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NEW RELEASES
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BOOKS
Costumes and Settings page 10, Five volume set
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PLAYS
Contemporary
David Crawford's The Harvest Trilogy:
including:
Barren Fields
Squaring
End of the Row
New Releases Feb 2006
"The Roup"
by Bob Adams
Hatches, Matches and
Dispatches by Alan Cochran
Classics
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, page 35
Ion by Euripides, page 36
Porgy by Dorothy and Dubose Hayward, page 30
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, coming
The Admirable Crichton by James M.
Barrie,page 53
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey, coming
Affected Young Ladies by Moliere, page 52
Theatre for Young Audience
Plays from African Tales by Barbara Winther,
(Three volumes) January 17, 2006, page 23
Plays from Asian Tales by Barbara Winther,
(Three volumes) page 23
Shakesperian Shorts January 15,
2006
New Releases 2006
Curse of the Tomb Raiders by William Hezlep
Time Traveleres by William Hezlep
Runestone by William Hezlep
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The Medieval Period
v2 0-88734-952-8
Early Gothic, Late Gothic , and Renaissance, 1200-1550.
Collectively representing one of the richest periods of European costume.
The Elizabethan and Restoration Period v3
0-88734-953-6
Almost two centuries of contrasting fashions,1550 to 1715.
Coming Soon:
The Georgian Period v4 July 2006
The Nineteenth Century v5 December 2006
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EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM PLAYS, volume one
Plays from Classic Literature for Teens by Pat Jordan 0-88734-692-8
These plays are great for Libraries and Home Schoolers, too.You have everything you need to put on a show and develop
a program: the plays, character descriptions, location descriptions, prop outlines, costume concepts set suggestions and
easy to use lesson plans and content area standards as well as evaluation and assessments. Giants of literature, tailored to fit
in any classroom. The Adventures of King Arthur; The Secret Garden; Alice in Wonderland; Little Women; Oliver Twist.
Written for small to large casts that can be enlarged or reduced with no additional changes. Minimal props,
simple costumes and little needed in way of sets. paperback 8½ x 11 112pp Available January 2007
EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM PLAYS, volume two
Mini-Myths and Fun Plays for Pre-Teens by Pat Jordan 0-88734-coming
You have everything you need to put on a show and develop a program.
Mini-Myths- Prometheus: The Great Flood;
Pandora's Jar; Demeter & Persephone; The Tragedy of Hercules; Pegasus, the Winged Horse;
and, Fun Plays- Blonde & the
Bears; Cinderella and the Talent Show; Jack-O and the Golden Goose; Little Red and the Wolfe; Low-Down Low and the Three Pigs.
Written for small to large casts with no additional changes. Minimal props, simple costumes and little needed in way of sets.
paperback 8½ x 11 112pp Available February
2007
THE ADOPTED MOTER AND OTHER PLAYS
Six unique short one-act plays: Coming March 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Acting
4, 5
Asian Folk Tales...22
Barrie, James Collection...53
Bivona, Francesco Collection...24
Black Play Anthologies...21
Chekov Collection...53
Cinema...13, 14, 18, 20
Classic Plays...35-38
Classic One Act Plays...52-53
Clowning
16
Combat...9
Conan Doyle Centennial Editions (Non-Holmes)
18
Costume Books
10-12
Dance
8-9
Design...13
Dinner Theatre Musicals... 25-26
Directing
4, 18
Drama Education
4, 5
Dunsany, Lord Collection...53
Entertaining and Variety
16
Fashion...10-12
Film Books
13,14,18, 20
Full Length Plays...27-34, 35, 36-38, 39
Gilbert and Sullivan Collection...25
Health and Well-Being
18
Hispanic Play Anthologies
21
Ibsen, Henrik Collection...27
Improvisations
6, 7
International Black Plays and Folk Tales
21, 22
Latin American Play Anthologies...21, 33
Low Budget Cabaret Musicals...23
Magic
16
Make-up...13
Masks...13, 16
McCaslin, Nellie Collection...47
Mime
8-9
Monologues
6, 7
Morton, Carlos Collection...39
Movement...8-9, 18
Movies...8, 13, 14, 18, 20
Music
8-9 (see also separate
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Musicals...8,-9, 20, 25, 54-55, 56
Musical Theatre
8-9, 19, 23, 44
Musicals for Young Audiences...56
New Releases...1
Novels...17-19
One Act Plays...21-23, 39, 41-53,
Plays, Trade and Play Collections
22-23
Props ...13
Publishing...3
Reference Books
13-20
Scenery...13
Scenes
6, 7
Set Design...13
Shakespeare
15
Shaw, George Bernard...35
Sherlock Holmes...19-20
Sherlock Holmes plays & musicals...20
Skits
6, 7
Stage Properties...13
Stage Combat
8-9
Storytelling
7
Teen Plays...22-23, 56-64
Television Books
3, 14, 18
Technical Film
13
Technical Television
13
Technical Theatre
13
Television...14, 20
Theatre for Young Audiences...22-23, 56-64
Theatre Games
6, 7
Theatre History
4, 5
Variety Arts...16
WONDRAWHOPPERS...54-55
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Players Press Watches for Men and Women
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Writing and Publishing
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CAPTURING THE MAGIC OF FICTION WRITING $25.00
Creed 300pp hc 6x9 0-944435-10-6
Careful examination of prose fiction.
COMEDY WRITING WORKBOOK
(£28) $28.00
Perret 192pp pb 8.5x11 0-88734-647-2
Sharpen your comedy skills with Bob Hope's head writer!
This book will help anyone write better and for comedy it is
wonderful! New Reader
EVERYONE WANTS MY JOB
(£17) $15.00
Saenger 160pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-941599-53-1
How to break into the field of entertainment writing. Theatrical articles,
reviews, entertainment news and more.
GET PUBLISHED!
(£18) $15.00
Fife 192pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-941599-28-0
How to work with small press publishers.
GETTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT SOLD
(£20) $15.00
Sterling/Davidson 210pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-935016-09-0
Surefire writing and selling strategies that will get your book published.
HOW TO BE A LITERARY AGENT
(£18) $16.00
Mariotti & Fife 92pp pb 5,5x8.5 0-941599-26-4
Introductory guide to literary representation.
HOW TO GET YOUR PLAY PUBLISHED
(£10) $10.00
Landes 64pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-COMING
Concise how-to for finding a publisher for your play.
AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED
(£18) $15.00
Fife 192pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-941599-23-X
Concise how-to for developing the written play.
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HOW TO GET
A
PLAY PUBLISHED
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William-Alan Landes
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Animation
Writing
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Kurt Weldon
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MAKE MONEY READING BOOKS
(£20) $16.00
Fife 208pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-941599-20-5
How to set up and operate a freelance reading service.
PLAYWRITING STEP BY STEP
(£18) $16.00
Cassady 113pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-89390-056-7
Concise how-to for developing the written play.
PLAYWRITING FOR THEATRE, FILM &
TELEVISION (£24) $20.00
Shamas 178pp pb 6x9 1-55870-213-X
The dramatist's art in different media. Learn the different formats.
WRITING EFFECTIVE NEWS RELEASES
(£22) $23.00
McIntyre 144pp pb 8.5x11 0-941599-19-1
Get the kind of free publicity you need.
WRITING FOR DOUGH
(£15) $15.00
Idelson 321pp pb 5.5x8.5 1-55666-036-7
Noted TV comedy writer uses a light and enjoyable format to analyzes
his trade. A must read for anyone planning to write for television!
WRITING: GETTING INTO PRINT
(£20) $22.00
Frohbieter-Mueller 287pp hc 6x9 0-944435-23-8
Marketing and business guide for writers.
WRITING YOUR OWN PLAYS
(£18.50) $17.00
Korty 192pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-668-5
How to write and develop a play. An excellent guide for the teacher or a
writer wanting to learn the basic techniques and how to get started.
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Acting Directing Drama Education Theatre History
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ACTING IT OUT
(£25) $25.00
Sturkie/Cassady 367pp pb 6x9 0-89390-178-4
74 plays, no endings, for discussion and improv, with teens.
ACTING IT OUT, JR. (£22)
$22.00
Sturkie/Cassady 259 pp pb 6x9 0-89390-240-3
Short plays, no endings, open for discussion and improv, 10-13 year olds.
ACTING LIKE A PRO
(£20) $18.00
McTigue 304pp pb 6x9 1-55870-223-7
Tips and tricks on professional acting and behavior for the aspiring actor.
THE ACTING PRIMER (£20)
$20.00
Belt 146pp pb 5.5x8.5 text T-0541 8.5x11 wkbk T-0542
Step by step acting practice.
ACTING STEP BY STEP (£25)
$28.00
Cassady 186pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-89390-120-2
Complete and comprehensive guide for the actor. Excellent text. (Workbook)
THE ACTOR'S ART AND CRAFT $17.00
Laurie 174pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-85343-595-2
Using voice, modulation and movement to develop a character.
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THE CURTAIN RISES
Sitarz 144pp pb index 8.5x11 photos/illus (£28)
$28.00 ea.
VOL. 1 0-88734-685-5
Theatre origins from Greece & Rome to Europe &
Britain, & Asian theatre. VOL. 2 0-88734-678-2
History of the theatre, 19th Century England through modern times.
VOL. 3 _ Coming!
Theatre history, the New
WorldsAustralia, Canada, U.S.A. and South
Africa.
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ACTORS' RESUMéS
2nd edition
(£15.00) $16.00
Devin 72pp pb 8.5x11
0-88734-669-3
Everything you need to write a complete and
professional actor's resumé.
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CREATIVE DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOM
(5th Ed.) (£30) $29.00
McCaslin 520pp pb 6.5x9.5 0-88734-604-9
"Industry Standard" for drama activities in the classroom, especially for
teachers and students with limited or no prior drama experience. A must!
CREATIVE DRAMA IN THE PRIMARY
GRADES (£30) $29.00
McCaslin 304pp pb 7x9.25 0-88734-606-5
In-class dramatic activities, grades 1-3.
CREATIVE DRAMA IN THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES
(£30) $29.00
McCaslin 384pp pb 7x9.25 0-88734-605-7
Specially designed for grades 4-6. In-class activities, games and plays.
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THE ART OF STAGE
(£39) $39.00
Gorchakov 206pp pb 8.5X11 0-88734-921-8
For the actor and director. Brilliant study of the Method and its early days.
AUDITION (£20)
$18.00
Shurtleff 187pp pb 0-8027-7240-4
Everything an actor needs to know to get the part. The best Audition book.
AUDITIONING
$10.00
Laurie 64pp pb 9x6 0-85343-585-5
Practical guide to preparing for audition. Good reference for teachers and actors..
BEGINNINGS IN DRAMA $6.00
Browne 32pp pb 5x7 0-88734-909-9
Handy text touches on all aspects of theatre. A quick study book.
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CREATIVE MOVEMENT for 35 Year Olds
(£45) $50.00
Forbes workbook 0-9659944-1-4
Movement, dance, exercises35 Lessons,
Music, Poetry & Dance. A manual to enhance dance, pre-school or physical education
programs.
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CHILDREN AND DRAMA
(£32) $40.00
McCaslin 0-88734-662-6
Leading educators share their personal experiences and
impresssive research. Ideal for professionals and students. A priceless guide!
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DIRECTING PUPPET THEATRE STEP BY STEP
(£20) $18.00
Fijan/Ballard 96pp pb 7x10 0-89390-126-1
Guide for beginning and professional puppeteers.
DIRECTING - AT THE START
(£25) $30.00
WAL 0-88734-COMING
Everything you need to know to start being a director.
DO YOU WANT TO BE AN ACTOR?
(£18) $18.00
Richard Devin 0-88734-671-5
The Ultimate Answer Guide for anyone thinking of becoming an actor.
DRAMA AND THEATRE ARTS COURSE BOOK
(£30) $26.00
Self 128pp pb 8.5x11 0-88734-639-1
Guide to organizing a collegiate-level drama course.
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CHOOSING AND STAGING A PLAY
(£20) $18.00
Williams. 90pp 6X9 0-333-39590-5
All the vital info needed to stage a play _ technical, artistic and administrative.
COME MIME WITH ME
(£16) $16.00
Kelley/ Hershberger 90 pp pb 8.5x11 0-89390-089-3
Guide to preparing Scriptural dramas for children.
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DRAMATIZING THE LITTLE RED HEN
(£12) $10.00
DRAMATIZANDO LA GALLINITA ROJA
(£12) $10.00
(English) 0-9644186-5-7 (Spanish) 0-9644186-4-9
Thistle. 30 pp (ea) pb 8.5X11. Interactive bilingual texts for young children.
EVERYBODY SING & DANCE (WORKBOOK)
page 8 $45.00
FURTHER STEPS IN STAGECRAFT $6.00
Richmond 80pp pb 5x7 0-88734-907-2
Practical theory of acting.
Complements A Textbook of Stagecraft.
THE GOLDEN BUDDHA CHANGING MASKS $16.00
Olsen 210pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-89556-058-5
The link between acting and the spiritual. A sense of being an actor.
GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS,
(£24) $24.00
Bensaia 304pp pb 8.5x11 0-935016-25-2
250 programs in 40 countries, from high school to graduate level.
HOW TO AUDITION FOR MOVIES AND T.V.
See page 14
HOW TO BE REALLY FUNNY (New
Edition) (£16) $14.00
Tips/techniques from Bob Hope's head writer 0-941599-47-7
JUNIOR TEXTBOOK OF STAGECRAFT $6.00
Marsden 98pp pb 5x7 0-88734-906-4
How to bring out natural performance abilities in young children.
DRAMA IN THE CATHEDRAL $25.00
Pickering 98pp pb 5x7 0-85343-627-4
This book traces the Canterbury Festival, the first Cathedral drama.
"...ex-cellent approach and content."
SHOWCASE
EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM PLAYS, volume one
Plays from Classic Literature for
Teens by Pat Jordan (£25) $20.00
See New Releases pb 8.5x11 112 pp 0-88734-692-8
EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM PLAYS, volume two
Mini-Myths and Fun Plays for
Pre-Teens by Pat Jordan (£25) $20.00
See New Releases pb 8.5x11 112 pp 0-88734-coming
PLAYS, PLAYERS AND PLAYING
(£30) $27.00
Hackbarth 210pp pb 8.5x11 0-941599-29-9
How to start, operate and expand a theatre company.
THE SINGLE SOURCE OF ALL FILTH $20.00
Self 192pp pb 5x7 0-85343-626-6
The Restoration, dramatic-comedy and the rise of censorship debates in
England, 1698.
TEXTBOOK OF STAGECRAFT $6.00
Richmond 140pp pb 5x7 0-88734-908-0
The principles of acting, for student, teacher, amateur or professional.
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THEATRE FOR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED
STATES: A History
(£30) $40.00
McCaslin pb 420pp 6X9 0-88734-677-4
The definitive overview of children's theatre __ a "must have text!"
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Dr. McCaslin's research and detail make this an
excellent reference on Children's Theatre. A must for any good
theatre library. SHOWCASE
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USING DRAMA TO BRING LANGUAGE TO LIFE
(£22) $20.00
Robbie, Ruggirello, Warren 1-55322-005-6
Drama in the classroom for Language and other subjects. Excellent for ESL.
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Monologues Scenes Skits Theatre Games Improvisation
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ABSURD, BLACK AND COMIC SKETCHES
(£12) $12.00
Joucla 64pp pb 6x9 0-88734-613-8
Fifteen exciting monologues and duologues, with director's notes.
ACT NOW AND IMPROVISE $10.00
Hill 64pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-85343-596-0
Guide to acting, directing, improvisation and developing feeling on stage.
CABBAGE & OTHER SCENES
Stephens 0-88734-656-1 $12.00
pb 48pp 6X9 Original short scenes for speech and drama, 8-14 years
old.
DRAMA GAMES
(£16) $16.00
Warren/Dunne 92pp pb 6x9 0-88734-681-2
Drama games for children and adults; also games for the mentally and
physically challenged.
50 SCENES TO GO and 20 Monologues to
Show (£20) $22.00
Johanson 160 pp 8.5x11 0-88734-933-1
Scenes and Monologues for young students. Classic and modern material.
FUNNY SKITS AND SKETCHES
(£16) $15.00
Halligan128 pp pb 5.5x8.5 Illus. 0-88734-688-X
Short skits and sketches to make a show or use as exercises.
GALLERY (Original Monologues )
(£10) $ 10.00
Crawford pb 5.5x8.5 ISBN 0-88734-Pending
Original monologues for young performers.
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT (See page
27.) (£8)
$ 7.50
Prior pb 5.5x8.5 ISBN 0-88734-019-9
Ten unique monologues and scene/skits for women. Ideal for auditions, workshops and classroom uses.
THE HARPER CHRONICLES (See page 25)
(£8.50) $ 8.00
Thirty-five flexible monologues (14m, 15f, 6m/f.) Stand alone audition
or workshop pieces, 1 to 4 minutes, some interrelated to extend their length.
A comical collection of uniquely interesting characters.
HUMOROUS MONOLOGUES (£16)
$15.00
Fifty fresh, wholesome, original monologues. 5.5x8.5 pb ISBN
0-88734-667-7
HUMOROUS MONOLOGUES hc (£20)
$19.00
Bolton 128pp (32 illus) 5.5x8.5 0-8069-6750-1
IMPROV WORKSHOP HANDBOOK (£16)
$16.00
112 pp pb 8.5x11 0-88734-691-X
Sourcebook of improvisation games and techniques.
IMPROV, GAMEBOOK II
(£20) $15.00
100pp pb 5.5x11 T-0543
Sourcebook of scenes/games for improv. Elementary and Middle school.
IMPROVISATION, GAME, SCENE HANDBOOK
(£20) $20.00
Elkind ISBN 0-88734-940-4
This is it! A single book that takes the techniques of improvisation and theatre games and develops them into
the tools for presenting a monologue or scene. Ideal for actors and
directors.
IMPROVISATION STARTERS
(£16) $15.00
Bernardi 160pp pb 6x9 1-55870-233-4
900 improv situations, group and solo; performance tips.
LOOK, LISTEN AND TRUST
Rawlins/Rich (£18) $18.00
92pp pb 5.5x8.5 (...finest theatre games.
TIMES) 0-88734-618-9
Excellent, unique theatre games, to enhance performance and social skills.
MOMENTS
(£10) $10.00
Crawford pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-664-2
Carefully selected original and compelling duet scenes, some from new plays.
MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS
(£16) $15.00
Howard 120 pp 5.5x8.5 0-88734-666-9
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Bright, wholesome, new monologues of various lengths
MONOLOGUES & SCENES FROM WORLD THEATRE
(£10) $10.00
William-Alan Landes, ed. pb 5.5 X 8.5
(...quality selection... SHOWCASE) Vol. 1 __ Ancient Greek & Roman (125-X)
Vol. 2 __ German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian (126-8)
Vol. 3 __ Belgian, Austrian, Scandinavian, Irish (127-6)
Vol. 4 __ English (128-4)
Vol. 5 __ American (129-2)
Vol. 6 __ Shakespeare (COMING)
MOVEMENT GAMES for all ages $24.00
Nelson 112pp 8.5x11 0-88734-959-5
Unique collection of games for movement and warmups. Ideal for
classroom and theatre.
NEW MONOLOGUES FOR READER'S THEATRE (£12)
$10.00
112pp 6x9 0-88734-651-0 Exciting collection for young people and adults!
NEW WORKS FOR READER'S THEATRE (£12)
$10.00
112pp 6x9 ISBN 0-88734-644-8 Terrific new works by five Americans.
101 THEATRE GAMES
(£26) $24.00
Johansen 154pp pb 8.5x11 0-88734-911-0
Theatre games, techniques for stage and life situations. Perfect for all ages.
PERFORMANCE ONE (£12)
$10.00
Landes 128pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-122-5
Wide range of superb monologues for women. Flexible lengths, from one to
four minutes. Excellent for audition, workshop and classroom use. "Some of the
very best for women ...two for teens that are a
must..."SHOWCASE
PLAYING THE GAME
(£18) $17.00
Poulter 150pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-611-1
102 step-by-step theatre games developing acting, social and personal skills.
The best and most useful theatre game book I have
seen. SHOWCASE
SCENES FOR ACTING AND
DIRECTING (£20) $20.00
Elkind 176pp pb 6x9 $20. each
Vol. 1 0-88734-617-0
Vol. 2 0-88734-623-5
Vol. 3 0-88734-939-0
Scenes from classic and modern plays, ideal for auditons and workshops.
"A good selection with the best presentation format for a scene book."
SHOWCASE
SHORT SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE, vol 1
(£12) $15.00
Landes 144pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-632-4
Two to ten minute monologues and scenes from the best of Shakespeare with staging notes.
"Landes is a good director and the book benefits from his talent."
SHOWCASE
SHORT SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE, vol 2
(£12) $15.00
Landes 144pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-Coming
More two to ten minute monologues and scenes from the best of Shakespeare with simple staging notes.
THE SIEVE AND OTHER SCENES
Stephens (£12) $12.00
pb 48pp 6X9 0-88734-683-9
Monologues for speech and drama festivals, 8-14 years old.
SOMETHING LIKE A DRUG
(£20) $18.00
Foreman/Martin pb 208pp 6X9 0-88734-918-8
Theatresports __ instantaneous acting __ improv with a kick!
THEATRESPORTS DOWN UNDER
(£62) $60.00
Pierce 463pp pb 8.5x11 0-646-23861-2
The complete book of theatresports, for teachers and players. "The best book
of its kind." SHOWCASE
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(£20) $20.00
261pp pb 6x9 New, original, short religious
dramas. 0-89390-143-1
TIMELESS
(£10) $10.00
pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-019-9
Monologues from the award winning plays. Ideal for auditions, workshops and classroom uses.
WORLD'S FUNNIEST CLOWN SKITS
(£20) $16.00
Outstanding skits, suitable for pros and
novices. 0-941599-31-0
(See page 16.)
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Novels, Non-Fiction and Specialty Books
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ALL BITTER AND TWISTED (£15)
$22.00
Bennett 216 pgs pb 5.75 x 8.25 1-58690-024-2
Ben is hell bent on a savage revenge for the death of his brother at the hands
of union thugs. Friendship is tested to the utmost limit.
AND FIGHT FOR BREAD (£15)
$24.00
Seymour 376 pgs pb 6 x 9 1-58690-022-6
An English Les Miserables. A young man struggles for honor, survival and
love in the turmoil of the early years of the industrial revolution. Tom Stone,
falsely accused of theft and facing transport to Australia, struggles to save his good
name, the survival of his family and freedom of a band of desperate revolutionaries.
ARABIAN Natural History With Precious Gold in Saudi Arabia
(£75) $80.00
Ross 180 pgs 89 color plates/29 B/W drawings 10.25 x 12.25
Comprehensive study of Arabia's wildlife.
2-88373-003-2
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY BUSINESS BOOK
(£27) $22.00
Fife, et al pb 8.5X11 208 pp 0-941599-27-2
Business and balloons __ how to succeed in the birthday party/home business.
THE BOOK OF GALAHAD
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58690-016-1 Galahad braves enemy swords and swirling politics of King
Arthur's court as the Grail Quest leads a band of knights across the
breadth of the fallen Roman Empire!
CITY OF LIARS
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58690-031-5 An entertaining thriller set in the High Tech business
world.
COLD HEART, CRUEL HAND by Laurence J. Brown
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58690-012-9 Stunning sequel to HOUSECARL. William the Conqueror
tightens his grip over England and the once Saxon world. "Passionate
and powerful
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CONSCRIPT HEROES
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9 1-58690-013-7
Thousands of soldiers were captured at St. Valery, This is the
story of one man rescued by two young French girls and how he
returned to England.
ETERNAL KNOWLEDGE
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9 1-58690-030-7
Abeautiful Isle, a spell, and a mystery.
ETHICS OF A DEMOCRACY
(£20) $10.00
Porter pb 144 pp 0-9625372-2-5
Offers standards of moral judgement for modern times.
G. BERNARD SHAW & C. NEWTON
Garebian (£20) $16.00
pb 180 pp 6 x 9 Explorations in Shavian
Theatre. 0-88962-508-5
COVERT Ian Lumley
(£20) $22.00 1-58690-019-6
pb 6 x 9 A British spy gets manipulated, by both sides,
when a surveillance becomes an assassination.
DETACHMENT W
(£20) $22.00 1-58690-011-0
pb 6 x 9 This is the story of a group of men captured and
held in France during World War II and how they built a network to
help men get home to Britain.
GOD'S HAMMER
(£20) $22.00 1-58690-017-X
pb 6 x 9 Two rival Viking princes, one Christian and the
other heathen, contend for the throne of Norway.
THE GREY MAN
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58960-015-3 A grotesque murderer is executed and he returns to the world of
the living to wreak havoc on young women with horrific injuries.
THE HANDBOOK OF RODENTS IN CAPTIVITY $15.00
Henwood 124 pg pb 5.5 x 8.5 0-86025-898-X
Raising rats and 87 other
species.
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HOUSECARL by Laurence J.
Brown
(£20) $22.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58690-004-8
A stirring historical novel set in the dark
days of the Norman Conquest, when the fate of an island and a Saxon's destiny were sealed
in blood and steel. "A Five-Star read
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HOW TO GET A PATENT
(£14) $15.00
Lehman. pb 88 pp 5.5 X 8.5 0-941599-43-4
Guide to patents and trademarks by a US commissioner of patents.
IN DRAKE'S WAKE Michael
Turner
(£20) $33.00
pb 6 x 9
1-58690-020-X Historical. An exciting modern retracing of Drake's early voyages.
THE LEGEND OF THE WANDERING JEW
(£10) $15.00
Edwards. pb 76 pp 5.5 X 8.5 0-941599-41-8
Tales of encounters with the Wandering Jew and others fated to live until the
return of Christ.
THE LIGHT AND THE DARK
(£20) $24.00
Lyndale pb 6 x 9 1-58690-021-8
Good or Evil? Daniel Seymour brings trouble and beautiful
women will understand their true purpose in life. Detective Stifrier has
a case with almost no clues, until the murderer decides to play
games with him. Is it real or is it supernatural?
MURDER IN THE EAGLE'S
SHADOW
(£15) $22.00
Seymour pb 6 x 9
1-58690-023-4 Twenty years have passed since Rome's Twentieth Legion
defeated Queen Boudicca and the Iceni. Now those Roman soldiers are
being killed but not on the battlefield.
REBEL TILL I DIE
(£20) $24.00
Clements pb 6 x 9
1-58690-026-9 A young Civil War Captain is promoted when his comanding
officer is killed by friendly fire. His first command and defeated. His
family fighting the realities of war. A passionate look at people and war.
SAVE CLAGTOFT!
(£20) $22.00
Pearson pb 6 x 9
1-58690-032-3 The European Space Agency Needs to land a runway space
shuttle but their plan involves the elimination of a whole town.
THE SENATOR'S SON and Other Stories
(£18.) $10.00
Porter Fiction. pb 154 pgs 0-9625372-1-7
Sherlock Holmes Novels, pages 19 and 20.
SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, INDEPENDENCE
$20.00
Phelan hc 6 x 9 192 pgs code GL5319
Own your own business.
TANGO CONNECTION
(£20) $22.00
Cochran pb 6 x 9
1-58690-034-X A murdered bookkeeper, millions missing our President
involved. A woman and a patrolman need to solve this true to life mystery.
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THE ULTIMATE SHERLOCK HOLMES
Formerly Jack Tracy's Encyclopedia Sherlockiana.
The critically acclaimed universal dictionary of Sherlock Holmes
and his biographer Dr. Watson.
hc 0-517-65444-X $20.00
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TO HELL WITH THE BADGE A Western Novel
(£20) $22.00
Hague pb 6 x 9 1-58690-025-0
Children kidnapped , bandits and white slavers...
Everything for the true western enthusiast, I was
impressed. COUNTRY MUSIC AND DANCEMAGAZINE
I sat up all night reading...I couldn't put it down.
