
given his play a crisp staging, cramming the please inquire for availability.
90-minute wake with enough heartbreak and FEE: $75 per performance.
ardor to fill a grand opera.” –Variety.

Cornelia Cowboy vs. Samurai populating Crawl, Fade to White frantically eat
dirt and twist menacingly. Audiences trying to
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process this engagingly quirky new play might
ISBN 978-0-573-69868-2 ISBN 978-0-573-60097-5
find themselves gaping ‘like they’re watching
Mark Victor Olsen Michael Golamco
the cosmos disrobe.’”-Time Out New York.
2m, 3f 3m, 1f FEE: $75 per performance
From the co-creator of the hit HBO series Big A laugh-out-loud, romantic comedy exploring
Love comes an epic slice of history centering the sexual dynamics that surface around race Creature
on 1970s Alabama politics. Beautiful, divorced when an attractive Korean American woman #29667 $8.95
beauty queen Cornelia Folsom is a force of moves to town. The play is a politically edgy ISBN 978-0-573-69889-7
nature who works her way into the heart of examination of inter-racial dating and identity Heidi Schreck
Governor George Wallace. Together they plan through irony, humor, and social commentary. Comedy
to take over the state and then the White Travis Park is a high school English teacher and 3m, 3f
House until an assassination attempt halts his the only Korean American man living in a dusty After being pestered by devils for more than
presidential campaign. But no obstacle is too cowboy town known as Breakneck, Wyoming. half a year, Margery Kempe – new mother,
great for Cornelia to overcome, as she secretly When a gorgeous, whip-smart Asian American mayor’s daughter, and proprietress of a highly
harbors her own political ambitions amidst a woman moves into town, he immediately falls profitable beer business – is liberated from her
hostile campaign staff, her rarely sober mother, for her; the only problem is that she only dates torment by a vision of Jesus Christ in purple
and Southern shenanigans in this sweeping, white men. In this savagely funny and often robes. Visions are hard to come by, even in
provocative tale of sex, power, and bare-knuck- moving comic re-telling of Edmond Rostand’s 1401. Should we trust the new Margery, with
led American politics. “There are many power Cyrano De Bergerac, one man must choose her fasting and her weeping and her chastity
couples in history who are decidedly unsavory allegiance between his cowboy friend (a dim, fixation, or burn her with the other heretics?
but larger than life…meet another pair whose handsome, Caucasian P.E. teacher named Del) Can a woman of insatiable appetites just up
ethics, morals, principles and politics may be and his Asian Brother-with-a-Capital-B (crazed, and audition for sainthood? Playwright and
questionable at best, but you’ll be fascinated militant Asian of Unknown Origin, Chester). OBIE-winning actor Heidi Schreck conjures
and captivated nonetheless...Southern-fried He must choose between the Asian American a collision of contemporary and medieval
sex, power and politics!” –San Diego News and the American within himself – between imaginations: a very funny, little bit scary
Network (SDNN). “Olsen has that…knack of Cowboy Vs. Samurai – in a pursuit of a love that new play about faith and its messengers.
instantaneously revealing a character’s most may only be as real as the love letters he writes “[Creature] indicates that the talented [Heidi
piquant colors.” –Los Angeles Times. for someone else. “With requisite moments of Schreck] is a playwright to watch!” –New York
FEE: $75 per performance truth, hilarity, and despair, [Cowboy vs. Samurai] Post. “Saints can be hell to live with. That’s part
is a thoughtful, thoroughly compelling piece of of the comedy of Creature, Heidi Schreck’s
Could I Have This Dance? theater.” –Off Off Online. “A hilarious commen- absorbing new play about character and faith,
#29007 $8.95 tary on racial stereotypes under the umbrella loosely based on the life of Margery Kempe, a
ISBN 978-0-573-69614-5 of a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac love story.” medieval Englishwoman who, after a difficult
Doug Haverty –Seattle Weekly. “Explores culture, stereotypes childbirth, saw visions of the Devil and Jesus…”
and self-hatred with sharp wit and frequent -The New York Times. “Spooky and a little kooky,
Dramatic Comedy
wisdom…Cowboy vs Samurai shouldn’t be but Creature is no ordinary fright fest. The
3m, 3f
pigeonholed as an Asian play or a work about superstitious fears and horrors Heidi Schreck
Unit set
race — it is much more a story about friend- conjures up in her offbeat historical play about
Woodie Guthrie had it. Arlo may have it. It’s ship, love and belonging.” –SanDiego.com. “A the 15th century English mystic Margery
usually hereditary, but not always passed gentle, genial, frequently wise comedy of char- Kempe are largely psychological — and not
on to every offspring. The symptoms do not acter and race… Yee-haws all around!” –Village unfamiliar to any modern woman stressed out
normally appear until a person reaches their Voice. “Sharp, thoughtful, witty… Superb.” by the demands of a new baby and a childish
mid-forties. Referred to as “The Dance of –South China Morning Post. husband. Without denying the significance of
Death,” Huntington’s Disease is a complete FEE: $75 per performance religious faith in the intellectual darkness of
degeneration of the nervous system. Recently, the Middle Ages, the scribe coyly suggests that
medical researchers developed a blood test to
determine if the disease is present in young
Crawl‚ Fade to White having mystical visions was a great way for a
#29079 $8.95 clever woman to escape her onerous domestic
people. The question is: Should we know? duties and become a celebrity…” –Variety.
ISBN 978-0-573-69670-1
There are over 100,000 people in the U.S. that FEE: $75 per performance
Sheila Callaghan
are currently “at risk.” Of these people, only 500
Dramatic Comedy
have actually taken this test. Could I Have this
Dance? is about two sisters in their 30s: Monica 2m, 3f Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Simple set #6757 $7.50
and Amanda. Their mother, Jeannette, has
ISBN 978-0-573-66392-5
Huntington’s and lives with her daughters. The A scream is heard throughout the stratosphere.
Sarah Ruhl
action takes place in the Los Angeles office/ It is the voice of the lamp. Louise is selling this
home where the girls run a thriving public expensive family heirloom to keep her daugh- Dramatic Comedy
relations firm, Grapevine. During the course ter April in school and cease her more sordid 2m, 4f
of the play, we come to understand the time “consultant” profession. April rushes home Unit set
bomb these two sisters live with. Their possible with lover in tow to halt the proceedings and An incessantly ringing cell
fate is dramatically evidenced in the charac- save the lamp, but it has been intercepted by phone in a quiet café. A
terization of Jeannette which is interpreted a quiet and bizarre middle-aged couple with a stranger at the next table
through dance. Could I Have this Dance? is haunting secret. Attempts to reclaim the lamp who has had enough. And a
ultimately about love and cherishing what are made, as a misplaced father slowly fades to dead man — with a lot of
life we are given. As the once-murky medi- white in the background. “A gutsy writer with loose ends. So begins Dead
cal crystal ball becomes clearer, the universal a gift for creating vivid images rooted in the Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly
question remains: Are we better off not looking emotional life of her characters.” –The New York imaginative new comedy by
at what the future holds? “In a profound blend Times. “Troubled and precocious college drop- MacArthur “Genius” Grant
of pathos and humor, the memorable world out April is described to her mother, Louise, recipient and Pulitzer Prize
premiere of Doug Haverty’s drama repeatedly as ‘stunningly brilliant’ ...a line that fits her finalist, Sarah Ruhl, author of The Clean House
transports the audience from outright hilarity creator, Sheila Callaghan. The odd characters and Eurydice. A work about how we memorial-
to heartfelt sorrow...electrifying...this show is ize the dead — and how that remembering
one of the season’s best.” –Los Angeles Reader. changes us — it is the odyssey of a woman
FEE: $75 per performance forced to confront her own assumptions about

morality, redemption, and the need to connect Disintegration of Della Longstreet‚ The confinement, all agreeing to take round-the-
in a technologically obsessed world. “Satire is clock shifts with Bruce. After a month, Bruce’s
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her oxygen...In her new oddball comedy, Dead condition remains static and the situation
ISBN 978-0-931-23113-1
Man’s Cell Phone, Sarah Ruhl is forever vital in becomes stressful, leading to humorous
Norman Beim
her lyrical and biting takes on how we behave.” conflict. A human lesson regarding mortality
–The Washington Post. “Ruhl’s zany probe of the Drama and the inability to change. “Mr. Karshner has
razor-thin line between life and death delivers a 2m, 2f written a play that is funny, compassionate and
fresh and humorous look at the times we live Interior highly entertaining embracing a contemporary
in.” –Variety. “[Ruhl] tackles big ideas with a Della, a wealthy, intelligent woman, arrives in theme and subject to which we can all relate. A
voice that entertains” –NPR. “Beguiling new the isolated family cottage, planning to spend truly sparkling evening of theater.” -San Antonio
comedy...Ms. Ruhl’s work blends the mundane the summer with her husband, their son and Express-News.
and the metaphysical, the blunt and the daughter. As the family gathers that first day, FEE: $75 per performance
obscure, the patently bizarre and the bizarrely it appears that the relationship between Della,
moving.” –The New York Times. her children and her husband seem odd, to say
the least. She seems to have difficulty relating
Doris to Darlene
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, #6923 $7.50
please inquire for availability. to, what appears to be, rather unorthodox
ISBN 978-0-573-66239-3
FEE: $100 per performance behavior on their part. The suspicion arises...
Jordan Harrison
is there a plot to drive Della insane, or is she
Dramatic Comedy
Dew Point‚ The just overcome by what appears to be rampant
immorality? “I enjoyed the crispness of the 4m, 2f
#29071 $8.95 Unit set
characters’ speech, the orchestration of the
ISBN 978-0-573-69662-6
collapse of ‘family values’ and mores as the Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary
Neena Beber
protagonist tries to make sense of it all. It was Valentine: In the candy-col-
Dramatic Comedy quite funny and oddly touching.” –Trey Nichols, ored 1960s, biracial school-
2m, 3f Moving Arts. girl Doris is molded into pop
Mimi and Jack used to be wild, bohemian Published in Women Laid Bare. star Darlene by a whiz-kid
lovers, but age has tempered Mimi. Jack, FEE: $75 per performance record producer who culls a
however, remains artistic and abandoned and top-ten hit out of Richard
is recklessly smitten with a younger woman, Divine Sister, The Wagner’s “Liebestod.” Rewind
Greta. Upon introducing Jack to her friend to the candy-colored 1860s,
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Phyllis, Mimi and her husband Kai are witness where Wagner is writing the
ISBN 978-0-573-69886-6
to Jack’s true colors; his laissez-faire lifestyle is melody that will become Darlene’s hit song.
Charles Busch
just an excuse to womanize. Mimi finds herself Fast-forward to the not-so-candy-colored
Comedy
torn between her past and present selves— present, where a teenager obsesses over
1m, 5f
should she comes clean to the head-over-heals Darlene’s music — and his music teacher. Three
The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic
Phyllis, or should she defend Jack’s live-for-the- dissonant decades merge into an unlikely
homage to nearly every Hollywood film involv-
moment freedom? harmony in this time-jumping pop fairy tale
ing nuns. Evoking such films as The Song of
FEE: $75 per performance about the dreams and disasters behind one
Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary’s, The Singing
transcendent song. “Doris to Darlene: A
Nun and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells
Die! Mommie! Die! the story of St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother
Cautionary Valentine is a quirky and enjoyable
love letter to music and its seductive power to
#6551 $7.50 Superior who is determined to build a new
make us lose ourselves...Harrison’s language is
ISBN 978-0-573-62360-8 school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the
by turns so punchy, poetic and observant.” -New
Charles Busch way, she has to deal with a young postulant
York Daily News. “Mr. Harrison’s play has an
COMEDY who is experiencing “visions,” sexual hysteria
affectionate, music-loving heart.” -The New York
3m, 3f among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need
Times. “Doris to Darlene has much going for it:
Interior of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from
Harrison’s intelligence, originality and passion.”
the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor
This comic melodrama evokes the 1960s movie -Time Out New York. “Harrison’s teasing,
intent on luring her away from her vows. This
thrillers that featured such aging cinematic rapturous chamber opera of a play spins and
madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity
icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner crackles like a beloved old 78 under a bamboo
evokes the wildly comic but affectionately
and Susan Hayward. Faded pop singer, Angela needle...Doris to Darlene is that rare thing: a
observed theatrical style of the creator of Die!
Andrews, is trapped in a corrosive marriage to rarefied theatrical experiment that has the
Mommie! Die! and Psycho Beach Party.
film producer, Sol Sussman. In her attempt to glow of pure entertainment and the warmth of
find happiness with her younger lover, an out a folktale.” -Newsday.
of work TV star, Angela murders her husband FEE: $75 per performance
with the aid of a poisoned suppository. In a
plot that reflects both Greek tragedy as well as
Hollywood folklore, Angela’s resentful daugh- Don’t Say Goodbye‚ I’m Not Leaving
ter, Edith, convinces Angela’s emotionally #6248 $7.50
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death by killing their mother. Lance, demand- Roger Karshner
ing proof of Angela’s crime, slips some LSD into Comedy
her after-dinner coffee, triggering a wild acid 2m, 2f
trip that exposes all of Angela’s dark secrets. Simple set
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Herb has just been admitted to the hospital
please inquire for availability. with a non-specific illness where his wife, Edna,
FEE: $75 per performance confronts him regarding a will, his options, and
insists he see her brother, Bruce, a high-pow-
ered attorney. Herb is reluctant, but agrees to
see Bruce who, during the confrontational visit,
passes out and lapses into a coma. Bruce is now
hospitalized and Herb appoints himself as his
watch-dog to assure the medical “idiots” don’t
pull the plug. Herb and Edna invite Bruce’s wife,
Blanche, to move in with them during Bruce’s

Drunken City‚ The Dusty and the Big Bad World Election Day
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Adam Bock Cusi Cram Josh Tobiessen
Comedy Comedy farce
3m, 3f 1m, 4f 3m, 2f
Off on the bar crawl to end all Multiple sets Unit set
crawls, three twenty-some- Dusty and his animated It’s Election Day, and Adam knows his over-
thing brides-to-be find their friends hold a competition to zealous girlfriend will never forgive him if he
lives going topsy-turvy when find a model family based on fails to vote. But when his sex-starved sister, an
one of them begins to letters written by children. eco-terrorist, and a mayoral candidate willing
question her future after a The winning family will to do anything for a vote all show up, Adam
chance encounter with a receive a visit from Dusty and finds that making that quick trip to the polls
recently jilted handsome will be filmed for an might be harder than he thought. Election Day
stranger. The Drunken City is a upcoming episode. The is a hilarious dark comedy about the price of
wildly theatrical take on the producers pick Lizzie political (and personal) campaigns. “An outra-
mystique of marriage and the ever-shifting Goldberg-Jones and her geous comedy—at double-espresso speed.” –
nature of love and identity in a city that never family. Her parents are exemplary role models The New York Times. “Ridiculously entertaining...
sleeps. “A playful and hopeful comedy. Like the — and they are two men. When word of the cute and cutting.” –Variety. “Laugh-out-loud.”
best episodes of ‘Sex and the City,’ a little selection reaches Marianne, Secretary of -Back Stage. “Delightfully farcical....Tobiessen
heartache always goes well with hilarity. The Education, she decides that the program takes a simple premise and spins it out into a
cast is appealing, adorable, and top-shelf. should not be aired on public television hilarious sequence of events. His dialogue is
There’s only one response to something as because of its possible influence on children. lean and playful, and includes some terrific
pleasing as The Drunken City - another round!” Her decision is a blow to Jessica and Nathan, lines.” –TheaterMania.com.
-Daily News. “A lot of fun! Adam Bock’s the producers/writers of the show and to Karen, FEE: $75 per performance
scalpel-sharp insight has made him a potent Marianne’s secretary. Karen feels her bosses’
force on today’s theater scene. Trip Cullman decision to cancel the episode is wrong. She Elephant Sighs
pitches the performances at just the right level secretly reveals Marianne’s self-destructive past
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of wooziness. Tart, smart and intoxicating.” -The to Nathan and together, they plot to save the
ISBN 978-0-573-69732-6
New York Sun. episode. Based on the “Bustergate” incident the
Ed Simpson
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, rocked children’s TV in 2005, Dusty and the Big
Bad World is a very funny, even-handed look at Comedy
PBS, government bias, gay marriage, the right 5m
to privacy, children’s allergies and the ability to Not long after moving to Randolphsburg, PA,
Dust survive in a small-minded world. “A genial and uptight lawyer Joel Bixby is invited by Leo
Applegate, an avuncular fast food connois-
witty political comedy...surprisingly complex
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and personal...Dusty raises passionate and seur, to join a group of townsmen who meet
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polarizing questions about the role of public TV in a ramshackle room at the edge of town.
Billy Goda
in the education of our children.” -Denver Post. Leo has chosen Joel as a replacement for the
Mystery, thiller late - and greatly beloved — Walter Deagon.
4m, 1f, with doubling Despite protesting that he’s just not an orga-
Dust is an edge-of-your-seat
thriller. Martin is an executive
Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of nizational man, Joel finds himself mesmerized
by Leo’s ebullient manner and agrees to drop
with money and a paunch. Loneliness by - without ever asking just what exactly it is
Zeke, a gifted young man #29124 $19.95 the group actually does. Determining that the
torn down by drugs, is an ISBN 978-1-408-10680-8 meeting will at least help him network with
ex-con with street smarts and Anthony Neilson potential clients, Joel arrives, hoping that the
a minimum wage position. Dramatic Comedy group’s purpose will eventually become clear.
Early one morning, in the 3m, 1f Joel’s confusion only increases as, one by one,
fitness center of the Essex Prodigy, soldier, traveller, poet but always he meets the group’s surviving members who
House, a battle-of-wills and ever a showman! In 1881 Mr. Edward includes Dink, a perpetually gleeful little man
begins over the most trivial of requests. As Gant presented his famed travelling show for who deeply loves his bald-headed wife and
described in The New York Times review: “Verbal the very last time. Produced in 2009 at the who is “in touch with his feminine side”; insur-
sparring turns angry, posturing leads to Headlong Theatre, Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats ance man Perry, a former minister in the midst
entrenched positions, and out of nothing of Loneliness! is a reconstruction of this historic of a painful crisis of faith; and Nick, a volatile
— out of dust — a grudge match is born.” Once and extraordinary evening of mystery and contractor who has recently lost his job and
Martin’s daughter Jenny becomes entangled, magic, spectacle and strangeness. A funny and family and is desperately looking for some kind
the stakes are raised even higher — escalating theatrical exploration of beauty, morality, and of miracle. As an increasingly anxious Joel is
a war for respect into one for revenge and wonder. swept up in the strange lives of the guys, he
ultimately survival. Who will be standing when struggles to figure out exactly why they’ve
the dust settles? “Great theatre! It’s fun, it’s Published in Anthony Neilson Plays: 2 all come together. The more time he spends
exciting, it’s electric, it makes you understand FEE: $75 per performance with them, the more apparent it becomes that
why theater is so special.” –WOR Radio. “Thrills each of them are just as lost as Joel. As the
in Dust! Excellent writing laced with mordant evening progresses, however, the regulars - and
humor.” –The Associated Press. “Dust begins with newcomer Joel - grapple with their own disap-
a struggle over power and respect. Verbal pointments, offer comfort to each other, and,
sparring turns angry, posturing leads to in the process, finally reveal the mysterious
entrenched positions, and out of nothing reason for their gathering. A group of delightful
— out of dust — a grudge match is born. Billy characters highlight this comedy about loss,
Goda tells his story in short, sharp scenes, each loneliness, and the healing power of friendship.
with a clear dramatic idea.” –The New York Times. ”Critics’ Choice...Ed Simpson’s riotous new male
FEE: $75 per performance bonding comedy Elephant Sighs is deceptively
unassuming....The mostly blue-collar charac-
ters speak in a hilarious hybrid of uneducated

obtuseness and politically correct buzz words. Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies Fall
Don’t let the surface banality fool you. The
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emotions of these men, however imperfectly
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communicated, are agonizing, their need for
Luigi Jannuzzi Bridget Carpenter
comfort and companionship as acute as hunger
and thirst.” -Los Angeles Times. Comedy Comedy
2m, 3f, up to 36 character with flexible casting 3m, 2f, plus 2 dancers
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has come to Unit set
Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends life in a fast-paced series of comedic plays and
monologues based on 40+ works of Art at the
Fall brings us to a three-week
getaway “Swing Camp,”
Her Life Tonight Met. What happens when paintings, sculpture, where middle-aged married
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ISBN 978-0-573-69782-1 from their molds, and frames? Mix in artists, practice their steps, mingle
Lauren Gunderson guards, critics, lovers, curators and one very with other dance enthusiasts,
Drama special night, and you have...Exhibit This! The and rekindle the flame. Their
2m, 3f Museum Comedies. teenage daughter Lydia,
Passionate. Brilliant. Defiant. FEE: $75 per performance however, is decidedly not an
Tonight, 18th century enthusiast in any sense,
scientific genius Emilie du
Châtelet is back and
Extinction preferring scuba classes and sarcasm to the
magic of the Shim Sham, shags and Lindy Hops
determined to answer the #29644 $8.95
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question she died with: love ISBN 978-0-573-69850-7
passions — swirling all around her. Lydia’s
or philosophy, head or heart? Gabe McKinley
self-imposed isolation gives way when Mr.
In this highly theatrical Dramatic Comedy
Gonzales, her mother’s quiet colleague, begins
rediscovery of one of 2m, 2f
to pay attention to her. She learns to dance; she
history’s most intriguing Two college buddies whose
allows herself to fall in love. When Lydia’s dance
women, Emilie defends her life and loves; and annual outing of male-bond-
teacher Gopal reveals Lydia’s secret, her family
ends up with both a formula and a legacy that ing and debauchery veers
is unexpectedly tested. Ultimately, Lydia and
permeates history. “Gunderson possesses an precipitously off course when
Jill come to realize that leading and following
antic imagination that seeks to invent its own unmet expectations spiral
are skills crucial not only to swing dancers, but
rules. As soon as we’re drawn in, she shakes us into a volatile showdown. A
to mothers and daughters as well. “...[the play]
and whisks us 10 or 15 paces ahead.” –The Los darkly funny drama exploring
serves up some gentle truths about life, love
Angeles Times. “The ambitious, non-linear the evolution of friendships
and what your family is really worth. Seasoned
experiment is a highly theatrical romp that - and the lengths to which we
with the music of the ‘40s and spiced with a
literally crackles with electricity.” –LA/OC go to save them from falling
little romance, it’s a tasty morsel, if not a full
Examiner. into extinction. “Extinction is intimate theatre at
meal.” -CultureVulture.net.
FEE: $75 per performance its edgy best!” –Examiner.com. “Gabe McKinley’s
Extinction is the creative meat of a truly FEE: $75 per performance
talented writer.” –Variety. “Extinction is USA
End Days Choice Grade A theatre.” –Stage Scene LA. Fall of Heaven, The
#7110 $9.95 “Uniquely unsettling.” –Los Angeles Times. “New #29765 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66316-1 playwright Gabe McKinley’s dialogue is a real ISBN 978-0-573-60105-7
Deborah Zoe Laufer crowd-pleasure. Fast-paced, contemporary, and Walter Mosley, based on his novel
Comedy deliciously cruel.” –BroadwayWorld.com. The Tempest Tales
3m, 2f FEE: $75 per performance Dramatic comedy
Interior 3m, 2f
Sixteen-year-old Rachel Stein Faculty Room‚ The A hip and inventive new play by Walter Mosley,
is having a bad year. Her father #8214 $8.95 best-selling author of more than 25 books and
hasn’t changed out of his ISBN 978-0-573-66322-2 most widely known for his popular Easy Rawlins
pajamas since 9/11. Her Bridget Carpenter mysteries, including “Devil in a Blue Dress”.
mother has begun a close, Tempest Landry, a street-wise young man living
Dark Comedy
personal relationship with in Harlem, unexpectedly finds himself at the
5m, 1f
Jesus. Her new neighbor, a Pearly Gates. When Saint Peter orders him to
Interior
sixteen-year-old Elvis hell, the quick-witted Tempest refuses to go.
Winner of the Kesselring Prize for Playwriting. In
impersonator, has fallen for her A technical loophole forces heaven to send
The Faculty Room, Bridget Carpenter explores the
hard. And the Apocalypse is Tempest back to Earth with an angel in tow to
darker side of high school life from the inside of
coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that keep him out of trouble. The resulting battle
that mythic room, the teacher’s lounge, with Eng-
Stephen Hawking will save them all. “The of wills takes an intriguing look at good versus
lish teacher Adam, drama teacher Zoe and Ethics evil and what it means to be human. “Powerful
universality of the denouement brings this
teacher Bill, along with mysterious new World His- contemporary voice on the American stage.”
comedy full circle, leaving us to admire the
tory teacher Carver, all taunted by the disembod- –City Beat.
relevancy of Laufer’s humor and wisdom of her
ied voice of Principal Dennis on the P.A. system. FEE: $75 per performance
message.” -Variety. “Rapturously funny play about
Dedicated yet desperate, inspired yet burnt out,
a family trying to survive in a world hurtling
hateful yet oh-so-loving - the teachers of Madison
toward Armageddon, proves that the right
Feury High are a bundle of contradictions in
playwright can inspire healing laughter in even
Carpenter’s rich portrait. A funny and caustic look
the most sobering subjects.” -The Miami Herald.
at how truly screwed up the relationships be-
“Both poignantly redemptive and often
tween teachers and students can get, The Faculty
hilariously funny. I hope others will have the
Room erupts with gunshots, desperate longing
opportunity to see this special play. It begs the
and a growing wave of spiritual fanaticism. Our
question of what we would hold most sacred if
education system may never recover. “Lively black
we knew the end was near. And it brings to life
comedy...a rollercoaster course” -City Paper.
our broad range of choices, including laughter,
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, please
and the treasured traveling companions who are
inquire for availability.
there even when we face our own personal
Armageddon.” -Huffington Post.
Family Secrets — but this is just the beginning, for who should and lover. A cat-and-mouse game ensues. As
arrive next but Henry’s ex-wife, Matthew’s Randolph plunges deeper and deeper into the
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mother, Sue! As the cold night wears on Henry heart of darkness of what was once the most
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and Sue can’t help but rake over the ashes of beautiful city in the world, he soon finds his
Norman Barasch
their seemingly dead relationship. To their life imperiled, even as he begins to unravel the
Drama surprise the faint glow of a new tenderness mystery of a piece of old home-made film, and
3m, 2f develops between them and before long Henry the whereabouts of a beautiful woman who
Simple set is facing some important decisions...Father’s seems to have vanished into thin air. “This first
A playwright decides to write a play about the Day is a warm and touching comedy based on U.S. production of Singaporean playwright
death of his daughter, emotionally unable to Eric Chappell’s hit TV series “Home to Roost”. Damon Chua’s work reveals an imaginative
deal with his grief in any other way. The play he FEE: $75 per performance voice.Admirable.” -Los Angeles Times.
writes is about a grieving fathers involvement FEE: $75 per performance
with a deceased daughters college roommate. Feminine Ending‚ A
When in the course of directing the play, the
vulnerable playwright is lured into an affair
#8700 $8.95 First Baptist of Ivy Gap
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with an aggressive young actress, life suddenly
Sarah Treem ISBN 978-0-573-63238-9
parallels art in this play-with-in-a-play scenario.
Dark Comedy Ron Osborne
Meanwhile, the playwright’s relationship with
his wife and a surviving son is on the verge of 3m, 2f Comedy
falling apart, until long-held family secrets are Multiple sets 6f
finally revealed in a bruising but ultimately Amanda, twenty-five, wants to be a great Interior
healing finale. composer. But at the moment, she’s living in During WWII, six women gather at the church to
FEE: $75 per performance New York City and writing advertising jingles to roll bandages and plan the church’s 75th anni-
pay the rent while her fiancé Jack, pursues his versary. Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor’s
Fatboy singing career. So when Amanda’s mother, Kim, wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross
calls one evening from New Hampshire and smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son
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asks for her help with something she can’t dis- is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church’s
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cuss over the phone, Amanda is only too happy rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn’t
John Clancy
to leave New York. Once home, Kim reveals that the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career
Dramatic Comedy she’s leaving Amanda’s father and needs help in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a
3m, 2f packing. Amanda balks and ends up (gently) secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a
Fatboy is a brutal comedy inspired by Alfred hitting the postman, who happens to be her secret of her own. When Luby learns her son
Jarry’s Ubu Roi. This satire on modern America’s first boyfriend. They spend the night together has been wounded, she confounds the others
insatiable appetites — from gobbling up 72oz. in an apple orchard, where Amanda tries to by blaming the vulnerable Sammy. Twenty-five
steaks to small nations — is presented as a tell Billy how her life got sidetracked. It has years later, our “First Baptist Six” reunite. Back
live-action Punch and Judy show. In this fast- something to do with being a young woman to reconcile with Luby - whose son died of his
moving, shocking, profane, dead-on, funhouse in a profession that only recognizes famous wounds - is Sammy, whose own son is now in
mirror reflection of the world today, the brutish men. Billy acts like he might have the answer, Vietnam; and Olene, whose flashy show busi-
allegory known as Fatboy, along with his mon- but doesn’t. Neither does Amanda’s mother. Or, ness career will set the town on its ear. There
strous wife, Queen Fudgie the First, stands trial for that matter, her father. A Feminine Ending is to welcome them are Vera, her secret still safe;
for war crimes. Despite overwhelming evidence a gentle, bittersweet comedy about a girl who Mae Ellen, still rebellious and still looking for
the court refuses to convict and succumbs to knows what she wants but not quite how to get an escape; and Edith, whose biggest challenge
Fatboy’s “persuasive” tactics. “Brazen...daring... it. Her parents are getting divorced, her fiancé isn’t the church’s upcoming centennial but
highly entertaining.” -The New York Times. “Make is almost famous, her first love reappears, and revelations that shake relationships formed
room for Fatboy. Meaner than Stalin, hungrier there’s a lot of noise in her head but none of over a quarter of a century. With humor and
than Idi Amin, deadlier than Pol Pot, he is the it is music. Until the end. “Ending is a promis- pathos, these six very different women find
grotesque composite of every despot who ing beginning...the playwright has a sense of comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each
ever lived...he is also savagely funny...Some humor that brings to mind a budding Wendy other. Winner of multiple playwriting awards.
plays ridicule their audience; others inspire Wasserstein and a liberated sense of form that “...Will be compared to Steel Magnolias, but
political action. Fatboy may be the rare work evokes a junior Paula Vogel.” -Los Angeles Times. forget steel; these mountain magnolias are
that does both.” –The Village Voice. “Clancy’s “Darkly comic. Feminine Ending has undeniable pure gold” humor, drama, warmth and six of
2004 Edinburgh Fringe hit adaptation of Alfred wit.” -New York Post. “Appealingly outlandish the most wonderful characters you’ll see –
Jarry’s Ubu Roi comes just in time for the Wall humor.” -The New York Times. “Courageous. tasty comfort for the playgoer’s soul.” –Bristol
Street meltdown and one of the most surreal The 90-minute piece swerves with nerve and Herald-Courier. “...Has drama, tragedy, love,
election campaigns in American history.” -Los naïveté. Sarah Treem has a voice all her own.” loss and redemption with plenty of comedy
Angeles Weekly. -Newsday. too.” –WhatsHappeningDayton.com. “A beautiful
FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance Southern comedy that will keep you in stitches
beginning to end.” –Elizabethton Star.
Father’s Day Film Chinois FEE: $75 per performance
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ISBN 978-0-573-11557-8 ISBN 978-0-573-66330-7
Eric Chappell Damon Chua
Comedy Mystery, Drama
2m, 2f 3m, 2f
Interior Unit set
It’s a cold winter’s evening and bitter, iras- 2007 Ovation Award, Best World Premiere
cible divorcee Henry is enjoying a scotch and Play. The place: Peking, China. The year:
some classical music in glorious solitude. He is 1947, an uneasy time between WWII and the
soon disturbed, however, by the unwelcome Communist takeover two years later. Randolph,
appearance of his son Matthew, bringing with a fresh-faced American operative, has been
him his new girlfriend, the unappealing punk/ sent to the Raymond Chandler-esque Imperial
goth Christine. Matthew is obviously keen for a City with an important mission. He makes prog-
reconciliation with his father, but Henry is quite ress, but soon chances into a staunch Maoist
happy the way things are, and sparks soon fly named Chinadoll, his would-be adversary

First Things First ending. Clara, in 204, is the shortest (ten to bursts of heart breaking insight…While funny,
twelve minutes) piece. It deals with two char- it’s also a faithful tone poem on its characters,
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acters in a poignant look at the problems of who end up dissected, desperate, and, in
ISBN 978-0-573-11219-5
aging and separation. Powerful theater! Harry, Sweet’s strange, deftly managed plot twists,
Derek Benfield
in 304, a five character play — and the wackiest strained in a dreary, Flannery O’Connor-like
Comedy — deals with an eighty-nine year-old gentle- neverland of an ending.” –Chicago Tribune.
3m, 3f man who is battling his greedy daughter at the “The plot outline suggests the possibility of a
Interior same time that he gets involved with an aging predictable and pedestrian piece of theater,
Pete and George are old friends. In fact, such hooker. When the daughter and the hooker redolent of easy sentiment. Not so. Mr. Sweet’s
good old friends that George has been Pete’s meet, “the audience laughs up a Florida-worthy ear is almost the equal of David Mamet’s, and
best man at both of his weddings. Pete, now hurricane!” (John Simon, Bloomberg News) he’s funnier…Sweet plays on [his characters’]
happily married to Sarah, is appalled when “Laughs galore! Without question, the funniest universality but bestows on them considerable
George arrives with the news that his first wife play in New York today! A ‘must-see’ theatrical soul, which he reveals with some lyricism…bal-
Jessica was not killed in a climbing accident as event for audiences of all ages. Powerhouse ancing abundant laughs with painfully exposed
they had thought but is alive and well and keen performances from Anita Gillette and Jamie nerve endings.” –Wall Street Journal.
to resume her life with Pete! This unexpected Farr.” -UPI. FEE: $75 per performance
revelation leads to a series of hilarious situ- Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
ations as Peter and George try to find a way please inquire for availability. For Better
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either of Pete’s wives or his second wife’s pow- ISBN 978-0-573-66398-7
erful mother. Another riotous comedy from the
author of Beyond a Joke, Look Who’s Talking and
Flight Eric Coble
#8217 $7.50 Comedy
Bedside Manners.
ISBN 978-0-573-63247-1 3m, 3f
FEE: $75 per performance Garth Wingfield In this plugged-in world of email, text-mes-
Drama saging and camera phones, do a bride and
Fish Story‚ A 4m, 2f groom really need to be in the same country
#8701 $9.95 Unit set to go on a honeymoon? Karen and Max are
ISBN 978-0-573-65240-0 getting married. At least, if their jobs will ever
When he touched down in Paris after more
Jon Tuttle let them be in the same city at the same time. A
than 30 hours in the air, he became the first
Comedy person to cross the Atlantic in an airplane…and romantic comedy for the digital age, For Better
2m, 2f an instantaneous star, adored the world over. is a hilarious new farce that pokes fun at our
Interior But that was only the first leg of his compli- overdependence on the gadgets in our lives.
George shoots a schnauzer and brings it trium- cated journey. Welcome to the world of Flight, “Eric Coble’s hilariously funny, psychologically
phantly back to Zee, who stuffs his pillowcase a powerful, provocative new play. Following astute portraits hit home with rib-tickling
with bloody fish parts. Fighting ensues, and Charles Lindbergh during 14 perilous years of acuity.” –The New York Times. “Coble’s work is a
the flood water outside is rising. For some his life — from the journey to Paris through the tour de force with physical and verbal comedy
reason, teenager daughter Annie dreams of kidnapping of his son and up to the beginning to spare.” –The New Yorker. “A Playwright to
escape from all this. Into their mountain cabin of World War II — Flight is a rich examination Watch: An unqualified original with rich and
stumbles poor Frank, the perfect replacement of a singular American life…and a thoroughly idiosyncratic works. A spirit of playful invention
for the son they lost. Now if only they can keep fascinating theatrical experience. “A well- pervades Coble’s repertoire.” –American Theatre
him without killing him, too. A Fish Story is a crafted play…a showcase of ideas that should Magazine. “Coble’s comedies are, of all things,
“funny, engaging yarn” (Modesto Bee) about be heard!” –The New Yorker. “Harrowing…the genuinely funny.” –Newsday.
coming to terms with loss and the love that best kind of theater — the kind with a heart!” FEE: $75 per performance
transcends the damage a family can do to itself. –Variety. “Fascinating…covers its subject skill-
“You won’t want this one to get away,” wrote fully and honestly, carefully balancing the pros FUBAR
the Union (CA) Democrat. “It’s hilarious. I like and cons of this complex figure.” –The Village #29210 $8.95
poignancy laced with humor, and A Fish Story Voice. ISBN 978-0-573-69792-0
gave me more than my limit of laughs.” A Fish FEE: $75 per performance Karl Gajdusek
Story has four characters, one set, and exactly Drama
one twist more than you think. Flyovers 3m, 2f
FEE: $75 per performance #29528 $8.95 Mary and David, camped out
ISBN 978-0-573-69870-5 amidst the boxes her abused
Flamingo Court Jeffrey Sweet mother left behind, are
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Luigi Creatore Winner! Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Outside, people self-actualize
Comedy Best New Script. It’s 1998 and the economic like crazy, riding the bubble.
troubles that will later engulf the rest of the When Mary herself is the
3m, 2f, 5 to 10 actors may be used depending
on doubling or tripling roles country are offering a preview of coming victim of an unprovoked act
attractions in Ohio. The plant that has been the of violence, it leads the pair
Character ages range from 60s to 89. This three down different paths of addiction and
part “slice of life” takes place in three differ- economic heart of a downstate town is closed
by a decision from Wall Street. Oliver, a movie realization: one to the violence itself, one to the
ent condos and has audiences laughing at abuse of cat tranquilizers. Meanwhile, Richard
the truth they see in what might be their own critic on a TV show, returns for a high school
reunion unaware that his current identification is a benevolent drug dealer working on his
neighbors - only zanier. Flamingo Court has book while Sylvia wants to use the internet to
ten characters. In the New York production, as a Jewish New Yorker can’t help but trigger a
reaction. An invitation from Ted, the bully who double her life. Drugs are consumed, David is
five actors played all the roles. Producers may tempted, Mary’s anger rises, and a gun is found
want to follow the above pattern, or cast up to used to plague him, and the addition of Ted’s
unstable wife Lianne and the provocative Iris among the house’s boxed possessions, as the
ten actors. In any case, audiences respond to mood spirals into delirium. FUBAR is the story
this trilogy with uproarious laughter and leave bring things to a boil in a play that is by turns
funny and wrenching. Flyovers had its world of four people trying to recognize the people
feeling they have experienced great entertain- they are becoming in a time that’s totally
ment. Angelina, in 104, is a Neil-Simonesque premiere at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theatre
breaking box office records and subsequently F.U.B.A.R. (F*cked up Beyond All Recognition).
three character piece that starts with smiles “A writer for Showtime’s Dead Like Me, Gajdusek
and grows into a hilarious, audience-howling opened Off-Broadway at the 78th Street
Theatre Lab in 2009. “Startling explosions and has a TV scripter’s flair for snappy dialogue, but

he also has a much rarer talent for deep Gee’s Bend Messy Samuals, the unloved, more boisterous
characterization and empathy, even when sibling, constantly strives to win the affections
#9216 $9.95
dealing with his most contemptible characters.” of Ma. Her deep need for love is played out in
ISBN 978-0-573-66382-6
–Variety. “The dot-com bubble — well, its the most touching and tragic of ways. Anna, the
Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
splintered psyches — are the subject of the shy and innocent visiting cousin, has left her
feverish FUBAR, an engrossing evocation of a Drama own troubled past in hopes of finding an new
time (the turn of the millennium) and a place 1m, 3f life filled with love and happiness. Her arrival is
(San Francisco, awash in Web money, pharma- Simple set the spark that sets the emotional fires burning
ceutical acronyms and online sexual encoun- Gee’s Bend depicts the from the Samuals family’s dark past. “A Gift from
ters)...the play rings true in feeling if not in turbulent history of Heaven indeed.” –LA Times.
plausibility...Mr. Gajdusek has a gift for the African-Americans in the FEE: $75 per performance
humorous moment...the production pulses like 20th century by focusing on
an all-night Ecstasy-fueled rave...FUBAR leaves a single family in the real
community of Gee’s Bend,
girl.
you with a decent buzz.” –The New York Times.
#9923 $9.95
FEE: $75 per performance Alabama, which is now
ISBN 978-0-573-65104-5
famous for the beautiful
Megan Mostyn-Brown
Fuente quilts created by the women
Drama
#29021 $8.95 that grew up there. Gospel
songs weave in and out of this hauntingly 1m, 4f
ISBN 978-0-573-69687-9
Cusi Cram beautiful work. “Gee’s Bend is a lovefest A play about what it means to be a “girl” in this
— between the characters in the play and the day and age. The girls in this play show great
Dramatic Comedy
land they live on, between the actors and the strength, revealing their vulnerabilities in lan-
4m, 2f characters they’re portraying, between the play guage that is honest and extremely compelling.
Something is not right. There is a secret and the audience.” –Orlando Sentinel. Split into three sections, the characters speak
humidity in the air in a town where the breezes “Touching, lovely, and true.” –Chicago entirely in monologues (with some overlap),
have been on strike for two hundred years. Sun-Times. providing great material for auditions and
Soledad thinks she is Alexis Carrington from Certain licensing restrictions may apply, monologue work. Following are the different
Dynasty and feels itchy. Chaparro can’t seem please inquire for availability. sections and their synopses: Things You Can’t
to scratch her itch anymore. Esteban might FEE: $75 per performance Tell Just By Looking At Her (1w) Hannah, a teen-
just be the man for the job. And Adela watches ager (15), talks about her drug-addicted sister’s
it all unfold as if it were a soap opera on TV.
Maybe it is? Anything is possible in Fuente,
Getting Sara Married recent suicide, and ponders how her relation-
ship with their mother was always clouded by
an almost-real town, somewhere between #9217 $9.95
her sister’s problems. We Did What We Could
where North America ends and South America ISBN 978-0-573-66262-1
With What We Had (2w, 1m) Lucy, a teenage girl
begins. Fuente is a magically-real comedy set Sam Bobrick
(17), her mother (30s), and her friend Isaac (17)
in a remote desert town about love, revenge, Comedy all speak directly to the audience about their
escape, and the perilous powers of Aqua Net 3m, 3f relationships with each other. Lucy thinks Isaac
hairspray. “The play, Fuente, is powerful, moving Interior loves her. Isaac really cares for Lucy, but is too
and original, which after a three-year develop- Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her restless to commit. Lucy’s mother is frightened
ment process and a Herrick Theatre Foundation mid-thirties, much too busy to get involved in that Lucy will end up making the same mistakes
Prize for New Play, is being given a smartly any romance. Her Aunt Martha has decided to she did as a teenager (and become a teenage
staged, well acted world premiere at Boyd’s take matters into her own hands and find her a mom). Lucy ends up not being able to follow
smaller venue in Sheffield. Cram has written husband. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha’s method in her mother’s footsteps, which in the end is
a small-scale at once real and mythical epic of doing it amounts to having the prospective probably for the best, even though she doesn’t
about love, vengeance and one’s sense of place. groom bopped over the head and brought feel so great about it. Lessons I’ve Learned (1w)
The language is earthy (this is NOT a family to Sara’s apartment. Aunt Martha’s choice is Lydia, a recent college grad, tells the story of
show!) and poetic. The characters and their Brandon Cates, a young man who handles her how she became pregnant at the end of college
stories are sad but also funny enough to have finances. Although Brandon is already engaged by a guy with whom she hoped to have a real
the audience burst out laughing. The Garcia to be married, this does not deter Aunt Martha. future, but instead he rejected her, citing her
Marquez-like magic is amusingly propelled by a After being bopped on the head a few times, slutty reputation. She decides to keep the baby
bottle of Aqua Net hair spray.” –Curtainup.com. having a temporary loss of memory and expe- and sees it as the first positive decision that
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, riencing several instances of mouth-to-mouth she’s ever made.
please inquire for availability. resuscitation and a confrontation with a very FEE: $75 per performance
FEE: $75 per performance angry fiancé Brandon slowly comes to realize
that Sara is really the girl for him. Glorious!
Gates of Gold FEE: $75 per performance #9902 $9.95
#29178 $8.95 ISBN 978-0-573-11156-3
ISBN 978-0-573-01676-9 Gift From Heaven‚ A Peter Quilter
Frank McGuinness #503 $7.50 Comedy
Drama ISBN 978-0-573-63281-5 2m, 4f
3m, 2f David Steen Unit set
Interior Drama The joyful Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion
Written by acclaimed Irish author Frank McGuin- 1m, 3f for singing, but a voice of disastrous proportions
ness, whose Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Simple set which left audiences crying with laughter. Spin-
earned a Tony® Award nomination, Gates of Gold Winner of eleven Drama-Logue Awards. Set ning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbe-
is an acerbic duel between two lovers, the fash- in a poverty stricken shack in the hills of North lievable recitals and an ultimate triumph at New
ionable and eloquent theatrical trailblazers who Carolina this story follows the Samuals family York’s Carnegie Hall—this is a true, heart-warming
founded Dublin’s Gate Theatre. Gates of Gold is as they struggle in their daily existence. Ma story about a group of eccentric friends who lived
witty and moving — a vibrant celebration of art, Samuals is a hard woman whose pain filled their dreams. The triumphant West End produc-
love, and finally, life itself. “Compelling! This en- childhood helped form her twisted view of love tion starred Maureen Lipman and was nominated
dearing love letter of a play!” –The New York Times. and religion. Charlie Samuals, the brooding, for the Laurence Olivier Award as Best New
“Moving! Provocative! Compelling performances!” more reticent sibling and the object of Ma’s Comedy. “Hilarious and touching.” –Daily Mail. “A
–New York Post. affections, is a simple man with innate wisdom glittering comedy with a heart.” –Sunday Times.
FEE: $75 per performance who dreams of life and love beyond the hills. FEE: $75 per performance

Ground Harry Thaw Hates Everybody the failure of the adult world to provide these kids
#29708 $8.95 #29719 $8.95 with a way through. This is deft and morally
ISBN 978-0-573-60039-5 ISBN 978-0-573-60065-4 serious writing, never exploitative and ultimately
Lisa Dillman Laural Meade full of pity. Everywhere, there is the kind of
Drama Dramatic Comedy with music precision and care that such a subject demands.”
3m, 3f 2m, 2f –Fintan O’Toole, New York Daily News.
Simple set Multiple sets Certain licensing restrictions may apply, please
When Zelda inherits her father’s pecan farm, Winner! Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle inquire for availability.
she discovers that the world at the border award for Best Writing. Harry Thaw Hates FEE: $75 per performance
between the United States and Mexico has Everybody is a genre-bending, high-speed,
changed. As she faces hard choices about turn-of-the-century romp in four acts – each Heaven Help Me
keeping or letting go of the farm, Zelda’s beliefs in a different theatrical style: vaudeville, living #29091 $8.95
about family, home, community and civil rights newspaper, courtroom farce and post-modern ISBN 978-0-573-69682-4
are tested in the face of a shifting political and collage. Set against a backdrop of gilded-age Joe Simonelli
social landscape. opulence and accompanied by authentic Comedy
FEE: $75 per performance period songs, the play takes as its starting 4m, 2f
point the real-life 1906 murder of New York’s Interior
Happy Ones, The architectural eminence Stanford White at the The three Holloway bothers have a real prob-
#29676 $8.95 hands of deranged coal baron Harry Thaw, his lem. Their string of casual restaurants is failing,
ISBN 978-0-573-69871-2 rival for the affections of Broadway super- youngest, black-sheep brother Rollie owes
Julie Marie Myatt soubrette Evelyn Nesbit. Using an eclectic money to every bookie in town, and they need
DramAtic Comedy mix of American pomp splashed with turn-of- to sell the family beach house to recapitalize
3m, 1f the-century burlesque theatrics, Harry Thaw the business. The only problem is that their
Winner! 2009 Ted Schmitt Award for the serves up a comedic tour de force for four great deceased fourth brother Fred is haunting the
world premiere of an Outstanding New Play – performers and a darkly whimsical look at the place and won’t vacate! “Simonelli really knows
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. clash between hedonism and poverty, the emo- his characters and he writes in a way which
Orange County, California, 1975. For Walter tional toll of romantic excess, and murderous really gets to people. The play is very amusing,
Wells, it’s the happiest place on earth. He has revenge a la high society. “One of the 10 best but it is also very touching.” –Asbury Park Press.
a beautiful wife. Two great kids. A house with plays of the year. Writer-director Laural Meade’s
inspired explosion of history, the underside of FEE: $75 per performance
a pool. Contentment. Until fate strikes a dev-
astating blow, leaving Walter with no reason Ragtime.” –The Los Angeles Times. “A provocative
to put the pieces of his life back together. new work… A must-see, with its savage mirth Huck & Holden
He resists attempts to help, especially the and social rage…The decision to slice the play #565 $7.50
unexpected — and unwanted — offer from into four distinct styles elevates it structurally ISBN 978-0-573-63395-9
a Vietnamese refugee named Bao Ngo, who into a work of epistemology – a saga calling in Rajiv Joseph
bears his own sadness. Then, across a cultural to question not only the motives for the killing, Comedy
divide, Walter and Bao find a game to share, but the shifting frame of truth itself…” –LA 3m, 2f
a song, a meal and then a way back in this Weekly. “How to describe this racy, rip-roarin’ Receiving rave reviews for both its New York
uplifting — and surprisingly funny — new play new review? Unique, hilarious, heady warped and Los Angeles productions, Rajiv Joseph’s
by a rising star in American theatre. “Wry and fun? Captivatingly crazy? Unconventional? Huck & Holden tells the story of Navin, an Indian
affecting…Myatt’s characters are so engaging There’s something about Harry that goes college student who’s fresh off the boat and
that it’s easy to push them toward comedy, beyond mere adjectives…fun galore!” –Back trying to remain focused on his studies while
which tends to reassure rather than surprise us.” Stage West. “Good as Gild! …Harry Thaw shows the temptations of America and college life
–The Los Angeles Times. “…Understated power you how to party like it’s just after 1899!” –Los start beating down his door. When Navin falls
of this gentle yet gripping dramedy…The most Angeles Downtown News. for Michelle, a young African-American woman,
impressive element of Myatt’s new work is the FEE: $75 per performance he finds that his perceptions of the world begin
dexterous way she elicits emotional resonance to expandand crumble. Called “a coming-of-
by giving the human frailties of the characters Hazelwood Jr. High age story with comedy, pathos, and a distinct
a weight equal to their innate compassion and #29004 $8.95 emotional core,” by Offoffline.com, Huck &
goodness. Subtly depicting the overwhelm- ISBN 978-0-573-69705-0 Holden is a romantic comedy that wrestles with
ingly difficult process of mourning and letting Rob Urbinati cultural stereotypes, racism, The Kama Sutra,
go, Myatt leavens the tragedy without blunting Drama The Catcher in the Rye, and how losing our inno-
its significance.” –Back Stage. 6f cence doesn’t always make us wiser. “Joseph’s
FEE: $75 per performance Simple set writing has the smarts and sophistication to rip
At first, Hazelwood Jr. High is away stereotypes while revealing his charac-
like any other middle school ters raw humanity. With simple storytelling, he
— cliques and crushes, dances deftly constructs Navin’s coming-of-age story
and detention. But when a with comedy, pathos, and a distinct emotional
new girl unwittingly steps into core. This is theater at its finest, and theater
a “love triangle,” a revenge plot that matters. Everything in this highly polished
is hatched, and events spin out production cries out for mention, but at the
of control, escalating into a heart of it all is Joseph’s taut, masterful script.”
shocking and unimaginable –Offoffonline.com. “Rajiv Joseph’s zesty comic
climax. Based on a true story. fantasy Huck & Holden...bursts into utter hilar-
“In this fierce, disturbing lament for the death of ity.” –Back Stage. “When Joseph hits, he knocks
childhood, the characters hardly change — but scenes out of the park, capturing that compli-
the audience does...Though the play retains a cated area between elation and frustration that
deadpan documentary feel, withholding most people in their 20s seem to exclusively
judgments and explanations until near the end, it inhabit.” –TalkinBroadway.com. “A charming,
is very much a dramatic artifice. Urbinati creates a goofy and frequently hilarious comedy of sex
mental jungle in which vampires and cuddly toys, and romance.” –BroadwayWorld.com.
Pentecostal visions and Kmart are tangled FEE: $75 per performance
together. Slowly, these juxtapositions lose their
humor and become an angry, insistent protest at

If I Were You the Gods themselves. All the silly decisions, the Jack Goes Boating
absurd destinies, and the goofy characters are
#29738 $8.95 #12581 $7.50
presented lightning-bolt fast with hysteri-
ISBN 978-0-573-11195-2 ISBN 978-0-573-65097-0
cal results as the clock is stopped with only
Alan Ayckbourn Bob Glaudini
seconds to spare.
3m, 2f FEE: $75 per performance
2m, 2f
Mal and Jill Rodale awake to a normal day; we Interior
discover their marriage is on the rocks and they Invisible River‚ The Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in its Off
are not really communicating with each other. #29152 $9.95
Broadway premiere, Jack Goes Boating is about
Mal, a rather aggressive manager at a home- ISBN 978-0-573-09398-2
four flawed but likeable lower-middle-class
fittings store with little empathy for his staff or Gautam Raja
New Yorkers. As they interact in this touching
customers, is having an affair largely conducted Drama and warmhearted play they learn how to stay
during his lunch-breaks. Jill, a house-wife, 3m, 2f, doubling possible afloat in the deep water of day-to-day living.
who has not worked for 15 years and patently Simple set Laced with cooking classes, swimming les-
regrets it, is also aware of Mal’s infidelities.
The play is set by Hinduism’s holiest river, the sons and a smorgasbord of illegal drugs, Jack
When her daughter Chrissie comes to visit,
Ganga, or Ganges, whose waters are believed Goes Boating is a story of date panic, marital
she realises Chrissie is being physically abused
to be self-cleansing and purifying and which meltdown, betrayal, and the prevailing grace
by her husband Dean, who works with Mal.
belief has scientific basis. But what are the of the human spirit. ”An immensely likable play
Meanwhile, Jill’s son Sam, struggling at school,
implications of science and religion sharing the [that] exudes a wry compassion.” –The New York
is keen on acting and wants to appear in the
same space on the banks of a holy river? When Times.”Endearing romantic comedy about a
school’s Shakespearean production. Jill sup-
Uma, a young scientist from Bangalore arrives married couple and the social-misfit friends
ports Sam despite clear opposition from Mal,
in Allahabad to investigate the possibility that they fix up. Witty and knowing and all heart.”
who believes acting is not for men and doubts
bacteriophages in the Ganga could be the –Variety. ”Glides effortlessly from the shallow
his son’s sexuality. At the end of the day, Mal
starting point of a new era of disease eradica- end of the emotional pool to the deep end.” –
and Jill go to bed. The next morning, Jill makes
tion, she sets off a ripple effect that will impact TheaterMania.com.
the horrific discovery that she and Mal have
the lives of several people. In India, everything FEE: $75 per performance
swapped bodies. While Mal’s world falls apart,
is interconnected and nothing is as simple as
Jill keeps control and insists they must maintain
a façade. This is not as easy as it sounds and
it seems. Kaputnik
Sam is soon confused by his parents’ strange FEE: $75 per performance #13629 $9.95
behaviour. Jill goes to work and proves a far ISBN 978-0-573-66293-5
more effective manager than Mal, solving many Irish Curse, The Frank Semerano
of the problems encountered by Mal the previ- #29694 $8.95 Comedy
ous day. At home, Mal – struggling with every ISBN 978-0-573-69891-0 3m, 3f
aspect of being a woman – meets Chrissie, who Martin Casella Unit set
reveals Dean’s abusive tendencies. He is also Comedy
Dr. Myles Stanton is an astronomer stationed
moved to tears when Sam performs a speech 5m
at a lonely observatory in the desert, but his
from A Midsummer Night’s Dream for him. So What “The Irish Curse” is – and how it manifests
job isn’t the only thing that keeps him in the
much so that when Dean returns and interrupts itself – is the raw centerpiece of this wicked,
dark. For Dr. Stanton is about to lose his wife,
him, Mal punches and humiliates Dean. Finally, rollicking and very funny new play. From its
Hali, to Blaine, his lab assistant and best friend.
Sam bonds with Mal when his ‘father’ (actually blistering language to its brutally honest
Why Hali would find the luckless and accident
Jill) makes him a sandwich, although he is con- look at sex and body image, The Irish Curse is
prone Blaine to be preferable to Dr. Stanton
vinced his family have been replaced by aliens. a revealing portrait of how men, and society,
bewilders this egocentric astronomer more
Mal and Jill retire to bed. As they doze off they define masculinity. In doing so, it dares to pose
than any mystery he has ever viewed through
find their personalities have been restored but the fundamental question that has been on the
his telescope. It’s not just that Blaine’s obses-
are unable to ignore what has happened, they minds of men since the beginning of time: “Do
sion with an impending invasion from Mars
agree to talk about their future in the morning. I measure up to the next guy?” Size matters to
makes him seem such an odd choice for the
They fall asleep in each other’s arms. a group of Irish-American men (all profession-
sophisticated and lovely Hali. But what is it
FEE: $75 per performance ally successful New Yorkers) who meet every
about Blaine that has also earned the attention
Wednesday night, in a Catholic church base-
of three strangers in trench coats, fedoras and
Iliad‚ Odyssey and all of Greek ment, at a self-help group for men with small
dark glasses? Dr. Myles Stanton, left in charge
penises. This alleged Irish trait is the focus of
Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less‚ The their weekly sessions, as they all feel this “short-
of an obsolete observatory he was sure every-
#11153 $9.95 one had forgotten about, takes center stage
coming” has ruined their lives. One evening,
ISBN 978-0-573-66387-1 in an international game of cat and mouse. It
when a twenty-something blue-collar guy joins
Jay Hopkins and John Hunter is the evening of the launch of Sputnik. World
the group, he challenges everything the other
Comedy tensions are high. Spies and sleeper cells are
men think about “The Irish Curse” ...tackling
suspected to be everywhere. Invaders could
3m, 2f, with doubling, flexible casting their obsession with body image and unmask-
come from anywhere. “It’s been some fifty years
On a simple stage, with the clock ticking ing the comical and truthful questions of
when the ‘Russies’ were thought to excel and
in front of everyone’s eyes, the cast speeds identity, masculinity, sex and relationships that
lead when it came to the space race. Kaputnik
through all of Greek Mythology. It’s funny, men must face every day in the world. “Casella
shows how these ‘reds’ were just red in the face
updated and made easy to understand. The is at his best when he’s going for laughs. He
— the same way that the theater audience will
Gods walk the Red Carpet. The Creation of gets a lot of them.” –The New York Times. “Critics
be after having a few good belly laughs!...They
Mankind is a botched subcontractor’s job. Pick! Colorful character-driven comedy.” –Time
may have been first in space, but they still can’t
Man and Pandora try settling down despite Out New York. “The Irish Curse is a very human
write a play as funny as this one!” –Accessibly
an ominous wedding gift. Love stories are a and even humane play. You will find yourself
Live. “Reminiscent of the 1950s, Your show of
dating show and the Greek Tragedies are sports rooting for these esteem-building sessions to
shows” –Back Stage West. “Falling and sweating
highlights! And don’t forget the two greatest succeed.” –Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press.
and sputtering and strangling his subordinate,
stories ever told, The Iliad and The Odyssey. “ONE OF THE BEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR! Truly
Myles is like Homer Simpson, complete with lab
Kidnap Helen of Troy and you’ve got a 10 year original, truly hysterical and truly touching! You
coat” –Los Angeles Weekly.
slap-fight of epic proportions with pouty will be enthralled! –Talk Entertainment.
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, FEE: $75 per performance
Achilles, war-hungry Agamemnon and clever
Odysseus, destined to wander the seas for 10 please inquire for availability.
more years fighting giants, seductresses and FEE: $75 per performance

Kindness Kitchen Witches‚ The La Gringa

#29096 $8.95 #12996 $7.50 #12983 (English) $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69680-0 ISBN 978-0-573-63286-0 #12991 (Spanish) $9.95
Adam Rapp Caroline Smith ISBN 978-0-573-66334-5 (English)
Drama Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-66343-7(Spanish)
2m, 2f 2m, 2f Carmen Rivera
Interior Unit set Comedy
An ailing mother and her Winner of the 2005 Samuel French Canadian 3m, 3f
teenaged son flee Illinois and Play Contest. Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle Both English and Spanish
a crumbling marriage for the are two “mature” cable-access cooking show versions available. La Gringa
relative calm and safety of a hostesses who have hated each other for 30 is about a young woman’s
midtown Manhattan hotel. years, ever since Stephen Biddle dated one and search for her identity. María
Mom holds tickets to a married the other. When circumstances put Elena García goes to visit her
popular musical about love them together on a TV show called “The Kitchen family in Puerto Rico during
among bohemians. Her son Witches”, the insults are flung harder than the the Christmas holidays and
isn’t interested, so Mom takes food! Dolly’s long-suffering TV-producer son arrives with plans to connect
the kindly cabdriver instead, Stephen tries to keep them on track, but as with her homeland. Although
while the boy entertains a visitor from down long as Dolly’s dressing room is one inch closer this is her first trip to Puerto
the hall, an enigmatic, potentially dangerous to the set than Isobel’s, it’s a losing battle, and Rico, she has had an intense love for the island
young woman. Kindness is a play about the the show becomes a rating smash as Dolly and even majored in Puerto Rican Studies in
possibility for sympathy in a harsh world and and Isobel top both Martha Stewart and Jerry college. Once María is in Puerto Rico, she
the meaning of mercy in the face of devastat- Springer! “Canadian playwright Caroline Smith realizes that Puerto Rico does not welcome her
ing circumstances. “Compelling. A well-crafted has whipped up a hilarious tale.” –Simcoe Times- with open arms. The majority of the Puerto
mini-thriller, which keeps you in suspense until Reformer. “Take a handful of animated actors, Ricans on the island consider her an American
the final blackout.” – Joe Dziemianowics, New add a lively and responsive audience, let the — a gringa — and María considers this a
York Daily News “Rapp has raised some plot thicken and you get a savoury show that’s betrayal. If she’s a Puerto Rican in the United
provocative questions about the prickly sure to please even the fussiest palate.” –The States and an American in Puerto Rico — María
mother/son relationship he has drawn in such Orangeville Banner. concludes that she is nobody everywhere. Her
detail.”– Marilyn Stasio, Variety “Pungent, FEE: $75 per performance uncle, Manolo, spiritually teaches her that
vivid...Rapp finds a gentle approach to his identity isn’t based on superficial and external
characters’ physical and emotional pain Kosher Lutherans definitions, but rather is an essence that she
without turning sentimental. His playful side is has had all along in her heart. This play is
#29131 $8.95
on display too.” [Four stars] – Diane Snyder, published in a bilingual edition, if you are
ISBN 978-0-573-69715-9
Time Out New York “Adam Rapp can write applying for licensing rights please state which
William Missouri Downs
dense, tense, funny dialogue.” – Charles version (English or Spanish) you wish to
Isherwood, The New York Times “A taut and Full Length, Comedy produce. “90 minutes of laughter...Carmen
involving dark comedy. Hilarious and unset- 2m, 3f Rivera has captured the spirit of the Puerto
tling.” – Dan Bacalzo, TheatreMania.com Unit set Rican experience.” –The New York Times.
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Kosher Lutherans centers on “Carmen Rivera’s deft playwriting delivers Maria
please inquire for availability. Hanna and Franklyn, the from her personality crisis with spiritual
FEE: $75 per performance seemingly perfect couple transcendence.”–The Village Voice.
who desperately want to FEE: $75 per performance
Kissing Fidel have a child of their own, but
#12626 $7.50
are unable to do so. As the
couple begins to wonder if
Last Schwartz‚ The
ISBN 978-0-573-64012-4 #7110 $9.95
they’ll ever become parents,
Eduardo Machado ISBN 978-0-573-66350-5
they have a chance encoun-
Comedy Deborah Zoe Laufer
ter with a God-fearing
4m, 2f pregnant girl from Iowa who offers to let the Comedy
Unit set couple adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. Just 3m, 3f
Kissing Fidel is set in an upscale Miami funeral before the adoption papers are signed, Hanna The Schwartz family is on its
home, where a Cuban-American family has and Franklyn discover the girl is unaware that last legs. Their father’s dead
gathered for its matriarch’s final rights. The they are Jewish. Knowing the revelation could and their Catskills home is up
black sheep of the family, a successful novelist throw a ratchet into the whole works, the for sale. Norma’s husband
who has used his relatives as the source mate- couple poses as Lutherans to appeal to the hasn’t spoken to her since
rial for his books, much to their horror and girl’s apparent Midwestern sensibilities. But she turned their 15 year-old
pride, unexpectedly returns, announcing that how far are they willing to go to have a family? son in for smoking pot. After
he plans to return to Cuba to kiss and forgive FEE: $75 per performance five miscarriages it appears
Fidel Castro. Herb’s wife won’t provide him
FEE: $75 per performance with an heir. Simon has one
foot on the moon. Gene’s girlfriend is about to
have an abortion. And nobody seems very clear
about what it is to be a family anyway. What is it
to be a family? Does anybody care any more? Is
Judaism all there is to hold the family together?
Or is that what it will take to push the family
apart? As Simon says, the Earth as we know it is
really on its last legs too. When all of mankind is
blown into oblivion, who’s going to care
whether there were Jews? Or how hard a few
generations fought to keep the faith alive? The
Cherry Orchard takes a holiday in the Catskills as
the Schwartz family congregates, maybe for the
last time, on the one-year anniversary of their

father’s death. “Incendiary drama and wickedly Literary Lesson‚ The Lizards
self-deprecating humor...she shows herself to
#13774 $18.95 #13770 $9.95
be a vital new voice for the theater willing to
ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4 ISBN 978-0-573-65113-7
wade into potentially abrasive waters and
Norman Beim Megan Mostyn-Brown
skillful enough to cut the sting with laughter.”
–Palm Beach Post. “A beautifully crafted new Drama Drama
play that weaves hilarity, mystery and loss into 3m, 3f 3m, 3f
a resonant tale about a family’s disintegration.” Adam, a young, up and coming novelist, A near-drowning accident sends Phoebe into
–The Miami Herald. “The Last Schwartz is meets his youthful idol, the world renowned a tailspin as she turns away from her marriage
rollicking, sad, shocking, goofy, and thoughtful. author, Geoffrey Kendall. They strike up a deep and toward her rescuer. Science teacher Victor
It is comic drama firing on all cylinders, a friendship. Adam becomes Geoffrey’s alter loses his job and meets an unusual girl all in
superb work of theater by a playwright in full ego. That same week-end Adam meets the one day. While Ronnie is deciding whether
command of her considerable gift for character lovely Dorothy Hewitt. He falls in love with her. to tell her newly single roommate Sebastian
and dialogue.” –The Washington Times. Complications ensue when Geoffrey advises how she really feels. Through a masterful web
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Adam not to marry, since family life is the of intertwined storylines and relationships,
please inquire for availability. reason that Geoffrey never achieved the great- Lizards...tells the tale of six twenty-somethings
FEE: $75 per performance ness he aspired to. A literate ironic comedy adapting to stress - and on the brink of change.
based loosely on a novella by Henry James. FEE: $75 per performance
Life and Beth “You always tickle my funny bone.” –Jerry Stiller.
#29742 $8.95
“Beim is a sensitive writer, able to view the Looking
controversial issues of today with gentle humor
Alan Ayckbourn #13813 $7.50
and compassion.” –WHBI-Radio.
Drama ISBN 978-0-573-63037-8
3m, 3f Published in Comedy Tonite! Norm Foster
Comedy
After thirty-three years of marriage, Beth 2m, 2f
must now accept the passing of her husband, Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody‚ A Interior
Gordon. Well known for being the perfect #13769 $9.95
From one of Canada’s most popular playwrights
couple, they never once had an argument and ISBN 978-0-573-67038-1
comes this hilarious comedy. Val is an O.R.
those close to Beth wonder how she will ever Ron Bernas
nurse, Andy is in the storage business, Nina is a
cope without Gordon. So her sister-in-law, Mystery/thriller police officer and Matt is the host of a morning
Connie, and son, Martin, arrive on Christmas 4m, 2f radio show. They’re middle-aged, single and
Eve to take care of her during this difficult Unit set looking. Val agrees to meet Andy after answer-
time – problem being that Beth no longer It’s New Year’s Eve at the ing his personal ad in the newspaper and Nina
wants to be taken care of and is actually Perry mansion, and Julia and and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends
enjoying her new freedom as a widow. As Matthew Perry seem to have for support. What follows is hilarious, touch-
Martin determinedly organizes Christmas on it all. But Matthew wants ing and so very true to life. “A winning, witty
Gordon’s behalf, which includes bringing along something more — to be rid script that audiences will find difficult to resist.”
his suppressed girlfriend, Ella, to whip up a of his wife Julia so he can –London Free Press. “Touchingly funny.” –Port
gastronomic feast, Connie drowns her sorrows have some real fun! He Stanley News. “Foster at his witty best.” –Sarnia
with red wine and constantly reminds Beth how resolves to murder Julia by Observer. “One of (Foster’s) best and most
wonderful Gordon was. But cracks begin to the new year’s end, and tells enduring and endearing plays.” –St. Thomas
appear and we see that Beth’s blissful marriage her so. She vows to stay alive, Times Journal.
was not all it seemed. This is amplified when and tells him so. And so the game begins: a
Gordon’s ghost appears, all set to continue FEE: $75 per performance
hilarious year-long match of wits and the
ordering Beth’s life for her. With the help of the witless. While Julia cleverly dodges Matthew’s
local clergyman and a little belief in herself, devious murder attempts, the Perry friends and
Losing Lawrence
Beth must speak up for herself and convince #14725 $7.50
staff are dying off mysteriously. It seems
Gordon that she is ready to take things into her ISBN 978-0-573-63393-5
Matthew is successful in murdering everyone
own hands. Life and Beth is the final play in Alan Donna Gerdin
but Julia. As the bodies are falling, dim-witted
Ayckbourn’s Things That Go Bump ghost trilogy, daughter Bunny contemplates calling off her Dark Comedy
with Haunting Julia and Snake in the Grass. wedding to unwitting Donald since all the 1m, 3f
FEE: $75 per performance intended gift-bearing guests are dying. Enter Interior
Detective Plotnik — a Sam Spade reincarnation Losing Lawrence explores the mystery surround-
Lifetime Burning, A who suspects everyone, but hasn’t a clue. That ing the remains of D.H. Lawrence five years after
#29267 $8.95 is, not until Donald stumbles upon Julia and his death. His widow, Frieda, has returned with
ISBN 978-0-573-69828-6 gentlemanly butler Buttram in what Donald his ashes from Europe to find her two friends
Cusi Cram mistakenly perceives as a compromising — and former rivals for his affection — clean-
Dramatic Comedy situation. Donald jumps to the conclusion that ing her house in time for the tasteful memorial
1m, 3f Julia is the murderer — trying to murder service they have planned. But their plan runs
If you had the power to revise your past, what Matthew! A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody is counter to Frieda’s. What follows is a series of plot
would you change? Who would you be? Trust an homage to the screwball comedies of the twists as they struggle over the decision of how
fund darling Emma imagines what her life 30’s and 40’s. “A delightful surprise...an evening best to honor him. Added to the mix is a young,
would have been like had she come from a of fun just on the proper side of slapstick.” ambitious reporter trying to learn the truth about
less privileged background. Trouble is, she –Lansing State Journal. Lawrence that is buried between the innuendos
chronicles her alternate life in a new tell-all FEE: $75 per performance and accusations leveled by the women against
“memoir” that was sold for a hefty advance. each other. Set in New Mexico in 1930, the play
When Emma is exposed, will her sister, Tess, explores the complicated relationship of these
stand by her? Or will Emma’s deceit destroy three women as they attempt to hide a ter-
their already fractured relationship? This dark rible secret in order to protect a famous writer’s
comedy brings up questions of legacy, loyalty reputation. “Seldom have the ups and downs of
and what it means to belong. “The dialogue friendship among three such different women
crackles with snappy sarcasms.” –The New York been explored quite this way.” –Washington Times.
Times. “Quirky, often funny, and sharp-witted FEE: $75 per performance
writing.” –The Village Voice.
Louisiana Gentleman‚ A Love Song of Saul Alinsky‚ The Make Believe

#13773 $8.95 #13771 $9.95 #29098 $9.95
ISBN 978-1-425-14522-4 ISBN 978-0-573-65129-8 ISBN 978-0-573-69685-5
Rosary Hartel O’Neill Herb Schapiro Kristin Anna Froberg
Comedy Historic/Docudrama Drama
1m, 3f 3m, 2f 3m, 3f
Unit set Simple set Simple set
Malter Ashton, a medical student in his mid- The play is based on the life of Saul Alinsky, Natasha Lisenko is twenty-
twenties from a prominent New Orleans family, who, starting out from Chicago’s mean streets, two years old. She’s clever,
has fallen in love with a middle-aged actress became a master organizer in American cities creative, can describe the
and is getting married, much to the chagrin of from the ‘30s through the ‘60s. With his imagi- plot of every episode of
his mentally disturbed sister and his eccentric, native techniques, colorful language, and wild Battlestar Galactica, and
alcoholic old aunt. His aunt forces him to take humor, Alinsky taught communities how to win hasn’t left the house in five
care of his sister after he’s married and all the over an indifferent establishment and resurrect years. Her sister, Lena, is an
southern belles in the household are almost themselves. His ideas are still a force today. energetic, popular, occasion-
too much to bear. The histrionics never stop We see Alinsky on the road in 1972, at the end ally cruel high-school
as the women compete for Malter’s love and of his career and exhausted after an off-day, cheerleader — or was, the
attention. Ultimately, an uneasy truce is called weighing the worth of all his efforts. Alone in last time Natasha saw her. As Natasha works her
once a baby is born and Christmas rolls around, his motel room, he conjures up the trials and way through delayed adolescence and a
but continued craziness is undoubtedly in their triumphs of past campaigns in urban ghettos, strangely evolving relationship with her tutor,
future. Especially powerful roles for women. middle-class neighborhoods, and colleges. her family works to move forward without a
Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and He relives encounters with Al Capone, Mayor sister, without a daughter, and without answers
other New Orleans Comedies, $23.00 Daley, Marshall Field, Senator Joe McCarthy, to the questions surrounding her disappear-
FEE: $75 per performance Albert Einstein, Catholic bishops, and Vietnam ance. When the case is suddenly re-opened,
vets. He revives his passion for democracy that Natasha is forced to make a decision. Reality or
Love Person enabled him time and again to succeed against imagination? Make believe or truth? Or can she,
the odds. The next day, rejuvenated, Alinsky as she’s been doing for the past five years, go
#29188 $8.95
sets out on what will be his final campaign for a on existing someplace in between?
ISBN 978-0-573-69745-6
newer world. Advocating the simplest of means FEE: $75 per performance
Aditi Brennan Kapil
to effect change, he prevails on his audience
Dramatic Comedy
1m, 3f
to find within their everyday lives the tools to Martha‚ Josie, and the Chinese Elvis
rebuild their communities and secure, some-
Interior #14827 $24.95
thing of what we are all looking for: laughter,
ISBN 978-0-571-22596-5
Love Person is a four part love beauty, love, and the chance to create.
Charlotte Jones
story in Sanskrit, ASL and FEE: $75 per performance
English in which love Comedy
2m, 4f
transcends sexual orienta-
tion, physical attraction, and
Magic Hands Freddy A feel-good comedy focusing on Josie Botting,
#14831 $7.50
social structure, and rests a retiring dominatrix, who is having a birth-
ISBN 978-0-573-66238-6
instead on the ways in which day party but is in no mood to celebrate, her
Arje Shaw
we communicate and how cleaner, obsessive-compulsive Martha, who
communication bonds or Dark Comedy can’t pry herself away from her Mr. Sheen the
breaks us. The play is 3m, 1f Chinese Elvis who looks the part but hasn’t
structured around four Sanskrit love poems Unit set quite learned the words and Lionel, Josie’s most
that influence and reflect the journeys of the This provocative new play is about two broth- satisfied customer, there to make sure every-
characters. Free, a Deaf woman in a relationship ers whose lives are worlds apart, but whose thing goes off with a bang! Writer Charlotte
with Maggie, accidentally falls into a deceptive loyalty and love for each other creates a Jones is one of Britain’s hottest young talents.
email correspondence with her sister Vic’s love compelling, dramatic story. Freddy, a masseur, Her wonderful and compelling play is full of
interest Ram, a Sanskrit professor. Free and Ram lives a simple hard working life, yet he develops quirky characters, including the excruciating
discover a connection, based largely on an a keen in-depth philosophy about the world lip-quivering routines of songs by the Chinese
affinity between their two languages. As a around him. “Shaw’s script is filled with lively, Elvis. Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis won
result of the deception, Vic and Ram also begin fluid dialogue and clever lines.” –Variety. ”Italy the Pearson Television Best Play Award for
to fall in love. Meanwhile Free and Maggie’s colors the culture, family is central and love, 1998 and Manchester Evening News Best New
relationship struggles to survive. “Kapil’s Love trust and betrayal swirl through the telling... Play for 1999. It also contributed to Charlotte
Person is a fascinating brew of emotion, wit and engrossing!” –The New York Times. Jones winning the Critics Circle Most Promising
intellect that challenges its audience to FEE: $75 per performance Playwright Award 1999. “Charlotte Jones...one
reassess how the form of communication of our most accomplished and entertaining
shapes understanding.” –Minneapolis Star young playwrights.”–Financial Times. “What
Tribune. “Startling and evocative” –Twin Cities strikes one is the play’s generosity of spirit and
Daily Planet. “Heart-pounding attraction, belief in human potential...confirms that Jones
intense all-night conversations...Aditi Brennan has a great future.” –Guardian.
Kapil’s Love Person captures the giddiness of Published in Charlotte Jones: Plays One.
new love affairs. But the play is even more FEE: $75 per performance
eloquently realistic about the wear and tear
that time wreaks on relationships.” –American
Theatre Magazine, July 2008.

