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Carol S. Lashof's one-act plays Medusa's Tale and Persephone Underground were performed by students at Peking University in Beijing...in English with Mandarin subtitles.

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   Full-Length Plays  

Alice in Wonderland (and back again) by Randy Wyatt

Adaptation. 75-90 minutes. 4 males, 4 females, 21+ either.
Suitable for all ages.

Alice chases a White Rabbit down a hole to a world in which she encounters strange creatures and even stranger poetry.



The Baseball King by Amelia Ross
Comedy. 80-100 minutes. 4-25 males, 2-25 females.
Middle school and older.

A modern retelling of the famous friendships, family, and feuds between David, Jonathan, and King Saul—baseball style.



The Christmas Princess by Arthur M. Jolly

Fairy Tale. 60-80 minutes. 4-5+ males, 4-8+ females.
Middle school and older.

A spoiled princess must find three magical Christmas gifts for her parents if she is to escape an arranged marriage to the world's stupidest prince.



The Hanging of the Greens by Claudia Haas

Young Audiences. 60-70 minutes. 3-12 males, 8-17 females, 9 either.
Elementary school and older.

If children play instead of hanging up the evergreens for winter protection they are in danger of being kidnapped by Pinella, the Winter Witch.



Harry's Hotter at Twilight by Jonathan Dorf

Comedy. 90-100 minutes. 5-25 males, 6-25 females.
Middle school and older.

Everyone's favorite vampires, wizards and werewolves battle lots and lots of evil in this crazed mash-up parody of the two biggest megahits of recent years, Harry Potter and Twilight.



The Jungle Book by Callan Stout

Adaptation. 70-75 minutes. 6-22 males, 2-8 females.
All ages.

Mowgli, a little boy raised by wolves, learns the Law of the Jungle as he is kidnapped by lawless monkeys, watches the elephants dance and comes face to face with his arch-enemy, Shere Khan, the tiger who is trying to eat him.



Miracle in Mudville by D.W. Gregory

Comedy. 60-70 minutes. 5-11+ males, 13-17+ females, 3+ either.
Middle school and high school.

With the help of a ghostly librarian, a frustrated little league ballplayer and his friends take an unexpected trip into their parents' past to fix the present.




Mrs. Murphy's Porch by Wysteria Edwards
Drama. 65-75 minutes. 3 males, 4 females.
High school and middle school performers, middle school and older audiences.

What allows children to triumph over tragedy?  When Penny is forced to deal with an impending tragedy, a neighborhood matriarch guides her through with the help of imaginative play.



Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Ed Shockley
Drama. 105-115 minutes. 6 males, 4 females, 4-30 either.
Middle school and older.

A young girl comes of age in Jim Crow Mississippi in this authorized adaptation of the Newbery Award-winning classic.



The Snow Queen by Ruth Cantrell

Young Audiences. 60-65 minutes. 5-6 males, 6-9 females, 8 either.
All ages.

Facing frozen monsters, freezing weather, and the evil Snow Queen, young Gerda searches the northern tundra to save her brother Kai in this adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story.



A Stranger on the Bus by Ed Shockley
Drama. 110-125 minutes. 7-25 males, 5-25 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A young African-American girl takes an epic fantasy journey set against the backdrop of the busing movement, as two families, one on each side of the racial divide, grow to discover their love for each other.



Tales of the Windship by Fengar Gael
Young Audiences. 75-80 minutes. 3-25+ males, 3-25+ females.
All ages.

Step aboard the Windship, then set sail with a lost girl seeking a home somewhere in the wide world of fairy tales.



War of the Buttons by Jonathan Dorf

Drama. 90-100 minutes. 10-14 males, 2 females.
Middle school and older.

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.




   Musicals  

Alice on the Other Side by Matt Buchanan
Musical. 90-100 minutes. 10+ males, 10+ females, 10+ either.
Middle school and older.

Follow Alice as she discovers the bewildering world on the other side of the mirror in this musical adaptation of Lewis Caroll's Through the Looking Glass.