JACK SLADE
TWISTED RIVER A Western Novel
(£20) $22.00
Hague pb 6 x 9
1-58690-014-5
Sheriff Harris deals with a fued and a gang terrorizing
the ranchers.
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THE YELLOW BADGE
(£20) $24.00
Clements pb 6 x 9 1-58690-027-7
Set in England, 1290, against a background of antisemitism;
a young man, drawn into a world of violence, prejudice, murder,
rape, and child sacrifice, soon discovers his good values are inadequate.
YIDDISH FOR EVERYONE
(£11) $10.00
Manas. pb 8.5X5.5
0-941599-44-2
A humorous book reminding us that we all know more Yiddish than we think
we do. Lots of fun. A great gift.
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MOULD'S MOVIE
CAREERSDIRECTORS Over 3,000 Listings!
Expanded profiles for 300 top directors, past and
present! Film Credits Awards! Stars directed! And more
Lavishly detailed. An invaluable reference for any entertainment professional, scholar, researcher, or serious film buff!
0-88734-943-9 $75.00
MOULD'S MOVIE
CAREERSACTRESSES Over 8,000 Listings!
Detailed careers, year by year, of actresses from 1911 to 1998, including films made in the U.S.A., U.K., Canada, and
Australia plus foreign films on general release in either the U.S.A. or
UK. Film Credits Awards! And more
Lists of Actresses who worked with, for, under, and directed by their husbands and lovers, including some of the most famous
and notorious couples in Hollywood.
0-88734-936-6 $75.00
Coming: MOULD'S MOVIE CAREERS ACTORS
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Conan Doyle Centennial Editions
(£30.each) $28.00 each
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BEYOND THE CITY (1892)
Conan Doyle. Illustrated by Pamela Mattrix. Afterword by Howard
L. Lachtman. hc 187 pgs 0-934468-44-3
Intriguing, pro-feminist novel about an unconventional, self-supporting woman.
THE DOINGS OF RAFFLES HAW
(1892)
Conan Doyle Illustrated by Paul M. McCall Afterword by John
Bennett Shaw. hc 157 pgs 0-934468-43-5
Enjoyable Victorian melodrama of science and social climbing.
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A DUET (...with an Occasional Chorus) (1899)
Conan Doyle Illustrated by Michele Lauber After word by Peter L. Blau.
hc 270 pgs 0-934468-48-6
A charming romance base on Conan Doyle's courtship of his wife.
THE STARK MUNRO LETTERS (1895)
Conan Doyle. Illustrated by Lisa Rivard. Afterword by C. Frederick
Kittle, M.D. hc 224 pgs 0-934468-46-X
A medical drama based on Conan Doyle's experiences as a physician.
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Health and Well-Being
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THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION
(£18)
$12.00
Freeman, pb 56 pp 5.5x8.5 0-941599-42-6
The hazards of electromagnetic radiation exposure,home and environment.
HEART FRAUDS
(£17) $16.00
McGee pb 208 pp 5.5x 8.5 0-941599-56-6
"He blasts some fresh air through modern medicine..." BOOKLIST
PANIC FREE
(£18) $16.00
By Lynne Freeman, Ph.D.; Foreword by Arnold Fox, M.D.
0-941599-34-5
Panic Free is the first authoritative work to present a drug-free approach
to conquering anxiety disorders.
THE HEALING MIRACLES OF COCONUT OIL
(£17) $16.00
FIFE, pb 112 pp 5.5 X 8.5 0-941599-51-5
Coconut oil is unique in nature and provides many health benefits. A must read!
REBOUND TO BETTER HEALTH
(£15) $15.00
Fife, Audiotape 0-941599-45-0
Better health through better exercise.
SATURATED FAT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE
(£22) $24.00
Whitaker, 276 pp 8.5x11 0-941599-49-3
This nutrient can actually improve your health and protect you from disease.
THE SMART GI DIET (£22)
$22.00
Bryan, 208 pp 8.5x11 1-58690-033-1
A user friendly and informative guide to the concept of the glycaemic index.
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AN ALLERGY COOKBOOK $16.00
Carter 144 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5 U.K. 0-86025-450-X 0-88734-629-4
Vegetarian Edition. 204 recipes. Egg, sugar, milk, wheat and meat-free recipes.
CAKES & COOKIES RECIPES FOR CHILDREN ON RESTRICTED
DIETS Freeman, pb 122 pp 6 X 9
0-86025-489-5 $16.00
A mother's special recipes for severe allergies and food intolerances.
COCONUT LOVER'S COOKBOOK (COOKING WITH COCONUT)
FIFE, pb 224 pp 5.5 X 8.5
941599-59-0 (£16) $16.00
Delicious and healthy recipes cooking with
coconut whether oil, meat or milk.
THE DETOX BOOK
(£28) $20.00
Fife, etc. pb 208 pp 8.5 X 11 0-941599-32-9
Nutritionist guidelines for purging our bodies of the toxins and pollutants.
EAT FAT LOOK THIN
(£18) $16.00
Fife, etc. pb 280 pp 6x9 0-941599-52-3
Safe and natural weight Loss for the healthy
lifestyle.
THE HEALING CRISIS
(£12) $12.00
Fife, etc. pb 96pp 5.5x8.5 0-941599-33-7
Dealing with the psychological stresses of undertaking a healthier lifestyle.
HELP YOURSELVES $15.00
Jay 200 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5 0-86025-891-2
A book to help the physically challenged lead normal, productive lives .
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See the Gaslight
Publications Catalogue for a complete detailed listing of Sherlock Holmes books.
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Fact-Based Sherlock Holmes Books
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A STUDY IN SURMISE: The Making of Sherlock
Holmes by Michael Harrison, Introduction by Ellery Queen.
$65.00 pb 8.5x11 0-934468-10-0
STRANGE STUDIES FROM LIFE & Other
Narratives. The Complete True Crime Writings of Conan Doyle,
Tracy. hc 124 pgs 6 x 9 0-934468-49-4
$20.00
BACCHUS AT BAKER STREET by Patricia Gay
A humorous look at the Victorian drinking habbit and the Holmes canon.
pb 6 x 9 144 pgs 0-86025-286-8
$35.00
MYTH & MODERN MAN in SHERLOCK
HOLMES: Conan Doyle and the Uses of Nostalgia
by David Payne. hc 6 x 9 325 pgs 0-934468-29-X $30.00
SUBCUTANEOUSLY, MY DEAR WATSON: Sherlock Holmes and the
Cocaine Habit by Jack Tracy with Jim Berkey.
pb 6 x 9 94 pgs 0-934468-25-7 $15.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Book of
Magic by Jeff Brown. hc 6 x 9 325 pgs
A look at magic in the Holmes canon. pb 0-941599-57-4 $10.00
I REMEMBER THE DATE VERY
WELL...by J. Hall An investigation of the
Holmes adventures. pb U.S. 0-88734-631-6 U.K. 0-86025-279-5 $13.00
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THE BAKER STREET IRREGULAR by A. Mitchelson The truth about Holmes.
hc U.S. 0-88734-905-6 U.K. 0-86025-461-5 $35.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES HANDBOOK
The Holmes canon and their
histories. 254 pgs illus. hc 0-86025-439-9 $30.00
THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK DOYLE: True Mysteries Investigated
by Conan Doyle, by H. Stone. 186 pgs hc 0-88924-246-1 $35.00
UPON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE ASHES OF THE VARIOUS
TOBACCOS A discovered work by the famous
detective. 78 pgs hc 0-86025-439-2 $22.00
ON THE SCENT WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Walter Shepherd The scents, sounds, and scenes of Holmes's London. 96 pgs pb
0-88734-Coming
PUZZLING OVER SHERLOCK,
SENUTA. pb 5.5x8.5 Holmes crossword puzzles employing thematic words and ideas.
0-934468-54-0 (£6.) $
8.00
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THE ULTIMATE SHERLOCK HOLMES
Formerly Jack Tracy's Encyclopedia Sherlockiana.
The critically acclaimed universal dictionary of Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr. Watson.
hc 0-517-65444-X $20.00
Buy one for yourself and one for a gift, and save $5.00
When you order two mention this coupon #UH-78631,
(Personal orders only. Two copies for $35.00 plus shipping.)
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Novels, Novelas, Short Stories
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SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Somerset
Hunt by Rosemary Michaud Holmes solves two mysteries.
hc 0-86025-276-0 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOMES and the Arabian Princess
by John North Princess Fatima has dissapeared.
hc 0-86025-270-1 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Hentzau Affair
by David Stuart Davis Col. Sapt needs Rassendyll again.
hc 0-86025-274-4 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Earthquake
Machine by A. Mitchelson and N. Utechin. Holmes, in Russia.
hc 0-86025-283-3 $30.00
THE SINGULAR CASE of the DUPLICATE HOLMES
by Jan Walker Holmes accused of poison pen letters.
hc 0-86025-278-7 $30.00
THE HAMPSTEAD POISONINGS by Glen Petrie.
A mistress, a murder, and Mycroft Holmes.
hc 0-86025-285-X $38.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the German Nanny
by John North Holmes and Watson unravel the case.
hc 0-86025-273-6 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the strange events at The Bank
of England by Graham Avery pb 6 x 9 0-86025-288-4 $20.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the LUSITANIA
by Lorraine Daly World War One Holmes in a Naval
Operation. hc 0-86025-291-4 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Eminent
Thespian by Val Andrews
The Crown Jewels are missing!
hc 0-86025-268-X $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Brighton
Pavilion by Val Andrews hc
0-86025-269-8 New Edition Coming
SCHLOCK HOMES: The Complete Bagel Street Saga
by Donald J. Phelan 6 x 9 hc 0-934468-16-8
$30.00
NOVA 57 MINOR: The Waxing & Waning of the Sixty-First Adventure
of Sherlock Holmes Lellenberg hc 6 x9 109 pgs 0-934468-26-5
$30.00
DOCTOR WATSON and the INVISIBLE
MAN by Noel Downing Watson,and "friends" solve the
case. hc 0-86025-275-2 $30.00
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Michael & Mollie Hardwick Diamond/Wilder film
novel. hc 0-86025-277-9 $30.00
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SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Hellbirds
by Austin Mitchelson and Nicholas Utechin. Holmes and Watson investigate the death of a
man attacked by a flock of birds. hc 0-86025-284-1 $35.00
IN BED WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES
by C. Redmond 6 x 9 pb code 1422
SHERLOCK HOLMES: Travels in the Canadian West
6 x 9 pb code 2453
Rivals of Sherlock Holmes:
EUGENE VALMONT: his triumphs by Robert Barr
Chief of the Paris Police, tells of his dismissal and jewel
theft. pb 0-86025-289-2 $20.00
LESTRADE and the SAWDUST RING by M. J. Trow
The circus and corpses are a fine case for young Lestrade.
pb 0-86025-294-9 $20.00
LESTRADE and the SIGN of NINE by M. J. Trow
There is murder and construction going in the New Scotland
Yard. pb 0-86025-295-7 $20.00
LESTRADE and the RIPPER by M. J. Trow
Two murders and the gentlemen from Baker Street are an interesting case.
pb 0-86025-296-5 $20.00
Holmes Plays and Short Stories:
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE
...CLOTHES-LINE A classic dramatic parody by Carolyn Wells. Illustrated
by Frederic Dorr Steel. Edited and Preface by William-Alan Landes.
Sherlock Holmes convenes a simply penny-dreadful assembly
of turn-of-the-century dime-novel detectives to explain a
comically mysterious event. "A delightful, Holmes adventure. It is easy to see
from Dr. Landes' gem of a preface why it was written, magazine published and
so well received. I wish his preface and Ms Well's story were both longer. I
just wanted more. Marvelous for libraries, collectors and of course
Sherlockians." SHOWCASE Royalty $25
(£ 15)
pb 5.5 x 8.5 0-934468-60-5 (£ 5.) $
5.00
Second Thoughts About Sherlock Holmes
by Michael Senuta A pair of pastiche Holmes cases and a
review. 0-934468-55-9 (£6.)
$ 8.00
AFTER YOU, HOLMES Four photograph illustrated Holmes
pastiche novellas, from Dr. Watson's Collection.
pb 0-86025-287-6 $30.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Midnight Bell
by David James Five short stories in the canon tradition.
hc 0-86025-292-2 $30.00
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Sherlock Holmes Films, Plays and Musicals
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THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
The original play by J. E. Harold Terry and
Arthur Rose ...from Doyle's stories. (7m, 3f,) Royalty $70
(£ 50)
Slip-cased edition with original photos.
8.5 x 11 122pp hc 0-86025-915-3 $70.00
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
A masterful modern adaptation, of the the J. E.
Terry and Arthur Rose play by Ernest Dudley. (7m, 3f,)
5.5 x 8.5 acting ed. pb 0-88734-272-8
(£ 11) $10.00
THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Jeremy Paul. (2m) An entertaining delve into what
makes the friendship of Holmes and Watson unique.
60 pgs pb 6 x 9 0-88734-708-8
(£ 11) $11.00
Royalty $75 (£ 50) (Also available in German)
SHERLOCK HOLMES in the DEERSTALKER
(A Musical) by T. Mustoo and D. Flack
(10m, 9f, 1b) Princess Fatima has disappeared. Audiences
are delighted to unravel the convoluted clues.
$10.00
Royalty $60 (£ 40)
50pp 7.5x10 pb 0-86025-886-6
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SHERLOCK HOLMES/The Adventure at Sir
Arthur Sullivan's by Tim Heath. (3m, 2f) Why was
Holmes asked to perform? Royalty $50 (£
40)
56 pgs pb 7.5 x 10 0-88734-926-9 $15.00
(See Full Length Plays, 5 Characters, for more
details.)
SHERLOCK HOLMES and the CURSE of
the MUMMY'S TOMB 0-86025-484-4 $20.00
Flexible Cast of 5, 3m 2f, or as many as 23, 19m, 4f.
A play, with music, by J. Harries
Music by P. Whymark
Mystery, Music and Suspense.
56 pgs pb 7.5x10 Royalty $50
(£40)
(See Full Length Plays, 5 Characters, for more
details.)
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Sherlock Holmes Film Scripts - ACTUAL SCREENPLAYS-
(£ 20.) $25.00 ea.
Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes (June 1939) The Hound of the
Baskervilles (Dec 1938) Without A
Clue
The Pearl of Death
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes The Scarlet Claw The Seven Percent Solution
A Study In Terror (60's) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Young Sherlock Holmes (May 1984)
BBC Television Scripts by Jeremy Paul -
$11.OO (£ 10.) ea.
THE NAVAL TREATY 48 pgs pb 6 x 8.5 0-86025-435-6
THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL 48 pgs pb 6 x 8.5 0-86025-443-7
THE PROBLEM OF THOR BRIDGE 50 pgs pb 6 x 8.5 0-86025-434-8
THE SPECKLED BAND 48 pgs pb 6 x 8.5 0-86025-436-4
BBC TV Shooting Scripts by Award Winnner, Jeremy Paul. Actual production, final, or shooting editions, of the
Jeremy Brett, BBC television Sherlock Holmes episodes.
$30 (£25) add $10 (£8) for signed, or as listed below.
THE LAST VAMPIRE Holmes confronts the forces of darkness. Cast of
18. $35 (£30) add $10 (£8) for
signed. 0-934468-61-3
THE MASTER BLACKMAILER Holmes must stop a blackmailer from skimming the cream of society. Cast of
24. 0-934468-62-1
THE RED CIRCLE A brutal murder leads Holmes into a circle of vengeance and love. Cast of
21. 0-934468-63-x
THE THREE GABLES A Spanish beauty finds a royal love and Holmes must solve a violent case. Cast of
18. 0-934468-64-8
WISTERIA LODGE A mysterious invitation leads Holmes to his greatest challenge of all time. Cast of
21. 0-934468-65-6
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THE VALLEY OF FEAR, Part One and Two 0-88734-742-8
(£10) $10.00 THE MANITOBA MARAUDER 0-88734-730-4
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE SOONG CONSPIRACY 0-88734-736-3
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE PHANTOM BRIGADE 0-88734-732-0
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE PERILOUS PAWN 0-88734-733-9
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE CRAFTY CRACKSMAN 0-88734-744-4
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE KIANGNAN BLUEPRINT 0-88734-731-2
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE SCARAB OF ABU SIMBEL 0-88734-735-5
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE PARISIAN AFFAIR 0-88734-739-8
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE MURRAY RIVER MYSTERY 0-88734-738-X
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE VOYAGE OF SVEN SIGERSON 0-88734-740-1
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE NERVOUS NANNY 0-88734-737-1
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE FATAL POPPY 0-88734-741-X
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE CASE OF THE DERAILED SHIPMENT 0-88734-734-7
(£ 7) $ 6.00
THE MEIJI EXPERIENCE
0-88734-743-6 (£ 7) $ 6.00
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¡APPLAUSO!
(£17) $12.00
Rosenberg, ed. 5.5x 8.5 274pp pb 1-55885-127-5
Successful and acclaimed Hispanic plays for
children.
BEAUTIFUL SEÑORITAS & Other
Plays (£20) $11.00
Prida. Weiss, ed. 5.5 x 8.5 pb 1-55885-026-0
Five plays in English.
CUBAN AMERICAN THEATER
(£20) $11.00
Cortina, ed. pb 280 pp. 5.5 x 8.5 1-55885-020-1
Six plays by Cuban American
dramatists.
DRAMATIZING THE LITTLE RED HEN
30pp pb (£10) $10.00
DRAMATIZANDO LA GALLINITA
ROJA 30pp pb (£10) $10.00
8.5 X 11
(English) 0-9644186-5-7 (Spanish) 0-9644186-4-9
Thistle Interactive bilingual introduction dramatic text for young children.
EARLY WORKS Luiz Valdez
(£18) $10.00
Valdez. 208 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 1-55885-003-1
Two one-act plays and an original narrative poem by Luiz Valdez.
* JOHNNY TENORIO & Other Plays
(£20) $13.00
Morton. 150 pgs pb 5.5 x 8.5 1-55885-047-3
Four plays by acclaimed playwright Carlos Morton.
LATINS ANONYMOUS
(£20) $12.00
103 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5 1-55885-172-0
Edward James Olmos, intro. The work of the acclaimed Latino comedy troupe.
* THE MANY DEATHS OF DANNY
ROSALES & OTHER PLAYS (£20) $11.00
Morton. 128 pages 6 x 9 pb 0-934770-16-6
Four plays by Carlos Morton, Fellow of the National Repertory Theater,
winner of New York Shakespeare Festival.
MUMMIFIED DEER
(£18) $15.00
206 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5 1-55885-417-8
Three plays by Louis Valdez: "Mummified Deer", "Mundo Mata", "The
Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa." Intorduction by Jorge Huerta.
NECESSARY THEATRE
(£29) $20.00
Huerta, ed. 368 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 0-934770-95-6
Six critically acclaimed plays about the Chicano experience.
NUEVOS PASOS
(£20) $14.00
Kanellos, Huerta, eds. 204 pp 6 x 9 pb 0-934770-98-0
Eight plays by Puerto Rican and Chicano playwrights.
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OUTRAGEOUS ONE ACT PLAYS
(£18) $10.00
Pinero. 160 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 0-934770-68-9
Six one-act plays by Miguel
Pinero.
PAIN OF THE MACHO
(£18) $13.00
Najera, 152 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 1-55885-190-9
Collection of satiric plays by successful Latino stage and television writer.
* RANCHO HOLLYWOOD
1-55885-289-1 (£14) $13.00
160 pp 6 x 9 pb Three of Morton's best plays presented in
spanish: "Rancho Hollywood", "Johnny Tenorio" and "El Jardin." Available in English, page 22.
RECENT PUERTO RICAN THEATER
(£18) $11.00
Antush, ed. 256 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5 1-55885-019-8
Five dramas from New York. In
English.
SHATTERING THE MYTH
(£20) $13.00
Chavez, Feyder, ed. 256 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb
1-55885-041-4
Six plays by hispanic women.
SIMPSON STREET AND OTHER PLAYS
(£20) $11.00
Gallardo. 228 5.5 x 8.5 pb 1-55885-004-X
Four full length plays about the working-class Puerto Ricans in
NY.
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES FOR THE COOL.
MIDNIGHT MOON AT THE GREASY SPOON & EULOGY FOR A SMALL TIME THIEF
$11.00
Pinero. 128 pp 6 x 9 pb 0-934770-25-5
(£20)
Three plays by an award-winning Hispanic playwright.
UN CUBICHE EN LA LUNA
(£20) $10.00
Acosta. 128 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 0-934770-99-9
Three plays of the Cuban view of the world, in Spanish.
ZOOT SUIT and Other Plays
(£20) $15.00
Valdez. 200 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5
1-55885-048-1
Collection includes three of his most recognized plays.
ZOOT SUIT A Bilingual Edition
(£20) $15.00
Valdez. 192 pp pb 5.5 x 8.5
1-55885-439-8
The famous play in English and
Spanish.
NON-FICTION LATIN REFERENCE:
HISPANIC THEATRE IN THE UNITED STATES
(£18) $10.00
Kanellos. 80 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 0-934770-44-1
One hundred fifty years of the Spanish stage in America.
MEXICAN AMERICAN THEATRE: Then and
Now (£17) $11.00
Kanellos 120 pp 5.5 x 8.5 pb 0-934770-22-0
History of the Mexican-American theatre from
16th - Latin centuries with interviews, studies, and vaudeville sketches.
TWO CENTURIES OF HISPANIC THEATRE IN THE SOUTHWEST
$10.00
Kanellos. 22 pp 6 x 9 pb
(£12)
Hispanic stage, mid-1800 to the present. Monograph
0-88734-614-6
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International Black Plays, Folk Tales and Anthologies
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FLAMINGO and Other Plays
(£11) $11.00 Sowande pb 5 x 7.5 0-582-78630-4
Four Nigerian plays.
PLAYS FROM AFRICAN FOLK TALES
(£18) $17.00
Korty pb 6 X 9 0-88734-659-6
Plays adapted from African folk tales for children.
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THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA and EDUFA
(£11) $11.00 Sutherland pb 5 x 7.5 0-582-00245-1
Two Ghanian plays.
OLD STORY TIME/SMILE ORANGE
(£11) $11.00 Rhone. pb 5 x 7.5 0-582-78633-9
Two Jamaican plays.
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PLAYS and PLAY COLLECTIONS Trade and Case bound editions
Numbers in parentheses next to play titles represents the number of characters in the play.
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ACTING IT OUT
(See page 4)
(£25) $25.00
ACTING IT OUT, JR (See page
4) (£22) $22.00
¡APPLAUSO!
(£17) $12.00
Rosenberg, ed. 247pp pb 6x9 1-55885-12-5
Successful and acclaimed Hispanic plays for children.
BEST SHORT PLAYS (£18)
$20.00 ea.
Delgado hc 5.5x8.5 251pp Imaginative one-act play collections.
1983 0-8019-7296-5
1984 0-8019-7411-9
1985 0-8019-7541-7
CURTAIN UP!
pb 9x12 48pp $15.00 ea.
Photocopiable plays for upper elementary and middle schools; scenery
costumes, directions, music, sound effects, illustrations and more.
Beauty and the Beast 0-7136-4390-0
The Christmas Story 0-7136-4387-0
Cinderella 0-7136-4341-2
The Emperor's New
Clothes 0-7136-4624-1
The Good Time Boys 0-7136-4627-6
Noah's Ark 0-7136-4340-4
The Odyssey 0-7136-4628-4
Porky Pies (Comedy) 0-7136-5370-1
Sleeping Beauty 0-7136-5371-X
DRAMA ANTHOLOGIES $15.00 ea.
Exciting collections for performance and classroom reading, for middle
through high school. 86 to 148pp pb 5.5x8.5
Girls 0-333-46708-6
Taking Issue 0-333-46709-6
Junior Drama Workshop 0-333-43459-5
Sepia and Song 0-333-40923-X
DRAMA WORKSHOP PLAYS $15.00 ea.
Play anthologies exploring moral and social
themes. 96pp pb 5.5x8.5
Friends and Neighbors 0-333-36054-0
Masks and Faces 0-333-36056-7
Scapegoats 0-333-36055-9
Upheavals 0-333-36057-5
EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM
PLAYS, volume one
Plays from Classic Literature for Teens by Pat Jordan
0-88734-692-8
These plays are great for Libraries and Home Schoolers, too.You have
everything you need to put on a show and develop a program: the plays, character
descriptions, location descriptions, prop outlines, costume concepts set suggestions
and easy to use lesson plans and content area standards as well as evaluation
and assessments. Giants of literature, tailored to fit in any classroom.
The Adventures of King Arthur; The Secret Garden; Alice in Wonderland; Little Women;
Oliver Twist. Written for small to large casts that can be enlarged or reduced with
no additional changes. Minimal props, simple costumes and little needed in way
of sets. paperback 8½ x 11 112pp Available January 2007
EVERY TEACHER'S FRIEND CLASSROOM
PLAYS, volume two
Mini-Myths and Fun Plays for Pre-Teens by Pat Jordan
0-88734-coming
You have everything you need to put on a show and develop a program.
Mini-Myths- Prometheus: The Great Flood; Pandora's Jar; Demeter &
Persephone; The Tragedy of Hercules; Pegasus, the Winged Horse;
and, Fun Plays Blonde & the Bears; Cinderella and the Talent Show; Jack-O and the Golden
Goose; Little Red and the Wolfe; Low-Down Low and the Three Pigs.
Written for small to large casts with no additional changes. Minimal props, simple costumes
and little needed in way of sets. paperback 8½ x 11 112pp Available February 2007
GBS & CO.
(£11) $11.00
Hampton pb 6x9 Trade pb 0-939157-01-2
The life and times of George Bernard Shaw. "A Superbly entertaining play."
THE GOLDEN LINK
(£12)
$17.00
Mullaly 125 pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-89390-058-3
A collection of Gospel Playlets for school and parish.
A HANDFUL OF PLAYS page
24 (£11) $12.00
Bivona 80pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-802-5
A wonderful collection of uncommon plays.
Royalty $60 (£40)
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THE HARLOT'S CURSE
(£10) $10.00
Archer/Jones 59pp pb 5.5x8.5 1-870615-01-8
Award-winning play about Jack the Ripper's last victim. "Stunning!" See Musicals.
HEROINES
(£17) $15.00
Pollock/Murrell 59pp pb 5,5x8.5
0-88734-624-3
Three plays about unorthodox women.
ILSA, QUEEN OF THE NAZI LOVE CAMP
(£20) $15.00
Brooker 160pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-627-8
Anthology of dark comedy and political satire. Award Winning Play
LEGENDS IN ACTION
(£15) $20.00
McCaslin pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-633-2
Multi-culturalTen young audience plays from ten different countries.
MIDLANDS MYSTERIES
0-85343-615-0 $12.00
Adapted from Medieval sources. Based on the N-Town Plays.
ODD FISH
(£18) $10.00
Boyd 80pp pb 6x9 0-88734-281-7
Award-winning play about a housewife with a dramatic past.
PIONEERS IN PETTICOATS (£18)
$20.00
McCaslin 205pp hc 0-88734-625-1
A collection of thirteen plays with female heroes from early America. See
Nellie McCaslin in Theatre for Young Audiences for a list of plays and royalties.
PLAYS FROM AFRICAN FOLKTALES (£18)
$17.00
Carol Korty 100 pp 6X9 0-88734-659-6
Short plays for school or performance,
from African folk stories and fairy tales. The
Man Who Loved To Laugh (2m, 1f, 10m/f)
Man is given the gift of speaking to animals,
but only if he never tells anyone about it. Mr.
Hare Takes Mr. Leopard for a Ride (2m, 1f) Clever rabbit tricks arrogant leopard into
giving him a ride home. Ananse's Trick Does Double
Work (2m, 3m/f) Ananse the spider tries to trick the other animals into giving
him all their food, but ends up fooling himself as well.