Mauritius Men of Tortuga MOMologues‚ The

#14837 $8.95 #29062 $9.95 #29182 $12.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66019-1 ISBN 978-0-573-69648-0 ISBN 978-0-573-69739-5
Theresa Rebeck Jason Wells Sheila Eppolito, Stefanie Cloutier
Comedy Drama and Lisa Rafferty
3m, 2f 5m Comedy
Interior Four men conspire to defeat a despised oppo- 4f
Stamp collecting is far more nent by a ruthless act of violence: they will fire a Simple set
risky than you think. After missile into a crowded conference room on the This original comedy about motherhood rips
their mother’s death, two day of an important meeting. Maxwell, a hero away the gauzy mask of parenthood to reveal
estranged half-sisters of the old guard, volunteers to sacrifice himself what all mothers know but don’t always talk
discover a book of rare for the plan. Then Maxwell meets Fletcher, an about: it’s overwhelming and exhausting, but
stamps that may include the idealist with a “Compromise Proposal” designed also very, very funny. From the joys of infertility,
crown jewel for collectors. to resolve all conflicts. Maxwell regards the through reading the same books over and over
One sister tries to collect on Compromise as hopeless, but he develops a and over, to finally seeing your baby get on that
the windfall, while the other liking for Fletcher - a distressing fact when school bus, this play mines the laughs and tears
resists for sentimental Maxwell learns that, if the conspiracy proceeds, of the early years of motherhood. Four separate
reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly young Fletcher will be among the dead. As the characters tell their individual stories, either
simple sale becomes dangerous when three scheme spins wildly into complication, the directly to the audience in monologues, or in
seedy, high-stakes collectors enter the sisters’ plotters descend into suspicion, bloodlust and scenes with each other. Mothers everywhere
world, willing to do anything to claim the rare raucous infighting, while Fletcher is drawn, can relate to the labor stories, the frustration of
find as their own.”Unsurprisingly for a writer inexorably, into the lion’s den. “Jason Wells isn’t a simple trip to the store, the quest to connect
with extensive experience in TV police giving everything away in his captivating new with other mothers, all of which causes them
procedurals like “NYPD Blue” and “Law & Order: play Men of Tortuga. And that’s just about the to plan moms’ nights out and arrive in packs to
Criminal Intent,” one of Rebeck’s strengths is her way it should be. In a crackling world premiere laugh hysterically at this tribute to “the tough-
skill at stitching tension into every exchange. at the Asolo Repertory Theater, Wells tells a est job you’ll ever love. ”The show is about the
The five characters in Mauritius pair up and face story of corporate greed, power, surveillance ups and downs of motherhood; what binds
off in shifting configurations, the emotionally and the secrecy that increasingly pervades our mothers together, not what sets them apart...
fraught edges of their twisty encounters made daily lives. Wells and the Asolo cast grab the edgy, funny, and true.” –Showcase Magazine.
all the more intriguing by the fact that items as audience from the start...The play pulses with ”At the show we caught Saturday, the audience
apparently innocuous as postage stamps fuel energy...” –Variety. “Gripping! You’ll be hearing frequently exploded in laughter.” –The Boston
the friction.” –Variety. “One wouldn’t think that more about Men of Tortuga, a blistering new Globe. “Reveals the funny, secretive side of
the subject of rare stamps would make for play about corporate and government malfea- having kids!” –Parents & Kids Magazine.
gripping, entertaining theater, but Theresa sance from a Chicago actor named Jason Wells FEE: $75 per performance
Rebeck’s Mauritius, being given its Broadway (who turned in the best piece of writing all year
premiere by the Manhattan Theatre Club, from a playwright.)...On one level, Jason Wells’ Motherhouse
proves otherwise...The sort of well-made, elliptical drama Men of Tortuga is a genre-based
#15726 $8.95
engrossing and unpretentious play rarely thriller a la James Bond or Quentin Tarantino.
ISBN 978-0-573-69749-4
encountered on Broadway these days, Mauritius But Wells is sufficiently skilled to dig deeper
Victor Lodato
is a welcome introduction to the fall season.” than that...taut sophistication...” –Chicago
–The Hollywood Reporter. Tribune. Drama
2m, 2f
Multiple sets
FEE: $100 per performance Milk Winner of the L. Arnold Weissberger Award.
Clive arrives at the house of his mother and
#29709 $8.95
Meg ISBN 978-0-573-60040-1
sister. He says he’s fleeing from the police, but
perhaps it’s just another one of his delusions.
#15006 $8.95 Emily DeVoti
Unbeknownst to him, he has shown up on a
ISBN 978-0-573-61286-2 Dramatic Comedy
tragic anniversary: three years prior, his sister’s
Paula Vogel 3m, 3f
child was killed n a brutal shooting. As fate
Historic/Docudrama Rural New England, just before Reagan’s second
seems bent on shattering the walls, mother
3m, 2f term. Meg and Ben are a creditor away from
Mae valiantly attempts to keep house.
Simple set losing their family farm. To the rescue flies a
high-powered businessman – in a private chop- FEE: $75 per performance
Written by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Paula
per no less – offering a tidy sum for a taste of
Vogel and based on the life of Margaret More
farm life and the pure, raw milk that goes with Mustang Sally
Roper, the political and ruthless male hierar-
it. Even before locavores roamed the earth, #15756 $9.95
chies of Henry VIII and the Church are offstage
“back to the land” was hardly as simple as its ISBN 978-0-573-66048-1
forces imprisoning Meg. She is a unique woman
promise; livestock and humans aren’t known Linda Felton Steinbaum
isolated from her time and environment
for behaving as expected. And so it is Milk, an Drama
through the gift and curse of her developed
elegant parable of change set on the cusp of 2m, 3f
intellect. Meg intertwines several themes and
a shifting American landscape. “There is an Interior
levels: It is the story of Sir Thomas More seen
engagingly original streak running through
through his daughter’s eyes, it’s about a young Mustang Sally tackles the timely and sensi-
her writing… [DeVoti] fills Milk with interesting
wife and mother — and it’s also an exploration tive topic of female teachers who have sex
details (lots of cow knowledge) and unex-
of the father-daughter relationship painfully with their underage students, justice, and
pected touches.” –The New York Times.
becoming a man-woman one — as Meg discov- double standards. As the play begins, the affair
ers “both diminish in size.” It’s not a history between Sal, a 13-year-old male middle school
play — rather a play about history — and the student, and his 31-year-old teacher, Kathy, has
ignored role women have played in history. already been discovered. Kathy’s older, suc-
FEE: $75 per performance cessful and high-powered, commitment phobic
sister Elizabeth, steps forward to take charge
and help. She quickly enlists the aid of one of
her suitors, a divorced male attorney, Edward.
Elizabeth attempts to solve Kathy’s problems

while also trying to navigate her own life, and - so funny that you will cry from laughter. Wild a minor television celebrity who has appeared
curb her religiously fanatic mother’s destruc- Desires is attracting thousands of people once on the cover of the Radio Times. He,
tive behavior. Along the way, deep family issues to the Bajka Theatre.” - Imperium TV and TV occupied with searching for his absent BAFTA
are uncovered, the result being an involving Weekly, Warsaw, Poland. “A great success. The winning wife, Paula, has agreed Winnie can stay
and insightful drama that provides food for audience leaves it rolling over and over with and do her homework until Laverne finishes.
thought about serious subjects. laughter.” - Montreal’s leading theatre critic, Winnie also promises to Laverne that, as it is a
FEE: $75 per performance Daniel Guerard on Bon Dimattche. “The town’s Tuesday, she will practice her French all day in
best laugh!” - B. T., Copenhagen. “Straight in preparation for Laverne’s dream of moving to
My First Time the bull’s eye. The audience laughs its head back to Martinique in the Caribbean, where her
off, thanks to the light and piquant humor of parents were born. In the living room, Winnie
#15763 $8.95
the play...Outstanding for the modernity of begins to write her essay, My Wonderful Day.
ISBN 978-0-573-66374-1
its mockery.”- Veja, Brazil. “Almost drove the As the day progresses, several visitors come to
Ken Davenport and Real People Just Like You
audience wild...One of the greatest nights of Kevin’s house – his secretary, and the woman
Comedy ongoing laughter the audience has given us he is having an affair with, as well as a business
2m, 2f since I can’t remember when.” WNEDT-TV, New colleague recently estranged from his wife
Simple set York, Studio Arena Theatre production. and daughter. Winnie’s insistence on speaking
”I remember my first sexual FEE: $75 per performance French alternately confuses and delights while
experience. I was alone at the she interacts with the adults and watches their
time!” (Story #6509). “I still have My Sweetheart’s the Man in the Moon drama unfold. When Laverne’s waters break,
the Metallica shirt he wore that #15743 $7.50 Winnie is left with Kevin, but his antipathy for
night.” (Story #23960) “File mine ISBN 978-0-573-64238-8 children reveals itself quickly. Eventually Paula
under clumsy and awkward!” Don Nigro returns, confronts Kevin, and takes Winnie to
(Story #4294). My First Time the hospital to be reunited with Laverne. When
Dramatic Comedy
features four actors in hysterical Laverne asks her daughter to read the essay
and heartbreaking stories about 2m, 3f
she’s been working on all day, Winnie reluc-
first sexual experiences written by real people. Unit set
tantly opens her book and begins reading My
In 1998, a decade before blogging began, a In the first years of the twentieth century, Wonderful Day...
website was created that allowed people to Evelyn Nesbit, the beautiful, teen-age pin up FEE: $75 per performance
anonymously share their own true stories and chorus girl, was the entrancing center of
about their First Times. The website became an an explosive and deadly love triangle involving
Stanford White, her married lover and the archi-
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
instant phenomenon as over 40,000 stories #16130 $8.95
poured in from around the globe that were silly, tect of many of the most famous buildings in
ISBN 978-0-573-66354-3
sweet, absurd, funny, heterosexual, homosex- New York, who liked to push her naked on a red
Jennifer Haley
ual, shy, sexy and everything in between. And velvet swing, and Harry K. Thaw, the wealthy,
manic and demented roller-skating Pittsburgh Dark Comedy
now, these true stories and all of the unique
characters in them are brought to life by four playboy who married her, beat her with a horse 2m, 2f, expandable casting up to 7m, 8f
actors in this acclaimed 90 minute play from whip, and eventually shot White through the Unit set
Ken Davenport, producer of Altar Boyz and eye socket during a musical performance at In a suburban subdivision
creator of The Awesome 80s Prom. “Funny and the rooftop theatre at White’s Madison Square with identical houses,
touching to sweet, sexy and silly!” –The Village Garden. This wickedly funny play chronicles parents find their teenagers
Voice. “One of New York’s best new plays! the grotesque events leading up to and after addicted to an online horror
Phenomenal!” –EdgeNewYork.com. “One of the this notorious murder and Evelyn’s wild, video game. The game
most entertaining plays I’ve seen this year.” strange journey through her American tabloid setting? A subdivision with
–CurtainUp.com. “THEATRE FOR A NEW nightmare as she is hounded by carnivorous identical houses. The goal?
GENERATION! A diverting evening of first-time reporters, threatened, used, betrayed, bribed, Smash through an army of
tales that is by turns comical, erotic, sentimen- stalked and nearly destroyed by the rich, the zombies to escape the
tal, galling, heart-rendering, and even mildly corrupt, the violent and the insane. Part of neighborhood for good. But
political.” –TheGlobeandMail.com Review Nigro’s ongoing dramatic saga of America in as the line blurs between virtual and reality,
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, the 20th century that continues with Jules both parents and players realize that fear has a
please inquire for availability. Verne Eats A Rhinoceros, City Of Dreadful Night life of its own. “Playing like a nifty episode of
Slides used in conjunction with the perfor- and Traitors. Originally produced at the Open ‘The Twilight Zone’, the story builds to an
mance available on CD, $5.00. Stage Theatre in Pittsburgh and Off Broadway affectingly gruesome finale, with its small-scale
FEE: $75 per performance by the Hypothetical Theatre Company. “Literate tech demands and four-person ensemble,
but quirky...non-realistic theatricality...smartly Neighborhood seems a likely candidate for legit
ironic...” –Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “There was a troupes hoping to benefit from the play’s
My Husband’s Wild Desires bit of everything: wealth, fame, insanity, genius, youthful, tech-savvy appeal.” –Variety Magazine.
#15177 $8.95 and, in the middle of it all, a beautiful chorus “When our player pounds on the video door,
ISBN 978-0-573-69872-9 girl...The sensational story has been adapted and we hear the bang on his own front door, it’s
John Tobias for screen and stage...but the latest play, Don genuinely, brilliantly chilling.” –Denver Post.
Comedy Nigro’s My Sweetheart’s The Man In The Moon, “Haley’s suspenseful play beamed cautionary
3m, 2f might be its most faithful version. It demon- messages about inattentive parents of
Interior strates admirable nuance and an impressive teenagers addicted to online video games. A
A macho business executive suddenly has amount of research...” –The New York Times. sense of unease about the diminishing line
bedroom problems with his long-term wife and between real life and virtual reality lingered for
mother of his children. Failure in any part of his days after the suburban zombies in
life has never been an option. So he recruits his
wife into solving the problem through the “Live My Wonderful Day Neighborhood 3 were vanquished with weed
whackers and hedge clippers.” –Louisville
Your Fantasy” sex therapy technique pioneered #29743 $8.95
Courier-Journal.
by Dr. Leopold Baumgartner. The wife discov- Alan Ayckbourn
comedy FEE: $75 per performance
ers the dominatrix/diva buried beneath the
gracious hostess, and they blackmail their high- 2m, 4f
rise super and a nervous burglar into taking Nine year old Winnie Barnstairs is taking a day
part in the sex therapy. The result is a comedy off school unwell and accompanying her single
of fantasies gone wrong, taboos colliding with mum, Laverne, to work. Laverne, heavily preg-
hidden yearnings, and sex-role switches run nant with Jericho Alexander Samson Barnstairs,
amok. A hit on four continents. ”A sensation is cleaning the expensive house of Kevin Tate,

Night in Provence‚ A November Octopus

#29067 $8.95 #16124 $8.95 #7749 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69657-2 ISBN 978-0-573-66289-8 ISBN 978-0-573-66378-9
Robin Hawdon David Mamet Steve Yockey
Comedy Comedy Drama
3m, 3f 4m, 1f 5m
Interior David Mamet’s new Oval Unit set
Ah Provence! The French Riviera. Where the Office satire depicts one day After young couple Kevin and
well-to-do rent luxury villas for exorbitant sums in the life of a beleaguered Blake engage in an adventur-
in order to get their annual fix of sun, sea, and American commander-in- ous and hastily planned night
haute cuisine. However, imagine the crisis if chief. It’s November in a of group sex with the older,
one such sumptuous place was double booked. Presidential election year, more “experienced” Max and
Worse — imagine it triple booked! By a French and incumbent Charles Andy, they are left trying to
couple, an English couple, and heaven forbid, Smith’s chances for reelection salvage their relationship
an Irish/American couple. Marriages have are looking grim. Approval from a pummeling mix of
foundered on less. Add the ingredients of copi- ratings are down, his money’s jealousy, betrayal, telegrams
ous champagne, heightened sexual impulses, running out, and nuclear war might be from a soaking wet delivery
and ingrained cultural differences, and the imminent. Though his staff has thrown in the boy and a ravenous sea monster from the
European Union could well implode! The USA towel and his wife has begun to prepare for her ocean floor. This universal love story rendered
and Europe have seen many comedies by Robin post-White House life, Chuck isn’t ready to give through a post-modern gay lens slips from
Hawdon, author of Don’t Dress for Dinner, but up just yet. Amidst the biggest fight of his domestic comedy into a darkly fantastic fable
none to threaten international relations on this political career, the President has to find time examining the role and depth of commitment
scale. “All speeds merrily towards a satisfac- to pardon a couple of turkeys — saving them in relationships and what it really means to say
tory solution with a neat twist at the end...A from the slaughter before Thanksgiving — and the words “I love you.” “A fiercely imaginative
great night.”–Oxford Mail. “There is nothing like this simple PR event inspires Smith to risk it all and finely tuned new voice...Smartly observed
a frothy, amusing tale to send you out of the in attempt to win back public support. With and blissfully performed...[Octopus] tentacles
theatre feeling good and Robin Hawdon’s new Mamet’s characteristic no-holds-barred style, tickle the funny bone, awake the mind and tug
comedy does just that.” –Sheila Tracy, The Stage. November is a scathingly hilarious take on the on the heart.” –San Francisco Chronicle. “An
FEE: $75 per performance state of America today and the lengths to evening full of arresting images...classic
which people will go to win. “A professional tragedy seen through a very contemporary
Night Sky skeptic and an inspired word jockey, David ironic lens” –Marin Independent Journal. “This
Mamet can lay claim to the same connoisseur- tale of two gay couples’ group sex fling and its
#16086 $895
ship of human folly as H. L. Mencken, who once serious consequences arrives at a powerful
ISBN 978-0-573-69320-5
observed that, in America, only the man who statement about illness and love.” –Variety.
Susan Yankowitz
Drama was born with a petrified diaphragm can fail to Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
3m, 3f laugh himself to sleep every night. Mamet’s please inquire for availability.
Unit set new Oval Office satire, November, is a hilarious FEE: $75 per performance
Newly Revised Edition. This extraordinary demonstration of the fact that we live in an age
drama premiered to acclaim in a New York of equality: all classes are criminal. As the ODD
production directed by Joseph Chaikin and curtain rises on November, the President of the #29108 $8.95
starring Joan MacIntosh. It was subsequently United States, Charles H. P. Smith, who is on the ISBN 978-0-573-69693-0
produced Off-Broadway in a revised version eve of losing his bid for a second term (his Hal Corley
directed by Daniella Topol and featuring Jordan numbers are lower than Gandhi’s cholesterol)...
Drama
Baker in the central role. Night Sky theatrically For farcical purposes, Mamet is quick to add
financial desperation to Smith’s woes. In the 2m, 2f
explores what Steven Hawking has called Unit set
the two mysteries remaining to us: the brain last days of his election campaign, Smith has no
money for TV ads. He has no money for a Anna Marie has raised her surly, contentious
and the cosmos. When she is hit by a car, the
Presidential library or to guarantee his own son Micah alone. Though Micah has long been
brilliant and articulate astronomer Anna loses
future; even his security guards have gone pharmaceutically treated for his O.D.D. —
her ability to speak, a condition known as
walkabout. At once a barbarian, a bully, and an Oppositional Defiance Disorder — she’s desper-
aphasia. What emerges from her mouth is a
idiot (I always felt that I’d do something ate to introduce a paternal influence. Anna
hodge-podge of unconnected words alter-
memorable — I just assumed it’d be getting Marie hires Joe Eskin, an itinerant waiter with
nately confusing, funny, original and wise
impeached, he says), Smith brings oxygen to a vague past and take-no-prisoners tutoring
-- and sometimes all four. In a series of brief,
Mamet’s rhetorical brilliance — so much that style. Over one critical autumn Joe brings focus
often comic episodes, the play follows Anna
Mamet seems almost giddy with pleasure as he and structure to Micah’s daily life. But as he
through her illness and ultimate acceptance of
makes his cretinous creation squirm...Broadway opens incurious Micah’s eyes to a world outside
herself – a personal triumph, despite a continu-
comedy is generally a testament to Twain’s his sleepy New Jersey suburb, Joe ingratiates
ing infirmity – and dramatizes the impact of
maxim that honesty is the best of all the lost himself into the family and inadvertently stirs
her changed circumstances on her lover, her
arts. On the boulevard, laughter is meant to in Anna Marie dormant romantic longing. In
teen-aged daughter, and her professional life.
distract, not galvanize, to enchant, not a revelatory battle royal, Micah realizes that
Everyone will be touched by the themes this
disenchant. Into this weak hand, David Mamet equally combative Joe is a kindred spirit —
play considers -- language, inner and outer
has dealt an ace.” –John Lahr, The New Yorker. likely “O.D.D.” himself. When Micah attracts the
space, the challenges of a devastating afflic-
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, brilliant but volatile Ilona, Joe’s Cyrano-like
tion, the consolations and ordeals of family life
please inquire for availability. coaching to help Micah romance the older girl
and, most of all, the universal hunger and need
FEE: $100 per performance segues into near obsession. Though smitten
for communication. “Susan Yankowitz’s Night
Anna Marie remains oblivious, Ilona slowly real-
Sky is a rare thing: a play with a mind. It is also
izes that Joe’s emotional investment in Micah
about the mind as universe, where language is
is invasive and threatening. Exploring the chal-
internal astronomy. It shows us that more than
lenges of teen isolation, single parenting, and
hearts can be broken.”–Variety.
our dependence on drug therapy as a panacea,
ODD illuminates the terror and heartbreak that
bind a unique quartet. ”ODD asks who is broken
— the people whose disorders are gaping,
bleeding wounds, or the people weighed down

by their life challenges...The winner of Premiere On the Rocks of growing up and the contradictory societal
Stages’ Play Festival, ODD is an important work pressures women face just trying to make it
#17753 $20.50
at a time when befuddled parents want to across town.
ISBN 978-1-84002-859-1
fix their kids with a pill: better living through FEE: $75 per performance
Amy Rosenthal
chemistry.” –Gannett/Home News Tribune.
Dramatic Comedy
2m, 2f Paradise
#17806 $7.50
Oedipus at Palm Springs Spring 1916. D H Lawrence and his wife Frieda
have found a new life for themselves in the
ISBN 978-0-573-62912-9
#29101 $8.95 Glyn O’Malley
remote Cornish village of Zennor. Rejuvenated
ISBN 978-0-573-69702-9 Drama
by the wild beauty around them, they persuade
The Five Lesbian Brothers 2m, 3f
close friends Katherine Mansfield and John
Dramatic comedy Simple set
Middleton Murry to join them in their idyll. But
5f
no sooner have Katherine and Jack arrived than Set during the height of the current Mid-East
Irreverent theater group The Five Lesbian
long-simmering tensions bubble to the surface, Conflict, Paradise is a passionate, unflinching
Brothers (Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell,
and Lawrence’s dream of communal living drama about two teenage girls (a Palestinian
Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron) get their greasy prints
starts unraveling before his eyes. Based on true and an Israeli) trapped at the height of the
on a classic. Oedipus at Palm Springs follows the
events, this is the story of women, and men, Intifada. Paradise was commissioned and
dark adventure of two couples on a retreat to
in love. An uplifting and passionate comedy awarded The Lazarus New Play Prize by
the desert resort town. While new parents Fran
about four friends trying to live together, two Cincinnati’s Playhouse-in-the-Park in 2003.
and Con try desperately to jump-start their sex
marriages struggling for survival and a group When the theatre attempted to mount the
life, May-December love bunnies Prin and Terri
of writers striving for creativity in the midst of play, a firestorm of controversy erupted,
can’t keep their hands off each other. What
war. On the Rocks premiered at the Hampstead making the play’s author, in the words of
begins as a hilarious, boozey weekend takes a
Theatre, London in June 2008. Cincinnati Magazine, “The most talked-about
horrific turn after a secret is revealed. Two parts
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, and talked-to dramatist in America.” “Powerful
comedy with a shot of tragedy shaken over ice,
please inquire for availability. and provocative... “ –The Los Angeles Times.
Oedipus at Palm Springs is a brave examination
FEE: $75 per performance “Emotionally riveting and intellectually chal-
of the messy guts of relationships. “Along the
lenging...” –The Seattle Times. “O’Malley has
way to the inevitable dark twist is much light-
ness and enlightenment to revel in--not just Once Removed written a taut, tough thriller that gradually
accelerates toward its explosive climax...coura-
a lot of zingy one-liners about commitment, #17728 $9.95
geously, unabashedly...a play of ideas. O’Malley
gay life in America, parenthood, and growing ISBN 978-0-573-66046-7
ends his play with a ray of hope, which is beau-
older, but also a real sense of these four women Eduardo Machado
tiful. The strength of O’Malley’s writing is that
as women, friends, and lovers…. It may be the Dark Comedy among the myriad of choices that his charac-
saddest comedy you’ll ever see.” –The Boston 2m, 3f ters have to make in the course of the play, not
Globe. “Richly funny as it is, Oedipus at Palm
Tossed into the United States after a revolu- one is presented as simple or straightforward.”
Springs is also a serious inquiry into the unfore-
tion that backfired and an invasion (at the Bay –NYTheatre.com.
seen extremities of despair that can attend the
of Pigs) that failed, with no possessions other FEE: $75 per performance
search for a pure and lasting love.” – Charles
than what jewelry they could sneak out, Mr.
Isherwood, The New York Times. “Sensitive story-
telling.” –New York Magazine.
Machado’s Cubans cope with exotic institutions
like Halloween and the Presbyterian Church
Passengers
FEE: $75 per performance #19037 $9.95
and suffer through menial jobs where they
ISBN 978-0-573-66267-6
work beside Mexicans they look down upon
Ohio State Murders as wetbacks. The play captures the bafflement
Sam Bobrick
#17729 $7.50 and determination of a family uprooted by the Dramatic Comedy
ISBN 978-0-573-66235-5 Castro revolution and exiled in the U.S. The 2m, 2f
Adrienne Kennedy story Machado tells speaks directly to every Exterior
Drama citizen of the modern world who can’t go home Four actors, a man and woman in their mid to
2m, 4f again. late twenties and a man and woman in their
Unit set FEE: $75 per performance mid to late forties, play seventeen characters
Ohio State Murders portrays Suzanne Alexander, in eight short scenes that take place in a small
a fictional African American writer whose life Out of Sterno mid-western bus station. The scenes, which
both is, and is not, like her author’s. When segue fluidly from one to another without stop-
#17731 $9.95
Suzanne enters Ohio State University in 1949, ping, vary from comedic to poignant and are
ISBN 978-0-573-66357-4
little does she know what the supposed safe tied together in the last scene. “For a real adven-
Deborah Zoe Laufer
haven of academia holds in store. Years later, ture in theatre, hop on board Passengers...[It]
Comedy is a fresh, idiosyncratic, irreverent comedy set
Suzanne is invited to return to the University
2m, 2f in, of all places, a bus station. In eight sketches,
to talk about the violence in her writing. A dark
mystery unravels. The play is an intriguing, Dotty’s life in Sterno with her a series of characters meet in the bus station.
unusual and chilling look at the destructiveness husband Hamel is absolutely The encounters weave together a subtle but
of racism in the US. perfect! It’s a fairy tale, it profound theme...Passengers is a great script.
really is. True, in their seven The characters are good and the dialog witty
years of marriage Hamel has and sharp...Everything about this show is unex-
forbidden her to leave their pected and unconventional.” –Niles Daily Times.
tiny apartment or speak to FEE: $75 per performance
anyone, but Dotty is so very
happy to spend her days
watching video re-enact-
ments of the day they first met. When a phone
call from a mysterious woman threatens to tear
her world asunder, Dotty must venture out into
the vast city of Sterno, and try to discover what
it is to be a “real” woman. Out of Sterno is a
coming-of-age play in an Alice in Wonderland
world. It explores the triumph and heartbreak

Perfect Mendacity Private Fears in Public Places Pyrenees

#29664 $8.95 #18704 $17.00 #18713 $19.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69846-0 ISBN 978-0-571-22688-7 ISBN 978-0-571-22850-8
Jason Wells Alan Ayckbourn David Greig
Drama Dramatic Comedy Drama
4m, 1f 3m, 3f 2m, 2f
Winner! 2010 M. Elizabeth Unit set Unit set
Osborn New Play Award for
Six people with six very separate lives are A man is found lying in the snow at the foot
an Emerging Playwright.
strangely linked by circumstance. Does Nicola of the Pyrenees. He remembers nothing. He
Walter Kreutzer, a microbiolo-
still love Dan? Can Stewart be on the verge of believes he is British. A young woman from
gist for a defense contractor,
an office romance? Will Imogen ever find true the British Consulate is dispatched to confirm
is being investigated by his
love? Does Ambrose have a secret life? And his nationality and to try to piece together his
employers over an incriminat-
what on earth is Charlotte up to? “Sir Alan’s play identity. When Vivienne, a middle aged woman
ing memo that was leaked to
by Jason Wells
is a tale of the misheard, the unspoken and from Edinburgh arrives, she presents him with
SAMUEL FRENCH the media. Walter thinks his
the sadly misunderstood. absolute perfec- a history he doesn’t recognize. Is he really
Moroccan wife may have
tion, bringing warmth, humor, and sadness who she says he is? As the snow melts on the
done the whistle-blowing, and to protect her
to Ayckbourn’s exquisite dark comedy.” – mountains the man must decide which reality
- and himself - Walter needs to learn how to beat
TheaterMania.com. “Quintessentially theatrical he will enter — Anna’s or Vivienne’s? Who is
a lie detector, and fast. D’avore Peoples, a
in its Chekhovian ability to wring laughter he really? ”This subtle and haunting Scottish
polygraph consultant, is happy to help - for a
out of quiet desperation.” –The Guardian. dramatist...makes Pyreneese remarkable with
price, of course. But D’avore’s technique will
“Delicately crafted work that shows a master’s the precision, wit and empathy of the dialogue.”
require Walter to look deep within himself, a
skill.” –Variety. –Daily Telegraph. ”A compelling exploration of
terrifying prospect for a man hiding from his
Published in Ayckbourn: Plays 3 the mysteries of identity.” –Variety. ”Pyreneese
past. With his best friend spying on him, his wife
FEE: $75 per performance is a combination of love story; and fascinating
intent on opening old wounds, and D’avore
intellectual conundrum, addressing issues of
uncovering dark secrets, Walter’s desperate
journey toward the perfect lie becomes a spiral Property personal and national identity with a large dash
of humor” –British Theatre Guide.
into paranoia and bitter reckoning. ”The play #18718 $26
wears its politics lightly…letting slip bits of ISBN 978-0-573-69760-9 FEE: $75 per performance
information that we then can combine into Rosary Hartel O’Neill
sense…Funny, at moments, hilarious, with Comedy Quality of Life, The
much of the humor coming from characters 1m, 4f #29111 $8.95
who are always more human than symbolic…a Unit set ISBN 978-0-573-69695-4
rare attempt to witness real political art, the sort Jane Anderson
Property is a contemporary romantic comedy
that seldom turns up on the American scene.” Dramatic Comedy
set in a Garden District mansion in New
–Creative Loafing. “A sharp meditation on the 2m, 2f
Orleans. Rooster Dubonnet, a young artist
nature of truth and lies in the post 9-11 world... Winner! 2007 Ted Schmitt Award for the
suffering from a terminal disease, is dazzled
Jason Wells conjures the same sort of nerve- world premiere of an Outstanding New Play,
by love. Raised by an imperious society-driven
jangling menace found in his earlier play Men Of Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.
mother, he has fallen in love with a New Age
Tortuga. But here he spins a story that bears a Winner! 2008 Ovation Award for Best New Play.
nurse. Set during Mardi Gras — when a whole
downright eerie prescience...Wells’ play is wired From award-winning writer Jane Anderson
tradition of fun, revelry, and prestige seizes the
with a dazzling, tightly wound, steel-spring comes this “magnetic work of theater” (The San
city — Rooster is caught between his dedica-
mechanism that keeps you riveted.” –Chicago Francisco Chronicle) filled with compassion,
tion to his family’s past (and “property”) and his
Sun Times. “...This look at intrigue, duplicity and honesty and humor. Dinah and Bill, a devout,
own very different future.
self-deception in the corporate world resonates church-going couple from the Midwest are
in every aspect of human endeavor.” –American Published in Ghosts of New Orleans. struggling to keep their lives intact after the
Theatre Critics Association. FEE: $75 per performance loss of their daughter. Dinah is compelled to
FEE: $75 per performance reconnect with her left-leaning cousins in
Psychic, The Northern California who’re going through
Prayer For My Enemy #29653 $8.95 their own trials. Jeannette and Neil have lost
#290139 $8.95 ISBN 978-0-573-69884-2 their home to a wildfire and Neil has cancer.
ISBN 978-0-573-69717-3 Sam Bobrick However they seem to have accepted their situ-
Craig Lucas Comedy ation with astounding good humor, living in a
4m, 2f yurt on their burn site and celebrating life with
Drama
Adam Webster, a down-on-his-luck writer, in hits of pot and glasses of good red wine. Bill
3m, 3f desperation to make the rent, has put a sign and Dinah are both moved and perplexed by
Simple set in his apartment window, “Psychic Readings their cousins’ remarkable equanimity. But their
Prayer for my Enemy is the story of young Billy, $25.” The characters it draws in lead into sympathy turns to rage when they find out that
who goes to Iraq as a soldier, and of Dolores, a a tangled murder mystery of sorts in this Jeannette is planning to take her own life to
city woman who returns home to look after her hilarious original comedy. “The play’s clever, avoid a life of grief without her beloved Neil.
mother in the town where Billy’s family lives. In Pirandello-esque twists make for a pleasant “Two couples - one solidly on the left, the other
this “thoughtful, fitful drama” (The New York Times) divertissement… satisfyingly unpredictable” resolute in their conservative Christian beliefs
their complex stories fatefully intersect, as Billy –The Los Angeles Times. “Surprise plot twists, - are made to confront their huge dissimilari-
is forced to confront painful truths about his and all-around hilarity. It’s one of the best ties.” –The San Francisco Chronicle. “Playwright
relationship to his father. “Craig Lucas’s Prayer for original comedies I’ve seen!”–Stage Scene. “A Jane Anderson explores a myriad of ethical, reli-
My Enemy is a game of hide-and-seek, in which delightful murder mystery adventure…many gious, and moral beliefs, as well as (some would
the command of Lucas’ writing works as a kind of humorous, suspenseful, unexpected twists and say) personal rights issues concerning life
unspoken promise to the audience: in this series turns, …Bobrick shows his innate ability with and death in her remarkable and completely
of opaque, impressionistic moments in one fam- this play’s sharp wit and impeccable comedic engrossing new play.”–TheaterMania.com.
ily’s turmoil, something will be found…Prayer for timing… audiences…will savor the suspense FEE: $75 per performance
My Enemy ends with an elegiac hymn to devotion, and surprise that The Psychic delivers.” –Tolucan
but the play dramatizes a far less comforting Times. “The Psychic is a laugh-filled unexpect-
thought: ‘Hell is truth seen too late,’ he says.”–The edly entertaining ride that gratifies copiously
New Yorker. from moment to moment.” –Broadway World.
FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75per performance
Race Receptionist‚ The City Star. “The laughter rolled on like the echo
of thunder.” –Entertainer. “The audience is
#29643 $8.95 #20715 $9.95
swept away.” –Sun Publications. “My checks are
ISBN 978-0-573-69836-1 ISBN 978-0-573-66027-6
still aching from laughter...Entertainment fit for
David Mamet Adam Bock
even the most discriminating tastes.” –Petrolia
Drama Comedy Topic. “Even funnier than Norman, Is That You?
3m, 1f 2m, 2f and Murder at Howard Johnsons...A fast moving,
Interior Interior laugh filled, romantic comedy you will want to
Multiple award-winning
At the start of a typical day in see again and maybe again.” –Post Star, Glens
playwright/director David
RACE Mamet tackles America’s
the Northeast Office, Beverly
deals effortlessly with ringing
Falls, NY.
David most controversial topic in a FEE: $75 per performance
Mamet phones and her colleague’s
provocative new tale of sex,
guilt and bold accusations.
romantic troubles. But the
appearance of a charming
Safety Net‚ The
Two lawyers find themselves #20872 $7.50
rep from the Central Office
defending a wealthy white ISBN 978-0-573-63385-0
disrupts the friendly routine.
executive charged with Christopher Kyle
SAMUEL FRENCH
And as the true nature of the
raping a black woman. When Dramatic Comedy
company’s business becomes
a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, 2m, 3f
apparent, The Receptionist raises disquieting,
the opinions that boil beneath explode to the Unit set
provocative questions about the consequences
surface. When David Mamet turns the spotlight
of complicity with evil. Published with The David, a successful New York attorney in his
on what we think but can’t say, dangerous
Thugs in a collection entitled The Office Plays. ”... 30s, returns to Indianapolis for the funeral of
truths are revealed, and no punches are spared.
Mr. Bock’s poisoned Post-it note of a play.” –The his adopted brother, whom he hasn’t seen for
“Scapel-edged intelligence!” –The New York
New York Times. “Bock’s intense initial focus on years. David tries to make amends by helping
Times. “Provocative and profane!” –NY-1.
the routine goes to the heart of The his brother’s troubled girlfriend, LaShonda,
“Mamet is most concerned with the power and
Receptionist’s pointed, painfully timely but is ill-prepared for the commitment that
treachery of language: a line of dialogue vital to
allegory...elliptical, provocative play...” –Time requires. His good intentions soon threaten his
the prosecution case is cynically rewritten by
Out New York. marriage and career and force him to examine a
the defense. Mamet’s larger contention is that
Published in The Office Plays. past he has long ignored. The show premiered
attempts to create a more equal and tolerant
FEE: $75 per performance at the Michael Weller Theatre in New York. “A
society have made race an unsayable word…
thoughtful midlife-crisis drama that touches
brilliantly contrives here a moment in which
the single most taboo sexual expletive is Reluctant Critic‚ The on everything from the racial prejudices of the
liberal elite to the nature-nurture debate.” –The
ignored by an audience which then gasps at #20592 $18.95
New York Times. “...An amazing and unflinching
the word ‘black’…Mamet remains American ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4
play that deals with difficult subjects in a com-
theatre’s most urgent five-letter word.” –The Norman Beim
passionate and humorous way; a brilliant and
Guardian. “Intellectually salacious…Gripping… Comedy unwavering look at the issues of American race,
rapid-fire Mametian style…Mamet’s new play 2m, 2f class, and family.” –NYTheatre.com. “A smart,
argues, everything in America — and this play Interior fresh work; delights in teasing the audience.”
throws sex, rape, the law, employment and
Drew, a middle aged theatre critic and widower –Back Stage.
relationships into its 90 minutes of stage
is seeing Daisy, a young actress. He’s attracted FEE: $75 per performance
wrangling — is still about race.” –Chicago
to Daisy but hesitant. Having had a little too
Tribune. “There is intrigue within intrigue,
showing how personal prejudice and individual
much to drink at a luncheon he confided his
qualms to Vera, a woman who turned out to
Scene‚ The
missteps govern the course of things…Mamet #20862 $7.50
be a private investigator. Drew is chagrined to
adroitly mixes comic darts with tragic arrows.” ISBN 978-0-573-65066-6
learn that Vera has actually been trailing Daisy.
–Bloomberg News. Theresa Rebeck
Vera hands him a report. Complications ensue
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Drama
when Daisy is aware of someone following her,
please inquire for availability. 2m, 2f
and Drew is visited by a handsome movie star
friend of his who may or may not have seduced A young social climber leads an actor into an
Daisy during the ensuing chaos. A witty extra-marital affair, from which he then creates
Reader comedy. “You always tickle my funny bone.” a full-on downward spiral into alcoholism and
#11943 $7.50 –Jerry Stiller. “Norman Beim is the best. His bummery. His wife runs off with his best friend,
ISBN 978-0-573-65132-8 dialogue is terse, precise, concise and conveys his girlfriend leaves, and he’s left with nothing.
Ariel Dorfman ideas beautifully.” –Mario Fratti. “Ms. Rebeck’s dark-hued morality tale contains
Drama Published in Comedy Tonite! enough fresh insights into the cultural land-
4m, 2f FEE: $75 per performance scape to freshen what is essentially a classic
A censor discovers that the subversive novel boy-meets-bad-girl story.” –The New York Times.
he is about to ban is describing his own life Remember Me? “Rebeck’s wickedly scathing observations
and hinting that a terrible fate awaits his about the sort of self-obsessed New Yorkers
#20599 $7.50
son. He must hunt down the author before it who pursue their own interests at the cost
ISBN 978-0-573-62780-4
comes true... “A politically charged play about of their morality and loyalty.” –New York Post.
Sam Bobrick
what happens to a society when it suppresses “The Scene is utterly delightful in its comedic
Comedy performances, and its slowly unraveling plot is
important truths in the name of higher ideals.”
2m, 2f thought-provoking and gut-wrenching.” –Show
–My London Your London. “A veritable hall of
Interior Business Weekly.
mirrors: a mixture of Kafka and Pirandello.” –The
Guardian. On the surface, Mary and Brian have an ideal FEE: $75 per performance
marriage. On an ordinary Sunday, Brian leaves
to play tennis. While he is gone, Mary’s college
flame shows up and professes undying love...or
does he? Brian flies into a jealous rage and tries
everything he can think of to shake Mary free
of her passion. Then Peter actually shows up.
Marcia Rodd and Tom Poston starred in the pre-
miere. “Wacky...with punchy one liners.” –Kansas

Sealed for Freshness Into this mess strolls a new cop, who takes an all the symptoms of menopausal women,
interest in Neely and starts to date her. A swift- complete with hot flashes, mood swings, weep-
#20863 $7.50
moving, compassionate script about young ing and irritability! When the mayhem settles
ISBN 978-0-573-65078-9
adults in bad circumstances looking for a way down, all the women find their lives moving in
Doug Stone
out. new and surprising directions.
Comedy
FEE: $75 per performance Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
1m, 5f
Interior
Doug Stone has set his play in
Secretaries, The FEE: $75 per performance
#29100 $8.95
1968 during the heyday of
Tupperware parties. Hostess
ISBN 978-0-573-69701-2 Showtime at First Baptist
The Five Lesbian Brothers #29059 $9.95
Bonnie invites a group of
dark Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-69646-6
neighbors over for a party.
5f with doubling Ron Osborne
The guest list: perky, rich
Something’s rotten in Big Bone! Pretty Patty Dramatic Comedy
Jean, Jean’s cranky and very
Johnson is thrilled to join the secretarial pool at 6f
pregnant sister Sinclair,
the Cooney Lumber Mill under the iron-fisted Simple set
ditzy-blonde Tracy Ann, and
leadership of sultry office manager Susan
new neighbor Diane, who’s Showtime at First Baptist is the
Curtis. But she soon begins to feel that all is not
made quite a career selling Tupperware, but at sequel to the hugely popular
right — the enforced diet of Slim-Fast shakes,
the expense of her marriage. The mix of and widely produced First
the strange clicking language between the
personalities and the number of martinis Baptist of Ivy Gap. First Baptist
girls, the monthly disappearance of a lumber-
consumed lead to a great deal of absurd high of Ivy Gap’s 100th anniver-
jack. By the time Patty discovers murder is part
jinks plus revelations of an equal number of sary picnic was a smashing
of these office killers’ skill set, it’s too late to
secrets and insecurities. “A Raucous Comedy!” success, except for one little
turn back! In the guise of satiric exploitation-
–The Associated Press. “It makes its audiences thing: the bolt of lightning
horror, The Secretaries, by the Five Lesbian
loopy with giddiness.” –TheaterMania.com. that struck the church’s
Brothers (Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell,
FEE: $75 per performance steeple, igniting a fire that
Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron) takes an unflinch-
destroyed the sanctuary and so much more. In
ing look at the warping cultural expectations
the wake of the disaster, key women of the
of femininity. “A sustained, amusing look at
Secret Life of Seagulls‚ The the fine line between aggression and asser-
church — led by Edith, the pastor’s take-charge
wife — gather in what’s left (the fellowship hall)
#29180 $8.95 tiveness.” –The New Yorker. “The Five Lesbian
to commiserate and try to put things back
ISBN 978-0-573-69726-5 Brothers render their satirical portraits with a
together. To raise spirits and funds for
Henry Meyerson deft but merciless eye.” –The Los Angeles Times.
rebuilding, the women plan an evening of
Dramatic Comedy “95 minutes of gritty, bawdy, bloody humor
entertainment designed to showcase the
2m, 2f, doubling possible pregnant with incisive social commentary.” –
congregation’s talent. Could it be that some of
San Francisco Examiner. “A mordantly cheerful
Anne and Don, married ten years, are on Edith’s gang plan a song and dance number
slice of Grand Guignol.” –The New York Times.
vacation in Florida. As the play begins, Anne is that may shock the congregation? If so, how
inanely chattering on about beaches, seagulls will they circumvent the authority of the
and garbage dumps. Don, fed up with Anne’s all-male conservative board of deacons, not to
incessant chatter, walks away leaving Anne, Sex Please‚ We’re Sixty! mention, one of their own? Change is in the air
much to her surprise, sitting on the beach #20725 $9.95 as these six diverse women challenge
alone. Don has gone to visit his friend Jim, a ISBN 978-0-573-66386-4 institutions as well as each other. Along the
man of little insight but great obsession about Michael and Susan Parker way, there are laughs to be shared, battles to be
golf, to tell him that he has left Anne. Jim, in Farce fought, love to be won, relationships to be
turn, has just returned from a golfing vacation 2m, 4f mended, and losses to be grieved. Premiered
to discover his wife, Sandy, has apparently left Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast on the main stage of Barter Theatre, the
him. George, a seagull who lives a contented has been successful for many years. Her guests LORT-member State Theatre of Virginia, on June
life with his wife, Ethel, on the Staten Island (nearly all women) return year after year. Her 11, 2009. “Good natured religious jokes aplenty
landfill, has just arrived on the Florida beach next door neighbor, the elderly, silver-tongued, and drama...But the real meat is a gentle, warm
and meets Fred, a seagull without ties but with Bud “Bud the Stud” Davis believes they come story about six good women and how they
a dark past. The Secret Life Of Seagulls follows to spend time with him in romantic liaisons. came together despite times that are, ‘a
these four humans and Fred as they attempt The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly changing’...A serious play and a delightful
to define themselves, their lives, relationships denies this, but really doesn’t do anything to comedy.” –Bristol Herald-Courier. “Sure to be an
and values. George, the Staten Island seagull, prevent it. She reluctantly accepts the fact that instant classic...This touching comedy is full of
however, is quite content being who he is. “Bud the Stud” is, in fact, good for business. laughs, realistic characters and thought-pro-
FEE: $75 per performance Her other neighbor and would-be suitor Henry voking issues...The Southern women who
Mitchell is a retired chemist who has devel- inhabit the world of Ivy Gap are amazing!
Secret Lives of Losers‚ The oped a blue pill called “Venusia,” after Venus Osborne can definitely write great women
#20938 $9.95 the goddess of love, to increase the libido of characters...It’s small-town politics at its most
ISBN 978-0-573-65114-4 menopausal women. The pill has not been entertaining...Bring the whole family.”
Megan Mostyn-Brown tested. Add to the guest list three older women: –Washington County News.
Drama Victoria Ambrose, a romance novelist whose FEE: $75 per performance
personal life seems to be lacking in romance;
3m, 2f, plus 1 female voiceover
Hillary Hudson a friend of Henry’s who has
In high school, Neely was deemed “Most Likely agreed to test the Venusia: and Charmaine
to Succeed,” but at 19, she’s still working at the Beauregard, a “Southern Belle” whose libido
Amoco station and taking care of her meth- does not need to be increased! Bud gets his
addicted younger brother (their mom ran out hands on some of the Venusia pills and the
on them in search of herself ). Her best-friend is fun begins, as attempts to entertain all three
a small-time drug dealer (also 19) who’s taking women! The women mix up Bud’s Viagra pills
care of the baby he had with a girl who has with the Venusia, and we soon discover that
gone off to college abandoning them both. it has a strange effect on men: it gives them

Sirens Chayefsky, a lot Neil Simon and a quick-witted, for example, has no real voice of her own, freely
intelligent voyage into the not-so-tranquil seas mixing SAT vocabulary into an otherwise lim-
#29713 $8.95
of middle-aged love and dating. The dialogue is ited folksy lexicon. ‘He is inconstant as a pinball,’
ISBN 978-0-573-60044-9
crackling and hilarious; the plot simple but she says of her cousin Joe Don, survivalist and
Deborah Zoe Laufer
well-turned; the characters endearing and bounty hunter. In another scene, she drops the
Dramatic Comedy
quirky; and lurking beneath the merriment is so $5 word ‘vituperous,’ then fumbles over ‘sprin-
2m, 2f
much heartache that you’ll stand up and cheer kler things.’ No question, it’s a funny show, in an
When Sam Abrams first fell in love with Rose
when the unlikely couple makes it to the over-the-top, sketch-comedy kind of way.” -The
he wrote her a song which has been covered
inevitable final clinch.” –NYTheatreWorld.com. Arizona Republic.
by every recording artist and translated to
“In a country obsessed with weight, plastic FEE: $75 per performance
every language. It is heard in every elevator
surgery, dating and infidelity, it is little wonder
and on every cell phone ringtone. And for
twenty-five years, Sam has been looking for the
that a playwright has come along to tackle all Somebody’s Somebody
of these sticky subjects in a new satirical #20850 $7.50
creative spark that this first flush of love had
comedy called Skin Deep. This particular ISBN 978-0-573-63357-7
inspired in him – to no avail. Sam and Rose are
production has the virtue of having vital Gary Richards
now celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding
components on firm ground. The crowd
anniversary with a cruise in the Mediterranean. Drama
delighted in every one-liner the night I
And while on this cruise, Sam hears the most 3m, 3f
attended.” –ELJArtsAnnex.com. “Laugh out loud
sublime music ever heard, jumps overboard, Unit set
hysterical.” –CurtainUp.com.
and winds up with a Siren. And there on her It is a beautiful summer evening on a moonlit
island he must struggle with the terrors of FEE: $75 per performance
beach by the ocean. It’s July 20th in the years:
middle age, the tortures of creative failure, and 1969, 1994, and 2019. Three sets of actors play
the desire to live in his past rather than face his Slasher Linda and Tommy during different phases
uncertain future. And he must find a way to get #29140 $8.95 of their lives; each twenty-five years apart.
home and win his wife back. “Laufer’s depic- ISBN 978-0573-69861-3 In 1969, on the night of the first moonwalk,
tion of the Gameboy-playing siren and Rose’s Allison Moore Tommy and Linda, age fifteen, consummate
pursuit of her own high school crush give the comedy their solemn vow of love for the first time as
play a few tasty twists, plenty of laughs and, 2m, 4f one small step is taken for man and one large
ultimately, poignancy.” -Palm Beach ArtsPaper. When she’s cast as the “last step is taken or mankind. In 1994, Tom, now
“Imaginative and funny…I can see Sirens show- girl” in a low-budget slasher forty, physically abuses his wife, Linda, for the
ing up in just about any theater, and I hope it flick, Sheena thinks it’s the very last time. And in 2019, at sixty-five, Thomas
has a long life in regional rep. The humor and big break she’s been waiting returns home to Linda, and to bury their
warmth, as well as the understanding of what for. But news of the movie
Co
me
dy
only son. The action in the three eras unfolds
ing
it means to be married a long time, are things AH
orr
ify
unleashes her malingering simultaneously as we watch the conception,
that never go out of style.” -AFollowSpot.com. by Allison mother’s thwarted feminist dissolution, and absolution of the lifelong vow
“Funny and heartfelt…” -Courier-Journal.com. Moore
rage, and Mom is prepared to of two lovers.
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, SAMUEL FRENCH do anything to stop filming...
please inquire for availability. even if it kills her. The
FEE: $75 per performance hilarious hit of 2009’s Humana Festival of New
American Plays at the Actors Theater of Song Of Extinction
Skin Deep Louisville. “Screaming. Blood. Impalements. #29181 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69738-8
#29038 $8.95 Meat hooks. Electric drills. Objectified sexy
women. Crazy mother in wheelchair. Whaddya EM Lewis
ISBN 978-0-573-69633-6
Jon Lonoff expect? It’s a slasher movie.” –Philadelphia Drama
Inquirer. 5m, 1f
Comedy
FEE: $75 per performance Winner! 2009 Harold and
2m, 2f
Unit set Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New
In Skin Deep, a large, lovable,
Somebody/Nobody Play Award.
#20723 $8.95 Winner! 2008 Ted Schmitt
lonely-heart, named Maureen
ISBN 978-0-573-66361-1 Award for the world pre-
Mulligan, gives romance one
Jane Martin miere of an Outstanding
last shot on a blind-date with
comedy New Play, LA Drama
sweet awkward Joseph
2m, 2f Critics Circle.
Spinelli; she’s learned to
Sheena is a somebody who wants to be a Winner! 2008 Production of
pepper her speech with jokes
nobody. Loli is a nobody desperate to be a the Year, LA Weekly Awards.
to hide insecurities about her
somebody. In this hilarious world premiere
weight and appearance, Max, a musically gifted high school student,
comedy about Hollywood, fame and the TMZ,
while he’s almost danger- is falling off the edge of the world — and
renowned playwright Jane Martin takes dead
ously forthright, saying everything that comes his biology teacher is the only one who’s
aim at our culture of celebrity with Somebody/
to his mind. They both know they’re perfect for noticed. A play about the science of life and
Nobody. So you think you want to be famous?
each other, and in time they come to admit it. loss, the relationships between fathers and
So did teen idol and “shark-movie” star Sheena
They were set up on the date by Maureen’s sons, Cambodian fields, Bolivian rainforests
Keener, the darling of the press, the obsession
sister Sheila and her husband Squire, who are and redemption. Max Forrestal is going to
of the paparazzi, and the Goddess of the ‘E!
having problems of their own: Sheila under- fail Biology if he doesn’t complete a 20-page
Channel’. But now she can’t stand to be looked
goes a non-stop series of cosmetic surgeries to paper on extinction by 2pm on Tuesday, but
at anymore and her Godzilla of an agent is on
hang onto the attractive and much-desired his mother, Lily, is dying of cancer, and school
the warpath. When Sheena ends up on the
Squire, who may or may not have long ago held is the last thing on his mind. His father, Ellery, a
doorstep of naïve newcomer Loli, a recent
designs on Maureen, who introduced him to biologist obsessed with saving a rare Bolivian
arrival from Flatt, Kansas, it’s a wild ride on the
Sheila. With Maureen particularly vulnerable to insect, is incapable of dealing with his wife’s
road to fame. “The characters in Somebody/
both hurting and being hurt, the time is ripe for impending death, or his son’s distress. Max’s
Nobody might be pathetic, if their creator
all these unspoken issues to bubble to the biology teacher, Khim Phan, tries to figure
treated them with any sympathy at all. But the
surface. “Warm-hearted comedy...the laughter out why Max is failing the class. Helping Max,
comedy here isn’t character-driven. Playwright
was literally show-stopping. A winning play, however, pushes Khim into a magical journey
Jane Martin plays with her characters like
with enough good-humored laughs and of his own, from the Cambodian fields of his
Barbie dolls. Everything they do and say is
sentiment to keep you smiling from beginning youth into the undiscovered country beyond.
imposed upon them by the needs of the plot
to end.” –TalkinBroadway.com. “It’s a little Paddy ”Critics’ Choice...artfully balances its theme
and the punch lines. Loli (pronounced Lowly),
of mortality between the intimate and the Splitting Issues (And Several Other Stunning
macroscopic...explores inner psychological
states with remarkable eloquence and clarity...” Noteworthy Concerns) #29209 $8.95
#20877 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-69781-4
–Los Angeles Times. “The interplay of the three
ISBN 978-0-573-66268-3 David Adjmi
[views on extinction] in Lewis’ smart and honest
Sam Bobrick Drama
script is one small push away from collective
2m, 4f
transcendence.” –LA Weekly. Comedy Sixteen year-old Lily knows
FEE: $75 per performance 3m, 3f nothing beyond the
Interior Syrian-Jewish community in
Solitaire Splitting Issues consists of nine sketches with Brooklyn where she lives a
#29254 $8.95 a total of 28 roles but can also be done using cloistered life with her much
ISBN 978-0-573-69790-6 as few as six actors. Splitting Issues — Pete and older husband. Soon an
Rosary Hartel O’Neill Gwen Darren invite their best friends, Larry and unlikely relationship with her
Comedy Marcie, over for drinks to inform them that they enigmatic African-American
3m, 2f are splitting up. They then want to know which maid opens Lily’s world to
Interior of them Larry and Marcie will choose to remain new possibilities – but at a
The Mississippi Gulf Coast estate of Irene friendly with. Do You Come Here Often? — Bob huge price. David Adjmi’s daring new work
Dubbonet is an unforgettable place to visit, but and Nan meet at a singles dance for young pro- shifts from caustic satire to violent drama as it
who would want to live there? All of her fessionals. She’s a professional manicurist and exposes the ways we invent and defend our
relatives, who hope to inherit it! This is a he’s a professional house painter. Purgatory — identities in the melting-pot of America.
play about manipulation and what happens Jack, a beaten man who has married a woman “Virtuosic playwright David Adjmi nicely
to family members’ dreams when the odds with two kids, offers to give them all back to the evokes an arrestingly skewed subculture
are stacked against them. A cloud of doom ex-husband. May I Recommend The Crow? — At onstage...coolly witty...A stinging portrait of an
hangs over Serenity Manor, until at last, virtue a fancy restaurant, a woman is waited on by insular Syrian Jewish community in contempo-
triumphs. Irene’s son, the artist, Rooster, deeply her ex-husband who now works there because rary Brooklyn.” –The New York Times. “Adjmi’s ear
anxious to prove himself, connives a scheme their nasty divorce cleaned him out. Clearing for dialogue and his sense of the way the
to help his “down and out” brother-in-law seize the Air — A couple attempts to ward off any community’s women constantly push and pull
the estate. Funny situations sparked by witty building or hidden anger that might arise in each other are never cliché or less than
lines bring the audience into an intriguing their relationship by starting the day off swear- engrossing…The tonal shifts between tension
overview of topsy-turvy privileged life today. ing at each other. Bingo-Bango — A man, not and comedy are perfectly mastered.” –New York
FEE: $75 per performance at all interested in art, goes to the museum to Post. “Nearly everything about David Adjmi’s
pick up women. Dinner With Friendly Neighbors Stunning has an original ring to it, from the
Speckled Birds — An anti-social couple take their new and setting...Brooklyn’s insular Syrian-Jewish
#29309 $8.95 overly friendly neighbors to dinner and scare community...to the brassy bleat of the dialogue.
ISBN 978-0-573-69800-2 the hell out of them. Hollywood Love Story — Four Stars.” –Time Out New York.
Shirley Lauro Two couples realize they’ve married the wrong FEE: $75 per performance
Drama people. He Failure — To the annoyance of his
2m, 3f wife, a man reflects on his life. Sugar Daddies
A full length, multi-genera- FEE: $75 per performance #29739 $8.95
tional play ideal for family ISBN 978-0-571-22688-7
audiences about growing up Stain Alan Ayckbourn
in our “have/have-not” #20728 $9.95 Dramatic comedy
society and discovering what ISBN 978-0-573-69604-6 2m, 3f
“family” really is. Though Tony Glazer Interior
teenaged Angie lives in a Comedy After a hit and run accident, naïve country girl
small, wealthy town, she is Sasha comes to the aid of ex-villain Val who
3m, 3f
poor. Deserted at birth by her is using a bogus identity as an ex-policeman.
mother, her father killed in Stain follows 15 year-old Sasha befriends Val and welcomes him into her
War, she lives in a trailer with her ailing but Thomas through his home; overcome by her generosity and child-
loving Grandma. Though a gifted athlete, quickly-crumbling life and like innocence, he showers Sasha with lavish
Angie’s afraid to compete at her preppie school the secrets his family tries to gifts whilst his rival Ashley, knowing of Val’s
because she feels like she’s “trailer trash.” Just as keep at bay. In this darkly sordid past, seeks to protect Sasha from this
she is threatened by a disliked aunt who has comic piece about the potential danger. “Provokes a surprising deal of
announced she will soon take Angie away to complexities of family, thought and a great measure of laughter
live with her and put Grandma in a facility, Thomas is confronted with a en route.” -Daily Telegraph.
Angie meets a boy at school. Theo is brilliant, choice that will either save or Published in Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 3.
wealthy, but an awkward loner. His parents mark him forever. “Hilariously FEE: $75 per performance
have time only for their country club and try revolting...snappily written...Glazer’s plays will
buy him off with “things,” while his schoolmates continue to be worth watching.” –Variety.
taunt him for his eccentric intelligence. His only FEE: $75 per performance
friends are his computer and his bird, Speckles.
As Angie and Theo form a unique bond as
soulmates, they gain the courage to begin their
journeys toward adulthood -- resolving family
problems and taking actions to utilize their
talents. Speckled Birds was the recipient of a
prestigious Theatreworks USA commission.

Sugar Witch‚ The Herald. “...Sharp period piece... blistering family That Pretty Pretty; or‚ The Rape Play
drama...The Sunken Living Room is a drama with
#20869 $9.95 #29105 $8.95
much to say about growing up too soon in a
ISBN 978-0-573-66362-8 ISBN 978-0-573-69690-9
world that’s moving too fast.” –Sun Sentinel.
Nathan Sanders Sheila Callaghan
“Sidelined by the hurricanes, The Sunken Living
Drama Room is back at home in Miami, all the better Dark Comedy
3m, 3f for South Florida audiences, who get to be 2m, 3f
Exterior the first of what will surely be many audiences Multiple sets
Winner! Wave Magazine’s to experience this delicious drama.” –Miami A pair of radical feminist
Theatre Award for ArtZine. “David Caudle’s new play...is a rarity: a ex-strippers scour the
“Standout New Work.” The realistic, linear comedy-drama that holds and country on a murderous
Bean family in Sugar Bean, entertains its audience with an authentic slice rampage against right-wing
Florida live under an ancient of dysfunctional family life...funny, touching pro-lifers, blogging about
family curse. The surviving and disturbing, ...dramatically buoyant theatre.” their exploits in gruesome
members of the town’s –Times-Picayune. detail. Meanwhile, a scruffy
founding family have FEE: $75 per performance screenwriter named Owen
reached the end of their rope. tries to bang out his magnum
Just when things can’t
possibly get any worse, tragedy strikes as a
That Face opus in a hotel room as his
best friend Rodney (“The Rod”) holds forth on
#22812 $19.95
mysterious and brutal murder takes place in the rape and other manly enterprises. When Owen
ISBN 978-0-571-24421-8
Bean family home. The crime places “Moses” decides to incorporate the strippers into his
Polly Stenham
and “Sisser” in grave danger as “Annabelle”, the screenplay, the boundaries of reality begin to
last in a long-line of so-called “Sugar Witches”, Drama blur, and only a visit from Jane Fonda can help
attempts to end the curse placed on their 2m, 4f keep worlds from blowing apart. Sheila
heads by the dying words of her very own Winner! 2007 Evening Callaghan’s That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play
grandmother. Dark family secrets are revealed Standard Most Promising is a violently funny and disturbing excavation
and unusual passions are ignited as the family Playwright Award of the dirty corners of our imaginations. “Ms.
confronts madness, truth and the destructive Mia is at boarding school. She Callaghan is a genre-scoffing playwright whose
legacy of racism as the spirits of the dead walk has access to drugs. They are antinaturalist works (Dead City, Crawl, Fade to
the dark swamp, haunting the hearts of all who Martha’s. Henry is preparing White) have earned a downtown following.”–
reside there. The Sugar Witch is a dark, Southern for art college. He has access The New York Times.
Gothic play that will linger in the minds of the to alcohol. From Martha. FEE: $75 per performance
audience long after the curtain falls. Martha controls their lives.
“Bewitching!” –San Jose Mercury News. Martha is their mother. This is Third Story‚ The
“Spellbinding...a gem of special effects, dead a family at the breaking point. Mia and Henry
#29171 $8.95
bodies, silent demons, flickering campfires and have long been dealing with their mother’s
ISBN 978-0-573-69730-2
flying cats...eerie...chilling... moody...[The Sugar addictions, but after a prank goes wrong at
Charles Busch
Witch] embraces gay/lesbian themes as heartily Mia’s boarding school, their situation goes from
as anything you’ll get south of San Francisco... comically bad to utterly ridiculous. When their Comedy
[a] gender-reversed Sleeping Beauty!” –Metro estranged father arrives to sort things out, they 4m, 2f
Weekly (Silicon Valley). “A hauntingly creepy must face the reality that their well-to-do Unit set
delight...lyrically written...a standout...quality family may have combusted beyond repair. A faded screenwriter in the 1940’s woos her
play...intriguing...impressive...wonderful...(a) Polly Stenham’s first play is a hard-hitting, troubled ex-writer son into collaborating on a
story of decay, violence and transformation... intense and visceral dissection of children who screen play. The gangster/sci fi B-movie in their
Li’l Abner meets William Faulkner...[The Sugar become parents to their parents. That Face imagination unfolds before us, involving a chic
Witch] is filled with weird, surreal, stageworthy played London’s Royal Court in 2007 and was crime czarina, a beautiful but icy lady scien-
dramatic moments and situations...a satisfying subsequently seen in the West End. The show tist and her failed and understandingly bitter
balance between gothic horror and humor!” was a part of the Manhattan Theatre Club human cloning experiment. A third story is the
–Palo Alto Daily News. spring 2010 season in New York City. “One of Russian fairy tale the screenwriter told her son
FEE: $75 per performance the most astonishing debuts I have seen in as a child about a painfully shy princess who
more than 30 years.” –Daily Telegraph. “Her forges a diabolical pact with a terrifying but
Sunken Living Room‚ The 90-minute play has a quality of emotional surprisingly vulnerable old witch. The fairy tale
inspires the movie which inspires the mother
desperation one more often associates with
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mature American dramatists like Tennessee and son screenwriters to mend their fractured
ISBN 978-0-573-66249-2
Williams and Edward Albee than with cool relationship. “Plays-within-plays require such
David Caudle
young Brits.” –Guardian. “This intensely moving, intricate tailoring. So it’s a pleasure to report
Dramatic Comedy skillfully crafted piece...Stenham isn’t just that with The Third Story, the ever-captivating
2m, 2f promising. She has already delivered on it, and Charles Busch proves equally deft as both
November, 1978. Wade Minnick, 16, is a slender, she would deserve the acclaim even if she were performer and seamstress.” –TheaterMania.
effeminate bookworm in suburban Miami. twice her age.” –Daily Express. “The startling com. “The main joy of The Third Story is that
With his distracted mother out playing Bridge, paradox of That Face, however, is that there is its foolery embodies something substantive...
and his pilot father away on a trip, Wade so much vigor in the writing, so much passion No wonder The Third Story feels like such an
settles down in the family’s showpiece living in the playing, that one leaves the theatre energizing event.”–Village Voice.
room to read A Passage To India. His volatile feeling strangely exhilarated.” –Daily Telegraph. Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
brother Chip, 17, takes off on a dubious errand, Certain licensing restrictions may apply, please inquire for availability.
leaving Wade alone with Chip’s foxy pothead please inquire for availability. FEE: $75 per performance
girlfriend. “Freak” Tammy teaches “brain” Wade FEE: $75 per performance
more about life and about himself than he
could learn from a dozen novels. And when
Chip returns, having scored and snorted some
serious drugs, Wade’s gonna need every ounce
of his newfound courage and compassion.
“Unsettling, funny, poignant...Caudle’s writing
is full of humor, compassion, keen observation
and period-perfect language...” –The Miami

Time is the Mercy of Eternity thing — he was killed. So when Bishop Melinda —is now long behind him, though Walter
calls to invite the Montgomerys to take part in dreams of inventing something wonderful
#22819 $9.95
the historic Cartuga Truth and Reconciliation once more. His wife, Helen, has become disil-
ISBN 978-0-573-65116-8
Commission, they fly down to Central America lusioned and frustrated at being the family’s
Deb Margolin
to find out what happened to their son. only breadwinner. Their teenage son, Mikey,
Drama harbors dreams of his own: after befriend-
2m, 2f ing Maria, a pregnant girl in his class, Mikey
Simple set
A Meditation in Four Acts. When They Quiet
Two Gentlemen of Corona becomes involved in her family’s phone sales
business, with surprising results. When Walter
#29265 $8.95
Down, I Start A monologue from the perspec- finally takes a job, Mike keeps his a secret, and
ISBN 978-0-573-69866-8
tive of a dead suicide bomber who now collects Helen allows herself to dream of a more secure
Jim Geoghan
the newly dead suicide bombers to bring them life. But when Helen discovers the truth about
Comedy
to the afterlife. Clarisse and Larmon A husband Walter’s employment, it becomes clear to this
5m, 1f
and wife are left with only a picture of their family that life itself is lived on a wire not unlike
In this comedy, it’s 1963 and Joey and Carmine
son’s foot after he is killed at war. The Rich Silk Petit’s, this one strung between happiness and
are low-level soldiers in the New York mob. Joey
of It Based on a true story of a young actress sadness. “A brilliant play...original, poignant,
services juke boxes and vending machines...
who was killed by her ex-fiancé after she broke moving, sad and funny. I have rarely sat in a
Carmine makes two runs a week to South
up with him. Two actors morph into different theater audience that laughed so hard at one
Carolina for illegal cigarettes. But things are
characters, primarily playing the actress and moment and, at the next, sat so still you’d
looking up for the pair. The 1964 World’s
the fiancé. Time is the Mercy of Eternity A woman swear you could hear the actors’ hearts beating
Fair is just around the corner and these Two
won’t leave a display bed in a department store, together on stage.” –Eugene Register-Guard.
Gentlemen of Corona are plotting to help
even after the pleadings of a female employee. “The incredible and beautiful conclusion leaves
their boss, John, swindle thousands of foreign
The employee is forced to call security, but the audience thinking, philosophizing and
tourists. It looks like nothing can stand in their
doesn’t want to see the other woman hurt, as talking in the car all the way home...a perfect
way...oh, except for the fact that Joey is falling
she is obviously already distraught. mix of comedy and drama.” –Grants Pass Daily
in love with his boss’s mistress! This comedy is
FEE: $75 per performance the perfect light-hearted fare: refreshing and Courier. “Not only has the playwright nailed the
funny, with just a touch of heart. “Geoghan ultra-cool cadence of the next generation, but
Too Much The Sun gives a sweetly retro twist to Gentlemen, keep- she also has captured an essential truth about
#22952 $9.95 ing his comic archetypes so anchored in reality the lure of the impossible dream, its freedom
ISBN 978-0-573-14221-5 that they elicit sympathy as well as laughter.” and its danger.” –Mercury News.
Nicholas Pierpan –The Los Angeles Times. “A comedy with hysteri- FEE: $75 per performance
Drama cal lines, historical intrigue, and a happy ending
4m for the young lovers.” –EyeSpy LA. Vampire Reflects‚ A
Simple set FEE: $75 per performance #24649 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-66294-2
Fresh out of prison, a young man returns to his
English coastal home village. He takes a job Tyranny of Love‚ The Frank Semerano
offered by the local eccentric, a clockmaker #22318 $18.95 Comedy
and friend of his father. Storytelling, epilepsy, ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4 3m, 3f
seafaring, lock picking and espionage make Norman Beim Unit set
this unique lyrical play a true delight. A son is Comedy Count Zescu, a vampire from the old country,
usurped from his throne. The counterfeit king 4m, 2f takes up residence in the American southwest
offers him a series of impossible challenges to Interior accompanied only by his coffin and Mattie, who
regain his lost place. But the boy passes them Drew Charteris, a self-centered, arrogant the- is an all too amorous co-ed he can’t seem to
all. The final test involves two envelopes — one atre critic refuses to let his 17 year-old daughter lose. Hot on the heels of this colorful entourage
has ‘King’ written inside it and the other has marry the successful young playwright she is Joyce Lyonhartt, a plucky and determined
“Death”. But the boy knows the king has written loves. Clara, a friend of the family schemes reporter who excels in disguises to get close
“Death” in both and he is able to outwit the with the young girl to outwit the pompous to what seems to be a once in lifetime story.
king and ultimately win. It is suggested that father with the help of the girl’s fiance in this The Count settles down in dreary house near a
all the actors remain on stage throughout the delightful farce, adapted from a classic Moliere secret army base, and witnesses a bat seem-
play and when not actually involved in a scene comedy. “You always tickle my funny bone.” ingly explode spontaneously. He stumbles
should move about in ways suggesting the –Jerry Stiller. “Norman Beim is that ‘rara avis’: a upon a weapons experiment, which involves
interior movements of a timepiece. The play professional playwright. He is what the theatre turning living bats into flying bombs, headed
won the Cameron Mackintosh Award at Oxford needs.” –Tony Randall. by old foe, Dr. Gunter. An escaped war criminal
University’s annual New Writing Festival. ironically hiding out in the country whose army
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FEE: $75 per performance is pursuing him, Dr. Gunter continues to wage
his private little war, though now aware that his
Truth and Reconciliation Up new nemesis may inform on him. On his way to
#22319 $9.95 challenging the commander of the Army base,
#23619 $9.95 however, the Count discovers he is the uncle
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Etan Frankel of Mattie, and is himself looking to do in the
Bridget Carpenter “older man” his niece has run off with. New and
Drama Dramatic Comedy old accounts are on their way to being settled
4m, 2f 3m, 3f during a late night dinner at the Count’s estate.
Unit set Unit set FEE: $75 per performance
Winner! 2006 L. Arnold Weissberger Award. Up was part of the 2008-2009 Steppenwolf
It is three years since Lynne and Benjamin Theatre Company season directed by Anna
Montgomery’s son, Ben, traveled to the Central D. Shapiro, Tony® award winning director of
American country of Cartuga in order to use Steppenwolf’s critically acclaimed production
his medical training to help the poor peas- of August: Osage County. Up invites us into the
ants. Soon after his arrival, Ben disappeared. life of Walter Griffin, a failed inventor obsessed
In a country of civil strife, guerillas and mass with Philippe Petit’s famed 1974 wire-walk
executions by the army, that can mean only one between the twin World Trade Center towers.
Walter’s greatest moment of glory — a flight
on a lawn chair festooned with helium balloons

Vertical Hour‚ The works wonderfully precisely because it is so Water’s Edge‚ The
simple; an immensely likable piece of writing.”
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–Metro. “If you want an image, in dark and light,
ISBN 978-0-573-65130-4 ISBN 978-0-573-65134-2
of the average British family after 40 years of
David Hare Theresa Rebeck
rapid sexual change, then this show is as clear
Drama and compassionate a starting point as you Drama
3m, 2f could hope to find.” –The Scotsman. 2m, 3f
Unit set With theatrical imagery and heightened emo-
Published in Company of Angels.
A thought-provoking exploration of how the FEE: $75 per performance tions, this profound one act leaves the impact
political can sometimes intersect, collide with of a grand Greek Tragedy. A father comes home
and ultimately dismantle the personal. While
the play is positively brimming with cogent and
Voyage to Lesbos after a 17 year absence with his new girlfriend
in tow. His wife, displeased and scorned,
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fascinating arguments involving the current decides to take matters into her own hands. But
ISBN 978-0-573-69881-1
political situation, the production only fitfully what happens when people believe that the
The Five Lesbian Brothers
succeeds in bringing this story to life. Hare fills only way to heal is to hurt?
Comedy
The Vertical Hour with several of these ethical FEE: $75 per performance
5f
and philosophical quandaries that serve not
The maiden effort from legendary theater
only as dramatic interplay between the three
troupe The Five Lesbian Brothers (Maureen Wedding Belles
main characters, but, also metaphorically as
Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa #29030 $9.95
the basis for several of the arguments politi-
Kron), Voyage to Lesbos takes a darkly humor- ISBN 978-0-573-69618-3
cians and intellectuals are having these days
ous look at the warping effects of internalized Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards
concerning the role that America and the West
homophobia and phallo-centrism on the les- Comedy
have taken in Iraq, the Middle East and beyond.
bian psyche. The action takes place in Lesbos, 5f
FEE: $75 per performance Illinois, in a vaguely defined pre-Stonewall, Exterior
post-Freudian period of American culture.
Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen The occasion is Bonnie’s wedding day. Five
From the popular author of Smoke on the
Mountain and Sanders Family Christmas, comes
#24637 $7.50 inextricably intertwined women ostensibly
this great comedy full of heart and humor.
ISBN 978-0-573-63280-8 prepare for the happy event, while their every
Four garden-club ladies meet a young girl who
Kathryn Walat action serves to sabotage it. Highlights include
has come to their little Texas town to marry an
Comedy several rousing musical numbers and a jerk-
infantryman before he ships off for World War
4m, 1f off session between the cousins, Bonnie and
II. The women impulsively decide to throw the
Unit set Connie, involving banal heterosexual fantasy
girl an elaborate wedding, and their lives and
and a vacuum cleaner. Ever treading on thin ice,
When über-popular Vickie Martin joins the friendships are thrown into turmoil as they
Voyage to Lesbos laughs so that it does not cry.
all-male math team, chaos theory becomes the race to accomplish the nuptials in one frenzied
“Like the best new queer art, Voyage to Lesbos
rule at Longwood High School. Can this god- afternoon. “Delightful!Funny and folksy—The
co-opts all the most pathetic mainstream
dess of Pi possibly make the mathletes victori- ladies light up the stage!” –Dallas Morning
stereotypes of gayness, and plays them for all
ous? Totally. “The tale about overcoming odds News.
their maliciously parodic worth.” –San Francisco
is surprisingly touching.” –Time Out New York. FEE: $75 per performance
Weekly. “High on lesbian content and unre-
“The biggest and best surprise of the season
strained sexuality.” –SF Bay Guardian.
so far...puts the nerds next to the popular kids
Published in The Five Lesbian Brothers/Four What They Have
as they join forces to prove their worth to the
Plays. #25759 $9.95
world. Victoria Martin leaves audiences both
laughing and cheering.” –NYTheatre.com.
Kate Robin
Vrooommm! Comedy
#24647 $9.95 2m, 2f
Virgins ISBN 978-0-573-66371-0 Connie and Jonas are a successful industry
#24646 $18.95 Janet Allard couple. Their friends Suzanne, a struggling
ISBN 978-1-84002-725-9
Comedy painter, and Matt, a struggling musician, can’t
John Retallack
5f, with doubling afford to fix the roof. But stay tuned because in
Drama this funny, poignant and always truthful new
Simple set
2m, 2f play, lives can change in a heartbeat, and things
In this breezy “NASComedy” the fast lane is
Unit set aren’t necessarily what they seem. In addition
stalled to a screeching halt by the arrival of a
This new play from the author of Hannah and woman driver on the NASCAR scene, and egos to What They Have, Robin’s play Anon. was
Hanna concerns a family of four. The mother, get bruised as Holly “Legs” Nelson starts steal- also commissioned by South Coast Repertory,
Suzy, works extremely long hours and is at ing the show, driving so fast some think she’s and presented as part of the theater’s 2004
home very little and so Nick, the father, has cheating. Her rival, Hotshot, wants to sabotage NewSCRipts series. Robin’s television and film
taken on her role during the children’s teenage her success, which results in a fast-paced story credits include Six Feet Under (writer/supervis-
years. One Sunday, Nick overhears Jack, his of NASCAR drivers and their kooky fans, all in ing producer) and Coming Soon. In What They
teenage son, telling a girl on the phone that he pursuit of high-octane glory. And for the sexism Have, as in Six Feet Under, happiness is fleeting
thinks he has contracted a sexually transmitted of these chauvinist drivers? Well, they’re all and illusory and things are seldom what they
infection from her at a party a fortnight ago. played by women! seem. A complex and constantly morphing
This leads to a chain of connected conflicts landscape of dissatisfactions links all four
for the whole family because no-one has the characters. They’re motivated by the need for
emotional language to calmly face the conse- creative fulfillment, money and the ultimate
quences of such a common event. So intense sense of accomplishment: a child. Unrequited
are the feelings generated, the family threatens dreams — and dreams achieved that turn out
to disintegrate but each member has the urge to be nightmares — shift the ground under
to keep the family together and what they everyone’s feet.
cannot articulate, they say through dance. “It’s FEE: $75 per performance
an incredibly simple premise; two teenagers
fumble with their new-found sexuality while
their parents desperately search for physical
love, long-lost. But John Retallack’s Virgins

