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Socking the Octopus by Ken Preuss

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 4 M, 10 Any (10-20 actors possible: 4-19 W, 1-18 M)
Productions (22)
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For Hannah, writing a play for a zany contest is like trying to put socks on an octopus: almost impossible! She needs the help of her best... Read more

For Hannah, writing a play for a zany contest is like trying to put socks on an octopus: almost impossible! She needs the help of her best... Read more

They Call Me Danny Brillo by James Rayfield

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 8 W, 6 M,  (11-14 actors possible: 6-8 W, 5-6 M)
Productions (9)
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Danny Brillo is a high school detective who, unbeknownst to the school administration, operates out of a janitor's closet. When a term paper goes... Read more

Danny Brillo is a high school detective who, unbeknownst to the school administration, operates out of a janitor's closet. When a term paper goes... Read more

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Over the Tavern: The TV Show by Tom Dudzick

  • Comedy
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 9 W, 9 M,  (13-22 actors possible: 6-11 W, 7-11 M)
Productions (3)
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Don't touch that remote! America's favorite repressed Catholic family, the Pazinskis of 1959 Buffalo, are now starring in their own TV show -- on... Read more

Don't touch that remote! America's favorite repressed Catholic family, the Pazinskis of 1959 Buffalo, are now starring in their own TV show -- on... Read more

Greek Stories: From Artemis to Zeus by Sophi Sagall

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 21 W, 24 M, 36 Any (43-86 actors possible: 10-57 W, 17-60 M)
Productions (14)
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Dionysos, aided by Drama and Comedy, commences a drama festival celebrating classic Greek myths, from the creation of the Earth to King Midas and... Read more

Dionysos, aided by Drama and Comedy, commences a drama festival celebrating classic Greek myths, from the creation of the Earth to King Midas and... Read more

Helen on 86th St.: School Edition adapted by Nicole Kempskie

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 75 - 90 minutes
  • 13 W, 3 M, 5 Any (13-35 actors possible: 10-24 W, 3-14 M)
Productions (13)
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12-year-old New Yorker Vita has her heart set on playing Helen of Troy in the school musical. After all, her mother is a Greek translator, so... Read more

12-year-old New Yorker Vita has her heart set on playing Helen of Troy in the school musical. After all, her mother is a Greek translator, so... Read more

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The Morning of the Eighth Day by Norman Allen

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 40 - 60 minutes
  • 5 W, 4 M, 
Productions (7)
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During the final days of the American Civil War, young Mavis MacDonald must fight to unite the ragged group of friends and comrades hiding in her... Read more

During the final days of the American Civil War, young Mavis MacDonald must fight to unite the ragged group of friends and comrades hiding in her... Read more

The Island of Dr. Moreau adapted by Robert Kauzlaric

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 9 M, 1 Any (13-20 actors possible: 3-5 W, 9-15 M)
Productions (10)
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Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted... Read more

Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted... Read more

As You Like It: A Rowdy Retelling for the Serious Shakespearean adapted by Johanna McKay

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 60 minutes
  • 4 W, 13 M,  (12-28 actors possible: 4-28 W, 6-23 M)
Productions (6)
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Shakespeare's classic comedy of romance and mistaken identity is adapted to rhyming couplets in this more modern and fast-paced take on the... Read more

Shakespeare's classic comedy of romance and mistaken identity is adapted to rhyming couplets in this more modern and fast-paced take on the... Read more

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The Wildcats of Ridgemont High: The Perfect (TV) Pitch by M. H. Barra

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 10 Any (7-19 actors possible: 3-13 W, 2-12 M)
Productions (4)
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When Ridgemont High School wins a grant to expand its in-school TV program, it's up to student anchors Storm Thundercloud and Hillary Witherspoon... Read more

When Ridgemont High School wins a grant to expand its in-school TV program, it's up to student anchors Storm Thundercloud and Hillary Witherspoon... Read more

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Elvis Has Left the Building by V. Cate

  • Comedy
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (67)
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It's December 20th, 1970, and Elvis Presley has disappeared. No one, not even his wily manager, "The Colonel," knows of his whereabouts. But the... Read more

It's December 20th, 1970, and Elvis Presley has disappeared. No one, not even his wily manager, "The Colonel," knows of his whereabouts. But the... Read more