The Turtle Who Wanted to Fly (3m, 3f) Turtle dreams of flying until he
realizes being what he is is good enough for him.
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PLAYS FROM AFRICAN TALES
(£10) $10.00 ea.
Barbara Winther pb 5.5x8.5
Volume One 0-88734-558-1
Volume Two 0-88734-559-X
Volume Three 0-88734-560-3
PLAYS FROM ASIAN TALES (£10)
$10.00 ea.
Barbara Winther pb 5.5x8.5
Volume One 0-88734-486-0
Volume Two 0-88734-487-9
Volume Three 0-88734-488-7
PLAYS OF THE PAST
(£10) $10.00
William Hezlep 52pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-471-2
Three American One-Acts: Time
Pockets (5), It's A Living (3),
Pipestone (7) See One-Act Play section for details.
PLAYS OF THE PRESENT
(£10) $10.00
William Hezlep 52pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-470-4
Three American One-Acts:
Descent (3), Obit For A Polar Bear (3),
Computer Bait (7) See One-Act Play section for details.
PLAYS TO PLAY WITH IN CLASS
(£17) $15.00
Milgrim 208pp pb 5.5x8.5 ISBN 0-89390-060-5
Entertaining short plays for elementary and junior high school use.
PLAYHOUSE
(£17) $15.00
Doolittle 208pp pb 6x9 0-88995-028-8
Six fantasy plays for children, with production notes.
THE PLIGHT OF The Lesser
pb (£12) $11.00
Sawyer's Cricket
hc (£20) $20.00
Curtis Zahn 199pp 5.5x8.5 hc 0-88496-262-8
Golden Globe-winning play collection.
pb 0-88496-264-4
THE PRAIRIE MAN (See Full Length Plays- 6 Characters)
(£11) $10.00
Porter Trade pb 5.5x8.5 B/W photos 09625372-3-3
Abraham Lincoln's life. An excellent play. A unique collection of photos.
SAN FRANCISCO'S BURNING
(£15) $15.00
Adams 240pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-914610-33-3
Dark, comic opera set in San Francisco before the Great Quake.
See Musicals.
SILLY SOUP
(£18) $17.00
Korty 128pp pb 6x9
0-88734-679-0
Ten zany plays, based on the classic "noodlehead" tales.
Jogging (2m) Two runners confuse their shoes in a comic mix-up that leaves them running
rings around common sense. Bag of Gold (2m, 1m/f) Innkeeper tries to swindle
two fools out of a bag of gold. The Flagpole
(1m, 2m/f) Two friends persuade a third to help them practice raising a flagpole...and he's the flagpole.
Opera Singer (1m, 2m/f) Singer tries to rehearse in the bath, only to
be constantly interrupted. The Road to
Market (3m/f) Quarrelsome neighbor causes trouble for herself and everyone passing on the road to the market.
Building the House (1m, 3m/f) Four people try to build their perfect
house
at the same time. The Pumpkin (1m, 3m/f) Four fools match wits with a
vegetable and lose as they try to take a pumpkin to town.
Stretch the Bench (4m/f) Too many friends, not enough bench to sit on.
What's to do? Clever Clyde (2m, 3m/f) Ringmaster announces a series of stunts
that never quite seem to happen. Moonshot (1m, 4m/f) An extremely
reluctant astronaut is drafted for a silly space shot!
Royalty $60 (£40)
STRANGE PLAYS page
24 (£10) $12.00
Bivona 80pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-808-4
A Collection of uniquely entertaining and short one-acts.
Royalty $60 (£40)
THREE MARTINI LUNCH
(£17) $15.00
Martini 144pp pb 6x9 (CAN 0-88995-225-6) 0-88734-937-4
Three plays that raise questions about violence, racism, and rights.
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THREE MINUTE DRAMAS FOR WORSHIP
(£18) $20.00
Pattituci 251pp pb 5,5x8.5 0-89390-143-1
Seventy-two, new, original, short religious dramas.
THREE REALLY NASTY PLAYS
(£20) $17.00
Chambers 192pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-928-5
Three plays of social commentary and comedy.
THREE QUEST PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
(£20) $12.00
James 128pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-88734-682-0
Three plays exploring the hazards and joys of friendship.
TWO PLAYS
(£15) $15.00
Stickland 168pp pb 6x8 (CAN 0-88995-225-6) 0-88734-931-5
Two new comic plays; Sitting On Paradise
Roy and A Guide To Mourning.
WORSHIP DRAMAS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
(£20) $20.00
Lee/Uhlmann 180 pp pb 5.5x8.5 0-89390-130-X
Thirty-eight religious plays for school and church presentation.
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THE BEST OF TIMES 0-88734-038-5
Musical adapted from Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES. By Corey Pepper
and Stephen Porter. Cast of sixteen (13M, 3F).
pb 8.5 x 11 $15
(£15) ea. Royalty $50/$35
(£30/£25) and 6 copies
Score $15 (£15)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
BUTTONBUSH 0-88734-526-3
Family-oriented musical comedy by James P. McMahon and Nancy E.
Ryan, music by Jim Warner. Two sets. Cast of fourteen (1m, 3f, 1g, 1b/g, 7
animals, 1m/f).
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $10
(£9) ea. Royalty $45/$35
(£30/£25) and 14 copies
Score $15 (£15)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
Timothy Alligator and Clarissa Frog are unlikely best friends, even though
they are predator and prey. It is up to Clarissa and her froggy sisters to rescue
the Alligator boys when they take an ill-planned trip to the city!
THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
(COMING!)
Based on "Arms and the Man," by George Bernard Shaw. Music by
Oscar Strauss. Libretto by Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson. English version
and Introduction by William-Alan Landes.
THE HARLOT'S CURSE 1-870615-01-8
A stunning pageant of Victoian vice by Rodney Archer and Powell Jones.
(Minimum cast of 9, 6m, 3f, to over 24, 17m, 7f plus extras or doubling) )
Award-winning study of the last days of Jack the Ripper's final victim, murdered in
the East End of London over a century ago. The social and sexual conditions
provide the elements of a genuinely chilling effect.
Winner of the Plays On Stage Award.
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $10 ea. Royalty $60/$45
(£30/£25)
"...more than a chilling account of a murder... shocking, restrained and
well-researched." THE OBSERVER "...an engrossing drama... a series of
violent and unforgettable images... Recommended for viewing."
WHAT'S ON IN LONDON
JONAH 0-88734-296-5
A musical by Lawrence Waddy. (10m, 3f, with chorus)
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $10
(£9) ea. Score $15
(£15)
Royalty $50/$35 (£35)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
The story of the reluctant prophet, told in song.
THE KING OF ESCAPES
(Houdini) 0-88734-510-7
A marvelous musical filled with magic by Milton Polsky. Music and lyrics
by Aaron Lightman and Jaimey Steele. Multiple
settings. Flexible chorus, principle cast of seven (4m, 2f, 1m/f).
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $8
(£8)ea. Royalty $50/$40 (£35/£25)
& 7 copies
Score $15 (£15)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
The fantastic formative years of Harry Houdini. Delightful musical
climaxes with Houdini's triumphant appearance at Tony Pastor's Theatre. The
tantalizing magic tricks and catchy music will charm audiences young and old.
"I would recommend that you see
THE KING OF ESCAPES... first rate... an unforgettable
experience..." Alfred Douglas, HUNTER ENVOY
THE PRAIRE MAN, the musical
0-9625372-Coming
A marvelous musical about the early life of Abraham Lincoln by
Steven Porter. 4m, 2f (See 6 Characters) pb 8.5 x 11
$15 (£15) ea. Score $35
(£35)
Royalty $75/$60 (£60/£45)
Music Royalty $10 (£10)
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THE REVOLUTION MACHINE 0-88734-511-5
Award-winning musical by Donna Marie Swajeski. National Society of Arts
and Letters Playwriting Award and Bicentennial Playwriting Competition.
Flexible cast of six (3m, 3f). Simple sets.
pb 5.5x8.5 $8
(£8) ea. Royalty $45/$35
(£30/£25) and 6 copies
Score $15 (£15)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
The Revolutionary War and an unsung hero, John Dickinson, remembered
for "Not signing" the Declaration of Independence, who explores the confusion
and conflicts of this exciting time. Inspired period-influenced music is available.
SAN FRANCISCO'S BURNING 0-914610-33-3
A ballad opera both richly comic and darkly mysterious. Flexible cast of 24.
Extras if desired. (6m, 1f, 8b, 9g).
pb 6x9 $6 (£7)
ea. Royalty $60/$40
(£35/£25) and 20 copies
Score $15 (£15)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
Set in San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake. Strong voices are a plus.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB
0-86025-484-4
A musical revue by Julian Harries; music by Pat Whymark.
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $10
(£9) ea. Score $15 (£15)
Royalty $50
Music Royalty $10 per performance
Sherlock Holmes confronts modern crimes and ancient curses!
(Minimum 3m, 2f with doubling or a large as 23 characters.)
SHERLOCK HOLMES in THE DEERSTALKER (A Musical)
Play by Terence Mustoo. Music by D. Flack. 0-86025-886-6
pb 7.5 X 10 $10
(£3.50) ea. Score $15 (£15)
Royalty $50/$35
(£35/£25) Music Royalty $10 (£10)
per performance
Light-hearted musical Sherlockian adventure is based on the novel
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ARABIAN PRINCESS (see 20 characters,for more
details), with music in the typical style of the British Music Halls.
SUNNYSIDE JUNIOR HIGH
0-88734-514-X A marvelous musical, ideal for teens, by Allison and Rick Woyiwada.
Two simple sets. Cast of 19 (5m, 2f, 5b, 7g) plus extras as
desired. pb 5.5 x 8.5 $10
(£9) ea. Score $15
(£15)
Royalty $50/$35 (£35/£25)
Music Royalty $10 (£10) per performance
The first day of school, Jennifer fits in while Jill feels like an outsider.
Hilarious lectures by teachers, the ridiculous first-day routine, contemporary music
and comic dialogue combine to make this an exciting theatrical treat.
SHERLOCK HOLMES/ADVENTURE AT SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN'S
A play with Music by Tim Heath.
(3m, 2f) pb 7x 10 0-86025-484-4
See 5 characters for more detrails. Royalty $50
(£35)
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26 Musicals
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by Judith Prior pb 5.5 X 8.5 Royalty $95
(£50)
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SAILING SOUTH
0-88734-018-0
High Seas hilarity by Judith Prior. Cast of eleven (5m, 6f).
Convicts and crew en route to Australia get up to no good! Great bawdy fun!
A WINK AT THE SPHINX 0-88734-020-2
An Arabian nightmare of a farce by Judith Prior. Cast of nineteen (12m, 3f, 4
m/f) with extras, some doubling.
Our characters find a genie in a bottle _ a very high-proof bottle!
JUNGLE JUICE 0-88734-021-0
Safari slapstick by Judith Prior. Cast of twelve (7m, 5f), with extras.
JEST CALL ME COWBOY 0-88734-022-9
Cowboy comedy by Judith Prior. Cast of thirteen (7m, 5f, 1 m/f)
The rustic denizens of a Western saloon hustle for parts in a Wild West movie!
unsophisticated tribe reacts to three people from the outside world.
UNCLE JACK 0-88734-024-5
An outrageous relative returns to liven up a wedding. Bawdy
musical-comedy. Cast (4m, 5f).
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ALADDIN'S TAKE OUT 0-88734-047-4
Bavarian buffoonery by Judith Prior. Cast of twelve (4m, 8f).
Bawdy, comic musical, kidnaping from a chinese restaurant.
STRUDELFEST 0-88734-023-7
Bavarian buffoonery by Judith Prior. Cast of twelve (4m, 8f).
Bikers invade a summer festival and provoke the presiding Baroness.
BARNEY'S FAIR 0-88734-015-6
By Judith Prior. Cast of fourteen (6m, 8f).
Barney, Cathy, and Grannie host an Irish fair full of colorfully
outrageous characters.
JEST AT THE WEST 0-88734-016-4
Wild West comedy by Judith Prior. Cast of fourteen (6m, 8f).
Comedic Western goings-on, with bandits, gamblers, gunmen and saloon gals.
LADY GODIVA 0-88734-046-6
Marital musical problems sets the lady to ride. Cast (4m, 5f).
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Unique editions compiled from early productions. Edited and Introductions by William-Alan Landes
5.5x8.5 pb $10 (£10) Royalty $30
(£30)
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 0-88734-729-0
A comic conflict of love and duty, by Sir Arthur Sullivan. (5m,5f)
THE MIKADO 0-88734-745-2
Melody, mirth in old Japan, by Sir Arthur Sullivan. (5m, 4f)
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IOLANTHE 0-88734-728-2
Magic, politics and romance mix, by Sir Arthur Sullivan. (6m, 6f)
THE GONDOLIERS
0-88734-746-0
Mistaken identities and humorous satire, by Sir Arthur Sullivan. (5m,5f)
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Wondrawhoppers
Wonderful stories and tales that can be presented as family musicals or entertaining plays.
(See Theatre for Young Audience, Wondrawhopper)
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ALADDIN N HIS MAGIC LAMP
ALICE N'WONDERLAND
INDIAN TALES (Coming)
JACK N'THE BEANSTALK
MERLIN N'THE SWORD (Coming)
PETER N'THE WOLF
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PETER PAN (Coming)
RAPUNZEL N'THE WITCH
RHYME TYME
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
ROBIN HOOD (Coming)
WONDERFUL WILLIAM (Coming)
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pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 $7
(£7) ea. MS $15 (£15)
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1 Character
CAUGHT IN THE ACT 0-88734-222-1
Three dramatic
monologues form a dynamic One-Woman show by Jane Archer.
Each is approximately 30 minutes in length. A riveting tour de force.
THEATER CONFERENCE: Three characters interact to create the ultimate challenge
for a single performer. NUMBER FIVE GORDON
SQUARE: Gabrielle, formerly a WWII Resistance fighter, meets the daughter of the GI who rescued
her from a concentration camp. A TOUR OF DINWIDDIE
MANOR: Fortified by artillery punch Mary is sobered by truths about her hero.
Royalty $50 (£35)
EUGENE O'NEIL: DANCING WITH THE DEVIL 0-88734-224-8
A Dramatic one-man show by Jeffrey W. Ryback.
This gripping play explores the life of Eugene O'Neil, the first American to
win the Nobel Prize for Literature, his tortuous days as a vagabond roaming the
streets of New York City; his suicide attempts, the suicide of his son, his
chaotic marriages, alcoholism, and his never-ending struggle with the question of "God."
we see how O'Neil was affected by the growth of American Theatre,
prohibition, censorship, World War II, the atomic bomb and much more. This compelling
play explores how O'Neil's tumultuous life is reflected in his work as a playwright.
(DVD Available- $20.00) Royalty $60 (£40)
SHAKESPEARE REMEMBERS 0-88734-292-2
A one-man play by Lawrence H. Waddy. Single interior set.
A wonderfully enriching look at the personal life of William Shakespeare.
The Bard reminisces about his early years as an actor and then playwright, his life
and love with Anne Hathaway, his friends and family. Take a stroll with
Shakespeare himself through his memories of Stratford-On-Avon.
Royalty $60 (£40)
2 Characters
ATTACK of the MUSHROOM PEOPLE
0-88734-308-2
Comedy-drama by Gary L. Blackwood.
Winner, Ozark Writers Conference. (1m, 1f) Harry, an aspiring but rejected poet, kidnaps a drunk editor, Dina,
in order to get his poetry read, which results in a poignant battle of the sexes.
Characters are sensitive and carefully defined; their conflict is realistic. "...I
think Blackwood might as well get down to brass tacks and admit he's written a first
rate thumbs up comedy." Margaret Menamin, Daily News. Royalty $50
(£35)
BARE BONES HAVE NO BITE 0-88734-777-0
Black comedy by Millie Gray. (2f)
The discovery of an old skeleton leads two lifelong friends to confess _ to
the wrong murders! Royalty $45 (£35)
THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (See S. Holmes)
0-88734-708-8
(2m) The screenwriter of the acclaimed BBC television series take his
Holmesian research into an exploration of the true
relationship between Holmes and Watson, with a long-overdue exploration and vindication of Holmes' staunch partner.
(Available in German or English) Royalty $75
(£50)
3 Characters
CYCLOPS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-393-7
THE LATE FOURTH PARTNER
0-88734-201-9
An entertaining mystery-comedy by Damon, Cook, and Oberholtzer. Unit set
(3m) Three hack writers are trapped in a mountain cabin where they
are confronted by murder, a dead fourth partner and a film script that just won't work.
They begin to suspect everything and everyone of being a murderer. It is a
real Whodunit mystery with a different type of ending that proves to be an
insanely funny evening of theater. Royalty $70
(£50)
ROSALIND
(See James M. Barrrie) 0-88734-331-7
THE SUPPLIANTS (See
Classic Plays) 0-88734-785-1
TROILUS & CRESSIDA 0-85343-613-4
by Kenneth Pickering and Michael Herzog. (2m, 1f) Adapted from the poem
by Geoffrey Chaucer. Tragic tale of doomed love at the height of the Trojan
War. Royalty $40 (£30)
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HOUSE ON SAND 0-88734-589-1
Award-winning drama by Michael K. Ward. Cast of four (2m, 2f). Young
man must examine his beliefs and relationships after learning his minister father
was a lifelong philanderer. Winner of the TETA Playfest, 2005
Royalty $50 (£35)
LECHER AND THE ROSE [M.S.]
0-88734-881-5
Comedy by Ev Miller. (2m,
2f) Shy author of scandalous bestseller is
interviewed and seduced by a reporter and her mother.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE MANY FACES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 0-88734-245-0
Comedy by Jeffrey W. Ryback. (3m, 1f)
An Elizabethan travelogue that follows Shakespeare from his rural beginnings to his glory as London's premier
playwright, told by the original members of his
company. Royalty $50 (£40)
MUDERING MUM 0-88734-843-2
A Drama by Mike Tibbets. (2m, 2f) Bill always expected to die first but his
wife, Alma, precedes him. Daughter, Cassie, a computer wiz, can not watch her
father's loneliness so she creates a computer simulation of Alma. The new Alma takes
care of dad and then starts manipulating all. Is it too late to put this gigabyte genie
back in its bottle? Royalty $50
(£35)
THE PERSIANS
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-779-7
THE PLIGHT OF THE LESSER SAWYER'S CRICKET 0-88734-223-X
An Award Winning ecological comedy by Curtis Zahn. (3m, 1f)
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $11
(£9) ea. hc $20 (£18) ea.
individual playscript $7
(£7)ea. Royalty: $45 (£20)
Joe and Sandra had met briefly and arranged to meet for dinner at a health
food restaurant. Joe anticipates the patrician, regal woman he met. Instead he finds
the "real" Sandra; sloppy, casual, ecologically concerned, a health food fanatic...
but extremely intriguing. A delightful look at life, love, earth's environment
and...a cricket. Pb and hc editions include Origins of the
Species and Conditioned Reflex, plus short stories and
poetry. Golden Globe Winner! 68 minutes
ROUNDS 0-88734-549-2
Award-winning drama by Sean Michael Rice. (4m) One set.
African-American auto plant workers under threat of pay cuts and a strike meet to commemorate
a friend's suicide, leading to a violent confrontation and an unexpected,
uplifting resolution. Rounds is the winner of the NAACP Image Theater Award and
The Writers Guild of America, East, Foundation Fellowship Award (Screenplay)
Royalty $60 (£40)
TILL DEATH OR WHATEVER DO US PART
0-88734-706-1
A comic romp by Garry Kluger. Single set. (2m,
2f) Two sisters and their husbands are followed through the meeting, romancing, wedding and
birthing process. Wonderfully written, presented in vignette format. "The situations
are so real one would think... Kluger has been reading your mail."
Bob Healy, Radio Critic. Royalty $65 (£45)
5 Characters
ALIEN CREATURES [M.S.]
0-88734-257-4
An excellent comic play by Gary L. Blackwood. (2m, 3f, extras if desired)
Nate has come to town to check on a pirated production of his play and falls for
Emily, the play's director. A warmly humorous, clever theatrical experience.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE EASY WAY OUT
0-88734-210-8
A comedy by Rolland L. Heiss. (3m, 2f) Simple set. Travis, exiled to the
sofa after forgetting an anniversary party for Cathy's wealthy parents, finds
unsolicited consolation from Carol Ann, whose marriage contract is about to expire.
Cathy appears unexpectedly and all seems lost until Travis risks his life to
save this "wrecktangle." Royalty $50
(£35)
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 0-88734-297-3
A drama by Lawrence Waddy. (3m, 2f) Flexible settings.
Florence Nightingale recounts her career _ her conflicts with her family, her experiences in the Crimean
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War and her efforts to improve health care for the poor of London.
Royalty $60 (£40)
GANGSTER GRANNIES [M.S.]
0-88734-883-1
A semi-improv comedy by Dave Brandl. (1m,
4f) In her retirement residence, wholesome senior citizen Betty finds herself in the middle of two gangs of
seniors, dressed for the roles and making quite a show. Betty refuses to take sides. But
the feud turns into murder and the police must determine, with audience help,
which of the Hens in the Hood is the killer. Royalty $50
(£35)
THE KNIGHTS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-255-8
LET NOT YOUR FLIGHT BE IN
WINTER [M.S.]
0-88734-878-5
Drama by Jane Archer. (3m, 2f) A unique woman helps young girls
flee advancing Russians and their Nazi supervisor in WWII. Based on true story.
Royalty $50 (£35)
PANTALOON (See James M. Barrrie)
0-88734-316-3
PHILOCTETES (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-813-0
THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-784-3
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S
TOMB A play with music by Julian
Harries..
0-86025-484-4
Music by Pat Whymark.Minimum cast of 3m, 2f, lots of doubling
possible flexible to 23) The Great Detective deals with Far Eastern foul play in the
sands of ancient Egypt! A charming music-hall panto!
Royalty $50 (£35)
SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Adcenture at Sir Arthur Sullivan's
A play by Tim Heath. (3m, 2f)
pb 7x 10 0-86025-484-4
After an evening of opera, Holmes and Watson are invited to give a
dramatised version of two of their adventures, to be performed before a
distinguished audience. The mystery is: why was Holmes asked to perform in these adventures?
Royalty $50 (£35)
6 Characters
BEEFCAKE BAZAAR 0-88734-208-6
A comedy by Cork Millner. (2m, 4f) Simple set. Two church ladies hire a
male stripper to perform at their church bazaar. Harvey, believing his wife is going
to participate in an orgy in the church, flirts with Tyler, who is attracted to Jason
who has a crush on a fiery burlesque dancer! The comic confusion resolves
when Hillary schedules Harvey as the specialty act for the bazaar.
Royalty $50 (£40)
CANDIDA
(See G. B. Shaw Collection) 0-88734-235-3
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT 0-88734-019-9
Skits and monologues for women only, by Judith Prior. Flexible cast (1-6f).
A collection of monologues and short skits suitable for all kinds of adult
functions and dinners. Royalty $50
(£35)
GHOSTS (See Henrik Ibsen Collection)
0-88734-751-7
THE HARPER CHRONICLES 0-88734-264-7
A Collection of 35 poignant monologues by Al Schnupp. Flexible Cast
playable with as few as 6 and as many as 33 (16m, 17f). Eccentric characters from the
town of Harper deliver an amusing assortment of compelling monologues
which, though independent, are interrelated. A comical gathering ofdelightfully
quirky characters. Royalty $60 (£40)
JOHN THE PAINTER
[M.S.] 0-88734-879-3
Drama by Jon Potter. (4m, 2f) Artist races terminal AIDS to find purpose in
his life and art. Royalty $40 (£30)
LAUNDROMAT
[M.S.] 0-88734-205-1
A comic farce by Stephen S. Cook. Flexible cast, twenty-two parts, can
be performed with a minimum of six (4m, 2f) Single set.
Earl and Mimi are the owners of a small "soaper." Despite increasing competition, customers
keep showing up; newlyweds, guitar strummers, househusbands, bank robbers, and
the local laundromat fairy, not to be confused with the tooth fairy. A wild and
zany comedy. Royalty $45 (£35)
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MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION
(See G. B. Shaw) 0-88734-228-0
PARALLEL LINES NEVER MEET 0-88734-226-4
Fast-paced comedy by Richard Booth. One set. (3m,
3f) Two young couples, celebrating their first wedding anniversary, rent neighboring cabins at a
remote resort. Humorous complications are compounded when their parents arrive
and find romance. Quick-fire dialogue and humorous sight-gags combine in
this marvelous comedy with a hilarious ending.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE PERFECT DREAM 0-88734-238-8
A comedy in two acts by George Sewell. (3m, 3f) One set. When an
author's creation appears to him out of the book he is writing, is she a sign he's going
mad or a last chance for a reincarnated love torn asunder by war?
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE PRAIRIE MAN 0-9625372-0-9
Abraham Lincoln, from 1828 to 1860, by Steven Porter. No fixed sets. (4m,
2f) plus extras as desired. pb 5.5 x 8.5 $7
(£7) acting-pb; $10 (£11)
Trade-pb with photos. The early years of Abraham Lincoln, and the love that shaped
the man who would go on to save the Union! Joshua Speed is partners with
Lincoln in a small general food and supply store. Lincoln is in love with young
Ann Rutledge. She, with the help of her father's extensive library, is helping
educate Lincoln. As his star rises, her strength is waning. A tender look at the man
most admired by Americans. Royalty $60
(£40) See also THE PRAIRIE MAN, The Musical.
ROSMERSHOLM (See Henrik Ibsen
collection) 0-88734-726-6
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL 0-88734-237-X
Comedy by George E. Sewell. Single set. (4m,
2f) René is a social worker who keeps bringing her work home: Chester, a former actor; Glenda, a former
hooker; Prince, who hangs from a 2nd story window; her landlord McRae; and
René's former lover, Rex. A hilarious blend of crazies.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE STRANGE ILLNESS 0-88734-346-5
A screwball comedy by Rita Crump. One set. (4m, 2f) Copernicus'
1543 discovery that the earth revolves around the sun has a profound impact
on Pantalone, sending him into a dizzying frenzy as his world is literally turned
inside out! Royalty $45 (£35)
TENURE TRACK 0-88734-256-6
Women in academia by Joanna Kraus and Greer Woodward. Flexible cast of
six or more (3m, 3f) assuming 4-5 characters each. A poignant look behind the
scenes in modern-day universities... the competition, love affairs, temptations,
challenges, trade-offs, growth, and more. A witty and truly insightful look at
academic men and women. Royalty $50 (£35)
THREE PLAYS FOR WOMEN
0-88734-932-3 Three funny and touching plays. Cast from 6 to 16. (See individual
play descriptions in the One-Act section.)
A TRAVELING MIND (6f) shows unexpected qualities in a fugitive mother;
ACCORDING TO PLAN (5f) highlights the comic panic at a woman's
second wedding; and, SIGNPOST (5f) demonstrates the remarkable memories of
an elderly woman and how they are truly love personified.
Royalty $60 (£35)
WELCOME HOME, STRANGER [M.S.]
0-88734-280-9
A fast-paced comic romp by Rolland L. Heiss. (4m, 2f) Norman, former
big-man-on-campus, is now a burglar. He ransacks an apartment which turns out to
belong to his former college roommate, Al. When identities are re-established, Al,
firmly on the ladder to success, determines to help his old friend. A whirlwind of
con-artistry develops. An enjoyable comedy with adelightfuly happy ending.
Royalty $50 (£35)
7 Characters
A DISCARDED ROSE PETAL 0-88734-241-8
A powerful drama by R. W. Anderson. (3m, 4f) A daughter and her elderly
mother co-exist in a dismal apartment. Trapped by so many pernicious echoes
of their bitter pasts, they are allies in their own destruction. A gripping actor's
tour de force. Royalty $50 (£35)
ANTIGONE
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-287-6
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BULLWHIP 0-88734-896-3
A domestic tragedy by Ralph Porterr. (3m, 4f) One
set. Georgine is recuperating from a hysterectomy, complicated by her suicide attempt. The burden of
depression falls heavily on her family. Between love therapy, family collapse
and personal failings this is a tragedy that is about to play out again and
again.