N e w T i t l e s / Full Length Plays 7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s
Where There’s a Will There’s a Relative Women Are Women doles out tragedy with [Greig’s] usual thrift. In
a tidy 90 minutes, without a set or large cast,
#25283 $9.95 #25272 $18.95
Yellow Moon tucks a grand romantic tradition
ISBN 978-0-573-66393-2 ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4
into a wry, modern packet.” –Time Out New York.
Roger Karshner Norman Beim
“Greig’s narrative seamlessly flows from third
Comedy Comedy person to first person, from narration to poetry,
3m, 3f 2m, 2f from imagination to reality…” -Show Business.
Interior Interior FEE: $75 per performance
Sam Price, a wealthy entrepreneur, has just The Logan household is upset by the visit of
recently passed away and, at his request, has a feminist. The women are up in arms. The You’ve Got Hate Mail
been laid out in his townhouse. With the corpse youngest daughter hopes to receive her trust #29201 #8.95
in the bedroom, his immediate family have fund when she reaches 18 the next month. She ISBN 978-0-573-69772-2
gathered to discuss their inheritance, a meeting wants to marry her boyfriend who’s studying Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
that descends into acrimony over the division to be a lawyer and has no income, to speak of.
COMEDY
of property. Much to their chagrin, they learn Unfortunately the mother may be borrowing
that Sam has left his entire estate to the church, from the trust fund to make a donation it to the 2m, 3f,
a discovery that results in them reluctantly “movement.” Chaos ensues in this merry, satiri- Unit Set
seeking the advice of a person they deem to be cal romp. “You always tickle my funny bone.” “ LOL! An audience is guaran-
of unsavory moral character. His advice seem- –Jerry Stiller. “Norman Beim is the best. His teed to do just that” at this
ingly solves their dilemma until they realize dialogue is terse, precise, concise and conveys hilarious broadband comedy
that the solution involves compromise. Many ideas beautifully.” –Mario Fratti. of errors. You’ve Got Hate Mail
reversals drive a story that comically reveals Published in Comedy Tonite! is Billy Van Zandt and Jane
avarice, mistrust and chicanery. FEE: $75 per performance Milmore’s comic answer to
FEE: $75 per performance A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters. In
You’ve Got Hate Mail, love
Year Zero “bytes” all when an extra-
White Buffalo #29756 $8.95 marital affair goes horribly
#25646 $7.50 ISBN 978-0-573-60096-8 wrong, thanks to a juicy e-mail left sitting on a
ISBN 978-0-573-63382-9 Michael Golamco desktop. The story is told entirely in e-mails
Don Zolidis Dramatic Comedy from laptop computers, although the play still
Drama 3m, 1f manages to have an unforgettable chase scene
3m, 2f, plus chorus Vuthy Vichea is sixteen years old, Cambodian — thanks to Blackberries and iPhones. The
Unit set American. He loves hip hop and Dungeons and heartiest laugh-for-laugh show of all the Van
Dragons. He has thick-ass glasses. He is a weird Zandt-Milmore comedies. “Outright guffaws
Winner! 2004 Princess Grace Award for
kid in a place where weirdness can be fatal: greeted this 75-minute, intermissionless
Playwriting. Based on actual events, White
Long Beach, California. Since his best friend free-for-all!” –Peter Filichia, Newark Star Ledger.
Buffalo tells the story of the miracle birth of a
moved and his mother died, the only person he “A funny play where the verbal zingers fly fast
white buffalo calf on a small farm in southern
can talk to is a human skull he keeps hidden in and furious!” –Tom Chesek, Asbury Park Press.
Wisconsin. When Carol Gelling discovers that
a cookie jar. Year Zero is a comedic drama about Please note: this show is intended for mature
one of the buffalo on her farm is born white
young Cambodian Americans — about reincar- audiences.
in color, she thinks nothing more of it than a
nation, reinvention, and ultimately, redemp-
curiosity. Soon, however, she learns that this is FEE: $75 per performance
tion. “[A] tenderly observed play… These
the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy believed
characters are cut from familiar molds, but Mr.
by the Sioux to bring peace on earth and
Golamco and his appealing cast bring fresh 7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s
unity to all mankind. Her little farm is quickly
nuances, tempering the earnestness with unas-
overwhelmed with religious pilgrims, bringing
her into contact with a culture and faith that
suming charm.” –New York Times. “A very smart, $38‚000 for a Friendly Face
sweet, honest and uncommonly moving new #22313 $9.95
is wholly unfamiliar to her. When a mysterious
play… Michael Golamco is a significant new ISBN 978-0-573-65229-5
businessman offers to buy the calf for two mil-
dramatic voice.” –Chicago Tribune. “A delicate Kristin Shepherd
lion dollars, Carol is thrown into doubt about
portrait of lost souls attempting to discover
whether to profit from the religious beliefs Drama
their roots and navigate awkward relationships
of others or to keep true to a spirituality she 1m, 6f, plus extras
with one another… Incisive, both dramatically
knows nothing about. Winner! 2007 Samuel French Canadian Play-
and thematically, leading to a haunting and
FEE: $75 per performance hopeful climax. Critic’s Pick!” –Backstage. wrights Contest. $38,000 for a Friendly Face takes
FEE: $75 per performance place in our time, in a small town where Bronwyn
White Suits in Summer Bain lived out the last years of her life. Her two
daughters, Jane and Annie, arrive less than
#25278 $8.95 Yellow Moon enthusiastically for their mother’s Celebration of
ISBN 978-0-573-69766-1 #29716 $14.95
Rosary Hartel O’Neill Life, not having seen their mother in years. The
ISBN 978-0-573-60047-0
town’s funeral home is run by Matt, who struggles
Comedy David Greig
to create a decent ending for Bronwyn and her
2m, 2f Drama
daughters, and by The Last Supper Committee, a
Unit set 2m, 2f
number of women responsible for the meals for
A contemporary Southern romance set in the Lee is a cocky teenager who seems to attract
funeral events. Preparations for the Celebration of
topsy-turvy world of art. Celebrity artist Susann trouble, Silent Leila’s a 17 year-old Muslim girl
Life deteriorate on every front. It becomes appar-
is determined to reclaim her lost love, Blaise, now looking for a way to fit in. She spends her Friday
ent that Bronwyn Bain was not well loved. In the
married to a sedate New Orleans socialite. Con- nights lost in the blurry universe of glossy
celebrity magazines, Lee stealing booze from kitchen, The Last Supper Committee members,
vinced that she cannot live without him, Susann
the supermarket. They never meant to get along with Alison, a young woman who does not
arranges an exhibition of her works to be held in
mixed up in a murder, but after Billy Logan is leave after delivering flowers, hurl toward their
his new house. Susann’s readiness to sacrifice her
killed, the teenagers are on the run and need a own meal-destroying confrontations around the
career, his new wife, and her mama’s boy manager
place to hide. As the winter closes in, Leila and subject of death. In the end, however, the day is
leave Blaise both angry and aroused. Theatrical ex-
Lee take flight to the Scottish Highlands. The saved by the understanding that none of us gets
citement abounds in this comedy of love vs. duty.
caretaker Frank, full of drink and deceit, offers it right — in life or death.
Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and other
them shelter in a hunting lodge. Just as the pair FEE: $75 per performance
New Orleans Comedies, $23.00
FEE: $75 per performance find refuge, the first guests of the season begin
to arrive. “A tart and clever verse drama that
7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s Full Length Plays / N e w T i t l e s
4 Beekman Accent on Youth don’t have any, he’s got extras!) Uncle Senior
has a rigged dice game going and Tony’s Ma is -
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well just nuts. Tony’s shrink Dr. Malaise is giving
ISBN 978-0-573-65079-6 ISBN 978-0-573-60503-1
free analysis and the Father isn’t sure what he is
Ron Clark Samson Raphaelson
doing! But one thing is for sure, almost no one
Comedy Comedy seems sad that Tony is gone and they certainly
6m, 3f, with doubling 6m, 3f done seem happy once he’s discovered alive.
Interior Interior Be prepared to dodge bullets, laugh at the
Deanne and Robert, a May-December couple, Staged as part of the 2008-2009 Manhattan songs and see if you can’t figure out who put a
have just returned from their honeymoon, Theatre Club season in New York and star- contract out on Tony!
and Deanne is shocked to find that Robert has ring David Hyde Pierce! A witty and moving CD for use in production, $9.95.
unwittingly bought the very same apartment comedy by one of the most prolific writers FEE: $75 per performance
that she used to live in with her ex-husband, during Broadway and Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Skip. Not only that, but Skip has also bought
the apartment right next door to theirs. It
The engaging plot has successful middle-aged
playwright Steven Gaye falling in love with
American Pilot‚ The
#3168 $17.00
becomes apparent in time that Deanne and 20-ish Linda Brown who happens to be his sec-
ISBN 978-0-571-22903-1
Skip are still in love, and getting the couple retary. After temporarily deferring to a younger
David Greig
back together is facilitated by Robert falling for man for her affections, Steven ultimately proves
Deanne’s mother, Louella. All ends right in this that age itself is merely a number. A charming, Drama
swift-moving romantic comedy from master sophisticated romp. “The idea is full of comedy 7m, 2f
comic writer Ron Clark. implications-a genuinely captivating play- Unit set
Music cues available on CD. good-humored and pleasantly insane.” –The A spy plane crash-lands in a remote valley
FEE: 75 per performance New York Times. in a distant country. The local villagers take
FEE: $75 per performance in the wounded pilot and argue his fate. The
Abrogate American Pilot explores the way the world
#29761 $8.95 Afterlife sees America and the way America sees the
world. This concise 90 minute play performed
ISBN 978-0-573-60101-9 #29066 $9.95
without an intermission, causes several Middle
Larry Gelbart ISBN 978-0-573-69656-5
East nations come to mind, but playwright
Comedy Michael Frayn
David Greig goes beyond specific political
6m, 3f Historic/DocuDrama situations to deal with more basic emotions
Hillary Clinton is in the White House and a 6m, 2f, plus extras, doubling possible in this drama. The American Pilot premiered at
congressional hearing is sifting through the
A man who has everything. Money, friends, the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other
substantial and varied debris of the post-Bush
a beautiful home. And then – pfft! It’s all Place, Stratford-upon-Avon in April 2005. “The
regime to investigate what went right and,
vanished. Max Reinhardt, one the greatest American Pilot is a potent parable of power, a
if anything did, how it could have possibly
impresarios of theatrical history, had a lifelong concise, compact clash of cultures and commu-
happened.
ambition – to dissolve the boundary between nication set in an unnamed, far-off country torn
theatre and the world it portrays. Each year by civil war.” –The Associated Press. “Riveting
at the Salzburg Festival he directed a famous drama.” –Variety.
Abstract Expression morality play, Everyman, about God sending FEE: $75 per performance
#3811 $7.50 Death to summon a representative of mankind
ISBN 978-0-573-64245-6
Theresa Rebeck
for judgment. The victim he chooses is a man
who, like Reinhardt, rejoices in his wealth and
Amidst the Gladiolas
Dramatic Comedy #3073 $8.95
all the pleasures that money can buy. Then in
ISBN 978-0-573-60571-0
6m, 3f 1938 Hitler declares his own day of reckoning
Vito Gentile
Unit set and sends Death into Austria - whereupon
Drama
After a scathing review 15 years ago, a once- Reinhardt, a Jew, is left as naked and vulnerable
2m, 6f
celebrated painter faded into impoverished as Everyman himself. Michael Frayn’s Afterlife
Interior
obscurity. Can one chance encounter resurrect is the story of how Reinhardt achieves his great
Newly Revised Edition. At a funeral in an
this volatile artist from obscurity and re-launch ambition; though in a way he can scarcely have
Italian sector of Brooklyn, mourners come to
him to overnight success? Theresa Rebeck skill- foreseen. “Reinhardt describes himself as some-
pay tribute to a police officer of questionable
fully compares the gritty urban realities of lives one whose goal is to “break the bonds twixt
character, killed while allegedly defending the
lived on the edge with the capricious intrigues world and dream,” and Afterlife obliges him
life of the Pope. Though each of the attendees
of the uptown gallery scene where fame might by turning his own story into an “Everyman”
has a colorful relationship with the victim,
just be a matter of who you know and reputa- drama, a consideration of the transience of life
it is the policeman’s pregnant mistress who
tions can be bought and sold. “Ms. Rebeck and the inevitably of death, often delivered in
causes a sensation. Will she and her unborn
writes passionlessly about passion, colorlessly rhymed couplets...It’s clever and, as you might
baby be permitted to stay? Was the deceased
about art, self-importantly about the poor, expect from Mr. Frayn, impeccably executed.”
a hero or just a poor slob in the wrong place
tritely about the rich, humorlessly about the –The London Theatre Journal.
at the wrong time? Insults and furies fly as
ludicrousness of art as commerce.” –The New FEE: $75 per performance the women, Italian to the core, debate the
York Times. “Meaningful questions of morality, legacy of this fallen man. “The characters...are
aesthetics and class conflict.” –The Seattle Times. Altos‚ The Brooklyn Italians...Their ethnicity runs a distant
FEE: $75 per performance #3826 $9.95 second to their universality; their appeal is their
ISBN 978-0-573-65247-9 humanity. Sometimes, they are very funny,
David Landau too.” –The New York Times. “Human behavior in
Audience Participation/Interactive the face of tragedy is the essence of Amidst the
4m, 3f Gladiolas, an engrossing drama with occasional
Interior lightweight comedy relief by Vito Gentile…
The playwright has endowed his characters
An Interactive Musical Comedy Mystery Spoof
with such believable and undeniable recogniz-
of the famous HBO series, The Sopranos. Meet
able human qualities at such an occasion, that
the family that inspired it all, the Altos. It’s
they become automatically interesting, and
Tony’s funeral (or is it?) and his wife Toffee has
instantly snare audience involvement.” –Variety.
invited you to the wake. Chris wants you should
check your weapons at the door (and if you

And Evermore Shall Be So exiting in a farcical, light-hearted, but dead- Bells‚ The
serious comedy in two acts. There is no facile
#29134 $9.95 #4860 $7.50
resolution to the question of “will-they-or-
ISBN 978-0-573-11021-4 ISBN 978-0-573-64247-0
won’t-they?” get back together. Rather, there
Norman Robbins Theresa Rebeck
is the emotional vitality of people clinging to
Comedy what relational lifeboats they are tossed in the Drama
5m, 5f buoyant excursion called life! 5m, 2f
A murder mystery with more than a touch of FEE: $75 per performance Unit set
humor. Taking its title from the traditional song Theresa Rebeck’s expressionistic melodrama
“Green Grow the Rushes O” the play explores Bach At Leipzig set in the waning years of the Alaskan Gold
the events surrounding a murder which took #4763 $7.50 Rush tracks the intertwined fates of a gregari-
place four years previously and how strangely ISBN 978-0-573-65144-1 ous innkeeper, Mathias, his rebellious daughter,
the song lyrics seem to fit so well with the cir- Itamar Moses Annette, and the misfits of a boomtown gone
cumstances. Offering ten good acting roles, the bust. Hard luck and hunger have brought them
Comedy
story twists and turns, leaving your audience together, but when a stranger begins asking
guessing until the very last speech of the play. 7m, plus 1 silent character questions about the mysterious disappear-
Interior ance of a Chinese prospector, Xiufei, he soon
Leipzig, Germany, 1722: Johann Kuhnau, revered learns that it’s every man for himself in this vast
organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies,
At First Sight leaving his post vacant. The town council invites
white wilderness, where nothing is quite what
it seems, and ghost stories are never taken
#3172 $7.50 musicians from across to audition for the coveted lightly. “Ms. Rebeck to be a gifted writer with an
ISBN 978-0-573-65057-4 position, among them young Johann Sebastian expansive mind, willing to explore old terrain
Anne Pié Bach. In an age where musicians depend on to find new paths.” –The New York Times.
Comedy patronage from the nobility or the church to FEE: $75 per performance
3m, 4f pursue their craft, the post at a prominent church
Simple set in a cultured city is a near guarantee of fame and
Fifty-one year-old Julia Goldman thought she fortune — which is why some of the candidates
Bethlehem
are willing to resort to any lengths to secure it. #29259 $8.95
had experienced it all. Although she had been
Bach At Leipzig is a fugue-like farcical web of ISBN 978-0-573-69822-4
widowed for two years, she was left financially
bribery, blackmail, and betrayal set against the Octavio Solis
well-fixed with two grown children who were
backdrop of Enlightenment questions about Drama
busy with their successful careers. Life was rou-
humanity, God, and art. 2m, 5f
tine and uneventful for Julia in her Hollywood
Winner! 2003 National Latino Playwriting
home. She thought she would just ease into FEE: $75 per performance
Award. A dark work about self-knowledge
the rest of her days without anything notable
and the nature of evil, where the devil lives in
looming on the horizon. Suddenly, “Life with Back County Crimes a godless world. Lee, accompanied by his pho-
a Capital L” hands her what is to become the #4014 $9.95 tographer girlfriend Dru, arrives in El Paso to
biggest decision of her life; the sort of occur- ISBN 978-0-573-60568-0 interview Mateo, a convicted murderer recently
rence to which many a younger woman would Book and Lyrics by Lanie Robertson released form prison, over a period of a few
hardly be equal. An accidental encounter in the
Music by Mel Marvin days. During the intense interview process, Lee
cocktail lounge of a posh hotel with a man who
Play with Music, Dark Comedy so empathizes with his subject’s life in the past
sweeps her off her feet and then he disappears,
4m, 6f, to play 34 characters that he merges his own past with it in order to
leaves her with much more than just a fond
reenact it. The bloody conclusion draws upon
memory. She is no longer able to conceal her Similar in structure to Spoon
the dangers of defining the nature of evil.
predicament. The sibling rivalry of her children, River Anthology and Our
plus her own with her flamboyant sister, Verna, Town, It’s life - and in this
add to the complexity, and to the resolution of case, violent death - in a
her plight. small town, with music, tied Black and Bluestein
together by a running #29194 $8.95
commentary by the town’s ISBN 978-0-573-69751-7
Jerry Mayer
Avec Schmaltz sole physician of many years.
Dramatic Comedy
The author has a savvy sense
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of black comedy, all utilized 4m, 3f
ISBN 978-0-573-60076-0
in weaving a series of sordid tales of back- Unit set
Mart Crowley
woods murder, and adultery. And each vignette Black and Bluestein, a serious comedy, gives
Comedy
is either compelling or caustically comic. It is a you a punch reminding you what life was like
4m, 3f
strangely beautiful play by a writer with much just a few short years ago and how bigoted
This two-act comedic collision seems, at first,
ability. “I am impressed by Robertson’s poetic we can be. The writing sparkles with jokes and
like a straightforward romp about marital
sweep of his rural Southern American dialogue witticisms but the words are meaningful as we
grumblings. But there are all sorts of surprising
and by the intrinsic truthfulness of his relate not to how we are now but to how we
complexities in the failed marriage of Kit, the
characterization.” –Philadelphia Daily News. “A were then. Set in a St. Louis suburb in 1963,
WASP flame-haired rich girl, and Manny, the
rousing affirmation of life with all its mystery days after Kennedy’s death, Jeff Bluestein is a
wry, wise-cracking Jewish TV composer which
and variety...Robertson has drawn a gallery of developer looking to sell his home and move to
has produced two precocious, sassy children
incisive and keenly sympathetic character his new site. His beautiful wife, Susan is an avid
and a situation in which the ex-wife and the ex-
portraits.” –Memphis Press Scimitar. civil rights activist. But when African American
husband can’t seem to live with each other or
without each other. “Avec Schmaltz” (a phrase Certain licensing restrictions may apply, Dr. Daniel Black decides he wants to buy in this
European musicians would ironically use to please inquire for availability. mainly Jewish enclave, all hell breaks loose. Can
instruct violinists how to emotionally heat-up A Piano/Vocal Score is available for rental to the characters come to terms with each other’s
their romantic string passages) is about this licensed productions. differences, or will prejudices stop them from
devoted divorced couple, their new partners, FEE: $75 per performance seeing how similar they all truly are?
and their two glib offspring at holiday time. It FEE: $75 per performance
moves from a Currier and Ives winter won-
derland of Christmas Eve in Connecticut to a
New Year’s Eve in sun-drenched Beverly Hills,
California. It concerns the ex-marital couple,
their lovers and would-be-lovers entering and
Café Brosse –Back Stage. “At its core, Cartoon is a response Cleansed
to society, to violence, to corrupt leadership,
#29626 $8.95 #6270 $7.50
and to twisted romance...” –TheatreForum
ISBN 978-0-573-11542-4 ISBN 978-0-573-65005-5
Magazine.
Jean McConnell Thomas Bradshaw
Comedy Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
Drama
4m, 4f please inquire for availability.
4m, 4f
Simple set FEE: $75 per performance
Simple set
George and Seraphine run a café in a small
French town. Seraphine is fed up with the Chasing Manet A new play about a black doctor, his white wife,
and the challenges their mixed-race daughter
drudgery of her daily life, and feels that George #29197 $8.95
faces growing up in a white-bread Indiana
doesn’t appreciate her. George seeks solace ISBN 978-0-573-69756-2
town. From being taunted by Skinheads to
with his mistress, Yvette, but she too is becom- Tina Howe
becoming a Skinhead, Cleansed explores the
ing disgruntled, living in a leaky apartment Comedy underbelly of racial identification in America.
and longing for a comfortable housewife’s 3m, 4f Sometimes the hate you have for yourself over-
existence. George’s friend Aramis suggests that Interior whelms anything anybody else could feel for
the two women should swap lives for a while,
In Tina Howe’s comedy, Chasing Manet, a you. “Perhaps your average night at the theater
so Seraphine duly goes to live in Yvette’s apart-
rebellious painter from a distinguished family doesn’t include screams of ‘Nigger Monkeys’
ment and Yvette joins George in the running
in Boston and an ebullient Jewish woman and ‘Black skinned beasts!’ but Thomas
of the café, which is being frequented daily by
with a huge adoring family form an unlikely Bradshaw’s does. The playwright-provocateur
a mysterious foreign couple. Unfortunately for
bond. Inside the confining walls of Mount Airy presents a wickedly shocking double bull
George, Yvette is not quite the homemaker that
Nursing Home, the two plot an escape to Paris that unapologetically flaunts racial conflicts.
Seraphine was, and soon he is pining for his
aboard the QE2. But can they possibly pull it Bradshaw doesn’t deliver a normal night out,
capable and efficient wife. George’s Aunt Marie
off amidst the chaos of their surroundings? The but his outrages are worth every second of dis-
turns up and mistakes Yvette for Seraphine,
tension and comedy grow as they struggle to comfort.” –Time Out New York. “Tom Bradshaw’s
whom she has never met. She proceeds to stay
take wing for the last time. “Chasing Manet has most important contribution to society is
for two weeks, criticizing Yvette’s housework.
an inspirational message at its core concern- snatching narrative and its elements back from
Eventually Seraphine returns home and she
ing the potential that lives in us all, no matter the clutches of the ordinary.” –Richard Maxwell,
and Yvette agree that they were both better off
what the barriers, to defy expectations and take Playwright and Director. “Bradshaw has a
where they were. As Aramis points out, maybe
action to attain our dreams. “ –NYTheatre.com. positive genius for explosive imagery, putting
it’s George who is the real root of their prob-
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, biracial Lauraul in a Klan costume and penning
lems. George agrees to go away for a while, but
please inquire for availability. a demonic parody of Martin Luther King’s ‘I
the question remains of who should take his
FEE: 75 per performance Have A Dream’ speech for Strom Thurmond.
place...
Bradshaw has a deep dramatic and linguis-
Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial tic intelligence.” –The Village Voice. “These
uncomfortably intense plays focus on racism
Cartoon #29307 $8.95
in our society, from the Dixiecrats of the south
#6264 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-69706-7
to the confused generation of today. The inten-
ISBN 978-0-573-66383-3 Shirley Lauro
sity that Bradshaw intended came through
Steve Yockey Historic/Docudrama
tenfold.” –New York Cool. “Thomas Bradshaw is
5m, 3f
Dark Comedy sometimes billed as a playwright/provocateur.
Winner! 2004 NEA “Access to
5m, 4f In actuality, he is a playwright/academic. The
Excellence Award”, in
Unit set provocateur comes from the fact that he is a
collaboration with New
Join the exploits of a band of black author who often holds a blinding spot-
Theatre, Florida. The story
mismatched cartoon light on the issues of race and black identity
takes place in 1932, the last
stereotypes on a wild ride in this country. His work is characterized by an
time Clarence Darrow pleads
through this animated world, unflinching concentration on the fundamental
in a criminal court of law. Set
Presented in the style of a effects of racism on black self worth. Strom
in various places in Chicago
Commedia dell’Arte scenario Thurmond Is Not A Racist/Cleansed is a provoca-
and Hawaii, Darrow with his
gone berserk, Cartoon is a tive, gripping, and unsettling evening.” –New
wife, Ruby, travels to
devilishly violent social York City Onstage.
Honolulu to defend a Pearl Harbor Naval
commentary that explores Published with Strom Thurmond Is Not A Racist.
Lieutenant accused of shooting a Hawaiian
the rapid coalescence of FEE: $75 per performance
who allegedly led a gang rape on the
media, politics and consumer giants. A young, Lieutenant’s wife. “Shirley Lauro captures…the
idealistic upstart named Trouble steals the infamous Massie Case… a compelling writer.”
giant hammer that Esther, the bratty dictator, –American Theater Magazine. “The verdict on
uses to maintain a monotonous but peaceful [Shirley Lauro’s] latest play is that it can only
order. Chaos ensues. Bombs explode. Puppets add to her prizewinning ways.” –The
are set free. Anime girls fight. And as the bodies Entertainment News and Views. “Interesting...
pile up, the violence begins to creep off the with genuine emotion.” –Miami Sun Sentinel.
stage and into the audience. There’s nothing FEE: $75 per performance
like a punch in the face to really get the blood
moving. “Fast-paced, funny, and drenched in
pop culture. If you see only one play about
cartoon characters killing each other this year,
make it this one.” –East Bay Express. “Yockey’s
piece plays like an Eastern European commu-
nist-era political comedy, with farce and cruelty
artfully intermingled to create horrifying
situations...whose frequent leaps from cartoony
cuteness to over-the-top violence are both
shocking and hilarious.” –Los Angeles Weekly.
“Cartoon poses profound questions with every
laugh...it will leave you thinking and discussing
the play for the remainder of the evening.”

Closure Daisy Miller through the city — a day full of chance encoun-
ters, coincidences, a quick love affair, and a
#5327 $9.95 #6926 $16.95
fixation on the mysterious Jewel Jupiter. Jewel,
ISBN 978-0-573-66400-7 ISBN 978-1-84002-598-9
the young but damaged poet genius, eventu-
Ron Blicq Dawn Keeler
ally takes a shine to Samantha and brings her
Drama Drama on a midnight tour of the meat-packing district
4m, 3f 3m, 4f, plus extras which changes Samantha’s life forever — or
Unit set Multiple sets doesn’t. This 90 minute comic drama is a mod-
Winner! 2008 Samuel French Canadian Adapted in collaboration with Adolf Wood from ernized, gender-reversed, relocated, hyper-
Playwrights Competition. Donald Barlow, the story by Henry James. Lake Geneva, 1878: theatrical riff on the novel Ulysses, occurring
who lives in Nottingham, England, decides to a young expatriate, Frederick Winterbourne, exactly 100 years to the day after Joyce’s jaunt
search for his father who, he has discovered, meets Daisy Miller, a strikingly pretty young through Dublin. “Wonderful...Sheila Callaghan’s
was a visiting Canadian serviceman during American from Schenectady. Though imme- pleasingly witty and theatrical new drama that
World War II. Following his mother’s death, diately infatuated with each other, they are is a love letter to New York masquerading as
Donald engages a search agency to find his socially worlds apart. Winterbourne fails to hate mail...[Callaghan] writes with a world-
father Gordon Devereaux and establish con- recognize that Daisy is that alarming new phe- weary tone and has a poet’s gift for economi-
tact. But when the agency does find Devereaux, nomenon, ‘the American girl’, free to do as she cal description. The entire dead city comes
the elderly man vehemently denies his involve- pleases. Daisy Miller has its intensely poignant alive...” –The New York Times. “Dead City, Sheila
ment with Donald’s mother and categorically denouement in Rome, where Daisy’s conduct Callaghan’s riff on James Joyce’s Ulysses is styl-
refuses to meet the man who claims to be his provokes the wrath of the city’s American ish, lyrical, fascinating, occasionally irritating,
son. Donald’s journalist daughter Claire refuses colony, and leads Winterbourne tragically to and eminently worthwhile...the kind of work
to give up and, using her married name, flies misjudge her. that is thoroughly invigorating.” –Back Stage.
to Canada to meet and interview Devereaux. FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance
She takes her nine-year-old son with her (who
actually is Devereaux’s great-grandson) and Dawn Degas in New Orleans
a unique and unexpected friendship devel-
#29176 $8.95 #6255 $8.95
ops between the crusty old man and the boy.
ISBN 978-0-573-69733-3 ISBN 978-0-573-69762-3
Although Claire had not intended to reveal the
Thomas Bradshaw Rosary Hartel O’Neill
connection between them, she now privately
telephones her father and suggests he fly to Drama Drama
Canada. Yet her secret plan is shattered when 2m, 4f, plus 1 male or female character and 1 2m, 6f
the boy tells Devereaux things about his family, male voice over Unit set
from which the old man deduces the connec- Simple set An historical drama that explores Edgar Degas’
tion and recognizes he has been duped. This Dawn revolves around scandalous visit to New Orleans in 1872. Edgar
sets in motion a vicious and seemingly irrevers- Hampton, an abusive Degas, the French Impressionist painter, is torn
ible conflict between Claire and Devereaux. alcoholic who has completely between helping his relatives in America and
The two men do eventually face each other, but alienated his wife and pursuing a career as a painter. Fame and family
both are angry and unforgiving. “How closure is children. Can he stop obligations come to a head when he discovers
finally achieved makes this a gripping drama of drinking and make up for the he is still in love with his sister-in-law, who is
four generations — and how the youngest can past, even amidst some very now pregnant and blind. As Edgar struggles
bring out the best in the oldest.” –The Visitor, dark revelations of incest and with his own ethical conundrum, he discov-
Guernsey, UK. pedophilia? Dawn is one ers that his aggressively charming brother
FEE: $75 per performance father’s story of redemption has gone through all the family money in an
and reconciliation — with a twist. Bradshaw attempt to save his uncle’s sugar business.
was named Playwright of the year by the
Crocodile Eyes theater blog KUL-That Sounds Cool and Dawn
Also published in Ghosts of New Orleans, $26.00.
was named among the best performances of
ISBN 978-0-573-69629-9 Stage and Screen for 2008 in The New Yorker.
Eduardo Machado ”[Bradshaw’s] most daring and mature work to
Devil Boys From Beyond
Drama date!” –The New Yorker. “You will enjoy this #29123 $8.95
7m, 3f latest visit to the unsettled world of Thomas ISBN 978-0-573-69713-5
Unit set Bradshaw, where people misbehave without Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliott
the cushion of guilt or the filter of psychology. Based on an original script by Buddy Thomas
Inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House
of Bernarda Alba, Eduardo Machado’s drama ****4 Stars! Critics’ Pick“ –Time Out New York. Comedy
Crocodile Eyes portrays the world talked about “Bradshaw’s best play! It will be a sad statement 4m, 4f, all female characters can be played by
but never seen in Lorca’s play. As Lorca’s famous about the NYC theatergoing public if there is men in drag
widow traps her daughters in their house to one empty seat in the house for the rest of this Unit set
mourn their father, Machado shows us what’s show’s run.” –NYTheatre.com. Winner! 2009 FringeNYC
happening just outside those doors. The local FEE: $75 per performance Overall Excellence Award for
men, led by the charismatic Pepe, linger wait- Outstanding Play. Nominee!
ing for a glimpse of the enigmatic daughters Dead City 2010 GLAAD Award for
or some viable work. Set during the Spanish Outstanding New York
#6254 $7.50
Civil War, the men get caught up in the empty Theater: Off-Off Broadway.
ISBN 978-0-573-65234-9
promises of Franco’s fascism, while Pepe’s Summer of 1957 is a scorcher
Sheila Callaghan
involvement with two of Bernarda’s daughters and something strange is
Dramatic Comedy going on in the swamps of
escalates to its tragic conclusion. “...Poetically
articulate...it has an undeniable power” –The 3m, 4f Lizard Lick, Florida. With
New York Times. “Machado’s play cleverly Unit set rumors of missing people and giant spaceships
rebuilds Lorca’s classic using an engaging and It’s June 16, 2004. Samantha Blossom, a chipper running rampant, star NYC reporter Mattie Van
very plausible male perspective.” –New York woman in her 40s, wakes up one June morning Buren races down in search of her next Pulitzer,
Theatre Wire. in her Upper East Side apartment to find her her booze-hound ex-husband, Gregory Graham
FEE: $75 per performance life being narrated over the airwaves of public in tow, and her arch-enemy, Lucinda Marsh hot
radio. She discovers in the mail an envelope on her heels to scoop her story. Flying Saucers!
addressed to her husband from his lover, which Backstabbing Bitches! Muscle Hunks and Men in
spins her raw and untethered into an odyssey Pumps! Wake up and smell the alien invasion in

this outrageous comedy by the author of the Dutch Heart of Man Final Toast‚ The
off-Broadway hit play, The Crumple Zone!
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Certain licensing restrictions may apply, ISBN 978-0-573-65126-7 ISBN 978-0-573-66377-2
please inquire for availability. Bob Glaudini Stuart M. Kaminsky
Drama Drama, Mystery
4m, 4f 7m, 2f
Diverting Devotion Unit set Unit set
#6592 $9.95 Winner! 2008 Angie Award
Dutch is a kind-hearted construction worker;
ISBN 978-0-573-66034-4 for Playwriting. The Edgar
a gentle giant perplexed and bewildered by
Mike O’Malley Prize-winning author
New York’s hurried pace and uncaring attitudes.
Comedy While setting tile one Sunday with a woman- Kaminsky tells the tale of one
3m, 4f izing co-worker, Marty, we grow to share his of literature’s most famous
Interior/Exterior confusion as he ruminates about his life and detectives: Sherlock Holmes.
New love and an old secret emerge in this richly bumps into ever-bustling strangers. The drama In a witty, imaginative story
drawn sentimental comedy by the author of Three escalates to a violent climax as the sweetly filled with twists and
Years from “Thirty”. Three men approaching age simple and immensely muscular Dutch finds unexpected surprises,
thirty gather to attend a friend’s wedding. One himself unable to cope with the inhuman pace Detective Holmes unravels a
still adores an old love who is due to attend the around him, all told by Glaudini’s gritty realism. murder only to find himself the unwilling target
wedding. His best friend arrives with his intended, “A fresh reminder of the difficulties of staying of the killer-at-large. Along with the aid of his
both of them showing the stress of planning their human on the streets of New York.” –The New loyal and inquisitive companion, Dr. Watson,
own wedding. While the third member of the York Times. Sherlock Holmes uses his masterful power of
group finds a new romance, revelations about a FEE: $75 per performance deduction to make a nebulous situation seem
one night stand involving the fiancé cast shadows “simply elementary.” The Final Toast is an
over a friendship and an engagement. exciting new take on the classic characters of
Eurydice fiction we know and love, and its ending will
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please even the most savvy mystery connois-
ISBN 978-0-573-66244-7
Dreamlandia Sarah Ruhl
seurs. The Final Toast had its world premiere at
#29258 $8.95 the 2008 International Mystery Writer’s Festival.
Dramatic Comedy FEE: $75 per performance
ISBN 978-0-573-69799-9
Octavio Solis 5m, 2f
Dramatic Comedy Unit set Flemming (An American Thriller)
6m, 3f In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl #8704 $9.95
A loose retelling of Calderon’s Life Is A Dream reimagines the classic myth ISBN 978-0-573-66248-5
set along the contemporary border between of Orpheus through the eyes Sam Bobrick
Texas and Mexico, the story begins when a of its heroine. Dying too Dramatic Comedy, Mystery
powerful drug smuggler banishes an undocu- young on her wedding day,
5m, 3f
mented midwife back across the Rio Grande Eurydice must journey to the Interior
and incurs a curse that gestates for 18 years. In underworld, where she
reunites with her father and Selected play in the 2008 International
that time, the smuggler’s son Lazaro grows up
struggles to remember her Mystery Writers’ Festival. Bored by his
alone and untrained in human interaction on a
lost love. With contemporary privileged but mundane life, Henry Flemming
sandbar in the middle of the Rio, while the mid-
characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtak- sells his lucrative brokerage firm to become a
wife’s two surviving children, Blanca and Pepín,
ing visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a detective. On his very first case — to the horror
swim north across the river to exact revenge for
timeless love story. “Rhapsodically beautiful. A of his wife, Karen, and his two crazy neighbors,
the pain caused to their mother and to claim
weird and wonderful new play — an inexpress- Suzy and Stan — the Flemming living room
their birthright. All manners of borders, geo-
ibly moving theatrical fable about love, loss and begins to fill up with dead bodies. Karen is
graphic, political, gender, and metaphysical, are
the pleasures and pains of memory.” –The New further annoyed when one of them turns out to
crossed in this struggle to know one’s place in
York Times. “Exhilarating!! A luminous retelling be her father. Even though Henry keeps show-
the world. “In Teatro Vista’s provocative staging
of the Orpheus myth, lush and limpid as a ing up at home every day more disheveled and
of Solis’s latest work, Márquez meets Beckett in
dream where both author and audience swim in beaten up, he couldn’t be happier. Henry is con-
a surreal, tragicomic telenovela. Here the U.S.-
the magical, sometimes menacing, and always vinced he’s found his life’s work and Westport,
Mexico border isn’t so much a patrolled place
thrilling flow of the unconscious.” –The New Connecticut is safer for it. The play is a spoof of
as a state of mind.” –Time Out Chicago.
Yorker. “Exquisitely staged by Les Waters and an the film noir thrillers from the 40s and 50s.
inventive design team...Ruhl’s wild flights of FEE: $75 per performance
Drowning on Dry Land imagination, some deeply affecting passages
#29740 $8.95 and beautiful imagery provide transporting Food Stamps
ISBN 978-0-573-1122-9 pleasures. They conspire to create original, at
#8225 $18.95
Alan Ayckbourn times breathtaking, stage pictures.” –Variety.
ISBN 978-0-931231-12-4
Comedy “Touching, inventive, invigoratingly compact
Norman Beim
4m, 3f plus 2 children and luminously liquid in its rhythms and design,
Eurydice reframes the ancient myth of ill-fated Dramatic Comedy
Charlie Conrad is a celebrity. His talent? He 4m, 4f
hasn’t got one; the nation took him to their love to focus not on the bereaved musician but
on his dead bride — and on her struggle with Unit set
hearts for very publicly being unable to do any- Richard, an impoverished actor, applies for food
thing competently. One fateful day, however, love beyond the grave as both wife and
daughter.” –The San Francisco Chronicle. stamps. He is ineligible because of an arbitrary
Charlie meets Marsha, and his marriage and ruling that states that, since he shares an apart-
career go into freefall … Drowning on Dry Land FEE: $75 per performance
ment, he is part of a household and his earnings
examines the current obsession with celebrity
must be considered together with those of his
for its own sake and chillingly but hilariously
roommate, which would make him ineligible.
demonstrates how celebrities can be destroyed
Richard decides to fight the system. He encoun-
as quickly as they are made.
ters red tape and indifference in this ironic,
inspirational comedy.
Published in Comedy Tonite!

From Up Here Dominic arranges a liaison which unleashes doctor starts to jog her memory. The closer he
Tonia’s fury. She must also fight for a better gets to piecing together the puzzle of her life and
#8240 $9.95
life for her youngest son, Nicky. Through the terrible thing that made her want to forget
ISBN 978-0-573-66324-6
the unwavering devotion of a family friend, everything, the stronger is her urge to run. But
Liz Flahive
Rocco, Tonia experiences emotions long-since his fear is that if she remembers — will he be
Dramatic Comedy denied and is terrified by the realization of her repeating the mistake he made? To muddle the
4m, 4f passions. The disappearance of grandmother waters, he is falling in love with his patient. This
Kenny Barrett did something Nonie, along with Nicky’s entrapment in play is about loss. “Fugue is fascinating! It casts
that has everyone worried. Hartford’s tragic circus fire of July 6, 1944, bring a dreamy, mysterious spell over its audience.” –
He wishes he could just make a shocking conclusion to events, unexpectedly Cleveland News Herald. “Remarkable and poignant
it through the rest of his uniting the DeLuna family. “What is so apparent theatre!” –Syracuse Post Standard. ”A fascinating
senior year unnoticed, but in the writing is the realistic nature of the char- and entertaining new play!” –WMNR Radio. “An
that’s going to be hard since acters and the developments of the sometimes inspiring and deeply uplifting play! Theatre at its
he has to publicly apologize comic and tragic events that transpire. The finest touches the very pulse of life, and Fugue
to his entire high school. At story never falters. A paean of praise should be does so brilliantly!” –Watertown Daily Times.
home, his mother is sung to Mrs. Pié.” –The Hartford Courant. FEE: $75 per performance
struggling with a rocky start FEE: $75 per performance
to her second marriage and a surprise visit from Gem of the Ocean
her estranged sister. A new play about a family
limping out the door in the morning and
Frugal Repast #9580 $13.95
#8697 $7.50 ISBN 978-1-55936-280-1
coming home no matter what. Nominated for
ISBN 978-0-573-65088-8 August Wilson
the 2008 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle
Ron Hirsen Drama
Awards, From Up Here premiered at Manhattan
Theatre Club in the Spring of 2008 with a flurry Dramatic Comedy 5m, 2f
of praise. “Ms. Flahive’s casual avoidance of 5m, 4f Interior
hand wringing and sententiousness brings a Interior Set in 1904, August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean
breath of fresh air to a subject more often Paris, 1913, renowned art dealer Ambroise begins on the eve of Aunt Esther’s 287th
accompanied by torrents of the hot kind. The Vollard has just published “The Frugal Repast”, birthday. When Citizen Barlow comes to her
play has the bouncy humor of a quirky-family an edition of etchings by Pablo Picasso, the Pittsburg’s Hill District home seeking asylum,
sitcom, but in this case the usual adolescent rising young star of the Paris art world. The art she sets him off on a spiritual journey to find a
afflictions — acne and awkwardness, mean dealer entertains his dinner guests Gertrude city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Gem of
girls and cruel jocks — take a back seat to Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Guillaume Apollinaire, the Ocean is the ninth work in Wilson’s ten-play
something larger, darker and more mysterious. along with Picasso, and they engage in lively cycle that has recorded the American Black
One of the most insightful aspects of Ms. and urbane repartee. The two impoverished experience and helped to define generations.
Flahive’s writing is her understanding that even circus performers depicted in The Frugal Repast The Broadway run starred Tony® Award winner
caring adults are struck dumb and left gaping see the etching on display in the window of Phylicia Rashad as Aunt Esther. “Gem has pas-
for words in the presence of despair of such Vollard’s gallery and determine to steal it for sages of transporting beauty. Mr. Wilson is at
proportions.” –The New York Times. “Marvelous. ransom. If the artist can make money from the top of his form.” –The New York Times. “Slow-
A gem of a debut. Ms. Flahive’s language is stealing their faces, they say, then they can burning, powerfully spiritual drama.” –Variety.
almost always naturalistic, often sounding make money by stealing his print. The circus Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
throwaway, and yet every line contributes to a acrobats cleverly use their aerial skills to please inquire for availability.
growing impression of a living, breathing perform a stunning theft of the print, leaving in FEE: $75 per performance
family.” –The New York Sun. “Hip and smart! A its place a ransom note asking for a thousand
fresh new voice.” –The Daily News. “One of the francs. Vollard, merely amused by the theft, God Committee
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delicious chicken curry all provoke both laugh-
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Front Street ter and thought as the haves and have-nots
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Medicine, money and morality clash when the
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work in the factories, it was mostly immigrant Drama takes us into the inner workings of a transplant
women, like Tonia Deluna, who labored in the 3m, 5f program and a decision, for both their candi-
blistering tobacco sheds of the Connecticut Interior dates and their program, that is a matter of life
River Valley. The play concerns Tonia, work- A woman is found wandering in Chicago, her feet and death. “St. Germain brings the same intel-
weary and trapped in an arranged marriage blistered and bloodied. Doctors at the hospital ligence to the ethics of medicine and law as
to Dominic, who is years her senior. Yet Tonia where she is taken immediately recognize this as he did to the ethics of politics in Camping With
remains tenacious in her struggle to preserve a symptom of the “fugue” state of amnesia, where Henry And Tom.” –Boston Globe. “An 85 minute
the family. Her eldest son, Sonny, who is the victim is literally running away from an intol- gem.” –WOR Radio.
crippled by polio and embroiled in gambling, is erable memory. A young psychiatrist is assigned FEE: $75 per performance
threatened by shadowy underworld figures. He to her case. Clinic’s rules allow him twenty-one
flails against his lot in life, and his bond to his days (“three lousy weeks”) to work with her. If
family is put to the supreme test. Enter colorful there is no improvement, she will be sent to a
Maria LaBrutta, the six-fingered neighbor- long term care facility. He is running away from
hood puttana who provides deliverance to the his own demons - a mistake he made with a pa-
family, albeit unorthodox. Driven by old world tient early in his practice which had a devastating
tradition, adamant Dominic is determined that effect on his life. Because the woman has no past
daughter Angela will be married according and no future, she is in remarkably good spirits,
to an old-country match. To Angela’s horror, chipper and carefree except when the young

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Jenny Schwartz Alan Ayckbourn
One man will be in the middle of a romantic
Drama storm of graffiti, drugs, sexual asphyxiation, Comedy
3m, 4f gunshots, explosions, and desire. 3m, 4f
Winner! 2007 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Interior
God’s Ear marks the debut of Jenny Schwartz, Six aspiring authors meet on a winter’s evening to
discuss their work. The chairman, Arnold, attempts
“an indelibly clever playwright, possessed
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I Went to a Marvelous Party to persuade the group to collaborate on a piece of
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fully disarming use of clichéd language and
Norman Beim clap of thunder, a black-out — and then the story
homilies, the play explores with subtle grace
and depth the way the death of a child tears Comedy that would have resulted from the collaboration
one family apart, while showcasing the talents 4m, 3f takes place before his very eyes. Sharp comedy
of a promising young playwright who “in [a] Unit set and affectionate satire characterize this zany,
very modern way [is] making a rather old-fash- The year is 1939. Gertie Lennox, a celebrated imaginative play.
ioned case for the power of the written word” professional hostess, goes to Ottumwa, Iowa FEE: $75 per performance
(The New York Times). A husband and wife have to organize a wedding party. She becomes
trouble coping with the loss of their son, they involved in the lives of the inhabitants of the In the Eye of the Hurricane
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their daughter and the tooth fairy and tries to lives, which ends up affecting her own life as Eduardo Machado
figure out how to cope from home. “A triumph! well. “Two generations of star-crossed lovers Dark Comedy
An adventurous, arresting new play!” –The New are the cynosure of Norman Beim’s two-act 6m, 4f
York Times. “An original and inventive theatri- comedy. The play appears, at first, to be a typi- Unit set
cal experience...brilliantly written and staged!” cal comedy of errors. Beim deftly teases and
In the Eye of the Hurricane is Machado’s fourth
–The Associated Press. “Magnificent!” –Time coaxes his audience along before presenting an
play based on the tribulations of his family in
Out New York. “What a remarkable new voice!” unexpected and unusual conclusion..An abso-
Cuba. It is 1960 in a small Cuban town. A family
–Newsday. “God’s Ear packs a wallop! An intrigu- lute delight...a charming play.” –Show Business.
gathers for a sumptuous, leisurely lunch of
ing, haunting and moving play.” –Back Stage. Published in Women Laid Bare. shrimp and avocado only to find Fidel Castro is
FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance nationalizing the family bus company: the busi-
ness in which the entire family has invested all
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Paul Reakes Michael Elyanow describes In the Eye of the Hurricane as a play
Farce Comedy about the moments about when their lives
10 principals plus chorus 6m, 4f were really in crisis. It’s not about recalling. It’s
Multiple sets Interior not about getting there. It’s about the moment
when you lose everything. Appeared at the
Paul Reakes’s brand new farce is the fun story The Idiot Box tells the story of six sitcom
Humana Festival of New American plays at the
of Septica, an evil sorceress, who has lost her characters whose lives are shaken when reality
Actors Theatre of Louisville.
magical shoes. When Goody, daughter of Molly crashes into their perfect world. As the artifice
Coddle, finds the shoes in the Fearsome Forest of their lives unravels, each character discovers FEE: $75 per performance
all her wishes start to come true. “Probably one powerful truths about race, love, sexuality and
of the funniest parts of the pantomime was the America outside they never knew existed In the Heat of the Night
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moment. During the silent movie scenes this that takes hold early and never lets go.” “Witty, Drama
lack of dull moments was clearly apparent...an audacious work succeeds brilliantly with 8m, 2f
amazing scriptwriter...” –Standard and Guardian. Jeremy B. Cohen’s tight direction and excellent An adaptation of John Ball’s novel, In the Heat
FEE: $75 per performance cast.” –Variety. “What begins as a clever, amus- of the Night is based on the award-winning
ing parody darkens into a savage indictment book that inspired the Oscar-winning film and
I Used to Write on Walls of the way television sells us a make-believe the Emmy-winning television series. It’s 1962.
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crafted script is rife with humor and irony, and discovered and the local police arrest a black
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is superbly augmented by Jeremy B. Cohen’s stranger named Virgil Tibbs. The police discover
Drama perceptive direction of the fine cast.” –Los that their prime suspect is in fact a homicide
1m, 6f Angeles Weekly. “A supremely confident new detective from California. As it happens, Tibbs
Unit set play from Michael Elyanow!” –The Chicago becomes the racially tense community’s
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women living very different lives. Unbeknownst multi-layered work...with a few Pirandellovian is turning up no witnesses, no motives and
to them, they are all pining after the same surprises.” –The Windy City Times. “Makes us no clues. “Ingeniously reinterpreted on a live
young man, Trevor: sexy, stoned, oblivious; a laugh, makes us think, and leaves us talking stage…a tense and exciting story” –Curtain Up
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a beautiful 11 year-old girl named Anna, and lives.” –ChicagoCritic.com. Alabama, proves still topical in Matt Pelfrey’s
Mona (a sexy, widowed astronaut) are thrown FEE: $75 per performance succinct stage adaptation…the result is a tight
into the crosswinds of diverse romantic affairs, – and timely – little thriller” –Back Stage.
hearts will be broken, loves will be lost, and FEE: $75 per performance
youthful cries of hope, anger, and sadness will
be written on walls. Mothers will try to guide

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selected as a Finalist for the Lake is the site of adultery, incest, seduction, their territory well and assault it with unflag-
2010 Pulitzer Prize. psychosis, wrist slitting, apparent drowning, ging comic energy! Enlisting Andy Fickman as
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vibrator play is a comedy ability to tell a story.” –Boston Globe. Wolfson and Fogel fill the stage with over-
about marriage, intimacy, whelming energythey come across as natural
and electricity. In a seemingly perfect Victorian clowns, alternately vulnerable, charming and
home, proper gentleman and scientist Dr.
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is going on in the next room. When a new Unit set more frenetic energy resembling Ben Stiller.
“hysterical” patient and her husband bring a After history professor John When they score, they score big!” –The Jewish
wet nurse and their own complicated relation- Oldman unexpectedly Week New York. “After a quarter century of Neil
ship into the doctor’s home, Dr. and Mrs. resigns from the University, Simon and his imitators, the playwrights
Givings must examine the nature of their own his startled colleagues redeem the formula with edge! Displaying a
marriage, and what it truly means to love impulsively invite themselves commercial sensibility that is almost obscene,
someone. This laugh out loud, provocative and to his home, pressing him for they combine the swaggering generation y,
touching play premiered at Berkeley Rep and an explanation. But they’re nailing two demographics at once! The result is
subsequently marked Sarah Ruhl’s Broadway shocked to hear his reason irresistible The young authors play the parts
debut opening at the Lyceum Theatre on for premature retirement: with sassy abandon! The script throws every
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the comedy of Ruhl’s play — her most being discovered. Tempers rise and emotions Effect CDs available for rental, rental fees
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nonjudgmental attack on a sensational poke holes in his story, but it soon becomes FEE: $125 per performance or 10% of gross box
subject...Ruhl has extended the geography of clear that his tale is as impossible to disprove as office, whichever is greater per performance
the comedy of manners.” –John Lahr, The New it is to verify. What starts out as a friendly
Yorker. “Insightful, fresh and funny, the play is as
rich in thought as it is in feeling…one of the
gathering soon builds to an unexpected and
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Jewtopia John Singer Sargent, an up-and-coming
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tells the story of two 30 Also published in Ghosts of New Orleans, $26.00.
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year-old single men, Chris FEE: $75 per performance
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O’Connell and Adam
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Lipschitz. Chris, a gentile,
her teen-age daughter, Jennifer. Next door is
wants to marry a Jewish girl so he’ll never have
loquacious Mid-western new-comer Deb, her
to make another decision. Adam Lipschitz, a
workaholic husband Jerry and their disturbed
Jew, wants to marry a Jewish girl to please his
son Caleb. A “meet the new neighbors” party
family, but can’t get a date to save his life. After
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meeting at a Jewish singles mixer, Adam and
as their secrets and betrayals bubble to the
Chris form a secret pact. Chris promises that he
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to find the truth. As Harold gets deeper into to her two long lost English nephews, they
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before you come across talk this stimulating.”– hilarious as it progresses.” –Houston Chronicle.
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FEE: $75 per performance summer stock and community theatres. And,
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mind you, I mean that as a compliment.”
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something powerful and potent: laughter and a
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Fortune 500 business tycoon Roger Cabot has Interior
given up his power and possessions for a bohe-
mian life in a loft in New York City to become
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months of married life, Myra realizes that the
his frolics with female models, his cultivation of 2m, 5f
chase excited her more than the capture and
a Zen rock garden, and, worse, his development Unit set
wants out. On the other hand, Leonard, who at
of a strange ability to see sounds amounts to the beginning wanted no part of the marriage Linda Dworkin, a Midwest housewife and
evidence of insanity. Persuaded by Richard, to Myra, now wants to stay married to her more mother of two young daughters, feels unful-
Rebecca (Roger’s only child and Richard’s fiancé than anything. filled. The family is visited by Linda’s former
agrees to a plan designed to return Roger to college room mate, Fran Jackson, now a famous
the man he once was. In the end, schemes and movie star and women’s rights advocate. The
dreams are revealed, and everyone gets what conservative lifestyle of the family is turned
they deserve in this farcical comedy that is fast upside down by the arrival of Fran and her
and furious and great fun along the way. movie star boyfriend, Sam Sotherby, and their
FEE: $75 per performance rather unconventional behavior. Linda is swept
away by the realization that she has so much
more to offer and the placid family existence
receives a jolt. “Norman Beim ranks with the
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Living Room in Africa Loves and Hours is a wild ride.” – Berkshire Eagle. “This is going
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4m, 3f 4m, 4f, with doubling
Interior Multiple sets
Childhood friends, Edward and Marie, have Love. Age. Perspective. The wisdom learned of FEE: $75 per performance
moved to a village in Africa while Edward is experience. The innocence and impatience of
setting up a museum there with money from
the West. Within weeks it becomes apparent
youth. Thrills. Romance. Movies, wine, antiques
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anxious to leave, Marie makes the unexpected ing with life and twenty years his junior? Or 6m, 1f
decision to stay there without him. When will it be Julia; his lifelong friend and confidant. Interior
news of Edward’s imminent departure reaches And what about his teenage son who is having We trace the career of the film star, Lulu
Anthony, the African contractor for the gallery, an affair with a neighbor? And his ex-wife who Marsh, from her beginnings in the early 30s,
he goes to beg Edward, for the last time, to has announced she’s gay? What about his best a beautiful, uneducated girl, to the present
help him escape to America, forcing the couple friend, Harold, who is going through a mid-life day. She survives her tragedies and scandals
into a final analysis of what their experience crisis and his daughter, Rebecca, who is seem- in her ambitious climb to the top to become a
in Africa means to them, and what they mean ingly furious with everything and everyone. In Hollywood legend. “Norman Beim is that ‘rara
to each other. “Ms. Doran has mapped out a this gentle comedy, life and love are compli- avis’: a professional playwright. He is what the
situation worthy of a Conrad or Naipul novel.” cated for young and not so young alike. theatre needs.” –Tony Randall.
–The New York Times. “Bathsheba Doran’s FEE: $75 per performance Published in Women Laid Bare.
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aims to shine the flickering light of Western Love Town
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ISBN 978-0-573-69803-3 #29257 $8.95
by AIDS.” –Time Out New York. “Definitely a
Michael Kaplan ISBN 978-0-573-69816-3
writer worth watching, starting with this play.”
Comedy Octavio Solis
–CurtainUp. “Doran is a terrific playwright who
5m, 3f, cast expansion possible Drama
never resorts to sermonizing. Moreover, her
Interior 4m, 3f
attention to character and detail is excellent.”
Sea Spray is a charming beach town, perfect Winner! 2008 Henry Award, Outstanding
–TheaterMania.com.
for romantic getaways and cliff-side propos- New Play. Winner! 2008 Denver Post Ovation
FEE: $75 per performance als. While tourists walk around with stars in Award, Best Production. Set in the 1970s on the
their eyes, the locals take their lumps and Texas border separating the United States and
Lobelia Lodge watch their relationships fray and fizzle. Karl Mexico, Lydia is an intense, lyrical, and magical
#12985 $7.50 is a self-professed good guy who bought the new play. The Flores family welcomes Lydia, an
ISBN 978-0-573-65012-3 little village dream for his wife, only to have undocumented maid, into their El Paso home
B.J. Burton her run off with the town aromatherapist. Now to care for their daughter Ceci, who was tragi-
Drama he’s stuck with a quaint souvenir shop he never cally disabled in a car accident on the eve of
5m, 3f wanted, and the vengeful impulse to run it into her quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday. Lydia’s
Interior the ground. As the local merchants scheme to immediate and seemingly miraculous bond with
drive Karl away, his bitter emporium becomes a the girl sets the entire family on a mysterious
On the first weekend of summer, Elsie and her
safe haven for the romantically scarred men of and shocking journey of discovery. Lydia is an
friends meet at their cabin in the woods. As
Sea Spray. “Clever and funny, laced with jokes. A unflinching and deeply emotional portrait of a
Elsie struggles to repair the dilapidated retreat,
quirky adult comedy that will stand on its own Mexican immigrant family caught in a web of
the other women become too distracted by
in any community” –The Tribune. “[Love Town] dark secrets. “An astonishing, expertly crafted
their own problems to get involved. Elsie ham-
unmasks the truth that lies beyond artificial tragedy that seduces and tempts you with its
mers away at loose siding, while her best friend,
social niceties, revealing an authenticity behind pulsing rhythms and evocative language until it
Diane, drinks wine coolers. One evening during
the brightly painted facade that little towns has you fully under its spell.” –Denver Post. “Fresh,
Art Night, when they celebrate their artistic
display to the world.” –New Times of the Central penetrating, often blissful.” –The New York Times.
pursuits, the women-only weekend is inter-
Coast. “[Solis] demands attention with his jazzy mix of
rupted by the presence of two mysterious men
FEE: $75 per performance Spanglish, poetry, pop lyrics, magical realism
who emerge from the woods. The next day as
and emotional insight.” –Variety.
Elsie tries to deal with the unmistakable attrac-
tion to one of the men, she is forced to face the Lucy and the Conquest This play contains strong language and nudity.
real reason for the gathering. As old and new
wounds resurface, conflicts erupt between the ISBN 978-0-573-67042-8
hold of the past and the need to let go. Elsie Cusi Cram Lying Kind‚ The
discovers the fate of the lodge as she rediscov- Dramatic Comedy #29119 $13.95
ers the importance of friendship in her life. 5m, 3f, doubling possible ISBN 978-0-413-77314-2
Multiple sets Anthony Neilson
Pill popping Lucy Santiago heads to her Comedy
family home in Bolivia after being fired from 4m, 3f
the syndicated hit “Beach Detectives”. All she Constables Blunt and Gobbel have one last
wants to do is forget her troubles but her duty to fulfill before they can finish their
wildly eccentric family and a mysterious spirit Christmas eve shift; telling the old couple at No.
that lives under Simon Bolivar’s campaign bed 58 some terrible news. But what if the shock is
won’t let her. Lucy is forced to confront her too much for them? Blunt and Gobbel didn’t
own troubled history as well as the history of join up in order to ruin people’s lives. Maybe
a conquered people. “Lucy and the Conquest they’d be happier not knowing. And maybe it

would all be much easier if the two constables Men are Dogs Metal Children, The
weren’t also stuck in the middle of a full-scale
#29239 $8.95 #29754 $15.00
village lynch-mob.”Neilson’s play gleefully and
ISBN 978-0-573-69738-8 ISBN 978-0-86547-924-1
skillfully heaps an ever more precarious load
Joe Simonelli Adam Rapp
of farcical indignities upon his hapless cast.
comedy dramatic comedy
Neilson’s trademark provocativeness is satisfy-
2m, 6f 4m, 5f
ingly on display.” –Time Out.
Interior The Metal Children is a timely drama about a
FEE: $75 per performance Cecelia is a successful psychologist who, New York writer and his explosive encounter
among many sessions, runs a support group with a small American town that he travels
Makeover‚ The for single and divorced women. She’s got to in order to defend one of his Young Adult
#15758 $9.95 troubles of her own, but it’s her ensemble novels about teenage pregnancy, which has
ISBN 978-0-573-66266-9 of neurotic patients who provide the action been banned by the local school board. The
Patsy Hester Daussat when a “volunteer” role-player becomes the controversy ignites heated emotions over abor-
Comedy hapless victim of their not-inconsiderable ire. tion, religious beliefs, modern feminism and
4m, 4f “Audiences are doubling up with laughter.” – censorship. “Rapp turns the book-banning inci-
Interior Ashbury Park Press. “Simonelli displays an adept dent into a rueful, compelling fantasy, which
comic touch . . . the mock therapy sessions are dramatizes the paradoxical gap between the
It’s a typical Saturday
worth the price of admission.” –Scene OnStage. artist and his artifact… a kind of spiritual slap-
evening, as Mike and Melanie
“A fascinating comedy, Mr. Simonelli certainly stick comedy.” –The New Yorker. “Provocative…
play games with their best
has a tape recorder on the world...go see it a more murky, ambiguous tale of the danger-
friends, Victor and Paula.
now!” –Bloomberg Radio. “A sweet sitcom about ous ideological uses to which literature can be
They have been neighbors for
the life of a woman psychologist...it’s group put, by its champions and its detractors alike.”
years, and each have a son
therapy with a women’s support group, and the –New York Times. “Emotionally riveting and
home from college for the
comedy sections work the best...” -Performing thought-provoking work…The Metal Children is
summer. Little does Melanie
Arts Insider. an intense work that puts the question of per-
know that her happy,
FEE: $100 per performance sonal reasonability front and center. A play that
comfortable world will soon
should be required viewing for all free-speech
be thrown into turmoil. Mike has sent a letter to
Facing Facts, Melanie and Paula’s favorite reality Messiah on the Frigidaire advocates and conservative watchdog groups,
#15755 $9.95 it forces one to look at the issues raised through
television show. He believes Melanie, who has
ISBN 978-0-573-66037-5 a prism of how the world actually is, not how
gained weight over the years, would be thrilled
John Culbertson many would like it to be. Well done, Mr. Rapp.”
to have a makeover at Facing Facts’ fabulous
–The Epoch Times.
spa. After all, she and Paula rave about it. Dramatic Comedy
Unfortunately, every Monday night when 5m, 3f
Melanie and Paula watch the show, their Exterior
husbands leave to play baseball. Poor Mike is The small town of Elroy, South Carolina is
clueless about the show’s cruel, ratings-hungry
hostess, Frances Montgomery, who thrives on
thrust into the evangelical spotlight when
what seems to be the image of Jesus appears
Milliner‚ The
humiliating those who are ambushed on the #14839 $9.95
on a refrigerator in a trailer park. The discovery
show. When the Facing Facts crew descends at ISBN 978-0-573-66032-0
by Lou Ann Hightower, her husband Dwayne,
her door, Melanie endures a disastrous ambush. Suzanne Glass
and her best friend Betsy, sets into motion
Afterward, she cannot understand why Mike a frenzy of conflict, communion and good Drama
would subject her to national humiliation. old fashioned commerce. When the National 3m, 4f
Melanie tells him to be out of the house when Investigator turns the appearance into front- Unit Set
she returns from the spa. Mike is hopeful that page headlines, their trailer park becomes a This is a touching, fragile
she will change her mind, but things only get Mecca for miracle seekers, soul searchers and portrait of a group rarely
worse the evening Melanie returns. Frances not disciples with a decidedly political agenda. At seen in traditional Holocaust
only belittles Melanie again, she sets her sights the urging of the towns business leaders, Betsy literature those who are
on an oblivious Mike. Melanie finally explodes, pretends to get messages from the appliance- unwilling to give up Germany
throwing the Facing Facts crew out of her based apparition, and the crowds multiply like as their home despite the
house, along with Mike. Events in the days that loaves and fishes. Through the ordeal, the three Nazi threats. Wolfgang, a hat
follow bring Melanie to realizations about undergo an evolution in their relationships maker, is forced by others to
herself and the important things in life. Issues with each other, and they are forced to come to flee Germany for England,
of appearance, communication, relationships, grips with their lowly status in the caste system leaving his mother behind,
and reality television are dealt with in the light of the rural south. In a region where religion is who refuses to go. Filled with love for his
comedy, The Makeover. “The new comedy- as much a part of life as grits and cotton fields, homeland, he is unable to accept that she has
drama The Makeover is satisfying...and highly God surely moves in mysterious ways. probably been interned in a death camp, and
pleasurable...Daussat’s play is quite entertain- he staunchly refuses to give up his German
ing and she earns a solid, robust share of laughs identity in front of his British neighbors.
from her writing. Issues of being overweight in Wolfgang’s struggle of adamant denial sheds
this country are presented...with brutal light on the agony of losing the only home one
honesty, never once sounding preachy or knows and loves. “This debut play by novelist
whining, but instead with a truthful, immensely and journalist Suzanne Glass is physically
heartfelt observation...Daussat’s talents are gorgeous, splendidly performed and absorb-
shown to be off to a great start...a solid ing.” –CurtainUp. “A nuanced perspective on a
audience please...a knockout hit.” – moment in history that is often reduced to
TalkinBroadway.com. simple good versus evil.” –The New York Times.
FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance

Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa‚ The Moving Mountains immediately pre-Hurricane Katrina New
Orleans. She hits the road, leaving Gator behind
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to live with the tragedy wrought by My Deah.
ISBN 978-0-573-66042-9 ISBN 978-0-573-66330-7
“Classics scholars could learn a thing or two
Eduardo Machado Lawrence Roman
from Mr. Epperson’s bawdy parody. Take that,
Dark Comedy Comedy Euripides.” –The New York Times (Critics’ pick)
5m, 4f 3m, 4f “John Epperson, better known as the drag star
Interior Interior Lypsinka, applies his custom blend of mascara
The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa shows one Charlie is a 65 year-old widower-turned- and venom to Euripides in this frolicsome adap-
family’s climb to wealth in the Cuba of 1928- Casanova as he pursues the ladies on a beach tation of Medea” –The New Yorker.
31. The play is at once a political drama and in Southern California. But he’s not interested FEE: $75 per performance
social comedy, ranging from melodrama to in those younger girls; he’s after “mature
farce. Questions of power, control and revolu-
tion within the family mirror society’s wider
women”, those who’ve built up history, depth,
and loss. Charlie offers his companionship and
Nana’s Naughty Knickers
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conflicts. The father is a butcher who rules his insights, and they’re all too happy to accept his
ISBN 978-0-573-69739-7
wife and four grown children with an iron hand, advances. That is, until he meets Polly, a recent
Katherine DiSavino
even as he spends most of his time philander- widow who doesn’t make things easy for this
Farce
ing outside the house. The only daughter, aged suitor. Humor is also added by Charlie’s daugh-
3m, 5f , with doubling
27, is accused of having lost her virginity simply ter, who’s shocked to hear about his romantic
Interior
because she may once have kissed the now- gallivanting.
Bridget and her Grandmother
deceased man who courted her for seven years. FEE: $75 per performance are about to become
While her three brothers live less-cloistered
roommates. However, what
sex lives, they benefit from a double standard Mrs. Affleck Bridget saw as a unique
that allows young Cuban men to go whoring
#29645 $9.95 opportunity to stay with her
to satisfy their “special needs”. “Mr. Machado
ISBN 978-0-573-11289-8 favorite Nana in New York for
uses both fast, clever dialogue and small farci-
Samuel Adamson the summer quickly turns into
cal gags to capture the dislocations of this
Drama an experience she’ll never
household on the brink of upheaval.” –The New
3m, 4f, plus 2 m children, extras forget. It seems her sweet
York Times.
Multiple sets Grandma is running an illegal
FEE: $75 per performance Samuel Adamson takes Ibsen’s Little Eyolf, a haunt- boutique from her apartment, selling hand-
ing psychodrama of guilt, sexual frustration and made naughty knickers to every senior citizen
Moving Bodies self-deceit, and re-locates it to 1950s England. Rita in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to
#29185 $8.95 Affleck is a sensual, intelligent woman, stifled by handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get
ISBN 978-0-573-69742-5 circumstances. Her troubled ex-serviceman hus- arrested - or worse! - evicted? Nana’s Naughty
Arthur Giron band Alfred returns home after six weeks in the Knickers had its world premiere at the Rainbow
Dramatic Comedy Scottish Highlands and vows to devote himself to Dinner Theatre in Pennsylvania, spring 2010.
6m, 4f, cast expansion possible their disabled son Olly. Rita decides that Olly has “Nana’s Naughty Knickers is a slick comedy by a
Simple set stolen Alfred from her, and claims her right to her new playwright, Katy DiSavino…the dialog is
Moving Bodies is about Nobel Prize-winning husband’s unconditional love. When he overhears crisp and funny, and the action fast-paced...
physicist Richard Feynman as he explores their arguments, Olly - who was crippled whilst [this] Senior Citizen’s sexy sideline will have you
nature, science, sex, anti-Semitism, and the his parents were preoccupied with lovemaking in stitches!” –Lancaster Journal.
world around him. This epic, comic journey - follows the mysterious Flea into the sea, and FEE: $75 per performance
portrays Feynman as an iconoclastic young tragedy ensues. “Laden with fine writing (and) a
man, a physicist with the Manhattan Project keen dramatic intelligence ...” –The Independent. “ ... Nest
and confronting the mystery of the Challenger a powerful re-working of this bleak indictment of #16127 $9.95
disaster. Commissioned by the Alfred P. Sloan parental egocentricity.” –Daily Express. ISBN 978-0-573-66353-6
Foundation. “Physics of the heart...We learn FEE: $75 per performance Bathsheba Doran
about his (Feynman’s) eccentricities: his bongo
Drama
playing, his penchant for picking locks, and
most notably his appreciation for women.”–The
My Deah 5m, 2f
#15754 $7.50 Based on historical fact, Nest is a taut domes-
New York Times. “The Atomic Bomb is central ISBN 978-0-573-64248-7
to Giron’s play, but it is also very much about tic love triangle set against the landscape of
John Epperson a fledgling nation on the verge of realizing
human loves and losses. Giron is a wise, com-
passionate, and skilled playwright.”–New York Comedy its manifest destiny at a terrible bloody cost.
Theatre-Wire. “The themes in Moving Bodies 6m, 2f, with doubling The play re-imagines the real life story of
are sex and science, atoms and anti-Semitism, Simple set Susanna Cox, a young indentured servant
consumerism and truth, and dysfunctional In this outlandish re-working of Euripides’ from Pennsylvania who murdered her baby in
families and romantic love. It is a fascinating Medea, Gator Hedgepeth, a former Mississippi 1809, and the story of the man who wrote the
and engrossing drama.”–Back Stage. “A comic football star, plans to abandon his wife My ballad that was sold at her hanging. The play is
fantasy about Nobel Prize-winning scientist Deah, an ex-beauty queen from Louisiana, and a searing exploration of American dreams and
Richard Feynman’s exploration of science, sex marry Simplicity Bullard, the daughter of the violence and their place in the national psyche.
and the mysteries of existence, Moving Bodies is corrupt Mississippi governor. My Deah’s bridge- “[Susanna Cox’s] tale is uniquely American,
good. Don’t miss it!”–Feynman Online. playing buddies show up to play their weekly involving all our national obsessions: sexuality,
FEE: $75 per performance card game. Instead they get the domestic class, gender roles, the search for national iden-
scoop from the touchy housekeeper Lillie V., tity, and, most of all, the insidious, hypocriti-
and the physical education tutor of My Deah’s cal piety coded into our cultural DNA...Doran
sons, closeted homosexual Coach McCallister. is particularly deft at constructing dialogue
My Deah confronts her card-dealing friends as filled with small, characterizing moments to
well as the Governor, and she lays her bloody elucidate her themes.” –Washington City Paper.
plans. Her vengefulness leads to the mur- “Bathsheba Doran has crafted this seemingly
ders of trashy Simplicity and her father, and simple but gripping 90-minute work from the
ultimately to the deaths of her own senseless true story of Susanna Cox” –TalkinBroadway.
sons, Skipper and Scooter. Deus ex machina, com. “Nest...is no simple costume-drama
faux-Greekstyle, enables My Deah to attempt
getaway to anonymity in wild, inebriated,
rendering of [a] young woman’s life and death... threatened, mystified by local customs, and Our House
When the artificial walls of the earlier scenes generally fish out of water. Ultimately, Andrew
#29647 $8.95
fall away and the stage is flooded by the cast returns to the States, but Paula decides to
ISBN 978-0-573-69880-4
working as a kind of chorus, one feels the heart stay, despite her seeming distaste for their
Theresa Rebeck
of the playwright.” –MetroWeekly. surroundings.
Dark Comedy
FEE: $75 per performance FEE: $75 per performance 4m, 3f
A darkly comic look at America’s obsession with
Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny On the Shore of the Wide World “reality” television. Are news and entertain-
#4943 $9.95 #17741 $19.95 ment interchangeable? A cocksure TV bigshot
ISBN 978-0-573-65248-6 ISBN 978-0-413-77517-7 faced with dwindling ratings installs America’s
Michael Parker Simon Stephens favorite news anchor as host of a popular
Farce Drama reality show. Meanwhile, in Middle America, a
5m, 2f 5m, 4f houseful of roommates bickers over high-
Interior Unit set stakes real-world conflicts: Merv doesn’t clean
the bathroom. Someone ate Alice’s yogurt. And
In order to sell his “House of the Future”, a real Winner! 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for
the rent is long past due. When reality collides
estate boss persuades his secretary and a sales- Best Play. In Simon Stephens’ stunning new
with reality TV, we find ourselves front and
man to pose as a married couple renting the play something is about to happen that will
center in a drama that holds the nation riveted.
house with a promised $5,000 bonus for each change one family forever. Set over the course
Our House is a deliciously scathing new comedy
if the house is sold to the prospective buyers, a of nine months, On The Shore Of The Wide World
that takes on a media-obsessed culture intent
couple coming for the weekend. Unfortunately, is an epic play about love, family, Roy Keane
on turning even the most sobering crisis into
nothing seems to work right. The elevator, and the size of the galaxy. “A major new voice in
sexy entertainment. This play had its New York
phones, trash disposal, self-cleaning bathroom British writing.” –The Independent. “Anguished
City premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2009.
and the remote arm that reaches out of a closet lyricism.” –Guardian.
all have minds of their own. And when the FEE: $75 per performance
maintenance man arrives, he ends up being
dressed up as a Nanny to keep up the ruse for Our Leading Lady
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the buyers! Oohrah! ISBN 978-0-573-65077-2
FEE: $75 per performance #29263 $8.95 Charles Busch
ISBN 978-0-573-69795-1
Comedy
Nice Family Gathering‚ A Bekah Brunstetter
4m, 5f
#16599 $7.50 Dramatic Comedy
Interior
ISBN 978-0-573-63237-2 4m, 3f
Phil Olson Interior Set in Washington, DC, in 1865, the play is
Ron is back from his third and about Laura Keene, the British-born stage
Comedy
final tour in Iraq, and his wife actress whose company was performing Tom
4m, 3f
Sara is excited to restart their Taylor’s Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre
Interior
life together in their new the night Abraham Lincoln was shot and
Winner! 2000 Rochester Playwright Festival. killed by John Wilkes Booth. In classic Charles
home. When a young marine
A Nice Family Gathering is a story about a man Busch fashion, Our Leading Lady is a backstage
visits the family, life is turned
who loved his wife so much, he almost told comedy in which a presidential assassination is
upside down. Sara’s sister is
her. It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family not merely a national tragedy but also a vexing
swept off her feet; her
gathering at the Lundeen household since the interruption in a powerful woman’s quest for
daughter Lacey trades her
Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes fame and glory. Imagine the collision of the
dresses for combat boots,
back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife Civil War era with Noises Off.
and Ron gets hungry for real military action. In
he loved her, something he neglected to tell
this disarmingly funny and candid drama, FEE: $75 per performance
her while he was alive. After all, they were only
Bekah Brunstetter raises challenging questions
married for 41 years. The problem is, she can’t
hear or see him. The trouble begins when Mom
about what it means when the military is Outrage
woven into the fabric of a family, and service is #17732 $7.50
invites a date for dinner. “Hilarious and touch-
far more than just a job. “The young scribe’s ISBN 978-0-573-65145-8
ing!” –LA Weekly, Pick of the Week. “Exquisite
talent and potential are obvious in this Itamar Moses
sense of humor!” –Variety. “A good heart is
Southern-basted dramatic comedy about the
behind all this family silliness!” –Los Angeles Drama
war mystique as it plays out on the American
Times. “Garrison Keillor meets “Topper” by way 8m, 2f
home front…” –Variety. “Poignancy and terrific
of “Fargo”!” –NPR. “A surefire, laugh-a-minute Unit set
humor in both the writing and performances…”
hit!” –The Tolucan Times. “Hilarious!” –American In Ancient Greece, Socrates is accused of
–TheaterMania.com. “If there’s anything that
Eagle News. “Superb!” –NoHo News. corrupting the young with his practice of ques-
stands out about Oohrah! at the Atlantic
FEE: $75 per performance Theater Company’s Stage II, it’s the off-Broad- tioning commonly held beliefs. In Renaissance
way introduction of playwright Bekah Italy, a simple miller named Menocchio runs
No Foreigners Beyond this Point Brunstetter, whose play is a fascinating, original afoul of the Inquisition when he develops his
#16131 $9.95 take on something we’ve come to see rather own theory of the cosmos. In Nazi Germany,
ISBN 978-0-573-66356-7 often nowadays: the war play…. Let’s hope we the playwright Bertolt Brecht is persecuted for
Warren Leight hear her voice uptown again real soon.” work that challenges authority. And in present
–NYTheatre.com. “The play skillfully depicts day New England, a graduate student finds
Drama
how the demands of military service affect an himself in the center of a power struggle over
4m, 4f, with doubling
individual family and society as a whole. the future of the University. An irreverent epic
Paula and Andrew, two twenty-something that spans thousands of years, Outrage explores
Brunstetter’s people are real and funny. She
Americans, arrive in China right after the the power of martyrdom, the power of theatre,
never condescends to them or treats them as
Cultural Revolution, when the country is just and how the revolutionary of one era become
symbols to put a point across…A big hurrah for
starting to open up to foreigners. Paula has the tyrant of the next.
Oohrah! –Back Stage.
come to teach English and Andrew has come to
spend a semester close to Paula. Their naiveté
is astounding as they blunder into the heavily
socialist and guarded community of the school.
They are spied on by everyone, obliquely

