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Full-Length Plays

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

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

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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.

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Bobos by James McBride and Ed Shockley
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.

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The Box by Ed Shockley
Comedy. 85-95 minutes. 5+ either.
Middle school and older.

Epth is deposited on a quiet beach and encounters a succession of zany characters, each prodding him on toward some elusive self discovery.

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Day One by James Balmer and Mary Nelson and Jonathan Dorf
Musical. 90 minutes. 3 males, 5 females, 7-40+ either.
High school and older.

What if you could make your senior year of high school last forever? When a group of students tries to do just that, not everybody's jumping on their bandwagon. In fact, another group of students wants to pull the wheels right off. Who will win out?

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  New AdditionGreat Expectations by Rocco P. Natale
Drama. 75-90 minutes. 1-5 males, 1-7 females.
High school and older.
An orphan named Pip overcomes adversity for the sake of childhood love in this timeless story of the enduring power of the human spirit.
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High School (non) Musical by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 75-85 minutes. 5-25 males, 5-25 females.
Middle school and older.

A zany parody of Disney's High School Musical, but the play stands on its own even with actors and audiences who don't know the Mouse's monster hit.

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  New AdditionMasks by Paul E. Doniger
Comedy. 100-120 minutes. 5 males, 7 females, 7-11+ either.
High school and older.

Facing indifferent audiences and inner turmoil, a struggling Commedia dell'Arte troupe battles to live up to that old saying, "The show must go on."

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  New AdditionMiracle 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.

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One Good Thing by Don Zolidis
Drama. 120-130 minutes. 8-25 males, 13-30 females.
High school and older.

Two teenagers who don't know each other deal with tragedy and struggle in the search for one good thing.

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Prince Ugly (the Musical) 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.

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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 Newberry Award-winning classic.

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Stranger on the Bus by Ed Shockley
Drama. 110-125 minutes. 7-25 males, 5-25 females.
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.

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  New AdditionTales 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.
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Tiny Tim Runs the Marathon by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 90-100 minutes. 4+ males, 8+ females, 2+ either.
Middle school and older.

When Tiny Tim throws away his crutches and declares his intention to run the marathon, he could inspire millions--but with big business behind Oliver Twist as their inspirational figure of choice, Tiny Tim may never make it to the starting line...

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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.

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One-Act Plays

4 A.M. by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 30-35 minutes. 3-15+ males, 3-15+ females.
Middle school and older.

What's it like to be awake when the rest of your world is asleep? Meet an early-morning jogger, a lonely short-wave radio DJ, a modern Romeo and Juliet, the monster under the bed and many others as they search for connection in the magic hour.

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After Math by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 30-35 minutes. 2+ males, 3+ females, 6+ either.
Middle school and older.

When a student mysteriously disappears in the middle of math class, 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?

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  New AdditionAurelia's Magic by John Bolen
Comedy. 55-60 minutes. 3-4 males, 2-3 females.
All ages.
 
For a young girl aching to grow up, what could be better than to find a fairy that can grant her that wish?

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Beef Junkies by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 30-35 minutes. 2 males, 1 female.
High school and older.

A young woman addicted to beef searches for her fix, but there's only one cow left on earth.

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Dear Chuck by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 30-55 minutes. 2+ males, 5+ females, 6+ either.
Suitable for middle school or high school.

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.

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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?

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From Shakespeare with Love? by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 35-40 minutes. 2-8 males, 2-7 females.
Suitable for high school and middle school.

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.

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  New AdditionGo Joe by Len Cuthbert
Dramedy. 30-40 minutes. 13+ either.
Middle school and older.

The musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat turns to reality when some of the cast members become jealous of the lead actor and try to oust him.


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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.

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Kadija & Swann by Ed Shockley
Comedy. 15 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Two sheltered girls imagine that the death of a pet rabbit means that one of them is pregnant.

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Little Miss Dreamer (A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith) by Ed Shockley
Drama. 45-55 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, 3-24 either.
High school and older.

Young Bessie Smith tries to find the courage to perform before a northern audience for the first time.

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Merlin & Vivien by Ed Shockley
Drama. 40 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

A two character tragic love story inspired by the account of Merlin's fall in Alfred Lord Tennyson's epic poem Idylls of the King.

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Mother's Day by Kate McGrath
Drama. 15-20 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Two teenaged girlfriends hesitantly share their fears and hopes about motherhood when they meet for the first time since one has had an abortion.

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  New AdditionNessie and the Terrible Troll by Jean Lorrah and Lois June Wickstrom
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.
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Nobody's Listening by Ed Shockley
Drama. 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.

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Now You See Me by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 30-35 minutes. 3 males, 9 females, 12 either.
Middle school and older.

