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Anthologies & Performable Collections

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Performable Collection. 110 - 120 minutes. 13-47 any gender.
High school and older.

Step into the mysterious world of Edgar Allan Poe in this thrilling, vignette-style adaptation of his best-known works like "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado."

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Anthology. 9 - 65 minutes. Varies by title.
Varies by title.

This collection of eleven plays written during the COVID-19 pandemic isn't just an artifact of a trying time—it's a testament to innovation and creativity.

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Books

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The successor to Go Solo, our first monologue collection, featuring more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use.

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Full-Length Plays

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Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 15+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

In 1948 Virginia, aspiring football star Joe rejoices when Miller Park gets its very own sandlot football team...but does a ragtag team of blue-collar underdogs stand a chance against their big-time, big-city, big-rich competitors?

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Holiday Comedy. 75 - 85 minutes. 8-12+ any gender.
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When Santa Claus is murdered days before Christmas, can aspiring elf detective Jingle crack the case in this heartwarming holiday comedy with a healthy helping of noir and a dash of nutmeg?

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Dramedy. 90 - 110 minutes. 16+ any gender (16-50+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

In this bold and exciting new adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, the audience is transported to ancient Greece, where the hero might be the person to your left or your right—or they might even be you...

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Drama. 65 - 75 minutes. 3-4 females.
High school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

Eleven-year-old filmmaker Kathryn is paralyzed by anxiety, but could a forced encounter with a neighbor girl be the secret to her creative success, or will it make all her fears come true?

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Comedy. 75 - 85 minutes. 5 females, 4 males, 5+ any gender (14-19+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When Dubs blows his only line in the school play, he and best friend Kale go back in time to fix his mistake and save his reputation, but will Kale and Dubs save the play, or will their friendship—and maybe even their lives—blink out of existence?

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Musicals

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Musical. 75 - 85 minutes. 11-22+ females, 8-17+ males (19-39+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Join Inge and her sister Lucy—who together embarked on an extraordinary odyssey from Nazi-occupied Austria, through England, Trinidad and finally to America—in an extraordinary and uplifting musical journey about the bonds of family and the power of hope.

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One-Act Plays

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Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 4+ any gender (12-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

The audience's wishes are granted when Choose Your Own Adventure meets Aladdin in this zany comedy.

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Horror. 20 - 25 minutes. 8-12 any gender.
High school and older.

Haunted by both the past and the future, a rich shut-in meets his ultimate, unavoidable fate in this adaptation of the Poe short story.

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Drama. 20 - 25 minutes. 1 female, 1 male.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

As impoverished teenagers Will and June watch the latest rocket launch, June discovers that her lifelong friend is obsessed with leaving Earth behind forever, but is he willing to leave her along with it?

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Comedy. 40 - 45 minutes. 15+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

In 1948 Virginia, aspiring football star Joe rejoices when Miller Park gets its very own sandlot football team...but does a ragtag team of blue-collar underdogs stand a chance against their big-time, big-city, big-rich competitors?

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Drama. 55 - 60 minutes. 4 females, 3-4 males.
Middle school and older.

Two generations apart, two young women must use their smarts, determination and some literal "Black Girl Magic" to stand toe-to-toe against injustice.

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Comedy. 20 - 30 minutes. 6-9 any gender.
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

You know their story, you've just never noticed them in all that huffing and puffing: Straw, Sticks, and Bricks (the chosen building materials of the Three Little Pigs) are personified in this moving comedy, challenging us to take a fresh look at who gets their story told. 

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Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 3 females, 1 male, 4+ any gender (8+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

Reporting live from inside the stomach of the old lady who swallowed a fly, SWALLOWED! (an existential crisis) chronicles the absurd: an unlikely assembly of animals trying to figure out where they are, how they got there and how to get out.

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Horror. 20 - 25 minutes. 6-13 any gender.
High school and older.

An unnamed murderer explains his actions in an attempt to prove his sanity, but, ultimately, his guilt overwhelms him into confessing in this adaptation of the Poe short story.

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Drama. 20 - 25 minutes. 2-3 females, 2 males, 2+ any gender (6-11+ performers possible).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

In a dystopia where families are limited to three members, what do you do if you have twins?

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Shorts

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Horror. 15 - 20 minutes. 10-14 any gender.
High school and older.

Revenge, greed, and methodical planning leads to one man’s freedom and the other’s downfall in this adaptation of Poe's short story.

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Horror. 10 - 15 minutes. 10-18 any gender.
High school and older.

No one can escape the power of Death, not even a rich prince and his friends in this adaptation of the Poe short story.

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Horror. 10 - 15 minutes. 5 any gender.
High school and older.

A visitor on a rainy night brings no comfort to one haunted by lost love and despair in this adaptation of Poe's iconic poem.

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Horror. 15 - 20 minutes. 13 any gender.
High school and older.

A visitor to a private asylum gets more than expected when it becomes clear that the patients have overthrown the staff in this adaptation of the Poe short story.

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