Royalty $50 (£35)
CONSPIRATORS 0-88734-499-2
Drama by Robert Kemp. Based on a short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Walter Duranty. (5m, 2f), two extras. One set. Vassia, a young and
enthusiastic official under Stalin, is ordered to oversee the show trials and executions of
several of his lifelong friends and neighbors
including Kyra, his well-born lover
from the days before the Revolution. The differences in their social classes doomed
their relationship
and now may doom Kyra if Vassia does his
duty.
Royalty $50 (£35)
FIT AS A FIDDLE (795-9)
[M.S.] 0-88734-795-9
Health-club comedy by Dave Brandl. (4m, 3f) Self-delusion, true love and
shady business practices run riot in a failing health club.
Royalty $50 (£35)
FUTURES 0-88734-715-0
Drama by Gary L. Blackwood. (3m,
4f) A mature woman plans to marry, and she and her children must come to terms with the changes in their lives.
Royalty $50 (£35)
HARVEST_ A High Plains
Trilogy 0-88734-674-X
Award winning drama by David Wright Crawford. 4-6m, 3-4f. One
set. The life of an indomitable man of the land, in three acts! Collects the award-winning
plays Barren Fields, Squaring and
End of the Row (See One-Act
Plays) into an evening of outstanding theatre and a rousing affirmation of character and
endurance. Multiple Award Winner. Royalty $100
(£85)
HEDDA GABLER
(See Henrik Ibsen collection)
0-88734-725-8
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-783-5
LIFE A DREAM
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-254-X
THE MAID OF ORLEANS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-814-9
MAGGIE'S MOUNTAIN [M.S.]
0-88734-259-0
Entertaining and thrilling mystery by Dell Dean. Single set. (4m, 3f, plus
Voice Over) Jesse and Maggie have moved to a lone mountain cabin. They
become stranded by a storm: the road is out, phone lines down, and electricity off... but
not before a radio bulletin about an escaped homicidal maniac! Sure to tingle
the spines of audiences. Royalty $50
(£35)
THE MASTER BUILDER (See Henrik Ibsen
Collection) 0-88734-748-7
OLD LOVES DIE HARD 0-88734-217-5
A comedy by Joe Clifford Faust. One set. (5m, 2f) A riotous two act
black comedy about psychic phenomenon and life after death. Tony, a hack writer
with an overactive imagination, wakes up in a ghostly state and sees his body
slumped onto the kitchen table. Certain that his wife has murdered him, he uses
psychic powers to arrange evidence that will incriminate her. By the time Tony
discovers his error he really is dead. Royalty $60
(£45)
THE PERFECT DREAM 0-88734-238-8
A comedy by George E. Sewell. One set. (3m,
4f) Forest is a writer with an over-active imagination, afraid he's losing his grip on reality. Forest's fianceé
Monica is going to leave him. Julie, the psycho-kinetic phenomena character in
Forest's latest writing, materializes to help Forest win back Monica's affections.
A bewildering, bemusing and beautiful comedy.
Royalty $50 (£35)
PROMETHEUS BOUND (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-252-3
THE SCIENTIFIC SINGERS 0-88734-847-5
A comedy by Robert Kemp. (4m, 3f) Clever student sets two rival
choirmasters against each other. A period piece.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE SECRET WEAPON
0-88734-551-4 Drama by Bill Brotherston. (5m, 2f) Two sets.
Paton, the town's champion pigeon breeder and racer, relishes his lifelong sporting rivalry with Doggo, his
best friend away from the races and his fiercest competitor on the field. It's the
one thing keeping him going. Doggo has come up with a clever ploy to give him
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than knowledge of the sport, and teaches his friend a loving lesson in sportsmanship
and life... Royalty $50 (£35)
SMOOTH SAILING? [M.S.] 0-88734-794-0
Cruise-Ship comedy by Dave Brandl. (3m, 4f) Romance, art fraud and
fractured vacation plans collide on an eccentric sea-cruise.
Royalty $50 (£35)
8 Characters
A HOUSE DIVIDED 0-88734-710-X
A powerful drama by P. Joynson-Wreford. (3m,
5f) The son of a financier develops an obsession with reincarnation leading to a disastrous
confrontation with his past and present families. A powerful, chilling thriller.
Royalty $50 (£35)
AJAX (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-786-X
AMPHITRYON (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-859-9
ANDROMACHE (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-837-8
ARMS AND THE MAN (See G. B. Shaw Collection)
0-88734-230-2
BARRY IRWIN, PLAYWRIGHT 0-88734-516-0
Comedy in three acts by Joe M. Charles. (3m,5f) Single set. A computer
nerd sets out to win a writing contest by programming the lives of his sister and
her friends into his writing program. To his delight, his play wins the contest. To
his dismay, his sister and her friends are all cast as themselves, and find out
how everyone really sees them
! Royalty
$50 (£35)
CENSORED [M.S.] 0-88734-868-8
Drama by Al Schnupp. (5m, 3f)
pb 8.5 X 11 $15.00 Royalty $50/$35 (£35/£25)
Based on true story. Aging sculptress defies Nazis to smuggle condemned
artwork to the West.
CHILDREN OF HERACLES
(HERACLEIDAE) 0-88734-856-4
(See Classic Plays)
CHOEPHORE (See Classic Plays- Oresteia Trilogy)
0-88734-771-1
HECUBA (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-832-7
HERACLES (HERCULES)
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-862-9
ION (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-884-X
ILLEGAL CONTACT 0-88734-240-X
A thriller by Rolland L. Heiss. Single set. (4m, 4f) Rane has written a
best-selling novel but can't remember writing it. When the characters of Rane's book
come to life in his friends and relatives, Rane finds himself living out the final
ending of the original story. A wonderfully mysterious, twisted play creating a
compelling theatrical event. Royalty $50
(£35)
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN (See Henrik Ibsen)
0-88734-749-5
LADY BESIEGED 0-88734-221-3
A comedy by Jane Archer, based on the story surrounding the statue in
Erfurt Cathedral in Germany. (4m, 4f) A charming German hausfrau, a
beautiful Saracen princess, a fascinating miscreant, and a crusader who has been
presumed dead, all combine in this delightfully funny folktale. Sophie, an attractive
woman, has a large castle to run. At the height of her frantic preparations to defend
her castle, Sophie's missing crusader husband arrives home with his new
Saracen bride. A madcap romp with a hilarious array of characters.
Royalty $65 (£50)
THE PHILANDERER (See G. B.
Shaw) 0-88734-227-2
NEARLY DEPARTED 0-88734-212-4
An intriguing farce by Vincent D. O'Connor. (4m, 4f)
Alan has two mistresses. He feels his wife no longer loves him so he wants out, without a divorce.
Arranging an accident, he "dies," but has to "resurrect" himself to recover
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own coffin to keep from being caught. Royalty $50
(£35)
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-778-9
PHÆDRA (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-266-3
RANCHO HOLLYWOOD 0-88734-233-7
An intricate and entertaining full-length play by Carlos Morton. (4m, 4f)
Hispanic actors on a film set are resentful at being directed to portray
stereotypical caricatures of early Californians. The play then cuts back and forth between
early California history and the modern-day film set. We see the evolution and
blending of the Mexican/American Indian/Spanish/Caucasian races.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE SUPPLIANTS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-816-5
TANGLED GARDEN 0-88734-276-0
A full-length emotionally powerful psychological drama by David
Wright Crawford. Single exterior set. (5m, 3f) Nicholas, heir-apparent to his
popular father, harbors deep-seated guilt over his mother's death and his father's
inability to accept the death of Nicholas' brother. When his father starts a rapid
mental decline, Nicholas, with his sister as catalyst, comes to terms with his life
and attempts a reconciliation with his father. Royalty $60
(£40)
THESMOPHORIAZUSAE (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-860-2
VENOM FOR TWO
0-88734-556-5 Black comedy by Robert Kemp. (5m,3f) two extras.
The "progressive" headmaster has done away with the teaching of Latin and Greek! This is
horrible news to the school's Classics and Greek teachers. A stand must be made for
culture and classical values! But what is to be done? Why, cold-blooded murder,
of course. A charmingly ghoulish comedy in the tradition of
Arsenic and Old Lace!
Royalty $50 (£35)
WIDOWERS' HOUSES (See G. B. Shaw)
0-88734-225-6
YOU NEVER CAN TELL (See G. B.
Shaw) 0-88734-236-1
THE WOMEN AT THE FESTIVAL..DEMETER
(Classic) 0-88734-860-2
9 Characters
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS 0-88734-716-9
A comedy of progressive mores and hypocrisy, by Hal D. Stewart.
(4m, 5f) An old-fashioned, conservative parish, encounters surprises and scandal when
a liberal minister from the big city shows up with his new-fangled ways
and
a secret in his past. Royalty $50 (£35)
A TRUMP FOR JERICHO 0-88734-713-4
Comedy of intransigence by Robert Kemp. (4m, 5f)
Two sisters' religious arguments disrupt a household, a romance, and even a police raid!
Royalty $50 (£35)
CIRCLE OF FEAR 0-88734-242-6
A psychological thriller by Rolland L. Heiss. (6m, 3f) Coyote Lodge seems
the perfect retreat for a psychiatrist and five patients, one of whom is a murderer.
The unusual mixture of personalities is thrown into confusion with the
disappearance of one of their number, followed by a murder. This spine-tingling scenario
keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
Royalty $50 (£35)
ELECTRA (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-243-4
THE HARLOTS CURSE Can be performed as a play or musical, see Musicals.
HATCHES, MATCHES & DISPATCHES
0-88734-555-7 Award-winning comedy by Alan Cochrane. (4m, 5f) The merger of two
rival cities brings feuding families together at a local funeral, complicated by
an impending marriage, an unexpected mother to be, and the irritated ghost of
the deceased. Winner of a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "A
first-rate play which is as popular as it deserves to be
"
THE SCOTSMAN.
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HIPPOLYTUS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-782-7
MEDEA (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-253-1
NEVER THE TWAIN
0-88734-496-8 Comedy in three acts by Alan Cochrane. (5m, 4f). Prequel to the
award-winning Hatches, Matches and
Dispatches. A soccer war leads to domestic strife
when two towns with a fierce rivalry merge and two feuding families' son and
daughter decide to play the star-crossed lovers.
It's Romeo and Juliet with cleats! A frequent offering at the Edinburgh Fringe, playing to packed houses every
season it runs. Royalty $50 (£35)
ROOM 23 0-88734-218-3
A farcical comedy by Richard Booth. (6m, 3f) Four unique vignettes, a
sparkling and hilarious romp through a drab, uninspired room in a run-down motel.
Does Room 23 have a special magic? A colorful and challenging variety of
characters highlight this poignant play sprinkled with sexual innuendo.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE SAVIOR
0-88734-271-X Award winner by Carlos Morton. (6m, 3f) plus extras, some doubling if
desired.
Archbishop Oscar Romero has been assassinated. Morton parallels Romero
to Christ, the closer we get to the plays end, the more alive he becomes, until
we realize that he has been resurrected to live anew and forever in the hearts and
minds of his congregation. An accurate depiction of El Salvadorean society,
conflicts and politics. Royalty $50 (£35)
THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-780-0
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-268-X
THE TRAGEDY OF JANE SHORE (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-295-7
UNCLE VANYA (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-707-X
THE VEIL 0-88734-261-2
A marvelous new murder mystery by Henry Slesar. Single set. (3m, 5f, 1g)
A wealthy spinster's family comes together to untangle her mysterious
disappearance. Iris claims psychic ability to find missing articles... and people.
Retarded handyman has disquieting memories of having raised a poker at his
former mistress and then dragging a trunk into the gardens...! Thrillingly, all
clues untangle and are brought to a chilling conclusion.
Royalty $60 (£35)
WORLD WITHOUT END 0-88734-714-2
A thought-provoking play by Ev Miller. (4m, 5f) Dr. Ireland, a great
philosopher and writer, is dying. Then he encounters a doctor with the ability to
transplant Ireland's brain into the body of a much younger man. Will he cling to his
deepest beliefs in the face of a last chance for life?
Royalty $50 (£35)
10 Characters
A DUSTY ECHO 0-88734-219-1
Two-act highly dramatic play by Ev Miller. One set. (6m, 4f) A powerful
and distinctive actor's piece. Set in the Midwest during the Great Depression,
Layton Miner is an emotionally paralyzed man facing the futility of his anguished
life. Miner, though beaten for a time, fights to regain his dignity. A masterpiece
of dramatic realism about those terrible days of the Dirty Thirties.
Royalty $50 (£35)
ALL FOR LOVE
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-274-4
BATS IN THE BASEMENT 0-88734-249-3
A comic thriller by Richard Booth. (5m, 5f) Single set. A delightful updated
take-off on DRACULA. Richard and his bride decide to spend the night in the
house they are buying. They are not prepared for Renfield and his "master." A
comic nightmare in theatrical format and a joyful romp for all.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE BONES IN THE ATTIC 0-88734-220-5
Ghost story by Richard Booth. (4m, 6f)
A haunted house, a maniacal killer, an eerie exorcism...
"
a fine sense of comedy with a traditional ghost story
good laughs
some hair-raising moments and a satisfying
ending." The World. "Booth is to be commended
good
fun
" Jack McCormack, News.
Royalty $50 (£35)
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BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
[M.S.] 0-88734-258-2
A contemporary comedy by Ronald Mielech. (5m, 5f) The happy marriage
of Melvin and Ann is marred only by the frustration of not being able to have a baby.
After pursuing every hair-brained scientific method, they learn that a
recent medical breakthrough can help them... but they must act quickly and right on time!
Their efforts to comply lead to hilarious complications.
Royalty $50 (£35)
CATO (CATO OF UTICA)
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-293-0
FESTIVAL FEVER 0-88734-846-7
Comedy by Robert Kemp. (5m,5f) Mrs. Urquhart-Innes wants to do her bit
to make hit of the festival. Unfortunately, everything is confused, from politicians
to housemaids. "A big audience success!"
Royalty $50 (£35)
HARVEST_ A High Plains
Trilogy 0-88734-674-X
Dramatic Anthology by David Wright Crawford. 4-6m, 3-4f. One
set. The life of an indomitable man of the land, in three acts! Collects the award-winning
plays Barren Fields, Squaring and End of the Row (See
One-Act Plays) into an evening of outstanding theatre and a rousing affirmation of character and endurance.
Winner of the Texas Educational Theatre Association Playwriting Contest.
Royalty $100/$90 (£75)
HEARTBREAK HOUSE (See G. B. Shaw Collection)
0-88734-724-X
LIFE BEGINS 0-88734-826-2
Comedy by Norman Donaldson. (3m, 7f) A mature couple begin a
transAtlantic romance, scandalizing their stuffy relations and leading to an astonishing
revelation! Royalty $50 (£35)
LOVE AMONG THE CENTRALIANS 0-88734-244-2
An imaginative play by Gertrude Fass. Single set. (4m, 5f,
1b) Divorced father Milo Adams' peaceful home is abruptly invaded by the overpowering
Ginny, Milo's sister-in-law. Anthropologist and life-adventurer Ginny has
romantic designs on reluctant Milo. To further distract our harried hero, his daughter
Leila is being wooed by the boy next door. A frantic comic adventure.
Royalty $40 (£30)
LYSISTRATA (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-345-7
MERRIWEATHER'S REIGN 0-88734-239-6
Charming comedy by Molly Ann Mullin. Single set. (6m, 4f)
Jovially conniving, Merriweather convinces his uncle to produce a Merriweather "original." He
has trouble maintaining the deception when the play needs rewrites. Merriweather
is compelled to contact the true playwright for an assist. After much comic
chaos Truth and Justice prevail, in this turn-of-the-century comedy.
Royalty $50 (£35)
MURDER TONIGHT!
0-88734-904-8 Rehearsed improvisations on a theme by Ian Wilkes. (Flexible cast of 10 to 63)
Collection of improvisations aimed specifically at public showings and
audience participation wherein cast and audience blend to solve a mystery _ usually
a murder! Royalty $50 (£35)
OEDIPUS REX (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-251-5
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (See S. Holmes )
0-88734-272-8
by Ernest Dudley. (7m, 3f) There is a plot against patients of Dr. Watson;
the matter is complicated with kidnapping and blackmail. Milverton tries to
extort money from Lady Francis for letters supposedly written by her fiance. Holmes
has things under control until Colnel Moran appears trying to kill the detective
to avenge the death of James Moriarty. Action marks this mystery a must see for
all fans of the famous detective.
TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY 0-88734-279-5
A comedy of bad manners by Tom Clapp. Based loosely on Chekhov's
THE SEAGULL. (6m, 4f), extras if desired. Ronald is the sensitive son of a film queen.
Connie, who feels threatened by younger starlets, has conflict with her son,
her successful screenwriter beau, and their family and friends. This interweaving
of lives creates a compelling tapestry of romance, intrigue, hopes and
disappointments. Royalty $50 (£35)
UP ROSE A BURNING MAN 0-88734-209-4
A comedy by Ev Miller. Single set. (5m, 4f, 1b) Ivar is a feisty old man
residing in a rooming house for senior citizens. Alienated from his family, his only
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affair and take steps to intervene. A comic look at romance shows that love is
no respecter of age. Royalty $50 (£35)
11 Characters
A DOLL'S HOUSE (See Henrik Ibsen Collection)
0-88734-269-8
ANATOL
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-817-3
THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF (See Classic
Plays)0-88734-812-2
THE MISANTHROPE (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-267-1
THE MISER OF MEXICO 0-88734-270-1
Hispanic adaptation of Moliere's comedy
The Miser with a tragic twist at the end, by Carlos Morton. (7m, 4f)
The miserly Don Profundo Quequemafer has
two great desires...money and the señorita his son wishes to marry. A
comical collection of zany characters in a story set just prior to the Revolution of 1910.
Humor throughout adds pathos to the harshness of the ending.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN
WORLD (Classic Plays) 0-88734-700-2
THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-719-3
VINE AND DANDY 0-88734-260-4
A comedy by Dave Brandl. Single set. (6m, 5f) Rose and Iris have spent 40
years attempting to inherit a million dollars. They have failed over 70 times!
Currently, with the help of Phil, the old girls are concocting a marvelous mixture of
greenery and art that proves to be the zaniest vegetation ever. A delightful comedy
for audiences of all ages. Royalty $50 (£35)
12 Characters
ANDROCLES AND THE LION (See George B.
Shaw) 0-88734-247-7
CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S
CONVERSION (See G.B. Shaw)0-88734-809-2
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (See G. B. Shaw Collection)
0-88734-711-8
THE FROGS
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-282-5
HERE'S TO THE WINNER [M.S.]
0-88734-880-7
Drama by Ev Miller. (2m, 10f)
pb 8.5 X 11 $15.00 Royalty
$40/$35 (£30/£25)
Reality and fantasy collide in the hospitality suite of a state beauty pageant.
IT'LL ALL COME OUT IN THE WASH 0-88734-207-8
A farce by Vin Morreale, Jr. Simple set. (5m, 6f, 1 voice) Leo is
delightfully ordinary in a Woody Allen way. Everything in his life goes wrong. Then
Leo rescues a damsel in distress; he's a hero. But true to form, the damsel turns
out to be a hooker and the bully Leo clubbed is actually a vice lieutenant.
Fantastic fun that your audience will love.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE MANY DEATHS OF DANNY ROSALES 0-88734-232-9
A dark and wonderful play by Carlos Morton. One interior set. (7m, 5f,
plus extras as desired.) Danny Rosales is dead. Now it's up to the Judge and Jury
to decide who is at fault... Danny or the man who murdered him. Morton's gripping
and powerful play brings forth the inequality and injustice of the
American judicial system when applied to Mexican-American
citizens. Royalty $50 (£35)
OH, MR. PRESIDENT 0-88734-206-X
A sensually funny comedy by Bill Majeski. (7m, 5f). Two simple interiors.
The President of the United States is suffering from exhaustion. A cloned
president substitutes, but his mind banks are strained by the hasty construction, making
him unpredictable. Complications create riotously funny misunderstandings and
to everyone's surprise the conference is an astounding success.
Royalty $50 (£35)
PYGMALION (See G.B. Shaw Collection)
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A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES 0-88734-712-6
Comedy by award-winning James Scotland. (5m, 8f) Oil speculators and
treasure hunters overrun a small town. But not everyone will get what they're looking
for _ just what they deserve... Royalty $50
(£35)
A MATTER OF DEGREE 0-88734-203-5
A comedy by Anson Campbell. (8m, 3f, 2m/f) Officials of Downers Cliff
College discover that one of the world's richest men was once a student at the school.
They decide to present him with an honorary degree. Too late, they discover
their million dollar baby was their first student expelled for cheating! Audiences
love watching the complicated situation go from bad to worse to a hilarious resolution.
Royalty $60 (£40)
ARTESIA
0-88734-473-9
Poignant drama by David Crawford. (7m,
6f) Eileen Songbird Taylor shop owner and spiritual leader, for the Acuma Pueblo, is caught between personal and
tribal needs. The politically powerful Navajo need the Acuma's only valuable asset,
an artesian well. Eileen must chose between modernization or preserving
tribal customs and traditions. A superb collection of characters in a marvelous setting.
Royalty $60 (£40)
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-294-9
CONSEQUENCES
0-88734-554-9 Comedy by Howard M. Lockhart. (4m,
9f) Flamboyant entertainer runs riot at family's silver wedding anniversary celebration. Hilariously funny, warm
and cozy family comedy. "Good character drawing and neat comedy." _
Glasgow Evening News "The atmosphere of family life is cleverly captured
with
the result that the play provides an enjoyable and entertaining evening." _
Glasgow Herald "Mr. Lockhart has a remarkable talent for blending real wit,
humour and restrained emotion
and the capacity audience enjoyed it immensely."
_ Glasgow Evening Citizen Royalty
$50 (£35)
GETTING MARRIED (See G. B. Shaw Collection)
0-88734-298-1
HENRY IV (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-839-4
HIGHLAND FLING 0-88734-759-2
Comedy by award-winning James Scotland. (5m, 8f) Big business versus the
real Little People. It's spicy, fast paced comedy.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE OPEN BOAT 0-88734-200-0
A powerful drama by Tom Clapp. Based loosely on the famous short story
by Stephen Crane. Unit set. (6m, 7f) Four men in a small boat are desperately
trying to survive a shipwrecked vessel. "Their personal revelations and conflicts
are unfolded with a simplicity that brings to mind early sketches by
Eugene O'Neill... The interplay of four men confronting their chances of rescue
and survival possesses a craftsmanlike attention to detail that works
surprisingly well." The Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Royalty $60 (£35)
PHORMIO
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-855-6
PUNCH AND JUDY (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-290-6
THE SEA-GULL (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-299-X
WHERE WAS THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION WHEN I NEEDED IT?
0-88734-204-3
A comedy in three acts by Lew Riley. Two sets. (7m, 4f, 2b) Jeff has just
been signed by the Chicago Cubs. He has also fallen in love with Wendy. She is
the perfect girl; warm, loving, innocent... and the star of a new sex film! Will
Jeff marry Wendy? Will Wendy give up sex? Does anyone really like sex?
Where was sex when we were kids? This silly play is really not about sex!? It is funny!
Royalty $50 (£35)
14 Characters
THE CLOUDS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-286-8
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GALLOWS LANE 0-88734-250-7
Historical drama by Steven Marks. (10m, 3f, 1b) A powerful dramatization
of events occurring in colonial New London, Connecticut. Sarah was tried
and hanged, overlooking Gallows Lane, to the end proclaiming her innocence.
An exquisite look at the religious zealotry surrounding her trial and her death.
Beautifully written to evoke the speech of early American times.
Royalty $55 (£45)
HENRIETTA, M.D. 0-88734-835-1
Suffragette comedy by Robert Kemp. (6m, 8f)
Several women finally gain admission to a prestigious medical college. Romance, intrigue and
sexual/academic politics follow! Royalty $50
(£35)
OH, MR. PRESIDENT 0-88734-206-X
Comedy by Bill Majeski. 9m, 4f, 1m/f. US president suffers
nervous breakdown on eve of major summit and is replaced by a hastily-created clone.
But the clone reveals some nervous quirks of its own
at the most
embarrassing moments. Royalty $50 (£35)
SHEWING UP OF BLANCO POSNET
(See G. B. Shaw) 0-88734-871-8
THE THREE SISTERS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-705-3
THE WILD DUCK (See Henrik Ibsen
Collection) 0-88734-747-9
15 Characters
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-289-2
CLONING OF A COLLEGE DEAN
[M.S.] 0-88734-213-2
Unique comedy by Bill Majeski. Two acts. (7m, 7f, 1m/f)
pb 8.5 x 11 $15 (£15) ea.
Dean Milgrin is about to collapse, just before an important conference.
His associates want to substitute a clone. The return of the real dean, coupled
with the clone's bizarre behavior, creates a host of laughter and complications.
Royalty $40 (£30)
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE
(See George B. Shaw) 0-88734-229-9
DISMISSAL OF THE GRECIAN ENVOYS 0-88734-277-9
A Renaissance drama by Jan Kochanowski, translated by Charles Kraszewski.
Single set. (8m, 7f) and chorus. A modern translation of a Polish classic
first produced in 1578. Menelaus and Ulysses are in Troy to demand the return
of Helen. Paris persuades the Senate to deny the envoys and send them home.
The result is the catastrophic Trojan War. Royalty $50
(£35)
MAJOR BARBARA
(See George B. Shaw) 0-88734-703-7
PEACE (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-781-9
THE PHOENICIAN WOMEN (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-861-0
RIGHT YOU ARE, IF YOU THINK YOU
ARE (See Classic Plays) 0-88734-849-1
TENURE 0-88734-263-9
A comic look at the university tenure process, by Bill Wine. Single set.
(10m, 5f) some doubling/tripling. Aaron and Lydia are lovers, which
outrages the tenure committee. This play is intricately woven with scenes from
the committee meeting in progress, flashbacks of Aaron and Lydia's personal
lives and their critical on-the-job interactions. A compelling and sometimes
comic drama. Royalty $50 (£35)
16 Characters
LADY WINDEMERE'S FAN
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-278-7
THE LONDON MERCHANT (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-285-X
MORNING SHOWS THE DAY 0-88734-246-9
A gripping play by Ev Miller. Single set. (8m,
8f) Carl returns to his home town feeling like a failure. Through flashbacks, he sees how his early
influences evolved to create the man he is now. Mature in content and language, the
play shows that we become what our childhood fashioned. Marvelous and
thought-provoking entertainment. Royalty $50
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THE SAXON SAINT
0-88734-553-0 Drama about St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, by Robert Kemp. (9m,
7f). King Malcom of Scotland takes Margaret of Britain as his new Queen. Her
works and example bring a golden age to the lands north of Britain
but like
all golden ages, this one is threatened from within
A remarkable story of
history and faith, of one of Scotland's best-loved queens.
Royalty $60 (£40)
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (See Classc
Plays) 0-88734-284-1
THREE PLAYS FOR WOMEN
0-88734-932-3 Three funny and touching plays. Cast from 6 to 16. (See individual
play descriptions in the One-Act section.)
A TRAVELING MIND (6f) shows unexpected qualities in a fugitive mother;
ACCORDING TO PLAN (5f) highlights the comic panic at a woman's
second wedding; and, SIGNPOST (5f) demonstrates the remarkable memories of
an elderly woman and how they are truly love personified.