Pretty Theft Purity play which observes the classical unities of

time, place and action, which remorselessly
#29146 $8.95 #17853 $7.50
exposes a group of bruised souls -- wander-
ISBN 978-0-573-69721-0 ISBN 978-0-573-65011-6
ers all, and forces them to deal with their
Adam Szymkowicz Thomas Bradshaw
fears of loneliness and mortality, to open past
Dramatic Comedy Dark Comedy emotional wounds not yet healed. The event
3m, 5f, with doubling 5m, 3f, doubling possible is one of forceful, dynamic transfiguration; the
Multiple sets Unit set conversation is intelligent and adult, both witty
Pretty Theft is a play about In Purity, a refined and prominent African- and grave, best described as a kind of orches-
ballerinas, boxes and the American English professor’s life is turned trated tone poem.
dangers of beauty. After upside down when a new, ‘more black’ profes- FEE: $75 per performance
losing her father, Allegra falls sor is hired in his department and challenges
under the wing of bad girl his authenticity, his marriage to a white Right Kind of People‚ The
Suzy, only to find an woman, and his entire way of life. This way of #20598 $7.50
unexpected friendship with life consists of literature, booze, cocaine binges, ISBN 978-0-573-65107-6
Joe, an autistic savant. When and pedophilia. From realism to fantasy, Purity Charles Grodin
things take a violent turn, takes us on a journey from the Ivy League to
Comedy
Allegra and Suzy escape cross the ante-bellum South to the fields of Ecuador
country and befriend Marco, a mysterious thief and back again, ending on a note of shock- 8m, 2f
who claims he cannot be caught. “Disturbing ing violence. “Thomas Bradshaw’s Purity lures Unit set
but touching...Mr. Szymkowicz writes quirky you with a goofy, comic touch, and he and the The author, having served on a New York City
plays about contemporary topics like online game, energetic cast can make your laughs Fifth Ave. co-op apartment board for several
dating and gender roles, but there always catch in your throat.” –The New York Times. years in the eighties and nineties, observed
seems to be something — a knife, a rope, a “Authentically hard-hitting and provoking, a board member casually commenting that a
dead body — in an unexpected place. In Pretty Thomas Bradshaw wants to use the theatre prospective buyer clearly bought his clothes
Theft, the undercurrent of danger goes beyond to poke and prod his audience away from off the rack. The author commented, “I get my
quirkiness; it’s more subtle and ultimately more complacency and toward social action. It’s work clothes off the rack.” When the board member
horrifying. The play takes place in a terrifying that’s designed to make us think and feel after said “I know,” the idea of this play was born.
world where reckless people get hurt, and so we leave the theatre; that’s got to be a good Some parts of the play were actually witnessed
do more or less innocent bystanders.” –The New thing.”–NYTheatre.com. “A whip smart exercise and more comes from research from brokers
York Times. “Szymkowicz has not only taken the in sublime discomfort...Squarely confronting and real estate attorneys in New York City. All
notion of theft and flipped it on its head — he’s social taboos, Purity unabashedly raises incred- of the board positions are real. While the play is
taken a story about human beings at their ibly relevant questions about race in contem- set in a New York City Fifth Avenue co-op board,
worst and shown how we can claw our way porary America — but don’t expect Bradshaw it reflects the same biases that can be found
back from the brink by finding the good within to offer any answers. Instead he opens a in private organizations all over America. This
ourselves.” –The Villager. Pandora’s box of power, exploitation, and play had a completely sold out run in New York,
FEE: $75 per performance fantasy, handing it over to us to make of it what in addition to a sold out run in San Francisco
we will.” –Back Stage. “Purity finally achieves where there are very few co-op apartments. “A
portrait of the pettiness of the rich defending
Prophet the trifecta of what it had been after all along,
their real estate. Charles Grodin has amassed a
it frightens, it provokes and it causes contem-
#18714 $7.50 rich catalog of instances of bureaucratic absur-
plation. For those who have pushed through
ISBN 978-0-573-63384-3 dities.” –The New York Times. “Great Fun! Charles
the more repellent moments of Purity, there is
Thomas Bradshaw Grodin deliciously skewers the snootiness and
something satisfying here.” –American Theatre
Dark Comedy Web. “Vicious and harrowing... a profoundly prejudices of upper East Side apartment co-op
4m, 3f disturbing play” –New York Sun. boards.” –New York Post. “A neatly observed
Simple set This play contains scenes of a graphic sexual satire about smug old money on Fifth Avenue.”
A man wakes up one morning and decides and violent nature that may not be suitable for –Newsday. “A marvelous time!” –Variety. “If it’s
he must kill himself. He is angry with himself all audiences. dish you’re looking for, Charles Grodin serves it
for not hitting his wife every time she has an FEE: $75 per performance up juicy. Somehow one doubts that he will be
independent thought (as Abraham and Moses returning to Fifth Avenue anytime this century.”
–The Wall Street Journal.
would have done). After she dies and God
reveals to him that he is the new Prophet, the
Remote Asylum
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man takes a new wife, dresses her in slave
ISBN 978-0-573-60077-7
chains, and begins to preach his newfound
Mart Crowley Rocket City‚ Alabam’
gospel of male domination. Simultaneously #29199 $8.95
Drama
humorous and disturbing, Bradshaw’s Prophet ISBN 978-0-573-69757-9
5m, 3f
explores controversial issues in startling and Mark Saltzman
In the heat of a blazing summer, three physi-
unexpected ways. “Fasten your seatbelts.
cally and spiritually exhausted Americans: Tom, Drama, play with music
Prophet, Thomas Bradshaw’s lacerating satire,
a famous tennis pro, Dinah, his beautiful, 6m, 3f, with doubling
hurtles from rambunctious mockery to real
cosmopolitan, not-yet-divorced lover, and Rocket City, Alabam’, a play with songs, captures
horror. This is situation satire with a ven-
their mutual pal, Michael, a gay writer (first a lost, true-life episode in the history of the
geance”–The New York Times.
introduced in The Boys in the Band), try to “get American South, presenting a hushed-up story,
This play contains scenes of a graphic sexual
away from it all” by visiting Dinah’s enormously colorful Southern characters, and several famous
and violent nature that may not be suitable for
wealthy retired friends - the older, imperious songs of the region: blues, spirituals and gospel.
all audiences.
Irene and her terminally ill husband, Ray - at At the dawn of the Cold War, the early 1950’s, a
FEE: $75 per performance their fabulous cliff-side villa on an island in young, brash, Army major, Hamilton Pike, brings
the Mediterranean. But it turns out to be far famed German rocket scientist and former Hitler
from the perfect, restorative holiday they were employee Wernher Von Braun to Huntsville,
so desperately seeking. This odyssey has not Alabama, a cotton town selected to become
brought them or their hosts anywhere near America’s “Rocket City.” But Huntsville has a Jew-
the paradise they were seeking, but rather ish community over a century old. Sparks fly and
to an inferno where a painful, purgatorial tempers explode when Amy Lubin, the Jewish
breakthrough occurs, releasing them all and fiancée of local war hero Jed Kessler learns of Von
providing true escape from this distant and Braun’s Nazi past. Rocket City, Alabam’ presents
deceptively idyllic haven. Remote Asylum is a the moral dilemmas of idealism vs. practicality,
of revenge vs. forgiveness with sensitivity and from or commitment to the world. ”Rich, warm, Slice of the Blarney‚ A
humor, as well as with some classic songs, includ- funny, vital and varied...Beautifully written.” –
#21444 $9.95
ing Down By the Riverside, Alabama Bound, This Los Angeles Times. “Shines with humor, trembles
ISBN 978-0-573-66292-8
Little Light of Mine and many more. Rocket City, with feeling and summons up a vision of
Kitty Burns
Alabam’ was developed at Alabama Shakespeare wisdom and integrity” –The New York Times.
Comedy
Festival in its Southern Writers Project. “Through FEE: $75 per performance
Rocket City we are provoked into assessing our 4m, 3f
Interior
own beliefs and any ambiguities in our moral Sin‚ Sex & the C.I.A. Shannon O’Leary is on his death bed. He is a
principles...the play also confronts its audiences #20843 $7.50
with challenges to issues of race relations, gender multi-millionaire who knows that his family is
ISBN 978-0-573-63372-0
politics, religious tolerance, military authority and just waiting for him to die to see who inherits
Michael Parker and Susan Parker
the divide between North and South that remain his fortune. One by one the “faithful” relatives
Comedy show up and circle like vultures, just waiting.
with us today.”–Michael P. Howley, Montgomery
Advertiser. 3m, 4f Shannon knows this, but still hopes that there
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Huge oil reserves have been discovered in is at least one of them who really loves him. This
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application The Chagos Islands. O.P.E.C. is pressuring the rollicking farce by the author of Psycho Night at
Chagosians to join the cartel. A C.I.A. agent and the Paradise Lounge and other plays assembles
Ruby’s Story an under Secretary of State, whose life appears a dying multimillionaire and assorted quirky
#29107 $8.95 to be run by her libido, are sent to a C.I.A. safe relatives and culminates in an authentic Irish
ISBN 978-0-573-69692-3 house in the mountains of Virginia to begin wake.
Ron Osborne negotiations for the U.S. to place the Chagos FEE: $75 per performance
Islands under their protection. Unfortunately,
Drama
3m, 6f
no one knows who the islands’ representative Smoke and Mirrors
really is. We are left to wonder how the C.I.A.
Multiple sets #20721 $9.95
agent ever got the job. He gets caught in all
ISBN 978-0-573-66278-2
June 1944. In England, Allied troops are his own booby traps, he electrocutes himself,
Joseph Goodrich
massing for an invasion. On a small farm in he sets fire to himself, he gets a bucket stuck
Appalachia, a different kind of war is about on his head, and finally locks himself in his Drama
to rage. Here, Walter and Grace share a home own handcuffs! Add to the inevitable chaos, a 4m, 3f
with four daughters: Rose, who struggles to stranded televangelist, his innocent secretary Interior
understand why Stan — an immigrant coal (or is she?), an ex-marine caretaker, who isn’t Set in the break room of a quasi-governmental
miner and the love of her life — abruptly left to what he seems to be, and a mysterious, glamor- organization, Smoke and Mirrors follows Anita
join the Polish Free Forces; Helga, who fears for ous neighbor, and you have a complex, laugh and a handful of her co-workers through the
her husband who’s in the Army and, like Stan, out loud farce, that can be played on any stage. course of a seemingly normal day, complete
assigned to a combat unit in England; Frieda, FEE: $75 per performance with bad cafeteria food, inept bosses, inap-
the family’s adventure-seeking daughter, who propriate e-mails and blood-stained lab-coats.
works in a factory making uniforms and new
friends, one of whom she can’t bring home;
Singing Forest, The Smoke and Mirrors mingles the comic with
the nightmarish, creating a world composed
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and teenage Ruby who yearns to be the next of patriotism and cupcakes, of paranoia and
ISBN 978-0-573-69887-3
Edward R. Murrow, but who must first come to air freshener — a world uncomfortably close
Craig Lucas
grips with a family falling apart at the seams. to our own. “In Smoke and Mirrors, playwright
Dramatic Comedy
D-Day speeds the dissolution process. But Joseph Goodrich conjures up a wickedly amus-
6m, 3f
at its core is Walter’s seeming allegiance to ing portrait of a stultifying but nerve-racking
Craig Lucas investigates how history collides
his German heritage, no matter that Helga’s workplace.” –Back Stage. “If Kafka scripted
with the human heart in his funniest and most
husband and Rose’s fiancé are at war against an episode of The Office, it might resemble
poignant work to date. The Riemans are your
all things German. There through every battle Joseph Goodrich’s bizarre and often intriguing
typical American family: they haven’t spoken
is Grace, hoping liberal doses of humor, love Smoke and Mirrors, set in the smoking room of
to each other in decades. Severed by deeply
and understanding can restore harmony. It is a nebulous American corporation.” –Time Out
buried secrets from the Holocaust, this endear-
adult Ruby back for a funeral, seeking answers New York.
ing group of individuals are desperate to stay
to questions that haunt her — who retells the FEE: $75 per performance
out of contact with each other. Their story
family’s struggle against prejudice, fear, delu-
takes you on a passage from today’s world of
sion and self-loathing.
Starbucks, celebrity and therapy to Freud’s Southern Promises
FEE: $75 per performance inner circle in Vienna and to Paris at the end of #29177 $8.95
WWII. This is a classic inter-generational story ISBN 978-0-573-69734-0
Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window‚ The that both moves and transports, sweeping Thomas Bradshaw
#977 $7.50 through one family’s journey to reconcile their Drama
ISBN 978-0-573-61541-2 past. “A lyrical public psychotherapy session 6m, 2f, with doubling
Lorraine Hansberry about parenthood, honesty, responsibility and Simple set
Dramatic Comedy homosexuality, prodded by the presence of
When the master of the plantation dies, he wills
5m, 3f Sigmund Freud himself as a character...stays on
his slaves to be freed, but his wife doesn’t think
Interior/Exterior exactly the tracks that Lucas has laid for it. The
that good property should be squandered.
ride is never dull.” –Time Out New York.
This is the probing, hilarious and provocative Pandemonium ensues. The play is inspired by
story of Sidney, a disenchanted Greenwich the true story of Henry Box Brown who escaped
Village intellectual, his wife Iris, an aspiring to the north by mailing himself in a box.
actress, and their colorful circle of friends and Southern Promises provides a unique portrait of
relations. Set against the shenanigans of a the old south. Bradshaw was named Playwright
stormy political campaign, the play follows of the year by the theater blog KUL-That Sounds
its characters in their unorthodox quests for Cool and Southern Promises was named among
meaningful lives in an age of corruption, alien- the best performances of Stage and Screen
ation and cynicism. With compassion, humor for 2008 in The New Yorker. “Slowly, almost
and poignancy, the author examines questions single-handedly, a twenty-eight-year-old black
concerning the fragility of love, morality and playwright named Thomas Bradshaw has been
ethics, interracial relationships, drugs, rebel- taking on the idea of race in the theatre. At the
lion, conformity and especially withdrawal same time, he has sliced open the pretensions

of the white avant-garde with a wittily glisten- fact that he is a black author who often holds Thugs‚ The
ing axe. In his new play, Southern Promises a blinding spotlight on the issues of race and
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(at Performance Space 122), one can catch a black identity in this country. His work is char-
ISBN 978-0-573-66027-6
glimpse of Bradshaw’s anarchic gifts.” –The New acterized by an unflinching concentration on
Adam Bock
Yorker. “It’s a striking, challenging piece that the fundamental effects of racism on black self
studies the abuse of power and the liquidity worth. Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist / Cleansed Dark Comedy
of morality.” –NYTheatre.com. “Likely to leave is a provocative, gripping, and unsettling eve- 2m, 6f
you speechless”–The New York Times. “Thomas ning.” –New York City Onstage. Interior
Bradshaw’s deeply twisted, coolly brutal period Published with Cleansed. The Obie Award winning dark
drama Southern Promises” –Village Voice. This play contains mature language and comedy about work, thunder
FEE: $75 per performance situations. and the mysterious things
FEE: $75 per performance that are happening on the
Spygame 9th floor of a big law firm.
#29271 $9.95 Sunset Park When a group of temps try to
discover the secrets that lurk
ISBN 978-0-57311424-3 #20729 $9.95
in the hidden crevices of
Bettine Manktelow ISBN 978-0-573-69603-9
their workplace, they realize
Comedy Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman
they would rather believe in
3m, 4f Dramatic Comedy gossip and rumors than face dangerous
The author of Curtain Up on Murder and Murder 3m, 4f realities. Published with The Receptionist in a
Weekend has woven “an intense web of deceit,
Sunset Park is a contemporary comedy/drama collection entitled The Office Plays. “Bock starts
intrigue and secrets” (Whitstable and Herne Bay
that takes place in Brooklyn, New York. The you off giggling, but leaves you with a chill.”
Times). Prospective contestants for a TV reality
main character is Evelyn Horowitz, a widow –Time Out New York. “A delightfully paranoid
show gather in a country house, aiming to win
in her seventies who lives by herself and is a little nightmare that is both more chillingly
a large cash prize, but only if they survive the
part-time teacher. Her apartment building is realistic and pointedly absurd than anything
rigors of the ultimate Spygame. This excellent
going co-op, but she can’t afford to buy in and John Grisham ever dreamed up.” –The New York
play offers seven good acting roles and will
cannot, by law, be asked to leave. When her Times.
grip your audience until the totally unexpected
middle-aged children, Carol and Roger, hear Published in The Office Plays.
ending.
about it, they realize that there’s money to be FEE: $75 per performance
made in the long run: a long-term tenant has to
Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist be offered the apartment at a below market- To Live at the Pitch
value price and, eventually, the place can be
#20861 $7.50 #14726 $7.50
“flipped” for a sizable profit. And that’s when
ISBN 978-0-573-65005-5 ISBN 978-0-573-65062-8
the problems start — when money enters the
Thomas Bradshaw Roger Karshner
picture, conflicts arise and old secrets come
Dark Comedy out. “Vet TV scripters Marley Sims and Elliot Comedy
5m, 2f, doubling possible Shoenman have fashioned a deeply moving, 7m, 1f
Unit set often comical excursion into the life of an Interior
Winner! American Theater Corps’ National aging Brooklyn widow who must overcome Adamdong Klosterhagen, a lovable eccen-
Playwriting Contest Inspired by a true story, the ghosts of her past before she can deal with tric and self-proclaimed scientist, has a goal
Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist is an absurdist the self-serving agendas of her two combative of resuscitating one of his frozen animals.
look at the life of Senator Strom Thurmond. middle-aged children...The Sims/Shoenman Assisted in his endeavors by his sex-obsessed
After fathering a child with his black maid thematic throughline provides a poignant, companion, Ophelia Rass, and wacky dentist
as a young man, the extremely white Strom deeply personal glimpse into the dilemma the friend, Jackson P. Langworthy, he brings to life a
Thurmond became one of the country’s great- elderly and their adult children.” –Variety. squirrel who manifests itself as life-size species
est segregationists; all the while playing daddy FEE: $75 per performance named Pascal Dillday, a world-wise character in
to his bi-racial daughter Essie Mae Washington one of his many reincarnations. Throw into this
Williams. How could someone live such a Talk Radio dizzy mix a live-in cheerleader and an IRS agent
who comes to collect back taxes and you have
duplicitous life? It happens. “Perhaps your #22619 $7.50
average night at the theater doesn’t include a madcap romp of outrageous proportions. “It’s
ISBN 978-0-573-65124-3
screams of “Nigger Monkey’s” and “Black the Marx Brothers meets Monty Python meets
Eric Bogosian
skinned beasts!” but Thomas Bradshaw’s does. Mel Brooks. The off-beat characters, non-stop
Comedy shenanigans and word-play render the story
The playwright-provocateur presents a wick-
7m, 2f, plus offstage voices ineffable, but the over-all effect is one of the
edly shocking double bull that unapologeti-
Interior funniest, gosh-darned plays you’ll ever sit
cally flaunts racial conflict. Bradshaw doesn’t
Newly Revised. Based on an original idea by Tad through.” –Dayton Daily News.
deliver a normal night out, but his outrages
Savinar. Barry Champlain, Cleveland’s controver- FEE: $75 per performance
are worth every second of discomfort.” –Time
sial radio host is on the air doing what he does
Out New York. “Tom Bradshaw’s most important
best: insulting the pathetic souls who call in
contribution to society is snatching narrative
the middle of the night to sound off. Tomorrow,
Tomorrowland
and its elements back from the clutches of the #29072 $8.95
ordinary.” –Richard Maxwell, Playwright and Barry’s show is going into national syndication
ISBN 978-0-573-69663-3
Director. “Bradshaw has a positive genius for and his producer is afraid that Barry will say
Neena Beber
explosive imagery, putting biracial Lauraul in a something that will offend the sponsors. This,
of course, makes Barry even more outrageous. Drama
Klan costume and penning a demonic parody
Funny and moving, off beat, outrageous and to- 3m, 4f
of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech
for Strom Thurmond. Bradshaw has a deep tally entrancing, Talk Radio was revived in 2007 on Tomorrowland tells of a young writer, Anna,
dramatic and linguistic intelligence.” –Village Broadway starring Liev Schreiber. “A compelling who finds work writing for a tween TV series,
Voice. “These uncomfortably intense plays focus work that draws you straight into the heart of its Emily’s Room, which stars a young girl rapidly
on racism in our society, from the Dixiecrats of fringe world. It makes the call in show a metaphor spiraling toward womanhood. Anna, an English
the south to the confused generation of today. for America’s lost souls.” –New York Newsday. PhD candidate, has recently had her world
The intensity that Bradshaw intended came “Intensity and black, hard edged cynicism.” –The shattered by the sudden, tragic death of her
through tenfold.” –New York Cool. “Thomas New York Times. lover in a car accident. Among an onslaught of
Bradshaw is sometimes billed as a playwright/ maniacal producers, Anna attempts to rewrite
provocateur. In actuality, he is a playwright/ the show in an honest, artistic way, only to face
academic. The provocateur comes from the a backlash, from the series, the fans, and the

show’s young stars. Told in monologues, phone in this desert pueblo. From the Mother Ditch in West Moon Street
conversations, and short scenes, Tomorrowland Chinatown, to the arroyos and ravines that
#25280 $7.50
is an honest examination of the world of high- would become Dodgers Stadium, L.A.
ISBN 978-0-573-65148-9
profile child celebrities, obsessed fans, and re-invents herself faster than a Hollywood
Rob Urbinati
uncensored commercialism, and their effects soundstage. History is cemented over and stars
on artistic impulses. fade in a blaze of glory, but Water and Power Comedy
will always be remembered — all will know 4m, 4f, doubling possible
how the eastside rolls! Everything the brothers Unit set
Uncle Victor stand for hangs in the balance as they meet in Young Lord Arthur is
deliriously happy — just
room #13 at the Motel Paradise on the eastern
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edge of Sunset Boulevard. That’s a part of the down from Oxford and
ISBN 978-0-573-69761-6
boulevard you never want to find yourself in on engaged to be married
Rosary Hartel O’Neill
a dark and rainy night. L.A.’s not for every- — when a mysterious palm
Historic/Docudrama body—Water & Power is modern noir. What reader predicts that he will
3m, 4f emerges from the long shadows of a rainy night commit a murder. A proper
Interior is as mysterious as what will never see the light English gentleman, Arthur
Uncle Victor is a historical comedy inspired of day. Who is the Power behind the Power? believes it is his duty to get
by the classic Russian play, Uncle Vanya, by How does Water flow in a desert? Who controls this killing business over with
Anton Chekhov. In this version O’Neill takes the the streets, cops, gangs or gangsters in suits before he marries. But his education has not
structure of Uncle Vanya and some characters and ties? Nothing is concrete in L.A. except the provided him with the required skills, and a
and places them on Waverly Plantation in 1899 river. Originally performed by the award-win- hilarious series of mishaps ensues as he sets
Louisiana. While the dialogue and characters ning Chicano/Latino performance troupe about finding a victim. “Oscar Wilde’s short
are typically Southern, the Louisiana story Culture Clash. story Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime is a clever
perfectly parallels the situation of turn-of-the FEE: $75 per performance mystery, written to indict the fate industry with
century Russia, where a new urban economy whom late-19th-century aristocrats seemed so
was destroying the country’s agrarian base.
While Russians were suffering from typhoid and
Welfarewell enthralled. The writer Rob Urbinati has molded
the story into a briskly paced comedy of
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peasants were going hungry, Southerners were manners true to its author’s greater spirit. A
ISBN 978-0-573-69834-7
dying from yellow fever and displaced farm- complete delight!” –The New York Times.
Cat Delaney
ers were starving. In Uncle Victor, the Mallory “Urbinati’s adaptation is deft, using the source
Dramatic Comedy
family, running Waverly Sugar Plantation, material to its fullest and beautifully fleshing
1m, 7f
confronts a totally changed Louisiana. out several minor characters only alluded to in
Simple set
Also published in Ghosts of New Orleans, $26.00 the original story.” –Back Stage. “Rob Urbinati
Winner! 2009 Samuel French Canadian
FEE: $75 per performance has done a truly marvelous thing: He’s turned
Playwriting Competition. Esmerelda Quipp is
an infrequently read Oscar Wilde short story
80, still of sound mind, but her body is begin-
View from 151st Street‚ A ning to “come unglued”, as she puts it. Having
into a play that improves on the original. A
Wilde ride indeed!” –The New York Blade.
#24648 $9.95 spent her working life as an actress, age push-
ISBN 978-0-573-66275-1 ing her gradually out of the business, she now FEE: $75 per performance
Bob Glaudini faces the fact that her meagre government
Drama pension is insufficient to support her, even When is a Clock
5m, 3f with her minimal needs. When she is arrested #25285 $9.95
Unit set for attempting to bury her dead cat in her land- ISBN 978-0-573-67019-0
lord’s yard, she finds that there is some sense Matthew Freeman
A View From 151st Street incorporates ele-
of community, not to mention free room and Dramatic Comedy
ments of spoken word poetry, takes a look at
board, within the prison system. She devises a 5m, 3f
life and death on the titular street in uptown
plan to get herself sent back to jail; she robs a Multiple sets
Manhattan. An undercover cop is undergoing
bank. But a well-meaning public defender gets
rehabilitation after a shot to the head. As he When Gordon’s wife vanishes, the only clue to
the charges against her dropped. Esmerelda
re-learns words and recovers his memories, her whereabouts is a bookmark in dog-eared
Quipp is undeterred! Using money she gets
a coke-dealer turned wannabe rapper spins copy of Traveling to Montpelier. With little help
from returning stolen wine bottles to a recy-
into a downward spiral. Cops, rappers, dealers, to be found at work, from his son, or from the
cling depot, she buys a toy gun at the local
teachers, hustlers, husbands and wives dwell police, Gordon takes off to a rural bookstore
dollar store, and commits armed robbery.
in the rhythms of rap, raw humor, aphasic stac- to find some answers. His journey brings him
Knowing that she will be convicted because
cato and live jazz. to the town of Cornersville, in the wilds of
she will plead guilty, she assumes that she can
FEE: $75 per performance Pennsylvania. Through a fractured narrative
spend the rest of her days living free, hanging
that is half-mystery and half-memory, we learn
out with other women, and being fed decently
Water & Power in a women’s prison. But the system that has
about Gordon’s marriage, his relationship
with his son, his work-life and his wife’s bizarre
#29060 $8.95 failed her also wants to forgive her because
entanglements with a mysterious stranger.
ISBN 978-0-573-69647-3 of her age and general health, and the public
We learn, too, about the nature of the land-
Richard Montoya defender wants to use an insanity plea to get
scape unique to the play: a magical universe
Drama her off. How will Esmerelda convince the legal
with physics and laws that can both free the
7m, doubling possible system she should be incarcerated, literally,
characters from their own stifling identities,
Multiple sets for life?
and trap them as well. Synchronicity, dreams,
Winner! 2006 Ted Schmitt and alchemy combine in this exploration of
Award presented by the Los what it means to be able to — and unable
Angeles Drama Critics to — change. At turns both scathingly funny
Circle for the world and disturbingly compelling, When Is A Clock
premiere of an Outstanding features Freeman’s celebrated deconstruction
New Play. A hard working of American culture - which has been called
immigrant father wants “nonviolent, though as savage as any slasher
better for his sons, twins film” by the New York Times.
named Water and Power. He FEE: $75 per performance
wants them to be like Mr.
Mulholland — deciding where the water flows

Who Killed the Sausage King? engaged to Mario, a man of questionable Woodsman‚ The
character. Sensual Regina prefers to play the
#29006 $9.95 #25281 $9.95
field, much to Benny’s consternation. Joey, feel-
ISBN 978-0-573-69607-7 ISBN 978-0-573-69707-4
ing neglected by them all, manages to attract
Roger Karshner Steven Fechter
more than just his family’s attention. He pens a
Farce, Mystery literary masterpiece that borders on being an Drama
6m, 3f exposé. Enter clairvoyant Aunt Rose, Benny’s 4m, 3f
Interior older sister. She is a true eccentric and Joey’s Walter is a quiet man who
The police are baffled after champion. Her constant shower of predictions must lead a quiet life. As a
Wilbur Smith, “The Sausage makes her a perpetual source of irritation to convicted sex offender fresh
King,” is strangled with a roll Benny. Proud of her father’s cooking, Dodie out of state prison, he sees no
of his own sausage. After unwittingly invites the Mafia over for Sunday choice. He works in a
several months, the dinner, which sends Benny into a tizzy. It’s Aunt warehouse. He lives alone. He
authorities, unable to Rose’s unorthodox hors d’oeuvres which pack sees a therapist named
unscramble the dilemma, call the wallop that results in a happy ending. Rosen. His only visitor is his
in the services of Farlow FEE: $75 per performance brother-in-law Carlos. He also
Cranston, ace private gets visits from a demon in
investigator and renowned
solver of arcane cases. Cranston, with unflap-
Wildlife! the form of a beautiful Girl. Often brooding by
his window, Walter watches children as they
pable grandiloquence and fractured logic, #25738 $8.95
head for school. One day Nikki, a tough-talking
unravels the mystery via a farcical route that ISBN 978-0-573-66384-0
woman from work, drops by. She doesn’t waste
leads to its conclusion. Expect the unexpected Ramona King
time making the first move. Next morning
in this delightful melange. Drama Walter confesses his dark past. But Nikki doesn’t
FEE: $75 per performance 7f, plus 2 girls run away. Things are looking up — until Walter
Three black women, Honey, Dinah and follows a twelve year-old girl named Robin into
Widdershins Savannah, arrive at Bullet’s cabin with a white a city park. Nothing happens, but Walter is
#29047 $8.95 woman in tow and a dead white man in their scared. Then police Sgt. Lucas pays Walter a
ISBN 978-0-573-69638-1 wake. Bullet used to help slaves cross to the visit applying some rough intimidation. Walter
Don Nigro North and the three are seeking her help, disappears. A panicky Nikki asks Rosen to help
but ever since her brother was hung, Bullet her find him. Walter is back at the park, waiting.
Mystery/thriller
has sworn off guiding. Her brother’s widow, When Robin arrives Walter is gently seductive.
4m, 6f a Native-American woman named Rain, and But the seduction is aborted when Robin
Interior
their little girl live with her. At first Bullet and reveals a shocking secret. Forced to confront
Inspector Ruffing, the Rain don’t want to help, but then they decide it his past, Walter finds the compassion to help
troubled hero of Nigro’s would be for the best. It becomes clear that the and not hurt. In doing so, he grabs a chance for
Ravenscroft, Demonology, white woman (who might have “black blood” redemption. The Woodsman was made into the
Creatures Lurking In The in her veins) was complicit in the killing of her critically acclaimed 2004 film starring Kevin
Churchyard , The Rooky Wood husband and she eventually joins with them Bacon. “The Woodsman is an interesting,
and Mephisto returns in this to fight against a posse that comes after the valuable and insightful play...” –The Stage. “I
baffling mystery that was an women. The entire cabin is shot up and most of loved this clear-sighted, balanced, non-judg-
audience favorite at the First the women are killed, all except for Savannah, mental, no-frills, linear story...It’s seriously
International Mystery Festival the white woman and the little girl. The little thought-provoking, and all the more gripping
in 2007. In a peaceful house girl is shown at the end of the play as an adult for its restraint.” –British Theatre Guide.
near the Welsh border, an entire family has with the ghosts of all of her “mothers” sur- Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
vanished suddenly without a trace one evening rounding her. Throughout the play, the women please inquire for availability.
with supper on the table and no apparent reveal their personal histories as they grow to FEE: $75 per performance
violence. Ruffing’s attempt to understand trust one another.
what’s happened to a couple and their two
daughters leads him deep into his own dark
FEE: 75 per performance Wrong Window!
soul. The only clue is a piece of paper left on a #29621 $8.95
desk with the word ‘Widdershins’ written on it. Wonderful World of Dissocia‚ The ISBN 978-0-573-69832-3
Beautiful women, dark secrets, the #29095 $19.95 Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
Impressionists and the Druids all figure in this ISBN 978-1-408-10680-8 comedy
unusual and thought provoking play. Anthony Neilson 5m, 3f
Dark Comedy Interior
5m, 3f, with doubling Van Zandt & Milmore pay
tribute to Master of Horror
Wild Mushrooms Lisa Jones is on a journey. It’s a colorful and
Alfred Hitchcock, with this
#25643 $9.95 exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost
comedy whodunit. Off-
ISBN 978-0-573-66271-3 hour that has tipped the balance of her life.
and-on New York couple
Anne Pié The inhabitants of the wonderful world she
Marnie and Jeff enter an even
finds herself in — Dissocia — are a curious
Comedy more complicated phase of
blend of the funny, the friendly and the brutal.
5m, 3f their relationship when they
As Neilson himself puts it, “if you like Alice in
Interior think they spy their cross-
Wonderland but there’s not enough sex and
This present-day comedy set in the Bronx, courtyard neighbor do away
violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you.”
revolves around life in the Benny Scrivente with his wife. After they draw their torn curtain,
Published in Anthony Neilson Plays: 2. the lady vanishes, and suspicion places murder
family as seen through the eyes of Benny’s
FEE: $75 per performance beyond a shadow of a doubt. The bumbling
thirteen year-old son, Joey. Benny is no
match for Joey. a gifted, wise-mouthed boy. witnesses sneak into their neighbor’s apart-
A widowed postal worker, Benny struggles to ment - 39 steps away - and the fun begins.
raise Benny and his two beautiful daughters, Among multiple door-slammings, body-snatch-
Dodie and Regina, hoping to marry them the ings, and a frantic flashlight chase scene, two
old-fashioned Italian way so he can pursue his questions remain: Who killed Lila Larswald?
dream of opening a trattoria. Sweet, simple- And… if she’s not dead…then who is? The
minded Dodie, lacking in the IQ department, crazy farce plays out on a shadow-box set that
(which drives Joey to his wit’s end) is already allows the audience to be present in one
11 + c h a r a c t e r s Full Length Plays / N e w T i t l e s
apartment, while viewing the action in its the most famous lines in cinema (slightly Anon.
mirror-image neighboring unit across the way. warped). Roast well in a preheated treasure
#3173 $9.95
“If you’re a fan of Rear Window on screen, you’ll trove of movie facts, trivia, legends and gossip
ISBN 978-0-573-66307-9
award Wrong Window! on stage a perfect 10. A for two acts, sit back and savor! …And Then
Kate Robin
barrage of gag-filled dialogue. Knee-slappingly There Was Nun is a treat for movie buffs and
funny from start to finish! Take the money and non-movie buffs alike. Actors who take on the Drama
run to this window before it closes!” –Two River personas parodied in this play will be creatively 2m, 12f
Times. “Fever-pitched one liners, puns, challenged to mold their performances with Simple set
slapstick, pratfalls...There are probably no the mannerisms and vocal styles of famous Anon. follows two couples as they cope with
people in America more adept at conveying actors of the past, having an amazingly fun sexual addiction. Trip and Allison are young
these classic comic styles than Van Zandt & experience along the way. “A gas…over the top and healthy, but he’s more interested in his
Milmore, with their wacky anything for a laugh and as thick as the North Pasture. Needless to abnormally large porn collection than in her.
adventuring and willingness to toss all actorly add, the audience loved every single second of While they begin to work through both of their
dignity out the window!” –Asbury Park Press. it.” –Drama-Logue. “What more could a movie own sexual and relationship hang-ups, Trip’s
FEE: $75 per performance buff desire? A killer evening of hilarity.” –The parents are stuck in the roles they’ve been
Daily Breeze. “One of the funniest an entertain- carving out for years in their dysfunctional
ing evenings on the current theatre scene in marriage. In between scenes with these four
1 1 + c h a r a c t e r s Los Angeles!” –The Tolucan. characters, 10 different women, members of a
FEE: $75 per performance support group for those involved with individu-
After Juliet Additional $15 per performance, music als with sex addiction issues, tell their stories
#2983 $10.95 licensing fee. Music available for rental. in monologues that are alternately funny and
ISBN 978-0-571-20614-8 harrowing. In addition to Anon., Robin’s play
Sharman Macdonald Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans What They Have was also commissioned by
Comedy South Coast Repertory. Her television and film
7m, 8f, plus 1 musician
with High-Class Issues credits include Six Feet Under (writer/supervis-
#3171 $9.95 ing producer) and Coming Soon.
A tense truce holds between the Capulets and ISBN 978-0-573-66024-5
the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and FEE: $75 per performance
Matt Morillo
Juliet. Benvolio, Romeo’s best friend, is in love
Comedy
with Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin; but Rosaline is
6m, 7f
Awesome 80s Prom‚ The
bent on revenge. After Juliet was specially com- #3175 $9.95
missioned by the Royal National Theatre for the Simple set
ISBN 978-0-573-66379-6
BT National Connections Scheme for This outrageous new comedy Ken Davenport and the Class of ‘89
young people. is told in five outrageously
Audience Participation/Interactive
FEE: $75 per performance funny parts all dealing with
young women and the 11m, 8f
various issues they confront Unit set
Alcestiad, The today. It’s part sit-com, part Winner! 2006 Improv
#3619 $7.50 stand-up, and part sketch- Theater Award - “Best
ISBN 978-0-573-60047-0 comedy. This collection of Interactive Show.” The
Thornton Wilder vignettes parades a series of Awesome 80s Prom is a brand
Drama foxy, witty, and anxious new blast-from-the-past
18m, 4f, 1 boy, extras women who bear the expectations of the world party in the style of Tony ‘n
Exterior like an itchy muffler. Coffee-driven, sensitive, Tina’s Wedding and The
Wilder retells the legend of Alcestis, who gave wired, misunderstood, and fuming with Donkey Show set at Wanaget
her life for her husband Admetus, beloved awkward issues, these girls are frustrated with High’s Senior Prom... in 1989!
of Apollo, and was brought back from hell the ways of the world, the perceptions men All your favorite characters
by Hercules. Wilder’s Alcestis is a seeker after have of them and their own complex reactions from your favorite ‘80s movies are at The Prom,
understanding, to whom “there is only one to it. How, for example, do you resolve societal from the Captain of the Football Team to the
misery, and that is ignorance.” Her life as wife, contradictions like dressing sexy and still Asian Exchange Student, from the Geek to the
mother, Queen is apparently tragic: idyllic hap- considering yourself a feminist? These women hottie Head Cheerleader, and they’re all
piness is destroyed by death. go head to head with such issues as Electra competing for Prom King and Queen. And just
FEE: $75 per performance complexes, bikini waxes, low rider jeans, their like on “American Idol”, the audience decides
oversexed mothers, thongs, brazen teenagers, who wins! Come back in time and join the
...And Then There Was Nun men’s sexual fantasies, side effects of birth breakdance circle or just sit back and watch the
#29261 $8.95 control drugs, mean teenagers on the subway, ‘80s drama unfold.
ISBN 978-0-573-69788-3 sympathy sex, and the artistic integrity of A full set of “character bibles” including a direc-
Richard T. Witter and Bruce W. Gilray penises and vaginas in independent films. This tor/stage manager script are available for rental
Comedy, play with music play has great material for scene and mono- to licensed productions.
11 characters, male or female logue work as well as for performance. Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
Winner! 1990 “Robby” Award FEE: $75 per performance please inquire for availability.
for “Best Comedy FEE: $100 per performance or 10% of gross box
Production.” …And Then office, whichever is greater per performance
There Was Nun is written in
the style of a classic 1940’s
murder mystery and is a
blend of humor and
whodunit as the actors
emulate iconic movie stars of
the past. Take one foreboding
mansion on a secluded island, throw in ten
whacked-out members of The Holy Order of the
Sisters of San Andreas, stir in their unseen and
mysterious leader, add an assortment of the
sharpest tongues this side of Hollywood and
Vine, then infuse with a healthy dose of some of

N e w T i t l e s / Full Length Plays 11 + c h a r a c t e r s
Baby Taj Blue Yonder Ludlam in the title role. “Oddly touching ...
one of the most hilarious evenings in New
#29211 $8.95 #29717 $8.95
York ... worth savoring.” –The New York Times.
ISBN 978-0-573-69842-2 ISBN 978-0-573-60048-7
“Enchanting.” –Vogue. “Very ridiculous, very
Tanya Shaffer Kate Aspengren
theatrical, and very funny.” –Cue.
dramatic comedy Dramatic Comedy
5m, 6f, or 4m, 3f with doubling 12f can be performed by 4f to 12f FEE: $75 per performance
Multiple sets Simple set
The legendary Taj Mahal is the next assignment A familiar adage states, “Men may work from Cat’s Meow
for Rachel, an American travel writer whose sun to sun, but women’s work is never done.” In #29028 $9.95
failed romances have led her to ask: Why not Blue Yonder, the audience meets twelve mes- ISBN 978-0-573-69510-0
have the baby she craves - on her own? She merizing and (sometimes) eccentric women, Steven Peros
finds unexpected answers – and larger ques- including a flight instructor, a firefighter, a Dramatic Comedy
tions - among the glittering legacies of India’s woman who donates body parts to her family 6m, 8f, doubling possible
past. Alive with the sounds and colors of a members, a receptionist in an employment
Based on the true story of a mysterious
remarkable country, this bittersweet comedy agency, a professional baseball player, a nurse,
Hollywood death, The Cat’s Meow offers a
of mischievous matchmaking raises provoca- and a daredevil who plays with dynamite.
fascinating cross section of Jazz Era charac-
tive questions about love, friendship, family, Through the monologues, each woman exam-
ters who intersect for one notorious weekend
and what it means to be ready to be a parent. ines her life’s work and explores the career that
on board William Randolph Hearst’s yacht in
“***One of the Top Ten Shows of the Year***” she has found. Or that has found her.
1924. The play was adapted for film in 2002,
–San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, San FEE: $75 per performance
with a screenplay by the author, directed by
Jose Mercury News. “A captivating inquiry into
Peter Bogdanovich, and starring Kirsten Dunst,
love and freedom...Thrives on a witty, probing Boy Who Killed Pancho Villa‚ The Eddie Izzard, and Edward Herrmann. Weekend
clash between free-thinking modernity and tra- #4938 $7.50 guests include: Charlie Chaplin, who has been
dition.”`–San Francisco Chronicle. “A bundle of ISBN 978-0-573-63232-7 carrying on with movie star Marion Davies, a
cross-cultural joy...Marries the breezy cynicism Jack Frakes secret known to Davies’ paramour, the married
of the now with the eternal power of India.” –
Comedy — and much older — Hearst; and movie mogul
San Jose Mercury News.
4m, 9f Thomas Ince, who is hoping to revive his flag-
Loosely based on The Playboy of the Western ging fortunes by forming a partnership with
Hearst. Playing with fire, Ince tries to convince
Beaux’ Stratagem‚ The World and set in Tombstone, 1912. It’s rodeo
time and the girls admire local cowboys like Hearst that he can handle both Marion’s movie
#4244 $7.50 career — and her private life as well. During its
Red Roberts, while feisty Peggy Fletcher longs
ISBN 978-0-573-65053-6 1997 Los Angeles premiere, audiences and crit-
for past romantic heroes. A rumor spreads that
Adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig ics were both entertained and moved by this
Pancho Villa, the notorious Mexican bandit, is
Comedy in town. But Danny Jones, a shy young man, darkly comic morality play, laced with clandes-
8m, 5f, with doubling arrives to claim he killed Pancho Villa by hitting tine romance, Hollywood excess, and steadily
Interior him over the head with his ukelele. Just as the heating tensions, which erupt in a shocking act
From the play by George townspeople accept Danny as a hero, Pancho of violence. “Recommended — Hands Down!
Farquhar. The play tells the Villa arrives with head bandaged and furiously Will have you on the edge of your seat.” –CBS
story of two young bucks looking for Danny. Helen Hunt, the town flirt Radio. “A terrific new drama.” –Los Angeles Daily
who, having spent all their gets rid of Pancho so Danny can take her to the News. “Steven Peros’ intriguing fictionalized
money by living too well, barn dance. Meanwhile, citizens enter Danny in speculation imagines the worst as everyone
leave London and roam from the donkey race, which he wins - becoming a cavorts through an oceanic orgy of intrigue,
town to town in search of more popular hero! As Peggy and Helen bicker seduction, infidelity, blackmail, booze, drugs,
love and fortune. In order to over Danny’s affections, Pancho Villa returns to and murder.” –Daily Variety.
find a wealthy heiress for at get even. Again Danny clobbers Pancho with FEE: $75 per performance
least one of them, they pose as master and his ukelele. The townspeople now think Pancho
servant, exchanging roles from one town to the is really dead! But since they saw “the killing” Cherry Orchard‚ The
next. In Lichfield, Aimwell is the master and they prepare to lynch Danny. Again, Pancho #29193 $14.00
Archer the servant, and there they meet the returns to ask Danny to join his band in Mexico, ISBN 978-0-573-69750-0
lovely, wealthy Dorinda and her equally and teach him to play the “guitarito.” Danny Anton Chekhov
desirable sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Sullen. They agrees. As they leave as “amigos”, Peggy follows New English version by Tom Stoppard
set their caps for these women, but problems in pursuit of the boy who almost killed Pancho From a literal translation by Helen Rappaport
abound. Kate is married to a drunken sot who Villa! Dramatic Comedy
despises her; the innkeeper’s saucy daughter, FEE: $75 per performance 10m, 5f, plus extras
Cherry, has set her cap for Archer; Dorinda’s
Directly from The Bridge Project’s 2009 perfor-
mother, Lady Bountiful, mistakenly believes Camille mance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music comes
herself to be a great healer of the sick, and she
#5243 $8.95 Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of the Chekov classic
guards her daughter like a dragoness; and a
ISBN 978-0-573-69863-7 The Cherry Orchard. In The Cherry Orchard an
band of brigands plans to rob the house of
Charles Ludlam impoverished landowning family is unable to face
Lady Bountiful that very night, putting all
Dramatic Comedy the fact that their estate is about to be auctioned
schemes in jeopardy. This is a play in the great
7m, 5f, cross-casting possible off. Lopakhin, a local merchant, presents numer-
tradition of Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer
Interior ous options to save it, including cutting down
and Sheridan’s The Rivals and The School for
The landmark Ridiculous Theatre Company their prized cherry orchard. But the family is
Scandal. It is classic, formal, robust and
production of the classic 19th century stricken with denial. The Cherry Orchard charts
hilarious. “A delightful romp...sparklingly funny
melodrama. Tubercular courtesan Marguerite the precipitous descent of a wealthy family and
evening that plays very well indeed.” –Potomac
Gautier abjures her rich lover, Baron De Varville, in the process creates a bold meditation on social
Stages. “The dialogue crackles, the characters
and sells all her jewels and furnishings to live change and bourgeois materialism. “In this Cherry
engage the audience’s interest and sympathy,
in the country with her true love, poor young Orchard, a sure-footed reworking by Tom Stop-
and the whole thing seems almost effortless.”
Armand Duval. Her heart is broken when she pard, the production’s big gestures are gorgeous-
–TalkinBroadway.com.
agrees to his father’s request to abandon him, ly realized…” –New York Magazine. “This Cherry
Certain licensing restrictions may apply, and returning to her unhealthy life in Paris, she Orchard, in a nimble new version by Tom Stop-
please inquire for availability. declines rapidly, but is reunited with Armand in pard that invites fresh comic shadings, pushes
FEE: $75 per performance a deathbed scene that provokes both laughter that sense of the incongruous not so much into
and tears. Originally performed with Charles
farce (although there’s some of that) as into Alice Delightful Quarantine‚ A minute version perfect for festivals and com-
in Wonderland absurdity….Mr. Stoppard’s adapta- petition. See entry in Short Play section.
#6257 $7.50
tion is full of classically Stoppardesque instances FEE: $75 per performance
ISBN 978-0-573-65067-3
of eloquence gone awry.” –The New York Times. Mark Dunn
Comedy
Emma
#29706 $8.95
Christmas Carol, A 5m, 10f, plus 2 female extras
ISBN 978-0-573-69899-6
Simple set
#5244 $8.95 Michael Bloom
ISBN 978-0-573-69865-1 What would it be like to be confined with Adapted from Jane Austen’s novel
Charles Ludlam people you don’t really know? Strange visitors comedy
Comedy leave behind a deadly disease that leaves seven 6m, 6f, plus ensemble
17m, 14f, doubling & cross casting possible separate households unexpectedly quaran- Unit set
Multiple sets tined. Seven story lines are deftly balanced as Pledging never to marry, the mischievous
A Ridiculous but surprisingly faithful rendition of people are forced to confront their personal Emma Woodhouse is nevertheless the “match-
the Dickens classic in which Ebenezer Scrooge is issues. A heart-warming original comedy/ maker of Highbury.” Her newest project, Harriet
haunted by the ghosts of his late partner, Jacob drama about how people react when there’s Smith, has already received a proposal, but
Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and nowhere else to go. “Sharp and witty, warm and Emma insists she marry the eligible vicar Mr.
very, very funny.” –Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Elton, while, an older family friend, Mr. Knightly,
the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come. Faced with
his own mortality, and the evil results of his FEE: $75 per performance warns her to give up matchmaking. When
misanthropic, miserly ways, Scrooge is redeemed, Emma discovers Mr. Elton is more interested
reconciled with his nephew and his neighbors, Dragon of Wantley, The in her, she is forced to fend him off and find
and becomes a second father to his assistant’s #29179 $8.95 another suitor for Harriet. Highbury welcomes
son, Tiny Tim. Ludlam finds the humor as well as ISBN 978-0-573-16418-7 two new guests, a mysterious Jane Fairfax and
the pathos in this Victorian melodrama, creating Norman Robbins the charming Frank Churchill, and Emma finds
the most Dickensian and stageworthy adapta- Pantomime herself falling just a little in love with him.
tion yet. “A faithful, authentic adaptation of the 12 characters, plus chorus Ultimately, she decides that Frank is better
evergreen Christmas tale.” –The New York Times. Simple set suited to Harriet, but when she suggests the
“A perfect holiday entertainment.” –SoHo Weekly This spectacular pantomime, based on an match, Emma is astonished to discover that
News. “A delicious family treat.” –Christian Science English legend involving real people, was Harriet has fallen for Mr. Knightly. A horrified
Monitor. beloved by Victorian audiences and has now Emma suddenly realizes she has always been
FEE: $75 per performance been adapted for the 21st century by that in love with Mr. Knightley. In the end, all is set
master of pantomime — Norman Robbins. With right as Frank reveals his secret engagement to
Curiosity Cat vengeful fairies, knock-about bailiffs, a romantic Jane, Harriet receives a second offer from her
leading lady and a handsome Principal Boy, plus first beau, and Mr. Knightley proposes to the
#29680 $8.95
the outrageous Dame, all the ingredients are deliriously happy Emma. “A delightful retelling
ISBN 978-0-573-69874-3
here for a wonderful evening’s entertainment! of a comedy.”–TalkinBroadway.com. “Joyful!”
Chris Grabenstein
FEE: $75 per performance –Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
6m, 4f, plus 6 m or f and extras, doubling pos-
sible Elephant’s Graveyard
From the imaginative mind of award winning The- #29608 $8.95 Farnsworth Invention‚ The
atre for Young Audience author Chris Grabenstein ISBN 978-0-573-69815-6 #8213 $7.50
comes a very funny, very touching new comedy George Brant ISBN 978-0-573-66286-7
filled with laughter, learning, and heart that’s Drama Aaron Sorkin
ideal for school groups and professional children’s 10m, 3f, very flexible casting Drama
theatres. Curiosity Cat is the play-within-the- Winner! 2008 Keene Prize 15m, 3f
book from Grabenstein’s award-winning novel for Literature. Elephant’s It’s 1929. Two ambitious
for middle grades readers The Hanging Hill. It’s a Graveyard is the true tale of visionaries race against each
story about displaced children and homeless cats the tragic collision of a other to invent a device called
as well as family and the value of curiosity. When struggling circus and a tiny “television.” Separated by two
their mother becomes very ill Claire and Charlie town in Tennessee, which thousand miles, each knows
are forced to live with their father’s Aunt Jenny. resulted in the only known that if he stops working, even
A stray cat named Curiosity also wanders into lynching of an elephant. Set for a moment, the other will
the house. When he breaks Claire’s prized music in September of 1916, the gain the edge. Who will
box, she immediately throws him back out into play combines historical fact unlock the key to the greatest
the streets. Being homeless is an adventure, not and legend, exploring the deep-seated innovation of the 20th
a concern, for a cat this curious and cool. Soon, American craving for spectacle, violence and century: the ruthless media mogul, or the
the children (with Fred the dog) set out to rescue revenge. “The script — based on a true story self-taught Idaho farm boy? The answer comes
Curiosity Cat who is busily trying to help other about a traveling circus that, in 1916, stumbled to compelling life in The Farnsworth Invention,
forlorn felines find homes while simultaneously into gory disaster in a muddy Tennessee town the new play from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The
— is, like the best art, microscopically specific West Wing. “Vintage Sorkin and crackling
avoiding a newly appointed “cat catcher” who
with echoes that radiate outward across time. It prime-time theater...breezy and shrewd,
vows to put him to sleep! Filled with memorable
conjures a world with its own atmosphere and smart-alecky and idealistic.” –Newsday. ”A
characters -- such as Coot, the geriatric cat; Slicker
terrible internal logic. It’s mesmerizing... firecracker of a play in a fittingly snap, crackle
the big city alley cat; Penelope, the pampered
symphonic in its emotional variations on a and pop production under the direction of Des
Persian Princess; Fred the extremely loyal dog; a
tragic theme. Elephant’s Graveyard buzzes with McAnuff, the drama has among its many virtues
nervous and nutty squirrel; a chorus of cute jail-
truth about the consequences of misunder- the ability to make you think at the same time
bird strays; and the evil cat catcher Skeevelberger
standing, the invisible but enormous gap that it breaks your heart.” –Chicago Sun-Times.
-- the play builds to a funny and touching climax
between artists and their audiences, and the “The most exciting new play on Broadway...a
that will leave audiences laughing and cheering!
infernal beauty of vaudeville.” –The Stranger, rousing theatrical experience.” –MTV News.
Seattle. “A theatrical masterpiece.” –Columbia
City Paper. “The most striking production in the FEE: $100 per performance
(NSDF) festival.” –Times of London. “Deeply
moving…has the audience in stitches at the
open and tears at the close.” –TheSunCoast.com.
This play is also available in an abridged, 40
Fifth Column‚ The Her Naked Skin maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden
their horizons in sometimes undefined ways,
#8584 $12.00 #10551 $18.95
and by a young history teacher who ques-
ISBN 978-1-4165-9493-2 ISBN 978-0-571-24146-0
tions the methods, as well as the aim, of their
Ernest Hemingway Rebecca Lenkiewicz
schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett
Drama Drama evokes the special period and place that the
8m, 5f, with doubling 15m, 10f, doubling possible sixth form represents in an English boy’s life.
Multiple sets Multiple sets In doing so, he raises - with gentle wit and
The Fifth Column, Hemingway’s only full-length London 1913. Militancy in the Suffragette pitch-perfect command of character - not only
play, is a moving portrait of the effects of war on Movement is at its height. Thousands of universal questions about the nature of history
soldiers, civilians, and the correspondents sent to women of all classes serve time in Holloway and how it is taught but also questions about
cover it. Written in 1937, while Hemingway was in Prison in their fight to gain the vote. Amongst the purpose of education today. “Nothing could
Madrid as a correspondent for the North Ameri- them is Lady Celia Cain who feels trapped by diminish the incendiary achievement of this
can Newspaper Alliance, the play was recently both the policies of the day and the shackles subtle, deep-wrought and immensely funny
revived for the New York theatre. This edition can of a frustrating marriage. Inside, she meets a play about the value and meaning of educa-
be easily used in stage productions. “This is imme- young seamstress, Eve Douglas, and her life tion...In short, a superb, life-enhancing play.”
diate, unmistakable Hemingway.” –The New York spirals into an erotic but dangerous chaos. –The Guardian. “Brilliantly funny...The History
Times Book Review. This play is set at a crucial moment when, with Boys is moving, disquieting: one follows it
FEE: $75 per performance emancipation almost in sight, women refuse with a heart brimful...[Bennett’s] finest work in
to let the establishment stand in their way. decades.” –Financial Times.
Floodgate Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Her Naked Skin premiered FEE: $75 per performance
#29762 $8.95 at the National Theatre, London, in July 2008.
ISBN 978-0-573-60102-6 “4 STARS!” –Evening Standard, The Guardian,
The Independent, Time Out. “A great drama
Holy Ghost
Larry Gelbart #10937 $17.95
comedy about women, by a woman, at the Olivier.” –The
ISBN 978-1-841-50224-3
11m, 3f Independent. “An outstanding new play!” –Daily
Jon Tuttle
Floodgate features highlights of a faux congres- Telegraph.
Drama
sional committee’s investigation to determine FEE: $75 per performance
responsibility for the equally faux, farcically 10m, 2f
disastrous events that recently swamped and Herr Kutter‚ The Barbaric Barber Winner! 2004 Sprenger/Lang Foundation’s
overwhelmed the nation’s capitol. The chief Nathan Miller History Play Award. In 1944,
#9983 $7.50
casualty of the hearings: the destruction of German prisoners-of-war work in South
ISBN 978-0-573-63261-7
what little is left of the English language. Carolina cotton fields, overseen by black guards
Billy St. John
FEE: $75 per performance who enjoy few of the liberties the prisoners
Melodrama do. One prisoner escapes — armed only with
6m, 9f, plus extras optional
Happy Anniversary‚ Angel! Love‚ Gino Simple set
the lines he’s learned playing the lead in a
#10557 $7.50 camp production of Abe Lincoln in Illinois, and
ISBN 978-0-573-63263-1 Or The Villain Never Could Get His Part Right... chased by a black private for whom the pursuit
By Family Jewels Creations It’s 1900 in New York. Villainous barber of is a quest for belonging. Their dash across
German descent, Herr Hans Kutter, has set his the American South explores the ironies and
Conceived and Written by Jay D. Spencer, sights on our heroine, lovely Lorrie Ell, niece hypocrisies of the American mythos.
Stefanie R. Coletti and Cheryl D. Smith and heir-to-be of wealthy society matron and Published in Two South Carolina Plays.
Audience Participation/Interactive, cat lover, Kitty Litter, who owns numerous suc- FEE: $75 per performance
Comedy cessful beauty salons. Kutter’s plan is to marry
10m, 8f, plus optional extras
Interior
Lorrie, then knock off Kitty, making his wife
and him fabulously wealthy. He employs ditzy
Humbug
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Gino Paolucci is throwing a big anniversary vamp, Hedda Wood, to entice away any com-
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bash for his beautiful wife, Angel! You’re invited petition for Lorrie’s attention. Alas for Kutter,
John Wooten
to join in the celebration of their fifth wedding when Lorrie meets and falls in love with our
hero, handsome young barber Harry Noggin, Christmas/Holiday Play
anniversary as they renew their vows at the
zaniest party you’ll ever be a part of! Watch even Hedda can’t come between them. Things 8m, 6f, doubling possible
the loving couple attempt to “re-tie their knot” come to a head (figuratively speaking) at Kitty’s Interior
and witness the crazy calamities and mishaps Hair Ball, a swanky fund raiser for cats. Other As A Christmas Carol with a modern day twist,
surrounding the celebration. Then sit down characters include Kitty’s and Harry’s employ- Humbug follows the story of Eleanor Scrooge, a
to a sizzling family feast, dance to a live DJ ees and their customers, as well as a distraught ruthlessly ambitious Wall Street executive who
and interact with the Guests of Honor and stagemanager and a stagehand who do their has an aversion to Christmas and an insatiable
their crazy but lovable relatives and delight- best to keep the play on track (and almost end appetite for power. Locked in her office on a
ful friends! “A wacky and original audience up pulling their hair out!) snowy Christmas Eve, Eleanor is determined to
participation production!” –The Sun Journal. “If FEE: $75 per performance finish a corporate-takeover proposal until three
you liked Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, you’ll want to “advisors” provide her with an eye-opening
celebrate Gino and Angel’s anniversary.” –The History Boys‚ The new appreciation for the holidays and the spirit
Canton Repository. of Christmas. An upbeat and moving adapta-
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FEE: $75 per performance tion of Dickens’ holiday classic, Humbug is one
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for the ages. With a contemporary flair, it is a
Alan Bennett
tale the whole family will enjoy! “Wooten has
Dramatic Comedy indeed concocted a comedy that puts a great of
11m, 1f deal of delicious nonsense into Charles Dickens’
Interior most famous story...a multitude of laughs” –The
Winner! 2006 Tony® Award for Best Play. Newark Star-Ledger. “Humbug is full of humor,
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form warmth—a must see addition to the list of
(senior) boys in a British boarding school are, holiday classics” –The Home News Tribune. “A
as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, witty, timely, poignant script interspersed with
and a place at a good university - generally in upbeat Christmas carols and a timeless mes-
that order. In all their efforts, they are helped sage of caring” –The Westfield Leader. “Wooten
and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a has nicely shaped his fast paced and lively

conceit into a 75-minute play while finding Lions Millicent Scowlworthy

clever modern day equivalents for most of
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Dickens’ characters and situations, and even
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adding a principal thread of his own...pleasant,
Vince Melocchi Rob Handel
bright Christmas entertainment for the entire
family” –TalkinBroadway.com. “The play is for
9m, 3f 7m, 5f
the entire family. Adults will be moved by it,
Interior A girl found murdered in the cellar on
and it would make for a fascinating introduc-
Christmas morning. A massacre at the high
tion to live theatre for five year-olds and up” It’s the 2007 NFL season and
school. The grownups of the community want
–Union Leader. the Detroit Lions are on a
to forget, but the children have begun to meet
FEE: $75 per performance winning streak — unfortu-
in the middle of the night to remember. Nine
nately out of work steel-
teenagers gather at an overgrown memorial
In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms worker John Waite is not.
With humor and humanity,
and reenact the story.
playwright Vince Melocchi
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offers a glimpse into The
Ludmilla Bollow
Tenth Ward Club, where the Mirror Mirror
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Interior demise of their city and of their way of life. Sarah Treem
Winner! Southeastern Theatre Conference “[Lions] is a drama that speaks directly to our Dramatic Comedy
New Play Award. This contemporary comedy country’s current state of affairs, which is to say 5m, 6f
reveals the hopes, dreams and fears of three it’s a play about unemployment, hardship and A high school Homecoming dance in the south.
elderly ladies who spark their lonely lives by economic collapse. If that sounds like a In the bathroom Gretchen Black, the most
meeting daily in the rest room lounge of an depressing thematic lineup, the play itself is far popular girl in school, lights a cigarette and
outdated downtown department store, and from being a downer. Lions takes an unsenti- asks the mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of
the crazy/touching events that occur the day mental look at a ravaged cross-section of them all. The mirror shows her a horrible witch
one of them is supposedly threatened. There’s present-day Detroit and tells a story of instead of her own reflection. Gretchen puts
Myrah, with a fighting spirit that totters into compassion in a cold climate....Melocchi’s play the cigarette out in her armpit and the witch
the absurd; Violet, a leftover from the days of is a smart, humanistic...observation of disappears. Moments later a mysterious new
elegance; and Winifred, a wisp of a woman who working-class survivalism.” –Los Angeles Times. girl named Rose White arrives at Homecoming.
wanders in and out of reality. A steady stream “Lions is about hope...about the endurance of a She has no hips or chest to speak of, but her
of bizarre events occur as the ladies seek to middle class getting squeezed...finding life skin shines white as snow and her lips are as
protect Winifred from being taken away by her amid the lifeless” –Detroit Free Press. “...An red as the rose. She’s after Gretchen’s boyfriend,
sister Clare, leading to a blockade of the rest all-around touching portrait of Middle America, Badger Biers. In this dark comedy, based on
room and a final triumph over those who would a reminder that ‘real Americans’ need not be so Snow White, ten teenagers love, lose, betray
threaten their fragile freedom. “The women reductively characterized as Joe the Plumber.” and revenge each other over one autumnal
are wonderful characters...[the play does] an –Los Angeles Weekly. weekend in a kingdom far, far away. It is a
excellent job of balancing humor against the precarious landscape where magic lurks behind
basically pathetic lives of the three main char- make-up, mirrors and memories.
acters.” –Minneapolis Tribune. “A very funny play Lizzy‚ Darcy and Jane
of character and situations. You can’t get much
better than that writing-wise: check out William
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Mother‚ A Daughter‚ and A Gun‚ A
Shakespeare...” –Appleton Post Crescent. #14857 $7.50
Joanna Norland
Dramatic Comedy Barra Grant
5m, 7f
Keep Your Pantheon Jane Austen pits her wit and will against her
Comedy
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greatest adversary and ally — Elizabeth Bennet. Interior
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Heady with her first taste of love, Jane aged
David Mamet Jess is having a bad day. She’s discovered she’s
20 creates Elizabeth with Mr. Darcy taking
Comedy pregnant, that her husband is cheating on her,
on the role of her arch enemy and reluctant
11m and has bought a gun to kill him. She’s inter-
admirer. But when her actual romance sours,
rupted by her mother, Beatrice, who arrives
In Keep Your Pantheon, an she sentences Elizabeth to marry the odious
to help with a party Jess has forgotten she’s
impoverished acting Mr Collins and herself to an equally disastrous
having, to which she’s invited a handful of
company on the edge of marriage. The fates of the author, the novel and
strangers. Events unfurl at a furious pace as the
eviction is offered a lucrative its heroine are at stake. Elizabeth Bennet must
party guests take over, Beatrice almost murders
engagement. But through a take action.
Jess’ dad, and Jess’ husband finally returns to
series of riotous mishaps, the FEE: $75 per performance the mayhem. The end of the play is surprisingly
troupe finds its problems
poignant. “A dark and refreshingly original
have actually multiplied, and
comedy.” –The Associated Press.
that they are about to learn a
new meaning for the term FEE: $75 per performance
“dying on stage.”

Mother Courage and Her Children New York Palestine, New Mexico
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Bertolt Brecht, English version by Eric Bentley David Rimmer Richard Montoya
Drama Drama Drama
18m, 5f, plus extras 7m, 8f 7m, 6f
Newly Revised Edition. This Simple set Rumors, Secrets, Sand and
German play was written in Blood. U.S. Army Captain
David Rimmer, a Pulitzer Prize finalist author
1939 and was first produced Catherine Siler journeys to
for Album, originally wrote New York to raise
in Zurich in 1941. In America, the New Mexico reservation
funds for volunteer psychiatrists dedicated to
it was published in English home of Private First Class
helping the overwhelming number of patients
right away (1941, by New Raymond Birdsong on a
psychologically affected by 9/11. Depicting
Directions) but did not reach search for answers. The
the reactions of 15 individuals to the events of
Broadway till 1963 – in a questionable circumstances
that day, the characters all speak to a central
memorable production surrounding Ray’s death in
psychiatrist. The play has been performed at
directed by Jerome Robbins Afghanistan create a crisis of
theaters, schools and colleges throughout
and starring Anne Bancroft. It conscience for the captain giving her no choice
New York and the Northeast to great acclaim.
had, of course, by that time been produced to but to re-examine her own life along the way.
“...Brilliantly written...a thought-provoking
much acclaim all over the world. When Bertolt Richard Montoya and Culture Clash, L.A.’s
event avoiding the sentimental and captur-
Brecht directed the play in Munich (1950), Eric premiere Chicano performance group, return
ing realistic portraits of how we’re all dealing
Bentley, Assistant Director, at his bidding with a play about America’s constantly shifting
with it...a touching exploration of the effects
started to translate the play into English. He was political landscape exploring loss, identity and
of September 11 on the lives of average New
eventually to make several different English the notion of occupied homelands. Palestine,
Yorkers.” –The New York Resident.
versions of it. The most interesting of these is New Mexico promises to be an inherently
published here. It was a collaboration with the FEE: $75 per performance theatrical work that mixes humor and cold fact
eminent French composer Darius Milhaud. to unforgettable and galvanizing effect. “...
FEE: $75 per performance Our Town Lunatic Irreverence… a rich premise and
#1 $7.50 another sign of Culture Clash’s ambition to
ISBN 978-0-573-61349-4
Moving Thornton Wilder
plumb new multicultural depths of meaning by
broadening its Chicano worldview.” –The Los
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ISBN 978-0-573-63386-7 Drama Angeles Times. “Outrageous imagery and
Bernard Slade 17m, 7f, plus extras serious subtext … a gallery of pungent and
Simple set often moving character portraits...” –Bob Verini,
Drama Variety.
5m, 6f In an important publishing
Unit set event, Samuel French, in
cooperation with the
From the author of Same Time Next Year, Tribute,
Thornton Wilder estate is PIGmalion
and Romantic Comedy among others, comes #29275 $8.95
pleased to release the
this endearing family tale full of hope and ISBN 978-0-573-69804-0
playwright’s definitive
humor. Studies have concluded that moving Mark Dunn
version of Our Town. This
is one of the most traumatic events in life. The Dramatic Comedy
edition of the play differs
play covers the journey that eleven characters, 9m, 8f, doubling and cross-casting possible
only slightly from previous
drawn together by the life changing experi- Multiple sets
acting editions, yet it
ences, go through in one day that alters all Inspired by Pygmalion, Shaw’s classic drawing
presents the version of Our
their lives. Touching, insightful and filled with room tale of language and class division, and
Town as Thornton Wilder wished it performed.
wonderful humor, it provides a full evening of its musical incarnation, My Fair Lady, the play
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest
high entertainment. tells the story of one Eliza Doolittle, the daugh-
American play ever written,” the story follows
FEE: $75 per performance the small town of Grover’s Corners through ter of a hardscrabble Mississippi pig farmer,
three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and who sells homemade pork rinds at the Tri-
My Big Gay Italian Wedding “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage Counties Fair and Livestock Show, and dreams
#29766 $8.95 manager and performed with minimal props of someday working as a waitress at “one of
ISBN 978-0-573-60115-6 and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs those nice downtown barbecue restaurants
Anthony J. Wilkinson families as their children fall in love, marry, and where all the tourists go.” With the support of
Original Music composed by David Boyd eventually — in one of the most famous scenes her best friend, a sassy Transgender firecracker
comedy in American theatre — die. Thornton Wilder’s named Miss Tiffany Box, patroness Ida Hill and
10m, 6f final word on how he wanted his play per- her daughter Clara; and with Ida’s instantly
Andrew and Anthony are getting married – and formed is an invaluable addition to the enamored son Freddy nipping romantically
everyone wants to “help”! My Big Gay Italian American stage and to the libraries of theatre at Eliza’s heels, Delta-drawlin’ Eliza engages
Wedding spins into a hysterical fiasco as every- lovers all over the world. the services of a “Kudzu-league” college prof
one tries to have their way. From a saboteur named Henry Higgins to take the country out
Publicity Kit, Sound Effects CD, Posters,
ex-boyfriend to a loud, opinionated, outspoken of her speech and give her some semblance of
and incidental Sheet Music available upon
Italian mother, personalities and culture col- class. Devotees of Shaw’s original will delight
request.
lide in a music and dance-filled extravaganza. in the transplantation of Eliza and Professor
“Feel-good hysterical comedy!” –The Wall Street Higgins and his colleague Pickering to the
Journal. “Hysterically funny! Everyone is going American South. But this gentle, warm-hearted
to have his or her favorite moment in My Big comedy gives us something else as well, a
Gay Italian Wedding, the insanely funny and fun question for which everyone in the play must
confection. The mixture of the sacred and pro- find the answer: how do we reconcile the way
fane, the ultra-serious and ultra-silly makes this we present ourselves on the outside with who
the perfect play.” –Edge New York. “Genuinely we truly are on the inside?
entertaining!” –New York Times. FEE: $75 per performance
FEE: $75 per perofrmance

Players in the Game Max spin and intersect until an unexpected Shipwreck (Coast of Utopia Part II)
reunion forces them to see what is truly worth
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the fight. “TRIUMPHANT. Rock ‘n’ Roll is arguably
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STOPPARD’S FINEST PLAY. He is a MAGICIAN,
Dale Wasserman Tom Stoppard
and this is a passionately acted, decades-
Drama spanning tale of love, revolution and music. Drama
9m, 4f Stoppard treats the characters of Rock ‘n’ Roll 18m, 12f
Unit set with a deep affection I’ve never encountered Winner! 2007 Tony® Award for Best Play. This
The Bishop of fourteenth century Prague is from him before.” –The New York Times. “FOUR epic trilogy of sequential but self-contained
humane, witty and happily immoral, which STARS! FUNNY and ENTHRALLING! Rock ‘n’ Roll plays vividly portrays a group of Russian intel-
suits his city just fine. However, it displeases the offers you something to take out of the theater lectuals as they evolve from philosophers into
Pope who sends a clever young Inquisitor to you didn’t come in with. Stoppard has focused revolutionaries against the backdrop of Tsarist
force obedience from the Bishop, triggering a the same lens and the same dramatic process Russia and European upheaval. Shipwreck con-
collision that ends shockingly. You’ll recognize he used in The Coast of Utopia on his own time tinues the story of Michael Bakunin, the critic
the game as that old, “Who’s Got The Power?” — And it’s now even more sharply focused!” Vissarion Belinsky, the writer Ivan Turgenev and
but you’ve never seen it played for such amaz- –New York Post. “Rock ‘n’ Roll touches the heart their circle, but as the action shifts to Paris, it
ing stakes. ”A gripping, brilliantly constructed while stimulating the mind. An intellectually is Alexander Herzen and his wife who occupy
play by a master of drama.” –Hollywood challenging, intensely theatrical piece of work center stage. Intoxicating anticipation vanishes
Reporter. “Players in the Game boasts beauti- that is destined to be talked about wherever into dashed hopes during the revolution of
fully etched characters, each role an actor’s playgoers gather. I wouldn’t have missed it for 1848. For Herzen, the loss of his political illu-
delight.” –Drama-Logue. “The clash between the the world.” –The Wall Street Journal. sions is overshadowed by personal disasters.
Grand Inquisitor and the corrupt but tolerant Certain licensing restrictions may apply, “Exquisite theatre. One is treated to a utopian
Bishop of Prague is a scene made in theatre please inquire for availability. journey of theatrical delights...in these marvel-
heaven — a remarkable scene, a deadly con- FEE: $100 per performance ous plays.” –LondonTheatre.com. “Beautiful...The
test, the stuff of which classics are made.” –Los meanings cohere as you watch, not as narrative
Angeles Herald-Examiner. “The voices in Dale
Wasserman’s Players in the Game are ostensibly
Salvage (Coast of Utopia Part III) but as poetry, and keep growing in recollec-
tion.” –Financial Times. “Contains passages of
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14th century, but in actuality are disturbingly breathtaking beauty.” –Guardian. “Nothing of
ISBN 978-0-8021-4006-7
modern. What we have here is a play for all such intellectual ambition, such daring or epic
Tom Stoppard
seasons.” –Forth Worth Star-Telegram. scope has marked the National Threatre’s...
Historic/Docudrama history as this brainstorming trilogy.” –Evening
18m, 12f, Ensemble cast of 18m, 12f Standard.
Multiple sets
Prisoner’s Dilemma‚ The Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
Winner! 2007 Tony® Award for Best Play. This please inquire for availability.
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epic trilogy of sequential but self-contained FEE: $75 per performance
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plays vividly portrays a group of Russian intel-
David Edgar
Drama
lectuals as they evolve from philosophers into Sinbadaladdin!
revolutionaries against the backdrop of Tsarist
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Russia and European upheaval. In Salvage, the
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The third in David Edgar’s post-Cold War tril- year is 1852 and Herzen, retreating from public
Richard Lloyd
ogy — an urgently topical account of a bloody and private calamities, has arrived in London.
Pantomime
conflict on Europe’s Eastern borders.”The great- Emigree circles are buzzing with intrigue and
22 characters, plus chorus
est virtue of David Edgar’s enthralling new play Herzen’s money as well as his sardonic wit
Multiple sets
is that it confronts the kind of intractable ethnic soon have an outlet among them. “Exquisite
Richard Lloyd’s hilarious new pantomime
conflict that has blown up in the wake of the theatre. One is treated to a utopian journey of
Sinbadaladdin! adds elements of the tale of
Soviet Union’s demise...Edgar’s erudition and theatrical delights...in these marvelous plays.”
Sinbad the sailor to the traditional story of
appetite for major subject-matter have paid off. –LondonTheatre.com. “Beautiful...The mean-
Aladdin. The result is a bumper pantomime
This must be seen.” –The Daily Telegraph. ings cohere as you watch, not as narrative but
offering parts for two principal boys and two
FEE: $75 per performance as poetry, and keep growing in recollection.”
genies — the slave of the lamp and the Slave of
–Financial Times. “Contains passages of breath-
the Ring, as well as many other good roles for
Rock ‘n’ Roll taking beauty.” –Guardian. “Nothing of such
both male and female actors. Widow Twankee
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gets up to her usual mischief as manageress
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of Chinese laundry — not so ably assisted by
Tom Stoppard this brainstorming trilogy.” –Evening Standard.
slopper-out Wishee-Washee, while the beauti-
Dramatic Comedy Certain licensing restrictions may apply, ful and feisty Princess Jasmine steals Aladdin’s
please inquire for availability. heart and risks the wrath of her father, the
7m, 6f
FEE: $75 per performance Sultan Ming the Mirthless, and her mother
Unit set
Sultana No-Lo-Fat. The terrifying magician
Rock ‘n’ Roll is an electrifying collision of the
Abanazar, meanwhile, proves a formidable rival
romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and
for Jasmine’s hand in marriage.
the world is ablaze with rebellion, accompanied
by a sound track of the Rolling Stones and Bob
Dylan. Clutching his prized collection of rock
albums, Jan, a Cambridge graduate student,
returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia just
as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security
forces tighten their grip on artistic expression,
Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous
act of dissent. Back in England, Jan’s volcanic
mentor, Max, faces a war of his own as his
free-spirited daughter and his cancer-stricken
wife attempt to break through his walls of
academic and emotional obstinacy. Over the
next twenty years of love, espionage, chance,
and loss, the extraordinary lives of Jan and

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and the hideous form of evil incarnate, Blind
David Rabe Ken Ludwig
Pew. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a
Drama Comedy 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and
11m 8m, 4f, with doubling the infamous Long John Silver, who is a
Interior Unit set complex study of good and evil, perhaps the
Newly Revised Edition. This
This adaptation is based on most famous hero-villain of all time. Silver is an
volatile, incendiary drama
the timeless swashbuckler, a unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy
premiered in 1976 under the
tale of heroism, treachery, quest for gold, coupled with his affection for
direction of Mike Nichols,
close escapes and above all, Jim, cannot help but win the heart of every soul
produced by Joseph Papp at
honor. The story, set in 1625, who has ever longed for romance, treasure and
New York’s Lincoln Center.
begins with d’Artagnan who adventure.
Revived in 2008 by the
sets off for Paris in search of FEE: $75 per performance
Roundabout Theatre, the
adventure. Along with
third in author Rabe’s quartet
of “Vietnam Plays” is set in the
d’Artagnan goes Sabine, his
sister, the quintessential
Treasure Island
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convent school in Paris, she poses as a young
who streak to certain death when their Phil Wilmott
man - d’Artagnan’s servant- and quickly
parachutes fail to open. This group includes Adventure
becomes entangled in her brother’s adven-
Billy, a new recruit; Roger, a street-wise refugee 13m, 8f, flexible casting plus extras
tures. Soon after reaching Paris, d’Artagnan
from the ghetto; Richie, a sarcastic, bitter Simple set
encounters the greatest heroes of the day,
homosexual and their sodden, ineffectual
Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the famous Adapted from the novel by Robert Louis
sergeants, Cokes and Rooney. Awaiting
musketeers; d’Artagnan joins forces with his Stevenson. This is the first adaptation of
deployment to Vietnam, they are joined by
heroes to defend the honor of the Queen of Treasure Island with great parts both male and
Carlyle, an angry, psychotic young black man,
France. In so doing, he finds himself in female performers. Inspired by real-life female
whose presence sets off an escalating spiral of
opposition to the most dangerous man in adventurers, Phil Willmott has changed the
violence and death. By the author of Sticks and
Europe, Cardinal Richelieu. Even more deadly is gender of several of the central characters
Bones and HurlyBurly. “Hard hitting and
the infamous Countess de Winter, known as without compromising the spirit of Stevenson’s
extremely funny. A masterly drama with humor,
Milady, who will stop at nothing to revenge classic novel. First produced to great acclaim
power and impressive depths of understand-
herself on d’Artagnan and Sabine for their as part of London’s Free Theatre Festival on
ing.” –New York Daily News.
meddlesome behavior. Little does Milady know the South Bank in 2005, this swashbuckling
that the young girl she scorns, Sabine, will stage adaptation brings out all the comedy and
ultimately save the day. adventure of this ever-popular story. The play
Stuff Happens FEE: $75 per performance can be simply staged, is suitable for perfor-
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ISBN 978-0-571-22606-1
David Hare Tom Thumb a large company of sea dogs and sea bitches or
a small team playing several roles. “A delightful
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Drama blend of the salty and the silly” –Independent.
ISBN 978-0-573-16444-6
19m, 3f, plus extras “Jolly, swashbuckling pantomime-like fun!”
Paul Teakes
Unit set –Evening Standard. “A zany new version”
Pantomime
“Stuff happens and it’s untidy, and freedom’s –Observer.
15 characters, plus chorus
untidy, and free people are free to make mis- A hungry giant is advancing upon the Royal FEE: $75 per performance
takes and commit crimes and do bad things.” Kingdom and henchman Slither Slugslime
–The American Secretary of Defense, Donald forces the citizens to give up all their food to Trojan Barbie
Rumsfeld’s famous response to the looting him. Only Tom Thumb refuses, and Slugslime #29658 $8.95
of Baghdad, at a press conference of April 11, casts a spell to shrink him to the size of a ISBN 978-0-573-69867-5
2003, provides the title for a new, highly con- thumb! Beautiful witch Spellena is enlisted to Christine Evans
troversial play about the extraordinary process help restore Tom to his normal size. Meanwhile Drama
leading up to the invasion of Iraq. How does Slugslime fancies Princess Primrose and Mum 4m, 7f
the world settle its differences, now there is has to make a cake for the giant with extremely Winner! Playwrights First “Plays for the 21st
only one superpower? What happens to leaders unhelpful “help.” Century.” Lotte Jones, a doll repair expert, needs
risking their credibility with skeptical publics? FEE: $75 per performance a vacation. She books herself on a cultural tour for
From events which have dominated interna- singles and travels with them to modern-day Troy,
tional headlines for the last two years David Treasure Island where she finds more of a change of scene than
Hare has fashioned both a historical narrative she’d bargained for — she’s in the midst of an
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and a human drama about the frustrations of attack by the Greek army threatening to destroy
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power and the limits of diplomacy. “His best the last fragments of a mighty civilization. When
Ken Ludwig
political play yet...An exhilarating account of the camp is torched, the women are enslaved and
the genesis of the current war in Iraq.” –The New Adventure
10m, 1f, doubling possible Lotte is rescued by the British Embassy. Her life
Yorker. “The most significant theatrical artifact returns to normal — until a revenge-obsessed
yet to grow from our catastrophic times.” – Winner! 2009 AATE
Hecuba claws her way up through the centuries
Newsday. “The most feverishly anticipated play Distinguished Play Award
into Lotte’s doll shop, in search of her murdered
in London in recent memory.” –The New York — Best Adaptation. Treasure
children’s bodies. Part contemporary drama,
Times. Island is a stunning yarn of
part homage to Euripides’ Trojan Women, Trojan
FEE: $75 per performance piracy on the tropical seas. It
Barbie recasts the legendary fall of the city of Troy
begins at an inn on the
against the vivid reality of modern warfare. Poetic,
Devon coast of England in
compassionate, and tinged with great warmth
1775 and quickly becomes an
and humor, Trojan Barbie is an epic war story with
unforgettable tale of
a most unlikely heroine, who always looks on the
treachery and mayhem
bright side even as past and present collide about
featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers,
her. “Christine Evans packs a lot into her new play:
including the dangerous Billy Bones (played

ancient Greek drama, modern malaise, sex and –Financial Times. “Contains passages of breath- pen for manufacturing witty dialog. Also he
death, beauty and power, grief and rage. And, of taking beauty.” –Guardian. “Nothing of such obviously knows, from firsthand experience,
course, she’s got one of the season’s best titles. intellectual ambition, such daring or epic scope Madison Avenue and the talent agency area of
War and dolls: What else do you need to know?” has marked the National Threatre’s...history as show business, for his prototypes and inside
–The Boston Globe. “Playwright Christine Evans this brainstorming trilogy.” –Evening Standard. trade references are accurate and appropri-
melds contemporary art and culture with an Certain licensing restrictions may apply, ate.” –The Scotch Plain Times. “A sparkling new
ancient, mythical war in her explosive new work.” please inquire for availability. comedy, a tremendously funny play.” –The
–TalkinBroadway.com. FEE: $75 per performance Herald News.
please inquire for availability. Waiting
FEE: $75 per performance #25634 $7.50 Widows
ISBN 978-0-573-65059-8 #25691 $7.50
Truth Be Told Lisa Soland ISBN 978-0-573-65133-5
#29170 $8.95 Dramatic Comedy Ariel Dorfman
ISBN 978-0-573-69722-7 Drama
6m, 6f
Lisa Soland
Unit set 8m, 13f
Dramatic Comedy
This piece delves into the lives of twelve people A town gripped by oppression is completely
6m, 5f who share humorous and heart-warming peopled by women. All of them are waiting,
Truth Be Told is a full-length play that consists of stories about their relationships and whether seemingly in vain, for their men to return, all of
eleven, one-person stories shared by a variety or not they waited to have sex until they were which have been swallowed up by the vicious
of personalities, all focused on getting at the married. Like life, the play starts out with fascist government. An old woman forecasts a
truth. “Lisa Soland’s characters are quirky, sex, but quickly evolves into a study of love, change on the horizon, and suddenly the river
heartbreaking and enchanting. In these short, belonging, longing, pain, happiness and hope. begins delivering the unidentifiable corpses of
expertly-tuned monologues, we understand Even when the characters aren’t talking about men to the women. This stirs them into a steady
the entire life of the characters by focusing in their first times together, they are still waiting. and growing revolt — demanding the return of
on events that define their lives. The characters Waiting for people to surprise them, waiting for their men, alive or dead, and if dead, their kill-
stay with us because there are pieces of them in a tragedy to unfold, waiting for life to begin or ers. “Widows asks questions which cannot easily
us all.” –Lloyd Noonan, Dramatic Writing Editor, end. Through all this, “Soland’s words bring out be ignored.” –BBC.
Quay Journal. “An extraordinary, well-balanced humor and hope, that makes life worth waiting FEE: $75 per performance
and perfect evening of theatre — so clever, for.” –NoHo LA Magazine. “Waiting playwright
so witty, so insightful and so moving.” –Kieron Lisa Soland starts her ostensibly light comedy
Barry, Metro Pulse. “Having incarnated a few of with pre-marital sex and, over the course of
Ms. Soland’s characters, I am always struck by her play, expands that theme to encompass
her profoundly unique voice that somehow her loss of faith in humanity in an increasingly
finds a way to touch us all. Disarmingly, her solipsistic world. And in the journey from
characters in Truth Be Told engage the audience light to darkness, she reveals a kind of truth
like candy to a child, until she invites us to grow that transcends moral diatribe and the play
up by exposing old wounds and adding salt develops into a sobering indictment of our own
where we need to heal.” –John D’Aquino, Actor/ apathy toward not only romantic relationships
Writer. but the ones we forge with our fellow man as
FEE: $75 per performance well. Waiting becomes a kind of strategy for
getting past pre-judgments, and the play turns
Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part I) into a heartwarming story about restoring
#24642 $14.00 trust.”–LA Weekly. “Billed as a comedy about
ISBN 978-0-571-21661-1 pre-marital sex, Lisa Soland’s play Waiting
Tom Stoppard searches the passionate depths of the heart
rather than keying on the fleshy surface of sex.”
Historical Drama
–Crescenta Valley Sun.
18m, 12f, Ensemble cast of 18m, 12f
Multiple sets FEE: $75 per performance
Winner! 2007 Tony® Award for Best Play. This
epic trilogy of sequential but self-contained
Whole Ninth Floor‚ The
plays vividly portrays a group of Russian intel- #25761 $9.95
lectuals as they evolve from philosophers into ISBN 978-0-573-66396-3
revolutionaries against the backdrop of Tsarist Richard Seff
Russia and European upheaval. Beginning Comedy
in 1833, Voyage takes up the story of future 6m, 5f
anarchist Michael Barkunin. He and his sisters, Interior
like many young upper class Russians of Across the street from the ‘mad men’ of
their generation, are enthralled by romantic Madison Avenue live the Ten Percenters of
idealism and German utopian philosophy. the National Talent Agency. It’s the same time,
Leaving behind the passions and conflagra- 1962, a secretary is still a toy, boys will still
tions of family life at the age of 26, Michael be boys, but the times they are a changin’.
sails for Germany. His new friend Alexander Audiences will love to hear what’s happening
Herzen, the first self-proclaimed socialist in on The Whole Ninth Floor. “First impression is
Russian history, waves him goodbye. “Exquisite that it is a string of jokes tied together rather
theatre. One is treated to a utopian journey of loosely. A moment’s concentration brings
theatrical delights...in these marvelous plays.” home however the basic fact that Seff weaves
–LondonTheatre.com. “Beautiful...The mean- a story based on the young man’s intense
ings cohere as you watch, not as narrative but and insistent desire to do the right thing. The
as poetry, and keep growing in recollection.” laughs come fast, and they are plentiful.” –The
Patterson Call. “The comedy construction of
The Whole Ninth Floor is made up of wall-to-
wall witticisms. Seff has a good ear and facile

N e w T i t l e s / Shor t Plays 1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s
Short Plays Ayravana Flies‚ or A Pretty Dish

#3753 $9.95
Death Amid the Rich and Famous
#415 $18.95
ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7 ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8
1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s Sheila Callaghan Norman Beim
Dramatic Comedy Dramatic Comedy
...And Baby Makes Two 1m, 1f 2f
#29122 $5.50 Interior Interior
ISBN 978-0-573-69712-8 Frazzled cook Olivia has an idea for a delicious A famous socialite/journalist faces the suicide
Nanci Christopher dish, and only a fearful Elephant from an exotic of her young daughter. A wonderful vehicle
Dramatic Comedy land can appreciate it — and her. for a woman of “a certain age.” Award winner of
1f Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, Double Image One Act Competition.
Bare stage 33rd Series. Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
A single woman’s desire to FEE: $35 per performance Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays).
experience motherhood FEE: $35 per performance
without a husband at her Beckett at Greystone Bay
side sends her through the #4255 $5.50 Deep in the Heart of Texas
world of adoption. Her path ISBN 978-0-573-69768-5 #409 $18.95
leads her through an array of Rosary Hartel O’Neill ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8
characters and situations rife Drama Norman Beim
with drama. Settling on Drama
1m
private adoption through an
Bare stage 2f
attorney she suffers an
A young writer faces love, death, and the chal- Interior
unfathomable heartbreak at the death of her
newborn son. She is somehow able to rise out lenges of creating a joyful life. Setting: Rocky Two women slowly delve into the tragic mys-
of despair to try again and meets Elizabeth who coast of Ireland in the 1930s. tery of one of the women’s son’s suicide. Based
is looking for someone to adopt her unborn Also published in Ghosts of New Orleans, $26.00. on a true story. Good vehicle for two older
child. A new family is forged through the FEE: $35 per performance women. “A most gifted playwright.” –Horton
courage of two very brave women. The running Foote.
time is one hour. “Christopher’s messages Bernice Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
about love and following your dreams are #29240 $5.50 Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays).
worth telling...fascinating material.” –Back Stage ISBN 978-0-573-60107-1 FEE: $35 per performance
West. Thorton Wilder
FEE: $35 per performance Drama Dora Goes to a Funeral
2m, 1f #419 $18.95
After the Ball Set in Chicago in 1911. Walbeck, a thoroughly ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8
#3544 $9.95 hated man who cheated hundreds of people Norman Beim
ISBN 978-0-573-63388-1 out of their money, suddenly returns home Comedy
Frederick Stroppel from Joliet prison when his sentence is 2f
reduced. He is greeted by two people: his attor- Interior
Comedy
ney, who informs him that Walbeck’s wife has
1m, 1f A bag lady shows up at a funeral to attend the
fled to California, taking his daughter with her,
Interior funeral of the daughter of a famous socialite.
and a new maid, Bernice, the self-proclaimed
Stewart and Joanna, an old married couple, An excellent vehicle for a character woman.
“best cook in Chicago” recently hired to keep
return home from a surprisingly festive funeral, Produced successfully at the Vineyard Theatre
the home going. Bernice, it turns out, served
an experience that leaves Stewart at first in Cincinnati.
time for murder, and the advice she gives
exhilarated and then forced to face some not- Walbeck on how to deal with his future allows Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
so-festive truths about himself. Wilder to explore the nature of pride. Decisions Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays).
Published in Senior Moments. have to be made quickly when Walbeck learns FEE: $35 per performance
FEE: $35 per performance that his daughter is still in Chicago and coming
by to see him at any moment. Drunk Enough to Say I Love You
Airport Play‚ The FEE: $35 per performance #6252 $12.95
#2984 $7.50 ISBN 978-1-559-36311-2
ISBN 978-0-573-63223-5 Bright. Apple. Crush. Caryl Churchill
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros #4761 $9.95 Dramatic Comedy
Dramatic Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8 2m
1m, 1f Steve Yockey Caryl Churchill’s elliptical look at American and
Interior Drama British politics, in which two men on a couch
A funny and tender one act- play about two 2m, 1f fall in and out of love.
strangers, a man and a woman, who make Bare stage Certain licensing restrictions may apply,
an unlikely connection in an airport lounge. Three monologues intermingle, each character please inquire for availability.
Published with The Argument and The Wedding explains what drove them to murder. One man FEE: $75 per performance
Play. set fire to his house after finding his wife cheat-
FEE: $35 per performance ing on him in their bed. A woman (a teacher)
gives poison apples to all of her students
because she just can’t stand them anymore.
Another man, physically abused by his lover,
ultimately crushes his head in with his boot.
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
32nd Series.