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Run Like the Dickens by Jonathan Dorf

  • Comedy
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 10 W, 5 M, 5 Any (9-40 actors possible: 5-20 W, 4-20 M)
Productions (3)
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Media darling Oliver Twist has gone from a lowly orphan to an anxiety-ridden corporate spokesperson, pitching everything from juicers to cereal... Read more

Media darling Oliver Twist has gone from a lowly orphan to an anxiety-ridden corporate spokesperson, pitching everything from juicers to cereal... Read more

500 Words by Ruth McKee

  • Drama
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  • 70 - 80 minutes
  • 4 W, 2 M,  (5-6 actors possible: 3-4 W, exactly 2 M)
Productions (1)
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Three New York City immigrant teenagers take an internship organizing submissions for an essay contest on patriotism in America. Disgusted by the... Read more

Three New York City immigrant teenagers take an internship organizing submissions for an essay contest on patriotism in America. Disgusted by the... Read more

Space by Laura Jacqmin

  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 3 W, 
Productions (12)
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Samantha wants to be with her girlfriend Irina, but the closest she can possibly get to Russia without leaving the United States is Nome, Alaska.... Read more

Samantha wants to be with her girlfriend Irina, but the closest she can possibly get to Russia without leaving the United States is Nome, Alaska.... Read more

The Rumor by Dan Kois

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 4 M, 1 Any (6 actors possible: 1-2 W, 4-5 M)
Productions (12)
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Chuck Bonner is a respected baseball player for the Yankees, but a nasty, potentially career-ruining rumor about his personal life has forced him... Read more

Chuck Bonner is a respected baseball player for the Yankees, but a nasty, potentially career-ruining rumor about his personal life has forced him... Read more

Holiday Movies by Elizabeth Swados

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 8 Any (10 actors possible: 0-10 W, 0-10 M)
Productions (1)
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This Christmas, the cheesy holiday movies we all know and love have taken a turn for the gruesome and gory. A cheerful chorus sings us through... Read more

This Christmas, the cheesy holiday movies we all know and love have taken a turn for the gruesome and gory. A cheerful chorus sings us through... Read more

Before the Before and Before That by Mac Wellman

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 20 minutes
  • 3 W, 1 M, 2 Any (8 actors possible: 3-7 W, 1-4 M)
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Before the Before and Before That is an exploration of human origins and Christmas themes, featuring disembodied faces, a large, walking egg, and... Read more

Before the Before and Before That is an exploration of human origins and Christmas themes, featuring disembodied faces, a large, walking egg, and... Read more

Edgar Allan Poe: Tintinnabulations by Moses Goldberg

  • Drama
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M,  (6-13 actors possible: 3-8 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (7)
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Heartbroken by the idea of losing his beloved wife, Virginia, who lies dying in their small country cottage, Edgar Allan Poe relives his past and... Read more

Heartbroken by the idea of losing his beloved wife, Virginia, who lies dying in their small country cottage, Edgar Allan Poe relives his past and... Read more

Cyrano de Bergen County, New Jersey by Les Hunter

  • Comedy
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  • 35 - 40 minutes
  • 9 W, 2 M,  (11-16 actors possible: 9-13 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (4)
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When it's discovered that two likable jocks, Gene and Ralph, haven't read Cyrano de Bergerac for a big test the next period, Ridgewood High's... Read more

When it's discovered that two likable jocks, Gene and Ralph, haven't read Cyrano de Bergerac for a big test the next period, Ridgewood High's... Read more

Dead Right by Elaine Jarvik

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
Productions (31)
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A friend's tedious, grammatically incorrect obituary plunges Penny and Bill into a prickly discussion at the breakfast table. How could Bill read... Read more

A friend's tedious, grammatically incorrect obituary plunges Penny and Bill into a prickly discussion at the breakfast table. How could Bill read... Read more

Oedipus at Colonus adapted by Stacey Coates

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 11 Any (15-18 actors possible: 2-13 W, 4-15 M)
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Homeless and blind, Oedipus has been wandering since the conclusion of Oedipus the King. But when the prophecies of Oedipus' death predict... Read more

Homeless and blind, Oedipus has been wandering since the conclusion of Oedipus the King. But when the prophecies of Oedipus' death predict... Read more