Bobos by Ed Shockley and James McBride

Musical. 110-130 minutes. 10+ males, 10+ females.
Middle school and older.

This sung-through urban opera deals with the tough choices facing youth in the streets of Philadelphia.



Brats in Space by Stephen Flowers

Musical. 45-60 minutes. 7-9 males, 8-15 females, 9+ either.
Middle School and older

When a fed up principal ships a group of bratty middle school students off into space and they encounter a group of bratty aliens on another planet...what will happen when brats collide?



The Buttonhole Bandit by Michael Silversher and Fengar Gael

Musical. 60 minutes. 3-6 males, 3-6 females.
All ages.

Little Phoebe spends her after school hours cowering in a closet -- until she spies a moth flying through a buttonhole that draws her in, hurling her into an alien galaxy and a perilous journey of self discovery.



Camp Monster by Kris Kukul and Sharyn Rothstein

Musical. 60-75 minutes. 7-11 males, 8-11 females.
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

In this fun-filled musical, a group of monster kids must work together to defeat an evil camp director and keep the world safe for weird folks everywhere.



  New AdditionOne Smart Pig by Matt Buchanan
Young Audiences. 45-55 minutes. 3-20 males, 5-20 females.
Elementary school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A respectful yet hilarious take on a traditional fairy story of three young pigs and their battle with the Bad Wolf, with eleven original songs, all carefully written to work well with young voices.



Prince Ugly by Matt Buchanan

Musical. 100-110 minutes. 4 males, 3 females, 7+ either.
Elementary school and older.

What is a true friend? A fun, often zany contemporary fairy tale about identity and friendship.



The Secret Garden by Miriam Raiken-Kolb

Musical. 105 minutes. 5-16+ males, 8-16+ females.
Middle school and older.

A girl who has never been cared for by her parents experiences love for the first time when she discovers an abandoned secret garden, and helps to bring it back to life.



Wild Alice by Jean and Crawford Hart
Musical. 65-85 minutes. 2-8+ females, 8-12+ either.
Middle school and older performers, and elementary or older audiences.

When a young girl enrolls as a human exchange student at a school for animals, she must learn to co-exist with creatures who consider humans their natural enemies, as a common enemy threatens them all.




   One-Act Plays  

The Absurdist Super Hero Fairy Tale by Deanna Alisa Ableser
Comedy. 30-45 minutes. 5-7 males, 4-6 females, 1 either.
Middle school and older.

It's up to a bumbling, absent-minded hero to save Basiltown and his own crumbling world from the insane and misguided crimes of a sentimental and emotionally fragile villain.



The Adventures of Rocky & Skye by Kelly DuMar
Comedy. 30-35 minutes. 2-16 males, 2-21 females.
All ages.

Four characters grow up before our eyes as they journey from elementary to middle school in this fast-paced series of scenes that inspire us to appreciate the extraordinary moments of ordinary life.



Alice in Wonderland by Randy Wyatt

Adaptation. 35-45 minutes. 2 males, 2 females, 14+ either.
Suitable for all ages

Alice chases a White Rabbit down a hole to a world in which she encounters strange creatures and even stranger poetry.



Anna's Perfect Party and the Amazing Magician's Marvelous Mistake by Karin Diann Williams

Comedy. 50-60 minutes. 0-6 males, 0-6 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of any age.

Nobody's perfect, but Anna can't stop trying - until she meets an Amazing Magician who makes her wish come true!



Batten Down the Hatchlings by Scott Icenhower
Comedy. 35-45 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 7 either.
Middle school and high school.

The Native American tale of an eagle being raised as a prairie chicken is retold with a happy ending and as many bad chicken jokes as possible.



The Boston Massacre by Ed Shockley
Drama. 45 minutes. 11-25 males, 3-7 females, 4-15 either.
Middle school and older actors, audiences of all ages.

A fast-paced ensemble work exploring the varied accounts of the historic events in Boston Commons that transformed a collection of colonies into a democratic nation.



Brave Little Tailor by Randy Wyatt

Comedy. 40-60 minutes. 2-20+ males, 2-20+ females, 0-20+ either.
Elementary school and older.