1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s Shor t Plays / N e w T i t l e s
Dutch Interiors typical male arrested development. Will Adam novice. Falstaff has been evicted by his land-
choose lust over friendship? Can Will stop lady, and can’t stand living with his mother. He
#29044 $9.95
browbeating his friend long enough to get to tells his brother that their mother desperately
ISBN 978-0-573-69636-7
the heart of the dilemma? And will anyone be want him to leave the monastery and father
Don Nigro
able to survive the arrival of The Ex? children because she’s afraid that their line will
Drama die out. The brother believes Falstaff’s story and
1m escapes from the monastery.
30th Series.
In this unusual monologue, the great enigmatic FEE: $35 per performance Published in Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small
painter Vermeer becomes completely and Chips from Great Gems of Shakespeare.
perhaps fatally obsessed with the mysteri-
ous perspective box he’s bought from van
Extra-Curricular Activity FEE: $35 per performance
#7132 $9.95
Hoogstraten, a little box you look in to see a
perfectly crafted little world, in which there
ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6 Ghost Fragments‚ The
Jay D. Hanagan #29051 $9.95
seems to be something moving.
Dark Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8
Published in Rat Wives and Other Plays. Don Nigro
FEE: $35 per performance 1m, 1f
Simple set Drama
1f
Dying Breed‚ The All Jenn wants, is to be left alone with her
lunch and her book. So the last thing that this In this eerily erotic monologue play Naomi, a
#6955 $9.95
apparent Earthling needs is to have some alien, young woman who finds herself convinced that
ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7
Xenon from the planet Argon, ask to be taken the old house she lives in is haunted, tries to
Thomas Higgins
to her leader, because he has warnings of galac- solve the mystery of the house and of her own
Comedy tic importance or some other nonsense! Why dark past.
1m, 1f does this kind of thing always happen to her?! Published in Gorgons and Other Plays
Exterior Extra Curricular Activity has been produced FEE: $35 per performance
Mark and Paula have had a rather morbid by a wide range of artistic venues, including
history with pets — the pedigree is long and
there are no survivors — but when it’s revealed
collegiate, community and professional theatre Glacier Bay
companies.
#8989 $9.95
exactly why they’ve been so intent on owning Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About ISBN 978-0-573-63388-1
an animal and what happened to their most the Search for Love. Frederick Stroppel
recent one, they learn something about their FEE: $35 per performance
own breed that may be too painful to bear. Comedy
1m, 2f
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, F*cking Art Interior
33rd Series. #8707 $9.95
FEE: $35 per performance At a family affair, Connie has to contend with
ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7
her husband Artie’s advancing senility. Her
Bekah Brunstetter
Every Man Dramatic Comedy
struggle to keep a tight hold on his wandering
mind is comically exasperating, but in a sudden
#7121 $9.95 1m, 1f revelation she discovers that their life paths are
ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8 Interior more similar than she suspected.
Michael Niederman
A pretty cheerleader who has her heart set Published in Senior Moments
Drama on goodness visits a cancer ridden classmate, FEE: $35 per performance
1m, 2f determined to take his virginity.
Savannah is 15 and fascinated by the stars,
she even speaks to them. Her mother, Wendy,
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, Going to the Chapel
33rd Series. #9193 $7.50
is concerned about her behavior and wor- FEE: $35 per performance ISBN 978-0-573-63289-1
ried about her daughter’s growing curiosity
Donald Steele
regarding boys. Suddenly a slightly older
teenage boy shows up, Peter, who attempts
Failure‚ The Dramatic Comedy
#455 $18.95 2f
to woo Savannah, but they are interrupted by
ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 Simple set
Wendy. Peter alludes to their past, implying
Norman Beim
that he introduced Wendy to sex, and he almost Minutes before Julie is about to take her fifth
romances her again, but Wendy pushes away Dramatic Comedy walk down the aisle, she and her always at
and then cries to the stars. 2m, 1f her side Matron of Honor Jan examine love
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, Interior and life and their friendship - each learning
32nd Series. A middle aged writer, despite all odds, con- some things they didn’t know about each
FEE: $35 per performance tinues to pursue his life’s work. An ironic tale. other, or themselves. The Philipstown Depot
“Norman Beim ranks with the best in America Theatre’s production of Going to the Chapel
Ex‚ The today.” –Steve Kohn, WHBI Radio. was voted Best Short Production at the Theatre
Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One Association of New York State Festival in
#7111 $9.95
Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). November 2004. It was also voted Audience
ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9
FEE: $35 per performance Favorite Production. The two actresses in the
Geoffrey Scheer
production received Best Performance awards
Comedy
2m Friar Falstaff as well as Audience Favorite awards for their
work. The production represented New York
Simple set #7461 $9.95
State in the Eastern States Theatre Association
ISBN 978-0-573-65065-9
It’s bad enough when a girlfriend comes Festival in Dover, Delaware, in April 2005. The
Jules Tasca
between two old pals, but an ex-girlfriend? See two actresses received Honorable Mentions for
what happens when Will and Adam’s trip to Comedy their performances. Published with Life Support
Atlantic City gets thrown off by the impending 3m and Mother’s Day.
arrival of Adam’s former love interest in this Bare stage
new comedy by playwright Geoffrey Scheer. A new take on one of Shakespeare’s most
A hit at the 30th Annual Off Off Broadway beloved characters. Recently dismissed by
play festival, this piece examines the nature the king for his dissolute ways, Falstaff arrives
of friendship as couched in the language of at the monastery where his only brother is a

Good Book‚ The Grave‚ The comedy-writing program, who was favorably
reviewed by “The Chicago Reader” as the writer
#8988 $9.95 #9585 $9.95
of “the evening’s funniest sketch,” this play deliv-
ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8 ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7
ers relentless laughs as two long time friends try
Tiffany Antone Gabe McKinley
to lend each other a helping hand.
Dramatic Comedy Dramatic Comedy
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 30th
1m, 2f 2m
Series.
Interior Exterior
Robert turns to the ghost of his dead wife and Forced to dig his own grave, a man must
the book she created for him and their daugh-
ter before she died (and which has become
come to terms with his place in this world and
beyond before he finishes the job.
Last Laugh
#13751 $9.95
a sort of Bible to them) in a moment of great Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6
anxiety: his daughter’s first period. He finds a 33rd Series. Jay D. Hanagan
gift his wife hid in the house for their daughter FEE: $35 per performance
for her to open on just this occasion, and talks Comedy
1m, 1f
to her in between the awkwardness of trying to Impossible Cure‚ An
do the right thing and not make his daughter See Patty. Patty is a hot date who likes funny
#177 $18.95
even more embarrassed than she already is. men. Go Patty go. See Gordon. Gordon is a not
ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, so hot date, but he is funny! Go Gordon go!
Norman Beim
32nd Series. See Patty and Gordon make their way back
Comedy to Gordon’s apartment, even though it’s only
2m their first date. Way to go Gordon. Way to go
Interior
Gorgons A psychiatrist is visited by a patient with a
Patty. You see, there’s something about Gordon
that Patty just can’t seem to resist... he’s just so
#29049 $9.95
problem. It’s the psychiatrist who receives the gosh darn funny! See Patty laugh. Laugh Patty,
ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8
surprise. Short piece with a delightful twist. laugh! Last Laugh has appeared in festivals from
Don Nigro
“You always tickle my funny bone.” –Jerry Stiller. Hollywood to New York and many places in
Dramatic Comedy between.
Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
2f Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About
Ruth and Mildred are aging movie stars in the FEE: $35 per performance the Search for Love.
1960s. They have in their time (the thirties and FEE: $35 per performance
forties) been goddesses of the screen, but now It’s No Crime
both are on the skids and desperate for work.
Mildred is doing obscure theatre under spartan
#11933 $5.50 Last of the Dutch Hotel‚ The
ISBN 978-0-573-63264-8 #29052 $9.95
conditions when Ruth comes to her with a film
Brad Gromelski ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8
script she wants them to star in. It’s a horror
Comedy Don Nigro
movie called Gorgons, about two insane and
homicidal sisters. Ruth needs another big name 1m, 1f Drama
like Mildred to get the funding. They have always Simple set 1m, 1f
been bitter rivals who’ve fought over roles and When a detective interrogates a woman on Bare stage
men. Ruth has slept her way to the top, while suspicion of burglary, she reverses the situation Early in the twentieth century, on the terrace
Mildred has taken the high road and paid for it, and questions him, instead. They soon discover of a Dutch seaside resort hotel, very late in the
and they loathe each other. But both long to be an attraction for each other and after she is season, Lady de Grey, patroness of the Royal
famous again, so they agree to do the movie, cleared of any crime, he invites her to lunch to Italian Opera, and Harry Cust, a newspaper
which involves a human head bouncing down a discuss mutual interests. editor who may be her lover, linger at the shore,
staircase, wheel chair torture, and the dismem- FEE: $35 per performance full of suppressed regrets and dread, endure
berment of an unfortunate servant. They fight, the ministrations of a sinister waiter and
scream, throw fits, throw heads, seriously injure Just the Echo of a Sigh observe some unspeakable, ambiguous and
one another, and at some point come to the #612 $18.95 possibly horrifying events transpiring near the
conclusion that they must stop the war and work ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 edge of the sea.
together if this disastrous movie is not going to Norman Beim Published in Gorgons and Other Plays.
end up being their inglorious and humiliating FEE: $35 per performance
epitaph in Hollywood. Then come the Oscars. Drama
1m, 1f
Look out. Imagine Joan Crawford and Bette
Simple set Le Supermarché
Davis doing their best to refrain from murder-
#14723 $9.95
ing each other while holding severed heads and An older man is visited by the daughter of his
ISBN 978-0-573-64242-5
axes. This ice pick sharp, insane asylum funny, ex-wife and makes some surprising discoveries.
Ian August
dark as a tomb riotous all out struggle between A poignant, bitter-sweet tale.
two legendary titans of the screen is a joyous Comedy
Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
playground for two mature actresses who can Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). 2m, 1f, Flexible casting
play every note on the emotional keyboard, from FEE: $35 per performance It starts with a girl, and then adds a boy. They
heartbreak to homicide, and really go all out. No meet amidst the colorful aisles of Le Super-
marché. They blend well and marry, and move to
holds barred, non-stop, wicked, sympathetic, Kerry and Angie a little cottage in the country. But the Girl begins
murderous, and wildly funny. #12980 $9.95
Published in Gorgons and Other Plays. to curdle in her milquetoast life, and returns to
ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9
FEE: $35 per performance the market to find comfort and peace. Instead she
Gerry Sheridan
finds a strange old man, who offers her a recipe
Comedy for change; a delicious but dangerous solution to
2f her marital woes. A Fairy Tale in Foodspeak, Le Su-
Simple set permarché is the story of cream colored romance
A two character comedic play of the depressed and frosty revenge, wrapped in wit and warmth
helping the depressed. Angie is outrageously and topped with bits of bacon.
inappropriate while Kerry hides her embar- Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 31st
rassment at her friend’s behavior. Written Series.
by an alumna of the Second City Chicago FEE: $35 per performance

Libretto Melody Opening

#14724 $9.95 #15762 $9.95 #17725 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-64242-5 ISBN 978-0-573-02385-9 ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8
Robin Rothstein Deirdre Kinahan Matthew Kelty
Drama Comedy Drama
1m, 1f 1m, 1f 1m, 1f
In this tender drama about the transport- Multiple sets Interior
ive and unifying power of art, Douglas and Mr. Kane and Kathleen meet eating lunch on An imagined conversation, inspired by real
Claire, two strangers from very different social a park bench, and they end up sharing more events. The producer of Gone with the Wind,
backgrounds, meet at a performance of Verdi’s than just their sandwiches. They form a strong David O. Selznick, asks Hattie McDaniel to
Rigolettos the story of the opera progresses friendship which is tested by rumor and specu- politely decline to attend the premiere of the
and the beauty of the music overwhelms them, lation, but together they learn to accept the movie in Atlanta, making sure she’s aware that
Douglas and Claire soon become the main blessings and face the challenges of love. This is if she doesn’t comply, she’ll never work again,
characters in their own poignant love story, a beautiful, funny and heartwarming play sure and hanging an Academy Award nomination
which, like the story of the opera before them, to touch any audience. “Melody is note perfect!” over her head for good behavior. Ultimately,
crescendos to a heartbreaking conclusion. –The Irish Times. “Forty minutes of affectionate and painfully, she decides to go along with his
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, hilarity.” –The Scotsman. request.
31st Series. FEE: $75 per performance Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
FEE: $35 per performance 32nd Series.
Mulberry Street FEE: $35 per performance
Life Support #29054 $9.95
#13775 $7.50 ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8 Outside the Box
ISBN 978-0-573-63289-1 Don Nigro #17745 $9.95
Donald Steele Drama ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9
Drama 1m Bo Wilson
2f Ben, a man of 52, remembers his Italian immi- Drama
Simple set grant grandfather’s terrifying and haunting 3m
With their father upstairs on life support, two encounters one night outside his village in Italy Simple set
sisters discover over lunch in the hospital caf- and again, years later, in a dark stairway on In a timely piece addressing issues of race and
eteria a connection they never knew they had, Mulberry Street in Little Italy, New York, in the sports, a black father confronts prejudice in
coming to understand and appreciate each year 1903. the form of a white umpire who earlier that day
other and their lives like never before as they Published in Gorgons and Other Plays. has ejected the man’s son from a youth-league
come to their decision. Life Support was one of FEE: $35 per performance baseball game. Now the father holds some
two plays to receive an award at the conclusion unexpectedly powerful cards, and the umpire
of the Attic Theatre Ensemble’s 2003 One Act Normal must seek forgiveness. With a cast of three
Marathon in Hollywood, California. Published actors and a simple set, this powerful play is
#29125 $19.95
with Going to the Chapel and Mother’s Day. well-suited for the widest range of production
ISBN 978-0-413-72460-1
FEE: $35 per performance circumstances.
Anthony Neilson
Dark Comedy
Louie’s Daughter 2m, 1f
30th Series.
A darkly comic exploration of the final days of
ISBN 978-0-573-63388-1
Frederick Stroppel
Peter Kurten - aka the Dusseldorf Ripper - who
was executed for murdering men, women and
Panther
Comedy #29053 $9.95
children in pre-war Germany. Wehner, a naive
2m, 1f ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8
young lawyer, decides to plead insanity for his
Interior Don Nigro
client but comes to the startling conclusion
At Louie’s, a typical corner bar, regulars A. G. that he is worryingly sane. Drama
and Woody enjoy the male camaraderie of Published in Anthony Neilson Plays: 1. 1m
friendly insults, unsolicited opinions and point- FEE: $35 per performance In this brief, intense, powerful monologue for
less conversation. But their comfortable every- a mature actor, it’s 1988, and John Rose, who
day routine is disrupted by the unexpected One Way Street has willed himself to live to be a hundred years
presence of a pretty female bartender. old because he promised his beloved sister
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Jason Milligan
was born and waits for the panther his sister
Drama
Luck of the Draw 3m
always warned him about to come and get him.
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Interior
This darkly comic piece (reminiscent of the style
Norman Beim of David Mamet) takes place in the back room of
Dramatic Comedy a Long Island coffee shop as three cops covertly
3m cook up the “perfect crime”. Their scheming is
Interior at turns edgy, pointed and hilarious. But can
A frustrated actor invades the home of a movie they trust each other?...that’s the question. What
star, whom he’s convinced has stolen his career begins as a simple burglary plot escalates into a
Wry, ironic tale. cat-and-mouse game and finally into a dramatic
Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One confrontation, forcing each of the men to come to
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FEE: $35 per performance And, once it’s broken, there’s no turning back.
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Pat, his therapist, to their high-rise condo,
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ing her to retreat from reality. What begins as
Drama Comedy an intervention quickly escalates into a heated
3m 3 characters, flexible casting confrontation and Dave realizes that rituals
Devastated by the death of his older brother Simple set may actually represent a valid way to survive in
at the hands of a Palestinian suicide bomber, Three ordinary, awkward characters in street the aftermath of a terrible tragedy.
Elon, a simpleminded Yeshiva student, joins clothes address audience members directly Published in 5 Easy Pieces.
an underground Jewish terrorist cell in East in an earnest, frequently disastrous attempt FEE: $35 per performance
Jerusalem to exact his revenge. Soon after to show them how to live a better life. “Lee
his arrival at the group’s secret hideout, Elon
is reunited with Sasha, Russian bombmaker
strips the stage bare in search of its essentials.”
–Village Voice. “Lee’s snaky, tart writing and her
Rooky Wood‚ The
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calmly wiring the explosive device they will to exist only so she can subvert and frustrate
Don Nigro
use in the morning. However, when the group’s expectations.” –Time Out New York. “[Lee’s] new
charismatic leader — Avram — arrives, Elon work has the deadpan simplicity of the plays Mystery/Thriller
slowly puts together the disturbing details of of Richard Maxwell and the awkward, secretly 2m, 1f
their impending reprisal attack: the target is an suffering angst of a teenage diarist working In this chilling mystery, Moira is taking a walk
elementary school. Caught between his desire through an identity crisis...It is an honest [work] in the park at the intermission of a Shakespeare
for revenge and to remain a good Jew, Elon that takes itself seriously, and that is refreshing.” play and is suddenly filled with the absolute
chooses a course of action that will forever alter –The New York Times. certainty that there is a dead girl in the woods,
the lives of everyone involved. Published in Three Plays. and Inspector Ruffing can’t decide if she’s
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, Certain licensing restrictions may apply, insane or if there’s something to this. Is the
31st series. please inquire for availability. strange man she met at the play the killer? Or is
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on? A quiet white knuckle experience that
Play #3 Queen’s Revenge‚ A creeps up on you like a murderer.
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Harley Adams Norman Beim
Dramatic Comedy Dramatic Comedy Roosevelt Cousins‚ Thoroughly Sauced‚
2m 2m, 1f The
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2006. Is it OK to talk about your neighbor’s An older gay man embittered by the desertion ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8
penis? What about his wife’s tits? These ques- of his young lover seeks revenge. Noël Coward Michael Lew
tions are explored in Play #3, a series of conver- with a bitter twist. Well-received when per- Comedy
sations that examine the nature of the hetero- formed Off Off Broadway. “Norman Beim ranks 1m, 1f
sexual male relationship. Centered around the with the best in America today.” –Steve Kohn, It’s during prohibition, FDR and Eleanor are
hallway conversations of neighbors Pete and WHBI RADIO. still fairly young, stuck in Georgia at a Polio
John, we start at their initial meeting and end Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One clinic and getting drunk on illegal moonshine.
at their climactic fight, and watch them choke Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). As they imbibe, Eleanor tries to convince FDR
each other. By the end, the play will have you FEE: $35 per performance to run for office. The more drunk they get, the
questioning who is crazy and who is sane, and more their comments become absurd and
if you yourself are crazy for laughing at it. The Rhiannon anachronistic, the author’s voice entering the
production requires no props or scenery, and text in a very postmodern way, making for a
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Drama
1m
Prince Lear In this powerful longer monologue, Merlin
Rhys, a man in his sixties, recalls the mysteri- School
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ous girl he can’t get out of his head, a mad girl
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with one green eye and one brown. Complex,
Jules Tasca David Mamet
absorbing, funny, horrifying. Great showcase
Melodrama for an actor in his prime. Comedy
3f Published in Rat Wives and Other Plays. 2m
Bare stage FEE: $35 per performance Simple Set
A new take on characters from Shakespeare’s School is a brief comic discourse on recycling,
poster design and the transmission of informa-
King Lear. The King’s three daughters await the Rituals tion. It premiered with Keep Your Pantheon
birth of another child. The king is hoping for
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a son, an heir. The girls hope otherwise. Their
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mother dies in childbirth, and by the time the
Jason Milligan 2009. “As befits a work of its title, School —
King returns home, the baby is dead as well.
Drama offers a textbook example of the style that
Published in Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small
1m, 2f made its author famous...Featuring characters
Chips from Great Gems of Shakespeare.
Interior identified only as A and B, as if they were points
Originally commissioned and produced by New on a diagram, this merry little sketch moves
York’s Primary Stages Company as a response with the show-off alacrity of a calculus prodigy
to the events of 9/11, Rituals is the heart- whizzing through equations at the blackboard.
wrenching tale of Dave and Janie, an upwardly- As they discuss subjects like the recycling of
mobile couple whose lives have been shattered posters about recycling and (more

cautiously) the unsettling sex appeal of preado- Such Things Only Happen in Books Sycorax
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ing with their feet. This is verbal
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vaudeville as only Mr. Mamet can deliver it.” –
Dark Comedy Drama
The New York Times.
3m, 1f 1f
In this one-act, originally entitled, A Matter
please inquire for availability. In this unusual monologue play, Sycorax, the
of Conscience, a lordly novelist, his wife, their
FEE: $75 per performance witch mother of Caliban on Prospero’s Island,
doctor, their maid, her brother, and a visiting
tries to explain the world to him and help him
stranger are caught up in various deceptions,
She With A Capital Ess illusions and mysteries-including a murder
defend himself against Prospero and Miranda
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mystery in a haunted house. Novelist John’s
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two pleasures in life are losing at solitaire
Jay D. Hanagan for a mature actress.
and lecturing his wife about how there are no
Comedy plots in life. Of course, his wife is cheating on Published in Gorgons and Other Plays.
2m, 1f him with the family doctor, who reveals not FEE: $35 per performance
Simple set only their infidelity but a whole network of
A simple man with girl problems has a little jailbreaks, murders, mutilations and buried Thread Men‚ The
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He already know the questions? Doesn’t He FEE: $35 per performance Thomas C. Dunn
already know the answers? And what makes Drama
Him such an expert? She With a Capital Ess was Summing Up‚ The 2m
a finalist at the Babylon Players World Premiere #1049 $18.95 Interior
Playwriting Contest and the Malibu 2nd Annual ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 When a psychiatrist becomes trapped in an
International One Act Play Festival. It also Norman Beim elevator with a man acting bizarrely, he quickly
appeared on “T-Spot”, a Twin Cities, Minnesota Comedy learns that his decisions may have life or death
television program “in the vein of ‘SNL’ and 2f consequences.
‘In Living Color’ with a dose of ‘Who’s Line Is It, Interior Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
Anyway?’ and ‘Def Poetry Jam’.” 33rd Series.
An aging socialite reveals her scandalous life
Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About to a journalist friend in order to persuade her FEE: $35 per performance
the Search for Love. to ghost write her autobiography. An amusing
FEE: $35 per performance character study of an eccentric older woman. Tinsel on the Tree‚ The
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ISBN 978-0-573-65065-9 Comedy
Jules Tasca Sweet Room‚ The 3m
Comedy #20860 $9.95 Interior
2m, 1f ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9 An older man reminisces about his life, but is he
Bare stage Brandon Ramos telling the truth or just telling stories to please
A new take on characters from Shakespeare’s Comedy his audience? “You always tickle my funny
The Merchant of Venice. Shylock’s 16 year-old 1m, 2f bone.” –Jerry Stiller.
daughter has fallen in love with a Catholic boy. Simple set Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
She’s even willing to convert. The two find a Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays)
This piece explores the relationship of two
priest who, while at first unwilling to marry FEE: $35 per performance
young sisters living in New York City as they
them, is swayed by the offer of gold that the girl
navigate the economies and moralities of
can steal from her father.
their lives. What begins as a tale of a lurid date Tough Cookies
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yous. Hannah defends a free-spirit’s yearning to Comedy
Sneeze experience her life to the fullest while Madeline
3f
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Frederick Stroppel tions are put to the test when an unexpected Set in the formerly oil-rich desert Southwest,
pizza delivery lays their insecurities bare. The this play explores the lives of two generations
Comedy
result leads the sisters to some laughable of women living under one roof. The story
2f centers on Jo who, after her father dies, takes in
Exterior choices and unexpected insight into each
others lives. her feisty mother. The dialogue between them
Abby and Martha, two elderly women, sit on a and with a long-time neighbor is, at once, out-
park bench, discussing philosophy, literature, Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
rageously funny and heart-breakingly tragic.
and the vagaries of life, as they wait for a larce- 30th Series.
These women tear and rip into each other’s
nous squirrel to pass by. FEE: $35 per performance
psyche with reckless abandon and something
Published in Senior Moments. barely resembling love. The cookies in question
FEE: $35 per performance may or may not be poisoned, but just beneath
the surface these women hide a more potent
poison: the deadly venom accumulated over
years of unfulfilled dreams mixed with the
sudden and bitter acceptance of a life unreal-
ized. If you like your tragedies hysterically
funny then take a bite of this.

Turtle Soup Wedding Play‚ The World of Pleasure‚ A

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Rosary Hartel O’Neill Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros Frederick Stroppel
Comedy Dramatic Comedy Comedy
1m, 1f 2f 2m, 1f
Interior Interior Interior
A young woman fights for her inheritance. Her A hilarious ten minute one act about two After thirty-three years, Stanley and Emily are
“dying” uncle mocks her life, as well as that of woman in the ladies lounge at a lavish wed- finally closing down their mom-and-pop corner
her actor husband. A tirade occurs over turtle ding, where they converse, confess, and store, which happens to be a porno shop. When
soup that culminates in its spillage and her attempt to survive the intricate social strat- a customer drops in to make a purchase, they
Uncle’s guffaws over his prank. He reminds her egem of yet another family celebration. regale him with stories of the old days and
that it’s April first — All Fools Day — and he is Published with The Airport Play and The recall the good times as they pack up their
playing a joke on her. Argument. singular merchandise.
Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and FEE: $35 per performance Published in Senior Moments.
other New Orleans Comedies. FEE: $35 per performance
FEE: $35 per performance What Strong Fences Make
#29759 $5.50 Young Love
Ugly on the Inside ISBN 978-0-573-60099-9 #25213 $9.95
#23625 $7.50 Israel Horovitz ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6
ISBN 978-0-573-65147-2 drama Jay D. Hanagan
Steven and Whitney Boe 2m Comedy
Comedy Two Israeli men, old acquaintances, meet at a 2f
1m, 2f military checkpoint, just outside the entrance Simple set
Exterior to Ramallah, West Bank. One is charged with
It’s been a long time since thirty-nine year-old
guarding the entrance, the other is a distraught
Della has always dreamed of the perfect life: Constance has been on a date, and there seem
Israeli father who has just lost all three of his
a springtime wedding in Vegas, a litter of kids to be so many rules! What do you eat? What
children in a bus bombing. When it becomes
running around the trailer, and a husband... don’t you eat? What do you wear? It’s a good
clear that the father is intent on revenge, the
any husband. Her best friend, Rayanne, only thing she’s got her sixteen-year-old daughter
guard is quickly forced to make hard decisions.
wants the best for Della but she has a habit of Sandra there to help with any questions she
This play was written as a response to Caryl
“accidentally” murdering Della’s fiancés. Now, might have about, well, you know... boys!
Churchill’s 7 Jewish Children.
on her sixth (or is it her seventh?) wedding day, Young Love has played in festivals across the
This play may be performed royalty-free, so
Della’s latest groom, Charlie, has wound up on country including New York City, Boston and
long as producers donate to the One Family
the floor with a knife in his gut. The two women Washington DC and was a finalist for Best One
Fund, a charity that helps children wounded
drive into the desert to bury him but soon dis- Act at the Fifth Annual Triangle Theatre Awards
in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
cover it’s hard to keep a bad man down. “There’s in North Carolina.
(onefamilyfund.org).
something more than the quirky comedy that Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About
appears on the surface...” – FilmThreat.com.
Why? A Monologue the Search for Love.
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Norman Beim
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A black teenager questions racial turmoil and
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tries to understand it.
Unit set
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The poignant and tragic story of a bisexual mar-
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ried man struggling with his dark side. Proven
FEE: $35 per performance Exterior
very effective and moving. “Beim and his cast
have handled the play with quiet restraint. If this A study about the effect that the hero worship
is emblematic of the Riant Theatre’s efforts it is a Wing of Madness‚ The of an American athlete has on its victim and
company of great taste and promise.” –Back Stage. #20162 $5.50 his family. “A most gifted playwright” –Horton
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Plays And 13 Mini Plays). Rosary Hartel O’Neill Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
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Unheard Melodies Interior
Appeal‚ The
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Dramatic Comedy back, and explaining why she was murdered. Young Jean Lee
1m, 2f Other imaginary characters — her husband and Comedy
Interior daughter — add an eerie quality to her already 3m, 1f
Based on the relationship between Bernard Shaw surreal tale. Simple set
and his wife, this is the story of a marriage with Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
a rather strange arrangement. Amusing and other New Orleans Comedies. Lord Byron, and Dorothy Wordsworth get
unique. “Norman Beim is the best. His dialogue FEE: $35 per performance drunk, hang out, and commiserate in England
is terse, precise and conveys ideas beautifully.” and the Swiss Alps. An irreverent, historically
–Mario Fratti. Published in Three Dark Comedies inaccurate look at the English Romantic poets.
(Plus 5 One Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). “If The Appeal can be read as a prelude, it
FEE: $35 per performance signals delightful things to come.” –The Village
Voice. The language is energetic and muscular.” Cement Hands Defacing Michael Jackson
–Time Out New York. “The Appeal is the happiest
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literary desecration since Amy Freed’s The Beard
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of Avon, in which Shakespeare declared, ‘I have
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great thought-like things within my head’.” –The
comedy Comedy
New York Sun.
3m, 1f 4m, 2f
Published in Three Plays. Diana Colvin, 21, rich and “the finest girl in the Simple set
FEE: $35 per performance world,” is engaged to marry Roger Osterman,
Thriller, the Pepsi fire, cocaine cowboys, and
27, very rich and “the finest young fellow in
Blue the world.” With the help of a mystified waiter,
a white family moving into a black neighbor-
hood: it’s 1984 in a rural Florida town of Opa-
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Locka and life is about to get a whole lot more
ISBN 978-0-573-02387-3 a play within a play to make sure Diana knows
confusing for a group of kids who want to be
Heather Dunmore what she is getting into: marriage to a supreme
the ‘gloved one.’
Drama tightwad who can give away millions to charity,
but can’t leave a tip. The action—full of high- Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
1m, 3f, Flexible casting 30th Series.
jinks as well as a serious message—takes place
Winner! Working Drama Festival Award 2002 FEE: $35 per performance
in a fancy New York City hotel.
An emotional play about family, loneliness,
depression and hope. Leo, a doctor, is suffering Drunken Sisters, The
from depression and finds it hard to come to
terms with his illness. Weaving through his Charity Begins... #6682 $5.50
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memories as a child and a father, Leo re-lives
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his suspicions, panic attacks and emotions as
Bettine Manktelow 1m, 3f
he tries everything from hypnotism to art ther-
Exterior
apy to beat the blues. Further insight is offered Comedy
Newly re-issued in revised acting edition
by his mother, his sister and his wife, who show 4f format. Wilder’s conception of the satyr that
how depression affects those you love. Interior followed Euripides’ “Alcestis” in ancient Greek
FEE: $35 per performance Teresa oversees a women’s charity, smugly festivals. Apollo ventures into the land of the
imagining that she dispenses invaluable advice three sisters of Fate who control the threads of
Calling to any with the temerity to walk through the each man’s life, and here in disguise he tricks
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Colin and Mary Crowther straight. The arrival of patronizing Mrs. Castle- declares to be Aphrodite’s beauty drink but
Comedy Kettle, daughter of the charity’s founder, ruffles which make the sisters drunk. Then he pulls a
6f even more feathers. And then along comes riddle on them, releasing the king from their
Six very different women (17 - 35) have come Angie: a quiet woman with a big secret. snares-- but only on the understanding that
on a residential weekend to see if they have FEE: $35 per performance another is to die in his stead.’
what it takes for the most difficult job in the FEE: $35 per performance
world. As we sit in on their awkward interviews, Childhood
disastrous attempts at teamwork and revealing #314 $5.50 Emergency Meeting‚ An
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be a nun. 2m, 3f Norman Beim
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format. A particularly harrowing play about 2m, 2f
Carry Me Kate the way children look at the world. They are so Interior
#29625 $5.50 misunderstood by their parents that in their
Ethnic sensitivities are bruised during a deci-
ISBN 978-0-573-12036-7 games they play that the parents are “–away,”
sion to decide on the repertory for the coming
Rachel Musgrove and that they are orphans. “Wilder has a great
season of a community theatre. Sly and amus-
Comedy fit for comic fantasy. “Childhood’ is Wilder at his
ing. “You always tickle my funny bone.” –Jerry
3m, 2f, cast expansion possible best.”–New York Daily News.
Stiller.
Multiple sets FEE: $35 per performance
When Kate and Dave meet at their mutual Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
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first date, a mini-break in the Lake District, a Arthur W. French III
drunken misunderstanding and Dave finds
Comedy
himself somehow engaged to Kate. Fate? Or “a
1m, 3f
series of accidents”? In love? Or “in synch”? This
Danny’s girlfriend Theresa is pretty great, but she’s
funny, insightful play explores the opposing
still an android, and he’s looking for something,
reactions of men and women when romance
well, a little more human. So he invited his co-
comes their way. Never mind its course running
worker Jordan out to a movie. Theresa recognizes
smooth, how do they know if it’s true love in
the first place? another android when she sees one, and she
FEE: $35 per performance manages to short out Jordan’s system. Danny’s
had enough, so he turns Theresa off, but that
just alerts another model from the warehouse,
Carmen, to arrive and check on things. She offers
a contract for her services to Danny for a fee, but
ultimately he decides that all he really wants is a
robot that can make a grilled cheese sandwich.
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 32nd
Series.

Fancy Meeting You Here Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals In Shakespeare and the Bible
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ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6 ISBN 978-0-573-63359-1 ISBN 978-0-573-60112-5
Jay D. Hanagan Young Jean Lee Thornton WIlder
Comedy Comedy 1m, 3f
2m, 2f 2m, 2f Interior
Simple set Simple set The year is 1898 and the place is an over-
sumptuous parlor in New York. Mrs. Mowbrey, a
Chris is a fellow who may or may not be bald- The Chinese arch-villain Fu Manchu, with the
mature, wealthy woman with a history to bury,
ing, but is nonetheless sensitive about it. help of his daughter Fah Lo See, attempts to
makes a plan—she’ll befriend her estranged
Randy is a gal who may or may not be a little steal the mask and shield of Genghis Khan from
niece, Katy, and fiancé, and their subsequent
overweight, but is nonetheless sensitive about the white couple Terrence and Sheila, which
marriage will provide her own entre into
that. Chris and Randy are subsequently set will enable Fu Manchu to bring together all the
respectable society. Or at least, that’s what she
up to meet for a blind date by some mutual Oriental nations in order to defeat the West. “An
tells the young couple. When Mrs. Mowbrey
friends. But try as they might, these two people, absurd, provocative take on the yellow peril
leaves the room, insisting that they work things
whose friends think could be just right for each stereotype and Asian-American identity poli-
out among themselves, the mystery looms
other, just can’t quite seem to find any of that tics. It would be hard to tune out one of Lee’s
large. Katy discovers their secret and the true
common ground. “Friends can be cruel some- plays.” –Time Out New York. “[One of ] New York’s
intent of Mrs. Mowbrey’s agenda hangs in the
times”. Fancy Meeting You Here was a winner finest emerging playwrights.” –The Village Voice.
balance: Did she intend to use her wealth to
of the Geneva Theatre Guild’s Playwrights Published in Three Plays. buy respectability and family relations? Or
Playreadings competition. Certain licensing restrictions may apply, exact revenge?
Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About please inquire for availability. FEE: $35 per performance
the Search for Love. FEE: $35 per performance
FEE: $35 per performance Infancy
Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden‚ #575 $5.50
French Gold The Thornton Wilder
#29045 $9.95 #70 $5.50 3m, 2f
ISBN 978-0-573-69636-7 ISBN 978-0-573-62211-3 Newly re-issued in revised acting edition
Don Nigro Thornton Wilder format. Takes place in a park with two women
Drama Drama pushing baby buggies, and demonstrates their
1m, 3f complete lack of understanding of the nature
3m, 3f
It’s 1950, and David Armitage, an old poet, and needs of baby human beings. “It is won-
Simple set
sitting in the tangled and overgrown garden, derful to have an original, ever youthful and
Newly re-issued in revised acting edition increasingly wise writer like Thornton Wilder
has been left alone in the huge old wreckage format. Imaginary properties. One of the
of the Pendragon house by the death of his back in the theatre” – The New York Times.
characters representing the author leans FEE: $35 per performance
housekeeper and long time friend Sarah. His half- against the proscenium and reads the lines
sisters Lizzy and Molly keep fussing at him, but for a number of minor characters who never
the unexpected connection he makes is with his appear. The simple story of Pa and Ma and the
Juniper; Jubilee
troubled and lost niece Becky, who’s considering two children who journey from Newark in the #12927 $9.95
abandoning her children and running away. Part family Chevrolet to visit their married daughter ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7
of the long series of Pendragon County plays. in Camden. The American scene, and home Janine Nabers
Published in Rat Wives and Other Plays. are dramatically drawn while the figure of the Drama
FEE: $35 per performance mother stands out as a brilliant piece of portrai- 2m, 3f, plus female ensemble
ture representing the backbone of the nation. Exterior
Grandpa Clemens & Angelfish 1906 Revised acting edition with full stage direction. Juniper is a thirteen year-old South African girl
#29027 $8.95 Recently performed in New York with The Long who has just moved to America and is home-
ISBN 978-0-573-69338-0 Christmas Dinner and Pullman Car Hiawatha. sick for the country she left behind. She quickly
Joyce Carol Oates FEE: 35 per performance meets Matt; a drum-playing, yarmulke-wearing
Dramatic Comedy kid from school and the two hit it off. When
1m, 4f Hit‚ The Juniper’s innocent sexual encounters with Matt
This play traces a platonic love affair between the #518 $18.95 begin to trigger certain memories from her for-
70-year-old Sam Clemens/ “Mark Twain”, the most ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 gotten childhood in Sudan, Juniper is forced to
famous literary man of his time, and a naively Norman Beim come head to head with the ghosts of her past.
innocent 15-year-old schoolgirl who reminds him Drama Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
of his deceased daughter Suzy. In 1906 Clemens is 33rd Series.
4m
a brilliant but dispirited public man in the twilight FEE: $35 per performance
Interior
of his career — and susceptible to the charms of
A young man is admitted to the Mafia through
girls young enough to be his granddaughters,
a wrenching, soul destroying experience. A
Key Lime Pie
whom he invites to join a “prestigious” and “ex- #13627 $9.95
powerful, evocative little play, and a good
clusive” club called the Aquarium Club, in which ISBN 978-0-573-63389-8
vehicle for three young actors.
Clemens is the only adult member. Based upon a Jason Milligan
little-known and scandalous interlude in the later Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One
Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). Comedy
life of Clemens this play explores the poignancy 1m, 3f
of an elderly man’s passionate love for a young FEE: $35 per performance
Interior
girl and the disaster that results when his love is
The play opens as Charlene, an eccentric young
reciprocated. Fantastic Fiction has called this play
Southern woman, struggles to recall all of the
“Joyce Carol Oates’ most original and haunting
key lime pies that she prepared and sold the
work of the imagination” and by the Washington
day before during a small-town bake sale. As it
Post, “imaginative, impressive work that spotlights
turns out, the ever-irresponsible Charlene was
another side of Oates’ talent.”
borrowing her older sister Tricia’s wedding ring
Published in Wild Nights! and Grandpa Clemens
when it fell into one of the pies! The situation
and Angelfish 1906.
is further complicated by the fact that Tricia
is due at the altar in less than an hour and she
wants her ring back! The two squabbling sisters MacDuff Tragedy‚ The to contact Paul from beyond the grave which
embark on a frantic crusade to track down the yields surprising results! As it turns out, an
#14832 $9.95
various pies one by one until at last their search unexpected visitor brings insight and healing
ISBN 978-0-573-65065-9
leads them to a local hospital room, where an to at least one girl’s life, restoring a fractured
Jules Tasca
elderly neighbor named Archibald Stokes lies family in the process.
comatose apparently due to the fact that he Melodrama
Published in 5 Easy Pieces.
swallowed the ring! The girls must find a way to 3m, 2f
retrieve the ring, escape from the hospital and Bare stage
get Tricia to the church on time! A new take on characters from Shakespeare’s
Macbeth. As Macduff surveys the carnage and
Picture Perfect
Published in 5 Easy Pieces. #22269 $9.95
FEE: $35 per performance the corpses of his dead family, they come to life
ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9
and vent their recriminations against him for
Harlene Goodrich
Lions and Donkeys his actions. It’s better to be alive and in sorrow
than to be dead. Comedy
#29151 $5.50 2m, 2f
ISBN 978-0-573-14213-0 Published in Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small
Chips from Great Gems of Shakespeare. Simple set
Steve Harper
FEE: $35 per performance Truth is all in the lighting, the angle, and the
Dramatic Comedy eye of the camera; or so Mother would have
4m
Mother’s Day her family believe. Instead of leaving because
Western Front, 1918. A rare beast — a story set her husband and children didn’t live up to her
#14856 $7.50
in the trenches that includes a fair amount of expectations, she invented a family that did.
ISBN 978-0-573-63289-1
comedy! September 1918 on the Western Front. Mother’s eye, through the lens of her camera,
Donald Steele
Tommy and Dave receive an unexpected visit is ever at the ready to blur the focus and create
from Lieutenant Hargreaves who announces Drama a picture of a life well lived. Family photos of
that Tommy is to be awarded a medal for his 1m, 3f fish never caught, races never won, prizes never
courage in combat. Why then are Tommy and Simple set received, crowd the walls and tables of her
Dave so keen to see the back of him? And who When it looks like neither of Margery’s two home. When Daddy packs his bags in an effort
is the strange Icelandic character that enters sisters or her husband will be able to make the to leave the imperfect life that gives lie to the
the scene brandishing a sausage? A well- annual pilgrimage to their mother’s gravesite, picture perfect gallery, Mother, with the help
written, funny, poignant play about friendship, she’s determined to keep her date. When the of their children, reels him back. “After all,” she
humanity and survival. two sisters figure out what is driving Margery, reminds him, “the truth doesn’t make us free.
FEE: $35 per performance an old guilt is put to rest and a new ritual to It makes us all the more miserable for showing
honor their mother is put in place. Mother’s us up for what we aren’t. What we don’t have
Love and How to Cure It Day was part of the 6th Annual One Act Play
Marathon produced by the Attic Theatre
and never will.” This is why when Mother says,
“Smile,” everyone does.
#14657 $5.50
Ensemble in Hollywood, California, where it ran Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
Thornton Wilder
in June and July 1998. 30th Series.
2m, 2f
Published with Life Support and Going to the FEE: $35 per performance
Newly re-issued in revised acting edition
Chapel.
format. Some English players have a late
supper on the stage of a cold empty theatre. FEE: $35 per performance Plan of Action‚ A
The young dancer’s rejected lover is prevented #19093 $8.95
from a firing a shot by the persuasion of an old Night Before Christmas‚ The ISBN 978-0-573-02384-2
comedian. #29127 $19.95 Philip Ayckbourn
FEE: $35 per performance ISBN 978-0-413-72460-1 Comedy
Anthony Neilson 2m, 2f
Luck of the Draw Comedy Interior
#14727 $5.50 3m, 1f Widowed Roger and separated Samantha
ISBN 978-0-573-02379-8 Two men with a London warehouse full of have recently started dating, but their teenage
A.S. Robertson mostly legal merchandise discover that a fellow children are far from impressed about their
Comedy in an elf suit has broken in, but is he a real new relationship. So Liam, Roger’s son, and
3m, 1f Christmas elf? A quick and funny comedy which Tabitha, Samantha’s daughter, have devised
Interior ultimately has moments of real heart. a plan of action to break them up. This comic
It is the long-awaited annual Christmas prize Published in Anthony Neilson Plays: 1. scheme involved everything from French and
draw for the Shelf Union Social Club. In a locked FEE: $35 per performance Italian impersonations to a sword...but will it be
committee room, with everything in place for a enough to stop their parents’ love? And could
fair draw, the Chairman, the Treasurer and the Paul’s Ghost there in fact be feelings between the teenagers
Organizer await the beleaguered Mr. Pessel, a #18707 $9.95 themselves? This fast-paced comedy was writ-
non-committee guest witness, to pick a win- ISBN 978-0-573-63389-8 ten for students studying English as a second
ning ticket. A witty, humorous moral entangle- Jason Milligan language.
ment begins when Mr. Pessel draws a ticket Dramatic Comedy FEE: $75 per performance
belonging to Mr. Brooker, one of the richest
1m, 3f
men in the area and not a ticket belonging to
Interior
someone more worthy of winning the first-
prize hamper. Late one night in an Oakland kitchen, in
December of 1969, three teenage girls sift
through their Beatles albums for clues to the
supposed death of Paul McCartney. Adopting
witchy sounding names and lighting candles
to create a mystical mood, they stage their own
impromptu seance. With trembling voices and
a homemade Ouija board, the girls attempt

Queens of France Relationtrip Seascape

#886 $5.50 #14773 $9.95 #20867 $5.50
Thornton Wilder ISBN 978-0-573-64242-5 ISBN 978-0-573-02382-8
dark comedy Sharyn Rothstein Tony Rushforth
1m, 3f, 2 extras Comedy Drama
Interior 2m, 2f 2m, 2f
Newly re-issued in revised acting edition Simple set
Carrie, an intelligent young professional in
format. Set in New Orleans in 1869. Monsieur
her 20s, and her sister Julie, a party-girl with This moving, lyrical play takes place during the
Cahusac, a greedy lawyer, carries on under the
a hangover, board a train bound for a cousin’s summer of 1940 and is set against the dramatic
cover of his profession a clever hoax in which
wedding with Carrie’s charismatic boyfriend wartime backdrop of the internment camp
he extorts money from credulous women by
of over two years, Eric. The train has just left at Port Erin on the Isle of Man. Two romances
convincing them they are the rightful heirs to
the station when their cousin’s friend from develop: one between a young German
the throne of France through relationship to
college, an attractive young man named Owen, internee and a young English girl stranded on
the lost Dauphin.
introduces himself and, at Julie’s coy insistence, the isle; the other between a woman of Italian
joins the group. Good-natured flirtations and descent and a German Jew. The play raises
easy-going conversation about marriage, love issues about a little-recorded part of British
Race In America and relationships turn more personal and domestic history in which the characters are
#937 $18.95 increasingly more intense as Carrie and Eric dis- sustained by their hopes and dreams which we,
ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 cover that each has a very different concept of the audience, finally realize will not be fulfilled.
Norman Beim commitment and Julie and Owen discover they Played mostly in duologues and soliloquies this
Dramatic Comedy both enjoy Italian food. By the trip’s end, one fifty-minute play is an ideal festival choice.
2m, 2f romance has ended and another has begun FEE: $35 per performance
Bare stage in this very funny and deeply touching story
A brief provocative survey of racial attitudes in about romantic expectations among members Ships
America. of a generation all too familiar with the emo-
#20839 $9.95
tional costs of living with divorce. “Humorous
Published in Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6
and heartfelt.” –NewTheatreCorps.com.
Act Plays And 13 Mini Plays). Jay D. Hanagan
FEE: $35 per performance Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
Dramatic Comedy
31st Series.
2m, 2f
Rat Wives FEE: $35 per performance
Simple set
#29041 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69636-7 Ringing of Doorbells, A While waiting in the bar of a crowded upscale
restaurant, a chance meeting leaves Barb
Don Nigro #29032 $5.50
and Josh (who are married, but not to each
Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-60109-5
other) wondering “what if?” What if we gave
Thornton Wilder
4f up some of the things we love for love? What
Comedy
In this very funny longer one act, four legend- if we should later change our minds? What
4f
ary actresses: Mrs Patrick Campbell, Florence if we had met someone else earlier? What if
Interior
Farr, Janet Achurch and Elizabeth Robins, wait we met them later? What if love at first sight
A mother-daughter team of con-artists are
backstage on a blustery night in the year 1896 isn’t love at first sight? What if it is? Ships was
putting the touch on the widows of military
to perform in a famous production of Ibsen’s a finalist at both the Geneva Theatre Guild’s
brass. Mrs. McCullem, housekeep for the
Little Eyolf. They are having some serious Playwrights Playreadings Competition and the
wonderfully regal but now wheel chair-bound
personal problems, they’re drinking before the 30th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway
window of General Beattie, recognizes them
show, there is treachery afoot, and everybody Short Play Festival. And in an article in Back
in the drug store—having witnessed the two
raise their hands who’s slept with George Stage by Catherine Stadem: “Among the stand-
pull their game on her previous employer—and
Bernard Shaw. A wonderful showcase for four out works (at The 13th Annual Last Frontier
overhears them asking directions to the Beattie
strong, smart actresses. Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska) was...Jay
home! The play begins as she rushes back to
Hanagan’s Ships.”
Published in Rat Wives and Other Plays. warn Mrs. Beattie of the impending danger.
FEE: $35 per performance Sure enough, the doorbell rings and our char- Published in What If? Six Short Comedies About
latans appear with quite a story. But instead of the Search for Love.
Reflections throwing them out or turning them over to the FEE: $35 per performance
#29133 $5.50 police, the widow Beattie allows the game to
ISBN 978-0-573-12223-1 be played. Someone from Assisi
Colin and Mary Crowther FEE: $35 per performance #21735 $5.50
Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-60114-9
2m, 2f Rivers Under the Earth Thornton Wilder
#20591 $5.50 Drama
A couple are nervously dressing for a party in 1m, 2f, 1 girl
ISBN 978-0-573-60111-8
the hotel downstairs. Each glumly despairs of Saint Francis, almost blind and toothless
Thornton Wilder
being able to live up to their partner’s expecta- and nearing the end of his life, revisits Assisi,
Drama
tions. The person they see in the mirror is very where he encounters Pica, a young girl with
2m, 2f
different from the person their partner sees but the same name as his mother; Mother Clara of
Simple set
gradually each come to recognize and accept Saint Damian’s Convent; and Mona Lucrezia
On a point of land jutting into a lake in
how different they can be. (now a mad woman) with whom he had a love
southern Wisconsin, the Carter family enjoys a
FEE: $35 per performance summer’s eve. It’s an evening like many others: affair when he was a wild, willful young man
Nothing happens and everything happens. known as Francis the Frenchman, and she was a
Throughout the action, Wilder weaves a tap- young married woman. Saint Francis still seeks
estry of animosities and affections, memories expiation for the “load of sin” with which he has
and confessions, conscious and unconscious offended God. The play poses questions about
behavior and the unfathomable formation of the true meaning of love.
identity. FEE: $35 per performance

7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s Shor t Plays / N e w T i t l e s
Spotlight Voice of the Phoenix Wreck on the 5:25

#29726 $5.50 #24645 $5.50 #25744 $5.50
ISBN 978-0-573-60072-2 ISBN 978-0-573-12222-4 ISBN 978-0-573-60108-8
Buddy Thomas Carol Parkinson Thornton Wilder
Comedy Drama Drama
2m, 2f 2m, 2f 2m, 2f In this play, which represents “Sloth” in
Unit Set Interior Wilder’s projected cycle on The Seven Deadly
From the author of the hit plays Devil Boys Sins, Herb Hawkins, a jovial New Jersey - New
Sarah Wilde, a music journalist, is a devotee
From Beyond and The Crumple Zone comes this York City commuter with iron-bound habits,
of the late, renowned opera singer Gabrielle
hilarious one-act about college theatre majors has called to say he is coming home late. This
Leaman, having been hugely influenced by her
waiting for the cast list for West Side Story to be news sets his wife and daughter on edge, a
guidance and advice when a music student.
posted.....and the aftermath. A finalist in HBO’s condition heightened when a neighbor informs
She meets Professor Parish, Gabrielle’s vocal
New Writer’s Workshop and a Second Place them that an unidentified man is hiding in
specialist and intimate friend, to help her com-
winner at American College Theatre Festival, the shadows of their front lawn, staring in at
plete the first draft of a biography. However, at
Spotlight is a fast-paced comedy about the them. The police arrive to arrest the supposed
the cottage once owned by Gabrielle, Sarah’s
desperate drive to succeed, and delusions that prowler, only to find Herb, quietly observing his
world is crushed when Professor Parish, in a
get in the way. family through the windows of his own home.
series of flashbacks with Gabrielle, paints a very
FEE: $35 per performance. It seems that earlier that day, he received word
unsavory portrait of the singer.
of a surprise inheritance, left to him by a kind,
Stop and Run FEE: $35 per performance lonely elderly woman. This sudden gift of a
#29205 $5.50 large sum of money prompts Herb to question
ISBN 978-0-573-02390-3 Wild Nights! the meaning and purpose of his own life.
Diane Raffle #29135 $8.95 FEE: $35 per performance
Drama ISBN 978-0-573-69338-0
2m, 3f Joyce Carol Oates
7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s
Interior Dramatic Comedy
When Eileen Dodds sent her husband out to
get a portion of french fries and two pickled
2m, 2f Fire-Breathing Lady and the Sugarplum
The famously reclusive poetess appears as an
eggs, she never suspected he would run off uncannily lifelike computerized mannequin
Fairy‚ The
with the shop owner and not be seen for five brought home by a childless, affluent subur- #8693 $9.95
years - but that’s exactly what happened! Thirty ban couple in the hope that their disaffected ISBN 978-0-573-63389-8
years later, Eileen returns from a holiday with lives will be “enhanced” by a poet-genius in Jason Milligan
Raymond, a blind bingo caller, who she intends their household. Soon, like generations of Comedy
to marry in a week’s time! But is Raymond only literary critics and biographers, the Krims find 5m, 3f
after her money? And will Eileen ever find true themselves obsessed by the wraithlike Emily. Interior
happiness? They spy on her writing her riddlesome poems Gloria Bouvier is a Southern housewife and
FEE: $35 per performance — they become infatuated with her, in very dif- devoted (some might say demented) stage
ferent ways. Mysterious, cunning, provocative, mother of great determination. As the hour
Two Wives and a Dead Guy this “Emily Dickinson” is also very funny, at the draws near for the premiere of the annual ele-
#22308 $5.50 expense of her hosts. After an erotic interlude mentary school production of “The Nutcracker,”
ISBN 978-0-573-63358-4 of shocking — and comic — crudeness, Wild Gloria tries every ploy she can think of in order
Cynthia and Roy C. Booth Nights! ends on a startling and unexpected to manipulate Jim Clark, a beleaguered school-
Comedy romantic note. Fantastic Fiction has called teacher (and the play’s director) into giving her
3m, 2f this play “Joyce Carol Oates’ most original and daughter a starring role in the production. In
Interior haunting work of the imagination” and by the the spirit of Light up the Sky and You Can’t Take
Washington Post, “imaginative, impressive work it With You, this fast-paced, whimsical comedy
Mr. Donald Howard Becton III, the successful
that spotlights another side of Oates’ talent.” is filled with eccentric characters, has several
globe-trotting businessman and millionaire, is
deader than a pair of socks. And he is presently Published in Wild Nights! and Grandpa Clemens great roles for kids, and puts a fun-spirited,
on display for the world to see at the Olson- and Angelfish 1906. quirky spin on the holidays.
Hines Funeral Home. His wife, the educated FEE: $35 per performance Published in 5 Easy Pieces.
and well-pedigreed Eileen, visits, and puts on FEE: $35 per performance
a good show to get that nervous, rat terrier Wishing Aces
of a junior funeral hall director in training, #25277 $5.50 Jack and the Beanstalk
Mr. Hines, to leave her alone with the corpse. ISBN 978-0-573-69771-5 #12631 $8.95
Unfortunately, Eileen has a problem. No, not Rosary Hartel O’Neill ISBN 978-0-57369869-9
the pyromaniac daughter nor the bedwetting Comedy Charles Ludlam
son; no, no one can find Becton’s will, not even 2m, 2f Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
his golf-obsessed lawyer knows where it is. Bare stage 4m, 3f plus extras, doubling & cross-casting
Perhaps clues to the dilemma can be found on A Southern comedy about mature love found possible
the corpse? But, before a proper search can be later in life, and the trouble and insight that such Multiple sets
made, Veronica shows up, a gaudily painted, discoveries can bring. Though well-warned, Kit- A Ridiculous retelling of the children’s classic.
silicone enhanced “lady” who also claims to be ten, a runaway housewife, decides to travel with All the familiar elements are there, includ-
Becton’s wife. Let’s just say that that is not what her Tulane professor, Beau, on a train trip through ing Jack, his mother, their cow, the magic
Eileen expected. The two immediately despise the Louisiana swamp. Their plans are upset when beans, the beanstalk, the giant, the giantess,
each other and eventually go at it to hilarious her son, Bunky, in an effort to punish her, shows the goose that lays the golden eggs, and the
means, leaving behind a very perplexed Mr. up as a stowaway on the train. Kitten and Beau harp that talks, but Ludlam adds his usual mix
Hines (and one very battered corpse) at struggle through their disappointments, mourn- of wordplay and sight gags - and a very light
play’s end. ing the futility of their lives, while the hurricane touch of vegetarian and proletarian rabble-
FEE: $35 per performance brewing outside the train builds toward its inevi- rousing - to create a fresh, thought-provoking,
table whirlwind of destruction. utterly delightful stage version of approxi-
Also published in A Louisiana Gentleman and other mately 45 minutes.
New Orleans Comedies. FEE: $75 per performance

N e w T i t l e s / Shor t Plays 11 + c h a r a c t e r s
Just the Two of Us restless in a home where you don’t get desert Long Christmas Dinner, The
unless you have a doctorate? And her grown
#29273 $5.50 #654 $5.50
sister still sticking chewing gum behind her
ISBN 978-0-573-12144-9 Thornton Wilder
headboard? Why do their letters call her home?
Rose Moruzzi comedy
This play, haunting and humorous, celebrates
Comedy 5m, 7f
life, family love and the wisdom myths of native
2m, 5f Newly re-issued in revised acting edition
Americans. The prize-winning playwright’s
Matt and Ruth are looking forward to a quiet format. The action of this play traverses ninety
work has been performed on four continents.
evening at home when their lives are turned years and represents in accelerated motion
upside-down by a visit from 18 year-old Freya FEE: $35 per performance ninety Christmas dinners in the Bayard home.
and her mother, Karen. Freya has discovered The development of the countryside, the
that Matt is her biological father, having traced Youth changes in customs and manners during this
his “donation” to a clinic as an impoverished #27055 $5.50 period of time as well as the growth of the
student. More visitors arrive, including Matt’s ISBN 978-0-573-60110-1 Bayard family and their accumulation of prop-
mother - now a granny - and “Aunty” Bev - Thornton Wilder erty sums up vividly a wide aspect of American
revealed as Freya’s birth mother....Who’s her dark comedy life. It is a serious play lightened with humor of
mom? The egg one? The womb one? This hilari- 5m, 2f character; it has a human, tender, moving qual-
ous play explores the impact and repercussions To his horror, the middle-aged Captain Gulliver ity both appealing and forceful. For advanced
of modern science. finds himself marooned, dying of hunger and amateurs. In a revised acting version prepared
FEE: $35 per performance thirst in “The Country of The Young”—a world by Alexander Dean. Performed in New York with
of youth so mistrustful of age that anyone Pullman Car Hiawatha and The Happy Journey
Money Makes You Happy approaching thirty is ritually dispatched. Here, from Trenton to Camden.
#14848 $5.50 he encounters an ersatz aristocracy and servant FEE: $35 per performance
ISBN 978-0-573-02388-0 class who are both appalled by and attracted to
Francis Beckett what they see in him. Through his cunning and Pullman Car Hiawatha
wisdom, Gulliver manages to gain the trust of #860 $5.50
Comedy
one of his female captors and enlist the help of a Thornton Wilder
3m, 4f
talented servant-class carpenter. Together they comedy
Interior
make a narrow escape, the two young islanders 15m, 18f
Jeremy is a writer who is low on ideas and looking forward to the promise of a new world Newly re-issued in revised acting edition
money. This changes when he contacts his in which people may someday see their children format. This novel play without scenery shows
ex-girlfriend and learns he may well be a father grow into manhood and womanhood and hold a Pullman car in every possible light. Towns it
so he needs to become financially stable — their grandchildren on their knees. passes through are personified as well as the
quickly! This funny and clever play comments FEE: $35 per performance eight passengers whose partial life stories are
on social bureaucracy, government manipula-
shown within the car. The weather, the hours
tion and fundamental flaws in the education
of the night, the planets are likewise speaking
system.
1 1 + c h a r a c t e r s parts. Recently performed in New York with The
FEE: $35 per performance Long Christmas Dinner and The Happy Journey
from Trenton to Camden.
Sick Elephant’s Graveyard (Abridged) FEE: $35 per performance
#29649 $5.50
#20884 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69837-8
ISBN 978-0-573-64242-5
George Brant
Bekah Brunstetter
Drama
Dramatic Comedy 10m, 3f, casting may vary
5m, 5f Simple set
B drags her promiscuous best friend E with her Elephant’s Graveyard is the
to the clinic to get tested after an unfortunate true tale of the tragic
drunken encounter with Birthday Man. As the collision of a struggling
two girls are stuck waiting for their test results, circus and a tiny town in
they are haunted by their previous sexual Tennessee, which resulted in
encounters, and confronted with the realities the only known lynching of
of their futures. Developed by the class of 2007 an elephant. Set in
of the New School for Drama, this is a hilarious September of 1916, the play
ensemble piece with an eye-opening message. combines historical fact and
Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, legend, exploring the
31st Series. deep-seated American craving for spectacle,
FEE: $35 per performance violence and revenge. This abridged version,
which runs about 40 minutes in length, is
Silver Apples of the Moon‚ The perfect for high schools looking to perform the
#20847 $5.50 play at theatre competitions or for producers
ISBN 978-0-573-63338-6 looking for a shorter version of the original
Jean Lenox Toddie script. Adapted by the author, it maintains the
haunting drama of the award-winning full
Drama length play. “The script is, like the best art,
3m, 4f microscopically specific with echoes that
The story of a college student from a rose- radiate outward across time. Elephant’s
scented home in the east who is sitting in a ten- Graveyard buzzes with truth about the
foot circle in the searing sun of a high western consequences of misunderstanding, the
desert. Why is the Indian elder sitting with her invisible but enormous gap between artists
through hot days and cold nights? For what are and their audiences, and the infernal beauty of
they waiting? And who is the Indian woman vaudeville.” -The Stranger, Seattle.
warning her to return to the college town This play is also available in a full length
where her mother is spraying roses and her version. For this original version,
father, a professor, is writing poetry in the silver see Full Length section.
light of the moon. And what of her brother, FEE: $35 per performance

11 + c h a r a c t e r s Anthologies & Collec tions / N e w T i t l e s
Anthologies & award-winning play The Student. An outstand-

ing Christmas collection for any theatre!
by her awkward and far-from-enthusiastic Aunt
Tottie. In And Remember Me, Elizabeth and
Collections FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed

separately, $75 per performance if three or
Sarah, meet for the first time in years, and Sarah
seizes her chance to let Elizabeth know what
she feels about her actions in the past.
more plays are performed together.
5 Easy Pieces FEE: $35 per performance per play, or $75 per
#7135 $9.95 Collective Dating performance when performed with the other
ISBN 978-0-573-63389-9 #6286 $9.95 plays in the collection per performance
Jason Milligan ISBN 978-0-573-65232-5
Five short plays by accomplished playwright VB Leghorn Fresh Brewed: Tales from the Coffee Bar
Jason Milligan. Contains: Rituals, One Way Comedy #8231 $9.95
Street, Paul’s Ghost, The Fire-Breathing Lady, The 4m, 3f ISBN 978-0-573-66039-9
Sugarplum Fairy and Key Lime Pie. See Index for Simple set Henry Meyerson
individual play descriptions. Collective Dating is a wacky collection of roman- Comedy
FEE: $35 per performance per play tic comedies based on the world of dating. Various male and female roles
From cavemen to the Internet, from an uptight, Fresh Brewed is a collection of
Accidents Happen upright dating service to one that knows no eleven plays, all of which take
#29679 $9.95 bounds, Collective Dating is a wild ride of fun. place in a coffee bar, all of
ISBN 978-0-573-69864-4 The plays were written with ease of production which use the same set of two
J. Michael DeAngelis, Pete Barry, in mind. They can be performed in any combi- small tables and four chairs,
and John P. Dowgin nation in one evening with a cast of four men and all of which can be
and three women or with full casts for each performed by two male and
Comedy
play, allowing for large group performances two female actors in various
Various male and female characters
such as schools or classrooms. Most of the combinations from a
Winner! Three 2009 NJACT Perry Awards,
plays are family friendly, and require minimal monologue to two quartets.
including Outstanding Production of an
sets and costumes. Each play runs an aver- Plays include: No Prune (1m, 1f ) Can two needy
Original Play! The Porch Room, a collaborative
age of 20 minutes allowing for five plays to be people find happiness over a cherry Danish?
writing group and theater company, presents sev-
presented in an evening with a running time of Morning Coffee (2m, 1f ) A man needs to be left
en of its best short plays collected together into
approximately 115 minutes with intermission. alone to read his newspaper and drink his
an evening of comedy that proves that no matter
Plays include: Creative Dating, Blind Dating, morning coffee. Hierarchy (2m) What is the
what you plan for - accidents happen. Shorts
Internet Dating, Dating Service, Speed Dating, relative hierarchy between friends when one
include: Accidents Happen - Please be aware of all
The Sacrifice, of Dating, The Drag of Dating, guy is dating the other’s wife? Him (2f ) Two
safety procedures and take note of the emer-
Natural Dating, The ABC’s of Dating, Post Dating, women rehearse their break-up, but only one
gency exits. Nine Point Eight Meters Per Second Per
Pre-Dating, and The Dating Game. knows it. Betty (1f ) A caffeine junky, needing a
Second - Balthazar Kent, ejected from an airplane,
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed fix, tells a strange tale. This Has Been Some Day
tries to regain control of his life through his cell
separately, $75 if performec together (2m, 2f ) A coffee house may not be the perfect
phone. Reunion Special - A desperate former child
place to hold a wake. Class (1m, 1f ) Having class
actor reunites with his now adult co-stars at a
funeral. The Clive Way - A motivational speaker Comedy Tonite! depends on how far a person has to go to get it.
#75962 $18.95 Hopeful Alice (1m, 1f ) Maybe it’s the caffeine, but
mistakenly tries to empower a group of newly
ISBN 978-0-931-23112-4 not all relationships are meant to last. George
rehabilitated anger-management patients. Hang-
Norman Beim And Martha (1m, 1f ) Grass maybe cooler than
man - A budding teenage philosopher-scientist
caffeine, but kinky sex is the best. Happy Birthday
searches for the truth by experimenting on his Comedy
(2m) Once a week coffee can even strain a
friend with a hallucinogenic cocktail. Tricks of Various male and female roles twenty-year friendship. I Feel Swell (2m, 2f ) Learn
the Trade - Ralph teaches Eddie how to sell your Seven unique, fresh comedies. “You always tickle what might have fueled Ethel Merman’s
soul for success. The Banderscott - An infomercial my funny bone.” –Jerry Stiller. “Norman Beim is the boundless energy. ”An incredible 55-minute
marketer is pitched an astonishing product. The best. His dialogue is terse, precise, concise, and show that held my interest every minute. These
shorts can be performed together as a full-length conveys ideas beautifully.” –Mario Fratti. Contains: eight short vignettes, with four actors playing
show or on their own as one acts. After Sex, Then What?, The Costume Ball , Food various roles, were real ’slice of life’ and so
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed Stamps, The Literary Lesson, The Reluctant Critic, fascinating, you had the impression that maybe
separately, $75 per performance if three or more The Tyranny of Love, and Women Are Women. 15 or so actors were taking part...I love good
plays are performed together. See Title Index for individual play descriptions. writing as much as I love good songwriting, so it
was double my pleasure this time out. This is not
Christmas Shorts Deckchairs 4 quite a ‘family show’ so parents be advised. But it
#29697 $9.95 #6253 $9.95 is a comic evening with a twist - there are truly
ISBN 978-0-573-69894-1 ISBN 978-0-573-10021-5 thoughtful insights interspersed with the clever,
Matt Hoverman Jean McConnell humorous dialog. Truly, not to be missed!” –Stu
Holiday Dramatic Comedy Hamsta’s Cabaret Hotline.
Various male and female characters FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed
2f
A celebrated Winner of the separately, $75 per performance if performed
2009 Samuel French Off Off Four one act plays. Two comedies, two dramas,
and all display the playwright’s keen-eyed together
Title of Play Broadway Short Play Festival,
playwright Matt Hoverman view of human nature and of the foibles and
by AUTHOR
brings an evening of hilarious fancies of women in particular. In Garden Pests, Ghosts of New Orleans
two keen gardeners meet in a magnificent #9211 $26.00
short holiday comedies to the
garden from which neither intends to go home ISBN 978-1-425-15665-7
stage. A wonderful alterna-
tive for theatres tired of empty-handed. Grannies introduces us to Jenny, Rosary Hartel O’Neill
mounting the traditional reluctantly looking after her teenage daughter’s Historical Dramas
SAMUEL FRENCH
seasonal play, Christmas baby, and to Barbara, whose desperate love for Various male and female roles
Shorts offers five original plays that humorously her grandchild has led her into a very strange Plays include Degas in New Orleans, The Awak-
comment on holiday themes: family, the situation. Outdoor Pleasures finds long-suffering ening of Kate Chopin, Uncle Victor, John Singer
nativity, Xmas cards, and elves. Included are the Deirdre waiting for an outdoor production of Sargent and Madame X, Beckett at Greystone Bay
plays: Going Home, The Christmas Witch, Xmas Much Ado About Nothing to start, accompanied and Property. Titles also available as individual
Cards, Nativity, and the Samuel French Festival acting editions. See Index for individual play
descriptions.
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Gorgons and Other Plays alive. Held in a cell and chained apart, their only frustrated nights staying awake, searching for
currency is words, and balance of power is that extra level you just know she’s put there.
#29048 $11.95
everything when a single word becomes the Yes, hard work. But it’s the kind of hard work
ISBN 978-0-573-69639-8
hanging point between life and death. that leads to the intense joy of success. With
Don Nigro
Commencing (2f ) The beautiful Kelli can’t wait subjects as diverse as answering the question
Dramas and Comedies for the blind date her friends have set her up ‘What is the purpose of Art?’ or finding the
Various male and female roles on. Until it turns out to be one very disap- common ground between a couple separated
This exciting new collection of short plays pointed lesbian named Arlin. Mutually by a huge personal loss, Lisa manages to find a
by Don Nigro contains The Ghost Fragments, appalled, yet appallingly intrigued, they simple and easy way to make those topics, and
Gorgons, The Last of the Dutch Hotel, Mulberry proceed to pull the screws loose on both the characters involved, accessible to the
Street, Panther, and Sycorax. straight and gay women’s culture, to find the audience. Yet her simplest works have more
See Title Index for individual play descriptions. common ground beneath in the search for love layers and meanings than the vast majority of
FEE: $35 per performance per play & self. Friend of the Deceased (2f ) An embittered complicated works being shown in major
widow lies in wait at her husband’s grave for houses. I wholeheartedly recommend this book
Israel Horovitz’s New Shorts the appearance his mistress, and encounters a and these plays. Read on and enjoy.”–Steven L.
#29008 $11.95 soulful teen. Unable to extract a confession Sears (writer/producer).
ISBN 978-0-573-69609-1 from the girl, the widow offers to buy one, and FEE: $35 per performance per play
Israel Horovitz finds that she has purchased a deeper truth.
Dramas and Comedies
The Last Nickel (2f and 2 puppeteers) Theatrical, Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume I
funny & touching, It’s another long night for
Various male and female roles #15759 $9.95
Jamie, with an obnoxious sister & a trio of
Multiple sets ISBN 978-0-573-66300-0
sardonic puppets to keep her awake. Tinged
Tom Frye
This brilliant collection of with fun & sisterly nostalgia, the merriment
Horovitz’s newest one-act comes inevitably to focus on the cause of Melodrama
plays can be mixed and Jamie’s self destruction, and the loss that has Various male and female roles
matched to form several brought her to the edge. Simple set
“theme” evenings. For FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed With the Mosley Street
example, nine of these plays separately, $75 per performance if performed Melodramas you’ll sigh for
formed the highly-successful together the dainty Heroine, cheer for
off-Broadway show Israel the righteous Hero, and boo
Horovitz’s New Shorts: The
Bridal Dance, Affection In Time
Louisiana Gentleman and Other New and hiss the dastardly Villain
in plays with a contemporary
(The Prologue), The Fat Guy Gets The Girl, Beirut Orleans Comedies‚ A twist on the traditional
Rocks, The Audition Play, The Hotel Play, #73655 $23.00 version. These hysterical,
Cat-Lady, Inconsolable and The Race Play . ISBN 978-1-425-14522-4 audience-participation plays
Additionally, six of these plays were joined to Rosary Hartel O’Neill are perfect for community
create an evening called 6 Hotels: Fiddleheads Dramas and Comedies theatres, churches and schools to perform.
and Lovers, Speaking of Tushy, Beirut Rocks, Various male and female roles Wonderful for fundraisers! These ain’t your
(intermission), The Audition Play, The Hotel Play, Gramma’s melodramas! Contains: The Lost
Contains: Wishing Aces, White Suits in Summer,
2nd Violin. Recently, an off-Broadway show was Samantha Treasure, The Plague on Madison
A Louisiana Gentleman, Black Jack: The Thief
created by Barefoot Theatre Company entitled Avenue, The Mystery of Baby Leah, and Another
of Possession, Turtle Soup and The Wing of
The Middle-East (in pieces), comprised of A Kennedy in the White House. “The Lost Samantha
Madness. Titles also available as individual
Mother’s Love, Security, Beirut Rocks, and What Treasure is nothing if not memorable - and
acting editions. See Index for individual play
Strong Fences Make. hysterical. Frye has certainly penned a good
descriptions.
FEE: $35 per performance per play one this time around, tossing some of the more
well-used melodrama jokes out the window in
KickAss Plays for Women Man in the Gray Suit and Other Plays‚ favor of a humor that requires timing and
#12987 $12.95 The talent.” –Wichita Old Town Gazette. ”Melodrama
ISBN 978-0-573-66343-7 #29164 $9.95 fans are happily cheering it again. The Lost
Jane Shepard ISBN 978-0-573-69729-6 Samantha Treasure is terrific fare for the whole
Lisa Soland family.” –Wichita Old Town Gazette. ”Like most
Drama modern melodrama scripts, Frye’s Samantha is
2f, per play Dramas and Comedies
pretty much just a vehicle for slapstick silliness,
Various male and female roles
Award-winning new but the dialogue in this one is darned funny...
playwright Jane Shepard From the author of Cabo San Frye had a blast...the d’enouement...features
comes to print with four Lucas, Waiting, and Truth be Saturday Night Fever-style dance numbers. The
powerful short plays for Told, comes six new one act audience certainly enjoyed watching the show
women. Edgy, original, and plays about love and the evening I attended.” –F5 Newspaper.
with a darkly funny humanity, relationship. Perfect for any
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed
here are four pieces that give theatre. Included in this book
separately, $75 per performance if performed
new muscle to actresses, are: The Man in the Grey Suit,
together
providing roles of excep- Different, Red Roses, The Same
tional range. All successfully Thing, Knots, and Come to the
produced on the New York stage, each play Garden. All have simple
features two-woman casts, with age-open casting and production requirements, all are
roles, in work that explores our tender, brave, easy to stage. “Ms. Soland has developed
and sometimes brutal search for meaning. several plays -- all interesting, all clever, all
Includes both comedy and drama, with a unique. She is gorgeously talented.” –Charles
variety of settings and running times. An Nelson Reilly. “Soland’s work is so audience
excellent introduction to the work of the friendly — she has an uncanny ear for
playwright, KickAss Plays For Women is a vital dialogue.” –Los Angeles Times. “If you are
text for actresses of any age, or anyone hungry looking at this book as a possible source of
for compelling new plays. Nine (2f ) Two women performance material, you are in for some
held in a life-threatening situation and the work. Lisa Soland doesn’t cut any slack to the
mind games they play to keep one another actors and directors. Her work is demanding. Be
prepared to sweat, curse and spend many
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume II Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚
#15769 $9.95 31st Series 34th Series
ISBN 978-0-573-69623-7 #17736 $9.95 #29196 $9.95
William P. Johnson and Rosemary Willhide ISBN 978-0-573-64242-5 ISBN 978-0-573-69755-5
Melodrama Various authors Various Authors
Various male and female roles
A collection of short plays selected by New York One of Manhattan’s most
Simple set
theatre critics, professionals, and the editorial established play festivals, the
The laughs never stop with staff of Samuel French, Inc. as the most impor- Samuel French Off Off
this collection of four tant plays of the Thirty-first Off Off Broadway Broadway Short Play Festival
holiday-themed Melodramas! Short Play Festival. Contains: Le Supermarché fosters the work of emerging
No holds are barred as Libretto, Play #3, Sick, Pischer, and Relationtrip. writers, giving them the
television favorites to some See Index for individual play descriptions. exposure of publication and
traditional Christmas classics representation. The festival
FEE: $35 per performance per play
get skewered in these resulting in this collection
light-hearted parodies. Each
show has a diverse set of Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ was held July 14th-19th, 2009
at The Main Stage Theatre on 42nd Street in
characters designed to put a 32nd Series New York City. From the initial pool of over 715
modern spin on the spirit of the Melodrama. #17734 $9.95 submissions, the Final Forty plays were chosen
CHEER for the heroic, but frustrated Prairie ISBN 978-0-573-66023-8 to be performed over a period of one week. A
Magician. BOO the villainous land baron with Various authors panel of judges comprised of celebrity
the hypnotic hairpiece, and OOH-AAH the four playwrights, theatrical agents and artistic
A collection of short plays selected by New
young single ladies adjusting to life in directors nominated one or more of each
York theatre critics, professionals, and the
Manhattan, (Kansas). These interactive evening’s plays as finalists. The final round was
editorial staff of Samuel French, Inc. as the
Melodramas are simple to produce and appeal then held on the last day of the festival. Out of
most important plays of the Thirty-second Off
to all types of groups. Both cast and audience these plays, six winners listed below were
Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Contains:
alike will have an uproariously good time! chosen by Samuel French, Inc. to receive
Opening, Circuit Breakers, Bright. Apple. Crush.,
Contains: Santa and the City, The Holiday publication and licensing contracts. Winning
The Roosevelt Cousins, Thoroughly Sauced, Every
Surprise, The Grouch Who Couldn’t Steal plays and playwrights for this collection
Man, and The Good Book. See Index for indi-
Christmas, The Magical Christmas of Mistle Toe, include: Just Knots by Christina Gorman, The
vidual play descriptions.
Kansas Education Of Macoloco by Jen Silverman,
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed Thucydides by Scott Elmegreen and Drew
separately, $75 per performance if performed Fornarola, Drop by J. Michael DeAngelis and
together Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ Pete Barry, The Student by Matt Hoverman,
33rd Series realer than that by Kitt Lavoie.
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume III #17752 $9.95 FEE: $35 per performance per play
#29141 $9.95 ISBN 978-0-573-67036-7
ISBN 978-0-573-69719-7 Various authors Off Off Broadway Festival Plays,
Tom Frye One of Manhattan’s most 35th Series
Melodrama established play festivals, the #29748 $9.95
Various male and female roles Samuel French Off Off ISBN 978-0-573-60075-3
Simple set Broadway Short Play Festival Various Authors
This new collection of campy, fosters the work of young One of Manhattan’s most established play
sassy melodramas from our writers, giving them the
festivals, the Samuel French Off Off Broadway
beloved Mosley Street series exposure of publication and
Short Play Festival fosters the work of emerging
will have audience booin’, representation. The festival
writers, giving them the exposure of publication
hissin’ and knee-slappin’! resulting in this collection
and representation. The festival resulting in this
Four all new plays in the was held July 15th-20th, 2008
collection was held July 13th-18th, 2010 at The
Melodrama tradition, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on 42nd Street in
Lion Theatre in Theatre Row on 42nd Street in
complete with audience New York City. From the initial submission pool,
New York City. From the initial pool of over 850
participation. A riotous time approximately 50 plays were chosen to be
submissions, the Final Forty plays were chosen to
for any theatre! Contains: performed over a period of one week. A panel
be performed over a period of one week. A panel
Booze and Kisses, Crouching Santa, Hidden of judges comprised of New York area theater
of judges comprised of celebrity playwrights,
Reindeer, My Daze in Doo Dah, and Villain in My professionals, critics, and educators nominated
theatrical agents and artistic directors nominated
School. one or more of each evening’s plays as finalists.
one or more of each evening’s plays as finalists.
The final round was then held on the last day of
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed The final round was then held on the last day
the festival. Out of these plays, six winners
separately, $75 per performance if performed of the festival. Out of these plays, six winners
listed below were chosen by Samuel French,
together listed below were chosen by Samuel French, Inc.
Inc. to receive publication and licensing
contracts. Contents: F*cking Art, Ayravana Flies to receive publication and licensing contracts.
Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ or A Pretty Dish, The Thread Men, The Dying Winning plays and playwrights for this collection
30th Series Breed, The Grave, and Juniper; Jubilee. See Index include: Skin Deep by Mary Lynn Dobson, Pigskin
for individual play descriptions. by Gabriel Jason Dean, White Embers by Saviana
#17735 $9.95
Stanescu, The Bear (A Tragedy) by EJC Calvert,
ISBN 978-0-573-63324-9 FEE: $35 per performance per play
Various authors Dance Lessons by Josh Koenigsberg, The Mud Is
Thicker In Mississippi by Dennis A. Allen II.
A collection of short plays selected by New York FEE: $35 per performance per play
theatre critics, professionals, and the editorial
staff of Samuel French, Inc. as the most impor-
tant plays of the Thirtieth Off Off Broadway
Short Play Festival. Contains: Defacing Michael
Jackson, The Ex, Kerry and Angie, Outside the Box,
Picture Perfect, The Sweet Room. See Index for
individual play descriptions.

