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<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000EE" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000"><CENTER><FONT color=#228811 size=+5><B>Plays Available<BR>from YouthPlays.com </FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#118822 size=+3><A name=tenminute>TEN-MINUTE PLAYS</A) < FONT></B><BR> <TABLE cellSpacing=6 cols=2 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#ffeeaa><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>THE BIRD </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M) A titmouse among the bus-stop pigeons--a messenger from God? A Twisted encounter between strangers. By Matt Buchanan <BR><A href="buchanan/buchananshortinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>CRASH POSITIONS </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(1M 1F) A comedy about two passengers who think their airplane is about to crash. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#eeaaff><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>LARRY OF THE LAKE</FONT></FONT></B> <BR>(2M) A harried businessman is tempted to a life of irresponsibility by a mysteriously wet man. By Matt Buchanan <BR><A href="buchanan/buchananshortinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffeeaa><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>LAST RIGHT BEFORE THE VOID </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M 1F) The play follows Christian, a teenage boy, as he hitchhikes along a highway that seems to disappear into a black hole. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>NEWT GINGRICH VISITS A RESIDENTIAL YOUTH FACILITY NOT NEAR OMAHA </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M) A pair of residents at a home for troubled teens wait for a photo op with Newt Gingrich. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeaaff><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>PEPPERONI APOCALYPSE </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(5 actors, gender flexible) Apizza delivery guy arrives at the door of a doomsday cult at the exact moment they expect the world to end. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#ffeeaa><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GODOT? </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(3 actors, gender flexible) The untold story--until now--of why Godot, one of the most famous characters in all of theater, never showed up. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> <CENTER></CENTER></TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>X MARKS THE SPOT </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(1M 1F) A modern-day Moses and Zipporah (Mo and Zippy) try to rekindle their flagging romance with a trip to a middle-American burning bush. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><FONT color=#118822 size=+3><B><A name=oneact>ONE-ACT PLAYS</A> </B></FONT><BR> <TABLE cellSpacing=6 cols=2 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#eeaaff><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>AFTER MATH </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(minimum 8-10 actors, no maximum) When a student mysteriously disappears in the middle of math class, through a series of scenes and monologues, those left behind try to find some answers. Did anyone really know who he was? And why is it they've only noticed him now that he's gone? Written specifically for teen actors and ideal for school festivals and competitions. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffeeaa><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(4M 4F, plus flexible ensemble. About 60 minutes.) Free adaptation of a George MacDonald fairy tale about a boy raised never to see darkness and a girl kept always in the dark--and what they discover about themselves when they accidentally meet. By Matt Buchanan<BR><A href="buchanan/dbnginfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>DEAR CHUCK </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(10-30+ actors) Through a series of scenes and monologues, the play's eclectic assortment of teen characters, caught between being children and adults, search for their "Chuck," that elusive moment of knowing who you are. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeaaff><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>ERNIE'S PLACE </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(3M 2F. About 50 minutes.) <I>Ernie's Place</I> is a challenging play about three children who must adjust to the change in life occasioned by a move. When they discover a homeless man sleeping in their clubhouse, they are moved to question, through dramatic play, the nature of security and permanence.  By Matt Buchanan<BR><A href="buchanan/erniesplaceinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#ffeeaa><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>FROM SHAKESPEARE WITH LOVE? </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M 2F, expandable to 12+ characters) Four of the Bard's characters wait for an overdue flight to London. When Romeo reveals that he plans to revenge himself upon Shakespeare by killing him in a duel, it's up to the others to save Shakespeare by convincing Romeo that Shakespeare does indeed love love. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>PLAY'S END </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M) The story of John, a door-to-door gun salesman who helps his young son remember the "something sad" that happened at school. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#eeaaff><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>NOW YOU SEE ME </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(3M 5F, expandable to 20+ actors) A one-act about what causes young people to slip through the cracks and what drives them to violence. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffeeaa><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>PRINCE UGLY </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(Musical. Flexible Ensemble Cast. About 85 minutes.) What is a true friend? <I>Prince Ugly</I> is a fun, often zany contemporary fairy tale about identity and friendship. With ten original songs, all well-suited to be performed by young voices. By Matt Buchanan <BR><BR><I>Prince Ugly</I> is also available in a non-musical version. (About 40 minutes.) <BR><A href="buchanan/princeuglyinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#aaffee><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>SLEEPING WALTER </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(Flexible Ensemble Cast. About 40 minutes.) <I>Sleeping Walter</I> is the story of Walter, a young boy whose dreams are so much more fulfilling than his real life that he refuses to wake up. By Matt Buchanan<BR><A href="buchanan/sleepingwalterinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeaaff><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>TWISTING CAROL </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(20+ roles) A one-act slaughter of the Dickens classic. Young Ebenezer Scrooge dancing with a popsicle stick, a ghost named Bob, another ghost who thinks his name is Bob and a Tiny Tim who considers himself short but not tiny. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#ffeeaa><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>THE WHITE PAGES </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M 2-4F) A customer takes matters into his own hands when he discovers a used bookstore is removing the pages from classic books and replacing them with blank ones. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#aaffee><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>YOU'RE NEXT </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(2M) Two teenagers struggle with how to defend themselves against a bully. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><FONT color=#118822 size=+3><B><A name=fulllength>FULL-LENGTH PLAYS</A> </B></FONT><BR> <TABLE cellSpacing=6 cols=2 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="50%" bgColor=#ffeeaa><B><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2>LITTLE WOMEN </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(Ensemble Cast. About 2 hours.) Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. This adaptation sticks very close to the original text, and is especially popular with those who tryly love the book. By Matt Buchanan <BR><A href="buchanan/littlewomeninfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> <CENTER></CENTER></TD> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffeeaa><FONT color=#004488><FONT size=+2><B>WAR OF THE BUTTONS </FONT></FONT></B><BR>(10M 2F) The youth of a town on the brink of ruin battle the students of a local prep school that is gradually buying up their town, all the while protecting one of their own whose parents have abandoned him. Look for a version with more female roles in late 2004. By Jon Dorf <BR><A href="dorf/dorfinfo.html"><B>MORE INFO / TO ORDER</B></A> <CENTER></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><FONT color=#660033 size=+3><B><BR><BR>Coming Soon </B></FONT></CENTER><BR><B>ALICE ON THE OTHER SIDE</B> <BR>Musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's <I>Alice Through the Looking Glass.</I> By Matt Buchanan <BR><BR><B>THE CRONE OF CROPLEY</B> <BR>A morality tale about cooperation, self-reliance, and the power of caring. By Matt Buchanan <BR><BR><B>DAY ONE</B> <BR>Some people wish the high school years would last forever. Others would do anything to get them over with. This full-length musical (30+ roles) asks, what if they all had a chance to get their way? By Jon Dorf <BR><BR><B>PUCK AND THE PLAYERS</B> <BR>Freely adapted from William Shakespeare's <I>A Midsummer Night's Dream.</I> by Matt Buchanan