A child, through the magic of his grandmother's attic, is transported into the fable of the Brave Little Tailor and must outwit a host of colorful characters to learn where true bravery comes from.



The Bread, the Bracelet and the Dove by Claudia Haas

Comedy. 40-50 minutes. 2 males, 10 females, 6 either.
All ages.

Based on an Italian folktale, this lively play centers on the joys of family and the wonders and magic of Italian food.



The Butterfly: Legends from the Middle Kingdom by Ruth Cantrell

Young Audiences. 50-55 minutes. 2-4 males, 2-4 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Born in prison, Chou is befriended by an enchanted butterfly whose stories take Chou around the middle kingdom; could they take Chou to freedom?



Carolina Dive by Neeley Gossett
Drama. 30-35 minutes. 2-4 males, 5-10 females.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Jenna's plans to escape her small town through a diving scholarship are put in jeopardy when a dive damages her inner ear, and she can no longer keep her balance.



Creature Features (Modern Day Mutants) by Christian Kiley
Dramedy. 20-30 minutes. 7-9 either.
Middle school and older.

A group of students who each have a unique physical feature become an alliance of friends who must stand up for their originality against a group of students who want everyone to be normal.



Crimes and Rhymes by James Grob

Comedy. 55-65 minutes. 5 males, 5 females, 5 either.
All ages.

Strange things are afoot in Storyland.  Can the world's greatest special agent get to the bottom of this fairy tale mystery?



Dandelion by Wysteria Edwards
Young Audiences. 10-15 minutes. 1-5 males, 1-5 female.
Elementary school and older.

Dandelion overdresses for a come-as-you-are party and is turned away because the hostess does not recognize him in this adaptation of the Don Freeman book.



Dodge by Ed Shockley

Comedy. 25-35 minutes. 6-15 males, 5-15 females.
Elementary and middle school.

When a lazy but basically good elf disappears, will her apparent abduction trigger a war between the elves and the gnomes?



Furry Tales by Joël Doty
Comedy. 50-60 minutes. 8-28 males, 7-27 females.
All ages.

When the animals in Furry Tale Land begin losing their tails because the famous book characters are forgetting the fairy tales, it's up to three brave animals to find a human who still knows the stories, bring her back to their magic land and unscramble the mess before the tales and tails are gone forever!



Girls by Linda Kampley
Comedy. 25-30 minutes. 1 male, 6 females.
Middle school or older.

Three teen apprentices at a summer Shakespeare festival experience the rollercoaster highs and lows of young love...all while awaiting their entrance for that evening's performance.



Goldilocks In Nurseryland by Trevor Suthers

Comedy. 30-40 minutes. 5-8 males, 6-7 females.
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

In the spirit of Shrek, this fractured fairy tale comically chronicles the exploits of Goldilocks as she flees the Three Bears and seeks asylum with the compulsive kisser Georgie Porgie and a host of nursery rhyme characters.



Hardcastle Flowers: Space Detective (fka 2071) by Ed Shockley
Drama. 45-55 minutes. 5-15 males, 5-15 females.
Middle school and older.

An intergalactic detective discovers a well-intentioned and possibly beneficial fraud, and must decide whether to reveal it.



Herby Alice Counts Down To Yesterday by Nicole B. Adkins
Comedy. 45-50 minutes. 3-7 males, 3-7 females, 4-20+ either.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of any age.

The universe may very well be at stake when Rose Plum pressures middle school rocket scientist Herby Alice to provide the juicy story she needs to get in good with the school broadcast elite.



In the Village of the Brothers Grimm by Claudia Haas

Dramedy. 50-60 minutes. 3-29 males, 4-35 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A play rich with the finely-drawn characters from the Brothers Grimm entices you into a magical world of once upon a time.



Johnny and Sally Ann by Tom Smith

Comedy. 50-65 minutes. 2 males, 1-5 female, 2-28 either.
All ages.

Johnny Appleseed and his friend Pete travel the countryside encountering real and fictional female figures in American folklore.