Royalty $60 (£35)
WALLACE (The Braveheart Story) 0-88734-841-6
Historical Drama by Sean Brady. (15m, 1f)
The night before the execution of William Wallace, the champion of Scotish Liberty. Wallace dreams the story
that history will never tell. Inspiring! Royalty $60
(£40)
17 Characters
CRYING FROM THE EARTH 0-88734-702-9
A drama by Ev Miller. (14m, 3f) plus extras. A chilling, fact-based look
at modern injustices to minorities. Two young North Dakota Indians are
arrested, beaten into confession and then convicted of the brutal murder of Cynthia Starr.
Two years later, a re-trial is held wherein the violation of the young men's
civil rights is revealed. Royalty $50 (£35)
THE EUMENIDES (See Classic Plays-Oresteia Trilogy)
0-88734-810-6
EVERYMAN (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-275-2
THE LOWER DEPTHS (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-815-7
18 Characters
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (See Henrik
Ibsen) 0-88734-858-0
DANCING FUSILIER, THE 0-88734-842-4
Award Winning Drama by Mike Tibbets. (13m, 5f) A flood of
rememberances from a War Hero who finds returning home may not justify what he went
through and the men that died. Thought provoking.
Royalty $50 (£35)
THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH
(See Henrik Ibsen) 0-88734-774-6
19 Characters
THE PILLAR OF SOCIETY (See Henrik Ibsen)
0-88734-775-4
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR 0-88734-727-4
Drama by Luigi Pirandello. Cast of nineteen (10m, 8f, 1b). The rehearsal of
a stage show is interrupted by the wandering characters of an unproduced play
in search of a work to appear in. Royalty $50
(£35)
20 to 29 Characters or
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON 0-88734-572-7
AGAMEMNON (See Classic Plays-The Orestia Trilogy)
0-88734-288-4
THE ACHARNIANS (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-811-4
BEGGAR'S OPERA (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-283-3
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (See George B.
Shaw) 0-88734-231-0
DOCTOR FAUSTUS (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-721-5
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DRACULA 0-88734-202-7
A superb new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic Gothic horror novel by
Tom Clapp. Unit set. Flexible cast. (13m, 10f) Closely following the original
novel in form and spirit, this is the first stage version to tackle the subject of the
living dead with all its sexual undertones. At its Los Angeles premiere, audiences
were truly frightened at Dracula's arrival in England as a ravenous wolf and at
the bloody death of Lucy when the stake is driven through her heart. The
somewhat large cast and intricate staging offer a unique challenge to actors and director
and a scarifying evening for the audience. A brilliant adult version of this
famed story. SHOWCASE Royalty $65 (£45)
EDWARD THE SECOND (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-720-7
FUENTE OVERJUNA (See Classic Pays)
0-88734-857-2
THE HARPER CHRONICLES 0-88734-264-7
A Collection of 35 poignant monologues by Al Schnupp. Flexible Cast
playable with as few as 6 and as many as 33 (16m, 17f). Eccentric characters from the
town of Harper deliver an amusing assortment of compelling monologues
which, though independent, are interrelated. A comical gathering ofdelightfully
quirky characters. Royalty $65 (£40)
THE JEW OF MALTA (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-717-7
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-571-9
KING OF SCOTS 0-88734-840-8
Historical Drama by Robert Kemp. (16m, 5f)
Robert the Bruce lays claim to Scotlands crown and faces England's king.
Royalty $40 (£30)
LILIOM
(See Classic Plays) 0-88734-798-3
MADRAS HOUSE (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-722-3
THE MASSACRE AT PARIS (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-790-8
MURDER TONIGHT!
0-88734-904-8 Rehearsed improvisations on a theme by Ian Wilkes. (Flexible cast of 10 to
63) Collection of improvisations aimed specifically at public showings and
audience participation wherein cast and audience blend to solve a mystery _ usually
a murder! Royalty $65 (£45)
PARTY SKITS AND FUNNY BITS
[M.S.]
An assortment of mirthful revue/party material by Howard Berland and
Milton Polsky. Ideal for mature adults and community performers. Flexible or no set
and cast sizes from 6 to 30+. Impros, skits, scenes, pantomimes, poems and
more. An audience pleasing romp! HUNTER NEWS
pb 8.5 x 11 $15
(£15) ea. Royalty $60/$45 (£45/£25)
A delightful treasury of skits, monologues, improvisations and more all in
a light mind-teasing format, divided into three different scripts.
1. ANYTIME - Ideal for all occasions, where fun and entertainment are
the theme. Three seperate shows that are good anytime. Mix and match
your favorites to create your own show(s). 0-88734-214-0
2. HALLOWEEN - The night of goblins and witches can now truly be a
revue/party full of laughter. Two seperate packages on a Halloween theme.
[M.S.]
0-88734-215-9
3. HOLIDAY - This playbook brings the "Seasons Greetings" of warmth
and humanity together with farcical condiments of fun and
laughter. [M.S.] Two complete shows that are ideal for the best Christmas Holiday Revue.
0-88734-216-7
(NOTE: When ordering please specify which script-
ANYTIME, HALLOWEEN or
HOLIDAY.)
PEER GYNT (See Henrik Ibsen
Collection) 0-88734-750-9
THE SACRIFICE 0-88734-693-6
Compelling drama by Francesco Bivona. (23m, 4f.) A
powerful retelling of the Passion of the Christ from the perspective of the
other participants: the priests of the Temple; the tormented Judas; a
harried Pilate and his wife, with her growing fascination with the words of
the Carpenter from Nazareth; Mary, Jesus' mother and James,
His brother; Herod, fearing only for the comforts of his life as a
Roman puppet; and the turbulent mobs of Judea that loom over the events
at the climax of the play. Royalty $60 (£35)
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**SAINT JOAN (See George B. Shaw)
0-88734-272-8
SALOME (See Classic Plays)
0-88734-367-8
SAN FRANCISCO'S BURNING 0-0914610-33-3
Atmospheric opera by Helen Adam. 15m, 12f. Haunting tale of desperate love
on the docks of San Francisco, on the eve of the Great Quake!
Royalty $75 (£60)
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S
TOMB A play with music by Julian Harries..
0-86025-484-4
Music by Pat Whymark. (3-19m, 2-44f lots of doubling possible) The
Great Detective deals with Far Eastern foul play in the sands of ancient Egypt!
A charming music-hall panto! Royalty $50 (£40)
SHERLOCK HOLMES in THE DEERSTALKER 0-86025-886-6
By Terence Mustoo. (10m, 9f, 1b) Based on the novel
Sherlock Holmes and the Arabian Princess. When Princess Fatima disappears for real during a
vaudeville magic trick, it's up to Sherlock Holmes to save her life and Her
Majesty's Government from a diplomatic disaster! Excellent characters and an
intriguing story. Can be performes as a playor a play with music.
Royalty $60 (£40)
STRIFE (See Classic
Plays) 0-88734-388-0
THREE COSTUME PLAYS FOR WOMEN
0-88734-914-5 Three delightful one-act period-pieces by Ian Wilkes, Marjorie Wing and
Norman Holland. Combine for a tremendous evening of theater. Cast of
twenty-two females (some doubling). Collection includes:
QUEEN VICTORIA IS AMUSED, (6f) when visited by the wife of Prime Minister Gladstone
; VOTES FOR WOMEN _ Suffragettes balance activism with Victorian
civility; and THE MORNING OF THE BALL;
a wry look into the home life of a "happy"
family who are in the midst of preparations for ensnaring husbands for
their daughters. A wonderful collection of female roles.
Royalty $60 (£40)
30 + Characters
THE HARPER CHRONICLES 0-88734-264-7
A Collection of 35 poignant monologues by Al Schnupp. Flexible Cast
playable with as few as 6 and as many as 33 (16m, 17f). Eccentric characters from the
town of Harper deliver an amusing assortment of compelling monologues
which, though independent, are interrelated. A comical gathering ofdelightfully
quirky characters. Royalty $60
(£40)
MURDER TONIGHT!
0-88734-904-8 Rehearsed improvisations on a theme by Ian Wilkes. (Flexible cast of 10 to
63) Collection of improvisations aimed specifically at public showings and
audience participation wherein cast and audience blend to solve a mystery _ usually
a murder!
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Henrik Ibsen Collection!
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $8.00 (£ 7.50) Royalty $50/30 (£25)
A DOLL'S HOUSE 0-88734-269-8
Cast of eleven (4m, 4f, 2b, 1g). A manipulated wife loves so deeply that
she commits forgery, then faces her independent spirit and leaves her husband.
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE 0-88734-858-0
Cast of eighteen (16m, 2f.) Truth and politics conflict in this drama of a doctor
and his brother, the mayor, both believing what they do is best for their town.
GHOSTS 0-88734-751-7
Translated by S.H. Landes. Cast of six (4m, 2f). A woman and her son's are
ruined by the fiction of respectability around her dead husband's memory.
HEDDA GABLER 0-88734-725-8
Cast of seven (3m,4f). A woman marries below her expectations and finds her
old lover the only rival to her husband's advancement to the success she covets.
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN 0-88734-749-5
Cast of eight (3m, 5f). A ruined man emerges from self-imposed isolation to
once more pursue his grandiose dreams, only to find the world passed him by.
THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH
0-88734-774-6
Cast of eighteen (12m, 6f), extras if desired. A political opportunist seeks
power in a local election.
THE MASTER BUILDER 0-88734-748-7
Translated by S.H. Landes. Cast of seven (3m, 4f). An architect stopped
building churches, after the loss of his family, now he raises one more in defiance of God.
PEER GYNT 0-88734-750-9
Translated by S.H. Landes. Cast of forty-seven (32m, 15f), some
doubling possible. A liar and dreamer spends so much time wrapped up in what he shall
be that he loses what he is _ and so becomes nothing at all.
THE PILLAR OF SOCIETY
0-88734-775-4
Cast of nineteen (10m, 9f). A wealthy, ruthless man sends the only witness to
his crimes to sea on a doomed ship _ only to learn too late that his son is also aboard!
ROSMERSHOLM 0-88734-726-6
Cast of six (4m, 2f) . The happiness of an upstanding man and his love is
doomed to self-destruction by the truth about his wife's suicide.
THE WILD DUCK 0-88734-747-9
Cast of fourteen (11m, 3f), plus extras. Tragedy strikes a family, their
beloved daughter may actually be the child of the man who financially ruined them.
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Edited and Introduction by William-Alan Landes
pb 5.5 x 8.5 $7.50 8.5 x 11 (**)
$18.00 U.S.A. Royalty $45
ANNAJANSKA 0-88734-863-7
A short and poignant showcase. One set. Cast of 5 (4m, 1f) extras as desired.
The Tsar's daughter confronts the socialist revolution and shows her general how
to "rule." A humorous and modern approach to feminism.
ANDROCLES AND THE LION 0-88734-247-7
A fable. Five sets. Cast of 12 (10m, 2f), extras as desired.
The familiar Androcles tale; meeting the lion, removing the thorn from his paw, and
having his life spared later, in the arena. The twist is Lavinia, an outspoken
Christian woman, who speaks wisely of the plight of Christians.
ARMS AND THE MAN 0-88734-230-2
(see "The Chocolate Soldier".) Two interiors, 1 exterior. Cast of eight (5m, 3f).
Raina, highly idealistic, is to marry Sergius. During the war a handsome
soldier takes refuge in her bedchamber. She falls in love. Her feelings are
confronted when he returns after the war. Shaw's views on war, out of place in his time,
are more suitable and accepted in today's world.
AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT 0-88734-870-X
A clever Comedy. Cast of (2m, 1f). Self-important bureaucrat makes
his contribution to the war effort, to everyone's alarm and ultimate hilarity.
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA 0-88734-231-0
A unique history by George Bernard Shaw. Six exteriors, 3 interior sets. Cast
of twenty-five (20m, 5f), extras as desired.
Superb look at the 16-year-old Queen of the Nile who, meeting Caesar for the
first time, thinks him an old man. She amuses and enchants him with her
untrained youthful spirit. He teaches her to rule with authority and self-confidence.
Caesar then leaves the young queen but promises to send her Mark Antony. A
marvelous entertainment, one of Shaw's best.
CANDIDA 0-88734-235-3
A full-length marital comedy. Cast of six (4m, 2f).
Considered by many as Shaw's best constructed play. The young Marchbanks, a
poet, falls in love with Candida. Her husband is annoyed and jealous . He gives
Candida an ultimatum. She chooses the weaker man.
CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSION 0-88734-809-2
A comedy of revenge and good breeding. Cast of twelve (11m, 1f).
Lord Howard and Lady Cicely fall prey to the absurd plots of Captain
Brassbound, a nephew they never knew existed, determined to avenge an imagined
slight against his mother.
THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE 0-88734-229-9
An early American play. One complex interior and one exterior set. Cast
of fifteen (10m, 5f) plus extras as desired.
After his uncle's execution and untimely death of his father, a young colonial
man becomes head of his resentful family. Visiting the preacher, he is
mistakenly arrested by British soldiers. They intend to hang him as a revolutionist.
He appears not to care, but assumes a hero's mantle. His ethical protection of
the minister makes a wonderfully exciting play.
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA 0-88734-711-8
A cutting satire on the medical profession. Cast of twelve (9m, 3f).
Esteemed, newly-knighted Dr. Colenso Ridgeon must choose either to save the life of
a decent but unremarkable fellow physician, or that of a brilliant, utterly
unprincipled artist _ whose wife Ridgeon loves!
GETTING MARRIED
0-88734-298-1 A wonderful, witty, full-length play on the inequities of marriage. Cast of
thirteen (8m, 5f). One flexible period set.
Family and friends gather for a wedding; both bride and groom discover the
legal problems of marriage. The family advises; youth, faith and love prevail.
GREAT CATHERINE 0-88734-349-X
A One-Act historical farce. Cast of eight (4m, 4f) extras as desired.
Catherine the Great, empress of all the Russias, is Shaw's vehicle in this
poignant comedy on royalty, power and love! The fiery Catherine encounters the
upright English Captain Edstaston and his even more proper fianceé!
HEARTBREAK HOUSE 0-88734-724-X
Shaw's British "Cherry Orchard." Cast of ten (6m, 4f).
Satire and metaphor abound as a poor but proper young lady enters a
house-full of eccentrics in search of matrimonial bliss. Her ruthless pragmatism, in the
face of their departures from reality, shakes their whole fantasy world.
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THE INCA OF PERUSALEM 0-88734-864-5
A short, comic, one-act play with powerful male and female leads. Cast of six
(4m, 2f). One set. A millionaire's widow has wasted her inheritance; now as a
lady's maid to royalty, she can properly look for another millionaire.
JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND
Coming!
MAJOR BARBARA 0-88734-703-7
A dramatic-comedy. Cast of fifteen (10m, 5f).
A young woman in the Salvation Army and her arms-dealer father confront
the greater evils of poverty and hypocrisy, both society's and her own, and
thedilemma of the propertied class.
MAN AND SUPERMAN
Coming!
THE MAN OF DESTINY 0-88734-234-5
A humorous look at early Napoleon Bonaparte. Cast of five (4m, 1f).
One flexible set. Napoleon traveled to an Inn to receive important dispatches.
His messenger was tricked. An attractive lady appears to be the culprit, keeping
his documents _ a love letter _ from his wife to another man.
MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION 0-88734-228-0
A poignant play. One exterior, 2 interiors. Cast of six (4m, 2f).
Shaw's controversial play about a young girl of wealth who discovers that
her mother's accumulation of riches has been derived from a lifetime of prostitution.
Kitty is further appalled to discover her mother is the owner and madam of
a brothel. Though independent and "modern," Kitty rejects her mother's
current profession but sympathizes with the past. The young woman determines to
throw herself into an emancipated career life.
O'FLAHERTY, V.C. 0-88734-350-3
A simple Irish soldier in WWI returned home for a recruiting drive, starts a
war of his own when his family finds out he's been fighting
for the British and against the Kaiser. A spirited satire of blind, insular patriotism.
OVERRULED 0-88734-248-5
A farcical comedy in one act. Cast of four (2m, 2f).
Shaw described his comical look at polygamy as "...a clinical story of how
the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people..." A lady and a
gentleman have fallen in love. They each believe the other to be single. Their romantic
chat is interrupted by another couple who have also fallen in love. Each confess
that they are married. The humor is that the first couple is married to the second couple.
In a civilized and practical manner, the two couples delightfully find a solution.
THE PHILANDERER
0-88734-227-2
A witty comedy. Three interior sets. Cast of eight (4m, 3f, 1b)
A comic "Battle of the Sexes." Charteris is irresistible to women and adept
at dodging romantic responsibility while dabbling in a variety of feminine charms.
Then...he falls in love. His unsuccessful attempts to maintain his image as a
lover while pursuing the love of his life, are hilariously entertaining. Shaw
cleverly depicts the absurd sexual pact made between men and women under the guise
of marriage.
**SAINT JOAN 0-88734-568-9
Classic drama by George Bernard Shaw. Preface by George Bernard Shaw.
Edited and Introduction by William-Alan Landes. Cast of twenty-four
(19m, 2f, 3b). A marvelous exploration of the legend of Joan of Arc, at once
sardonic and compassionate, with remarkable insight and understanding of the
actions and motives of all the players in this amazing story where history and
legend truly meet!
SHEWING UP OF BLANCO POSNET 0-88734-871-8
Comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Cast of (8m, 4f, 2b) plus extras.
A rogue and a drunkard exposes a town's hypocrisy when tried as a horse
thief. Awinner! Excellent for all audiences.
WIDOWERS' HOUSES 0-88734-225-6
A drama. Two interior sets, one exterior. Cast of eight (6m, 2f).A young,
highly moral and socially conscious doctor is in love with rich and beautiful Blanche.
The young man is outraged to discover how her father attained his vast fortune.
The doctor struggles, futilely, to persuade the elder man to abandon his
wicked ways. As is typical for Shaw, there is an unexpected reversal wherein the
young doctor is converted. This play is laced with intrigue, humor, and witty
Shavian observations.
YOU NEVER CAN TELL 0-88734-236-1
A comic look at family life. Cast of eight (4m, 4f) extras as desired.
An emancipated woman, 18 years without her husband, returns to England
with her three children. They are curious about their father but she reveals nothing.
Shockingly, she discovers her dinner guest to be her husband. The truth must
now be told. One of Shaw's most popular plays.
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Edited and Introductions by William-Alan
Landes pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - $8.00
(£8) ea. *8 1/2 x 11 - $18.00
(£18) Royalty: $45 (£30)
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THE ACHARNIANS 0-88734-811-4
Classic satire by Aristophanes. Translated by S.H. Landes. Cast of twenty
(15m, 5f) plus Chorus and extras. Dicaeopolis, the `honest citizen' of Athens, tires of
the city's constant warfare and swaggering heroes so he declares his own peace.
THE AFFECTED YOUNG LADIES
0-88734-492-5 Comedy by Molière. Cast of twelve (9m, 3f), plus extras. Jilted suitors plot
a comic revenge after two country girls become enamored of big-city
sophistication, setting up their valets as glamorous nobles to court and jilt them.
AGAMEMNON (See page
36) 0-88734-288-4
AJAX 0-88734-786-X
Drama by Sophocles; Translated by R.C. Trevelyan. Cast of eight (6m, 2f)
plus Chorus and extras. The goddess Athena, angered at Ajax, the mighty
Greek warrior at the siege of Troy, drives him mad for trusting more in his own
prowess than her worship, dooming him to suicide and disgrace before his fellow Greeks.
A Kiss for Cinderella by James M.
Barrie Coming
All for Love 0-88734-274-4
A blank-verse Restoration tragedy by John Dryden. Cast of ten (6m, 4f)
plus extras as desired. The intimate last day of love and life, for Antony and Cleopatra.
AMPHITRYON
0-88734-859-9
Classic Roman Tragicomedy by Plautus. Cast of eight (5m, 3f) extras if
needed. Based on the birth of Hercules, the most popular and tender of the plays by Plautus.
ANATOL 0-88734-817-3
Arthur Schnitzler's amorous and comic adventures. Cast of eleven (4m, 7f.)
ANDROMACHE 0-88734-837-8
Euripides' tragedy. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Cast of eight (5m, 3f)
plus Chorus. Spartan treachery follows a captive Trojan queen to Greece.
AN Enemy of the people
(See Henrik Ibsen) 0-88734-858-0
ANTIGONE 0-88734-287-6
The great Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Cast of seven (3m, 3f, 1b) plus extras
as desired. Antigone mourns her brother's death and suffers Creon's edict.
ARMS AND THE MAN (See G. B. Shaw
collection) 0-88734-230-2
Beggar's Opera 0-88734-283-3
A delightful romp with rogues and thieves in merry old England. Cast of
twenty-six (14m, 12f). McHeath, a scoundrel and cad, who has promised himself
in marriage to at least two young women, is in trouble with the law, and is in fear
of being ensnared by all.
CATO (CATO OF UTICA) 0-88734-293-0
A pseudo-classical tragedy by Joseph Addison. Cast of ten (8m, 2f) plus extras
as desired. Cato is a man determined to restore freedom to his fellow citizens
who suffer under the tyranny of Cæsar.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD 0-88734-289-2
Classic Anton Chekhov drama. Cast of fifteen (10m, 5f) plus extras.
Decadent, incompetent aristocrats lose their estate to more capable common folk.
The CHILDREN OF HERACLES
(HERACLEIDAE) 0-88734-856-4
Classic drama by Euripides. Cast of eight (6m, 2f) plus extras. Heracles'
children are pursued by their father's enemy and protected by Alcmena and Iolaus.
The CHOEPHORE
(See page 37) 0-88734-771-1
The Circle by Somerset
Maughm Coming
The Clouds 0-88734-286-8
Ancient comedy by Aristophanes, translated by S. H. Landes. Cast of
fourteen (14m), if women are used, the chorus (12-24m/f), plus extras if desired.
Strepsiades sends his son to Socrates to learn the art of successful argument to deter creditors.
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS 0-88734-294-9
A romantic comedy by Sir Richard Steele. Cast of thirteen (8m, 5f). Sir John
and his friend are in love. Unfortunately, each has fallen for the other's betrothed.
The COUNTRY WIFE by William Wycherley
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Cyclops 0-88734-393-7-2
Euripides' classic Satyr play. Cast of three (3m), chorus and extras as desired.
Odysseus and crew are captured, and escape from, the fearsome Cyclops.
The TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS 0-88734-721-5
Christopher Marlowe's tragedy. Cast of twenty-six (22m, 4f), plus chorus
and extras. Faust is tempted by the devil by hidden knowledge and his own pride.
EDWARD THE SECOND 0-88734-720-7
Christopher Marlowe's classic tragedy of infidelity and betrayal. Cast of
forty-two (39m, 3f) plus extras. England's Edward II is betrayed and murdered by
Queen Isabella and her lover Mortimer.
THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF 0-88734-812-2
Molière's comedy. Cast of eleven (8m, 3f). A drunken woodcutter finds
himself mistaken for a learned physician!
Electra
0-88734-243-4
Sophocles powerful tragedy. Cast of nine (4m, 5f) plus chorus. Electra
mourns her father's murder. When her brother returns, they seek their just revenge.
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN by Maxwell
Anderson COMING
THE EUMENIDES (See page
37) 0-88734-810-6
EVERYMAN 0-88734-275-2
A classic morality play by an unknown author. Cast of seventeen (m/f). God,
tired of being taken for granted, summons Death to bring Everyman before him, that
he may learn what parts of his life will count in his final judgment.
The Frogs 0-88734-282-5
A wonderful comedy by Aristophanes. Cast of twelve (9m, 3f) plus chorus.
Euripides and Aeschylus vie for the "honor" of being the best poet in hades.
FUENTE OVERJUNA 0-88734-857-2
Classic Spanish drama by Lope de Vega. Cast of twenty five, extras if needed.
HECUBA 0-88734-832-7
Euripides' tragedy. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Cast of eight (5m, 3f)
plus Chorus. The captive queen of Troy avenges herself on the murderer of her son.
HENRY IV 0-88734-839-4
Classic theatricalization by Luigi
Pirandello. Cast of thirteen (11m, 2f). People humoring a lunatic become caught up in his delusion __ but is he all that mad?
HERACLEIDAE (see The Children of Heracles)
0-88734-856-4
HERACLES (Hercules) 0-88734-862-9
Classic drama by Euripides. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Cast of eight (5m,
3f) plus Chorus and attendants, as needed. Hera drives great Heracles
(Hercules) insane so he murders his wife and children.
HIPPOLYTUS
0-88734-782-7
Drama by Euripides. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Cast of nine (5m, 4f)
plus Chorus and attendants. Aphrodite, angered by Hippolytus' worship of
Artemis, destroys him by causing his step-mother Phaedra to fall in love with him.
HOTEL UNIVERSE by Philip Barry
Coming
IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS 0-88734-783-5
Drama by Euripides. Translated by Robert Potter. Cast of seven (5m, 2f)
plus Chorus and attendants. Iphigenia, doomed to sacrifice during the Trojan War,
is rescued by the goddess Artemis, and later saves her brother from sacrifice.
ION 0-88734-884-X
Drama by Euripides. Translated by Robert Potter and Sidney H. Landes. Cast
of eight (5m, 2f, 1 m/f) plus Chorus and extras as desired. A clever and
highly entertaining marital twist that is the basis of the founding of Athens.
THE JEW OF MALTA 0-88734-717-7
Drama by Christopher Marlowe. Cast of twenty-one (16m, 5f). The
villainous Barnabas betrays all, Christian and Turk, until he is undone by his evil.
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Edited and Introductions by William-Alan
Landes pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - $8.00
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THE KNIGHTS 0-88734-255-8
A classic comic-drama by Aristophanes, translated by John Hookham Frere.
Cast of five (5m) plus Chorus. Two slaves invent a prophesy to destroy another in
their house. A fast paced, light hearted, fine-tuned political satire.
LADY WINDEMERE'S FAN 0-88734-278-7
Cast of sixteen (7m, 9f.) Oscar Wilde's intense, thought-provoking play about a
family's scandal as Lady Windemere's notorious mother returns home!
LIFE A DREAM 0-88734-254-X
A classic Spanish masterpiece by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, translated by E. Fitzgerald.
Cast of seven (5m, 2f) plus extras. King Basilios imprisons his son throughout his youth. To
test fate, the boy is drugged, placed upon the throne and told his past is a dream! His
violent reaction creates a theatrical powerhouse.
LILIOM
0-88734-798-3
Franz Molnar's masterpiece; from which "Carousel" was created. A must read
for students of theatre and great insight for the understanding of musical theatre.
An absolutely beautiful play. Cast of twenty-seven (18m, 9f) extras as needed.
The London Merchant
0-88734-285-X
An eighteenth century tragedy by George Lillo. Cast of sixteen (13m, 3f). A
man falls in love with a seductress who lures him into a life of robbery and murder.
THE LOWER DEPTHS
0-88734-815-7
Drama by Maxim Gorky. Translated by J. Covan. Cast of seventeen (13m,
4f) plus extras. The denizens of a sordid flophouse struggle to maintain life
and dignity.
LYSISTRATA 0-88734-345-7
Delightful classic Greek comedy by Aristophanes, translated by S.H. Landes.
Cast of ten (4m, 5f, 1b/g) plus chorus and extras. Lysistrata campaigns to end war
by persuading the women to withhold their favors from their men.
THE MAID OF ORLEANS
0-88734-814-9
Classic German drama by Friedrich Von Schiller. Cast of twenty-seven (20m,
6f, 1b). A rivetting presentation of the story of Joan of Arc.
MEDEA 0-88734-253-1
Classic tragedy by Euripides, translated by Michael Wodhull. Cast of nine
(5m, 2f, 2b) plus Chorus. Medea has sacrificed much for her love...even betraying
her father. Now Jason is in love with Corinth. Medea seeks horrendous revenge!
A complex, compelling and magnificent love story.
MADRAS HOUSE 0-88734-722-3
A lavish comedy by Granville Barker. Cast of twenty-two (8m, 14f) plus extras.
A great London retail establishment is about to be bought by the Americans.
Comic chaos abounds as the old English families see the future of their store.