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Office Plays‚ The each play. Ten colorful characters range from Senior Moments
a middle-age woman sitting in the Florida #20882 $9.95
#17727 $9.95
Everglades with a shot gun across her lap, to ISBN 978-0-573-63388-1
ISBN 978-0-573-66027-6
a charming male poet who dines on candied Frederick Stroppel
Adam Bock
locusts and marinated artichoke hearts, to a
Two full length plays by Adam lovely young mute singing her own soundless A collection of short plays for older actors.
Bock. Plays include: The song, to a quirky old lady booted out of heaven Contains: After the Ball, Glacier Bay, Louie’s
Receptionist and The Thugs. for bad behavior. Daughter, Sneeze and A World of Pleasure.
See Index for individual play See Title Index for individual play descriptions.
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed
descriptions. separately, $75 per performance if performed FEE: $35 per performance per play
FEE: $75 per performance together
per play Shrinking Violets and Towering Tiger
Round and Round the Mulberry Bush Lilies: A Bouquet of Female Delights
#29712 $8.95 #29084 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-60043-2 ISBN 978-0-573-69676-3
Jean Lenox Toddie Tina Howe
Proceed to Checkout Comedy Dramatic Comedy
#19045 $9.95 Various male and female characters
ISBN 978-0-573-69621-3 Multiple sets
Two one-act plays by internationally known
Henry Meyerson playwright Jean Lenox Toddie celebrating with Seven brief plays about
Comedy poignancy and humor the struggle of the heart women in distress. To go
to find its way home. Eleven colorful characters through life as a woman is to
2-4 roles per show, flexible casting
range in age from a sassy teen, to a middle- be in distress most of the
Ten Death Affirming Plays, Sketches and time, so these short plays
Monologues, Including: Dog Years, Comrades, aged professor, to an old woman waiting for
a bus. What bus? The bus for which we all will alight on situations that are
The Suitcase, The Struggle, Lucky Man, Rehearsal, inherently distressing
Pumps, The Fine Print, Silence, and Pop Goes the wait. Plays include Did You Hear the Owl Last
Night and Once Again in Glyn Kerrie. -- doctor visits, photo shoots,
Weasel. “The best of Program A includes author looking for the right dress
Henry Meyerson’s Silence, a touching essay FEE: $35 per play, $75 if performed together
and navigating around
about two Russians who survived the Holocaust
and meet shortly after immigrating to New Saving America and Other Plays swimming pools. Since we’re blessed with
uncanny reserves of strength and imagination,
York following World War II.” –South Florida Sun- #29156 $9.95
we tend to emerge triumphant. One way or
Sentinel. “In Henry Meyerson’s Silence, a deeply ISBN 978-0-573-69727-2
another these are comedies about transforma-
moving piece about elderly Holocaust survivors Ludmilla Bollow
tion. Appearances (2f ): Set in the ladies’ dressing
trying to make sense of the too-early death of Various male and female roles room of a department store. A mousy woman
their beloved only son. Fierce and heartbreak- In the Rest Room at hoping to be the belle of the ball tries on dress
ing.” –Miami Herald. “Pop Goes the Weasel...a Rosenblooms author Ludmilla after dress, exhausting the patience of the
sharp, very original piece uses musical chairs as Bollow presents four short woman in charge of the area. The Divine Fallacy
a metaphor for the way we live now; it takes on plays depicting various (1m, 1f ): Set in a photographer’s studio. A
a surprising added resonance in the aftermath aspects of the American camera-shy novelist needs a head shot for her
of the World Trade Center attack...a smart and scene. These award winning upcoming novel. Chaos ensues during her
interesting work.” – NYTheatre.com. productions will take you photo shoot with a suave fashion photographer.
FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed cross country — to a group Through a Glass Darkly (1m, 1f ): Set in an
separately, $75 for three or more titles if per- on the beach, to a selective optometrist’s office. Things spin out of control
formed together animal shelter, a firefly when a young playwright visits her optometrist
get-together in the woods, and a secret for an emergency eye exam. Teeth (1m, 1f ): Set
Rat Wives and Other Plays government gathering. All can be presented in in a dentist’s office. It’s Bach’s birthday. A
#29040 $9.95 one evening, or each performed separately. neurotic woman has come to her dentist to have
ISBN 978-0-573-69636-7 Contains: Saving America, in which strangers a filling replaced, but he’s struggling with his
Don Nigro are brought together in mysterious gathering own problems. Water Music (1m, 2f ): Set in the
to “Save America”, with savage finale. Winner! pool area of a health club. Ophelia unexpect-
Dramatic Comedy
Eileen Heckart Short Drama for Seniors. edly pops up in the whirlpool of a health club
Various male and female roles Flickering Fireflies, meet the Firefly Family and
Multiple sets after having drowned in Hamlet, creating havoc
the night of the teens first mating party in the for the lifeguard and a retired school teacher.
This exciting new collection of short plays by magical and whimsical 10 minute play. Shelter Milk and Water (6f ): Set in a pool. The Nursing
Don Nigro contains Dutch Interiors, French Gold, Skelter, a homeless person seeks residence at Mothers’ Water Aerobics class is waiting for their
Rat Wives, Rhiannon and The Rooky Wood. the Sidney Shelton Animal Shelter. A wealthy teacher to show up. When she cancels, they take
See Title Index for individual play descriptions. patron, seeking a new dog, decides to adopt over the class with stunning results. Skin Deep
FEE: $35 per performance per play Annie as her pet. The Beach Club, humor and (2m, 1f ): Set on the R train in New York City.
pathos meet on the beach where an eclectic Daphne, the wood nymph is being chased
Rockin’ on the Milky Way assemblage encounters the first snow of the through the subway system by Apollo. She flies
#20718 $9.95 season. “The crisis of the homeless is given a into the arms of an infamous dermatologist who
ISBN 978-0-573-66250-8 touching treatment in Ludmilla Bollow’s Shelter tries to save her. But can he?
Jean Lenox Toddie Skelter in which a street person successfully FEE: $35 per play per performance
3m, 7f finds succor at an animal shelter.” –Milwaukee
Simple set Sentinel.
Rockin’ On The Milky Way is a collection of FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed
three one-act plays entitled Moon Beams In separately, $75 per performance if performed
Mid-Morning, One White Winter Night and I together
Remember Heaven, Of Course. These plays by
internationally known playwright, Jean Lenox
Toddie, treat the audience to an evening of
comedy and drama that celebrates life, love
and the tangled relationships of lovers and
families. A rocking chair sits center stage in
Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small law, bemoans his fate and falls in love with a Rooming House of Mme. LeMonde, Kirche,
mother of one of his clients. She convinces Kueche, Kinder (An Outrage for the Stage), Green
Chips from Great Gems of Shakespeare him that he might be happier if he becomes a Eyes, The Parade, The One Exception, Sunburst,
#20881 $9.95 normal person and just does clowning on the Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis? and
ISBN 978-0-573-65065-9 sly. Skirmishes (3m, 3f ) A man and woman argue The Traveling Companion.
Jules Tasca at a picnic while ants wage battle and romance Please inquire for licensing fees and availability.
A fresh twist on characters from Shakespeare’s around them. The Plaid Man (2m, 2f ) Death and
classics. Contains: Shylock’s Daughter, Prince Cupid fall in love, using two Elizabethan people What If? Six Short Comedies about the
Lear, The MacDuff Tragedy, and Friar Falstaff. as their mouthpieces. North Pole Winter Woes
See Title Index for individual play descriptions. (3m) An elf with poor sight threatens to beat Search for Love
Santa up in a bar for having sex with his little #25213 $9.95
FEE: $35 per performance per play ISBN 978-0-573-63383-6
elf wife. The Abduction (1m, 1f ) A couple plays
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ISBN 978-0-573-69798-2 approaches to mothering with the manner in Ships, and Young Love.
Steve Yockey which they encourage their children (two of See Title Index for individual play descriptions.
Various male and female roles whom are ruthless, the last of which is training
Two men at the end of the FEE: $35 per performance per play
her son to be a saint and actually turns out to
world, a woman who believes be the most ruthless of all).
she turns children to stone, Wild Nights! and Grandpa Clemens &
some college students with Angelfish 1906
alcohol and a sledgehammer,
the perpetrator of a Traveling Companion #25763 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69338-0
hit-and-run accident, a man and Other Plays‚ The Joyce Carol Oates
obsessed with asphyxiation, #74726 $17.95 Various male and female roles
and a roadside elephant in ISBN 978-0-811-21708-8 Multiple sets
India. The very broken Tennessee Williams
characters that inhabit this collection of shorts Wild Nights! is a matched duo of plays about
Various male and female roles Emily Dickinson and Samuel Clemens/Mark
wander through a dimly lit, over stimulated and Multiple sets
paranoia-fueled world that exists just under- Twain — adapted from a prose work described
Even with his great commercial success, by The New York Times as “morality tales about
neath the dominant popular culture. From the
Tennessee Williams always considered himself sexual power” that “ingeniously” imagine the
darkly comic to the starkly distressing, these
an experimental playwright. In the last 25 years last days of classic American writers whose
uneasy little plays are tightly wound, structur-
of his life his explorations increased — espe- true, private lives are unknown to the public.
ally adventurous glimpses into some of the
cially in shorter forms and one-act plays — as Plays include: Wild Nights!, Grandpa Clemens
most simultaneously intimate and harrowing
Williams created performance pieces with & Angelfish 1906. See Index for individual play
moments of everyday life. “Yockey writes in a
elements of theater of the absurd, theater of descriptions.
menacing yet pop-savvy voice that, in his short
cruelty, theater of the ridiculous, as well as FEE: $35 per performance per play if performed
pieces, can turn ordinary monologues or
motifs from Japanese forms such as Noh and separately, $75 per performance if performed
conversations into short, sharp shocks.”
Kabuki, high camp and satire, and with innova- together
–Creative Loafing. “Shocking and attention
tive visual and verbal styles that were entirely
getting…” –Back Stage. “...Fascinating in the way
his own. Influenced by Beckett, Genet, and
that an explicit Mapplethorpe photograph is.”
Pinter, among others, Williams worked hard to Women Laid Bare
–Atlanta Journal & Constitution. #75194 $18.95
expand the boundaries of the lyric realism he
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was best known for. These plays were explicitly
intended to be performed Off Off Broadway or Norman Beim
Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One Act regionally. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes Seven revealing new comedies and dramas
Plays and 13 Mini Plays) outrageous, quite often the tone of these plays focusing on the various facets of the female of the
#73648 $18.95 is rough, bawdy or even cartoonish. While a species. Contains: An Audience Of One, Dancing In
ISBN 978-0-931-23114-8 number of these plays employ what could The Dark, The Disintegration Of Della Longstreet, I
Norman Beim be termed bizarre “happy endings,” others Went To A Marvelous Party, Kingdom By The Sea, The
gaze unblinkingly into the darkness. Though Liberation Of Linda Dworkin, and Lulu In Babylon.
“Norman Beim ranks with the best in America
several of Williams’ lesser-known works from See Title Index for individual play descriptions.
today.” –Steve Kohn, WHBI Radio. See Index for
full descriptions. Contains: Death Amid The Rich this period have already been published, these
and Famous, Dora Goes to a Funeral, The Summing twelve plays have never been collected. Most of
Up, Un Cri du Coeur, The Hit, A Queen’s Revenge, these shorter plays are unknown to audiences
The Failure, Unheard Melodies, End of the Line, The and scholars — some are published here for the
Tinsel on the Tree, Luck of the Draw, Deep in the first time — yet all of them embrace, in one way
Heart of Texas, Why?, Race in America, All American, or another, what Time magazine called “the four
major concerns that have spurred Williams’ dra-
An Emergency Meeting, Just the Echo of a Sigh,
matic imagination: loneliness, love, the violated
Some Day I’ll FInd You, The Fandango Tango, Pickled
heart and the valiancy of survival.” Contains:
Pepper, and An Impossible Cure.
The Chalky White Substance, The Day on Which
See Title Index for individual play descriptions.
a Man Dies (An Occidental Noh Play), A Cavalier
for Milady, The Pronoun “I”, The Remarkable
Tongue‚ Tied and Other Short Plays
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Death and Javier Miguel Lopez Guadalajara
Asante (3m) A coffee stand vendor tricks Death
into giving him his job. Clowns(s) (4m, 1f ) A
children’s clown, possibly on the run from the

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the Feddington Players are now broadcasting
sure likes to write waltzes; but they’re all Award - Outstanding
from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, New
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Historical Drama
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hijack the play as only the
Rick Shaw, the cynical surf and turf casino
author of such lines as “sugar
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is not a vegetable” can. But Alice has secrets to
getting a job singing in his night club - perhaps
share with the audience that silence the
for no reason other than the fact that she looks
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Based on the sequel novels to Anne of Green Gables, this new Canadian musical continues
the story of Anne Shirley’s life. Set in the village of Avonlea and at Redmond College in
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Halifax, Anne and Gilbert follows Anne’s journey to young adulthood and her romance with
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Rosannah Ethelton, is from with Anne, but she seems to be immune to his cast and resourceful, inventive, simple settings,
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occupy the closest of quarters and yet don’t Music by Denis King
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to go Around The Pond In 80 Days. Follow our
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on the Jules Verne novel of nearly the same
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adult sensibility to the evergreen tale of Sleeping
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Lombardo—a country-singing hairdresser, Lucius Sims. With his sea-green eyes more
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and Melissa, a mixed-up mother of three. deformed at birth, Lucius, or “Lizard” as he
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and winning—alive with homespun charm. In the reformatory and into the madcap world Drama
short, this countrified pocket musical is a little of Callahan’s traveling theater troupe and
their ragtag production of Shakespeare’s The 8m, 7f plus 18 children
miracle of art and heart.” –TheaterMania.com.
Tempest. His journey with the charismatic yet Carol Ryrie Brink’s Newberry Award-winning
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brooding Callahan is at the heart of this deeply novel Caddie Woodlawn is brought to exuberant
show!”–WOR Radio.
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rental fees, and terms will be quoted upon that know him and in his search to find a real
“home,” Lizard just might find a world in which of readers) leads her willing siblings in a series
application of thrilling adventures, not always with the
he can truly be accepted and set his spirit free.
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religion. This high energy,
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razzle-dazzle show
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chronicles the lives of a
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comedy about a ‘gay marriage’ between two up to our favorite teenage sleuth, Brenda Bly,
men created by the couple themselves. to solve the crime, catch the crook and save
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Chaps! timeless issues such as sibling rivalry, divorce, Dog Park: The Musical
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crosses the boundaries of age, geography, and
and Malcolm Hillgartner Michael J. Hume
religion. As in the best-selling book, the
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5m, 1f It’s about kids and various events in their lives Comedy
Unit set that lead them to ask a lot of questions – some 3m, 1f
Whoa, Brittania! Panic at the funny, some serious, some surprising. Simple set
BBC! The year is 1944, “Children’s Letters to God has a sweet, warm Follow Daisy the sassy Westie
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cowboy Tex Riley and his and the music of David Evans [both Drama Desk tures with Itchy, Champ and
troupe are late for a special nominees], and the innate humor of its source Bogie at the hippest, hottest
broadcast at the BBC in material [by Stuart Hample].” –The New York place in town: Central Bark,
London. Out of desperation, Times. “Whimsical and charming family-ori- where every dog has his day,
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and Miles, the frantic young sometimes simple sorrows of growing up.” has promised her BFF (Best
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they can – a snobby announcer, an amiable kids and adults? This one might be the answer dating scene one more
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One of 2005’s Top 10!” –Milwaukee Journal only be a friend, and Bogie is the dog for her.
Sentinel. “...A hoot...entertaining hoedown.” 3m But when Daisy makes her desires known to
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fees, and terms will be quoted upon application International Fringe Dogpark for six months. Bogie confesses his
Festival. A hilarious new love for Daisy just as Animal Control arrives to
Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas musical, China : The Whole take him away. Will Bogie and Daisy ever be
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5m, 2f show dares to tackle racism, human rights,
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Book by Stuart Hample
–Orlando Sentinel. place in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. It’s the coldest
Music by David Evans
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Lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Gunner Johnson, wants to sell the business
TYA/CHILDREN’S THEATRE and move to Florida. Clara, his wife and former
3m, 2f, can be performed by age appropriate Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, wants to stay.
children or young adults, flexible and expand- Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty waitress, wants
able casting options. to pursue a singing career. Her fiancé, Kanute
Unit set Gunderson, wants her to stay home. It’s a battle
2005 Drama Desk Nominee. of wills, and when a fast-talking salesman,
Inspired by the international Aarvid Gisselsen, promises to bring romance
bestseller of the same name, into their lives through the ‘magic’ of karaoke,
Children’s Letters to God is a all heck breaks loose! Featuring the songs,
musical that follows the lives of “I’m a Walleye Woman in a Crappie Town”, “My
five young friends as they voice Smorgasbord of Love”, and “I Wanna Go to the
beliefs, desires, questions and Mall of America.” ”A hokey jokey karaoke crowd
doubts common to all people pleaser!” –Los Angeles Times. “A lot of laughs!...A
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Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol‚ A wife, Clara, decides she also wants to win Miss Evil Dead: The Musical
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pageant. Featuring 18 original songs including,
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“My Campfire is Burnin’,” “I’m a Bunyan Woman,”
Holiday Comedy Melissa Morris, and George Reinblatt
“If I Could Win Miss Walleye Queen,” “Pontoon
Additional music by Christopher Bond,
3m, 2f Ladies,”, “I’m Just a Pretty Forest Ranger,” and
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A hilarious spoof of Charles “Our Butter Face Queen.”
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award-winning musical, Don’t Unit set
Hug Me. It’s Christmas Eve in eLove (a musical.com/edy) Outer Critics Circle
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Gunner Johnson gets in an Book, Music, and Lyrics by Wayland Pickard Broadway Musical. Based on
argument with his wife, Clara, Comedy Sam Raimi’s 80s cult classic
tells her he’s skipping 1m, 1f films, Evil Dead tells the tale
Christmas, he storms out of the bar, goes This funny and charming of 5 college kids who travel to
snowmobiling across the lake, falls through the two-person musical is a a cabin in the woods and
ice, and goes into a coma. He comes back in his contemporary love story accidentally unleash an evil
dream where he’s visited by folk legend, Sven based around the modern force. And although it may
Yorgensen, who plays the ghost of Christmas world of internet dating. A sound like a horror, it’s not! The songs are
past, present, and future. Sven takes Gunner man and a woman search for hilariously campy and the show is bursting with
(Scrooge) on a journey similar to that in Charles that ‘special someone’ in more farce than a Monty Python skit. Evil Dead:
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol only very different. cyberspace and find that The Musical unearths the old familiar story: boy
Will Gunner come out of his coma and find romance is only a mouse click and friends take a weekend getaway at
redemption with Clara at The Bunyan? Find out. away, but discover more than abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy
Features 17 original songs including “The they ever anticipated. Two lonely singles at unleashes ancient evil spirit, friends turn into
Christmas Cheese Polka”, ”The Wheel is Turnin’ home on their laptop computers have signed Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to
but the Hamster is Dead”, “Gunner Fell Into an up with an internet dating site called “eLove. survive. As musical mayhem descends upon
Ice Hole”, ”It’s Christmas Time so Please Give Me com.” We hear their innermost thoughts about this sleepover in the woods, “camp” takes on a
Some...”, ”The Bunyan Beguine”, “I Love You love and relationships as they correspond in a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers
More Than Football”, “What Would Barbra cyber chat room searching for their perfect like “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed
Streisand Do?”, and “I’d Rather be Naughty”. soulmate. When one of them shares a unique by Candarian Demons”, “Look Who’s Evil Now”
Only 5 characters, a simple set, and it doesn’t personal moment that’s too coincidental, they and “Do the Necronomicon”. “The next Rocky
require a band, A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol discover they’ve been “perfectly matched” Horror Show!” –The New York Times. “A ridiculous
is very inexpensive to produce. “Best Musical of ...with their former lovers! The newly reunited amount of fun.” –Variety. “Wickedly campy good
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fun-filled holiday vacation!” —Studio City Sun. where they least expected it...where they last
“Holiday amusement for the whole family!” left it! This delightful and touching musical Flibberty and the Penguin
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Don’t Hug Me County Fair‚ A Change. A delightful musical romp! “Catchy particiption/Interactive
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11m, 4f
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Book and Lyrics by Phil Olson spirited songs!” –Tolucan. “Fabulous…feel-good A young penguin has come from Iceland to
Music by Paul Olson musical of the year!” –Florence Henderson. find his parents. This must be done before the
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Comedy
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application with Flibberty, a genial goblin, who helps him
3m, 2f in his search. They incur the wrath of Krafty
A Don’t Hug Me County Fair is Kingfisher, who accuses the Penguin of stealing
the summer sequel to the a fish from him. They meet on their journey,
smash hit musical comedies among others, two Silly Cuckoos practic-
Don’t Hug Me and A Don’t Hug ing their spring song, a helpful Bus Driver/
Me Christmas Carol! It’s Conductor, and famous Mr. Maestro who has
summer time and the Bunyan come to town to conduct a concert. Eventually
County Fair is approaching, the parent penguins are discovered in the zoo.
the biggest thing that’s Flibberty and young Penguin manage to set
happened in Bunyan Bay them free, and to put Kingfisher in his place. All
since the winter carnival ends well, even for Kingfisher, as all the charac-
snowplow parade. This year the Bunyan County ters gather in the Concert Hall to join (with the
Fair means one thing to Gunner and Clara audience) in a song to spring.
Johnson, owners of a little bar called The FEE: $35 per performance
Bunyan; The Miss Walleye Queen Competition.
Bernice, the pretty waitress, sees this as her big
chance to win Miss Walleye Queen, to be
discovered, and more important, to have her
face carved in butter at the Minnesota State
Fair. The stakes have never been higher in
Bunyan Bay. The trouble begins when Gunner’s
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Music by David Cale and Jonathan Kreisberg Book and Lyrics by Lois Wyse and Sheilah Rae Music by John Mercurio
Dramatic Comedy Music by Robert Waldman Based on the novel by Edith Wharton
1m, 1f Comedy
Revue
Floyd is an out-of-luck country singer, living in 3m, 3f, with doubling, plus optional guest star
his Studebaker and drinking too much, won- 4f Set amid the whirl of 1922 Manhattan society,
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bringing about a companionship that offers her revue that looks at modern and her friend Nick Lansing devise a clever
a soulmate and mentor, and him a reason to put grandmothers in a whole scheme to live beyond their means. They’ll
down the bottle and get back on stage. Quirky new light. These are the marry and live off the wedding gifts, while
but sweet, this two-person musical is the tale women who have thrown they help one another secure more suitable
of unlikely friends and big dreams. “About as away the granny glasses, millionaire spouses. The plan works perfectly
intimate as a musical can get…a beguiling little shapeless black dresses and -- until they fall in love. “This is one of the best
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the pieces eventually form a satisfying picture changes with skits and songs about everything and intelligent…a droll comedy that makes
of how Floyd and Clea save each other’s lives.” from what to name the grandmother to her a pleasant evening’s diversion.” –Variety. “It’s
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yet inappropriate office Unit set thirst for blood! Waking one morning to find
manager, Marcus, the smooth This show is about the life of artist Paul thick fur growing on the backs of his hands,
talking sales rep, Diane, the Gauguin (1848-1903) by pop song writer young Billy discovers the awful truth his mother
tough as nails marketing manager, Brie, the George Fischoff (composer of the 60’s classic has been hiding from him for fourteen years:
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where only one will walk away without a pink years in Tahiti. Driven by his own savage light, musical. It’s a pulse-pounding mix of comedy,
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must learn to keep it together without tearing inspiring glimpse into the life of a legendary bombastic pop songs and peopled with lonely
each other apart. This fast-paced, comedic artist. “The songs stand out, like the anthem, freaks by Obie Award winning playwright/com-
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Grease Magazine. “There are lots of genuine laughs in Happy Prince‚ The
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Happy Days, A New Musical by Caroline Dooley and David Perkins
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ISBN 978-0-573-69829-3
Here is Rydell High’s senior Book by Garry Marshall 8m, 8f, plus chorus
class of 1959: duck-tailed, Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams Unit set
hot-rodding “Burger Palace Based on the Paramount Pictures A touching musical based on
Boys” and their gum-snap- television series “Happy Days” the well-loved story by Oscar
ping, hip-shaking “Pink Created by Garry Marshall Wilde...the golden statue of
Ladies” in bobby sox and Comedy the Happy Prince stands high
pedal pushers, evoking the above the city looking down
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Jim Warren look and sound of the 1950s 10m, 7f, cast expansion possible on the misery and poverty
&
Jacobs Casey
in this rollicking musical. Goodbye gray skies, hello beneath him. Desperate to
SAMUEL FRENCH
Head “greaser” Danny Zuko blue! Happy days are here bring hope and happiness to
and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to again with Richie, Potsie, the poor people, he asks a
relive the high romance of their “Summer Ralph Malph and the swallow to distribute his gold
Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances unforgettable “king of cool” and jewels to them. The generosity of the
its way through such songs as “Greased Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Happy Prince and the courage of the swallow
Lightnin’”, “It’s Raining on Prom Night”, “Alone at Based on the hit Paramount help to overcome the greed of the powerful
the Drive-In Movie” recalling the music of Buddy Pictures television series, mayor and we are shown that the most
Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that Happy Days, A New Musical, precious things in life are often the least
became the soundtrack of a generation. An with amazing music from obvious. “A bittersweet fable of Christ-like
8-year run on Broadway and two subsequent Oscar-winner Paul Williams and a book by the self-sacrifice, Oscar Wilde’s fairy story is perhaps
revivals along with innumerable school and TV series original creator Garry Marshall, weighty stuff for a musical comedy. But in their
community productions place Grease among reintroduces one of America’s best loved adaptation, Caroline Dooley and David Perkins
the world’s most popular musicals. Also families, the Cunninghams -- yes, Howard, have mined the story for its moments of
available in abridged version for school Marion and Joanie are here too -- to a whole satirical humour and sincere humanity. The
productions. new generation of kids and parents. The famed result is a rich and varied piece.” —Surrey
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Grease (School Version) Tuscadero, Fonzie’s childhood sweetheart,
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Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity ISBN 978-0-573-69672-5
and Warren Casey sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin’ Book by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
comedy fun. This perfectly family friendly musical will and Anthony Dodge
9m, 9f have you rockin’ and rollin’ all week long! Happy Additional Material by Rob Bartlett, Lynne
Groups who perform for Days, A New Musical is perfect for regional Taylor-Corbett and Sharon Vaughn
young audiences or produce theatres to perform. High schools can also Songs by Doug Besterman, Susan Birkenhead,
musicals with young actors perform the show with any number of cast Michele Brourman, Pat Bunch, Gretchen
now have an ideal version of members they wish. This show is so versatile it Cryer, Anthony Dodge, Marcia Milgrom
Grease for their needs.
TM
can be done with a full orchestra, just a piano, Dodge, Beth Falcone, David Friedman, Kathie
Shorter and more suitable in or even instrumental tracks. Inquire for the 90 Lee Gifford, David Goldsmith, Carol Hall,
content for teens and
SCHOOL VERSION
minute version. “If you like Grease you will love Henry Krieger, Stephen Lawrence, Melissa
subteens, this abridged
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Jim Warren Happy Days. A power house, rock and roll trip Manchester, Amanda McBroom, Pam Tillis and
&
Jacobs Casey
SAMUEL FRENCH
version retains the fun-loving down memory lane, Happy Days is not to be Sharon Vaughn.
SAMUEL FRENCH
spirit and immortal songs missed!” –New York Daily News. “A family show... Comedy
that make Grease a favorite among rock and roll and it brings back a cast of characters loved by 7f
fans of all ages. millions of fans.” –TalkingBroadway.com. “Very
Exploding with fun, Hats! is a
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental cool! Two thumbs up!” –Los Angeles Daily News.
new musical about a 49.999
fees and terms will be quoted upon application. “A real crowd pleaser!” –Hollywood Reporter.
year-old woman who
This musical is also available in an abridged,
reluctantly faces the
Gutenberg! The Musical! 90-minute version, perfect for school groups.
inevitable BIG 5-0 -- until she
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meets several remarkable
ISBN 978-0-573-65149-6 FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
women who show her about
Scott Brown and Anthony King fees and terms will be quoted upon application.
fun, friendship and forgetting
Comedy about things that simply
2m don’t matter anymore. Hats!
This two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring features original music by a team of Grammy®,
playwrights perform a backers audition for their Golden Globe® and Tony® winning songwriters.
new project— a big, splashy musical about print- It is a joyous, provocative, and hilarious evening
ing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. With an for everyone who is 50, knows anyone who is
unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug 50 or plans to be 50. “A classy music-and-com-
sing all the songs and play all the parts in their edy celebration! It will make a lot of people feel
crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the empowered. It does so with integrity, craft, and
producers in attendance will give them a Broad- heart!” –The Chicago Tribune.
way contract fulfilling their ill-advised dreams. FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
“A smashing success!” –The New York Times. fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
“Brilliantly realized and side-splitting!” –New York
Musicals
History of American Film, A Immigrant‚ The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?, The
#549 $8.95 #11141 $8.50 #29638 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-68089-2 ISBN 978-0-573-63272-3 ISBN 978-0-573-69833-0
Book and Lyrics by Christopher Durang Book by Mark Harelik Book, Music and Lyrics by
Score by Mel Marvin Lyrics by Sarah Knapp Carole Caplan-Lonner
Comedy Music by Steven M. Alper Comedy
9m, 6f Drama 2m, 2f
Multiple sets As introduced on NBC’s
2m, 2f
Newly Revised Edition. A hilarious take “Today Show”, The Kids Left.
Unit set
off on American films, especially from the The Dog Died. Now What? is a
1930s through the 1950s. The principals play The Immigrant is the biographical story of the musical comedy that salutes
a variety of characters. There is a Cagney/ author’s grandfather, a young Jew who fled those valiantly struggling
Bogart/Dean/Brando type – and a Fonda/ the pogroms of Czarist Russia in 1909 and with divorce on their hands,
Stewart/ Peck/Perkins type. The women, too, pushed his banana cart into the tiny Baptist gravity on their bodies,
are types – basically Bette Davis, Loretta Young community of Hamilton, Texas. Given shelter grandchildren on their
and Eve Arden. The parts they play are wild by a childless older couple, he sent for his self-images and the dating
parodies from many Hollywood genres; a silent wife, raised a family, and made this town his scene on their egos. The risks
tearjerker, slum idyll, gangster epic, courtroom home. A true story of parents and children, and uncertainties of being alive come alive
melodrama, chain gang social justice thriller, newcomers and natives, Christians and Jews, through song and scene. Aging gracefully is the
screwball comedy, Busby Berkeley backstage and the realization of the American Dream. The final frontier! This entertaining musical about
musical, war propaganda canteen musical – not Immigrant received two Drama Desk nomi- those facing a host of midlife crisis first
to forget Casablanca, Citizen Kane and a variety nations: Outstanding Book of a Musical and premiered at the New York Musical Theatre
of minor genres. “Christopher Durang has writ- Outstanding Orchestrations. “A deeply satisfy- Festival in 2007. Boasting a four-person cast,
ten one of the funniest, zaniest, most entering new musical...touches the heart, glows the show takes a humorous and heartfelt look
taining plays of the last decade…What we see with humor and soothes the ear” –The New York at the day-to-day concerns of the over-fifty
is the American way of life reflected through Times. “...A buoyant, heartbreaking achieve- “empty-nester” crowd including everything
a distortion mirror…It’s true that Durang has ment...The Immigrant speaks to what it is to be from retirement and AARP, dating to divorce,
serious points to make…but this is no mes- an American.” –Denver Post. plastic surgery and grandparenting. “Carole
sage play, thank goodness. Most everything FEE: Performance license fees, musical Caplan-Lonner’s production is just plain fun! Its
in it is pure, unadulterated, uproarious fun.… rental fees, and terms will be quoted upon target audience is clear and those of us who are
[Durang’s] witty comedy about the movies is application. empty nesters know exactly what she is talking
a splendid, constantly surprising treat.” –San about!” –Stage Door Magazine, Philadelphia.
Francisco Examiner.
Judy’s Scary Little Christmas FEE: Licensing terms quoted upon application.
Music available for rental.
#29276 $8.95
fees and terms will be quoted upon application.
ISBN 978-0-573-69805-7
Book by David Church and Jim Webber Last Supper‚ The
Homeroom Music and Lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward #13831 $9.95
#10108 $9.95 Holiday Comedy ISBN 978-0-573-62708-8
ISBN 978-0-573-69171-3 7m, 6f, doubling possible Music and Vocal Arrangements by
Andrea Green and Selma Tolins Kaufman Simple set Gary William Friedman
Jr. High/High Schools Judy Garland is primed for her Book & Lyrics by Thomas Mitz
biggest comeback ever - the Based on an original concept by Andy Krey
6m, 8f
Unit set dazzling star of her own TV Faith-Based
Matters of importance to special, broadcast live on 15m, 3f, plus SATB vocalists
contemporary high school and Christmas Eve, 1959. Judy’s Interior
middle school kids are guests include Bing Crosby Newly revised edition. Leonardo da Vinci has
explored in this delightful (making some holiday “grog”), been commissioned to create a mural of The
revue, from dress codes to Ethel Merman (plugging her Last Supper and it is his first attempt at paint-
personal and academic crises, Hawaiian album), and Liberace ing in ten years. He fears he has lost his artistic
school discipline, cafeteria (with a handsome sailor in vision by squandering his gifts. An angel/muse
food and school lockers. tow). However, mysterious snafus behind the inspires him to invoke the Apostles and ulti-
Crafted by a music therapist scenes and cameo appearances by commie- mately their last meal with Jesus. By discover-
and a school counselor, psychologist and baiting Vice President Richard Nixon (who ing what each individual was thinking and feel-
administrator, The show begins with Jeff, performs a magic act) and blacklisted writer, ing at the moment of crisis, Leonardo confronts
expressing the belief that the kids in his Lillian Hellman, (who’s forced to read “Children’s his own betrayal and learns that through love
homeroom have nothing in common except for Letter to Santa” with a puppet) throw Judy’s and faith he can rediscover the vision of divine
their last name starting with the letter “V”. Fifteen program off course. The surprises climax when inspiration and the purpose of life. “The inspi-
songs later, Jeff is more aware of the similarities the arrival of Joan Crawford is interrupted by the rational show The Last Supper is an energetic
than the differences. The teens come together to spectral figure of…Death. The evening takes a work, with telling insights, emotionally charged
share their feelings regarding relationships, detour into the twilight zone as the celebrities are and staged effectively recording artist Stevie
academic success and failure and the significance forced to confront the lies behind their legends. Holland delivers her songs with sensitivity and
of secrets, lies, loss and lockers. Their individual Devastated and alone, Judy meets a special fan grace.” –Back Stage.
stories weave together a musical that addresses who ultimately proves that, despite her flaws, her
shining legacy still endures. “Magical! A side- FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
themes of understanding, acceptance, indepen-
splitting musical parody…wickedly funny!” –The fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
dence and responsibility. Homeroom is a
microcosm of life. A sellout at the Walnut Street Los Angeles Times. “Wonderfully strange…a true
Theatre in Philadelphia, this insightful show is a holiday treat!” –Hollywood Reporter. “Hilarious! A
perfect choice for high schools. surreal snow globe highball; a Hollywood
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Christmas card from beyond the grave!” –Portland
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Mercury.

Musicals
Late Nite Comic Little Green Men are headed your way.” –Culver Luck! The Musical
City Observer. “A boisterous musical. The catchy,
#13859 $9.95 #29118 $8.95
innovative music embellished with slapstick
ISBN 978-0-573-66242-3 ISBN 978-0-573-69704-3
humor makes for funny stuff. The whole family
Book by Allan Knee Book and Lyrics by Mark Waldrop
should see this charming play.” –The Los Angeles
Music and Lyrics by Brian Gari Music by Brad Ross
Easy Reader. “Fine for summer camps, high
Dramatic Comedy Based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
school drama departments or small community
1m, 1f, plus 6 or more for ensemble theatres. You may love it, especially if you like Comedy
David Ackerman, a young ‘cute’.” –The Daily Breeze. 6m, 6f, A larger ensemble may be used.
pianist working at a piano bar FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental In this fractured folk tale based on a story by
in New York City, wants fees and terms will be quoted upon application. Isaac Bashevis Singer, Mazel and Shlimazel, the
nothing more than to stand spirits of Good Luck and Bad Luck, make a bet to
on a stage and make people Love Songs: A Musical determine who is the more powerful. The terms:
laugh. He meets Gabrielle, an #14728 $9.95 Mazel will take a hapless young man named Tam
attractive and slightly ISBN 978-0-573-66346-8 under her wing for one year, at the end of which
eccentric young woman who Steven Cagan Shlimazel will attempt to undo everything she’s
yearns to be a professional Dramatic Comedy done in one second. That’s the point at which
ballerina. These two hungry Tam and the princess with whom he’s fallen in
dreamers climb the shaky ladder of success 3m, 3f love have to rely upon their own ingenuity to
from seedy bars to comedy clubs to the stage Simple set save the kingdom and keep Tam’s neck out of the
of the Metropolitan Opera House, their This show is a truly extraordi- hangman’s noose. Along the way, matters are
on-again, off-again romance propelling them nary musical theatre complicated by a crafty prime minister, a super-
along in heartfelt pursuit of love, fame and experience. It is the return of stitious nurse, and a lion on the loose!
laughter. This engaging musical features a romance to the stage. We all FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
contemporary pop score and great casting believe in the healing power fees, and terms will be quoted upon application.
flexibility. “A winning score [with] vibrant words of love and romance and
Steven Cagan’s glorious work
and music... Gari’s most engaging work to
expresses the truth and
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), The
date.”–Rupert Holmes.
beauty and hopefulness that #15752 $8.50
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental ISBN 978-0-573-63312-6
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application we all strive for in this
journey called life. It is timeless in its appeal. Music by Eric Rockwell
“Truly, the harmonic color and lyrical poetry Lyrics by Joanne Bogart
Little Green Men make this an extraordinary achievement.”– Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
#29652 $8.95 Michael Feinstein. Comedy
ISBN 978-0-573-69858-3
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental 2m, 2f
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Scott Martin
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Unit set
Comedy
4m, 5f, plus 2m child, 2f child Musical of Musicals (The
Several young campers and Midnight Ride of Paul Revere‚ The Musical!) is a musical about
their adult counselors are #29202 $8.95 musicals! In this hilarious
stranded at a mountaintop ISBN 978-0-573-69773-9 satire of musical theatre, one
wilderness retreat on the Book and Lyrics by Ben H. Winters story becomes five delightful
night of October 30th, 1938. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sislen musicals, each written in the
When someone switches on Comedy, TYA/CHILDREN’S THEATRE distinctive style of a different
the radio to Orson Welles’ War master of the form, from
5m, 1f, with doubling, expandable cast Rodgers and Hammerstein to
Of The Worlds live broadcast, Unit Set
the night that panics America Stephen Sondheim. The basic
In Boston, Paul Revere etches plot: June is an ingenue who can’t pay the rent
also becomes the night that
out a humble living as a and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the
panics Camp Gitchiegoomie. Are little green
silversmith. Americans and handsome leading man come to the rescue?
men from Mars actually surrounding the mess
British alike hail the exquisite The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein
hall, ready to make a mess of everyone inside?
artistry of his work. But when version, set in Kansas in August, complete with
Can the feuding boys and girls work together to
Paul’s revolutionary friends, a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring
save themselves from the mysterious alien
John Hancock and Samuel the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who
invasion? And why is that strange hairy,
Adams pressure Revere to slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for
bug-eyed monster lurking in the bushes? This
take a stand against British not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman
hilarious, family-friendly musical recreates the
tyranny and join the Sons of version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew
innocent fun and slapstick humor of the
Liberty, he worries that supporting the cause of Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with
wise-cracking, high-spirited film comedies of
revolution would mean losing his business and themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander &
the late 1930s, complete with spooky camp-
risking the safety of his family. Revere must Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. This
fires, ghostly shadows, hair-raising Halloween
make a choice: to do what is easy, or to do what comic valentine to musical theatre was the
surprises and the scariest radio play of all time
is right. From the halls of British Parliament, to longest running show in the York Theatre
that nearly fooled the entire nation. The lively,
the port of Boston and the “Tea Party” protest, Company’s 35-year history before moving to
toe-tapping original songs are fondly reminis-
to the Boston Massacre and the dangerous Off-Broadway. “Witty! Refreshing! Juicily!
cent of the popular scores from the golden age
thrill of Revere’s now-legendary ride, this new Merciless!”–Michael Feingold, Village Voice. “A
of the Warner Brothers and MGM film musicals
musical makes American history accessible and gift from the musical theatre gods!”–
with plenty of high-kicking, energetic and
exciting through a unique combination of TalkinBroadway.com. “Real Wit, Real Charm! Two
imaginative choreography in the unforgettable
music, drama and humor. The Midnight Ride of Smart Writers and Four Winning Performers!
styles of Busby Berkeley, Fred Astaire and Gene
Paul Revere tells the inspirational, universal You get the picture, it’s great fun!” –The New
Kelly. This happiest-of-Halloween musical
story of how ordinary people can make a York Times. “Funny, charming and refreshing! It
comedies is guaranteed fun for the entire
difference. hits its targets with sophisticated affection!”
family, from the youngest monster movie fan to
the oldest senior who actually experienced that FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental –New York Magazine. “Hilarious! It’ll keep you
memorable night breathlessly cowered in front fees and terms will be quoted upon application. laughing from start to finish.” –The Daily News.
of the radio when the world was “invaded” by FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
Little Green Men. “Move over Annie. There’s a fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
new musical in town. Watch out, Broadway.
Musicals
Night at the Nutcracker‚ A Oedipus For Kids! On the Other Side of the Fence
#16598 $8.50 #17747 $8.95 #29024 $9.95
ISBN 978-0-573-65238-7 ISBN 978-0-573-66358-1 ISBN 978-0-573-67044-2
Book and Lyrics by Billy Van Zandt Book by Gil Varod and Kimberly Patterson Andrea Green
and Jane Milmore Lyrics by Gil Varod TYA/CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Music by Ed Alton Music and Additional Material by
30+ characters, flexible casting
Selections from The Nutcracker Robert J. Saferstein
by Peter Tcahikosvsky On the Other Side of the Fence
Comedy
is a story about two farms
Comedy 2m, 1f separated by a big, strong
7m, 5f, plus 2 dancers Unit set fence. The fence was put up
Unit set Unfolding in real-time, because of a long standing
Reminiscent of the screwball farces during the Oedipus for Kids! turns the feud between Farmer
golden age of cinema, this romping musical audience into attendees of Franklin and Farmer Fred.
teams Felix T. Filibuster, the greatest detective in the latest performance of the Because of their differences,
the world, up with Pinchie the silent butler, and Fuzzy Duck Theatre they have forbidden the
his Italian friend and coworker, Pepponi. The trio, Company, a three-person animals on their individual
along with a classic comedic cast, try to prove troupe dedicated to farms to have anything to do with the animals
that Clyde Ratchette is trying to swindle the performing the classics for on the other side. One day over by the fence,
wealthy Mrs. Stuffington, who has just invested children. Having had success two pigs, Ham and Bacon, develop a special
a bundle in the production of The Nutcracker with previous offerings such friendship. The farmers warn them that this is
Suite. The mishaps, jokes, musical numbers and as Uncle Tommy’s Cabin, company founder unacceptable, but the pigs and many of the
mayhem lead to a farcical climax that incorpo- Alistair has decided that the next logical step is animals wonder why this has to be. The animals
rates elements of The Nutcracker Suite into its tackling Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex with songs look to each other for answers. Finally, out of
craziness. A guaranteed crowd pleaser. such as “What’s It Like When Ya Get The Plague?” desperation, Ham and Bacon escape their farms
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental and “A Little Complex”. But all is not as pleasant together. The animals on both sides of the
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application as it seems with the Fuzzy Ducks: Alistair is in fence are saddened by their absence and
the middle of a bitter divorce with troupe discover, in their shared concern, that they
Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version member Catalina, who suspects something is share many of the same feelings. The animals
up when she learns that tonight’s audience prevail upon the farmers to end their feud and
#16925 $8.50
includes the executives from sponsor Beanz! make peace with one another. A vote is taken
ISBN 978-0-573-63322-5
Coffee for Kids. Evan, the third troupe member, and unanimously the decision is made to “take
Dan Goggin
is a newly-trained recent hire with questionable the fence away”. The farmers begin to see each
Comedy acting methods. He uses these to play Oeddy, “a other in a new way — the animals are jubilant
1m, 9f, plus ensemble and extras little boy a lot like you”, who runs away from — the pigs return — and acceptance, friend-
Unit set home when he finds out that he is destined to ship and understanding are the result.
All the fun of the original Nunsense has been do something terrible to his Mommy and FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
super-sized! If you’re looking for a Large Cast Daddy. On his journey, he meets a shady fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
Musical Comedy this award-winning show is Baklava dealer named King Laius, a magical
the perfect choice. Mega-Nunsense starring the mythological coffee-drinking puppet named One Night a Week
original five nuns features five new (male and Sphinxy, and the Theban Queen, Jocasta, who
#29711 $8.95
female) characters including the never-before- wants to marry him regardless of their
ISBN 978-0-573-60042-5
seen infamous convent cook, Sister Julia, Child disproportionate age difference. While King
Book by Richard Harris
of God. In addition there is a large chorus of Oedipus tries to solve the exciting mystery of
Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David
men, women and children. A new song (“One who murdered the former king, the offstage
Music by Denis King
Last Hope”) and two expanded dance numbers disagreements between the cast members spill
Comedy
have been added, plus an optional guest spot onstage. The three insult each other, inflict
for a local celebrity. Nunsense, the winner of flesh wounds, and fornicate during intermis- 1m, 9f
four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best sion. When Catalina learns that her ex-husband A revised version of the hit musical Stepping
Musical is bigger and better than ever! It would has bought her share in the Fuzzy Ducks only to Out, this good-natured comedy from Richard
be a sin not to present it! sell it to Beanz! Coffee for ten times net value, Harris chronicles several months in the life
Catalina decides to sabotage the production. of a beginning dance class. Each of the eight
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental students, from a variety of backgrounds, has
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application What was once a misguided — albeit — educa-
tional theatrical experience swiftly spirals into a his or her own reason for joining. For instance,
Maxine, a confident, fast-talking saleswoman
Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, A Charybdis-like whirlpool of suck, and Catalina’s
revenge leads to a darkly comic denouement. (and former Ovaltine dancer), is there on doc-
#29710 $8.95 tor’s orders, while self-sacrificing Andy partici-
“A spoof of children’s theater, with some truly
ISBN 978-0-573-60041-8 pates because it is the only thing she does for
funny songs and endearingly loopy perfor-
Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills herself. Whatever the cause, they make a point
mances from a cast of just three.”–The New York
Holiday of coming every week to chat, relax and, if they
Times.
5m, 6f plus chorus can manage to, learn a couple of dance steps.
Please note: this play is not for young
A rockin’ holiday treat from Ralph Covert Led by Mavis, their eternally patient instructor,
audiences.
of “Ralph’s World” and Jeff Award winning and accompanied by the acerbic pianist Mrs.
playwright G. Riley Mills. A Nutty Nutcracker FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
Fraser, the students (who range from hopeless
Christmas is a fun, fresh holiday spectacular fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
to competent) strive to master the basics of
for the entire family. Boasting holiday hits like dance. But the steps and routines are just the
“Welcome to Christmas Wood,” “The Wind-Up background for the real focus of the play – the
Toy Ballet,” and crowd favorite “Let’s Ruin relationships and interactions of these ten very
Christmas,” this rockin’ contemporary adapta- different people. By their final performance, not
tion follows Fritz and the Nutcracker through only have the class members developed some
Christmas Wood. When trouble arises with the degree of skill, but they have also overcome
dastardly Mouse King, Fritz and Nutcracker the inhibitions, awkwardness and personality
must save the day. “Top 10 Holiday Show Pick!” conflicts that have kept them out of sync.
–Chicago Tribune. FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
Musicals
Open Heart Pacific 1860 theatre: the cast may be expanded by having
one actor in each witness role, and a chorus of
#17743 $8.50 #17804 $8.50
townspeople in the larger numbers. “A
ISBN 978-0-573-63336-2 ISBN 978-0-573-63387-4
diverting musical confection from the main
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Robby Benson Noël Coward
composer of Pump Boys and Dinettes — cap-
Dramatic Comedy Adapted and revised by Barry Day
tures the same spirit of good-natured
2m, 1f Comedy down-home fun.” –The New York Times. “Plenty
Unit set 6m, 5f of laughs! The jaunty score has a strong
The primetime television sitcom business of Unit set country feel but also displays plenty of musical
making America laugh is a cut-throat industry Life carries on serenely in Samolo, a South Sea variety. Constantly inventive!”–New York Post.
swarming with abundant greed, deceit and island jewel in Queen Victoria’s crown, until “Delivers a hootin-good time!” –Variety.
deliciously evil players and of course the nave Madame Salvador, the celebrated diva, arrives FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
yet creative buffoon who wants to change the to disturb the safe routine of the Stirling family fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
world. Life can become a canceled sitcom if one and particularly that of Kerry, their young-
is not careful. “Inventive” –The New York Times. est son. The two fall in love but middle class Pied Piper‚ The
“A must see!”– Talkingbroadway.com. “Robbie Victorian morality parts them until.... Pacific #18195 $9.95
Benson’s score is surprisingly complex and 1860 features one of Coward’s most attractive ISBN 978-0-573-15007-4
perfectly conceived”—NYTheatre.com. “A sharp, scores, written for the show that starred Mary David Wood
uncompromising look at the value of true love Martin and re-opened Drury Lane after World and Dave and Toni Arthur
the surprise ending will leave you stunned, War II, but never heard in the U.S.
TYA/Children’s Theatre
sad, happy and satisfied all at the same time.”– FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
Broadway.com. fees, and terms will be quoted upon application 5m, 3f minimum, 20 children
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Unit set
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application The Piper, as a modern busker, delights the
People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who children with his music. Their parents soon
Orphan Train‚ The Killed Romeo and Juliet‚ The
put a stop to the energetic dancing. Music has
been banned on this street for hundreds of
#17688 $8.50 #29183 $8.95 years. The townsfolk act out the story of the
ISBN 978-0-573-63327-0 ISBN 978-0-573-69740-1 Pied Piper, but the Piper once again enchants
Book by Susan Nanus and Sasha Nanus Ron West and Phil Swann the children with his music. It is only when the
Lyrics by Susan Nanus
Comedy Piper receives his fee promised by the medieval
Music by Barbara Anselmi
6m, 3f townsfolk that he frees Hamelin from the curse.
Drama
Simple set FEE: $75 per performance
A musical comedy spoof starring the Friar of
Rachel wants to run away from home and is
unwittingly transported back to 1927 when
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet! Friar Lawrence Plant that Ate Dirty Socks, The
is behind bars, charged for the ‘murder—of
orphan trains carried destitute city children #29519 $8.95
the lovers. As the trial progresses, mayhem
to the Midwest for possible adoption. This ISBN 978-0-573-69814-9
and silliness are abound with bits, songs, and
charming show for young audiences by the Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
scenes equal parts Vaudeville and Bard. A “load
author of The Phantom Tollbooth focuses on comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
of laughs” (Chicago Sun Times, highly recom-
how divisions created by race and class can be 4m, 2f
mended), The People Vs. Friar Laurence, The Man
overcome with friendship. Single set
who Killed Romeo and Juliet is sure to leave both
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Michael’s closet has exploded!
Shakespeare scholars and low-brow humor- ThaT aTe
The PlanT
y SockS
At least, that’s what it looks
ists rolling in the aisles! “Hysterical...West and The DirT
The Musical
by Joe Iconis like, with all the baseball cards,
Swann have shrouded the tale with witty story Based on the book
heaps of crumpled paper,

by Nancy McArthur
Orvin - Champion of Champions devices and a bright cloak of catchy songs that
clothes strewn about, and piles
#29745 $8.95 add to the ribald humor while moving the story
of smelly, dirty socks
ISBN 978-0-571-22171-4 along in the best traditions of musical theatre.”
everywhere! It’s the battle of
Alan Ayckbourn –Chicago Sun Times.
the bedroom, as his younger
Music by Denis King FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental brother (and roommate)
16m, 8f plus chorus fees, and terms will be quoted upon application SAMUEL FRENCH
Norman fights to keep his
Simple set spotless territory from the invasion of Michael’s
An epic musical of accidental heroism. The People vs. Mona‚ The mess. But that was before the appearance of their
chorus of gods set out to relate the tale of the #17824 $9.95 pet plants! Michael’s pile of stinky socks
Great Ulmar, legendary warrior and champion ISBN 978-0-573-66028-3 disappears faster than you can say, “my goodness,
of Sollistis. But their narrative suffers a major Jim Wann and Patricia Miller what an enormous plant,” as Mom and Dad
technical hitch when Orvin, Ulmar’s hope- struggle to keep the bizarre botanical wonders
Comedy
less squire, oversleeps on the eve of battle. under wraps...What would the neighbors think? A
What follows proves a challenge even to such 3m, 5f, with doubling
fun-filled musical, based on the popular book
seasoned storytellers as the gods themselves Unit set
series, celebrating individuality, brothers working
as they vainly attempt to re-write history The People vs. Mona revolves together, and the most disgusting plant food
with only the help of Orvin, the unlikeliest, around Mona Mae Katt, who ever! Based on the book by Nancy MacArthur.
most reluctant of last-minute replacement is accused of murdering her “FOUR STARS! Just as successful children’s shows
champions. husband on their wedding once spawned junior versions of themselves so,
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental night. The resulting trial perhaps, are musical-theater favorites ready for
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application brings out the worst and the their own era of kid-size knockoffs...Iconis can be
funniest of the citizens in the proud of the bouncy pop tunes and clever
tiny town of Tippo in this love rhymes he has devised for this occasion: It’s a
story, murder mystery, rock-’em–sock-’em little score!” –Time Out New
courtroom shenanigans, York. “Joe Iconis has created a musically exuberant
fate-of-a-small-town-hinging-on-the-verdict score and playful lyrics ... this new “family rock”
musical. For professional companies: seven musical has silly charm to spare!” –Curtain Up.
actor/singers play all the roles in a multicultural FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
cast, accompanied by three onstage musicians. fees, and terms will be quoted upon application.
For high schools, colleges, and community
Musicals
Polyester Return of Halley’s Comet‚ The ReWrite

#29289 $8.95 #29025 $9.95 #29195 $8.95
ISBN 978-0-573-69827-9 ISBN 978-0-573-67045-9 ISBN 978-0-573-69753-1
Book by Phil Olson Andrea Green Joe Iconis
Music by Wayland Pickard TYA/Children’s Theatre Comedy
Lyrics by Phil Olson and Wayland Pickard
30+ characters, flexible casting 3m, 3f
Comedy
3m, 2f In the year 1910, a friendship ReWrite, a musical comedy
The Return of was born in the town of triple feature is comprised of
The story of The Synchronistics,
Halley’s Comet Centuryville, between three wild musicals that
an over-the-hill, ABBA
wannabe group that re-unites
A Musical non-verbal, bizarre-looking connect in surprising and
By Andrea Green
after 20 years to perform at a aliens, “Halien” beings, and a dangerous ways. Nelson
public access TV Telethon. It young girl, Jenny Pontillo. Rocks! is a pop/rock show
was 1979, and The Synchronis- Seventy-five years later, the about a young dude who
Haliens return, looking for needs to fix his life before the
SAMUEL FRENCH
tics were big. Johnny Carson

big. Their hit single, “Better their friend. Prejudice and intolerance, in the ‘You better get to class’ bell
Together” rose to #2 on the town, promoted by Mayor Maggie Banks, forces rings. Populated by adoles-
Billboard Charts. Then the capture of the Haliens, with plans to sell cents, the show throbs and pulses along a
something terrible happened that drove the them to the circus. Maggie’s daughter Nelly, the locker-filled hallway, barreling towards its
group apart. And now, twenty years later, they’re Professor and others, try to “find a way” to inevitable showdown. Miss Marzipan is a dizzy
back together to perform at the WKLN public understand and communicate with the Haliens. musical about the life changing preparation
access TV Telethon. Will they overcome their They come to believe the Haliens are peaceful that goes into a high stakes dinner party. In
differences, act professionally, and help save and acutely sensitive to human feelings. The this heightened look at the suburban experi-
WKLN from going under? Probably not. But, you courtroom trial unfolds, revealing the mystery ence, a little bit of blood is spilt, but nothing
never know what to expect when this dysfunc- of the Haliens, who eventually return to the sky, that some kitchen towels can’t clean up. The
tional group gets together...one last time! It’s transforming the town of Centuryville, Process deals with a writer. With a deadline. As
Mamma Mia meets Spinal Tap! Featuring 16 “positively”, forever. the Dunkin Donuts fills with the voices in his
original 70’s songs including, “The Funk Train,” and head, the writer must conquer his writer’s block
“Bump Your Booty Rump.” “Be sure to check out and finish his musical. The Dunkin Donuts
this toe-tapping, hilarious journey back to your counter lady acts as our guide through this
application.
‘Dancing Queen’ days!...This show will take you passionate look into one man’s writing process.
“A time-warping Long Island comedy...with
back to the 70’s, and you’ll hardly be able to
control your urge to get up on stage and do ‘The
Reunion: A Musical Epic in Minature improbably catchy songs like a middle-aged
#20585 $8.95 woman’s hilarious ode to marzipan (the only
Funk Train!’” –Actors Entertainment. “Audience
ISBN 978-0-573-66359-8 thing she can cook) and a short libretto full of
members laughed uncontrollably throughout!…
Book by Jack Kyrieleison bull’s-eye jokes, the tremendously talented
Energetically entertaining!…A rollicking good
Story by Jack Kyrieleison and Ron Holgate songwriter’s show has less in common with
time!” –The Tolucan Times.
Traditional music adapted by neighboring musicals and more with a pop
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Michael O’Flaherty concept album like Ben Folds Five’s “The
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application. Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner,”
Historical Drama
4m, 2f, plus extras ReWrite is unstoppable.” –Variety. “Mr. Iconis has
Railway Children‚ The A moving musical narrative of
not caught a bad case of ordinariness...he’s still
#20712 $9.95 as loopy as his reputation suggests...Iconis isn’t
the Civil War, told in the
ISBN 978-0-573-18032-3 indulging in mere looniness for looniness’s
words of the very diverse
Book and Lyrics by Julian Woolford sake. He expertly lays the groundwork for two
men and women who sided
Music by Richard John perfect jokes, which land late in the piece to
Book by
Jack Kyrieleison
with the Union. Presented as

Story by
Drama
Jack Kyrieleison
and Ron Holgate showstopping effect.”–The New York Times.
a musical entertainment
Traditional Music Arranged by
Michael O’Flaherty
“ReWrite is a bitchin’ triptych of one-act pop/
5m, 5f, plus large mixed cast of children and years after the events by the
rock musicals. Iconis has a reservoir of
adults. rag-tag company of actor
emotions from which to draw and an iconoclas-
Simple set Harry Hawk, the man who
SAMUEL FRENCH
tic voice with which to channel them...what
Based on the novel by E. stood alone on stage when
these misbegotten misfits discover about
Nesbit. This well-loved tale of Lincoln was shot by Booth. “Reunion could
themselves is equally macabre and wonderful.”
the three Victorian children easily have become a precious little artifact, a
–New York Press.
sent to live in the countryside museum piece in miniature. Instead it became
a small packed theater of war, a series of FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
with their mother after their
strategic encounters of history, minstrelsy and fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
father has been disgraced for
supposedly betraying his melodrama; of music as entertainment,
country’s secrets is brought catharsis and patriotic gore; of a small band of
vividly to life in this new players and a vast national enterprise. Reunion
adaptation, losing nothing of should be seen across the country.” -The New
the original spirit of humor, tension, adventure York Times. “A remarkable musical production.
and the final triumph of good over evil. The The show is remarkable for its unique historical
addition of songs to the action helps to authenticity. Unlike so many mindless
highlight in particular Bobbie’s rite of passage Broadway historical pageants, Reunion’s words
to adulthood from “Christmas Is Here!” and come from the actual speeches, quotations,
“Posh Talk” to “Nothing to Fear” and “Nearly military orders, letters and tear-stained diaries
Autumn”. of the figures being portrayed. And it’s woven
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental into a powerful whole that leaves no one
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application dry-eyed. This musical deserves to travel the
country the rest of this nation’s days.” -Chicago
Tribune.

Musicals
Robin Hood and dreams, from Tonya’s love of her idol “Fay Secret Garden - Spring Version, The
Wray” to Alexis’ advice that “Everybody Starts at
#20135 $9.95 #29200 $8.95
the Bottom” to DeeDee’s secrets of Scream
ISBN 978-0-573-05063-3 ISBN 978-0-573-69759-3
Queen longevity: “Don’t Open That Door.”
David Wood Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
British screen veteran Nadine savors her joy of
and Dave and Toni Arthur Music by Lucy Simon
being “Still In Demand” while Bianca celebrates
Play with Music Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
the lifetime achievements of “Roger Corman”
Drama, TYA/Children’s Theatre
14 characters and Richelle laments her own elusive “Happy
Bare Stage Endings.” They also screen original clips from 8m, 7f, 1f child, 1m child, Readers (chorus) as
This is a series of playlets which tell the various their direct-to-video “scary movie” spoofs such many as you want
well-known tales of Robin Hood. The possi- as “Revenge of the Psycho Bimbos” and “Malibu Unit set
bilities for presenting the play are numerous Vampire Vixens,” all hoping to attract the The long-awaited new
open stage, promenade, open air as well as attention of a popular young horror film 70-minute version of the
on a proscenium stage. There is a basic cast of director lurking in the audience. The Scream beloved musical is as
fourteen, but the authors envisage produc- Queens will have you convulsed with laughter beautiful and spirited as the
tions in which large numbers of local people and begging for the inevitable sequel. “A sassy original in just half the
take part, emphasizing the basic concept of the musical revue; an affectionate funny tribute... time. Adapted by Marsha
play which is that of a musical celebration by a with something for everyone.” –Los Angeles Norman from her Tony®-
whole community. Times. “Campy and full of shtick, affection and award winning book, it tells
FEE: $75 per performance great fun!” –Hollywood Reporter. “Scream the story of Mary Lennox,
Queens may leave you cheering. An infectiously orphaned in India, who
returns to Yorkshire to live with an embittered,
Sail Away high-spirited homage.” –Los Angeles Daily. News.
“With an almost Rocky Horror Show-like reclusive uncle and his invalid son. On the
#21515 $9.95 estate, she discovers a locked garden filled with
presentation, complete with out-of-this world
ISBN 978-0-573-69754-8 magic, a boy who talks to birds, and a cousin
musical numbers and crazy costumes, Scream
Noël Coward she brings back to health by putting him to
Queens keeps the audience laughing, cheering
Comedy and clapping.” –UCLA Daily Bruin. “Wonderful! work in the garden. The original chorus of
9m, 7f Just loved it! Had the best time. They showed ghosts has been replaced with a chorus of
The Noël Coward musical, Sail Away, tells the the sad side of the business as well as the Readers, who sit onstage and watch the
story of a romantic love-affair aboard a cruise happy side.”–Linnea Quigley, actual Scream musical unfold before their eyes, singing in
ship, with all the classic wit and charm of Queen. most scenes, and even participating as desired
Broadway’s golden era. Recent divorcee Mimi FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental in the storm scene at the end of the first act,
Paragon is stuck serving tourists as one of the fees, and terms will be quoted upon application and the frolic in the Night Garden. Lucy
ship’s hostesses when she is drawn to the much Simon’s music, some of the most beautiful ever
written for Broadway, has made this tale of
younger and strikingly handsome Johnny Van Secret Garden, The regeneration a favorite for almost 20 years. This
Mier. Complicating their relationship is a host #21644 $8.50
of eccentric and hilarious cruise ship characters new Spring version promises to be a treasure
ISBN 978-0-573-69361-8 for children and adults.
from cynical and quirky Sweeney couple, to Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Johnny’s dominating and diva-like mother, Mrs. Music by Lucy Simon FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
Van Mier, to the wacky novelist Spencer Bollard, Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
and his wide-eyed niece Nancy. The dialogue 12m, 10f, 1 girl, doubling possible
is peppered with classic Coward witticisms Multiple sets Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
throughout, and the music is composed in the Winner! 3 Tony® Awards! #20842 $8.50
classic Broadway tradition. An enchanting tour- This enchanting classic of children’s literature is ISBN 978-0-573-63373-7
de-farce for theatre groups and musical lovers reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Written by Connie Ray
alike, Sail Away is a journey you will not forget! Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Conceived by Alan Bailey
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental Prize-winning playwright of ‘Night Mother. Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Orphaned in India, 11 year-old Mary Lennox Dramatic Comedy
returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, 4m, 3f
Scream Queens - The Musical reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Unit set
#29039 $9.95 Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic
It’s October, 1945, and the gospel-singing
ISBN 978-0-573-69634-3 garden which beckons the children with haunt-
Sanders Family is back together again. The war
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Scott Martin ing melodies and the “Dreamers”, spirits from
is over and America’s years of prosperity are
Comedy Mary’s past who guide her through her new life,
just beginning. But there’s another kind of rite
dramatizing The Secret Garden’s compelling tale
6f of passage at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church,
of forgiveness and renewal. “Elegant, entranc-
”They sing— they dance— where Reverent Mervin Oglethorpe is giving
ing...The best American musical of the Broadway
they die!” A hotel ballroom, his last service. He’s been called to preach in
season.”-Time “A splendid, intelligent musical...It’s
1998, and six voluptuous Texas, and he’s already bought a ten-gallon hat
all you can hope for in children’s theatre. But the
B-movie “Scream Queens” and is preparing to ride into the sunset with
best surprise is that this show is the most adult
revive their fading acting his wife June, who is eight months pregnant.
new musical of the season.”- USA Today “A many
careers by presenting a Tomorrow morning, young Dennis Sanders
splendored children’s fable that neither cloys or
musical revue for their fans at takes over as Mount Pleasant’s pastor. Join the
loses grip on its unique spell.”-Newsday “Revels in
a science fiction and horror Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June
theatrical imagination [and] achieves the irresist-
film convention. From young off in style, with hilarious and touching stories
ible appeal that moves audiences to standing
newbie to seasoned grand and twenty-five toe-tapping Bluegrass Gospel
ovations.”-Christian Science Monitor
dame, the Queens strut their stuff in song and favorites.
dance to prove “I Got All of the Talent I Need.” fees, and terms will be quoted upon application FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
For 90 minutes of hilarious musical mayhem, fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
they take the audience into the world of
no-budget movies with awful scripts, fake
monsters and gooey “Special FX.” They even
involve the audience in a screaming contest
and zombie talent search. As each Queen
reveals her personal story, we share their hopes
Musicals
Starmites ity of Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings, Narnia, Star middle school level kids. Shows appropriate for
Wars, and Star Trek all wrapped up in Boy-Band, this age are difficult to come by. Starmites gave us
#21340 $8.50
Girl-Band musical language, for student actors. the flexibility to have over 200 kids either in or
ISBN 978-0-573-69122-5
The simplified harmonies will work for students involved in the show. We turned the whole school
Music and Lyrics by Barry Keating
without tampering with the special charm of the into Starmites. The kids loved the music, and were
Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross
Starmites score. An accompaniment CD of the enable to perform it. The whole production was
Comedy tire score of Starmites (minus vocals) including all extremely successful.” - Pat Volkmer, Saxton
6m, 6f, plus 2 droids reprises, background music, sound effects, curtain Middle School, Patchogue, NY
Now a newly updated call music, etc. is available for your school’s use. FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
version. Dreaming her way It is gorgeously scored with live and electronic fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
into a comic book adventure in instruments. There are optional keys and notes
Innerspace, Eleanor saves the for student singers who might not be ready for Starmites Pro
galaxy in this zingy rock the Broadway version. The Story: Dreaming her #29692 $$8.95
musical. It is Eleanor, way into a comic book adventure in Innerspace, ISBN
Spacepunk, the Starmites and Eleanor saves the galaxy in this zingy rock musi- Music and Lyrics by Barry Keating
the lizard man against the evil cal. It is Eleanor, Spacepunk, the Starmites and Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross
Banshees (weird women with the lizard man against the evil Banshees (weird
dangerous hair-dos) lead by 5m, 6f, with doubling
women with dangerous hair-dos) led by Diva and
Diva and Shak Graa. Diva’s entrance song, “Hard to Starmites Pro is a crowd-pleas-
Shak Graa. Diva’s entrance song, “Hard to Be Diva,”
Be Diva”, is a guaranteed show stopper. Every ing family musical that can be
is a guaranteed show stopper. Every space age
space age possibility for light hearted thrills is produced with a cast of 11,
possibility for light hearted thrills is thoroughly
thoroughly exploited to delight fun loving comic and a musical ensemble of 5. It
exploited to delight fun loving comic book fans.
book fans. The Story: Shy teenager Eleanor has is a Sci-fi Fantasy show with a
“You do not need to be a science-fiction buff to
built a fantasy world around the sci-fi comic big heart and big laughs. It is designed to be
enjoy Starmites. The only prerequisite is that you
books she collects. To the distress of her mother, performed with imagination and wit—rather
be, or once were, young.” -The New York Times. “It’s
she has learned to avoid the pains of growing up than with huge sets and special effects. Starmites
as if Starmites were designed for high school or
by escaping into fantasy, imagining herself to be has been recently been carefully and lovingly
college groups. Our audience went nuts for the
an unrecognized superhero. When she is “upgraded” by authors Barry Keating and Stuart
show! It was our best selling show ever! Starmites
mysteriously thrust into the Website World of her Ross (Forever Plaid.) An accompaniment CD of the
was very adaptable to our needs. There were so
favorite comic book, Eleanor is drawn into the entire score of Starmites (minus vocals) including
many fun things I could do creatively. We de-
conflict between Shak Graa, Arch-Creep of Chaos, all reprises, background music, sound effects,
signed the set so it had ramps, and I had a great
and the Starmites, guardian angels of Innerspace. curtain call music, etc. is available for use. It is
chase scene with the Banshees on roller skates
She turns out to be the legendary Milady, teen gorgeously scored with live and electronic
and the Starmites on skateboards! I still have
superhero who must lead the Mites on their instruments. “You do not need to be a science-
people coming up to me months after the show’s
Quest to save the Galaxy. Standing in her way are fiction buff to enjoy Starmites. The only prerequi-
run, telling me how much they loved Starmites.” -
a colorful assortment of Bowie-esque villains site is that you be, or once were, young. Starmites
Jerry O’ Connor - Roncalli H.S
including the delightfully flamboyant Diva, is about how people discover self-confidence and
Queen of Innerspace and her Banshee warriors build self esteem. It is also about individuals
- Destiny’s Childish sirens with a ravenous hunger discovering the centers of their beings, so they
can grasp what is important and what is
for Boy Bands. With the help of hip-hop Starmites Lite superficial. In short, Starmites is a living cartoon
heartthrob Space Punk, Eleanor learns to own up #29266 $8.95
to the inner power she has always denied, about growing up that should appeal to children
ISBN of all ages.” - Leah D. Frank, The New York Times.
defeating her foes and conquering the evil force Music and Lyrics by Barry Keating
of the “Cruelty.” Eleanor’s quest is told through a “[An] unassuming futuristic rock musical, with
Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross sweet lessons about the awkwardness of growing
bold blend of contemporary musical styles: Young Audience
Hip-Hop, Boy Band, Girl Group, Gospel, traditional up”- New York Newsday. “First there was Star Trek.
6m, 8f, expandable cast or doubling possible Then there was Star Wars. Now…there is
Broadway, and Rap. “A space age Peter Pan!... Starmites Lite is specially
Assets include Mr. Keating’s eclectic pop rock Starmites, which is certainly the mite-iest of the
designed for Middle School three intergalactic epics, a vest pocket musical
score, which occasionally pauses for a sweet and Grade School groups.
ballad or gospel number between the hard nebulae of cheerful nuttiness. Starmites might
This one act version has a appeal to a constellation of space-trippers, adults
driving 60’s style melodies....A light hearted space playing time of approximately
flight.” –The New York Times. “Wonderful as well as children…To its credit, Starmites never
one hour and twenty five minutes. The original takes itself too seriously and is always tongue in
entertainment for the young and the young at creators have adjusted the story line and musical
heart.”– WNBC TV. “The score is irresistible.” –ABC cheek. It remains a light-hearted space flight.”
numbers so that theatre beginners can partici- - Mel Gussow, The New York Times.
Radio. “A campy adventure aimed at the latent pate in this wonderful show too. The text has
teenager in all of us.” —Christian Science Monitor. FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental
been streamlined and upgraded for maximum fees, and terms will be quoted upon application
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fun and clarity for today’s audiences, young and
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application old. This show is designed with students in
mind—contemporary songs, funny dialogue, and
Starmites High School real heart and soul to the story. Also a great “back
#29246 $8.95 story” that can compete with the complexity of
ISBN Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings, Narnia, Star Wars,
Music and Lyrics by Barry Keating and Star Trek all wrapped up in Boy-Band,
Book by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross Girl-Band musical language, simplified for kids.
6m, 8f, expandable cast or doubling possible The simplified harmonies will work for children
Starmites HS is specially with limited experience without tampering with
designed for High School the special charm of the Starmites score. An
groups. The original creators accompaniment CD of the entire score of
have streamlined and up- Starmites (minus vocals) including all reprises,
graded the text for maximum background music, sound effects, curtain call
fun and clarity for today’s audiences, young music, etc. is available for your school’s use. It is
and old. This show is designed with students in gorgeously scored with live and electronic
mind—contemporary songs, funny dialogue, instruments. There are optional keys and notes for
and real heart and soul to the story. Also a great student singers who might not be ready for the
“back story” that can compete with the complex- big notes yet. “Starmites is a great show for
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Musicals
Storyville Tale of Two Cities‚ the Musical‚ A Too Old for the Chorus, but Not Too Old to
#20899 $8.50 #29061 $9.95 be a Star
ISBN 978-0-573-63344-7 ISBN 978-0-573-69689-3 #29714 $8.95
Music and Lyrics by Mildred Kayden Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jill Santoriello ISBN 978-0-573-60045-6
Book by Ed Bullins Drama Mark Winkler, Marie Cain,
Drama 12m, 5f, plus ensemble, doubling of certain and Shelly Markham
6m, 6f, plus ensemble roles possible, as few as 18 total actors includ- Revue
Unit set ing an ensemble of 8. 3m, 2f
Set in New Orleans, 1917, a story of love and Outer Critics Circle Award Too Old for the Chorus is a smart, funny musical
jazz music. It follows how a notorious prize Nominee— Outstanding revue about men and women who find them-
fight sent the musicians, bands and entertain- New Broadway Musical. A selves suddenly 50! Set in their neighborhood
ers “rollin’ up the river” to St. Louis, Chicago Tale of Two Cities, the Musical retro coffee shop, five characters express in 18
and gave America’s gift to the world - JAZZ! is the recounting of one of musical numbers the gamut of their frustra-
“Storyville rocked its audience...the music the most electrifying love tions and joys – from troublesome relations
and lyrics are sensitive, satirical, spirited and stories ever written told with still demanding parents and cutting edge
strong.” –Los Angeles Times. “Storyville’s music against the backdrop of one technology to finding delight in second careers
soars. What we have here is something of a of the most terrifying eras in (and second chances), getting smarter, and
jazz operetta, packed solidly with a score, lyrics human history. The musical finally knowing that “Age is just a Number.”
and a bang up cast of artists, all to die for.”– encompasses unconscionable conspiracies, The title celebrates life, finding fulfillment and
Entertainment News and Views. life-threatening schemes, countless betrayals, being appreciated for exactly who you are – all
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental secret designs, complete political upheaval, while getting a senior discount. “The show hits
fees, and terms will be quoted upon application pre-meditated mass murder, mob violence, a marketing sweet spot. It plays to the vast
survival against inhuman odds, unconditional baby boom generation...but its appeal isn’t
Sweet Smell of Success love, unrequited love, indescribable love, limited to that audience. As with Avenue Q, the
topics here are universal...Time and again, ache
heroic courage, breathless bravery, and human
#21967 $8.50
sacrifice. “A Broadway must see! Everything is gives way to good humor and renewed deter-
ISBN 978-0-573-63356-0
here to stir the soul—young love, purity, mination...you’ll leave rethinking 50 as 27, with
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
vengeance, villainy, valor—all played out 23 years of experience.” –The Los Angeles Times.
Lyrics by Craig Carnelia
against that historic revolution.” –The “Uproarious! Show Biz bliss!” –San Diego Union
Book by John Guare
Connecticut Post. “A rousing score and the Tribune. “Musical theatre doesn’t get much
Dramatic Comedy story’s noble sacrifice, beautifully realized by better than this. With literate lyrics that rival
18m, 9f, plus extras Jill Santoriello, doesn’t leave a dry eye in the Cole Porter and Noel Coward.” –Get Up and Go.
Based on the novel by Ernest Lehman and house.” –HuffingtonPost.com. “A tremendous, “A little show with a big heart…The numbers
the MGM/United Artists motion picture. 2002 magnificent, grand new musical!” – WMNR FM. reverberate with wit and humanity” –LA Weekly.
Drama Desk Award Nominee as Outstanding FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental “…a smart, funny and sometimes touching
Musical, 2002 Tony® Award Nomination for Best fees, and terms will be quoted upon application exploration of the challenges and joys of
Book of a Musical. It’s New York, 1952. Welcome aging.” –San Diego.com. “Baby Boomers will find
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gone beyond slavish adaptation while retaining Dragon and Custard the Dragon
many of the Hunseckerisms that fans of the film and the Wicked Knight by
love to quote.” –Curtain Up. Ogden Nash. Join Custard the
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reduced to tears and laughter within the same
Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores Music by David Pomeranz
breath.” –Daily Variety.
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A boy named Samuel is tired
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she could be just a regular 7m, 4f plus ensemble space. The story progresses in the days before
lady, the two arrange a swap. Various simple settings Christmas and has a universal theme - how the
Samuel becomes the new Property lawyer Steven Tancred is disillusioned love of a child is sometimes enough to melt
Tooth Fairy, and the Tooth Fairy heads off to with Monday morning meetings and evicting even the hardest of human hearts. This charm-
make her way in New York City. Soon Samuel is little old ladies from their homes. He senses ing family-friendly musical is full of style and
zipping around the night sky, revolutionizing that there must be more to life than lawsuits good values. “Heartwarming”–The New York
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Samuel, tempted by a scheming Local regresses to a previous existence in 1920s
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with the notorious Bugs Moran. Steven is deter-
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too. But can it be that simple? A (Tooth) Fairy When Steven reads in an old newspaper that Comedy
Tale is a musical comedy filled with fairy dust, Johnny and Ruby were killed in the Valentine’s
5m, 5f, doubling possible
bright shiny quarters, and maybe just a small Day Massacre of February 1929, he is deter-
Interior
molar — sorry, moral — about being true to mined to save them. True love might conquer
all, but can it rewrite history? A riotous time- A jubilant cast of children
who you really are.
travelling adventure, Twice In A Lifetime offers a celebrate the controversial
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental religion in uplifting pag-
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as it switches between modern day London and eantry and song. The actual
1920s ragtime Chicago. teachings of The Church of
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1m, 3f by Douglas Rees e-meter (or electropsychometer), used to
Young audience
Willi is the trailer trash monitor the human psyche, which is demon-
housewife of the title, not 3m, 3f strated by stick puppets. Grade school children,
necessarily of her own With help from Uncle Pirate and his faithful portraying Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley, John
volition. Her abusive husband talking penguin, maybe, just maybe, Wilson Travolta, and other less starry Scientologists,
won’t let her get a job, one of can survive the fourth grade. Wilson is just your brings the controversial Church of Scientology
her children is dead, and the average kid. Then one day he finds out his uncle to jubilant life in story and song.
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next door, worries about her constantly, always distress theatergoers under 12, this diverting
concerned that Willi’s husband will end up and often funny musical’s ideal audience…
killing her. A new woman comes to live in the Theatergoers at a recent performance particu-
trailer park and ends up having an affair with larly enjoyed a classroom duel in which Uncle
Willi’s husband. When she finds out, Willi Pirate bravely wields first a pointer, then a ruler
decides to get a job at the local Wal-Mart (a first and finally a book. Education, it seems, really is
step on the way to liberating herself from him). the way to win life’s battles.” –New York Times.
Her husband will have none of it, and quoting “There’s a talking penguin and plenty of ‘arrrs!’
the bible about how a wife is supposed to obey for the young’uns, while elementary schoolers
her husband, threatens all three women with a and their parents will appreciate the sarcas-
gun, and then beats Willi to within an inch of tic dialogue and clever songs…a whimsical
her life. She recovers enough to finally shoot adaptation of the eponymous kids book is Jolly
him, releasing her from the torment that she’d Roger fun.” –Time Out New York.
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Wedekind Cabaret‚ The Wild Dust: The Musical resurgence and The Wildest!!! is the ticket.” –Los
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can be a hit on Broadway, so can The Wildest!!!“
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–The Desert Sun. “A scintillating, exciting and
Mason, and Peter Winkler Lyrics by Flip Kobler
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ment was produced at The delighting audiences for swingin’ out of the theater!” –New Times.
Ballroom in New York City in years. And now, the original “Outrageous! The audience went wild— It’s
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Wedekind’s lyrics have been 1887 and a dust storm is about to hit the town
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fascinating.” For the Wedekind renaissance of worst dust storm in a decade was about to hit Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls
the 21st century Eric Bentley has re-arranged the town, and all the men had gone to drive the
COMEDY
the material and added to it. The piece now horses and cattle to safer shelter to ride out the
consists of two cabaret programs which could storm. That left the women of town to fend for 11 principals plus various small parts, singers
be performed together in one long evening or themselves in the only building strong enough and dancers
separately. The first program is framed by two to withstand the pounding sand — the town Multiple sets
Bentley ballads telling the stories of Spring’s brothel. So four “fallen ladies” and three “ladies The musical version of The Wonderful Wizard
Awakening and The First Lulu, respectively. of the town” are thrown together for the next of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy’s adventures
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neither of them ever before presented on an themselves. It’s a comic romp with lots of a new fantasy for today — mysterious, opulent
American (or any other) stage. Within this slamming doors, mistaken identities, and one and fanciful. “Radiates so much energy you can
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Yo Ho Ho: A Pirate’s Christmas
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Music and Lyrics by James J. Mellon
ISBN 978-0-571-21508-9 Comedy and Scott DeTurk
Alan Ayckbourn
4m, 4f, flexible casting Holiday
Music by Denis King
Unit set 2m, 2f, plus 7 m/f, 3 f children, 1 m/f child
5m, 4f, 9 to 26 characters, doubling possible
Beginning in 1886, this historical-futuristic This exciting new musical features nearly 40 It’s up to a little seven year-old girl named
musical finds Emily’s good Uncle Martin tunes performed on stage with a live band, Eve to save Christmas for everyone! What will
inventing a time-machine that wicked Uncle including “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Just become of Christmas when Santa Claus and the
Lucas wants to get his hands on. So Emily must a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody,” “That Old Black citizens of the North Pole are kidnapped by a
journey to the end of time to ensure evil does Magic,” “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and “I Wish You Love.” bunch of directionally challenged pirates? This
not prevail. Emily picks up three travelling Louis Prima and Keely Smith’s musical sounds wondrous musical is destined to become a holi-
companions from various eras (1940, 2010) and style defined an era that has transcended day tradition for you and your entire family.”Yo
along the way — a chipper Cockney, a sensitive generations and has become timeless in its Ho Ho! A Pirate’s Christmas is old-fashioned
android and a friendly Yeti. With the charming appeal. The Wildest!!! arrives at a moment jolly fun tweaked with a sense of adventure!” –
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as ‘Hiding’, ‘Whenever’ and ‘The End of Time’ Frank Sinatra and other Las Vegas icons are with something appealing for every age group.
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The Secret Garden
Spring Version
Book and Lyrics by
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Music by
Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
8m, 7f, 1f child, 1m child