  New AdditionJust Add Zombies by Jonathan Dorf

Comedy. 35-45 minutes. 3+ males, 8+ females.
Middle school and older.

When a desperate high school drama troupe gambles that adding a zombie or two to the cast will bring them enough audience to save their program, their hungry new actors threaten to change forever the meaning of "live theatre."



The Kennel Club by David Muncaster
Dramedy. 10-15 minutes. 4 either.
All ages.

Dogs in a rescue kennel come up with a plan to find themselves new homes.



Le Goalie by Nelson Yu
Dramedy. 13-17 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Middle school and older.

In hockey, boy meets girl, girl slashes boy, girl gets a penalty, boy's team scores and boy loses girl...or not? 



The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Jonathan Josephson
Adaptation. 25-30 minutes. 4+ males, 1+ female, 4+ either.
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

A theatrical adaptation of Washington Irving's timeless tale of Ichabod Crane, the fair damsel Katrina Van Tassel, and the most feared spectre of the realm, the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.



Manuelo, the Playing Mantis by Wysteria Edwards
Young Audiences. 10-15 minutes. 1-6 either.
Elementary school and older.

After many failed attempts, Manuelo the praying mantis learns to make a cello with the help of his friend the spider in this adaptation of the book by Don Freeman.



Marvelous Tales by Laura Lewis-Barr
Comedy. 40-55 minutes. 1-20 males, 1-20 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Children will actively participate in these four updated and charming folk tales from around the world.



The Milli Vanilli Orchestra by Ed Shockley
Comedy. 30-35 minutes. 2-16 males, 2-21 females.
Middle school and older.

A young slacker tries to hide the incompetence of his band by lip syncing the William Tell Overture.



The Minotaur by Carol S. Lashof
Drama. 45-60 minutes. 5-15+ males, 4-20+ females.
Middle school and older.

The Princess Ariadne promises her brother—known as “The Minotaur”—that she will not let anyone hurt him, but now Theseus has come from Athens to slay the famous monster. 



Mop Top by Wysteria Edwards
Young Audiences. 10-15 minutes. 2-4 males, 1-3 females.
Elementary school and older.

An almost-six-year-old with a mass of floppy red hair tries to postpone the inevitable trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop in this adaptation of the Don Freeman book.



Nessie and the Terrible Troll by Lois June Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah
Young Audiences. 30-40 minutes. 3 males, 2 females, 3-20+ either.
Elementary school and older.

A little boy, a seal, and a mermaid join forces to save Nessie when a troll threatens to drain Loch Ness.



Nobody's Listening by Ed Shockley
Dramedy. 50-60 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 1-15 either.
Middle school and older.

A feisty kid sabotages a live television broadcast to make a statement about gun violence in this anti-violence comedy.



The Pied Piper Of Hamelin Town by Steph DeFerie
Fairy Tale. 30-40 minutes. 3+ males, 3+ females, 6+ either.
Elementary school and older.

When the Pied Piper comes a-callin', it's up to three unlikely heroes - a cat, a mouse and a bird - to save the lost children of Hamelin Town and give this traditional tale a happy ending.



A Pocket for Corduroy by Wysteria Edwards
Young Audiences. 10-15 minutes. 1-3 males, 2-4 females.
Elementary school and older.

When a curious stuffed bear is left at the Laundromat, many adventures await him in this adaptation of the Don Freeman book.



Princess Pigface by Tommy Jamerson

Comedy. 30-40 minutes. 2 males, 1 female, 3-4 either.
Middle school and older actors, audiences of all ages.

When a beautiful princess is cursed with the face of a pig, she sets out on a magical journey - only to discover that true beauty is found within.



Puss N. Boots by Ruth Cantrell

Young Audiences. 50-55 minutes. 5-10 males, 8-13 females.
Middle school and older performers, middle school and younger audiences.

Puss N. Boots leads a ragtag group of misfits to help Robert, Duke of Wessex, regain his dukedom from an evil Ogre.



Secret Life Under the Stairs by Kris Knutsen
Young Audiences. 30-35 minutes. 2 males, 2 females.
All ages.