THE MASSACRE AT PARIS 0-88734-790-8
Drama by Christopher Marlowe. Cast of thirty-five (29m, 6f) plus extras.
The slaughter of the Protestant Huguenots leads to the murder of the King of France
as nobles and clerics vie for power.
THE MENAECHMI by Titus Maccius Plautus
Coming
THE MISANTHROPE 0-88734-267-1
By Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere, translated by Charles Heron Wall. Cast
of eleven (9m, 2f). Alceste is adamant in his detestation of duplicity. Ironically,
his lady-love is the very embodiment of all he abhors. Light-hearted comedy.
THE MISER by Moliere
Coming
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS 0-88734-778-9
Sophocles' great tragedy, translated by R.C. Jebb. Cast of eight (6m, 2f) plus
Chorus and extras as desired. Blinded and driven from Thebes, Oedipus
seeks sanctuary at Colonus, hoping to die in peace, but pursued by his sons, who
need him to fulfill a prophecy that will grant one of them the throne.
OEDIPUS REX 0-88734-251-5
Sophocles' powerful Greek tragedy, translated by E. H. Plumptre. Cast of ten
(6m, 1f, 1b, 2g) plus Chorus and extras. Oedipus discovers the cause of his
city's plague...a murderer...guilty of incest! Outraged, he calls for an investigation,
only to discover that he is the tormented soul! A tale of nightmarish proportions.
THE ORESTEIA TRILOGY (See page 37)
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PEACE
0-88734-781-9
Aristophanes' brightest comedy. Translated by S.H. Landes. Cast of fifteen
(13m, 2f or 2g) plus Chorus. Trygaeus the vine-man is weary of Athens' long years
of war, and set forth to confront the gods and plead for peace.
PETER PAN by James M.
Barrie
Coming
THE PERSIANS
0-88734-779-7
Powerful drama by Euripides. Translated by R. Potter. Cast of four (3m, 1f)
plus Chorus. The Persians are fearful when they learn of the Greek victory.
PHÆDRA 0-88734-266-3
Powerful tragedy by Jean-Baptiste Racine, translated by Robert Bruce Boswell.
Cast of eight (3m, 5f) plus extras. Phædra is in love with and scorned by
her husband's son. After their deaths her husband realizes the tangled web of
Phædra's desires.
PHILOCTETES
0-88734-813-0
Sophocles' drama. Cast of five (5m) plus Chorus. Neoptolemus and the
crafty Ulysses persuade the accursed Philoctetes to rejoin the siege of Troy.
PHOENICIAN WOMEN, THE
(PHOENISSAE) 0-88734-861-0
Euripides' drama. Cast of 15 (9m, 6f.) Jocasta and Antigone watch as
Eteocles and Polynieces plunge Thebes into civil war.
PHORMIO
0-88734-855-6
A Roman comedy, by Terence, to rival any of the greek classics. Cast of
thirteen (11m, 2f.) Two brothers fall in love, both with the "improper choice."
Phormio promises to arrange it so they marry their lady of choice...for a fee.
PIGEON by John
Galsworthy
Coming
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD 0-88734-700-2
The most famous work of John M. Synge. Cast of eleven (6m, 5f). Father and
son fight. Son becomes a hero; then a murderer, and then just a son again. The
very best of Synge's sardonic humor.
PLUTUS by Aristophanes
Coming
PROMETHEUS BOUND 0-88734-252-3
An incredible masterpiece by Aeschylus, translated by Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. Cast of seven (5m, 2f), plus Chorus. While chained to a rock,
Prometheus challenges the powers of Zeus. A uniquely powerful drama.
Punch and Judy
0-88734-290-6
The classic puppet drama by an unknown author, with original etchings
by Cruikshank. Cast of thirteen (9m, 2f, 1 dog, 1 baby) plus extras as desired.
Punch is a short-tempered scoundrel in this slapstick satire.
QUALITY STREET by James M.
Barrie Coming
RIGHT YOU ARE (IF YOU THINK YOU ARE) 0-88734-849-1
Luigi Pirandello's classic comedy. Cast of fifteen (9m, 6f.) The gossips in a
town immerse themselves in a mystery and demand the truth. But, what is the truth?
RIVALS by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Coming
SALOME 0-88734-367-8
Oscar Wilde's scandalous, passionate play. Cast of twenty-one (19m, 2f).
Passion and obsession in the court of Herod lead to the death of John the Baptist and a
grisly fate for the seductress Salome!
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL 0-88734-284-1
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's delightfully witty 18th century comedy of
gossip, scandal and manners surrounding two brothers and their pursuit of the
same woman. Cast of sixteen (12m, 4f) plus extras.
THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES 0-88734-780-0
Molière's comedy. Cast of nine (7m, 2f). A suspicious man determined to train
a perfectly submissive, faithful wife, instead facilitates her infidelity.
THE SEA-GULL
0-88734-299-X
Classic Russian drama by Anton Chekhov. Cast of thirteen (8m, 5f).
Young woman turns from love of a devoted poet to run off with an older writer.
THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY
0-88734-719-3
Drama by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. Cast of eleven (7m, 4f). When a
distinguished older gentleman man marries unsuitably, his new wife's past comes between
him and his friends and daughter, with suicide and despair the tragic consequence.
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THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
0-88734-784-3
Drama by Aeschylus. Translated by E.D.A. Morshead. Cast of five (4m, 1f)
plus Chorus. Brothers Eteocles and Polyneices vie for the throne of Thebes, in
a confrontation fated to claim both their lives.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 0-88734-268-X
A comic classic by Oliver Goldsmith. Cast of nine (6m, 3f) plus extras.
A wonderful comedy-of-errors wherein a young suitor mistakes his intended for
a maid, her father an innkeeper, and their home a lowly roadside inn.
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF
AN AUTHOR 0-88734-727-4
Classic drama by Luigi Pirandello. Cast of nineteen (10 m, 8 f, 1 b)
STRIFE
0-88734-388-0
A poignant drama depicting the sometimes unnecessary conflict between
labor and capital by John Galsworthy. Cast of thirty (22m, 8f.) Roberts, leader on
the men, wants a fair share for labor. John Anthony, chairman of the company
needs to prove he is right. Both men are willing to sacrifice everything for their cause.
THE SUPPLIANTS
0-88734-785-1
Drama by Aeschylus. Translated by E.D.A. Morshead. Cast of three (3m)
plus Chorus and extras. The fifty daughters of Danaus flee a forced marriage and
seek sanctuary with Pelasgius, King of Argos.
THE SUPPLIANTS
0-88734-816-5
Drama by Euripides. Cast of eight (6m, 2f) plus Chorus of women and children.
The mothers of the fallen champions of Argos petition Theseus for justice.
TARTUFFE; or, The Imposter by Moliere
Coming
THESMOPHORIAZUSAE
0-88734-860-2 (See "The Women At The Festival of Demeter", below.)
THE THREE SISTERS
0-88734-705-3
Classic drama by Anton Chekhov. Cast of fourteen (9m, 5f). After their
father's death, three sisters search for a meaning to life, in a distant Russian garrison city.
THE Tragedy of Jane Shore
0-88734-295-7
A domestic tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. Cast of nine (7m, 2f) plus extras.
The tragic tale of an aging beauty, fighting for her life against a fickle king.
THE TROJAN WOMEN by
Euripides Coming
UNCLE VANYA
0-88734-707-X
Classic Anton Chekhov drama Cast of nine (5m, 4f). Domestic strife colors
the lives of a Russian family, culminating in violence and despair.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS by James M. Barrie
Coming
THE WOmen at the festival of demeteR
0-88734-860-2 (thesmophoriazusae) Classic Aristophanes Comedy. Cast of (8m) plus
chorus and extras. Disguised as a woman, Aristophanes father-in-law, trys to find
out what the women are planning but gets captured then needs to be rescued.
Classic One Act Plays
Shakespeare
The IBSEN Collection
The G. B. Shaw collection
The Chekov Collection
The James Barrie Collection
The Lord DunsAny Collection
The Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Eugene O'Neil Collection
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THE ORESTEIA TRILOGY
The sole surviving trilogy from Classic Greek Theatre!
AGAMEMNON 0-88734-288-4
The magnificent tragedy by Aeschylus. Cast of thirty-two (25m, 7f). First of
the Oresteia trilogy. Agememnon is murdered by his wife, Klytemnestra, who
then defies the people to drive her from the throne.
The CHOEPHORE 0-88734-771-1
The second work in the
Oresteia trilogy. Translated by S.H. Landes. Edited
and Introduction by William-Alan Landes. Cast of eight (5m, 3f) plus Chorus. At
the bidding of Apollo, Orestes returns to Mycenæ to seek revenge upon his
mother Klytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for their murder of Agamemnon. He is
then beset by the avenging Furies and punished with madness.
THE EUMENIDES 0-88734-810-6
Tragedy by Aeschylus; third work of the
Oresteia trilogy. Cast of seventeen (14m, 3f) plus Chorus. Hounded from Argos by the avenging Furies for
the murder of Klytemnestra, Orestes appeals to Apollo, the god who commanded
her death, and is judged by the goddess Athena and a jury of Athenian citizens.
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Custom Play Anthology Collection For Your Class!
Players Press can prepare a class anthology of plays customized to the instructor's specific needs
and selection of play titles -
CLASSIC PLAYS _ MODERN PLAYS _ ONE ACT PLAYS
FULL LENGTH PLAYS _ CONTEMPORARY PLAYS
How it works:
The Instructor can prepare notes, introductions, commentaries, assignments, etc. and we will include
for each student set. (Instructor will provide their material on disc in a compatible format and send the
disc and a hard copy to us.)
The cost of these customized anthology sets will usually be less expensive to the student than needing a
class anthology or several individual plays. And a bonus is, all students will be working from the same editions.
Only 10 sets are needed for us to prepare an anthology for your class and no minimum if there are
no instructor materials. The instructor will receive a complementary set with the order.
How to figure the cost:
If the customized anthology set contains 10 plays or less the cost is $7.35 per play, if all plays come from
the Players Press Catalogue or are Contemporary or Classic Plays in our "to be published" list. If any of
the plays are from another publisher then that play will cost $10.00 instead of $7.35. If you need or require
a quote, please send to us a list of play titles and we will quote. You can fax to (818) 990-2477. Class
orders of 10 or more sets will be eligible for a college bookstore or class discount.
Instructors can request that we prepare an Instructor Workbook. This is an 8.5 x 11 workbook,
spiral bound or three-hole-loose-leaf punched. The cost for 10 play anthologies or less is $60 ea. and waiver
of the free instructor copy or $65 ea. and you still get the free instructor set. This copy
must be ordered with the class order.
If the customized anthology set or copy requires more than ten plays, please fax a list of the play titles
and we'll promptly quote a price.
If your selection is not on our current list, the earlier you advise us the easier it will be to meet your
class needs.
Always allow sufficient time for us to properly customize your class anthology. Last minute and most
rush orders can not be accommodated or costs will rise.
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Shakespeare, Ibsen, Moliere, Chekhov, O'Neil, Shaw, Sophocles, Euripides,
Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Dryden, Addisson, Schnitzler, Plautus, Steele, Marlowe,
Lope de Vega, Pirandello, Wilde, Calderon de la Barca, Molnar, Lillo, Gorky,
Von Schiller, Racine, Synge, Sheridan, Pinero, Goldsmith, Galsworthy, Barrie,
Dunsany, Strindberg, Quintero, France, Yeats, O'Neil,
and many others!
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CARLOS MORTON COLLECTION
Long considered the voice of Hispanic theater in the United States, Morton brings poignant humor, sharp
dialogue, uneasy emotion and much more, together to give us a slice of the mixed cultures that make up "Hispanic" lore.
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Full-Length Plays
pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 $7
(£7) ea. Royalty: $50 (£35)
THE MANY DEATHS OF DANNY ROSALES
0-88734-232-9
A dark and wonderful full length play by Carlos Morton. One interior set.
Cast of twelve (7m, 5f) plus extras as desired.
Danny Rosales is dead. It is now up to the Judge and Jury to decide who is at
fault; Danny or the man who murdered him. Morton's gripping and powerful play
brings forth the inequality and injustice of the American judicial system when applied
to Mexican-American citizens.
THE MISER OF MEXICO
0-88734-270-1
Hispanic adaptation of Moliere's comedy
The Miser with a tragic twist at the end, by Carlos Morton. Cast of eleven (7m, 4f).
An Hispanic adaptation of Molire's comedy, The Miser, with a tragic twist
at the end. Cast of eleven. The miserly Don Profundo Quequemafer has
two great desires money and the señorita his son wishes to marry. A
collection of zany characters in a story set just prior to the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
RANCHO HOLLYWOOD
0-88734-233-7
An intricate and entertaining full length play by Carlos Morton. Cast of
eight (4m, 4f).
Hispanic actors on a film set are being directed to portray stereotypical
caricatures of early Californians. They resent the narrowness of their roles. The play
then cuts back and forth between early days in California history and a modern day
film set. We see the evolution of the culture and blending of the
Mexican/American Indian/Spanish/Caucasian races. Excellent portrayal of prejudice and
intolerance as inflicted upon those of non-Mexican heritage
THE SAVIOR 0-88734-271-X
An award-winning drama by Carlos Morton. Cast of nine (6m, 3f).
Archbishop Oscar Romero has been assassinated. Morton parallels
Romero to Christ in that the closer we come to the climax of the play, the more alive
he becomes, until we realize that he has been resurrected to live anew
and forever in the hearts and minds of his congregation. An accurate depiction
of contemporary El Salvadorean society, conflicts and politics.
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pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 $6
(£7) ea. Royalty: $30 (£20)
AT RISK
0-88734-442-9
Drama by Carlos Morton. An informative play about who may be at risk
for AIDS. Cast of six (4b, 2g).
A group of high school students are concerned that someone in their
school has AIDS, although they are not quite sure how the AIDS virus is contracted.
They suspect that Savage, a drug addict, may have it. The addict
denies having the disease, but, when he suffers a near-fatal overdose, finds
out differently. All learn that everyone is "at risk," and that preventative care
is needed to avoid contracting the disease.
THE DROP OUT 0-88734-443-7
A serious teen play by Carlos Morton. Cast of six (1m, 1f, 3b, 1g).
Franky Medina wants to drop out of school because he doesn't get along
with his English teacher. Franky's family is very poor and there is no father in
the home. Franky believes he can help pay the bills by working full time. He
also believes that he may have to assist his younger sister, Rosie, who at
thirteen thinks she may be pregnant. The play then skips ten years when we
see whether or not Franky made the right decision.
DRUG-O 0-88734-444-5
By Carlos Morton. A black comedy about a family torn apart by
drugs and alcohol. Cast of six (3m, 2f, 1b).
"Drug-O" is a bigger than life, walking drug store who gleefully dispenses
all varieties of drugs. Drug-O acts as a narrator for the play. Danny is
a recovering alcoholic who has been abusive to his wife. His son,
Junior, experiments with spray paint. Daughter Becky becomes a victim when
her date has a drunken accident. Drugs and alcohol will destroy lives unless
steps are taken to prevent it.
LOS FATHERLESS 0-88734-376-7
A gang-related one-act for teens, by Carlos Morton. Cast of eight
(1m, 1f, 4b, 2g).
"The Fatherless" is the name of an actual gang in South El Paso, Texas,
a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. They are embroiled in a vicious
rivalry with "Los Diablos." "The Moon" is an allegorical figure looking down on
the barrio streets. Benito is a gang member who lives with his grandmother.
One night he is stabbed by a member of El Diablos. Benito refuses to help
the police capture the Diablo, vowing instead to seek revenge the "barrio
way." After the rape of his girlfriend, Benito dies at the hand of the Diablos,
adding another death to many in these communities.
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One-Act Plays by Carlos Morton
pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 $6
(£7) ea. Royalty: $30/$20 (£15/£10)
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EL JARDIN 0-88734-320-1
An unusual look at the Garden of Eden in a one act play by Carlos Morton.
Cast of nine (8m, 1f).
Eva is bored with life in the garden. Adan tries to prevent her surrendering
to temptation in the form of El Serpiente. The characters segue to modern
day America; Adam and Eve's middle-class home, and the social conflicts
confronting Mexican-Americans. A powerful play and an excellent look at religious
influence in the Hispanic culture.
JOHNNY TENORIO 0-88734-339-2
Contemporary adaptation of the adventures of Don Juan with deep
Mexican roots. Cast of five (3m, 2f).
Johnny returns to Big Bertha's, a run down cantina and way-station en route
to the afterlife, to die after being shot by a jealous husband on El Dia del
Los Muertes, the Day of the Dead. Through flashbacks and confrontations with
the shade of Don Juan, Johnny's father, Bertha explores and absolves Johnny
of his sins while celebrating his courage and passion for life. Excellent
example of bilingual Chicano theatre.
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LOS DORADOS 0-88734-321-X
A humorous, tongue-in-cheek one act play by Carlos Morton.
Cast of six (3m, 3f).
Spanish Conquistador Captain Cabrillo and his crew meet native Indians
and Amazons for the first time. With modern day knowledge, we hear the
humorous rationalization of the men for the different names they are assigning to
oceans, towns, flora and fauna, etc. We see how religious leaders,
presumably, accumulated Christian converts. An excellent look at the North American
Hispanic cultural evolution. "...history served with ham and rye."
L.A. TIMES
PANCHO DIABLO 0-88734-340-6
By Carlos Morton. Cast of fifteen (11m, 4f), some doubling.
Raucous comedy highlights this continuation of El Jardin. The Devil
leaves Hell and moves to Houston to run a chain of funeral parlors. He develops
a conscience and becomes more human. Theatrical fun with a message.
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pb 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - $6.00
(£7.00) ea. Royalty: $40 (£35)
or as listed. Upper and Lower are in an anthology, see Play Collections.
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DIARY OF A MADMAN 0-88734-109-8
Drama by William-Alan Landes, with Marilyn Standish. A
unique exploration of a man as his mind slips from reality to fantasy to
the complete loss of sanity. A rare theatrical piece requiring superb acting
and directing.
THE HEART IS HIGHLAND 0-88734-791-6
Suspense-drama by Robert Kemp. (1f) One set. Fascinating
solo performance mystery as one actress portrays every suspect and victim
in a tangled tale of murder. As she lays out each character and deed for
the audience, we watch as Shona comes to the big city a naive girl, and
ends up meticulously exposing every facet of a cunning and
cold-hearted homicide! A tour de force for any actress and a suspenseful, thrilling
journey for the audience that follows her!
HERSELF 0-88734-547-6
Solo drama by award-winning playwright Sean Michael Rice. (1f)
Single set. A harrowing monologue from the heart of a woman's dark world
and her desperate journey to survival, as she tries to escape from a world
of neglect and abuse... and from a darker interior world of her own making.
THE POSTMAN ROULIN 0-88734-893-9
Solo drama by James Sunwall (1m) One minimal set. A
remarkable monologue that brings to life Van Gogh's extraordinary painting.
The Postman Roulin sits in pose for a painting by an obscure artist
seemingly destined to be forgotten himself, in a bid for the remembrance his life
will otherwise deny him. A remarkable character study, intimate and
confiding, based on a fascinating source, to enthrall an audience.
SOLDIERS 0-88734-548-4
Solo drama by award-winning playwright Sean Michael Rice. (1m)
One set. The Soldier is a survivor, of sorts. He has made it back from
Vietnam, albeit even today the scars on mind and soul are tragically in evidence.
As he recounts the story of his time there with his best friend Duke, drab
facts are submerged in his disjointed, hazy recollections of unacknowledged
fear and misery, blood and fire. Sean Michael Rice is the recipient of the
Image Theater Award (Rounds) and The Writers Guild of America,
East, Foundation Fellowship Award (Screenplay,
Rounds) He is a member of the Playwright/Directors Unit of The Actors Studio.
2 Characters
APPROACH 0-88734-874-2
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (1m, 1f) One set. A charming exploration of the
first tentative steps of a relationship. A charming scene of subtle
performances, ideal for classwork, festivals and auditions!
AS THE BAT AT NOON 0-88734-385-6
Award-winning thriller in one act by Charles Barron. (2m) Young
man breaks into a blind man's apartment and confronts him. Although he
seems to have all the physical advantages, he finds himself drawn into a
complex relationship with the potential for unimagined violence.
AUNT SOPHIE'S LATKES 0-88734-348-1
Comedy by P. Barry Rumble. (2f) A confused family recipe
enlivens Rachel's first attempt at hosting a family Channukah celebration.
Ditzy old Aunt Sophie's kind offer to help is all that is needed to tip matters
over into total comic chaos!
CONDITIONED REFLEX 0-88734-315-5
Drama by Golden Globe winner Curtis Zahn. (2m) A patient is
free-associating with his analyst. Contradicting histories come rambling
forth as he travels his course of memories, dreams and desires. Although
the analyst struggles to remain objective, the patient's confusion begins
to threaten his own identity, and soon we are not sure who is the doctor
and who the patient. A forceful theatre experience offering insight into
the human psyche.
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DID YA SEE THE MASKED MAN? 0-88734-304-X
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. Simple set. (1m, 1f) A lonely woman comes to a
park and meets a man. They reach out for one another. He lives in a world
of fantasy with childlike animal friends and is obsessed with the life of
the Lone Ranger. She lives in a world of stark loneliness and is willing to
learn about the Lone Ranger. For a brief beautiful moment their worlds
meet and then again, they are alone. A challenging work for director and actors.
ENTWINE 0-88734-579-4
Drama by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning playwright
Sean Michael Rice. (1m, 1f) One set. As performed by David Straitharn
(Good Night and Good Luck) Powerful confrontation between lovers
who suddenly realize they are separated by more than a simple job choice.
FIELDSTONES 0-88734-337-6
A powerful one act drama by Alan Zuberbiehlen. (2m) Paul must
break the news of their father's death to Freddy. Freddy, the black sheep of
the family, hasn't been close to his father for a long time. He learns how
his dad suffered with cancer, and discovers that all that's left is the family farm.
A heavy drinker and smoker, Freddy must now deal with his emotions
and his new obligations. A powerful look at father/son relationships.
Two powerful male roles.
FULL MOON 0-88734-422-4
A short comedy by Barry P. Rumble. (1m, 1f) Pam is a talkative
young lady. She's in love with Larry who never gets a word in edgewise.
While walking in the moonlight, Pam chatters away about everything that
crosses her mind, including a recent movie about werewolves. Completely
absorbed in the sound of her own voice, she completely overlooks Larry's
own wolfed transformation, but does make plans to see him next week
the night of a full moon!
THE GLITTERING GATE (See Lord Dunsany)
0-88734-323-6
THE IDEA MAN 0-88734-370-8
Comedy by Jon Potter. (1m, 1f) A disturbed young man visits a therapist.
His problem seems to be an inability to speak or address the world
except in the buzzwords and catchphrases of banal advertising jingles. In fact,
he is terrified of what he sees as his own total lack of creativity and
originality, and hopes to hide his lack behind facile slogans that no one expects to
be deep. But what he's selling and what his therapist is buying turn out to
be very different things...
THE LADY AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF AIRPORTS 0-88734-325-2
By Margaret Hayden Rector. (1m, 1f) Katherine Forbes believes
she should be recognized for her accomplishment and years of service
spent driving her late husband back and forth to Los Angeles
International Airport hundreds of times. A plaque in her honor would be perfect,
she believes. Kenwood Price, commissioner of LAX, does not agree. A
light-hearted comedy.
THE LADY AND THE MORTICIAN 0-88734-326-0
A romantic comedy by Margaret Hayden Rector. (1m,1f) Preparing
for the future, frugal and thrifty Katherine Forbes interviews la mortician.
Harold, recently widowed and lonely, would like to be of service to
this delightful old woman. Their conversation is sprinkled with innuendos
and flirtations, meandering toward an intriguing possibility. A
heart-warming and tender comedy.
LATE EVENING 0-88734-474-7
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (1m, 1f) One set. A casual meeting leads to
remarkable insights. Joe and Julie Marie are co-workers, both bringing some
baggage to their date. But this may be the time to let guards down... A
charming, simple romance.
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEED 0-88734-472-0
Drama in one act by Mary Steelsmith. (1m, 1f) One set. An elderly
couple gets the miracle the wife prayed for...and the bitter husband never
knew he needed. A powerful drama that will leave no audience unmoved.
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PAPERBACK BOOKS 0-88734-306-6
By Mary Steelsmith. Drama. (1m, 2f) Two lonely people seek roles
for themselves in the pages of tacky paperback self-help books.
Unfortunately, he's reading How to Be a Murderer while she's reading The
Total Victim. Their fumbling attempts to live up to the packaged
expectations of the books and the uncaring world that drove them to read them
finally manage to end in tragedy, only to leave the survivor realizing he's run
out of book...
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT WIVES 0-88734-557-3
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (2f) One set. (Royalty: $
35.) Two wives discussing a caddish husband are inspired to a murder plot by an episode of
Oprah. Sean Michael Rice is a recipient of the NAACP Image Theatre Award,
The Writers Guild of America (East) Foundation Fellowship Award, and
the Rockford Review Editor's Choice Award in Prose. "These are the kind
of plays that Lee (Strasberg) would have been proud to have on the
Actors Studio stage." Frank Corsaro, artistic director, The Actors Studio
SUNDAY 0-88734-899-8
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (1M, 1F) Single set. Argument over a train
schedule reveals deeper cracks in a troubled marriage before rekindling a
couple's lost affection.
SWAN SONG (See Anton
Chekhov) 0-88734-375-9
WHEN BOGART WAS 0-88734-468-2
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (2m) Two hoboes by the railroad track chase the
pasts they've lost and the future that eludes them.
WOMAN & MAN 0-88734-591-3
Drama in one act by award-winning playwright Sean Michael Rice.
(1m, 1f). One set. A casual comment leads to an
unexpected revelation with a passionate conclusion as two people realize
they have been keeping journals about each other.
SHORT PLAYS: 2 Characters Royalty $15
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THE Bench 0-88734-802-5
By Francisco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (1m, 1f) An encounter between an eccentric old woman and an inquisitive old man leads to
an unlikely friendship. Appx. 6 mins.
THE Closed Door 0-88734-802-5
By Francisco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (2f) A woman confronts a government agent during the surreal arrest of her husband, only to
end up imprisoning herself in her own home. Appx. 10 mins.
THE Sisters 0-88734-802-5
By Francisco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (2f) Two sisters fight over the one's fiancé and come to an unexpected realization. Appx. 5 mins.
3 Characters
A BRIDE FOR HEATHERHILL 0-88734-354-6
Comedy by Joe Corrie. (2m, 1f) The Buchan farm is in danger of
passing out of the family for want of an heir who wishes to work the land
under the eye of his domineering father. But Mrs. Buchan is determined to
save both the farm and her son's marriage, as well as getting herself a little
peace at last from her husband's roughshod ways.
A WAKE FOR DONALD 0-88734-382-1
Chilling, atmospheric terror from Evelyn Hood. (2m, 1f)
Notorious grave-robbers, body-snatchers, and murderers Burke and Hare drink
and talk with the widow of their latest victim, planning to add her to their wares!
The play evokes an atmosphere of foreshadowed horror that will
have audiences quivering in their chairs!
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AMBUSH 0-88734-378-3
A tense thriller by Bernard G. High. (3f) An escaped convict forces
her way into a woman's house in a riveting story of blackmail and betrayal.
What is the past between them? And what will their future if any be?
AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT
(See G.B. Shaw) 0-88734-870-X
BARREN FIELDS 0-88734-838-6
Drama by David Crawford. (2m, 1f) First play of
Harvest: a High Plains Trilogy. Rick Childress struggles to save his failing farm, while his wife
Toni finds it harder and harder to find the strength to live the farmer's life.
She is an outsider to his dream of keeping up the family's long continuity
with the land
but without her strength, can he keep that dream alive?