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regeneration a favorite for almost 20 years.
This new “Spring Version” promises to be a treasure for children and adults.
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After 40 years of no communication, Rose Cooley has the Fairy Godmother turned Cinderella into Unit set
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ISBN 978-0-573-69729-6 Is it true what they say about “The Luck of the feather has started talking to her, and it isn’t happy
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Multiple sets to find out! Jack was never thought to be brave But, when Ruth’s teacher suggests she get help at
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BY KRISTIN WALTER shoemaker of Grimmsville, makes who were very much favored by their father. But feather both find a spiritual home.
shoes that are miserably Jack finds his own strengths as he opens his eyes
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and ears to those around him. When a Wise Old
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in the woods pondering her family’s fate, Shannon 3m, 5f
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little ones.” –Tribeca Tribune.
family, Shannon tries the chant. Her words beckon economic hardship. Tom Woolwine, who entered
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In the kingdom of Middlefield,
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there is a tradition. On a princess’
NYTheatre.com. “Walter is a clever playwright. She talking about every funeral home from here to the
sixteenth birthday, she is tied to a
masterfully writes one line for the children to moon. Now, in the old days, folks didn’t go to any
rock, kidnapped by a dragon,
enjoy and follows it up with a quick-witted one such. No, a neighboring friend with good feeling
rescued by a prince and lives
that seems to nudge the parent in the rib.” –Off-Off
by Kristin Walter
towards you would come and begin to work on
happily ever after. But what
Adapted from the story by
the body of your loved one and...” ...Then, the

Edith Nesbit
Broadway Review. happens when the prince is too
FEE: $60 per performance human comedy begins.
afraid to fight, the princess wants
BAKER’S PLAYS
to do the rescuing by herself, and

Further Adventures of Nick Tickle, Fairy the dragon is nowhere to be found? Adapted from
Tale Detective, The the story by Edith Nesbit, The Last of the Dragons
#2012-B $6.50 tells a tale of bravery, intelligence and unexpected
ISBN 978-0-87440-232-2 friendship. “Ms. Walter’s script adheres closely to
Steph DeFerie Ms. Nesbit’s story while injecting some contempo-
Comedy, TYA/children’s Theatre rary humor.” –The New York Times. “Walter’s script
6 characters, cast expansion up to 17 possible features cute, funny dialogue...” –Off-Off Broadway
Simple set Review.
Everyone’s favorite gumshoe is back with another FEE: $60 per performance
thrilling adventure! Old Granny Possum is enter-
taining 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
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Copies advice. Kristin helps Daniel, Michael’s younger Good, Old Fashioned, Redneck Country
brother to stop his bad (and dangerous) habit
#2031-B $6.50
of closing his eyes when he dances. Laura is the Christmas‚ A
ISBN 978-0-87440-392-3 #1813-B $6.50
dance teacher who tries unsuccessfully to talk to
Brad Slaight ISBN 978-0-87440-219-3
Kristin about her eating disorder. Ultimately, these
Dramatic Comedy, Jr. High/High School experiences and Birdy’s guidance help Kristin Kristine Bauske
2m, 6f to examine her life and make her final decision Holiday Comedy, Community Theatre
At an orientation camp for new teenage clones, whether to live or die. 5m, 4f
teens are sent to “Camp I.M.U.” fresh from the FEE: $60 per performance Multiple sets
lab to make a transition into the world of the Lou’s Diner is the friendliest place
“Originals” who have ordered them made. The
newest “Copy” (a word they prefer to “clone”)
Father’s Secret‚ A in the south, but this Christmas
#1678-B $6.50 Eve, Lou and the girls are
to arrive is a very bright and positive teenager steamed. Lou’s husband, Bill, and
ISBN 978-0-87440-090-8
named Michael who soon realizes what the other his pals Dave and Jimmy have
Alexandra Dennett
copies in his cottage have known for awhile— taken off for a day of hunting in
that their stay at the camp is much longer than Drama
the mountains. Dave is married to
they had thought. Michael befriends a rebellious 6m, 2f
one of Lou’s waitresses while
Copy named Melissa, who does not get along with What if your entire world is taken away from you, Jimmy is trying to avoid marriage
her Original and refuses to change her attitude twice? Paige was seven when her parents died in to the other. Seems they want to avoid family
in order to please her. She informs Michael, and a car accident, and ever since then one of their issues by getting out of town for the day. With the
the other Copies, that she is going to escape from friends, Eddie, has taken care of her. He’s a strict warm-hearted women hard at work in the diner
the camp and fight for what she calls “copy rights”. guardian, but she has an active life and good on Christmas Eve and the men staunchly avoiding
This is a story right out of tomorrow’s headlines. friends and generally enjoys a rather stable and the traditional holiday setting back home, we get
Not good at math? Have a clone of yourself made happy existence. Then one day, eight years after to witness each group’s perspective of the other
from your own DNA, but gifted in math to do your Eddie took her to live with him, the police barge through the eyes of a stranded truck driver named
problems for you. Need a spare part for the future? in and arrest him for kidnapping her. They inform Bob. Whoever said, “Men are from Mars, and
Your clone is a walking talking parts store. Copies her that her parents weren’t dead when he took Women are from Venus” must have met this crew!
explores the heart and soul of clones, bred specifi- her away, and that her father is still alive. But Eddie When Mary Sue, the pregnant and poignant
cally to do all those things you don’t want to do. has been her sole parent, and a good one, for the stranger gets lost in the woods and ends up
FEE: $60 per performance majority of her young life and Paige resists the having her baby in a cow shed in the middle of a
ever-growing realization that the man she trusts blizzard, the red-neck boys become the most
Epitaph most is not who she thought he was. Winner of unlikely Wise Men at the Nativity you ever saw!
the 2007 Baker’s Plays High School Playwriting Bob is there to witness it all and give us the
#2049-B $8.95
Competition. narrative of their adventure. The first miracle of
ISBN 978-0-87440-236-0
George Cameron Grant FEE: $60 per performance Christmas blesses everyone in this tender comedy,
Drama/Fantasy, Community Theatre and with simplicity and grace, gently reminds the
7m, 2f Freedom Fires audience of the real reason for the season!
Simple set #1848-B $9.95 Blending a healthy dollop of southern comedy
Returning to the unmarked grave ISBN 978-0-87440-193-6 with a pinch of O. Henry’s Gift of the Magi, A Good,
of his long-deceased father, Lucile McIntyre Old Fashioned, Redneck Country Christmas is
Winston is determined to finally Drama, High School/Community Theatre overflowing with infectious high spirits! Laughs
have carved into stone what he 4m, 3f, plus extras and flexible casting abound! “A holiday-delicious good time!”—Mike
could never put into words. Unit set Reimann, Author. “Good, old fashioned entertain-
There he’s met by C, a surpris- ment for the entire family.”—Ken Eulo, Broadway
Jesse’s leadership in Iraq began with her standing Writer/Producer/Director. “Absolutely charming,
ingly young, beautiful, and very
up to bullies in grade school. The same tough- delightful and entertaining. A funny, sensitive,
female mason, who helps him
ness that forced Jesse to defeat bullies early in gentle, highly respectful retelling of the greatest
discover that before anyone can
life appears again on a battlefield far from home. story ever told and well worth seeing again and
sum up a life, they first have to look at that life, and
Courage, beliefs, fear, and love of mankind are again.”—Gersh Morningstar, The Florida Blue Sheet.
their own, honestly.
all called into play. The gritty American soldiers
of past wars also fight for Jesse’s survival in these
moments when Jessie may live or die. The same
respect for preparation that brought Jesse a full
Eyes Wide Open college scholarship for softball earlier has brought
#2005-B $6.50 her fellow soldiers the ability to assist in miracles
ISBN 978-0-87440-398-5 in an unforeseen place. Teamwork, inner strength,
Jennifer Kirkeby and determination propel this powerful glimpse
Drama, Jr. High/High School of heroism. With a playing time that allows inclu-
2m, 5f sion in major high school and community play
Simple set competitions, powerful monologues for males
Eyes Wide Open is a touching and informative play and females, easy set and props, this script can
about Kristin, a 16 year-old girl who suffers from bring out the best in actors and in audiences.
anorexia and bulimia. Written by a woman who FEE: $60 per performance
has experienced eating disorders first hand, the
story begins after Kristin faints in her dance class.
Kristin finds herself in a hospital room where she
is met by the spirit of her grandmother, Birdy.
Birdy, who is seen only by Kristin, gently guides
her granddaughter through moments of her life.
As they revisit the dance studio, Kristin relives
both joyful and unhappy experiences with her
best friend, Amber. Michael, the boy who Kristin
has a crush on, helps her to learn the dance steps.
We meet Julia, an obnoxious student who loves to
show her “creative” dances and give others fashion
B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Full Length Plays 7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s
Granny and the Gorilla In Juliet’s Garden when Brenda and Dale have to move in with them.
Daughter Jan has to put up with a whiney dog,
#1695-B $6.50 #1784-B $6.50
Mitchell and Tish can’t seem to find time to talk
ISBN 978-0-87440-247-6 ISBN 978-0-87440-296-4
about their upcoming marriage and everyone
Stuart Paterson Judy Elliot McDonald
is bunking up with everyone else, leaving the
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre Comedy, High School men to sleep on the couch — any of this sound
6m, 2f, plus 3 boys, 1 girl, plus extras 7f, plus 1 optional male role familiar?
Simple set Unit set
“What is your jewel to him? He cares nothing for Juliet Capulet invites four other heroines of
gold or silver and would leave them in the ground
where they belong!” It’s only when young Robbie
Shakespeare’s classics (Katharina, Portia, Ophelia
and Desdemona) to lunch in her favorite garden
Middle Class
#1783-B $6.50
frees Kong, a huge mountain gorilla, from the city in Verona to discuss “issues” they all have with
ISBN 978-0-87440-295-7
zoo that he finds a companion strong enough to their plots. All the ladies have suggestions how
Brad Slaight
stand against the evil witch who has stolen away these issues might be remedied. Shakespeare has
his brother. But Robbie too falls under the witch’s also been invited, but instead sends an envoy, his Comedy, Jr. High/High School
spell, leaving only his granny and the Gorilla to literary agent and editor Jacqueline de Boys, who 4m, 6f, flexible casting
fight on. His granny fears all is lost until she begins attempts to save the day with the help of Juliet’s Simple set
to understand that Kong is one of the great kings Nurse. This lively fifty-minute one-act comedy Middle Class is a continuation of
of the world’s magic... A funny and magical play sparkles with wit and an in-depth understand- the popular “class” play cycle
for all the family. “You won’t see such a captivating of the characters of these indelible ladies, written especially for young
ing tale anywhere else this year...Stuart Paterson’s and their effects on playgoers over the centuries. actors by Brad Slaight. Like the
all-new play draws on the traditional battle of (Cameo appearance by Shakespeare at the end is earlier Class Action and Second
good versus evil, but cleverly weaves it into a con- optional). Class, Middle Class explores the
temporary setting, putting over an unobtrusive FEE: $60 per performance tribulations of young people
message about the nobility of nature...an entirely while in school. Where the other
credible ape grunting and lolloping and capturing Jungle Book, The two plays dealt with high school
the audience’s mesmerised attention...” -The List. aged characters, Middle Class concerns a group of
#2070-B $8.95
FEE: $60 per performance young people in a modern middle school (junior
ISBN 978-0-87440-663-4
high). Incorporating an ensemble of players,
Adaptation by Tracey Power
Ham/Thello: The Moor of Denmark Based on the stories of Rudyard Kipling
taking on numerous roles, the play offers insight
(often humorous, often poignant) into the issues
#1806-B $9.95 Dramatic Comedy
facing young people during the complex
ISBN 978-0-87440-301-5 10 characters, flexible and expandable casting
transition from grade school to high school. Such
William Shakespeare and Jeff Goode Journey to the heart of the Indian jungle with
themes as identity, personal relations, status,
Drama Rudyard Kipling’s classic children’s tale of Mowgli
expectations, and competitiveness are central to
5m, 3f the man-cub. Raised by a pack of wolves and
the play. Middle Class was commissioned by the
Exterior other creatures of the wild, Mowgli is still growing
Young Conservatory at the Tony® Award winning
and learning his true nature. When Shere Khan,
Shakespeare’s greatest villain, Iago, stoops to new American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San
a Bengal tiger, threatens the way of the jungle,
heights of evil to convince King Othello that his Francisco.
Mowgli must find the courage that sets him apart
stepson Hamlet loves his own mother. Jealousy, FEE: $60 per performance
from his friends and family. Told through imagina-
handkerchiefs, poison and ghosts ensue. But can
tive masks, colorful costumes and playful puppets,
anyone survive the raging vengeance of Ophelia? A
tale of racism, incest, and revenge, from the authors
The Jungle Book presents a high-energy tale for Mountains In My Stride
the whole family. Running time for this produc- #1861-B $9.95
of Romeo & Julius [Caesar]. Award-winning play-
tion is approximately 60 minutes. ISBN 978-0-87440-313-8
wright Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare’s
best-known plays in an original work of classic
FEE: $60 per performance James Facos
theatre. Part of the Shakespeare Fusion series: the Drama, High School/Community Theatre
Bard’s first new plays in 400 years. Keepsakes 7m, 3f, plus extras
FEE: $60 per performance #1809-B $9.95 Mountains In My Stride is an indelibly American
ISBN 978-0-87440-188-2 folk play, woven of mythic material, of people
Pat Cook
High School for Dummies caught in the timeless trials of becoming their
Drama, Community Theatre truest selves— whether in 1830 Missouri or now—
#6317-B $6.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-282-7 4m, 6f facing head-on the need for courage, insight and
Bradley Hayward Interior inspiration to conquer their challenges. Jason
Ever look at a family portrait and wonder what Hunt, a veteran frontiersman, slated for Congress,
Comedy, Jr. High/High School
those people, posed and smiling, are really like? finds his true destiny blocked by his love for Ruth,
4m, 4f, flexible casting up to 32 performers a young, wavering Bostonian, who demands
This family portrait shows you the inner work-
Bare stage security outside herself; while Hannah, her cousin
ings of the Rogers family— how they deal with
Newly revised edition! What everyday things, how they deal with both happy must shatter the bonds of tradition if she is to find
would happen if there were an and sad events which effect each and every one of her real self — and true love. Blunder, raised by
instruction manual for freshmen? them. These funny, poignant and all-too-human the Pawnee and now snared by the mercenary
Things would certainly be a lot characters go through life the best way they know Sary, startles to find himself through his own
different come graduation, that’s how. Austin does his best to keep the house run- native-wrought Vision, which untangles all their
for sure. If a bully jams you in a ning smoothly, unless he has to take Pawpaw’s lives. Beautifully written, Mountains In My Stride is
locker, turn to Chapter 3. If you trunk out of the basement. Mary Jo is outwardly charged with true, dimensional characters, reso-
forget your homework, there’s an pleased when son Mitchell gets engaged to nant themes, and a victorious spirit as one by one
excuse on Page 46. If the cafeteria Tish but explains “They’re too young!” Her sister, they take — or miss— the mountains in their lives.
serves mush, check the footnotes for some Brenda, helps out by saying “Not any younger FEE: $60 per performance
recipes. With the influx of how-to books for than you were when you got married.” Brenda’s
dummies, dealing with everything from piano to husband, Dale, has his own advice for young
poker, a group of graduating seniors take it upon Mitchell: “Marriage consists in large part of just
themselves to write the most important one of giving up!” And Pawpaw keeps hearing voices and
them all: High School for Dummies! Length: 40 seeing people who aren’t there. The very fabric
minutes. of the family unit meets its ultimate challenge

11 + c h a r a c t e r s Full Length Plays / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
Murder with Grace Seven Santas pompous brother-in-law, who talks as if he swal-
lowed a thesaurus? Maybe it’s Miss Thatcher, the
#1786-B $9.95 #1792-B $6.50
stiff, efficient housekeeper who had her last laugh
ISBN 978-0-87440-220-9 ISBN 978-0-87440-283-4
about twenty years ago. The only consolation
Leon Kaye Jeff Goode
Tony has is that the butler couldn’t have done it,
Dark Comedy, High School/Community Dark Comedy because there isn’t a butler! Every detective movie
Theatre 5m, 3f cliche is trotted out and roundly lambasted by this
5m, 5f The long-awaited follow-up to frantic and hilarious who-dun-it. A small cast, a
Simple set The Eight: Reindeer Monologues. simple set, and a positive avalanche of clues, some
Set in the early 19th century, Murder with Grace This time, it’s Santa’s turn, and real, some not. As Tony says, “Now all we need is
tells the story of Grace, who is horrified when her Christmas will never ever be the Moses to come in here and part the red herrings.”
brother is betrothed to Naomi, a shallow, silly girl same. Scandal erupts at the FEE: $60 per performance
whom Grace cannot stand to be around. She is North Pole when the most
loath to think that Naomi will soon be her sister-in-
law, and so she and her good friend Beth devise a
powerful man on Earth is
sentenced to rehab for a minor
Where There’s No Will
plan to manipulate Naomi by convincing her that #1619-B $6.50
traffic violation. But when he
another, much more affluent, young man named ISBN 978-0-87440-247-6
finds himself in a detox program run by the
Henry is interested in marrying her. They set the Leon Kaye
estranged Mrs. Claus, Santa’s desperate struggle
plan in motion before they have actually met to conceal the truth about his arrest uncovers yet Comedy, Community Theatre
Henry, and it works too well — when Grace finally another sordid secret that could mean the end of 6m, 2f
meets Henry, she falls head over heels for him! To Christmas-as-we-know-it. When an old woman dies without signing a will,
make matters worse, Henry returns Naomi’s atten- FEE: $75 per performance her greedy daughter and son-in-law expect to
tions! It seems that Grace’s only alternative would inherit everything. But when it turns out that
be to murder the wretched girl — that would not
be very mannerly...but what alternative does she
Stanley the Stalwart Dragon Mom was simply in a coma, they face a dilemma:
if they want the money, they’re going to have to
#2051-B $6.50
have? A dark comedy that will have even the most kill her off before she can bequeath her fortune to
ISBN 978-0-87440-234-6
stoic of audiences in giggles. someone else!
Trisha Sugarek
FEE: $60 per performance Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre FEE: $60 per performance
7m, 7f, plus extras
Seniors of the Sahara Simple set 1 1 + c h a r a c t e r s
#1829-B $9.95 Stanley, a young dragon, has run
ISBN 978-0-87440-311-4
Barbara Pease Weber
away from home. He feels that he Argonuts
is a failure. As dragons go, he #1831-B $9.95
Comedy, Senior Theatre probably is. He’s kind, soft ISBN 978-0-87440-307-7
4m, 4f, can be performed with 3 male actors spoken, and a good friend. But he Scott Lynch-Giddings
Sylvia Goldberg, a respectable retired New Jersey can’t, for the life of him, breathe
Comedy, High School
school teacher, brings home more than just FIRE! A lady bug named
Persnickety is Stanley’s best 10m, 13f, flexible casting, roles may be added
souvenirs upon returning from her grandson’s
friend and side kick. Emma is an Simple set
wedding in Israel. Sylvie’s troubles begin when
she realizes that the old teapot she purchased at earthling girl who lives on a farm and plays in the Argonuts recounts the ancient Greek myth of
an outdoor market is actually a priceless relic con- nearby forest with her magical friends. The Jason and his crew of heroes who sail the seas
taining a geriatric genie “Eugene” with a bad back loveable villain is a raven named City Slick, the on a daring quest for the Golden Fleece. But
and a penchant for vodka and V8. Keeping Eugene Third. There’s Thomas, the pedantic sea turtle, here the classic old tale takes the form of a wild
a secret from her three best friends, Mabel, Thelma expresses himself in colorful seafaring lingo; new comedy, with a cast of nearly 40 characters
and Fannie, proves to be nearly as difficult as Queen Cleo, queen of all the fairies; and Cheets, ranging from a half-man/half-horse centaur to a
protecting herself from Eugene’s former master the effervescent elf. One dark night Slick lures hot-tempered yet insecure bronze giant. Add a
who follows Sylvie home and threatens her at Stanley away from the forest and sells him to the little music, a slideshow and your standard 10-foot
knifepoint. Be careful what you wish for Sylvie circus. He is left chained, alone in a tent, until such snake puppet, and you’ve got that all-too-rare
Goldberg! You never know, it might come true. time that he can breathe fire. The Queen of the commodity for any high school or community
Seniors of the Sahara is a magical romantic comedy Faeries gives Donald and Emma a quest; to go and group: a fast-paced, unpredictable and genuinely
for seniors and “juniors” of all ages. “Seniors of find Stanley and rescue him. While this is an hilarious show that both kids and adults can
the Sahara is a comedy for the whole family!” adventure story full of laughter and quirky enjoy!
-Montgomery Newspapers. “There are plenty of characters, it also teaches children that no matter FEE: $60 per performance
laughs to be had!” -The Review. “An imaginative what, it is never a good idea to run away from
piece.”—Chestnut Hill Local. home and is frequently very dangerous. The fable
addresses bigotry, greed, loyalty and kindness to
others.
Tung and Cheek

#2292-B $6.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-266-7
Pat Cook
Comedy, High School/Community Theatre
4m, 3f
Interior
“Clues are like neckties,” says detective Tony Cheek.
“One should be enough, but you get too many
and you find you’re sticking your neck out too far.”
And too many clues is exactly what he has at the
Granville Diamond estate as he and his dim-witted
partner, Squatty, try to determine who murdered
Granville Diamond. Was it the blind brother, who
seems to see better than Tony? Could it be the
B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Full Length Plays 11 + c h a r a c t e r s
Banes of Darkwood, The plants his garden and trusts that it will grow. The Ghost Rider
play is narrated by Pangloss, the philosopher of
#2046-B $6.50 #1808-B $9.95
Optimism, Paquette, the generous chambermaid,
ISBN 978-0-87440-264-3 ISBN 978-0-87440-248-3
and the Old Woman with No Name and Only One
Maureen Ulrich Steph DeFerie
Buttock, who has only one buttock. Each lends
Comedy, Jr. High/High School Comedy, Jr. High/High School
their unique perspective to the activities. Candide
7m, 5f, plus 4-6 non-gender roles 10m, 11f
is a play for directors who like big casts and small
Marjorie returns to Darkwood Hall after receiving a Simple set
budgets.
cryptic letter from her adoptive aunt Desdemona
FEE: $60 per performance The Williams family has just moved into their new
Bane, who has an aversion to garlic and direct house when they notice that things are a little
sunlight. The other members of the Bane family
are equally peculiar. Cousin Heathcliff digs in the Eleanor for President strange; books fall off of shelves all by themselves,
#1794-B $9.95 dolls go missing, and they all keep humming the
villagers’ flowerbeds whenever there’s a full moon.
ISBN 978-0-87440-292-6 same song, a song none of them had ever heard
Uncle Lester performs unusual experiments in
Merritt Ierley before. With the help of a physic and a historian,
his laboratory, Cousin Boris raises people-eating they discover that the house was a part of the
plants, Cousin Fenwick thinks he’s Adolf Hitler, and Drama, High School/Community Theatre
underground railroad, and that a little runaway
Cousin Sylvia hasn’t spoken a word since the day 18m, 9f, plus ensemble (some gender flexibility slave girl died in a secret hiding space in the wall.
of the terrible accident which claimed Margorie’s and doubling possible) The action from 1855 takes place at the same time
real parents. Todd Warrick, a struggling actor and A woman as Chief Executive? The 2008 presiden- as the modern day, with the actors inhabiting
Margorie’s fiancé, follows her to Darkwood Hall, tial campaign proved it possible, yet it just might the same space at times. Ultimately the modern
intending to rob her wealthy family – with the have happened more than half a century earlier. family finds her poor little bones and decides
help of henchmen Fitzie and Higgins. Will Marjorie Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady from 1933 to 1945, that the right thing to do would be to carry them
find out the terrible secret her foster parents have might have run for president after the death of her to Canada and bury them there, so that she can
been keeping from her? Will she uncover Todd’s husband, Franklin. Many thought about it, some finally complete the journey she began over 150
true intentions before it’s too late? Will she finally talked about it, a few actually suggested it. That years ago.
acknowledge her true feelings for Heathcliff, her Eleanor Roosevelt did not seek public office was of
childhood playmate? Actors and audiences will FEE: $60 per performance
her own choosing, and chiefly her own priorities
have a howling good time with this parody of the as well as a sense that the time was not yet right.
horror genre. Act I of Eleanor for President briefly scans her career
Horseman
FEE: $60 per performance to a point where she might have run. Act II fiction- #2045-B $6.50
alizes the fork in the road not taken. The net result ISBN 978-0-87440-263-6
California Odyssey is a unique, sometimes witty, and always insightful S. Daly Sweeney
#2016-B $6.50 look at Eleanor Roosevelt and the political process. Dramatic Comedy, Jr. High/High School/
ISBN 978-0-87440-396-1 Community Theatres
Jack Frakes 7m, 8f, with doubling
Simple set
Comedy, High School Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf‚ Horseman is a versed, broad, and comic adapta-
8m, 9f
Simple set
The tion of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy
#2001-B $6.50 Hollow. Irving’s delightful characters find them-
Cousins Corky and Tad set out to drive across ISBN 978-0-87440-217-9 selves facing questions of young romance, social
California so Tad can give away his sister at her wed- Trisha Sugarek status, and the supernatural. The narrative body,
ding. On the trip they encounter a spunky young the old and wise women of Tarrytown, lead us
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
hitchhiker, Jinx, who is looking for her father, one through the tale of Ichabod Crane and his quest
of the living legends of the California Rodeo. Their 9m, 2f, plus extras
for love and security. Steeped in the tone of the
journey takes them to various eccentric relatives, Cheets, the irrepressible elf, saves original short story, this one act blends the energy
a magical box, rodeo celebrities, Tad’s old flame, Emma and the enchanted forest of light character ensemble performance with
and finally the wedding, where the gang learns the from certain destruction! Lord the power of poetry, closing in a purely theatrical
comical truth: Tad’s sister is marrying Jinx’s dad! A Hazard has employed Patsy, the crescendo of sight and sound.
funny story about adventure, family, young love, Banana Spider, to keep Emma FEE: $60 per performance
and fun! ensnared in her web while
Hazard sells the forest to
developers. Given his reputation
Importance of Being Uncle Rosco‚ The
#4005-B $6.50
for mischief, no one believes
Candide Cheets when he claims that he has found Emma
ISBN 978-0-87440-268-1
#2017-B $8.95 Pat Cook
because no one but Cheets can see her. Audience
ISBN 978-0-87440-407-4 Holiday Comedy, Community Theatre
participation is encouraged, especially when
Scott Hunter 5m, 7f
Emma plays charades with Cheets to make herself
understood. A stand alone sequel to Emma and It’s almost Christmas - the season to be jolly - but
12m, 16f, 20+ non-gender, doubling possible the Lost Unicorn, new characters are introduced; things are going downhill fast at the Kendall’s!
Simple Set Thomas, a sea turtle, nautical to his toes; Patsy, the Carl’s been fired, the budget won’t stretch far
The story of Voltaire’s Candide, as adapted in 2 spider, means well but cannot resist the tasty bugs enough to cover gifts for everyone and Uncle
hilarious hours by a quirky amateur theatre group. supplied to her by Hazard. Rose and Lord Hazard, Roscoe’s due to arrive any day for a visit! As a
Candide, the unlucky innocent, is led through a century old lovers, reunite. This fable contains matter of fact, a reasonable facsimile of Uncle
series of outlandish, side-splitting misadventures greed, ecology, friendship, enduring love and has arrived, a bit prematurely, and brought his
that span nine countries, in order to be reunited justice. friend Kenny. He takes advantage of the mistaken
with his childhood love. Along his journey he identity and lends his expertise in solving family
encounters shipwrecks and pirates, war, passion, problems with dynamic energy and a joyously
riches beyond the comprehension of mortal funny slant on life’s challenges. Oh oh! The real
man, death by fire, hanging and impalement, Uncle Roscoe appears, but these two loveable
Inquisitions, earthquakes, volcanoes, revolution, ‘con’ men have already won the Kendalls’ hearts
slave traders, brothels, and sheep…lots of sheep. and carry on with a lot of zest and compassion!
Throughout his Job-like escapades, he is forced A thoroughly contemporary holiday celebration,
to question his optimistic outlook: is life a cruel or warmly, wryly humorous and brimming with the
kind expedition? In the end, optimism and good love of living! The best for any season!
prevail. Candide discovers that the best of all pos-
sible worlds is a simple life along-side his true love, FEE: $60 per performance
and the best example of optimism is a farmer who
11 + c h a r a c t e r s Full Length Plays / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
Lear’s Labour’s Lost Panic Broadcast of 1938‚ The Pied Piper of Valley Junction‚ The
#1845-B $9.95 #1799-B $9.95 #1774-B $6.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-224-7 ISBN 978-087-440-305-3 ISBN 978-0-87440-098-4
William Shakespeare and Jeff Goode Michael Druce Jack Frakes
Drama Comedy, High School/Community Theatre Dramatic Comedy, High School/Community
6m, 6f 5m, 9f, plus extras and flexible casting Theatre
Simple set Unit set 7m, 14f
Shakespeare’s bloodiest romance. King Lear of Panic Broadcast of 1938 is the story of some bold Unit set
Navarre splits up his kingdom, and swears off teenagers and one crazy, confusing night! It is 8 Jack Frakes’ sentimental folk play about an ideal-
women, in hopes of spending more time with p.m., Sunday, October 30, 1938— the night before istic schoolteacher, Andrew Singleton, shows the
his books. But the unexpected arrival of the Halloween in Misty Valley, Pennsylvania. Two opti- effect he has on a small farming community when
Princess of France, and the presence of Lear’s three mistic and wide-eyed young women, Margie and he finds a promising student and falls in love
beauteous daughters at court, threaten romantic June, are waiting in the park for June’s boyfriend, with the local librarian, Jenny Turner. Although
and political chaos in the land. From the authors Andy, to get off work. Both teens have dilemmas: the students like Andrew, his enthusiasm for new
of Romeo & Juliet [Caesar] and Ham/thello: the Margie wants to leave town and June doesn’t ideas and progressive education quickly meets
Moor of Denmark, award-winning playwright know if she should kiss Andy. The girls soon meet with antagonism from the conservative commu-
Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare’s Tom and Hank, two dashing young men from a nity. Andrew’s impatience with old textbooks and
best-known plays in an original work of classic circus train that has pulled into Misty Valley for a inadequate facilities leads him to seek financial aid
theatre. The third in a new series of collaborations water stop. Tom and Margie take an immediate from the wealthy Homer Wadsworth. He’s refused,
between Goode and Shakespeare: the Bard’s first liking to each other, but things are complication and becomes momentarily discouraged. Though
new plays in 400 years. when Margie’s dad, who happens to be the local with the discovery that the Turner’s adopted son,
FEE: $60 per performance sheriff, throws the two men in jail for a robbery! Buzzy— who is different from others because of
Meanwhile, Orson Welles’ radio production of H.G. a speech impediment— is extremely bright and
Mashed Potatoes and Davey Wells—War of the Worlds has started its broadcast talented, Andrew determines to invest his own
over the town radio. As word of the alien inva- money and renew his efforts for local education.
#2058-B $6.50
sion makes its way to Misty Valley, panic ensues! The Pied Piper of Valley Junction, a parable that
ISBN 978-0-87440-245-2
Widow O’Dell’s prized Holstein is shot dead, Tom takes place during four seasons of 1911 and 1912,
Megan Orr
and Hank are accused of being Martians, the gives a nostalgic view of the past while proving
Comedy
circus elephant escapes, an alien tripod is seen at one’s ability to rise above his or her station or
5m, 6f plus extras
the train station, and a giant Martian destroys the perceived disabilities. With endearing characters,
Multiple sets
jailhouse and the feed store. What will happen to conflicts with which are to empathize and a large
This year, in a stroke of good will, Mr. Masterson
Tom and Margie? Will Hank find love? Will June number of female roles, this play is suitable for
invites bus kid Davey Bryant over for Thanksgiving
ever kiss Andy?! A perfect (panicked!) comedy for community theatres and high schools.
dinner. The Masterson kids are appalled; Davey,
the biggest bully the kids at Faith Baptist Church high schools and any theatrical groups looking for FEE: $60 per performance
have ever seen, is coming to eat at their house! a fun time!
Together, the four Masterson kids (and guests) FEE: $60 per performance Pirate Show!‚ The
hatch an anti-Davey campaign to get rid of #1819-B $9.95
the pest for good. To add to the mayhem, Mrs. Pericles by William Shakespeare as ISBN 978-0-87440-187-5
Masterson has been doing a little inviting—and
matchmaking—of her own; the new, single youth
Performed by Ms. Gower’s Mark Landon Smith
Comedy, Children’s Theatre/Jr. High/High
pastor, Pastor Brian, as well as Erin Thompson, a 1st Grade Class School
young widow, and her two daughters will also #1775-B $6.50
be joining the festivities. But with three of the ISBN 978-0-87440-099-1
Simple set
four young girls madly in love with Pastor Brian, Jeffrey T. Bower
Swashbuckling pirates, sea battles, buried trea-
bringing the pair together may be easier said than Comedy, Jr. High/High School
sure and a pygmy or two make up the high seas
done. With falling bowls of mashed potatoes, 17 characters with flexible casting adventure of The Pirate Show! ARG! Set in late 19th
invisible dogs, turkey costumes, slingshots, Interior century London, Nigel and Virginia Huddersfield,
and Pilgrims, one thing’s for certain—it’ll be a Ms. Gower’s 1st grade class proudly presents orphaned brother and sister, are living under the
Thanksgiving no one will ever forget! Pericles by William Shakespeare! A classic is cruel Miss Persimmon Crudmudgeon. Fed up with
FEE: $60 per performance restored as a group of hyper and unfocused their life, the brother and sister flee. Pursued by
children try their best at performing a light Crudmudgeon and her Constable boyfriend, Nigel
Mystery at Whimbowly Manor hearted and comical version of the traditional tale. and Virginia hide in pier side barrels, but they
#1852-B $6.50 Narrated by their teacher, Ms. Gower, the story are separated as the all-female crew of the Pretty
ISBN 978-0-87440-205-6 follows Pericles’ travels and adventures. From Penelope and the all-male crew of El Bandido Loco
Natasha L. Cederberg saving starving nations by delivering fast food, to accidently kidnap them. Both crews are in pursuit
Comedy, Jr. High/High School gallantly fighting knights with his plastic sword, of the treasure of Captain Mauvebeard and the
6m, 18f, flexible casting, roles may be added to winning over hearts with his dance skills, this Caribbean Ruby, buried on Pygmy Island. Upon
Interior clever “play within a play” is a well crafted ball of arrival to Pygmy Island, the pirates encounter
When Lady White’s diamond necklace disappears mayhem. The final moments will warm your heart the pygmies, who have discovered the treasure
after a dinner party, a police detective is called in as the performance brings together the once and spent it! Devastated, the bands of pirates are
to find out where the prized possession has gone. disorderly class, and changes the life of the most thrilled when the pygmies inform them they have
The case seems simple enough to Lady White’s misbehaved student. one piece of treasure left— the Caribbean Ruby.
husband and daughter, but when bumbling FEE: $60 per performance The pirates decide to join together, thus reuniting
detective Bradley Baxter arrives and sends the Nigel and Virginia. Once back in jolly ‘ole England,
household into disorder and frustration, the case Nigel and Virginia, along with their new pirate
becomes anything but simple. Neighbors are and pygmy friends, buy the orphanage and fire
invited and not allowed to leave; accusations fly Crudmudgeon. A family oriented comedy, The
left and right; and comical misunderstandings Pirate Show! is great fun for all!
multiply. And Detective Baxter is bound and FEE: $60 per performance
determined not to leave until he can proclaim,
“Case Closed!” at Whimbowly Manor.
B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Shor t Plays 1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s
Princess and the Goblin‚ The Sam Spud‚ Private Eye Twisted Tales of Terror
#1670-B $6.50 #1822-B $6.50 #1821-B $9.95
ISBN 978-0-87440-246-9 ISBN 978-0-87440-313-8 ISBN 978-0-87440-204-9
Stuart Paterson Maureen Ulrich Jeanine Harvey
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre Comedy, Jr. High/High School Comedy, Jr. High/High School
6m, 5f, plus extras 9m, 6f Flexible casting of 16m and 21f, or 8m and 12f
Simple set Simple set with doubling
George MacDonald’s magical tale of young Sam Spud, Private Eye is a parody of the cheap noir Simple set
Princess Irene finding the strength to take on the detective novel. Sam Spud is a down-on-his-luck In a spooky graveyard, the darkly lovely Claudia,
world has proved to be one of the most endur- private eye with a fondness for junkfood and a Guardian of Dark Tales, retells famous horror
ing and influential of the great 19th century cliches. He is convinced that his down-to-earth stories much to the delight of her lumpy hus-
children’s classics. Stuart Paterson’s acclaimed secretary Jane Reynolds has a crush on him. band, Igor. As she tells classics such as “Dracula”,
stage version is packed with fun and adventure Lula Baum-Schell, a gorgeous former model “Frankenstein”, “The Three Werewolves”, “Jekyll
while retaining the depth and visionary power and actress, hires Sam to help find her husband, and Hyde”, “The Tragic Tale of the Mummy”, and
of the original book. Guarded day and night, and Edward, a wealthy dogfood magnate. Police “The Three Witches”, the characters come to life.
made frightened of the sinister goblins who lurk detective Inspector Oiseau complicates matters However, the stories are all a bit different than we
under The Great Mountain, Princess Irene fears because he hates Sam for making him smell bad expect. In fact, instead of being terrifying, they
she may never be brave enough to live outside in the “Velveeta Cheese” case. Will Sam be able to are actually quite humorous. Characters behave
the high walls of her father’s palace. Yet, guided by solve this case before the kidnappers kill Edward? in unexpected ways, accidents occur, but all turns
her mysterious old Great Grandmother who lives Your guess is as good as ours! A fun, silly noir-style out well. Claudia’s tales are far more funny than
in the attic, and protected by a fearless miner-boy comedy that high schools could really have a blast scary, and all is resolved into a neat, happy ending
and a fierce young dragon, she finds both free- with! (and an exciting, crowd-pleasing dance number!).
dom and romance. A rich and magical play for all FEE: $60 per performance Length: 90 minutes.
the family. “The best for years...A fairytale dealing FEE: $60 per performance
in thrills and magic...The story is compelling and See You in Bells
children sit spellbound. Make sure you go and see #1828-B $9.95
this one.” -The Sunday Times. “This is real children’s
theatre. This also is real theatre - a dramatic experi-
ence more funny and fulfilling and searching
ISBN 978-0-87440-312-1
Edie Claire Short Plays
Comedy, Faith-based
and satisfying than a dozen more deliberately
recherche adult offerings...The partnership of the 7m, 6f 1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s
rich and complex imagination of that inexplicably Simple set
neglected Victorian George MacDonald and the The mother of the bride has every reason to panic. Advent of Gambling‚ The
sassy ear and spiritual integrity of Scotland’s lead- Three generations of Bower family weddings— #1705-B $8.95
ing children’s playwright, Stuart Paterson, is made three inexplicable disasters. Now, with the church ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2
in heaven...Full of light and radiant, questing building falling down, half the wedding party Jules Tasca
optimism as the very best children’s stories must AWOL, and the bride’s sisters still fighting over Comedy
always be.” -The Scotsman. “Paterson has mastered what happened at the last family wedding, daugh-
1m, 1f
the art of injecting new zest and colour into classic ter Jenna’s nuptials seem hopelessly doomed.
But peacemaking brother Brian is determined to Nob comes home agitated carrying out all his
children’s stories, and affording his audience the
end the sisters’ feud—and the family curse. All he hides and skins. His wife, Doa, wants to know why.
respect they deserve.” -The Times.
needs is to stage a rip-roaring intervention—and Hob explains that he has lost all of their belong-
FEE: $60 per performance ings because he and another man, Ino, have
pray it turns divine!
invented a new game. A game played with 2 small
Romeo & Julius [Caesar] FEE: $60 per performance
pieces of ox bones. The ox bones have marks on
#1720-B $9.95 them that represent numbers. The first pair of dice
ISBN 978-0-87440-280-3 Tenderfella is born. Doa cannot comprehend why two grown
William Shakespeare and Jeff Goode #1815-B $6.50 men would play such a boring game until Nob
Drama ISBN 978-0-87440-300-8 explains that what makes it exciting is that the two
Michael Liebo men wager. This is how Nob has lost all of their
8m, 5f
Simple set Drama, Jr. High/High School belongings. Nob reveals that in desperation, while
His first new play in 400 years! This tale of forbid- 13m, 20f, plus extras, doubling possible attempting to gain back all his hides and skins he
den love and political intrigue fuses the texts of Tenderfella, a poetic and empathetic teen, is a bet her, Doa, and lost her to Ino. At the end, he
Shakespeare’s two well-known tragedies into a big disappointment to his family. His six siblings escorts Doa out to Ino, but he vows to her that he
new classic with unexpected plot twists. A young are gifted athletes who make their father, Coach, would borrow some hides and try to win her back.
boy falls in love with the Roman Emperor, and all proud. Uncoordinated at every sport, Tenderfella Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays.
hell breaks loose. Controversy reigns in ancient is an embarrassment to the family. He is expected FEE: $35 per performance
Rome when a popular openly-gay politician takes to cook and clean, since that’s the “only exercise
as his lover the son of a homophobic arch-rival. he gets.” At Judkins High, Tenderfella is a natural
Hate begets hate as a very public bashing/assas- target for the school bully, Willard. All this changes
sination leads to a civil war and murder-suicide. when exasperated teen star, Roxanne Janico,
Romeo and Julius [Caesar] intertwines two of moves away from Hollywood to start a new life
Shakespeare’s best known plays in an original as a “normal” kid in Pismo Beach, California. A
work, which casts new perspective on the original jaded young actress and the school outcast create
texts, and a new light on our own modern prob- unexpected magic. It’s not every day you fall in
lems. The first play offered in a new series of col- love with a star. This modern day retelling of the
laborations between Jeff Goode and Shakespeare. classic Cinderella will have the audience laughing
FEE: $60 per performance and cheering for an unlikely hero.

1 - 3 c h a r a c t e r s Shor t Plays / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
Beginning of Business‚ The Funeral for Mittens, A are just inventing music, which is a variation on
the rhythm of the human heart. As the two men
#1701-B $8.95 #2030-B $9.95
begin to play “music” on skins and shells with
ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2 ISBN 978-0-87440-242-1
goose bones, Zarli’s body begins to move with
Jules Tasca Samuel French
the sounds. Zarli decides she likes music. Vemo
Comedy comedy
and Olam do not reveal to Zarli that they find her
2m 2m, 1f
“dancing” erotic, but we can see that they do.
Interior
A young man, Lem, in prehistoric times, too lazy Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays.
In the game of love, you must “fake it” a little, or
to work invents the wheel. He talks his partner, FEE: $35 per performance
at least that’s the advice Dan gives Max after his
Nam, into leaving all his toil and hunting behind
hysterical girlfriend, Carolyn, hits a dog with her
and joining him in making and selling wheels.
They invent wheel racing and skunking (tying a
car. As Carolyn blows, stomps, and experiences the Princess Gray and the Black & White
skunk to a wheel and rolling it into a neighbor’s
five stages of grief, the pragmatic, less-concerned Knights
Max must try to prove he’s a sensitive boyfriend. #1710-B $6.50
cave) in order to boost sales. When the novelty
Published in Dramatic Debuts, Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-87440-281-0
of the wheel wears off, Lem invents the cart (two
FEE: $35 per performance Jeff Goode
skins down and 2 skins a month.) The funny climax
is brought on when the prehistoric version of the Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
mob tries a hostile takeover. But Lem and Nom Hannukah Holiday 2m, 1f, 7-40 various roles
have the best business response to them. #1820-B $5.50
Simple set
ISBN 978-0874-40303-9
Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays. A new play from the author of The Eight Reindeer
Book, Music and Lyrics by Rosalind Friedman
FEE: $35 per play per performance Monologues and The Ubu Plays, the White Knight
Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre
and the Black Knight go to war for the love of
First Noel, The 1m, 1f, plus 10 children m & f, flexible casting Princess Gray. Will the hapless peasants of three
Interior war-torn nations survive their fairytale romance?
#1833-B $9.95
ISBN 978-0-87440-195-0 Hanukkah Holiday features 9 original songs that This absurd play holds within it a lesson of toler-
George Cameron Grant tell the exciting, touching, and timeless story of ance and cooperation. A modern day storyteller
drama/holiday Hanukkah. While a teacher is relating the story to offers an hilariously exasperated narration as the
the children in her classroom, a student named White Knight runs amok, making everyone’s lives
1f Judah scoffs at the tale. Left alone to study and much more complicated than they need to be.
A homeless and hungry Noel returns to the site of write a report, Little Judah is visited by a costumed Length: 30-40 minutes.
her childhood, now a Chinese take-out, but will Judah Macabee, who relates his deeds and sacri-
her journey get her the handout she wants, or the FEE: $60 per performance
fices. In song and speech, this hero helps the past
nurturing she needs? Published in 4X’mas. come alive, and Little Judah’s report is praised.
FEE: $35 per performance Two different versions of “Shalom,” open and close
Santa’s Clara
the show. This lovely, informative play runs thirty #1833-B $9.95
First Wedding Planner‚ The minutes in length and can be performed by chil- ISBN 978-0-87440-195-0
dren or adults. It has been met with overwhelming George Cameron Grant
#1703-B $8.95
praise by both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, drama/holiday
ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2
2m, 1f
Jules Tasca in synagogues and churches, and in private and
public schools. In the shadows of a Hell’s Kitchen bottle redemp-
Comedy tion center, a fired department store Santa meets
1m, 2f FEE: $35 per performance a teenage runaway toting a shopping cart of emp-
In the prehistoric traditions of Alo’s life, a marriage ties and a cynical heart full of nightmare-shrouded
is a simple endeavor: A boy and a girl walk down Office Party, The sugar plum memories. But tonight, more than
to the watering hole and announce to the rest of #1833-B $9.95 bottles may get redeemed.
the clan that they are to be man and wife. In this ISBN 978-0-87440-195-0 Published in 4X’mas.
comedy, Alo’s wife, Yena, gets the brilliant idea George Cameron Grant FEE: $35 per performance
that the whole idea of marriage should be stud- comedy/holiday
ded with pomp to make it a glorious event. Yena, 2m, 1f Stage Kiss
the first woman to come up with such a plan, Bill and Joyce meet at a holiday office party, rekin- #1790-B $4.50
shocks her husband by renting a flower festooned dling a love affair that leads to Joyce’s living room ISBN 978-0-87440-252-0
cart to take their daughter, Maee, and her fiancée and the possible early arrival of Richard, the third Michael R. Kramer
to the watering hole, then to a huge feast for 80 side of an unresolved triangle.
relatives and friends, next onto a honeymoon, all Published in 4X’mas.
to be paid for with Alo’s spear points and stone FEE: $35 per performance 1m, 2f
Simple set
tools. Alo has never heard anyone with such a
Kevin and Jill meet during auditions for a commu-
bizarre idea before. Thinking Yen insane, Alo takes Origin of Music: An Opus for Skin‚ Shells nity theatre play. Kevin immediately expresses his
extreme measures to dissuade Yena from creating
the first wedding.
and Bones‚ The dismay about the director’s decision to have the
#1706-B $8.95 actors read a kiss scene, with real kissing required.
Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays. ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2 What starts as a debate between two strangers
FEE: $35 per performance Jules Tasca about the wisdom of the director’s demands
Comedy evolves into a funny and fragile connection as two
2m, 1f lonely individuals confront their insecurities about
romance, sex, and, of course, kissing.
Vemo and Olam discover music by listening to
heartbeats while Zarli, Vemo’s wife, sleeps. They
both sneak in and listen to her heartbeat to see
if women and men’s heartbeats are the same.
Zarli awakens and is concerned that perhaps
they were doing something naughty. Vemo and
Olam have a difficult time explaining that they
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B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Shor t Plays 6 c h a r a c t e r s
Timmy and the Alien Christmas and the Gargoyle and the Big‚ in the city, they have many strange encounters
that influence their general ennui. A bizarre
#1840-B $9.95 Big Present and fascinating script that took second place in
Jack Kurtz #1830-B $9.95 the 2008 Baker’s Plays High School Playwriting
HOLIDAY PLAY, TYA/CHILDREN’S THEATRE ISBN 978-0-87440-309-1
1m 1f, 1m child, 2 flexible. Competition.
Jack Kurtz Published in Dramatic Debuts: Vol. 1.
Bare stage
An encounter with an alien from another planet
Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre FEE: $35 per performance
gives Timmy a fresh appreciation of what Christ- 3m, 1f
mas is really about.
Bare stage Santa Comes to the King David
Published in Christmas, Aliens, Gargoyles and In this sequel to Christmas and the Gargoyle Who #1833-B $9.95
Everything Just Right. Wouldn’t Say Thank You Timmy learns not to count ISBN 978-0-87440-195-0
his chickens before they are hatched when his BIG George Cameron Grant
FEE: $35 per performance present from the Gargoyle turns out to be not at dramatic comedy/holiday
all what he expected. An “ASYOUWILLREMEMBER” 1m, 3f
Writer’s Block prologue delightfully presents the characters from A distraught woman saves what she thinks is a
#1812-B $9.95 the previous play for those unfamiliar with it. bridge leaper in a Santa suit, discovering instead
ISBN 978-0-87440-223-0 Published in Christmas, Aliens, Gargoyles and a story of unfulfilled dreams, unconditional devo-
Samuel French Everything Just Right. tion, a Kris Kringle who makes annual visits to a
dark comedy FEE: $35 per performance Jewish nursing home, and the crazy possibility
3m simple set that two broken hearts can indeed make one
A children’s author, Aleck, is dealing with a case Don’t Kiss That Prince whole.
of depression that is only made worse by his #505-B $9.95 Published in 4X’mas.
insensitive agent, Danny. The depression turns ISBN 978-0-874-40304-6 FEE: $35 per performance
more severe as he struggles to overcome his Megan Orr
writer’s block, and to produce material for Danny.
Comedy, Jr. High/High School
Sara Elizabeth and the Everything-Just-
Unable to handle his life, Aleck turns to suicide
and meets Teddy, who will forever change his 3m, 2f, plus extras Right Christmas
Simple set #1825-B $9.95
outlook on friendship, writing, and life. A dark and
Prince Alan Alarming is in desperate need of an ‘A’ ISBN 978-0-87440-309-1
funny script that took first place in the Dramatic
in biology...and who better to help him than nerdy Jack Kurtz
Debuts Baker’s Plays High School Playwriting
Competition. Princess Maria? But when the science fair comes Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre
Published in Dramatic Debuts, Vol. 1. up and Alan is completely unprepared, he sinks to 2m, 2f, Flexible casting
FEE: $35 per performance a new low and weasels Maria’s project away from Simple set
her. The only problem— he’s got to find a frog in Sara Elizabeth Armbruster Burke seems like the
time for the fair. (And Anytown’s frog supply has perfect child. She eats her veggies and cleans her
4 - 6 c h a r a c t e r s been recently decimated by the kissing-frogs-to- room. But she’s a bit of a Know-It-All, and when
get-princes fad.) It appears Prince Alan is doomed she tries to plan the perfect Christmas morning,
Balls to failure—until a new scientific finding gives him she finds out life doesn’t always go as planned.
#1833-B $9.95 hope. According to research, when a prince kisses Daddy calms her down and reminds her what is
ISBN 978-0-87440-195-0 a princess he doesn’t really love, she turns into a really important on Christmas.
George Cameron Grant frog! So once again, Alan goes to Maria for help...of Published in Christmas, Aliens, Gargoyles and
comedy/holiday a very different kind! Everything Just Right.
1m, 4f Published in Tales from Anywhere. FEE: $35 per performance
A box of very eccentric, multi-colored holiday FEE: $35 per performance
ornaments discover just how fragile their exis- Start of Superstition‚ The
tence really is. Published in 4X’mas. Fit #1704-B $8.95
FEE: $35 per performance #1846-B $4.50 ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2
ISBN 978-0-87440-252-0 Jules Tasca
Birth of Theater‚ The Kim Esop Wylie Drama
#1702-B $8.95 Dramatic Comedy, Jr. High, TYA/Children’s 4m, 2f
ISBN 978-0-87440-498-2 Theatre
Vol, a victim of a lightning strike, half unconscious,
Jules Tasca 2m, 2f staggers into the cave of Nubu and his family. Vol’s
Drama Simple set
wife explains what happened as the lightning and
4m Lucas is forced to wear a protective helmet to thunder continue outside. But Nubu, claiming that
A dramatic recreation of how many theater protect him from his unexpected seizures. He feels he relies on logic and reason, convinces his family
historians believe theater arose, as a reenactment the helmet makes him stand out in a bad way, so that an unseen superior being who lives in the
of the hunt. To break up the humdrum of life in for his birthday he asks his Mom if he can stop sky has attacked Vol. Vol and Nubu lock in a battle
their camp, tribal elders give four hunters the task, wearing the helmet. She allows him to do so for of “logic” until Nubu explains that Vol has been a
of showing the whole clan how they killed a giant one hour, during that time the kids at school see victim because he does not believe that such a
bear. Since these seasoned, burly hunters have no him differently. being exists. After ejecting Vol and his wife from
idea of how to “play” the hunt, they invent, before FEE: $35 per performance the cave, Nubu and his family all give thanks to the
our eyes the theater. They discover acting, direct- hunter in the sky because the storm abates and
ing, costuming and props. It is a magical moment Mechant Enfant Nubu explains the storm’s end by ascribing it to
for actors and audiences as the hunt is brought to #1814-B $9.95 his expulsion of Vol, the offender of the being who
life and the great bear is “slain,” again. ISBN 978-0-87440-223-0 throws fire.
Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays. Samuel Mayer Published in Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays.
FEE: $35 per performance Dramatic Comedy FEE: $35 per performance
2m, 2f
Simple set
Mechant Enfant revolves around two seven year-
olds that are wildly intelligent beyond their years.
Their parents are dysfunctional, and many of the
scenes take place in a eerie children’s toy shop.
As they struggle to make a life for themselves
7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s Shor t Plays / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
This Little Piggy Making Babies Murder at the Grey’s Hound Mansion
#2032-B $4.50 #2030-B $9.95 #1807-B $4.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-391-6 ISBN 978-0-87440-242-1 ISBN 978-0-87440-316-9
R. Eugene Jackson Paxton Grey Farrar Maxine Holmgren
TYA/Children’s Theatre Comedy Comedy, mystery, High School/Community
2m, 4f, There are an additional 9 non-gender roles 3m, 3f, 4 non-gender Theatre
Simple set Set inside the embryo, shortly after conception, 3m, 5f
and shortly before the cell splits, Making Babies fol- Simple set
Five year-old Rachel is getting ready for bed and
lows the bureaucratic meeting of nine genes, seen
wants her mother to tell her a story. Her mother This is a mysterious comedy (or a comical mystery)
as stereotypes of the traits they represent. As the
invents the story of the five little piggies (based that will have everyone howling with laughter.
Genes toil over what traits the infant will have, they
on the rhyme “This Little Piggy…”). It is the story of The eccentric owner of Grey’s Hound Mansion has
are thrown by the arrival of a newcomer – a mutant
Onkie, a five year-old pig who is disappointed that been murdered. The cast gathers at the gloomy
gene. With time running out, the group is faced
none of the other farm animals have remembered mansion for the reading of the will. Lightning
with the decision to block the mutant or allow him
her birthday. She wonders the farm pouting to lights up the stage as thunder and barking dogs
entry into the gene pool. What will they do?
her family of pigs, some clucking hens, a fighting greet the wacky characters that arrive. Each one is
Published in Dramatic Debuts, Vol. 2.
cat and dog, and the farm children. Just when she a suspect, and each one suspects another. Mixed
has given up hope, she learns the reason for all the metaphors and alliterations will have the audi-
crazy behavior around the farm: all the animals are ence barking up the wrong tree until the mystery
throwing her a surprise party! Rachel is pleased Man with his Mother on his Arm‚ The is solved.
with the story and her mother reminds her that #2150-B $7.00 FEE: $35 per performance
tomorrow is her birthday as well. ISBN 978-0-87440-275-9
Jules Tasca
FEE: $35 per performance Our Diamond
Comedy
#1853-B $5.50
2m, 5f ISBN 978-0-87440-308-4
7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s The Man with his Mother on his Arm is a comedy Clint Miller
based on the concept of “Momism.” We follow Ed
Crystal and the Christmas Snowmen Regis from birth to adulthood as he tries to go
Drama, Jr. High/High School/community
Theatre
#1804-B $9.95 through life without his mother, but his mother is
ISBN 978-0-874-40306-0 4m, 5f
a puppet on his arm that he carries through every Simple set
Bob May crisis. A chorus of four women plays her voice. She
During the horrors of the Holocaust, five women
Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre is present even on Ed’s honeymoon and causes
imprisoned in Auschwitz escape their fears and
4m, 3f Ed’s marriage to Vivian to fail. Even when his
revive their spirits by pretending to act out a play
A 12 year-old girl is not happy about spending mother finally dies and he thinks he has his life in
in front of an imaginary audience. With the help
Christmas up North with her father, his wife and order, we see at her graveside that even in death,
of a smuggled diamond, they will orchestrate a
their two children— aged 10 and 11. She doesn’t Ed’s mother has an irreversible hold on him still.
powerful and stunning emotional victory over
believe that the first snow can be magical. The title Published in Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies. their Nazi captors to prove to their imaginary audi-
character is a snow angel. The father’s hat makes FEE: $35 per performance ence that triumph can be torn from the depths
the snowmen come alive. More Christmas magic of tragedy. As you watch this play, you will soon
happens and the girl is happy to stay with her new Masterpiece understand that the imaginary audience was
family for Christmas. #2002-B $4.50 never imaginary at all, because you are a part of it.
Published in Snowman, Elves and Nutcrackers. ISBN 978-0-87440-211-7 These women will transcend their surroundings
FEE: $35 per performance Nathan Metcalf and stare directly into your soul from the stage.
Dramatic Comedy, Jr. High/High School They will teach you about the unique human
If I Were Your Super Hero 4m, 6f bond that can restore strength and dignity to even
#2039-B $9.95 the most oppressed people.
Winner! 2005 Wells Fargo Spotlight on the Arts
ISBN 978-0-87440-242-1 Award for Excellence. A one-act about a young FEE: $35 per performance
Laignee Barron artist on a journey to create her one great mas-
Dramatic Comedy terpiece. On the way she learns lessons about life, Revenge of the Red Feather Ladies
3m, 5f art, flamingos, playing the tuba, Georgia O’Keefe, #1685-B $4.50
Multiple really fat ducks, monkeys wearing roller skates, ISBN 978-0-87440-010-6
The troubled world of teenaged Kylie is trans- and the joy of coloring outside the lines. A strong Maxine Holmgren
formed when she becomes the babysitter of the ensemble, poetic language, and expressionistic Comedy, Senior Theatre
young, autistic Guthrie. Through their summer- visual elements make Masterpiece perfect for
time adventures with superheros, swimming 7f
students or adults. “Just a lovely piece of theatre... Interior
pools, and basketball hoops, Kylie learns what it We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the
means to overcome obstacle and to really care for This is to be presented as a theatrical production
visual elements, which were just stunning...There
another person. But when her plans to run away on a stage. It does not include invitations, name
are just so many wonderful things about this, but
from her difficult home life and live with her older tags and place cards. Six women, all members of
the thing that overrode all the beautiful stuff was
brother finally are realized, Kylie can’t seem to let the Red Feather Ladies Investment Club discover
its innocence and whimsy.”-Minnesota State High
go of her mentor-relationship with Guthrie. Will they are all engaged to the same man! The gigolo
School League.
she move on to a new life, or will she learn to find was planning on feathering his nest with those
FEE: $35 per performance red feather ladies investments. What to do? They
peace with her past?
Published in Dramatic Debuts Vol. 2. will get their revenge. Each one, in her own unique
FEE: $35 per performance and humorous way, comes up with a plan to teach
the roving Romeo a lesson. A twist at the end of
the play reveals a surprise motive. Perfect for Red
Hat groups.

B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Shor t Plays 11 + c h a r a c t e r s
Skin Deep Twice Upon a Time 1 1 + c h a r a c t e r s

#1805-B $6.50 #388-B $9.95
ISBN 978-087440-302-2 ISBN 978-087-440304-6 Coyote Tales
John McTavish and Judith Brocklehurst Megan Orr #1800-B $9.95
Drama, Faith-based Comedy, Jr. High/High School ISBN 978-0-87440-297-1
Daniel Elihu Kramer
4m, 4f, plus 1 child 4m, 3f, plus extras
From stories collected by Allan Hayton
Simple set Simple set
and Daniel Elihu Kramer
Simple, easy to produce, and yet an electrify- The title of Homecoming Queen is up for grabs
ing dramatization of the main events in Martin and both Princess Aiden Alexander and Princess
Luther King’s life as leader of the American Christina Carlyle are vying for it. When Aiden Flexible casting of 3 to 16 performers
Civil Rights movement. Skin Deep illumines the finally wins the crown, she is thrilled— until she Bare stage
attitudes of white racists without mocking them, finds out that on the night of the big game, the A lively journey through Native American stories
and highlights the challenge of black activists to Homecoming King and Queen must kiss. Now of Coyote, the trickster. Coyote is always trying
remain non-violent. “A powerful, affecting and Aiden has to find a way to protect her horrible to trick someone, but things rarely turn out quite
haunting reminder of the non-violent struggles to secret, the curse that has haunted her her entire as he plans. Coyote tries to get a new name from
overcome prejudice and racism that continue to life— if she kisses anyone who isn’t “the One,” he’ll the Spirit Chief. Coyote makes human beings, and
affect us even today...This play deserves to be seen go into a 100-year coma! poses as a baby to steal light for them. Coyote
again and again.”-Robin Mautner. “I was in tears Published in Tales From Anywhere. tries to stop his friends Lizard and Cottontail from
at the end. As were many around me.”-Georgina FEE: $35 per performance making fingers for the humans. Coyote steals
Gregory. Length: 23 minutes. salmon from five arguing sisters. Coyote disguises
himself as a handsome young man, and tries to
FEE: $35 per performance Unwanted Adventure marry the most beautiful woman in the world.
#1818-B $9.95
Coyote learns the trick of throwing his eyes, but
Timmy and the Christmas Strangers ISBN 978-0-87440-222-3
has a little trouble getting them back. Traditional
#1835-B $9.95 Brandon Johnson
stories come to life in this engaging play for young
ISBN 978-0-87440-309-1 Comedy, Jr. High/High School audiences. Length: 45 minutes.
Jack Kurtz 5m, 2f
HOLIDAY PLAY, TYA/CHILDREN’S THEATRE FEE: $35 per performance
Simple set
8 readers - 1m, 1f, 1m child required
The other characters allow for flexible casting.
All average teenager, Beth, wanted to do was go Different Kind of Nutcracker‚ A
to sleep. But due to a case of mistaken identity,
Bare stage with eight stools. Some props and #1803-B $9.95
she gets caught up in an adventure to save the
minor set pieces required. During a long flight ISBN 978-0-874-40306-0
planet. She has to deal with a cocky narrator that
delay on Christmas Eve, Timmy and the other pas- Bob May
she can’t reason with, and is never seen. A fun
sengers learn that strangers can be friends you and silly script that received honorable mention Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre
just haven’t met yet. in the 2008 Baker’s Plays High School Playwriting 8m, 9f
Published in Christmas, Aliens, Gargoyles and Competition. It’s Christmas Eve, Godfather Hoffmann has
Everything Just Right. some special gifts for Fritz and Marie, including
Published in Dramatic Debuts: Vol. 1.
FEE: $35 per performance FEE: $60 per performance a Nutcracker. As Marie tucks in the handsome
prince for the night, the room fills with mice, led
Tortoise & The Hare‚ The Who Shot Calhoun Cahootz? by the Mouse King, who seems to be at war with
#1657-B $4.50 the Nutcracker. Is it all a dream or is the story real
#1690-B $6.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-264-3 as Godfather Hoffmann explains to Marie how the
ISBN 978-0-87440-097-7
Candice Cain Nutcracker became the way he is. The ballet only
Maxine Holmgren
tells half the story of Godfather Hoffmann’s won-
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre Comedy, High School/Community Theatre derful toys and the strange adventures of Marie
10 main roles plus extras, doubling possible 3m, 5f, plus extras and flexible casting on Christmas Eve, when the toys come to life and
Exterior Interior she finds herself in another world, where she must
Flash the Hare wants to prove that he is the fastest This charming, easy to produce comedy features save her Nutcracker Prince from a terrible curse.
animal in the forest. He only has one more forest several familiar women characters of the Old West Published in Snowman, Elves and Nutcrackers.
animal to beat in a race so he can claim his title: including a saloon owner, an uptight busybody, a FEE: $35 per performance
Theodore the Tortoise. Flash is so confident that schoolmarm, and a Spanish spitfire, among others.
he can beat Theodore that he doesn’t prepare for
the race. Furthermore, he brags to anyone who
They are all called together by the Sheriff for some Elson‚ the First Christmas Elf
big news. It turns out, they have all been taken in
#1802-B $9.95
will listen that he is going to beat Theo. You can by a slick con man named Calhoun Cahootz. He
ISBN 978-0-874-40306-0
imagine Flash’s embarrassment when Theo beats romanced them out of their affection and money.
Bob May
him in the race in front of all of the other forest His scam was to bring the railroad to town; a sure-
animals. Flash learns that it isn’t smart to brag or fire economic boon it would have been, too. But Holiday Play, TYA/Children’s Theatre
make fun of others. Theo learns that believing in he has not been seen for days and then is found 9m, 7f, plus extras
himself is also very important. Based on one of shot to death. They all had a motive. After they Is Christmas about to end? Santa Claus is con-
Aesop’s fables, The Tortoise and the Hare teaches each tell their sad and amusing stories the shooter sidering no longer building and delivering toys
children the importance of humility, not underes- is discovered and taken off to the hoosegow. to the good children around the world. The job
timating someone, and believing in themselves. FEE: $35 per performance has just become too big for him and Mrs. Claus.
A fun and educational play for children ages 5 - 9. A call for help is sent out by Mrs. Claus via the
There is a great deal of audience participation in reindeer to all dwarfs and elves. Elson wants to be
this play, keeping them involved and interested. the first to the North Pole to help Santa, but he
Because of the minimal production requirements, must first get permission to leave his elf colony.
this makes an excellent play for any group to When the Elder Elf refuses permission Elson’s Elf
perform. Grande goes against the Elder Elf’s decision and
FEE: $35 per performance helps Elson put together an expedition team to
the North Pole. And the evil elfin Spirit, Excy, will
have a say in who becomes the first Christmas Elf
and whether Christmas will even survive.
Published in Snowman, Elves and Nutcrackers.

11 + c h a r a c t e r s Shor t Plays / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
Making Nice Rapture of Mammon‚ The Shoes Along the Highway

#1317-B $4.50 #2160-B $7.00 #1788-B $6.50
ISBN 978-0-87440-105-9 ISBN 978-0-87440-275-9 ISBN 978-087440-293-3
Alan Haehnel Jules Tasca Maureen Brady Johnson
Comedy, Jr. High/High School Comedy Dramatic Comedy, Jr. High/High School
8m, 4f, plus extras and flexible casting 6m, 6f 4-16m, 4-16f, flexible cast of 8 to 32 performers
The curtain opens on Cybeline, lost in the dark Henry Walmont is 86 years old. Henry Walmont is a This play is about human loss,
woods, calling plaintively for rescue as wolves billionaire oil magnate. His nephew, Clarence, and vulnerability, faith, courage,
prowl closer and closer. All of a sudden, “No, no, Clarence’s wife, Celia, do not want to wait for their growth and an awakening.
no!” rings out from the back of the theater and a rich uncle to die. They hire the sex siren, Cindy Ann During a trip from California to
disgruntled, dictatorial director barges down the Dibbs, for Uncle Henry as a “companion.” knowing Ohio, Jeremy begins a journey in
aisle, furious at the actress, the cast, and the entire that he will attempt to make love to her, thereby which he challenges the world to
crew! She commands, “No one leaves the theater killing himself. But tables turn. Cindy finds out think, “How does one shoe end
until this production is beaten into shape.” The how much Uncle is worth and decides to marry up on the highway?” Through his
abused and beleaguered cast and crew are forced him for his money. Clarence and Celia threaten photography, Jeremy attempts to
to comply. Enter two representatives from OSHA a law suit, so Cindy’s next move is to become draw attention to the stories behind the shoes. He
theatre division OSHAT. The new government pregnant. The hilarious ending, Clarence and Celia wants to use his art to make people think. But
agency charges the director with jeopardizing the are forced to stand as godparents to Uncle Henry’s when he lets his work “speak for itself” and one of
emotional safety of the cast and crew. Barbara, and Cindy’s baby. the shoes’ stories is discovered, Jeremy is not
who had been accustomed to using her venom- Published in Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies. prepared for the answer that brings him face to
ous tongue at will suddenly has to make nice or FEE: $35 per performance face with reality. This play placed third in the
have the production shut down. Then problems Nantucket One Act Playwriting Contest.
avalanche: the show’s horse looks like a mutated FEE: $35 per performance
camel; the lead gets a rampant case of the giggles; Scary Drama I
the understudy doesn’t know her lines; disaster
#1785-B $6.50
follows disaster, and Barbara isn’t even allowed
ISBN 978-0-87440-298-8
to yell. This Vermont One Act Play Contest Winner
Edie Claire
was a real hit with the judges.
Faith-based, Jr. High/High School
Interior
Mythtery & Mayhem Nobody who’s anybody ever goes to youth group
#1844-B $5.50
at Christine DeSmet’s church. Unless, of course,
ISBN 978-0-87440-219-3
they get tricked into it by their devious so-called
Kim Esop Wylie
friends. So why is what’s supposed to be a boring,
Comedy, Jr. High/High School innocent little lock-in suddenly sporting a trio of
12m, 5f, or 4 actors with doubling juvenile delinquents, an adolescent pyromaniac,
Simple set a total whack-job of a chaperone, and one clearly
To humans 3,000 years ago, the psychotic janitor? Are Christine and her friends
world was a strange and mystical in mortal jeopardy, or is there more to this dark
place. What is lightning? Why are and stormy night— and their church’s sunny new
there seasons? Where does fire youth director— than meets the eye? Length: 50
come from? The ancient Greeks minutes.
had an answer— it must be the FEE: $60 per performance
gods. Travel back to ancient
Greece and Mount Olympus to Sex Life of a Priest‚ The
discover the magic and mayhem
#2155-B $7.00
of mythology. Adventure abounds in Kim Esop
ISBN 978-0-87440-275-9
Wylie’s newest creation, a funny and fast-paced
Jules Tasca
exploration of nature, love, and life in the stories
that shaped civilization itself. Comedy
7m, 5f
No one can see the beautiful, sexy desirable Didi
except Father Jack Hornsby. She follows Father
around, appears in his rectory, tempts him in his
bedroom, but, neither the police, Jack’s superior,
Monsignor Dye, or anyone else can see this imagi-
native Venus of Jack’s imaginings. Father Jack
fights off the sexual temptation of delicious Didi
with logic, prayer and finally, alcohol.
Published in Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies.
B a k e r ’ s P l a y s / Musicals 4 - 6 c h a r a c t e r s
Musicals Rumpelstiltskin
#1824-B $8.95
7 - 1 0 c h a r a c t e r s
ISBN 978-0-87440-314-5 Beneath the Surface

4 - 6 c h a r a c t e r s Book by Jeff Goode #1676-B $7.00
Music by Jonathan Price ISBN 978-087440-096-0
Hansel and Gretel Lyrics by Jeff Goode and Jonathan Price Book by Don and Lynn Stallings
#1858-B $8.95 TYA/Children’s Theatre/Community Theatre Music and Lyrics Eric Grant Bennett
ISBN 978-0-87440-407-4 2m, 2f Jr. High/High School
Book and Lyrics by Kristen Walter Simple set 3m, 5f
Music by Michael Walter and Karen Biscopink Greedy humans exploit the Unit set
Dramatic Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre kindness of a magical gnome in Beneath the Surface deals with a diverse and
1m, 3f this fractured fairy tale based on volatile group of teenagers and their innovative
Multiple the Brothers Grimm. An teacher who sets out to bridge differences and
In this twist on the classic fairy ambitious peasant will say bring peace to the school. It addresses seri-
tale, Hansel and Gretel are anything to convince the ous issues effecting today’s teens such as peer
actually “Hank and Gertie,” two cash-strapped king to marry her pressure, drug abuse and self esteem. This is a
This Little Piggy...
poor children from the hills of
by R. Eugene Jackson lowly daughter, even if it means character driven show that is designed to encour-
Appalachia. When a witch moves pretending the girl knows how to age people to look beyond the surface and really
in to town and puts their parents spin ordinary straw into priceless gold. Forced to see others. The show has an urban feel in its music,
under a spell, these intrepid
By the Brothers Grimm
Music by
spin or die, the hapless girl begs a lovelorn gnome movement and content. The profound messages
are interwoven with a good deal of humor.
Book and lyrics by
siblings must outsmart and to save her with his magic. And when her
Kristin Walter Michael Walter &
Karen Biscopink
BAKER’S PLAYS
defeat her. A musical, this version newfound “talent” leads to a royal marriage FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees,
of the story is set to a beautiful bluegrass score. proposal, the aspiring princess will promise the and terms will be quoted upon application
“Hansel and Gretel may not be the one the gnome anything to keep up the deception. Even Music rental package including accompaniment
Brothers Grimm envisioned, but it works better as her firstborn child! Too late, she realizes the only CD available.
children’s theatre.” –Off-Off Broadway Review. way to break her promise is to guess the identity
“(The) bluegrass score, filled with energetic of the mysterious gnome before her time runs out Butler Did It, Singing, The
fiddling and earnest ballads, also leavens the and her subterfuge catches up with her. “Suffice it #4164-B $7.00
proceedings. But it never seems out of place. What to say that author Jeff Goode and composer ISBN 978-0-87440-377-0
could be better than country music for a tale of Jonathan Price...are an astonishingly talented Book by Tim Kelly
backwoods hope and betrayal.” –The New York team.” -The Bar Harbor Times. Music by Arne Christiansen
Times. FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees, Lyrics by Ole Kittleson
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees, and terms will be quoted upon application Musical comedy, Mystery
and terms will be quoted upon application 5m, 5f, optional chorus
Selfish Giant, The Interior
Rapunzel #1877-B $8.95 New Revised Edition. This is a delightful, audi-
#1863-B $8.95 ISBN 978-0-87440-244-5 ence pleasing, one-set, musical spoof based on
ISBN 978-0-87440-276-6 Book by Kristin Walter Mr. Kelly’s enormously popular hit The Butler Did It.
Book and Lyrics by Kristin Walter Music and Lyrics by Larisa Bryski Miss Maple, a flaky society dowager, invites a pack
Music by Michael Walter Musical, TYA/Children’s Theatre of zany detective writers to a spooky house on
Dramatic Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre 2m, 3f, with doubling an isolated island and forces them to imperson-
2m, 3f Unit Set ate their fictional sleuths. For entertainment, she
Multiple When four bored children decide arranges some “classic” touches — a hairy face at
In this twist on the classic fairy to play in the Giant’s garden, they the window, the threat of an escaped lunatic, no
tale, Rapunzel is snatched from are in for a nasty surprise. The communications with the outside world. What she
her parents on the night of her Giant builds a fence to keep them did not arrange was the body on the sitting room
birth by the evil witch who lives out, and threatens anyone who carpet! It’s up to seedy Chandler Marlowe to solve
next door and is raised in a tower
Book by
KRISTIN WALTER tries to come in. But when winter the bizarre case and he makes a side-splitting
Music and Lyrics by
for sixteen years. The beautiful LARISA BRYSKI
comes and sees that no one is mess of it! Ultimately, everyone has a guilty secret
young woman finds her prince,
Book & Lyrics by
Kristin Walter
Music by
having any fun, it decides to stay to confess and the real killer turns out to be the
least suspected. The happy score is dotted with
Michael Walter BAKER’S PLAYS
BAKER’SPLAYSbut he turns out to be quite forever. It’s up to the new girl in
different than she expected; he is town to take down the fence and teach the Giant a likeable and show-stopping hits: “Murder, Mystery
her twin brother! Together, they defeat the witch lesson in friendship. Based on the story by Oscar and Mayhem,”“The Moth to the Flame,”“Cherchez
and are reunited with their true parents. “In Wilde. “The Selfish Giant is a kids’ show, but the La Femme,”“I Know My Stuff,” and, of course, “The
addition to the comedy, children will enjoy theme is universal. Its simple message may Butler Did It,” among others.
Michael Walter’s pop score.” –The New York Times. influence your child, but its affect on you may be FEE: Licensing fees, music rental and perusal score
“Michael Walter’s tuneful music relays the refreshingly unexpected.” –The Tribeca Tribune. information quoted upon application.
message of endurance and love conveyed by “Kristin Walter’s charming adaptation of Oscar
(Kristin) Walter’s lyrics.” –Off-Off Broadway Review. Wilde’s fairy tale about a giant who builds a wall
FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees, around his garden so no children can play there is
and terms will be quoted upon application as relevant for millennial children as it was to
Wilde’s Victorian readers.” –Off-Off Broadway
Review. “Larisa Bryski’s songs will delight
theatergoers 3 to 9 years old.” –The New York Times.