A new kid shows up and disturbs the secret hideout of a group of misfits in this play about making friends, navigating change and exploring imaginative worlds lurking just beneath the stairs.



Sidekickin' It! by Adam J. Goldberg

Comedy. 23-30 minutes. 2 females, 6-9 either.
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

When the world's greatest supercriminal, Von Darkness, gets a new partner, the heroic Daybreak learns that he may need to reach out to succeed.  



The Story Club by Nicole B. Adkins
Young Audiences. 45-50 minutes. 1 male, 3 females.
All ages.

When her role as Storyteller is challenged by an enthusiastic new neighbor, Ivy must decide whether it is more important to be a lonely queen, or a creative collaborator!



A Tale From The North Woods by Lynn-Steven Johanson

Fairy Tale. 55-65 minutes. 9 males, 7 females, 7+ either.
Elementary school and older.

When a gnome and a troll become friends, they must overcome the prejudice of their families if they are to maintain their friendship.



The Tea Servant by Ed Shockley
Drama. 30-40 minutes. 3-12 males, 2-6 females, 20 either.
Middle school and older.

A Japanese serving woman dresses as a man to accompany her mistress through a dangerous forest.



The Unscary Ghost by Matt Buchanan
Comedy. 40-50 minutes. 3+ males, 5+ females, 8+ either.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

What do you do when you're a ghost, but nobody is afraid of you?



Vital Organs by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 15-20 minutes. 3 males, 2 females.
Middle school and older.

A recovering transplant patient determined to stock up before he leaves the hospital. Doctors supplementing their salaries by selling an organ or two. A kleptomaniac kid on the loose. A soup-cooking candy striper right out of Sweeney Todd. Calling it a health care crisis would be an understatement...



The Wild and Wacky Rhyming Stories of Miss Henrietta Humpledowning by Tom Smith
Comedy. 35-45 minutes. 2-7 males, 2-11 females, 4+ either.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Four strange, funny, and offbeat stories told in rhyming couplets.



The Wise Peasant Girl by Donna Spector
Fairy Tale. 20-30 minutes. 1 male, 1 female, 9-13 either.
Elementary and middle school.

A wise peasant girl teaches King Alexander how to solve the bizarre problems in his kingdom.





   Ten-Minute Plays  

After The Hill by Meron Langsner
Comedy. 7-10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female, 1 either.
Middle school and older.

Will Jack and Jill finally break the vicious cycle that they've been trapped in for as long as they can remember...?



All A-Twitter by Kenyon Brown

Dramedy. 10-12 minutes. 2 females.
Middle school and older.

While two sisters watch a meteor shower, their divorced mother's annoying cell phone "tweets" force them to question their uncertain future and the reality of their lives, ultimately bringing them closer together.



The Ants and the Grasshopper by Trevor Suthers
Comedy. 5-8 minutes. 3 either.
All ages.

An updated version of the classic fable The Ant and the Grasshopper.



DragonSlay by Robin Pond
Comedy. 7-11 minutes. 1 male, 1 female, 1-2 either.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

 A young prince goes on a quest to slay a dragon to win the admiration of a princess.



Erasing the Brain by Nina Mansfield
Dramedy. 8-11 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Upper elementary and older.

A battle between two siblings over a diary and a video game controller gives way to fears about their Dad being "erased" from their memories...



First Dance by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Comedy. 10 minutes. 2 females.
Middle school and older.

When best friends Rain and Sophia attend their first school dance, they accidentally cause the boy who's captured both their hearts to fall, quite literally, for another.



How Blue is My Crocodile by Arthur M. Jolly

Dramedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 females.
Elementary school and older.

Two young girls wait for their wounded father to return from his tour of duty.



An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Barbara Lindsay
Drama. 10-12 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

A girl tries to make Christmas for her cynical brother in their elegant, cold New York apartment. 



Up A Tree by Nathaniel Kressen
Dramedy. 10-15 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
Elementary school and older.

Up a tree in the middle of the night, two children consider pressures from parents, classmates, and unwanted Barbie pajamas, and come up with an exciting new adventure forward.



 
 
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