THE BEAR (See Anton Chekhov) 0-88734-317-1
BEHOLD A PALE BRONCO 0-88734-872-6
Comedy by Mary Steelsmith. (2m, 1f) One set. Two lumpen
Los Angelenos see a chance for fame and glory during O.J. Simpson's
famous "slow speed chase." Reality and the media collide to ironic effect.
THE BERINGSFORD EXPERIMENT 0-88734-309-0
Drama by Marvin R. Wilson, Jr. (2m, 1f) Bill Beringsford wants a
divorce but his wife Pam doesn't believe him. She tries to "save" their
marriage via a "very experimental" form of therapy conducted by
Professor Loomis, who monitors their home with electronic bugs. Exasperated,
Bill clandestinely arranges to have their home burglarized and Pam done
away with. Professor Loomis, an aural witness to all the horrendous
happenings, turns out to be the perfect alibi and Bill commits the "perfect" crime.
Wonderful entertainment.
THE BLUE GOOSE B&B 0-88734-347-3
A comedy in one act by Jane Archer. (1m, 2f) Two refined, elderly
ladies try to open a small hotel on the site of a notorious former cat
house. Hilarious confusion follows when they receive their first guest!
CHECKMATE 0-88734-888-2
Comedy by John Kelly. (2m, 1f) One set. A father is resigned to
living with his feminist "new woman" daughter. His hopes are raised when
his daughter receives a proposal of marriage the young man is shocked
when the progressive young woman gives him a proposal back that he
never expected and neither did her straitlaced father. Timely and
humorous with three interesting characters.
Computer Bait 0-88734-470-4
by award-winning playwright William
Hezlep (from Plays of the Present: Three American
One-Acts). (1m, 2f) A failed actress fronts for
a computer dating service with a hidden agenda.
CONFESSIONS IN THE DARK 0-88734-898-X
A drama in one act by Rolland L. Heiss. (2m, 1f) Lonnie Dalton,
a successful writer, is returning to the family home for the funeral of
his estranged brother Aaron, and learns too late that the estrangement
was mostly illusion on his part.
DALWHINNIE 0-88734-364-3
Comedy in one act by Robert Kemp. (2m, 1f) Dalwhinnie, a
strait-laced, meek little lawyer, receives a visit from the powerful and eccentric
Marquis of Foggieloan, who wants the lawyer to handle his divorce so he
can marry Dalwhinnie's wife! But Dalwhinnie decides this is taking
client satisfaction a little too far. Rich comic characters and
marvelous situations. The worm finally turns in this spirited comedy!
Descent 0-88734-470-4
by award-winning playwright William Hezlep
(from Plays of the Present: Three American
One-Acts). (2m, 1f). A grimly apocalyptic tale of
an all-too-probable near future, as two men stumble through the darkness
of a world going slowly downhill, trying to repair systems that can no
longer keep society going.
ILLUSTRATION 0-88734-897-1
Drama in one act by Writer's Guild and NAACP-Award-winning
author Sean Michael Rice. (2m, 1f) One simple set. Jesse and Billy, convicted
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murderers, sit through their final interview minutes before their
execution. What follows is a recounting of utter horror. Although Jesse and Billy
try to justify themselves as daring rogues and desperadoes, invoking
half-remembered episodes of old TV Westerns, the appalled audience
quickly recognizes the hollow shell of their humanity as we realize that they
went on their bloody spree because they really couldn't think of anything
else to do.
It's A Living 0-88734-471-2
by award-winning playwright William Hezlep
(from Plays of the Past: Three American
One-Acts). (2m, 1f) A farmer struggles not only
with the fate of his land but his legacy as a father to his son. Both problems
come to a head when he receives an offer to buy his land...
KICK 0-88734-590-5
A drama in one act by award-winning playwright Sean Michael Rice. (3m).
One set. Three desperate husbands share a daily train commute with
an existential crisis on the side. The closer they get to home and the
longer they spend in the bar car, the tighter life closes in on them
but as the
play ends, one of them is on the verge of a passionate declaration
of independence or another Saturday morning hangover
LITERATURE 0-88734-540-9
Classic comedy in one act by Arthur Schnitzler. Edited and
Introduction by William-Alan Landes. (2m, 1f) One set. Soon to be married
woman and former lover publish novels that together will expose their past affair.
Her aristocratic husband-to-be is prepared to duel her ex-beau over
the scandal, but the bohemian scribbler is far too refined to stand up for himself.
THE LOVE GARDEN 0-88734-305-8
An intriguing one act play by James Sunwall. (2m, 1f.) One set. A
lovely private world hidden behind a high wall, where everything is perfect:
intruding into this serenity is Frank a fugitive on the run from the
law, his past and even his hopes for the future. The couple living in this
serene world, Maximillian and Gloriana, permit the fugitive to stay until it is
safe for him to climb back into his world. Yet why would anyone want to
leave an Eden? And another question: is this serene world really a safe place
or is it some unusual kind of hell? Frank goads Maximillian into an
emotional and intellectual battle and in the end, it is Maximillian who takes
Frank's place and returns to the world outside. But is it Frank who has really won?
THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (See Anton Chekhov)
0-88734-318-X
MISS JULIE 0-88734-303-1
Classic drama by August Strindberg. (1m, 2f). A doomed love between
the classes. A young woman commits suicide rather than continue
an inappropriate relationship with a social inferior she cannot bear to spurn.
ONE SHARP AND TWO FLATS 0-88734-319-8
Comedy by Jane Archer. (1m, 2f) Elderly spinster sisters are visited
by the FBI investigating a recently arrested member of their chamber
music group. The sisters are less interested in his many, many crimes than in
the loss of a good violinist . But since the FBI has taken away, perhaps
the FBI will give "...a unique and extraordinary talent."
Otto Preminger
ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES 0-88734-314-7
A comic escapade in one act by Golden Globe winner Curtis Zahn.
(2m, 1f) Harriet is making enthusiastic advances on shy Harry, who tries to
avoid her. A burglar breaks in unnoticed and goes about his business,
enjoying the bizarre antics of this mismatched couple. Wonderfully brisk
dialogue and fast-paced action make this an exceptionally funny outing.
ROSALIND (See James M. Barrie)
0-88734-331-7
SQUARING 0-88734-489-5
Drama by David Crawford. (2m, 1f) Second play of
Harvest: a High Plains Trilogy. Squaring: making a clean sharp corner at the end of a row.
Rick Childress has become a legend in his farming community: a crusty
loner with a seemingly bottomless knowledge of cotton and the land.
Aggy Taylor, the new county agent, comes out to see the farm and visit the
local legend. But is it the successful farm that interests her or the farmer?
Rick Childress is coming up on a corner
but how will he turn?
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THEY'S WEYWULVES 0-88734-876-9
Comedy by Mary Steelsmith. (3f) Two country women, survivors of
a particularly hairy wedding, discuss the new bride and whether her city
ways will be the ruination of the family. But the city gal is going to show
these old dogs some new tricks of her own...
WACS IN KHAKI 0-88734-310-4
Comedic drama by Mary Steelsmith. (3f) Three plucky nurses act out
every cliché from every lame Warner Brothers war movie ever made. But
what starts out as a campy funfest turns darker as it turns out our heroines
are winning the battles but losing the war... a funny and intelligent look
at women's roles in entertainment and life.
**WANTED: A COOK [M.S.]
0-88734-338-4
An ironic comedy by E. Eugene Perry, based on the short story by
Alan Dale. (1m, 2f) Letitia and Archibald hire a non-English-speaking
Swedish cook. She soon takes over the household, their polished ways no
match for her earthy self-assertion. She bathes in the kitchen and has many
friends traipsing in and out of the house. Letitia has finally had enough but
it is the Swedish cook that erupts, spewing English and threats. A fun
parlor-room comedy.
WOMEN WITH CASSEROLES 0-88734- 877-7
Comedy by Mary Steelsmith. (3f) The high-school queen, has died an
early, tragic and oddly appropriate death, and the survivors of her clique
are gathering to pick over the remains. A survivor of the high school
world outside the clique, who has gone on to have a life beyond high school's
petty pecking order, returns to find the old club still in session. But she has
good reasons of her own for breaking up that old gang that wasn't hers...
SHORT PLAYS: 3 Characters Royalty $15
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The Adopted Mother 0-88734-XXX-X
By Francesco Bivona, from The Adopted Mother and Other
Plays (1m, 2f) Orphaned couple `adopts' older neighbor woman
for
a surprising reason! Appx. 10 mins.
Boomba 0-88734-Coming
By Francesco Bivona, from
The Adopted Mother and Other Plays (1m, 2f) Bickering couple discover unexpected legacy from eccentric
artist uncle... and each other. Appx. 10 mins.
The Cat Lovers 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (1m, 2f) A couple rescuing stray cats confront a resentful neighbor. Appx. 5 mins.
Chickie And The Rabbit 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (2m, 1f). A chicken and a rabbit discuss their place in the food chain as the farmer comes closer
and closer... Appx. 5 min.
Franks And Beans 0-88734-802-5
by Francesco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (1m, 2f) A woman refuses to cook dinner for her husband because she's cooking up bigger plans
for both of them. Appx. 10 mins.
Murder At Windy Oaks 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (2m, 1f) A woman's suspicions about the murder of her old friend may cost her her own life as well.
Appx. 8 mins.
One For The Master
0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (1m, 2f) Two women keep a dark secret from a police inspector. Appx. 7 mins.
Peter Peppan
0-88734-XXX-X
By Francesco Bivona, from
The Adopted Mother and Other Plays (2m, 2f) Middle-aged man confronts lost youth with the help of two
nearsighted neighbors and a hilarious dose of self-deceit. Appx. 8 mins.
Supper For Two
0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (2m, 1f) Husband catches wife on phone with another man. Appx. 5 mins.
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The Sranger 0-88734-802-5
by Francesco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (2m, 1f). A woman encounters the Divine in a deserted Grand Central Station. Appx. 6 mins.
TWO FOR LATER 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (1m, 2f) A daughter encounters her drunken mother's escort of an evening. Appx 8 min.
The Unexpected Rift 0-88734-802-5
by Francesco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (2m, 1f). A man jeopardizes his relationship with his wife while he avoids her waiting
for the result of an AIDS test he cannot tell her about. Appx. 10 mins.
4 Characters
A NEW COMPETITOR 0-88734-121-7
Comedy by William-Alan Landes. (3m, 1f) A warm and humorous
one-act play. William Loomis and his daughter are in competition
with publisher Roger Nelson. Susan uncovers Nelson's secret but Loomis
refuses to allow her revenge. Instead he brings Susan and Roger together...
fussing and feuding and falling in love!
A NIGHT AT AN INN (See Lord Dunsany)
0-88734-398-8
AN OLD MAN'S NEW 0-88734-360-0
A comedy in one act by Dave Cochrane. (2m, 2f) Joe is laid-off and
forced to move from his native Glasgow. His blunt wit and earthy humor are
his principal weapons against the despair of his lot as he tries to adjust to
his new situation. Compassionate, humane and amusing.
ANNAJANSKA (See G.B.
Shaw) 0-88734-863-7
THE ANNIVERSARY (See Anton Chekhov)
0-88734-234-1
ARIA DA CAPO (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-865-3
BEDSIDE COMPANION 0-88734-873-4
Drama by Mary Steelsmith. (1m, 3f) Rose, solid and stolid, is caring
for Charlie, a young man dying of AIDS. Jo-Jo, a vibrant dancer from
Charlie's past, swings back into Charlie's life and offers to take him on a cruise
with her, to give him back some liberty and life in his last days. But what
do either of them really want from and for the dying young man?
CARLA AND THE WOLVES 0-88734-701-1
Drama by J.C. Maxfield. (3m, 1f) Murder and madness in the
Yukon. Through a series of grim flashbacks we see Carla, an ex-hooker, murder
first her husband and then a visiting trapper with whom she is having an
affair. She is stranded, alone in a distant, snow-bound cabin... her guilt and
isolation are driving her insane. A gripping work of madness and murder with
a powerful female role.
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME 0-88734-384-8
A comedy in one act by Jack House. (4m) Wullie Wutherspoon is
going to the dogs. He has been seen smoking and escorting a girl to the
cinema and even to the dance hall. His father ropes Wullie's uncle and the
local minister into his personal crusade to save Wullie's character, only to
find that the source of his downfall lies much closer to home than
anyone thought.
THE DEVIL AND HARRY TRUMAN 0-88734-324-4
Drama by Michael W. Hess. Flexible (4-6m) The Devil offers
Harry Truman a deal his soul for the secret of the A-Bomb.
END OF THE ROW 0-88734-490-9
Drama by David Crawford. (2m, 2f) Third play of
Harvest, Rick Childress, pushing 70, faces his biggest and possibly last decision. His
daughter Maggie, expecting, wants him to retire at last and sell the farm before
his love for the land kills him. She wants him to choose to be a
grandfather to her new child. But Rick has to choose between her desires, and the
land that has claimed his life and where he wants to die
THE GAME OF CHESS (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-336-8
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0-88734-869-6
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JENNIFER 0-88734-830-0
Comedy by C. Stewart Black. (2m, 2f) A young woman gets more
than she bargained for when she decides she's the one to choose between
her sister's two suitors for her. Her melodramatic decision-making
process turns an important life choice into high farce!
MURDERING MUM 0-88734-843-2
A drama in one act by Mike Tibbets. Cast of four (2m, 2f). One set.
Bill's daughter sets up a lavish computer simulation of his late wife, to help
deal with his grief and loss. Already "Mum" is manipulating their home
and their lives in ways Mum never could or would.. Is it too late to put
this gigabyte genie back in its bottle?
THE NIGHT OUT 0-88734-792-4
Comedy by John Watson. (2m, 2f) John just wants to show his sister
and her husband a good time. But when his date turns out to be his
brother-in-law's old and still smoldering flame, times get much livelier than
he expected! The old flame leads to hot heads and hotter tempers, and a
comic climax! Colorful physical comedy with strong character parts.
Obit For A Polar Bear
0-88734-470-4 by William Hezlep 2m, 2f
(From Plays of the Present: Three American
One-Acts) A satirical look at an evening news program
that presents plenty of facts, but very little truth, as the murder of a zoo
animal becomes an exposé of a superficial and debased mass media. Appx. 10 mins.
THE OLD ADAM 0-88734-844-0
A comedy by Charles Barron. (2m, 2f) A family is divided by
the generations. Father and son fight over the future of their business.
The entire family find themselves in themiddle of battle and all end up
with more fun than they bargained for. Delightful characters.
O'FLAHERTY, V.C. (See G.B. Shaw)
0-88734-350-3
OVERRULED (See G.B. Shaw)
0-88734-248-5
PANTALOON (See James M. Barrie)
0-88734-316-3
THE PLIGHT OF THE LESSER SAWYER'S CRICKET 0-88734-223-X
(68 minutes) Golden Globe Winner (See Full Length Plays)
THE POTATO EATERS 0-88734-469-0
Drama in one act by James Sunwall. Drawn from the painting by
Vincent Van Gogh. (2m, 2f) Farm family rebels against greedy father. "All
winter long I have had in hand the threads of this fabric, and I have searched
for a definite pattern; and though it has taken on a rough coarse
aspect, nevertheless the threads have been selected carefully and according
to certain rules. And it may prove to be a real peasant picture. I know it
is." Vincent van Gogh
A powerful and compelling drama to challenge a cast and enthrall
an audience!
RISING OF THE MOON (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-368-6
A STITCH IN TIME 0-88734-361-9
A comedy in one act by Alex Rowan. (1m, 3f) When a man wants a
new pair of pants taken in, he gets more help from his family than he can handle.
His seams may not split, but the audience's sides will!
A SUNNY MORNING (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-394-5
TAPESTRIES MS
0-88734-325-2
An intense one-act drama by Rolland L. Heiss. (3m, 1f)
pb 8.5 x 11 $15 William McCaffrey has been arrested for bigamy and forgery and
is suspected of murdering one of his wives. The story weaves the
many threads of Bill's life... Bill's strong childhood attachment to his
grandmother, his non-demonstrative father, his gentle but smothering
mother, and his jailer... into a tapestry of pain and human frailty. Riveting,
for strong actors.
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Barrie) 0-88734-330-9
Wedding Gown 0-88734-802-5
By Francisco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays . (2m, 2f) Widower's daughter rebels against his new fiancée, fearing she will drive him away
from the memory of her mother.
THE WISHFORK WEDDING 0-88734-327-9
A comedy in one act by Margaret Hayden Rector. (2m, 2f) Wilford
and Madeline are young and in love. They feel the next logical step is marriage.
Mama and Papa need to be convinced so Madeline shocks them with
the "we have to get married" ploy. As life starts to snowball with plans
and preparations, Wilford and Madeline take a step back to re-examine
their relationship. They see the wisdom in waiting. Unfortunately, they
cannot alter the course of their lives. They find themselves swept up in the
fever of the wedding ceremony. A cleverly stylized play which creates
a delightful stage presentation.
SHORT PLAYS: 4 Characters
The Change 0-88734-XXX-X
By Francesco Bivona, from
The Adopted Mother and Other Plays (1m, 3f) Mother tries to relight feelings between her reluctant son and ex-love.
Appx. 10 mins. Royalty $15 (£10)
Two To Tango 0-88734-XXX-X
By Francesco Bivona, from
The Adopted Mother and Other Plays (1m, 3f) Elderly couple confront old age, bickering children and a
threatened move to a rest home together. Appx. 9 mins.
Royalty $15 (£10)
5 Characters
A MATTER OF DIPLOMACY 0-88734-356-2
By Agnes Adam. (2m, 3f) A young couple plot to get the daughter's
warring parents to agree to their wedding by convincing each the other has
strictly forbidden it. Simple contrariness and human nature do the rest.
A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE 0-88734-377-5
A comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (3m, 2f) A long-suffering
husband suddenly finds his domineering bully of a wife was married before
when her first and still legal husband walks in the door. In a reversal of the
classic plot, the question then becomes, which one of them will be unlucky
enough to stay married to her! Their solution is wonderful. Hilarious comedy
with great characters. A side splitting comedy.
SHOWCASE
A PLUMBER AND A MAN 0-88734-380-5
A comedy in one act by Joe Corrie. (3m, 2f) Newly-elected town
councilor Baldie McCosh plans to marry off his daughter to help his "rising
political career," but she doesn't plan on going along nor does her true love,
quiet plumber Sam, whose meek demeanor hides unexpected depths.
A TALENT FOR GIVING 0-88734-885-8
Drama by Mike Tibbets. (3m, 2f) One set. A powerful story of
loyalty, redemption and artistic integrity. The successful and complacent
artist Albrecht Dürer rejects a commission from a humble monastery. Then
he is confronted by the friend of his youth who gave up his own art career
to support Dürer's studies, who challenges him to rediscover the talent he
is neglecting.
ABERDEEN ANGUS 0-88734-552-2
Comedy by Bob Adams. (3m, 2f) One set. The old farmer Jock has
died
and it looks like his arrogant, greedy and long-absent son Calum means
to shut his sister Linda out of her inheritance. But the old farmer has
reached down from the hereafter to use Calum's own selfishness against him
ANOTHER WAY OUT (See Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-397-X
BIRDS OF PREY 0-88734-387-2
by Agnes Adam. (5f) Two old biddies use their formidable skills at
church work and fundraising to further their own favorite activity: collecting
and spreading gossip! But how to separate their virtue from their vice?
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Comedy by George S. Ferrier. (2m, 3f) Romance and revenge conspire
as a stodgy government inspector comes to town, ostensibly to prove
the misdeeds of a cagey local farmer...
BRAIDLANDS 0-88734-452-6
Comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (3m, 2f) Braidlands, a crusty,
ailing farmer, cannot stand his shrewish wife's nursing, and so secretly gets
his boozy old plowman and friend installed as his nurse. Convinced he is
dying, Braidlands makes all the necessary arrangements, but a visit from smug
and self-righteous churchwoman Maggie McNee, inspires him to such
indignation and outrage that he decides to live, just to spite everyone!
Delightful comedy.
THE BRIDGE 0-88734-819-X
Drama by Joe Corrie. (2m, 3f) Infidelity and attempted murder play
out to a shocking conclusion in a stormy night on an isolated farm. A
woman plots with her lover to take advantage of the storm and win their
freedom from her husband. The suspense as the audience waits for the
conclusion of the plot is harrowing.
CONFESSIONS IN THE DARK 0-88734-898-X
Drama by Robert Heiss. Cast of five (3m, 2f) One set. A successfull
writer is returning to the family home for the funeral of his estranged
brother, but learns the enstrangement he felt was an illusion...
FALSE ALIBI 0-88734-788-6
Comedy by Charles Thornton. (5m) One set. Two sailors commit a
brutal robbery and conspire on their alibi, only to be tripped up by the tricks
of their own trade by a police inspector who realizes time and tide wait
for no man!
FISH 0-88734-789-4
Comedy by Donald MacKenzie. (3m, 2f) The closing of a fish
factory forces the workers to confront their situation with defiance and humor.
A charming collection of characters studies and grace under pressure.
GO TO JERICHO 0-88734-755-X
Comedy by W.D. Cocker. (5f) The household of a devout old woman
fear she has died on pilgrimage and left them out of her will. Then
she returns... but will her family and staff come to realize they might have
been better off without her?
GREAT EXPECTATIONS 0-88734-756-8
Comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (5f) Family learns of death of
long-lost relative, and embarks on an elaborate fantasy about their
supposed inherited wealth. Rollicking story with lots of humor and laugh lines,
good characterizations and strong parts for its female players. A Scottish
Juno and the Paycock!
IT'S A LOUSY OLD WORLD 0-88734-372-4
Comedy by Jon Potter. (3m, 2f) Several louses (no, really, lice)
discuss the nature of life, the universe and the mythical coming of the
Great Shampoo. Off-beat and oddly thought-provoking.
JOHNNY TENORIO 0-88734-339-2
Contemporary adaptation of the adventures of
Don Juan with deep Mexican roots. (3m, 2f) Johnny returns to Big Bertha's, a run
down cantina and way-station en route to the afterlife, to die after being
shot by a jealous husband on El Dia del Los Muertes, the Day of the Dead.
Through flashbacks and confrontations with the shade of Don
Juan, Johnny's father, Bertha explores and absolves Johnny of his sins
while celebrating his courage and passion for life. Excellent example of
bilingual Chicano theatre.
THE LOST SILK HAT (See Lord
Dunsany) 0-88734-335-X
THE MAN OF DESTINY (See George B.
Shaw) 0-88734-234-5
MISS PRIMROSE'S HUSBAND 0-88734-828-9
by multiple award winning Agnes Adam. (2m, 3f) A small-town
doctor wants to marry a woman who has lived a fantasy marriage for more
than twenty years, with the beau who abandoned
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simple but challenging characterizations.
MOTHER, LOVE ME 0-88734-313-9
An intense and touching one-act drama by Martha Monigle. (1m, 4f)
Christine, an unloved but devoted daughter, must break terrible news to
her mother. Christine's only brother, her favorite child and reason for
living, has committed suicide. The grief-stricken mother spurns her daughter,
who gave up personal happiness and any chance at marriage to support her.
To the audience's delight, Christine boldly refuses to continue paying
her mother's excessive and indulgent expenses. A tour de force
acting/directing piece.
OPENING NIGHT 0-88734-820-3
Drama by Joe McDonagh. (3m, 2f) A bitter journalist discovers his
former lover is the lead in a play he is reviewing, that could restart her career.
Will he let a failed romance interfere with his professional conduct?
REHEARSING WITH RAT 0-88734-371-6
Drama by Jon Potter. (2m, 3f) A troupe of actors in a small-town
company bring some unexpected emotional baggage to a first rehearsal of their
new play! The harmless little fiction they're play-acting at rebounds upon
their "real" lives with devastating effect.
SLIPPING THE LEASH 0-88734-831-9
Comedy in one act by Kevin Welch. (2m, 3f) A wretched young
man's home, work and fantasy life collide in bawdy humor.
THREE FRIENDS (Tre Amici) 0-88734-890-4
Comedy by Mike Tibbets. Cast of five (3m, 2f) One set. A poor
Italian restaurant introduces three bickering WWII buddies to the daughter
they never had. A fast paced, tongue in cheek comedy.
TIME POCKETS 0-88734-471-2
by award-winning playwright William Hezlep,
from Plays of the Past: Three American
One-Acts (4m, 1f) The story of a soldier for
whom the war may never be over. Will he ever escape reliving the
traumatic experiences of battle?
T.V. TANGLE 0-88734-834-3
Comedy by Kevin Welch. (2m, 3f) Back in the good old days, things
get chaotic when the first television set appears in town and makes a
crusty farmer's home the new community center!
SHORT PLAYS: 5 Characters Royalty
$15 (£10) ea.
911 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (4m, 1f). Two men come to blows when they cannot agree what year it is, and the cops decide both
men are crazy! Appx. 7 mins.
According To Plan
0-88734-932-3
Comedy by Kay Macauliffe, from
Three Plays for Women (5f) One set. Last minute panic and second thoughts run rampant at a woman's
second wedding as she faces the challenge of pulling herself up out of the
comfortable ruts she has worn in her life during her previous marriage. Can
she rediscover the bride-to-be in the woman she once was? Appx. 8 mins.
The Haunted House 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (4m, 1f) Pastiche of classical Greek comedy. Clever servant saves his mistress's reputation and
marriage by convincing her jealous husband his house is haunted. Appx. 12 mins.
Mama Levine 0-88734-808-4
by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (1M,4F) A dime store's staff confronts a desperate shoplifter... with a surprising outcome.Appx. 5 mins.
The Mind Readers 0-88734-XXX-X
By Francesco Bivona, from
The Adopted Mother and Other Plays (2m, 3f) An exercise in park-bench character analysis is thwarted by an
eighty-something panhandling troubabour and two lively older gentlemen.
Appx. 10 mins.
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Drama by George Taylor, from
Three Plays for Women (5f) One set. An elderly woman being taken to an old folks' home by her family reflects
on the road she's traveled to that point in her life and uses her memories
to persuade her daughter and granddaughter to keep her at home.
(Appx. 15 minutes.) Royalty
$25 (£15) ea.
6 Characters
A BIT OF LAND 0-88734-302-3
A comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (4m, 2f) Farmer Tommy
Boyle, thinking his father Andy has died, persuades his friend to impersonate
the dead man for the purpose of making out a bogus will in front of witnesses.
But as farmer, friend and witnesses all scramble for their own
advantage out of the "will," the "deceased" Andy shows up very much alive!
A CAMEO FROM CRANFORD 0-88734-351-1
Comedy by Agnes Adam. (6f) The spinsters of a small town terrify
each other with tales of an imagined robbery-plot. They band together to
search the house but are undone by their own timidity!
A GREAT OCCASION 0-88734-359-7
A drama in one act by Agnes Adam. (6f) A crotchety old woman gets
her comeuppance on her eightieth birthday, as her abrupt ways finally
spark rebellion among her long-suffering friends and family.. Some
"home truths", told with humor and compassion.
THE AMBASSADOR 0-88734-123-3
A wonderful Award Winning Comedy by William Alan Landes. Can
be performed by adults or teens but the subject matter is ideally suited for
a young a adult audience. (3m,3f, extras is desired) Simple Set. Arthur
is studying Greek and obnoxiously lords it over family and friends. Sister
Sue and friend Kate decide to teach Arthur a lesson. Audiences enjoy
Arthur's chagrin when he discovers he cannot communicate with the
Greek-speaking visitor! (30 minutes)
A SONG FOR ROBBIE 0-88734-362-7
An historical comedy by Dorothy Dunbar. (2m, 4f) The village
women try to get the famous visiting poet, Robert Burns, to include them in
his next work. For all their antics, the poet fancys a simple young milk maid.
Broad humor and strong character parts make this a perfect period
piece for small casts.