A one-act about what causes young people to slip through the cracks and what drives them to violence.

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Play's End by Jonathan Dorf
Drama. 20 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

John, a door-to-door gun salesman, helps his young son remember the "something sad" that happened that day--and makes a disastrous discovery.

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Reassembling Sasha by Patrick Gabridge
Comedy. 25-35 minutes. 1-3 males, 7-9 females.
High school and older.

Professor Sasha Marlowe's newest experimental device has split her into seven elemental parts, but now that they're free, not all of the elements of Sasha want to go back to the way things were before.

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  New AdditionRumors of Polar Bears by Jonathan Dorf
Drama. 30-35 minutes. 3-4 males, 8+ females.
High school and older.

A band of teenagers struggles for survival and to find the little moments of joy in the wake of a global warming disaster.

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  New AdditionScheme Space by Claudia Haas
Drama. 25-35 minutes. 2 males, 5 females.
High school and older.

Events rapidly "go viral" after a group of teens put an inappropriate photo online.
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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.

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The Story Club by Nikki 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!

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Supermodels in Jeopardy by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 30-35 minutes. 1-2 males, 2-4 females, 1 either.
High school and older.

When a convention center collapses and all of the world's supermodels are trapped in their dressing rooms beneath the rubble, will the "regular folks" ride to their rescue?

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

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

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Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 30-35 minutes. 4+ males, 5+ females, 3+ either.
Middle school and older.

As two bullied students try to survive their daily lives, they wrestle with a terrible question: is the only way out to become the people they hate?

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Ticking by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 20-25 minutes. 3 males.
High school and older.

The gun is missing from the pot on the right rear burner at the Doe house, replaced by an egg.

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Twisting Carol by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 25-30 minutes. 3+ males, 3+ females, 3+ either.
Middle school and older.

A 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.

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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...

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The White Pages by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 25-30 minutes. 1-2 males, 2-5 females.
Middle school and older.

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.

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You're Next by Jonathan Dorf
Drama. 15-20 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

Two teenagers struggle with how to defend themselves against a bully.

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Ten-Minute Plays

A-Bomb Wedding by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

Two young adults look for love in a convenience store--with more than the usual baggage.

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  New AdditionAll 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.

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The Bird by Matt Buchanan
Absurdist Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 either.
High school and older.

A titmouse among the bus-stop pigeons--a messenger from God? A twisted encounter between strangers.

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The Cooking Gene by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A gay teen shakes things up in his home ec class when he wants his boyfriend to be his "husband" for a family budget assignment.

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Crash Positions by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

Mayhem takes off when two passengers think their airplane is about to crash.

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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.

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Larry of the Lake by Matt Buchanan
Absurdist Comedy. 8-10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A harried businessman is tempted to a life of irresponsibility by a mysteriously wet man.

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Last Right Before the Void by Jonathan Dorf
Dramedy. 10 minutes. 2 males, 1 female.
High school and older.

A teenage boy hitchhikes along a highway that seems to be disappearing into a black hole. 

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Leapers by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

Two determined jumpers compete for the same spot on the roof. 

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Menagerie by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

A missing roommate turns Valentine's Day on its head.

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Newt Gingrich Visits a Residential Youth Facility Not Near Omaha by Jonathan Dorf
Drama. 10 minutes. 2 males.
High school and skilled middle school performers.

A pair of residents at a home for troubled teens wait for a photo op with Newt Gingrich.

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Pepperoni Apocalypse by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 8-15 minutes. 4-5 males, 1 either.
Middle school and older.

A pizza delivery guy arrives at the door of a doomsday cult at the exact moment they expect the world to end.

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Stealing Saxophones from Homeless People by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 8-9 minutes. 1 either.
High school and older.

When your mother tells you at the age of three that you're going to end up stealing saxophones from homeless people, you're saddled with a heavy burden.

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Sudden Death Debating League by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

When a high school debate tournament's sudden death round turns out to be exactly that, losing is no longer an option...

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Sunset Johnson by Ed Shockley
Drama. 10 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

An innocent but dangerous flirtation between a young black soldier and a white farm girl in the WWI-era South.

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Ten Minutes by Jonathan Dorf
Drama. 9-12 minutes. 1 male, 1 female.
High school and older.

After two of their classmates stage a Columbine-style massacre at their high school, a pair of students hiding in a custodian's closet must decide whether ten minutes of silence means it's safe to come out, or something else entirely...

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Whatever Happened to Godot? by Jonathan Dorf
Comedy. 10-15 minutes. 3 either.
High school and older.

The untold story--until now--of why Godot, one of the most famous characters in all of theater, never showed up.

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