11 + c h a r a c t e r s Musicals / B a k e r ’ s P l a y s
Cinderella’s Mice Jack and the Soy Beanstalk 1 1 + c h a r a c t e r s

#1832-B $7.00 #2068-B $8.95
ISBN 978-0-87440-216-2 ISBN 978-0-87440-659-7 Beanstalk! The Musical!
Music and Lyrics by Ben Morss Book and Lyrics by Jerrod Bogard #1782-B $7.00
Book and Additional Lyrics by Justin Warner Music by Sky Seals ISBN 978-0-87440-299-5
Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre 6m, 2f, possible doubling Book by Ross Mihalko and Donna Swift
Follow Jack up the beanstalk once more in this Music by Linda Berg
3m, 4f
Simple set zany, 45-minute musical romp! Times have Lyrics by Ross Mihalko
changed though, and Jack faces new obstacles Comedy, TYA/Children’s Theatre
Meet Spencer: a little mouse with
on his journey - like how to make his truck go Flexible casting of 2 - 1 5m, 4 - 17f (13 - 19+ char-
big dreams. He’s got exciting
without gasoline or make his crops grow without acters total)
plans for the royal ball just like his
fertile topsoil, and how to stop his Mother from Beanstalk! The Musical! is exactly like nothing
friend Cinderella. In Spencer’s
selling off his precious video games! Jack learns you’ve ever seen before, not even in a book! This
case, he hopes to sneak into the
sometimes you have to take a leap of faith, but fun family show follows the adventures of Jack,
ball and eat all the food on the
that when you do, you have to be prepared for a young boy with his head in the clouds and his
buffet. But when Cinderella’s fairy
anything - like maybe, oh, …a giant! But in this nose in a book of fairytales. When the magic beans
godmother turns Spencer and his
modern-day fable, the giant isn’t just some tall guy Jack trades for the family cow grows into a gigan-
sister Mitzi into horses, mouse
in the clouds, he’s the C.E.O. of a “giant” farming tic beanstalk, Jack finally gets the chance to have a
and human dreams collide! How will Spencer
corporation: Big Aggie Reaping Farms (B.A.R.F.). fairytale adventure of his very own. Now if he can
sneak into the ball now? And will Spencer’s crazy
Through his battle with the Giant, Jack discovers only find the treasure, save his family and get the
improvising make or break Cinderella’s big night
that greed consumes itself, and that only through cow back, today might just really be his magical
with the Prince? A fresh, frivolous take on a
the help of our neighbors will we all prosper. Filled fairytale day. Filled with hilarious characters, toe-
time-honored fairy tale, Cinderella’s Mice shows
with comedy, puppetry, and lots of heart, Jack and tapping tunes and more twists than a climbing
that even the smallest characters in a story can
the Soy Beanstalk plants the seeds of self-reliance, vine, Beanstalk! The Musical! is one show that’s
make a big difference, and that being a good
conservationism, and good ol’ American ingenu- guaranteed to grow and grow and grow right into
friend can bring great rewards. “Subverts other
ity. “Wonderfully entertaining for both the kids your heart. Length: 50 minutes.
fairy-tale conventions...An enjoyable score, with a
and the adults!” - StageBuzz.com
funny tango and a ballad of Fame proportions... FEE: Performance license fees, musical rental fees,
FEE: Licensing terms quoted upon application.
This show finds a way for Spencer to behave and terms will be quoted upon application
Music available for rental.
selflessly and have his feast (and eat it too).” -The
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Four heart warming Christmas

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writing for the stage.
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for over one hundred years. In spirit of that commitment, we

first Place - writer’s block by samuel french
second Place - mechant enfant by samuel mayer
plays and one monologue play,

third Place - the metronome by Gabriel neustadt
honorable mention - unwanted adventure by brandon Johnson
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just in time for the holiday! Vo l u m e 1 offer this playwriting competi-
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by Gabrielle Hoyt-Disick
writer’s block
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one place in one amazing day. In 2000, the BTM
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received a special Elliot Norton Award for
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“Enlivening Local Theatre.” See bakerplays.com
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for titles in cluded in this collection.
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These plays are light-hearted and amusing as they power of pheromones behind the Macy’s
each present a nugget of the Christian message to cosmetics counter in Beauty and the Beast Within.
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or on a bare stage with only one or two rehearsals. postpones his first week at college to stay home
The plays in this collection are: Sara Elizabeth and once he learns how much his little sister idolizes
the Everything-Just-Right Christmas, Timmy and the him. In Arcane Traditions, the king and queen of
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the Big, Big Present, and Timmy and the Alien. pitfalls.
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context in which the Christmas message is set. The FEE: $35 per play per performance, $75 per perfor- world proves to have no shortage of fools.
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lines”—Justin Steensma, Managing Director, Pro Kiss That Prince. See Index for individual play
Musica Tours, NY. “A palpable hit for an enthusias- descriptions.
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Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, The mance if performed together
Ohio State University. “The beauty of these plays
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Title Index
Please contact Samuel French for a complete title listing.
$38‚000 For A Friendly Face 50 Back‚ Back‚ Back 6 Cherry Orchard‚ The 70
2 Across 5 Back County Crimes 52 Cherry Smoke 24
4 Beekman 51 Baggage 20 Childhood 85
4X’mas 131 Bald Soprano‚ The 20 Children’s Letters to God 100
5 Easy Pieces 91 Balkan Women 20 China: The Whole Enchilada 100
27 Rue de Fleurus (My Life with Gertrude) 97 Balls 124 Ching Chong Chinaman 24
39 Steps‚ The 17 Banes of Darkwood, The 120 Christmas‚ Aliens‚ Gargoyles‚ and
50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Men 96 Barbara’s Blue Kitchen 99 Everything-Just-Right 131
50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Women 96 Barrio Hollywood (English & Spanish Version) 20 Christmas and the Gargoyle and the
1001 17 Battle Hymn 20 Big‚ Big Present 124
1940’s Radio Christmas Carol, A 97 Be My Baby 20 Christmas Carol, A 71
Beachwood Drive 21 Christmas Pudding‚ A 24
Abe 97 Beanstalk! The Musical! 129 Christmas Shorts 91
Abrogate 51 Beasley’s Christmas Party 6 Cinderella’s Mice 129
Abstract Expression 51 Beaux’ Stratagem‚ The 70 Circuit Breakers 85
Accent on Youth 51 Beckett at Greystone Bay 78 Circuitry 24
Accidents Happen 91 Beginning of Business‚ The 123 Clara’s Christmas Dreams 129
Acting: The First Six Lessons 5 Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays 131 Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial 53
Adding Machine: A Musical 97 Bells‚ The 52 Clean House‚ The 24
Adrift in Macao 97 Beneath the Surface 128 Cleansed 53
Advent of Gambling‚ The 122 Bernice 78 Closure 54
Affluenza! 18 Bethlehem 52 Clothes Encounters 25
After Juliet 69 Betrayed 21 Coast of Utopia 75, 77
Afterlife 51 Better Late 21 Cockeyed 25
After Sex‚ Then What? 18 Beware the Jabberwock 115 Collective Dating 91
After the Ball 78 Beware the Man Eating Chicken 21 Collector‚ The 7
Airport Play‚ The 78 Biff and Charlie 6 Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are 25
Alcestiad, The 69 Big Voice: God or Merman?‚ The 99 Comedy of Terrors 7
Aliens with Extraordinary Skills 18 Bill W. and Dr. Bob 21 Comedy Tonite! 91
All Aboard the Marriage Hearse 5 Billboard 6 Common Vision‚ A 25
All American 84 Birth and After Birth 22 Contempt of Court 25
All Hail Hurricane Gordo 18 Birth of Theater‚ The 124 Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, A 25
All the King’s Women 18 Black and Bluestein , 52 Cooley Girls 116
All This Intimacy 18 Black Jack: The Thief of Possession 22 Copies 117
All Through the Night 18 Blanche and Beyond 6 Cornelia 26
All’s Well That Ends Swell 96 Blue 85 Costume Ball‚ The 7
Altos‚ The 51 Blue Yonder 70 Could I Have This Dance? 26
Amazons and Their Men 19 Body Awareness 22 Cowboy vs. Samurai 26
American Hwangap 19 Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Coyote Tales 126
American Pilot‚ The 51 Boston Theatre Marathon‚ Volume V 131 Crawl‚ Fade to White 26
American Soldiers 19 Boy Called Lizard, A 99 Creature 26
American Tales 98 Boy Who Killed Pancho Villa‚ The 70 Crocodile Eyes 54
Amidst the Gladiolas 51 Brave Smiles...another lesbian tragedy 22 Crooked 7
Amish Project, The 5 Brenda Bly: Teen Detective 99 Crystal and the Christmas Snowmen 125
And Evermore Shall Be So 52 Brides of the Moon 22 Curiosity Cat 71
...And Baby Makes Two 78 Bright. Apple. Crush. 78
...And Then There Was Nun 69 Brother 22 Daisy Miller 54
Angry Eagle Feather‚ The 116 Brother, The 23 Dancing in the Dark 7
Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans Bubba The Cowboy Prince 99 Dawn 54
with High-Class Issues 69 Buddy Cop 2 23 Dead City 54
Anne & Gilbert 98 Bulrusher 23 Dead Man’s Cell Phone 26
Anon. 69 Business as Usual 116 Dead Ringer 7
Aphrodisiac 5 Butler Did It, Singing, The 128 Deadly Murder 7
Apostasy 5 Death Amid the Rich and Famous 78
Appeal‚ The 84 Cabo San Lucas 6 Deckchairs 4 91
Argonuts 119 Caddie Woodlawn 99 Deep in the Heart of Texas 78
Argument‚ The 6 Café Brosse 53 Defacing Michael Jackson 85
Around the Pond in 80 Days 98 California Odyssey 120 Degas in New Orleans 54
Around the World in Eighty Days 98 California Schemin’ 23 Delightful Quarantine‚ A 71
Arrangements 19 Callback 7 Devil Boys From Beyond 54
Asymmetry 19 Calling 85 Dew Point‚ The 27
At First Sight 52 Camille 70 Die! Mommy! Die! 27
Audience of One‚ An 19 Candide 120 Different Kind of Nutcracker‚ A 126
Avec Schmaltz 52 Carry Me Kate 85 Disintegration of Della Longstreet‚ The 27
Avenue A 19 Cartoon 53 Diverting Devotion 55
Awakening of Kate Chopin‚ The 20 Cat’s Meow 70 Divine Sister, The 27
Awaking Beauty 98 Cat’s-Paw 23 Dix Tableaux 8
Awesome 80s Prom‚ The 69 Cell 24 Dog Park: The Musical 100
Awesome Ghosts of Ontario 115 Cement Hands 85 Don’t Hug Me 100
Ayravana Flies‚ or A Pretty Dish 78 Chaps! 100 Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol‚ A 101
Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas 100 Don’t Hug Me County Fair‚ A 101
Baby Taj 70 Charity Begins... 85 Don’t Kiss That Prince 124
Bach At Leipzig 52 Chasing Manet 53 Don’t Say Goodbye‚ I’m Not Leaving 27
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Dora Goes to a Funeral 78 Food Stamps 55 Horseman 120

Doris to Darlene 27 For Better 31 Huck & Holden 33
Dragon of Wantley, The 71 Four of Us‚ The 9 Humbug 72
Dramatic Debuts: Winners of the Baker’s Plays High Freedom Fires 117
School Playwrighting Competition‚ Vol. 1 131 French Gold 86 I Used to Write on Walls 57
Dramatic Debuts: Winners of the Baker’s Plays High Fresh Brewed: Tales from the Coffee Bar 91 I Went to a Marvelous Party 57
School Playwrighting Competition‚ Vol. 2 131 Friar Falstaff 79 Identical Same Temptation 10
Dramatic Debuts: Winner’s of the Baker’s Plays High From Up Here 56 Idiot Box‚ The 57
School Playwriting Competition, Vol. 3 131 Front Street 56 If I Were You 34
Dreamlandia 55 Frugal Repast 56 If I Were Your Super Hero 125
Drowning on Dry Land 55 FUBAR 31 Iliad‚ Odyssey and all of Greek Mythology in 99
Drunk Enough to Say I Love You 78 F*cking Art 79 Minutes or Less‚ The 34
Drunken City‚ The 28 Fuente 32 Immigrant‚ The 104
Drunken Sisters, The 85 Fugue 56 Importance of Being Uncle Rosco‚ The 120
Dust 28 Funeral for Mittens, A 123 Impossible Cure‚ An 80
Dusty and the Big Bad World 28 Funny Business - The Musical 102 Improbable Fiction 57
Dutch Heart of a Man‚ The 55 Funny‚ You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother 102 In Juliet’s Garden 118
Dutch Interiors 79 Further Adventures of Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale In Shakespeare and the Bible 86
Dying Breed‚ The 79 Detective, The 116 In the Continuum 10
In the Eye of the Hurricane 57
Easter Monday 8 Gates of Gold 32 In the Heat of the Night 57
Edward Albee’s Occupant 8 Gauguin/Savage Light 102 In the Next Room or the vibrator play 58
Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness 28 Gee’s Bend 32 In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms 73
Eleanor for President 120 Gem of the Ocean 56 In the Sawtooths 10
Election Day 28 Getting Sara Married 32 Infancy 86
Elephant Sighs 28 Ghost Fragments‚ The 79 Inspector Drake and the Black Widow 10
Elephant’s Graveyard 71 Ghost Rider 120 Invisible River‚ The 34
Elephant’s Graveyard (Abridged) 90 Ghosts of New Orleans 91 Irish Curse, The 34
eLove (a musical.com/edy) 101 Gift From Heaven‚ A 32 Israel Horovitz’s New Shorts 92
Elson‚ the First Christmas Elf 126 girl. 32 It’s No Crime 80
Elves and the Shoemaker, The 116 Glacier Bay 79
Embraceable Me 8 Glimpses of the Moon 102 Jack‚ the Prince of Ireland 116
Emergency Meeting‚ An 85 Glorious! 32 Jack and the Beanstalk 89
Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends God Committee 56 Jack and the Soy Beanstalk 129
Her Life Tonight 29 God’s Ear 57 Jack Goes Boating 34
Emilie’s Voltaire 8 Going to the Chapel 79 Jasper Lake 58
Emma 71 Goldman Project‚ The 9 Jerome Bixby’s the Man From Earth 58
End Days 29 Good Book‚ The 80 Jewtopia 58
Epitaph 117 Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country John Singer Sargent and Madame X 58
Eurydice 55 Christmas‚ A 117 Joke‚ The 10
Every Man 79 Goody Two Shoes 57 Judy’s Scary Little Christmas 104
Everythings Turning Into Beautiful 8 Gorgons 80 Jump/Cut 10
Evil Dead: The Musical 101 Gorgons and Other Plays 92 Jungle Book, The 118
Exceptional Monologues 1 for Men and Women 96 Gorilla Man 102 Juniper; Jubilee 86
Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf‚ The 120 Grandpa Clemens & Angelfish 1906 86 Just Passing 10
Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies 29 Granny and the Gorilla 118 Just the Echo of a Sigh 80
Ex‚ The 79 Grave‚ The 80 Just the Two of Us 90
Extinction 29 Grease 103
Extra-Curricular Activity 79 Grease (School Version) 103 Kaputnik 34
Eyes Wide Open 117 Ground 33 Karlaboy 59
Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals 86 Keepsakes 118
Faculty Room‚ The 29 Gutenberg! The Musical! 103 Keep Your Pantheon 73
Failure‚ The 79 Kerry and Angie 80
Fall 29 Half and Half 9 Key Lime Pie 86
Fall of Heaven, The 29 Ham/Thello: The Moor of Denmark 118 KickAss Plays for Women 92
Family Secrets 30 Hannukah Holiday 123 Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?, The 104
Fancy Meeting You Here 85 Hansel and Gretel 128 Killing Dante 59
Farnsworth Invention‚ The 71 Happy Anniversary‚ Angel! Love‚ Gino 72 Kindness 35
Fatboy 30 Happy Days, A New Musical 103 Kingdom by the Sea 10
Father’s Day 30 Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden‚ The 86 Kiss, Then Tell 131
Father’s Secret‚ A 117 Happy Ones, The 33 Kissing Fidel 35
Feminine Ending‚ A 30 Happy Prince‚ The 103 Kitchen Witches‚ The 35
Fifth Column‚ The 72 Harriet and Walt 129 Kosher Lutherans 35
Film Chinois 30 Harry Thaw Hates Everybody 33 Krapp 39 10
Final Toast‚ The 55 Hats! The Musical 103
Fire-Breathing Lady and the Sugarplum Fairy‚ The 89 Hat Tricks 9 La Gringa (English & Spanish version) 35
First Baptist of Ivy Gap 30 Haunting Julia 9 Large Animal Games 59
First Noel, The 123 Havana is Waiting 9 Last Chance Romance 59
First Things First 31 Hazelwood Jr. High 33 Last Laugh 80
First Wedding Planner‚ The 123 Heaven Help Me 33 Last of the Dragons‚ The 116
Fish Story‚ A 31 Her Naked Skin 72 Last of the Dutch Hotel‚ The 80
Fit 124 Heroes 9 Last Schwartz‚ The 35
Flamingo Court 31 Herr Kutter‚ The Barbaric Barber 72 Last Supper‚ The 104
Flemming (An American Thriller) 55 High School for Dummies 118 Late Nite Comic 105
Flibberty and the Penguin 101 History Boys‚ The 72 Le Supermarché 80
Flight 31 History of American Film, A 104 Leading Ladies 59
Floodgate 72 Hit‚ The 86 Lear’s Labour’s Lost 121
Floyd & Clea Under the Western Sky 102 Holy Ghost 72 Lesson‚ The 11
Flyovers 31 Homeroom 104 Liberation of Linda Dworkin‚ The 59
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Title Index
Libretto 81 Mother’s Day 87 Panic Broadcast of 1938‚ The 121

Life and Beth 36 Mountains In My Stride 118 Panther 81
Life Support 81 Mouse’s Discovery and Other Plays‚ The 132 Paradise 41
Lifetime Burning, A 36 Moving 74 Passengers 41
Lillian Yuralia 11 Moving Bodies 62 Paul’s Ghost 87
Lions 73 Moving Mountains 62 Penetrator 12
Lions and Donkeys 87 Moving On 132 People vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo
Literary Lesson‚ The 36 Mrs. Affleck 62 and Juliet‚ The 107
Little Green Men 105 Mulberry Street 81 People vs. Mona‚ The 107
Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody‚ A 36 Murder at the Grey’s Hound Mansion 125 Perfect Mendacity 42
Living Room in Africa 60 Murder with Grace 119 Pericles by William Shakespeare as Performed by Ms.
Lizards 36 Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), The 105 Gower’s 1st Grade Class 121
Lizzy‚ Darcy and Jane 73 Mustang Sally 38 Phoenix 12
Lobelia Lodge 60 My Big Gay Italian Wedding 74 Picture Perfect 87
Long Christmas Dinner, The 90 My Deah 62 Pied-à-Terre 13
Looking 36 My First Time 39 Pied Piper of Valley Junction‚ The 121
Losing Lawrence 36 My Husband’s Wild Desires 39 Pied Piper‚ The 107
Louie’s Daughter 81 My Sweetheart’s the Man in the Moon 39 PIGmalion 74
Louisiana Gentleman‚ A 37 My Wonderful Day 39 Pirate Musical!, The 130
Louisiana Gentleman and Other New Mystery at Whimbowly Manor 121 Pirate Show!‚ The 121
Orleans Comedies‚ A 92 Mythtery & Mayhem 127 Pischer 82
Love and How to Cure It 87 Plan of Action‚ A 87
Love List‚ The 11 Nana’s Naughty Knickers 62 Plant that Ate Dirty Socks, The 107
Love Person 37 Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom 39 Play #3 82
Loves and Hours 60 Nelson 12 Players in the Game 75
Love Song of Saul Alinsky‚ The 37 Nest 62 Polyester 108
Love Songs: A Musical 105 Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny 63 Prayer For My Enemy 42
Love Town 60 New York 74 Pretty Theft 64
Luck! The Musical 105 Nice Family Gathering‚ A 63 Prince Lear 82
Luck of the Draw (Beim) 81 Night at the Nutcracker‚ A 106 Princess and the Goblin‚ The 122
Luck of the Draw (Robertson) 87 Night Before Christmas‚ The 87 Princess Gray and the Black & White Knights 123
Lucy and the Conquest 60 Night in Provence‚ A 40 Prisoner’s Dilemma‚ The 75
Lulu in Babylon 60 Night Sky 40 Private Fears in Public Places 42
Lydia 60 No Foreigners Beyond this Point 63 Proceed to Checkout 94
Lying Kind‚ The 60 Normal 81 Property 42
November 40 Property Known as Garland‚ The 13
MacDuff Tragedy‚ The 87 Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version 106 Prophet 64
Magic Hands Freddy 37 Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, A 106 Psychic, The 42
Maiden’s Progeny 11 Pullman Car Hiawatha 90
Make Believe 37 Octopus 40 Pullman‚ WA 82
Makeover‚ The 61 ODD 40 Purgatorio 13
Making Babies 125 Oedipus at Palm Springs 41 Purity 64
Making Nice 127 Oedipus For Kids! 106 Pyrenees 42
Mama and Jack Carew 11 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ 30th Series 93
Man in the Gray Suit and Other Plays‚ The 92 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ 31st Series 93 Quality of Life 42
Man with his Mother on his Arm‚ The 125 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ 32nd Series 93 Queens of France 88
Marathon 11 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ 33rd Series 93 Queen’s Revenge‚ A 82
Martha‚ Josie and the Chinese Elvis 37 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays‚ 34th Series 93 Quint and Miss Jessel at Bly 13
Mashed Potatoes and Davey 121 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 35th Series 93
Masked 12 Office Party, The 123 Race 43
Masquerade 130 Office Plays‚ The 94 Race In America 88
Masterpiece 125 Ohio State Murders 41 Railway Children‚ The 108
Matt & Ben 12 Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession 12 Rapture of Mammon‚ The 127
Mauritius 38 On the Other Side of the Fence 106 Rapunzel 128
Mechant Enfant 124 On the Rocks 41 Rat Wives 88
Meg 38 On the Shore of the Wide World 63 Rat Wives and Other Plays 94
Melody 81 Once Removed 41 Reader 43
Men are Dogs 61 One Night a Week 106 Receptionist‚ The 43
Men of Tortuga 38 One Way Street 81 Red Hot Patriot 13
Messiah on the Frigidaire 61 Oohrah! 63 Red‚ White and Tuna 13
Metal Children, The 61 Open Heart 107 Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story: The Musical 130
Metronome‚ The 115 Opening 81 Reflections 88
Middle Class 118 Origin of Music: An Opus for Skin‚ Shells Relationtrip 88
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere‚ The 105 and Bones‚ The 123 Reluctant Critic‚ The 43
Milk 38 Orphan Train‚ The 107 Remember Me? 43
Millicent Scowlworthy 73 Orvin - Champion of Champions 107 Remembering Mr. Maugham 14
Milliner‚ The 61 Other Side‚ The 12 Remote Asylum 64
Miracles 115 Our Diamond 125 Return of Halley’s Comet‚ The 108
Mirror Mirror 73 Our House 63 Reunion: A Musical in Epic Minature 108
Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa‚ The 62 Our Leading Lady 63 Revenge of the Red Feather Ladies 125
Mom‚ How Did you Meet the Beatles? 12 Our Town 74 ReWrite 108
MOMologues‚ The 38 Out of Sterno 41 Rhiannon 82
Money Makes You Happy 90 Outrage 63 Right Kind of People‚ The 64
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume I 92 Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Ringing of Doorbells, A 88
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume II 93 Mrs. Levine, The 12 Rituals 82
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume III 93 Outside the Box 81 Rivers Under the Earth 88
Mother‚ A Daughter‚ and A Gun‚ A 73 Robin Hood 109
Mother Courage and Her Children 74 Pacific 1860 107 Rock ‘n’ Roll 75
Motherhouse 38 Palestine, New Mexico 74 Rocket City‚ Alabam’ 64
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Rockin’ on the Milky Way 94 Noteworthy Concerns) 46 Two Minutes To Shine‚ Vol. V 96
Romeo & Julius [Caesar] 122 Spotlight 89 Two Wives and a Dead Guy 89
Rooky Wood‚ The 82 Spygame 66 Tyranny of Love‚ The 48
Roosevelt Cousins‚ Thoroughly Sauced‚ The 82 Stage Kiss 123
Rose Colored Glass 14 Stain 46 Ugly on the Inside 84
Roses in December 14 Stalker Mom and Other Plays 132 Un Cri Du Coeur 84
Round and Round the Mulberry Bush 94 Stanley the Stalwart Dragon 119 Uncle Pirate 112
Ruby’s Story 65 Starmites 110 Uncle Victor 67
Rumpelstiltskin 128 Starmites High School 110 Under the Bridge 112
Starmites Lite 110 Unheard Melodies 84
Safety Net‚ The 43 Starmites Pro 110 Unwanted Adventure 126
Sail Away 109 Start of Superstition‚ The 124 Up 48
Salvage (Coast of Utopia Part III) 75 Stone Soup 130
Sam Spud‚ Private Eye 122 Stop and Run 89 Vampire Reflects‚ A 48
Santa Comes to the King David 124 Storyville 111 Vertical Hour‚ The 49
Santa’s Clara 123 Streamers 75 Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s
Sara Elizabeth and the Everything-Just-Right Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist 66 Scientology Pageant, A 112
Christmas 124 Stuff Happens 76 Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen 49
Saving America and Other Plays 94 Stunning 46 View from 151st Street‚ A 67
Scab 14 Subculture 95 Virgins 49
Scary Drama I 127 Such Things Only Happen in Books 83 Voice of the Phoenix 89
Scene‚ The 43 Sugar Daddies 46 Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part I) 77
School 82 Sugar Witch‚ The 47 Voyage to Lesbos 49
Scream Queens - The Musical 109 Summing Up‚ The 83 Vrooommm! 49
Sealed for Freshness 44 Sunken Living Room‚ The 47
Seascape 88 Sunset Park 66 Waiting 77
Secretaries, The 44 Sweet Room‚ The 83 Walk in the Sky‚ A 129
Secret Garden - Spring Version, The 109 Sweet Smell of Success 111 Water & Power 67
Secret Garden, The 109 Sycorax 83 Water’s Edge‚ The 49
Secret Life of Seagulls‚ The 44 We Are Not These Hands 16
Secret Lives of Losers‚ The 44 Taking Flight 15 Wedding Belles 49
Secrets of a Soccer Mom 14 Tale of Two Cities‚ the Musical‚ A 111 Wedding Play‚ The 84
See You in Bells 122 Tales From Anywhere: Twice Upon a Time and Don’t Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113
Selfish Giant, The 128 Kiss That Prince! 132 Welfarewell 67
Senior Moments 94 Tales of Custard the Dragon‚ The 111 West Moon Street 67
Seniors of the Sahara 119 Talk Radio 66 What If? Six Short Comedies about the Search
Seven Santas 119 Tall Grass 16 for Love 95
Sex Life of a Priest‚ The 127 Ten Times Two the Eternal Courtship 16 What Strong Fences Make 84
Sex Please‚ We’re Sixty! 44 Tenderfella 122 What They Have 49
Shadows on Oak Island 14 Terre Haute 16 Whenever 113
Sheltered Friends 130 That Face 47 When is a Clock 67
She With A Capital Ess 83 That Pretty Pretty or‚ The Rape Play 47 Where There’s a Will There’s a Relative 50
Ships 88 Third Story‚ The 47 Where There’s No Will 119
Shipwreck (Coast of Utopia Part II) 75 This Little Piggy 125 Whipping Man 17
Shoes Along the Highway 127 Thread Men‚ The 83 White Buffalo 50
Showtime at First Baptist 44 Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One Act Plays and White Suits in Summer 50
Shrinking Violets and Towering Tiger Lilies: 13 Mini Plays) 95 Who Killed the Sausage King? 68
A Bouquet of Female Delights 94 Three Musketeers‚ The 76 Who Shot Calhoun Cahootz? 126
Shtick 14 Threee 132 Whole Ninth Floor‚ The 77
Shylock’s Daughter 83 Thugs‚ The 66 Why? A Monologue 84
Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small Chips from Great Time is the Mercy of Eternity 48 Widdershins 68
Gems of Shakespeare 95 Timmy and the Alien 124 Widows 77
Sick 90 Timmy and the Christmas Strangers 126 Wild Dust: The Musical 113
Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window‚ The 65 Tinsel on the Tree‚ The 83 Wild Mushrooms 68
Signs of Life 15 To Live at the Pitch 66 Wild Nights! 89
Silver Apples of the Moon‚ The 90 Tomorrowland 66 Wild Nights! and Grandpa Clemens & Angelfish 1906 95
Sin‚ Sex & the C.I.A. 65 Tom Thumb 76 Wildest!!! Hip‚ Cool and Swinging…‚ The 113
Sinbadaladdin! 75 Tongue‚ Tied and Other Short Plays 95 Wildlife! 68
Singing Forest, The 65 Too Much The Sun 48 Wing of Madness‚ The 84
Sirens 45 Too Old for the Chorus, but Not Too Old Wishing Aces 89
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake 15 to be a Star 111 Wiz, The 113
Skin Deep (Lonoff ) 45 (Tooth) Fairy Tale‚ A 112 Women Are Women 50
Skin Deep (Brocklehurst/McTavish) 126 Tortoise & The Hare‚ The 126 Women Laid Bare 95
Slasher 45 Tough Cookies 83 Wonderful World of Dissocia‚ The 68
Slice of the Blarney‚ A 65 Traveling Companion and Other Plays‚ The 95 Woodsman‚ The 68
Smoke and Mirrors 65 Treasure Island (Ludwig) 76 World of Pleasure‚ A 84
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming 109 Treasure Island (Wilmott) 76 Wreck on the 5:25 89
Smudge 15 Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Writer’s Block 124
Sneeze 83 Housewife‚ The 112 Wrong Window! 68
Snowman‚ Elves and Nutcrackers 132 Trojan Barbie 76
Solitaire 46 Truth and Reconciliation 48 Year of Magical Thinking‚ The 17
Somebody/Nobody 45 Truth Be Told 77 Year Zero 50
Somebody’s Somebody 45 Trying 16 Yellow Moon 50
Someone from Assisi 88 Tuna Does Vegas 16 Yo Ho Ho: A Pirate’s Christmas 113
Song Of Extinction 45 Tung and Cheek 119 Young Love 84
Southern Comforts 15 Turtle Soup 84 Your Swash is Unbuckled 132
Southern Promises 65 Twice in a Lifetime 112 Youth 90
Speckled Birds 46 Twice Upon a Time 126 You’ve Got Hate Mail 50
Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies 132 Twisted Tales of Terror 122
Splitting Issues (And Several Other Two Gentlemen of Corona 48 Zero Hour 17
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Author Index
Please contact Samuel French for a complete author listing.
Abrahamson, Daniel Bartlett, Rob Bogosian, Eric

Funny Business - The Musical 102 Hats! The Musical 103 Talk Radio 66
Adams, Harley Battlo, Jean Bolcom, William
Play #3 82 Business as Usual 116 Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113
Adamson, Samuel Bauske, Kristine Bollow, Ludmilla
Mrs. Affleck 62 Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas‚ A 117 In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms 73
Adjmi, David Beber, Neena Saving America and Other Plays 94
Stunning 46 Common Vision‚ A 25 Bond, Christopher
Albee, Edward Dew Point‚ The 26 Evil Dead: The Musical 101
Edward Albee’s Occupant 8 Jump/Cut 10 Booth, Cynthia
Allard, Janet Tomorrowland 66 Two Wives and a Dead Guy 89
Vrooommm! 49 Beckett, Francis Booth, Roy C.
Allen-Dutton, Jordan Money Makes You Happy 90 Two Wives and a Dead Guy 89
Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Beecham, Jahnna Bos, Hannah
Alper, Steven M. Chaps! 100 Buddy Cop 2 23
Immigrant‚ The 104 Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas 100 Bower, Jeffrey T.
Alton, Ed Dog Park 100 Pericles by William Shakespeare... 121
Night at the Nutcracker‚ A 106 Beim, Norman Bradshaw, Thomas
Anastasi, John Comedy Tonite! 91 Cleansed 53
Pied-à-Terrè 13 Three Dark Comedies (Plus 5 One Act Plays & 13 Mini-Plays) 95 Dawn 54
Anderson, Jane Women Laid Bare 95 Prophet 64
Quality of Life 42 Belke, David Purity 64
Anderson, Roger Ten Times Two the Eternal Courtship 16 Southern Promises 65
Abe 97 Benfield, Derek Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist 66
Anselmi, Barbara First Things First 31 Brant, George
Orphan Train‚ The 107 Bennett, Alan Elephant’s Graveyard 71
Antone, Tiffany History Boys‚ The 72 Elephant’s Graveyard (Abridged) 90
Good Book‚ The 80 Bennett, Eric Grant Brecht, Bertolt
Appel, Dori Beneath the Surface 128 Mother Courage and Her Children 74
Hat Tricks 9 Masquerade 130 Brevoort, Deborah
Arthur, Dave Benson, Robby Signs of Life 15
Pied Piper‚ The 107 Open Heart 107 Bridges, Beau
Robin Hood 109 Bentley, Eric Acting: The First Six Lessons 5
Arthur, Toni Mother Courage and Her Children 74 Bridges, Emily
Pied Piper‚ The 108 Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113 Acting: The First Six Lessons 5
Robin Hood 109 Berg, Linda Brittain, Rachel
Aspengren, Kate Beanstalk! The Musical! 129 Funny Business - The Musical 102
Blue Yonder 70 Bernas, Ron Brochu, Jim
August, Ian Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody‚ A 36 Big Voice: God or Merman?‚ The 99
Le Supermarché 80 Bigelow, Susan Zero Hour 17
Austen, Jane Rose Colored Glass 14 Brocklehurst, Judith
Emma 71 Birney, David Skin Deep 126
Axler, Rachel Christmas Pudding‚ A 24 Brown, Mark
Smudge 15 Biscopink, Karen China: The Whole Enchilada 100
Ayckbourn, Alan Hansel and Gretel 128 Brown, Scott
Awaking Beauty 98 Black, Arnold Gutenberg! The Musical! 103
Drowning on Dry Land 55 Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113 Brunstetter, Bekah
Haunting Julia 9 Blicq, Ron F*cking Art 79
If I Were You 34 Closure 54 I Used to Write on Walls 57
Improbable Fiction 57 Bloom, Michael Oohrah! 63
Life and Beth 36 Emma 71 Sick 90
My Wonderful Day 39 Bobrick, Sam Bryski, Larisa
Orvin - Champion of Champions 107 Baggage 20 Selfish Giant, The 128
Private Fears in Public Places 42 Flemming (An American Thriller) 55 Bullins, Ed
Sugar Daddies 46 Getting Sara Married 32 Storyville 111
Whenever 113 Last Chance Romance 59 Burns, Kitty
Plan of Action‚ A 87 Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon..., The 12 Slice of the Blarney‚ A 65
Bailey, Alan Passengers 41 Burton, B.J.
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming 109 Psychic, The 42 Lobelia Lodge 60
Wedding Belles 49 Remember Me? 43 Busch, Charles
Baker, Annie Splitting Issues 46 Die! Mommy! Die! 27
Body Awareness 22 Bock, Adam Divine Sister, The 27
Ball, John Drunken City‚ The 28 Our Leading Lady 63
In the Heat of the Night 57 Office Plays‚ The 94 Third Story‚ The 47
Barasch, Norman Receptionist‚ The 43 Cagan, Steven
Family Secrets 30 Thugs‚ The 66 Love Songs: A Musical 105
Barlow, Patrick Boe, Steven Cahn, Victor L.
39 Steps‚ The 17 Ugly on the Inside 84 Embraceable Me 8
Barrett, Andrew Boe, Whitney Roses in December 14
Circuitry 24 Ugly on the Inside 84 Cain, Candice
Barron, Laignee Bogard, Jerrod Tortoise & The Hare‚ The 126
If I Were Your Super Hero 125 Jack and the Soy Beanstalk 129 Cain, Marie
Barry, Pete Bogart, Joanne Too Old for the Chorus, but Not Too Old... 111
Accidents Happen 91 Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), The 105
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Cale, David Corthron, Kia Dow, Shannon Michal

Floyd & Clea Under the Western Sky 102 Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, A 25 Killing Dante 59
Callaghan, Sheila Covert, Ralph Dowgin, John P.
Ayravana Flies‚ or A Pretty Dish 78 Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, A 106 Accidents Happen 91
Crawl‚ Fade to White 26 Coward, Noël Downs, William Missouri
Dead City 54 Pacific 1860 107 Cockeyed 25
Scab 14 Sail Away 109 Kosher Lutherans 35
That Pretty Pretty or‚ The Rape Play 47 Cram, Cusi Druce, Michael
We Are Not These Hands 16 Dusty and the Big Bad World 28 Panic Broadcast of 1938‚ The 121
Caplan-Lonner, Carole Fuente 32 Dunmore, Heather
Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What?, The 104 Lifetime Burning, A 36 Blue 85
Carlson, Nancy Lucy and the Conquest 60 Dunn, Mark
Harriet and Walt 129 Craver, Mike Delightful Quarantine‚ A 71
Carnelia, Craig Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming 109 Dix Tableaux 8
Sweet Smell of Success 111 Creatore, Luigi PIGmalion 74
Carpenter, Bridget Flamingo Court 31 Dunn, Thomas C.
Faculty Room‚ The 29 Crowley, Mart Thread Men‚ The 83
Fall 29 Avec Schmaltz 52 Durang, Christopher
Up 48 Crowley, Mart Adrift in Macao 97
Casella, Martin Remote Asylum 64 History of American Film, A 104
Irish Curse, The 34 Crowther, Colin Ebersole, Lisa
Casey, Warren Calling 85 Brother 22
Grease 103 Just Passing 10 Eda-Young, Barbara
Grease (School Version) 103 Reflections 88 Lillian Yuralia 11
Cassaro, Matthew Crowther, Mary Edgar, David
Bubba The Cowboy Prince 99 Calling 85 Prisoner’s Dilemma‚ The 75
Cassaro, Nancy Just Passing 10 Edwards, Ronnie Claire
Bubba The Cowboy Prince 99 Reflections 88 Wedding Belles 49
Catalano, Jason Culbertson, John Elyanow, Michael
Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Messiah on the Frigidaire 61 Idiot Box‚ The 57
Caudle, David Cummings, Greg Engel, Allison
Sunken Living Room‚ The 47 Kiss‚ then Tell 131 Red Hot Patriot 13
Cederberg, Natasha L. Davenport, Ken Engel, Margaret
Mystery at Whimbowly Manor 121 Awesome 80s Prom‚ The 69 Red Hot Patriot 13
Chappell, Eric My First Time 39 Epperson, John
Father’s Day 30 Davis, Eisa My Deah 62
Chekhov, Anton Bulrusher 23 Eppolito, Sheila
Cherry Orchard‚ The 70 Day, Barry MOMologues‚ The 38
Christiansen, Arne Pacific 1860 107 Erba, Edoardo
Butler Did It, Singing, The 128 DeAngelis, J. Michael Marathon 11
Christopher, Nanci Accidents Happen 91 Evans, Christine
...And Baby Makes Two 78 DeFerie, Steph Trojan Barbie 76
Chua, Damon Further Adventures of Nick Tickle..., The 116 Evans, David
Film Chinois 30 Ghost Rider 120 Children’s Letters to God 100
Church, David Delaney, Cat Facos, James
Judy’s Scary Little Christmas 104 Welfarewell 67 Mountains In My Stride 118
Churchill, Caryl Dennett, Alexandra Falk, Daniel
Drunk Enough to Say I Love You 78 Father’s Secret‚ A 117 Funny Business - The Musical 102
Cipolla, Frank DeTurk, Scott Farrar, Paxton
Evil Dead: The Musical 101 Boy Called Lizard, A 99 Making Babies 125
Claire, Edie Yo Ho Ho: A Pirate’s Christmas 113 Fechter, Steven
Scary Drama I 127 DeVoti, Emily Woodsman‚ The 68
See You in Bells 122 Milk 38 Fischer, Lori
Clancy, John Dickey, Jessica Barbara’s Blue Kitchen 99
Fatboy 30 Amish Project, The 5 Fischoff, George
Clark, Kathleen Didion, Joan Gauguin/Savage Light 102
Secrets of a Soccer Mom 14 Year of Magical Thinking‚ The 17 Five Lesbian Brothers
Southern Comforts 15 DiIorio, Gino Brave Smiles...another lesbian tragedy 22
Clark, Ron Apostasy 5 Brides of the Moon 22
4 Beekman 51 Dead Ringer 7 Oedipus at Palm Springs 41
Cloutier, Stefanie Dillman, Lisa Secretaries, The 44
MOMologues‚ The 38 Ground 33 Voyage to Lesbos 49
Coble, Eric DiSavino, Katherine Flahive, Liz
For Better 31 Nana’s Naughty Knickers 62 From Up Here 56
Cohen, Douglas J. Dodge, Anthony Fogel, Bryan
Children’s Letters to God 100 Hats! The Musical 103 Jewtopia 58
Coletti, Stefanie R. Dodge, Marcia Milgrom Foley, David
Happy Anniversary‚ Angel! Love‚ Gino 72 Hats! The Musical 103 Deadly Murder 7
Cook, Pat Dooley, Caroline Fornarola, Drew
Importance of Being Uncle Rosco‚ The 120 Happy Prince‚ The 103 Uncle Pirate 112
Keepsakes 118 Doran, Bathsheba Foster, Norm
Tung and Cheek 119 Living Room in Africa 60 Looking 36
Cooney, Ray Nest 62 Love List‚ The 11
Twice in a Lifetime 112 Dorfman, Ariel Frakes, Jack
Cooper, M. Thomas Other Side‚ The 12 Boy Who Killed Pancho Villa‚ The 70
Tongue‚ Tied and Other Short Plays 95 Purgatorio 13 California Odyssey 120
Corley, Hal Reader 43 Pied Piper of Valley Junction‚ The 121
Easter Monday 8 Widows 77 Frankel, Etan
Mama and Jack Carew 11 Dow, Jan Henson Truth and Reconciliation 48
ODD 40 Killing Dante 59
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Frayn, Michael Seven Santas 119 Harrison, Richard

Afterlife 51 Your Swash is Unbuckled 132 Sheltered Friends 130
Free, Richard Goodrich, Harlene Harvey, Jeanine
Around the Pond in 80 Days 98 Picture Perfect 87 Twisted Tales of Terror 122
Freeman, Matthew Goodrich, Joseph Hatsor, Ilan
When is a Clock 67 Smoke and Mirrors 65 Masked 12
French III, Arthur W. Goodrum, John Haverty, Doug
Circuit Breakers 85 Comedy of Terrors 7 Could I Have This Dance? 26
French, Samuel Grabenstein, Chris Hawdon, Robin
Writer’s Block 124 Curiosity Cat 71 Night in Provence‚ A 40
Funeral for Mittens, A 123 Grant, Barra Hayward, Bradley
Friedman, Allan Jay Mother‚ A Daughter‚ and A Gun‚ A 73 High School for Dummies 118
Walk in the Sky‚ A 129 Grant, George Cameron Healey, Mark
Friedman, Gary William 4 X’mas 131 Collector‚ The 7
Last Supper‚ The 104 Balls 124 Hemingway, Ernest
Friedman, Rosalind Epitaph 117 Fifth Column‚ The 72
Hannukah Holiday 123 First Noel, The 123 Higgins, Frank
Froberg, Kristin Anna Office Party, The 123 Miracles 115
Make Believe 37 Santa Comes to the King David 124 Higgins, Thomas
Frye, Tom Santa’s Clara 123 Dying Breed‚ The 79
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume I 92 Green, Andrea Hillgartner, Malcolm
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume III 93 Homeroom 104 Chaps! 100
Gajdusek, Karl On the Other Side of the Fence 106 Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas 100
FUBAR 31 Return of Halley’s Comet‚ The 108 Dog Park 100
Gari, Brian Greenberg, Faye Hip-Flores, Rick
Late Nite Comic 105 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol, A 97 (Tooth) Fairy Tale‚ A 112
Gelbart, Larry Greig, David Hirsen, Ron
Abrogate 51 American Pilot‚ The 51 Frugal Repast 56
Gelbart, Larry Pyrenees 42 Hirst, Garnet
Better Late 21 Yellow Moon 50 Shadows on Oak Island 14
Floodgate 72 Grodin, Charles Hochhauser, Jeff
Gentile, Vito Right Kind of People‚ The 64 Anne & Gilbert 98
Amidst the Gladiolas 51 Gromelski, Brad Holding, Jane
Geoghan, Jim It’s No Crime 80 Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession 12
Two Gentlemen of Corona 48 Grote, Jason Holgate, Ron
Gerdin, Donna 1001 17 Reunion: A Musical in Epic Minature 108
Losing Lawrence 36 Guare, John Hollinger, Betty
Gersten-Vassilaros, Alexandra Sweet Smell of Success 111 Stone Soup 130
Airport Play‚ The 78 Gunderson, Lauren Holmgren, Maxine
Argument‚ The 6 Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet... 29 Murder at the Grey’s Hound Mansion 125
Wedding Play‚ The 84 Gurganus, Allan Revenge of the Red Feather Ladies 125
Gifford, Kathie Lee Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession 12 Who Shot Calhoun Cahootz? 126
Under the Bridge 112 Gurira, Danai Hopkins, Jay
Gilray, Bruce W. In the Continuum 10 Iliad‚ Odyssey and all of Greek Mythology... 34
...And Then There Was Nun 69 Haehnel, Alan Horovitz, Israel
Giron, Arthur Making Nice 127 Israel Horovitz’s New Shorts 92
Emilie’s Voltaire 8 Haley, Jennifer Marathon 11
Moving Bodies 62 Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom 39 What Strong Fences Make 84
Glasner, Anne Hamlisch, Marvin House, Ronald
Stone Soup 130 Sweet Smell of Success 111 California Schemin’ 23
Glass, Joanna McClelland Hammonds, Kevin Hoverman, Matt
Trying 16 Brenda Bly: Teen Detective 99 Christmas Shorts 91
Glass, Suzanne Hample, Stuart Howard, Ed
Milliner‚ The 61 Children’s Letters to God 100 Red‚ White and Tuna 13
Glaudini, Bob Hanagan, Jay D. Tuna Does Vegas 16
Dutch Heart of a Man‚ The 55 Happy Anniversary‚ Angel! Love‚ Gino 72 Howe, Tina
Identical Same Temptation 10 What If? 95 Bald Soprano‚ The 20
Jack Goes Boating 34 Hancock, John Birth and After Birth 22
View from 151st Street‚ A 67 Brother, The 23 Chasing Manet 53
Glazer, Tony Handel, Rob Lesson‚ The 11
Stain 46 Aphrodisiac 5 Shrinking Violets and Towering Tiger Lilies 94
Goda, Billy Handel, Rob Hume, Michael J.
Dust 28 Millicent Scowlworthy 73 Dog Park 100
Goggin, Dan Hansberry, Lorraine Hunter, John
Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version 106 Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window‚ The 65 Iliad‚ Odyssey and all of Greek Mythology... 34
Golamco, Michael Hare, David Hunter, Scott
Cowboy vs. Samurai 26 Stuff Happens 76 Candide 120
Year Zero 50 Hare, David Hunter, Susan C.
Goldberg, Andrew Vertical Hour‚ The 49 Caddie Woodlawn 99
Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Harelik, Mark Iconis, Joe
Goldberg, Janice Immigrant‚ The 104 Plant that Ate Dirty Socks, The 107
Rose Colored Glass 14 Harper, Steve ReWrite 108
Goldsmith, Lee Lions and Donkeys 87 Ierley, Merritt
Abe 97 Harris, Brian Eleanor for President 120
Goode, Jeff Tall Grass 16 Ionesco, Eugene
Ham/Thello: The Moor of Denmark 118 Harris, Richard Bald Soprano‚ The 20
Lear’s Labour’s Lost 121 One Night a Week 106 Lesson‚ The 11
Princess Gray and the Black & White Knights 123 Harrison, Jordan Jackson, R. Eugene
Romeo & Julius [Caesar] 122 Amazons and Their Men 19 This Little Piggy 125
Rumpelstiltskin 128 Doris to Darlene 27
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Jacobs, Jim King, Ramona Lodato, Victor

Grease 103 Wildlife! 68 Motherhouse 38
Grease (School Version) 103 Kirkeby, Jennifer Loewith, Jason
James, Jimmie Eyes Wide Open 117 Adding Machine: A Musical 97
Everythings Turning Into Beautiful 8 Harriet and Walt 129 Lonoff, Jon
Jannuzzi, Luigi Kittleson, Ole Skin Deep 45
All the King’s Women 18 Butler Did It, Singing, The 128 Lopez, Matthew
Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies 29 Klass, Judy Whipping Man 17
Jarrow, Kyle Cell 24 Lucas, Craig
Gorilla Man 102 Knapp, Sarah Prayer For My Enemy 42
Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s..., A 112 Immigrant‚ The 104 Singing Forest, The 65
Jenkins, Diana R. Knee, Allan Ludlam, Charles
Stalker Mom and Other Plays 132 Late Nite Comic 105 Camille 70
John, Richard Kobler, Flip Christmas Carol, A 71
Railway Children‚ The 108 Wild Dust: The Musical 113 Jack and the Beanstalk 89
Johnson, Brandon Koch, Lisa Ludwig, Ken
Unwanted Adventure 126 27 Rue de Fleurus (My Life with Gertrude) 97 Be My Baby 20
Johnson, Maureen Brady Kramer, Daniel Elihu Beaux’ Strategem‚ The 69
Moving On 132 Coyote Tales 126 Leading Ladies 59
Shoes Along the Highway 127 Kramer, Michael R. Three Musketeers‚ The 76
Johnson, Randy Stage Kiss 123 Treasure Island 76
Wildest!!! Hip‚ Cool and Swinging…‚ The 113 Kreisberg, Jonathan Luttrell, Bill
Johnson, William P. Floyd & Clea Under the Western Sky 101 Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story 130
Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume II 93 Krey, Andy Luttrell, Carol
Johnston, Bob Last Supper‚ The 104 Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story 130
Anne & Gilbert 98 Kuntz, John Lynch-Giddings, Scott
Jones, Charlotte Jasper Lake 58 Argonuts 119
Martha‚ Josie and the Chinese Elvis 37 Kurtz, Jack Macdonald, Sharman
Jones, Walton Christmas‚ Aliens‚ Gargoyles‚ and Everything- After Juliet 69
1940’s Radio Christmas Carol, A 97 Just-Right 131 Machado, Eduardo
Joseph, Rajiv Kyle, Christopher Crocodile Eyes 54
All This Intimacy 18 Safety Net‚ The 43 Havana is Waiting 9
Huck & Holden 33 Kyrieleison, Jack In the Eye of the Hurricane 57
Kaling, Mindy Reunion: A Musical in Epic Minature 108 Kissing Fidel 35
Matt & Ben 12 Landau, David Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa‚ The 62
Kaminsky, Stuart M. Altos‚ The 51 Once Removed 41
Final Toast‚ The 55 Contempt of Court 25 Madden, Dano
Kanin, Garson Lane, Sharyn In the Sawtooths 10
Remembering Mr. Maugham 14 Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash..., The 112 Mamet, David
Kapil, Aditi Laufer, Deborah Zoe Keep Your Pantheon 73
Love Person 37 End Days 29 November 40
Kaplan, Michael Last Schwartz‚ The 35 Race 43
Love Town 60 Out of Sterno 41 School 82
Karshner, Roger Sirens 45 Manktelow, Bettine
Clothes Encounters 25 Laurence, Michael Charity Begins... 85
Don’t Say Goodbye‚ I’m Not Leaving 27 Krapp 39 10 Spygame 66
To Live at the Pitch 66 Laurents, Arthur Marcus, Cindy
Where There’s a Will There’s a Relative 50 Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are 25 Wild Dust: The Musical 113
Who Killed the Sausage King? 68 Lauro, Shirley Margolin, Deb
Kaufman, Selma Tolins All Through the Night 18 Time is the Mercy of Eternity 48
Homeroom 104 Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial 53 Markham, Shelly
Kayden, Mildred Speckled Birds 46 Too Old for the Chorus, but Not Too Old... 111
Storyville 111 Lawson, Steve Marks, Sam
Kaye, Leon Blanche and Beyond 6 Joke‚ The 10
Murder with Grace 119 Lee, Young Jean Nelson 12
Where There’s No Will 119 Appeal‚ The 84 Marshall, Garry
Keating, Barry Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals 86 Happy Days, A New Musical 103
Starmites - High School, Lite, Pro 110 Pullman‚ WA 82 Martin, Jane
Keeler, Dawn LeFranc, Dan Somebody/Nobody 45
Daisy Miller 54 Sixty Miles to Silver Lake 15 Martin, Scott
Kelly, Tim Leghorn, VB Little Green Men 105
Butler Did It, Singing, The 128 Collective Dating 91 Scream Queens - The Musical 109
Kelty, Matthew Leight, Warren Marvin, Mel
Opening 81 No Foreigners Beyond this Point 63 Back County Crimes 52
Kennedy, Adam P. Lenkiewicz, Rebecca History of American Film, A 104
Mom‚ How Did you Meet the Beatles? 12 Her Naked Skin 72 Mason, Lucas
Kennedy, Adrienne Leonard Jr., Jim Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113
Mom‚ How Did you Meet the Beatles? 12 Battle Hymn 20 Mastrosimone, William
Ohio State Murders 41 Levis, Tajlei Cat’s-Paw 23
Kinahan, Deirdre Glimpses of the Moon 102 May, Bob
Melody 81 Lew, Michael Snowman‚ Elves and Nutcrackers 132
King, Anthony Roosevelt Cousins‚ Thoroughly Sauced‚ The 82 Mayer, Allie
Gutenberg! The Musical! 103 Lewis, E.M. Sheltered Friends 130
King, Denis Song Of Extinction 45 Mayer, Jerry
One Night a Week 106 Liebo, Michael 2 Across 5
Awaking Beauty 98 Tenderfella 122 Black and Bluestein 52
Orvin - Champion of Champions 107 Lloyd, Richard Mayer, Mindy
Whenever 113 Sinbadaladdin! 75 Sheltered Friends 130
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Mayer, Samuel Morris, Melissa O’Malley, Glyn

Mechant Enfant 124 Evil Dead: The Musical 101 Paradise 41
McConnell, Jean Morris, Steven Leigh O’Malley, Mike
Café Brosse 53 Beachwood Drive 21 Diverting Devotion 55
Deckchairs 4 91 Morss, Ben O’Neill, Rosary Hartel
McDonald, Judy Elliot Cinderella’s Mice 129 Awakening of Kate Chopin‚ The 20
In Juliet’s Garden 118 Moruzzi, Rose Beckett at Greystone Bay 78
McGuinness, Frank Just the Two of Us 90 Black Jack: The Thief of Possession 22
Gates of Gold 32 Moses, Itamar Degas in New Orleans 54
McIntyre, Lucile Bach At Leipzig 52 Ghosts of New Orleans 91
Freedom Fires 117 Back‚ Back‚ Back 6 John Singer Sargent and Madame X 58
McKinley, Gabe Four of Us‚ The 9 Louisiana Gentleman and Other New Orleans
Extinction 29 Outrage 63 Comedies‚ A 92
Grave‚ The 80 Mosley, Walter Louisiana Gentleman‚ A 37
McManus, James Fall of Heaven, The 29 Property 42
Cherry Smoke 24 Mostyn-Brown, Megan Solitaire 46
McTavish, John girl. 32 Turtle Soup 84
Mouse’s Discovery and Other Plays‚ The 132 Lizards 36 Uncle Victor 67
Skin Deep 125 Secret Lives of Losers‚ The 44 White Suits in Summer 50
Meade, Laural Moulthrop, Robert Wing of Madness‚ The 84
Harry Thaw Hates Everybody 33 Jack‚ the Prince of Ireland 116 Wishing Aces 89
Mellon, James J. Munger, C.W. Organ, Scott
Boy Called Lizard, A 99 Beasley’s Christmas Party 6 Phoenix 12
Yo Ho Ho: A Pirate’s Christmas 113 Musgrove, Rachel Orr, Megan
Melnick, Peter Carry Me Kate 85 Don’t Kiss That Prince 124
Adrift in Macao 97 Myatt, Julie Marie Mashed Potatoes and Davey 121
Melocchi, Vince Happy Ones, The 33 Tales From Anywhere 132
Lions 73 Nabers, Janine Twice Upon a Time 126
Mensch, Carly Juniper; Jubilee 86 Osborne, Ron
All Hail Hurricane Gordo 18 Nanus, Sasha First Baptist of Ivy Gap 30
Mercurio, John Orphan Train‚ The 107 Ruby’s Story 65
Glimpses of the Moon 102 Nanus, Susan Showtime at First Baptist 44
Metcalf, Nathan Orphan Train‚ The 107 Packer, George
Masterpiece 125 Neilson, Anthony Betrayed 21
Metcalfe, Stephen Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness 28 Parker, Michael
Loves and Hours 60 Lying Kind‚ The 60 Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny 63
Meyerson, Henry Night Before Christmas‚ The 87 Sex Please‚ We’re Sixty! 44
Beware the Man Eating Chicken 21 Normal 81 Sin‚ Sex & the C.I.A. 65
Fresh Brewed: Tales from the Coffee Bar 91 Penetrator 12 Parker, Susan
Proceed to Checkout 94 Wonderful World of Dissocia‚ The 68 Sex Please‚ We’re Sixty! 44
Secret Life of Seagulls‚ The 44 Neuman, Colleen Sin‚ Sex & the C.I.A. 65
Shtick 14 Threee 132 Parkinson, Carol
Mier, Shirley Neustadt, Gabriel Voice of the Phoenix 89
Harriet and Walt 129 Metronome‚ The 115 Paterson, Stuart
Mihalko, Ross Nicol, Ron Granny and the Gorilla 118
Beanstalk! The Musical! 129 Beware the Jabberwock 115 Princess and the Goblin‚ The 122
Miller, Charles Niederman, Michael Patterson, Kimberly
Brenda Bly: Teen Detective 99 Every Man 79 Oedipus For Kids! 106
Miller, Clint Nigro, Don Pelfrey, Matt
Our Diamond 125 Gorgons and Other Plays 92 In the Heat of the Night 57
Miller, Patricia My Sweetheart’s The Man in the Moon 39 Pelonero, Catherine
People vs. Mona‚ The 107 Quint and Miss Jessel at Bly 13 Awesome Ghosts of Ontario 115
Milligan, Jason Rat Wives and Other Plays 94 Perkins, David
5 Easy Pieces 91 Widdershins 68 Happy Prince‚ The 103
All’s Well That Ends Swell 96 Norland, Joanna Peros, Steven
Fire-Breathing Lady and the Sugarplum Fairy‚ The 89 Lizzy‚ Darcy and Jane 73 Cat’s Meow 70
Key Lime Pie 86 Norman, Marsha Karlaboy 59
One Way Street 81 Secret Garden, The 109 Pickard, Wayland
Paul’s Ghost 87 Secret Garden - Spring Version, The 109 eLove (a musical.com/edy) 101
Rituals 82 Nusbaum, Ted Polyester 108
Milmore, Jane Pischer 82 Pié, Anne
Night at the Nutcracker‚ A 106 Oates, Joyce Carol At First Sight 52
Wrong Window! 68 Grandpa Clemens & Angelfish 1906 86 Front Street 56
You’ve Got Hate Mail 50 Wild Nights! 89 Wild Mushrooms 68
Mills, G. Riley O’Flaherty, Michael Pierpan, Nicholas
Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, A 106 Reunion: A Musical in Epic Minature 108 Too Much The Sun 48
Mirkovich, Paul Olsen, Mark Victor Pomeranz, David
China: The Whole Enchilada 100 Cornelia 26 Under the Bridge 112
Mitz, Thomas Olson, Paul Poore, Dennis
Last Supper‚ The 104 Don’t Hug Me 100 Wild Dust: The Musical 113
Montoya, Richard Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol‚ A 101 Porras, Thomas
Palestine, New Mexico 74 Don’t Hug Me County Fair‚ A 101 Wildest!!! Hip‚ Cool and Swinging…,The 113
Water & Power 67 Don’t Hug Me 100 Powell, Jan
Moore, Allison Olson, Phil American Tales 98
Slasher 45 Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol‚ A 101 Power, Tracey
Morillo, Matt Don’t Hug Me County Fair‚ A 101 Jungle Book, The 118
All Aboard the Marriage Hearse 5 Don’t Hug Me County Fair‚ A 101 Preeper, Deborah L.
American Soldiers 19 Nice Family Gathering‚ A 63 Shadows on Oak Island 14
Angry Young Women in Low-Rise Jeans... 69 Polyester 108 Price, Jonathan
Rumpelstiltskin 128
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Prima, Luanne Rothstein, Sharyn Simon, Lucy

Wildest!!! Hip‚ Cool and Swinging…‚ The 113 Relationtrip 88 Secret Garden, The 109
Prima, Toni Elizabeth Ruhl, Sarah Secret Garden - Spring Version, The 109
Wildest!!! Hip‚ Cool and Swinging…‚ The 113 Clean House‚ The 24 Simonelli, Joe
Qaiyum, Jeffrey Dead Man’s Cell Phone 26 Men are Dogs 61
Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Eurydice 55 Heaven Help Me 33
Qaiyum, Gregory J. In the Next Room or the vibrator play 58 Simpson, Ed
Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Rushforth, Tony Elephant Sighs 28
Quilter, Peter Seascape 88 Sims, Marley
Glorious! 32 Sackett, Pamela Sunset Park 66
Rabe, David Two Minutes To Shine‚ Vol. V 96 Sislen, Stephen
Streamers 75 Saferstein, Robert J. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere‚ The 105
Rae, Sheilah Oedipus For Kids! 106 Slade, Bernard
Funny‚ You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother 102 Salter, Nikkole Moving 74
Rafferty, Lisa In the Continuum 10 Slaight, Brad
MOMologues‚ The 38 Saltzman, Mark Copies 117
Raffle, Diane Rocket City‚ Alabam’ 64 Middle Class 118
Stop and Run 89 Sanders, Nathan Smith, Caroline
Raja, Gautam Sugar Witch‚ The 47 Kitchen Witches‚ The 35
Invisible River‚ The 34 Santoriello, Jill Smith, Cheryl D.
Ramos, Brandon Tale of Two Cities, the Musical, A 111 Happy Anniversary‚ Angel! Love‚ Gino 72
Sweet Room‚ The 83 Saussat, Patsy Hester Smith, Mark Landon
Raphaelson, Samson Makeover‚ The 61 Pirate Show!‚ The 121
Accent on Youth 51 Schalchlin, Steve Sod, Ted
Rapp, Adam Big Voice: God or Merman?‚ The 99 27 Rue de Fleurus (My Life with Gertrude) 97
Kindness 35 Schapiro, Herb Soland, Lisa
Metal Children, The 61 Love Song of Saul Alinsky‚ The 37 Cabo San Lucas 6
Rappaport, Helen Scheer, Geoffrey Man in the Gray Suit and Other Plays‚ The 92
Cherry Orchard‚ The 70 Ex‚ The 79 Truth Be Told 77
Ray, Connie Schenkman, Richard Waiting 77
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming 109 Jerome Bixby’s the Man From Earth 58 Solis, Octavio
Reakes, Paul Schmidt, Joshua Bethlehem 52
Goody Two Shoes 57 Adding Machine: A Musical 97 Dreamlandia 55
Rebeck, Theresa Schrek, Heidi Lydia 60
Abstract Expression 51 Creature 26 Sorkin, Aaron
Bells‚ The 52 Schwartz, Jenny Farnsworth Invention‚ The 71
Mauritius 38 God’s Ear 57 Squire, Aurin
Our House 63 Seals, Sky Defacing Michael Jackson 85
Scene‚ The 43 Jack and the Soy Beanstalk 129 St. Germain, Mark
Water’s Edge‚ The 49 Sears, Joe God Committee 56
Reinblatt, George Red‚ White and Tuna 13 St. John, Billy
Evil Dead: The Musical 101 Tuna Does Vegas 16 Herr Kutter‚ The Barbaric Barber 72
Retallack, John Seff, Richard Stallings, Don
Virgins 49 Whole Ninth Floor‚ The 77 Beneath the Surface 128
Richards, Gary Semerano, Frank Masquerade 130
Somebody’s Somebody 45 Kaputnik 34 Stallings, Lynn
Rimmer, David Vampire Reflects‚ A 48 Beneath the Surface 128
New York 74 Sevahn Nichols, Adriana Masquerade 130
Rivera, Carmen Taking Flight 15 Stanescu, Saviana
La Gringa (English and Spanish Versions) 35 Shaffer, Tanya Aliens with Extraordinary Skills 18
Robbins, Norman Baby Taj 70 Steele, Donald
And Evermore Shall Be So 52 Shakespeare, William Going to the Chapel 79
Dragon of Wantley, The 71 Ham/Thello: The Moor of Denmark 118 Life Support 81
Robertson, A.S. Lear’s Labour’s Lost 121 Mother’s Day 87
Luck of the Draw 87 Romeo & Julius [Caesar] 122 Steen, David
Robertson, Lanie Shaw, Arje Avenue A 19
Back County Crimes 52 Magic Hands Freddy 37 Gift From Heaven‚ A 32
Robin, Kate Shelton, Tom Stein, Julie
Anon. 69 Caddie Woodlawn 99 Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon..., The 12
What They Have 49 Shem, Samuel Steinbaum, Linda Felton
Robinson, Rick Bill W. and Dr. Bob 21 Mustang Sally 38
Asymmetry 19 Shepard, Jane Stenham, Polly
Rockwell, Eric KickAss Plays for Women 92 That Face 47
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), The 105 Shepherd, Kristin Stephens, Brad
Roman, Lawrence $38,000 for a Friendly Face 50 Cooley Girls 116
Moving Mountains 62 Sheridan, Gerry Stephens, Simon
Romero, Elaine Kerry and Angie 80 On the Shore of the Wide World 63
Barrio Hollywood (English and Spanish Versions) 20 Sherman, James Stevens, Chambers
Rosenfeld, Seth Zvi Affluenza! 18 Biff and Charlie 6
Everythings Turning Into Beautiful 8 Half and Half 9 Stewart-David, Mary
Rosenthal, Amy Shoenman, Elliot One Night a Week 106
On the Rocks 41 Sunset Park 66 Stone, Doug
Ross, Brad Shores, Del Sealed for Freshness 44
Luck! The Musical 105 Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash...‚ The 112 Stone, Ken
Tales of Custard the Dragon‚ The 111 Shrubshall, Peter American Tales 98
Ross, Stuart Around the Pond in 80 Days 98 Stoppard, Tom
Starmites - High School, Lite, Pro 110 Silverman, Jan Cherry Orchard‚ The 70
Rothstein, Robin 50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Men 96 Heroes 9
Libretto 81 50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Women 96 Rock ‘n’ Roll 75
Salvage (Coast of Utopia Part III) 75
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Shipwreck (Coast of Utopia Part II) 75 Tuttle, Jon Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden‚ The 86
Voyage (Coast of Utopia Part I) 77 Fish Story‚ A 31 In Shakespeare and the Bible 86
Strachan, Keith Holy Ghost 72 Infancy 86
Twice in a Lifetime 112 Ulrich, Maureen Long Christmas Dinner, The 90
Stroppel, Frederick Banes of Darkwood, The 120 Love and How to Cure It 86
Senior Moments 94 Sam Spud‚ Private Eye 122 Our Town 74
Sugarek, Trisha Urbinati, Rob Pullman Car Hiawatha 90
Exciting Exploits of an Effervescent Elf‚ The 120 Hazelwood Jr. High 33 Queens of France 88
Stanley the Stalwart Dragon 119 West Moon Street 67 Ringing of Doorbells, A 88
Suh, Lloyd Van Zandt, Billy Rivers Under the Earth 88
American Hwangap 19 Night at the Nutcracker‚ A 106 Someone from Assisi 88
Surface, Mary Hall Property Known as Garland‚ The 13 Such Things Only Happen in Books 83
Tales of Custard the Dragon‚ The 111 Wrong Window! 68 Wreck on the 5:25 89
Surrey, Janet You’ve Got Hate Mail 50 Youth 90
Bill W. and Dr. Bob 21 Varod, Gil Wilhelm, Le
Svano, Bill Oedipus For Kids! 106 Maiden’s Progeny 11
Callback 7 Vaughn, Sharon Wilkinson, Anthony J.
Swann, Phil Hats! The Musical 103 My Big Gay Italian Wedding 74
People vs. Friar Laurence‚ The 107 Vogel, Paula Willhide, Rosemary
Sweden, Staci Meg 38 Mosley Street Melodramas‚ Volume II 93
Goldman Project‚ The 9 Vukadinovich, Michael Williams, Jaston
Sweeney, S. Daly Billboard 6 Red‚ White and Tuna 13
Horseman 120 Walat, Kathryn Tuna Does Vegas 16
Sweet, Jeffery Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen 49 Williams, Tennessee
Flyovers 31 Waldman, Robert Traveling Companion and Other Plays‚ The 95
Swift, Donna Funny‚ You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother 102 Willmott, Phil
Beanstalk! The Musical! 129 Waldrop, Mark Around the World in Eighty Days 98
Szymkowicz, Adam Luck! The Musical 105 Treasure Island 76
Pretty Theft 64 Walker, Chris Wilson, August
Tasca, Jules Twice in a Lifetime 112 Gem of the Ocean 56
Balkan Women 20 Walter, Kristen Wilson, Bo
Beginnings: Six One-Act Plays 131 Hansel and Gretel 128 Outside the Box 81
Shylock’s Daughter and Other Small Chips from Elves and the Shoemaker, The 116 Wingfield, Garth
Great Gems of Shakespeare 95 Last of the Dragons‚ The 116 Flight 31
Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies 132 Rapunzel 128 Winkler, Mark
Taub, Michael Selfish Giant, The 128 Too Old for the Chorus, but Not Too Old... 111
Masked 12 Hansel and Gretel 128 Winkler, Peter
Taylor-Corbett, Lynne Walter, Michael Wedekind Cabaret‚ The 113
Hats! The Musical 103 Rapunzel 128 Winters, Ben H.
Teakes, Paul Wann, Jim Midnight Ride of Paul Revere‚ The 105
Tom Thumb 76 People vs. Mona‚ The 107 (Tooth) Fairy Tale‚ A 112
Tester, Michael Ward, Joe Patrick Uncle Pirate 112
Pirate Musical!, The 130 Judy’s Scary Little Christmas 104 Withers, Brenda
Thomalen, E. Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash‚ The 112 Matt & Ben 12
Clara’s Christmas Dreams 129 Warner, Justin Witter, Richard T.
Thomas, Annemarie Lewis Cinderella’s Mice 129 ...And Then There Was Nun 69
Around the World in Eighty Days 98 Wasserman, Dale Wohl, David
Thomas, Buddy Players in the Game 75 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol, A 97
Devil Boys From Beyond 54 Walk in the Sky‚ A 129 Wolfson, Sam
Spotlight 89 Webber, Jim Jewtopia 58
Thomas, Freyda Judy’s Scary Little Christmas 104 Wood, David
50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Men 96 Weber, Barbara Pease Flibberty and the Penguin 101
50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Women 96 Seniors of the Sahara 119 Pied Piper‚ The 108
Thropp, Randall Weiner, Erik Robin Hood 109
Bubba The Cowboy Prince 99 Bomb-itty of Errors, The 22 Woolford, Julian
Thuna, Lee Weitzman, Ken Railway Children‚ The 108
Fugue 56 Arrangements 19 Wooten, John
Thureen, Paul Wells, Edward Crosby Humbug 72
Buddy Cop 2 23 Tough Cookies 83 Wright, Craig
Tobias, John Wells, Jason Better Late 21
My Husband’s Wild Desires 39 Men of Tortuga 38 Wylie, Kim Esop
Tobiessen, Josh Perfect Mendacity 42 Fit 124
Election Day 28 West, Ron Mythtery & Mayhem 127
Toddie, Jean Lenox People vs. Friar Laurence‚ The 107 Wyse, Lois
Rockin’ on the Milky Way 94 White, Edmund Funny‚ You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother 102
Round and Round the Mulberry Bush 94 Terre Haute 16 Yankowitz, Susan
Silver Apples of the Moon‚ The 90 White, Nancy Night Sky 40
Tosh, Julie Anne & Gilbert 98 Yee, Lauren
Angry Eagle Feather‚ The 116 Whitman, Danny Ching Chong Chinaman 24
Treem, Sarah Tales of Custard the Dragon‚ The 111 Yockey, Steve
Feminine Ending‚ A 30 Wilder, Elyzabeth Gregory Bright. Apple. Crush. 78
Mirror Mirror 73 Gee’s Bend 32 Cartoon 53
Trieschmann, Catherine Wilder, Thornton Large Animal Games 59
Crooked 7 Alcestiad, The 69 Octopus 40
Tristan, Dorothy Beaux’ Stratagem‚ The 70 Subculture 95
Brother, The 23 Bernice 78 Zolidis, Don
Tristram, David Cement Hands 85 White Buffalo 50
Inspector Drake and the Black Widow 10 Childhood 85
Drunken Sisters, The 85
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fears the worst. Danny sets off on a courageous journey to find his father and with a little help from the village
soon finds himself masterminding the most incredible and exciting plot ever attempted against Victor Hazell. “...
as fine a piece of theatre for young people as one could hope to see...moving, uplifting, funny and fast-moving...
captures the spirit of Dahl’s work in a highly persuasive and heartwarming manner...” —The Times
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)

Minimum of 4m, 4f, playing 30 characters / Various sets
Roald Dahl, Adapted for the stage by David Wood
A children’s favorite, the well known story about a twenty four foot high giant and a
little girl is recreated faithfully for the stage. At Sophie’s birthday party, family and
friends act out the story using props and puppets in an improvisational manner.
fantastic mr. fox

5m, 2f, plus children’s chorus
Roald Dahl, Adapted for the stage by David Wood
A hilarious tale of ingenuity and trickery, this story by a leading children’s author will
have delighted audiences gripping their seats. Three farmers, just about the meanest men
you will ever encounter, are determined to get rid of Mr. Fox. They are ready to shoot
him, starve him or dig him out, but clever Mr. Fox has other plans.
dinosaurs and all that rubbish

Large flexible cast / Unit set
Based on the book by Michael Foreman
David Wood and Peter Pontzen
Here is a topical musical for young people based on the best selling book. Man destroys his
world through misuse and disrespect, only to search for a replacement in the stars. In his absence
dinosaurs and animals restore Earth’s former beauty. When men return to claim the planet, they
are reminded that it is the same decaying Earth they abandoned. The final note of this appealing
and lively play for children is that Earth belongs to everyone and should be respected. The play
was originally written for a large cast, choir and small orchestra, ideally to be performed by young
people. There are many small parts to enable players of little experience to take part.
save the human

8 characters, flexible casting / Multiple sets
Based on the story by Tony Husband and David Wood
Book and Lyrics by David Wood
Music by Peter Pontzen and David Wood
Lyrics for “Rock ‘n’ Roar” by Tony Husband
Long, long ago humans ruled the world, but they made a terrible mess of it. Wars and pollution nearly
destroyed all of them. Now the animals are in charge and they have started a worldwide campaign to save
humans from extinction.
Other David Wood titles available from Samuel French include:

Babe, The Sheep Pig • Babes in the Magic Wood • Flibberty and the Penguin • The Gingerbread Man •
Hijack Over Hygenia • The Ideal Gnome Expedition • Jack the Lad • James and the Giant Peach • The Meg and Mog Show • Mother
Goose's Golden Christmas • Nutcracker Sweet • Old Father Time • Old Mother Hubbard • The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See • The Pap-
ertown Paperchase • The Pied Piper • The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner • Robin Hood • The See Saw Tree • The Selfish Shellfish • Spot's
Birthday Party • There Was an Old Woman . . . • The Witches
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each year which are narroweddown to the “Final Forty,” who are then invited
to produce their plays in New York City. A panel of judges made up of industry
professionals determines the finalists, all of whom perform on the final day of the
festival. The Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff then selects six winners, who are presented with publishing
and licensing agreements, and are published in a compilation.
The Off Off Broadway festival started in 1975 and is Manhattan’s oldest continuous short play
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Baker’s Plays has been an advocate for theater in schools for over one hundred
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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.
Rules and Regulations
• Submissions must be accompanied by a complete application form.
• Submissions must be accompanied by the signature of a sponsoring high school drama or English
teacher, attesting to the student author’s qualifications.
• Teachers may not submit a student’s work.
• Multiple submissions and co-authored scripts are welcome.
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