BILLY SHAW 0-88734-389-9
A comedy in one act by Joe Corrie. (2m, 4f) Billy Shaw, an old
farmworker, is about to celebrate an unexpected turn in his fortune, and is sparing
no expense to make it a grand occasion. He invites his son and daughter
in law, who have neglected him for years but now woo him in hopes
of profiting from Billy's windfall. But Billy's good fortune is not what
any of them expect... a delightful unexpected ending.
BORROWED PLUMAGE 0-88734-343-0
by David Wright Crawford. Award winning play. (2m, 1f, 1b, 2g)
Mary has been molested and her emotional stability is at risk. Her parents
are denying the violation ever took place and are hiding the event from
their friends and Mary's fiancé, Joe. Joe is horrified by Mary's version of
the attack she accuses her father! Two additional endings are offered to
be presented as three different points of view or use the favorite.
Powerful characterizations.
BRAINWAVES 0-88734-851-3
Comedy by Pat Trevor. (3m, 3f). One set. Playwright succeeds
too well with his latest creation, who comes to life and begins taking
over his world
and everyone who comes into it! Clever and witty
with just a touch of whimsy.
BUSINESS MEETING 0-88734-363-5
by Agnes Adam. (6f) One set. The town organizer's attempts to
impose order on the church women's meetings end in chaos and comedy.
Unfortunately, her sisters all seem determined to keep the social in
a society function!
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COLLEGES AND CORNS 0-88734-391-0
Comedy in one act by G. Paterson Whyte. (2m, 4f) Jennie wants to
attend trade school but her father refuses, thinking it beneath their
socially-climbing station. It's up to her rascally Uncle Danny to step in and
make her father see the light even if it means there's just a little
blackmail afoot, so to speak...
CONDITIONAL SURRENDER 0-88734-390-2
A comedy in one act by Alex Buchan, adapted from Lawrence
Sterne's Tristam Shandy. (3m, 3f) Captain Shand naively attempts to court
the anything-but-naive widow next door, in spite of his, er, 'old war
wound.'. She, on the other hand, is not eager to waste what may be her last
chance at marriage on an unsuitable or incapable mate. An entertaining
and accessible introduction to a classic work of literature.
THE DEVIL AND HARRY TRUMAN
(See 4 Characters) 0-88734-324-4
THE GOSSIP 0-88734-752-5
Comedy by Helen & Bob Orr. (6f) The arrival of a famous pop
star wonderfully disrupts a small community.
HOME SWEET HOME 0-88734-764-9
Comedic drama by Agnes Adam. (6f) Two elderly spinsters cling to
their tumbledown home in spite of a concerned community's desire to see
them in something better: the familiar is always best.
HONEYMOON RETURN 0-88734-765-7
Comedy by G. Paterson Whyte. (2m, 4f) A young couple return
from their honeymoon to a rude awakening concerning marital realities.
Fortunately older and wiser heads are there to help matters along... not!
HOW DIFFERENT FROM US 0-88734-767-3
A drama in one act by Maureen Neld. (6F) plus extras, as desired.
Conflict arises in the staff room of a failing girls' school over one of the pupils
and brings into the open simmering hostilities between the younger and
older generations of teachers. A strong, sensitive drama with powerful
roles for its female cast.
ILE 0-88734-539-5
Powerful drama by Nobel Prize-winning author Eugene O'Neil. (4m,
1f, 1b) One set. Ambition, love and madness clash on an icebound
whaling ship in the Arctic Ocean. (See Classic One Acts.)
THE INCA OF PERUSALEM (See Shaw Collection)
0-88734-864-5
LOS DORADOS
(See Carlos Morton Collection) 0-88734-321-X
THE NIGHT CAFÉ 0-88734-894-7
Drama by James Sunwall. 3m, 3f) One minimal set. A compelling
drama based on one of Van Gogh's most disturbing and atmospheric works...
The night cafe "is a place where one can ruin oneself, run mad, or commit
a crime, expressing the terrible passions of humanity." And tonight
the denizens of this decrepit bar will fulfill that promise and beyond.
Their passions and desires , their arrogance and greed and rage, will clash tonight
in an abrupt and animal confrontation whose savage outcome will
satisfy only one contemptuous witness...
THE NINETEENTH HOLE 0-88734-821-1
Drama by Hal D. Stewart. (6m) A classic locked-room murder
mystery. The members of a bridge game agree that their deceased partner was
none too nice but worth killing? And since they were all in the locked
room, one of them must be the killer...
PLATFORM PARTY 0-88734-829-7
Comedy by Alan Richardson. (3m, 3f) plus extras. One set. It's the
last evening of a drama festival, and no ego will go quietly into that good
night before the last curtain falls! The lighting director is acting up,
the distinguished elder presenter is lost in a fog of her own (distant) past
glories and theatre anecdotes, the sponsors want to turn the festival into one
long commercial and the politicians are determined to turn it into a
political rally. The raffle is rigged, the stage isn't, and the celebrity judge is in a
snit over the lack of respect for his big-city eminence!
RIDERS TO THE SEA (See Classic One-Acts
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by Francesco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (3m, 3f) A man gets up to go to work in the morning...and mysteriously loses fifty years of his life.
SO PITIFULLY SLAIN 0-88734-831-9
Award-winning drama by Audrey Evans. (6f) The wife of Queen
Elizabeth's favorite courtier is murdered by gypsy "fortunetellers," who are
granted a frightening vision of the world they've ushered in.
UNDERWEAR 0-88734-369-4
Comedy by Jon Potter. (2m, 4f) It's worse than your mother's
worst nightmare, worse than being in an accident without clean underwear:
try being in an accident with the wrong
person's underwear! Heather could probably deal with the embarrassment of an unflattering pair of
boxer shorts, but putting up with the boorish emergency room doctor and his
lame jokes is another matter entirely until Heather and her mother decide
to give him something to really think about...!
When Fate Takes Over 0-88734-802-5
by Francesco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (4m, 3f). An elderly woman and her gentleman suitor turn the tables on her greedy daughters.
THE VALIANT (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-753-3
THE WILL (See James M. Barrie)
0-88734-329-5
SHORT PLAYS: 6 Characters
A Traveling Mind
0-88734-932-3
Comedy by Joan Leese, from Three Plays for
Women (6f) One set. A domestic crisis in a railway station brings out unexpected qualities in
a fugitive foster mother, a frail hypochondriac and a mousy schoolgirl
with a secret life, as they carry out a hasty plan to help the foster mother
escape the pursuing authorities and keep the child she has come to love.
Appx. 12 mins. Royalty
$25 (£15)
Queen Victoria Is Amused 0-88734-914-5
Drama by Norman Holland,
from Three Costume Plays for Women (6f) One set. The intimidating Queen of England grants an
impromptu audience to the wife of her departing Prime Minister Gladstone, who
bravely pleads for some sign of royal esteem for her controversial husband.
Mrs. Gladstone's defense of her husband's private character, and the nerve
she shows in standing up to Her Imperial Majesty, lead Victoria to
reconsider her opinion of the man, and the effect she has on the women around her.
Appx. 15 minutes. Royalty $25 (£15)
7 Characters
A FINE GENTLEMAN 0-88734-355-4
Period comedy by Alan Richardson, inspired by Molière's
Le Sicilien. (3m, 3f, 1 m/f) A young couple plans an elopement under cover of their
father's portrait sitting. Soon even the domestics and the lackeys are horning
in on the act! Broad physical humor and insightful characterization give
this piece its charm.
A TALE OF TWO UNDERTAKERS 0-88734-381-3
A comedy in one act by award-winning playwright Alan Richardson.
(4m, 3f) Two brothers, competing undertakers in a small town, wage a trade
war that complicates their wives' friendship and their employees' love
lives. Raucous comedy ensues until the brothers are thrown together by fate
in spite of themselves.
ALL FOR MAIRI'S WEDDING
0-88734-550-6 A one-act comedy by Millie Gray. (2m, 5f) The local church
encourages the island's young women to bring husbands from the mainland, but
Mairi overdoes it, returning with young Dustin, complete with nose
studs, criminal record and a 'masseuse' mother who rubs the whole island the
wrong way. Literally. Something must be done. But what, when her
family believes believe Mairi to be in the family way? What they don't
realize is that Dustin, and his mother, are equally desperate for a solution...
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BETWEEN TWO THIEVES 0-88734-383-X
Drama in one act by Agnes Adam. Single set. (7f) Minimum two extras.
Anne, a deeply religious woman in her 80's, is confined to a nursing home.
Her roommates are a coarse vagrant and a woman in her 90's with the
mind of a child. It is Christmas eve and although Anne tries to bear up under
their impositions, culminating in the theft of all her possessions, the
strain finally takes its toll and she dies, as the Bible passage she is so fond of relates
between two thieves. A strong dramatic program with three powerful
female characters.
BULLWHIP 0-88734-896-3
Drama by Ralph Porter. Cast of seven (3m, 4f). One set. A
modern domestic tragedy comes to a head in the Cravens household.
The mother's suicide attempt fails but its consequences remain.
CONSPIRATORS 0-88734-499-2
Drama by Robert Kemp. Based on a short story by Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Walter Duranty. (5m, 2f), two extras. One set. Vassia, a
young and ambitious official under Stalin, is ordered to oversee the show trials
and executions of several of his lifelong friends and neighbors
including
Kyra, his well-born lover from the days before the Revolution. The
differences in their social classes doomed their relationship
and now may doom
Kyra herself if Vassia does his duty.
THE DEVIL GOES RIDING 0-88734-787-8
Comedy by Agnes Adam. (5m, 2f) The denizens of an isolated inn
await the arrival of a notorious local ghost. When a huge terrifying figure
appears in the door, their fears are confirmed... but it turns out to be even
worse than they imagined! But what could be worse than a spirit from the Pit?
THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT (See Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-493-3
FILABEG INTERNATIONAL 0-88734-498-4
Comedy in one act by Millie Gray. (3m, 4f) One set. Comedic
chaos overruns a small island as the staff of its tiny airport tries to deal with
the mysterious disappearance of one worker's brother and the local priest.
Gossip and a less than brilliant police sergeant soon inflate the
minor mystery into a absolute uproar, complete with Mafia hit men,
drug smuggling, a vandalized rectory and a scandalized Cardinal! It looks
like everyone's worst fears are realized when the tabloid Press
becomes involved
FILTHY HABIT 0-88734-311-2
Comedy by Craig Alpaugh. (5m, 2f) Unit set. Reggie's safe is
burglarized, his wife seduced and himself murdered. The killers are his wife Roberta
and her lover, Craig. Their plot has gone horribly awry but fortunately the
wits of the bumbling Detective Bernardi are as cockeyed as their plans, and
they get off scot free as the butler joins the burglar in a life of crime!
A FINE GENTLEMAN 0-88734-355-4
Period comedy by Alan Richardson, inspired by Molière's
Le Sicilien. (3m, 3f, 1 m/f) A young couple plans an elopement under cover of their
father's portrait sitting. Soon even the domestics and the lackeys are horning
in on the act! Broad physical humor and insightful characterization give
this piece its charm.
FORBID THEM NOT 0-88734-754-1
Drama by Agnes Adam. (2m, 5f) Davie Saunders finds an abandoned
baby and takes it home. He and his wife, Jean, decide to adopt it.. The
minister and the church council refuse the baptism of this "child of sin," as they
call it. The play, with its strong conflict between love, faith, religion
and intolerance, has many tense and moving moments but also a leavening
of humor.
HIS WIDOW'S HUSBAND (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-546-8
IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE 0-88734-312-0
A one-act comedy by E. Eugene Perry. (2m, 5f) What happens when
a typical suburban housewife gets no family cooperation, no sympathy, and
no understanding from her husband and two teenage children? Taking
her cue from the AFL-CIO, Mom decides to go on strike... right there on
the front lawn! The laughs really develop when a neighbor turns
negotiator, the news covers Mom's story, and the mailman refuses to cross the
picket line.
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JULIE 0-88734-373-2
Drama by Jon Potter. (3m, 4f) A young girl's act of principle brings
her into conflict with officious school bureaucrats willing to ruin her life
to secure their own positions.
LITHUANIA (See Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-341-4
Classic drama by Rupert Brooke. (5m, 2f) A rural peasant family
faces a winter of starvation and almost certain death. When a stranger
appears, asking for shelter, they eye his obvious wealth and hit on a desperate
plan only to learn, too late, just who they have murdered. This play
builds to an incredible pitch of tension before the final, horrific release.
MAMA'S GIRL 0-88734-342-2
Comedy by Dell Dean. (3m, 4f) A frustrated 35-year-old college
librarian, Lee Anne can't swim, fish or dance. She wouldn't know what to do
with a man if she had one. Enter Jordan, BMOC, star athlete, a real hunk.
He decides to teach Lee Anne everything she never knew before,
especially how to make a man happy. But can Lee Anne share love with a
younger man? Powerful and entertaining comedy.
THE OLD CHEST 0-88734-822-X
Drama by Agnes Adam. (3m, 4f) Three grasping sisters gather to pick
over the possessions and will of a neglected aunt and in their greed end up
with more than they bargained for...
Pipestone Cafe 0-88734-471-2
by award-winning playwright William Hezlep,
from Plays of the Past: Three American
One-Acts (5m, 2f) Two clueless tourists drive
into the middle of a violent racial incident at a Southwest roadside café.
PYRAMUS & THISBE 0-88734-103-9
Arranged from Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's
Dream by William Alan Landes. (7m/f)
THE ROUP 0-88734-497-6
Drama by Bob Adams. (4m, 3f) One set. Old Dod Chillas is letting
go of the family farm at last. His son Lachie disappeared years ago after
a family dispute over money and Old Dod is not willing to saddle his
grandson Robin with a farm that is too small and no longer profitable. Instead
the farm goes to Dod's neighbor and lifelong friend Frunkie... on one condition.
Frunkie must never plant or dig on a certain plot of land. Because
that's where the unspeakable truth of Lachie's disappearance has been hidden
all these years
A comic story with a sudden dramatic turn that will
astonish audiences!
THE SECRET WEAPON 0-88734-551-4
Drama by Bill Brotherston. (5m, 2f) Two sets. Paton, the
town's champion pigeon breeder and racer, relishes his lifelong sporting
rivalry with Doggo, his best friend away from the races and his fiercest
competitor on the field. It's the one thing keeping him going. Doggo has come up
with a clever ploy to give him the edge over Paton at last. But Paton knows
there is more to any game than knowledge of the sport, and his own wisdom
about the ways of the world gives him the chance to teach his friend a
loving lesson in sportsmanship and life...
THE TENDER TOUCH 0-88734-824-6
Comedy by Jean Sinclair. (1m, 6f) A man's daughters fear they are
about to be stuck with an unsuitable stepmother and determine to take action.
TUESDAY EIGHT-FIFTEEN 0-88734-357-0
Comedy by G. Paterson-Whyte. (7f) The usual routine of the
women's repertory group is disjointed by the real-life drama of a
mysterious stranger's arrival in desperate conditions.
WEDDING PRESENTS 0-88734-823-8
Comedy by Agnes Adam. (7f) A young bride-to-be is driven to
distraction trying to plan her wedding around the strong-willed women of her family.
It's going to be a chore reminding them just who this day is about!
SHORT PLAYS: 7 Characters
The Beggar And The Candle 0-88734-808-4
by Francisco Bivona, from Strange
Plays (7m). A brutal assault mars an idyllic winter's night. Appx. 5 min.
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The Morning Of The Bal 0-88734-914-5
by Marjorie Wing, from Three Costume Plays for
Women (7f) One set. A young woman fights her family's stuffy conservatism and plans
to run off to fulfill her dream of following Florence Nightingale into
the nursing profession, plotting her escape on the very night of her
debutante ball. Appx. 13 min. Royalty $25
(£15)
8 Characters
A NIGHT AT AN INN (See Lord
Dunsanny) 0-88734-398-8
CASTLES IN THE AIR 0-88734-386-4
A comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (8f) Sarah and Mary are two
spinsters who keep a shop in a small town. For twelve years, they have
looked forward to a vacation in Switzerland, and now their dreams are about
to come true. But just as they are ready to leave, life starts to heat up in
their cozy little town, and they find themselves unable to break the threads
of their lives that they have woven so closely into their community. A
warm and funny play about dreams and our sense of belonging.
CHRISTMAS 0-88734-352-X
Drama by Agnes Adam. (8f) The lost, lonely and grieving women of
a small town console and inspire each other in a lonely Christmas night.
COFFEE MORNING 0-88734-365-1
A comedy in one act by Agnes Adam. (8f) Small town politics
and personalities surface as the formidable Mrs. Glendinning tries to ram
her plans for a fund-raising event through the Women's Guild.
THE DRUMS OF OUDE (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-866-1
THE EUROPEANS 0-88734-773-8
Comedy by Charles Thorton. (8f) Two villages in France and England
are determined to make European unification work - in spite of everything
the government can do to help them!
FAINT SOUND OF A BELL 0-88734-353-8
Comedy by Patricia Wood. (2m, 6f) Household of set-in-their-ways
ghosts finds their routine upset by a vacationing lady writer seeking solitude
and inspiration. Her neurosis and their confusion combine to comic delight!
GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE
(Classic One-Acts) 0-88734-491-7
GREAT CATHERINE (See George B.
Shaw) 0-88734-349-X
GREEN INK 0-88734-757-6
Mystery by Regula Burnett. (8f) A small town is harassed by a
petty blackmailer, until several of the townswomen decide to track the
culprit down. A delightful display of local knowledge and awareness of
human nature soon reveals the culprit. Delightful with wonderful female
characters. SHOWCASE
HALF AN HOUR (See James M.
Barrie) 0-88734-583-2
HOROSCOPE 0-88734-766-5
Comedy in one act by award-winning playwright Joe Corrie. (3m, 5f)
Ian and Nellie have been married for two years and are still fervently in
love with each other. But a neighbor decides to practice her astrological
skills on them and swiftly convinces them they are entirely unsuited for
each other! All seems lost, until Ian's mother arrives, a practical woman
who knows how to offset the "power of the stars" with the greater powers
of affection and true knowledge of human nature.
THE MURRAY RIVER MYSTERY 0-88734-738-X
By Stanley Reyburn. (7m, 1f) Sherlock Holmes is summoned to
Australia when an entire river disappears.
NIGHT 0-88734-575-1
Classic Drama in one act by Shalom Asch. (6m, 2f with a minimum
of three extras 1m, 2b). One set. The outcasts of a poor Eastern
European village huddle around a fire in the cold winter night, waiting for the
divine redemption they have been promised.
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THE ROAD TO CORINTH 0-88734-211-6
A one act comedy by Alan L. Steinberg. (4m, 4-8f, flexible) Lonnie
and Bo are two small-time actors in a terrible imitation of a classical Greek play.
They are angry about the arrogance of the two male leads and
the indifference of the chorus of women, especially its leader. With
nothing to lose, they seize upon a missed cue to "hijack" the work, only to find
it is not so easy to change the direction of a play, the course of history
or their own fate. In the end, they are forced to accept their role as
doomed spear carriers, though this time, perhaps, with a greater sense of
dignity and an awareness of their own limitations.
T.V. TANGLE 0-88734-834-3
Comedy by Edwin Dougall. (4m, 4f) Back in good old days, things
get chaotic when the first television set appears in town and makes a
crusty farmer's home the new community center!
9 Characters
A SURGEON FOR LUCINDA 0-88734-379-1
An award-winning comedy in one act by James Scotland.
Award-winning stage and BBC production. (6m, 3f) When the daughter of a
prosperous merchant is forbidden by her father to marry her true love, an
aggressive tax man, the lovers concoct a plot: she falls ill with a mysterious
disease that only her "surgeon" lover can cure with a wedding ring, and
her father's back taxes in the form of a dowry!
BAD FOR BUSINESS 0-88734-307-4
Comedy by Craig Alpaugh. (6m, 1f, 2m/f) Barry works nights, at a
funeral parlor, to put himself through school. His girlfriend Shelly is
unhappy because Barry never gets a night off. To take Shelly to a big party,
Barry has his friend Jerry, a practical joker, fill in for him. Comic chaos
runs rampant when Jerry swaps places with a corpse. Barry arrives just in
time to save his job... and everyone's sanity.
THE CHURCH MEETING 0-88734-887-4
Comedy by Gary Wilson. (4m, 5f) One set. Charming collection of
comic turns as an earnest new preacher tries to make sense of his
crusty congregation.
DAY OF WRATH 0-88734-392-9
Comedy by award-winning author James Scotland. (6m, 3f)
Pilgrims trapped in a storm-lashed inn are told it is Judgment Day and they are
each to meet the doom appropriate to their sins. But the judgment they
meet, though less than divine, is no less hilarious for the audience as all are
each decreed punishments suited to their vices.
EL JARDIN
(See Carlos Morton) 0-88734-320-1
THE FARMER NEEDS A WIFE 0-88734-891-2
Comedy by Alan Cochrane. (4m, 5f) Aging nobleman seeks a wife who
can win him entry into the round of balls and presentations accompanying
the Royal Tour, and falls into the clutches of a scheming widow and
her unscrupulous son. Broad, fast-paced comedy!
THE FATHER (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-374-0
THE HOUR GLASS (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-723-1
POOR DAVIE 0-88734-772-X
Drama by Alistair Ferguson. Cast of nine (6m, 3f) Rehearsals for
an amateur play expose unexpected truths about a long-ago murder! A
police detective's participation in the production unlocks long buried
memories of the shocking crime.
The Public Bench 0-88734-802-5
by Francesco Bivona, from A Handful of
Plays (5m, 4f) Three couples visit a park bench in turn, their conversation offering us a glimpse into
the unusual goings on in their lives, and then depart still talking, leaving
the audience tantalized and intrigued. Royalty
$15 (£10)
RUNESTONE 0-88734-564-6
Drama by award-winning playwright William Hezlep. (2m, 7f) One set.
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An isolated inn draws people who deal in secrets
and uncover a secret
from beyond that is more than even their curiosity can handle
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Vote For Women 0-88734-914-5
Comedy by Ian Wilkes, from Three Costume Plays for
Women (9f) One set. Several upper-class suffragettes plot a series of
demonstrations and disturbances to promote their cause, humorously juggling their zeal
and enthusiasm for their cause with their Victorian notions of civilized
behavior, naturally. But they find their plans and tactics turned against them
in a most unexpected manner...
10 Characters
THE CASE OF THE CRAFTY CRACKSMAN 0-88734-744-4
By. Stanley Reyburn. (7m, 3f) Does Sherlock Holmes meet his match
when he's pitted against a master jewel thief?
THE CASE OF THE PHANTOM BRIGADE 0-88734-732-0
By Stanley Ryeburn. (7m, 3f) Holmes confronts Colonel Moran after
the disappearance of the Bengal Lancers in the Khyber Pass.
THE GODS OF THE MOUNTAIN
(Lord Dunsany) 0-88734-332-5
THE GOLDEN DOOM (Lord
Dunsany) 0-88734-322-8
THE KIANGNAN BLUEPRINT 0-88734-731-2
By Stanley Reyburn. (8m, 2f) Holmes investigates the theft of plans
for a powerful new weapon from the British Arsenal in China!
LENA 0-88734-793-2
Award-winning drama by Audrey Evans. (3m, 7f) A reporter tracks
down an elderly woman, hoping to learn the truth behind her involvement in
a notorious murder decades before, when she was a young and
celebrated beauty. But she's kept her secrets this long...
SPREADING THE NEWS (See Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-399-6
STRANGER AT CHRISTMAS 0-88734-825-4
Drama by Angus McVicar. (6m, 4f) A holiday ritual on a small
island develops unexpected significance with the arrival of a desperate
stranger, a Russian defector, and his State pursuers.
THE WEDDING (See Anton
Chekhov) 0-88734-823-8
WILL SHAKESPEARE SAVE US! 0-88734-658-8
by Paul Nimmo. (3m, 2f, 5m/f, more possible). One set. A bored
King demands an acting troupe entertain him or be executed. They put
on Shakespeare, and pullout all the stops, inserting pieces from several
different works, including Henry V, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo
and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. The delighted King spares them... and
demands to be in the next play. pb
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WILL SHAKESPEARE SAVE THE KING! 0-88734-658-8
by Paul Nimmo. (3m, 2f, 5m/f, more possible) One set. The
Chamberlain is jealous of the new production that has the King ignoring him,
the director has no idea what piece of Shakespeare his royal leading man
will quote next (or how to fit it into the show) and the script becomes a
riotous jumble of Twelfth Night, Hamlet, As You Like It, Much Ado About
Nothing, and Henry IV, Part I. In the end there are hilarious surprises for
Chamberlain, cast and King alike! pb
57/8 x 8¼
12 Characters
THE AFFECTED YOUNG LADIES
(Classic One-Acts) 0-88734-492-5
THE CASE OF THE FATAL POPPY 0-88734-741-X
By Stanley Reyburn. (10m, 1f, 1m/f) Holmes searches for a
missing professor in Tibet.
HOLMES HIATUS: THE PARISIAN AFFAIR 0-88734-739-8
By Stanley Reyburn. (8m, 4f) Murder stalks the Folies Bérgère
until Holmes appears in Paris.
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One-Acts) 0-88734-396-1
THE MEIJI EXPERIENCE 0-88734-743-6
By Stanley Reyburn. (8m, 2f, 1m/f) Sherlock Holmes faces intrigue
and murder in exotic Japan to expose a growing secret society of militarists.
THE ROAD TO CORINTH (See 8 Characters)
0-88734-211-6
THE SCARAB OF ABU SIMBEL 0-88734-735-5
By Stanley Reyburn. (10m, 2f.) Sherlock Holmes voyages to Egypt
to expose the theft of an ancient gem.
THE VALLEY OF FEAR 0-88734-742-8
by Stanley Reyburn. (10m, 2f) Holmes confronts Moriarty and a
sinister secret organization that reaches from America to England!
13 Characters
KING ARGIMENES AND THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR 0-88734-333-3
(See Lord Dunsany)
PUNCH AND JUDY (See Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-290-6
14 Characters
THE CASE OF THE NERVOUS NANNY 0-88734-737-1
By Stanley Reyburn. (9m, 5f) Sherlock Holmes hunts the kidnapped son
of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Rome.
THE CASE OF THE PERILOUS PAWN 0-88734-733-9
By Stanley Reyburn. (10m, 3f, 1m/f) Holmes checkmates a murderer
at a chess tournament in Czarist Russia. Writers Digest award-winning script.
THE MANITOBA MARAUDER 0-88734-730-4
By Stanley Reyburn. (12m,. 2f) Sherlock Holmes voyages to Canada
to apprehend a mysterious anarchist blowing up public schools as
the government attempts to merge the country's Catholic and secular schools.
THE SHEWING UP OF BLANCO POSNET
(See G.B. Shaw Collection)
THE SOONG CONSPIRACY 0-88734-736-3
By Stanley Reyburn. (14m) Holmes unravels a conspiracy during the
Boxer Rebellion as war ravages 19th century China!
THE VOYAGE OF SVEN SIGERSON 0-88734-740-1
By Stanley Reyburn. (11m, 2f, 1m/f) Sherlock Holmes pursues
art smugglers from Stockholm to Paris on a terrifying voyage across
the storm-wracked North Sea with a shipload of killers!
15 Characters
A MIRACLE OF ST. ANTHONY (Classic One-Acts)
0-88734-852-1
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY 0-88734-515-8
CLASSICSCRIPT adapted by Guy Williams, from the novel by
Charles Dickens. (5m, 1f, 9b) Extras as needed. One act, five scenes. Simple sets.
The age-old story of a young man leaning to make his way in the
world against great odds, beginning with Nicholas' arrival at Wackford
Squeers' school for boys and ending with his triumphant escape to London!
PANCHO DIABLO (See Carlos Morton
Collection) 0-88734-340-6
by Carlos Morton. Cast of fifteen (11m, 4f), some doubling.
Raucous comedy highlights this continuation of El Jardin. The Devil
leaves Hell and moves to Houston to run a chain of funeral parlors. He
develops a conscience and becomes more human. Theatrical fun with a message.
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THE CASE OF THE DERAILED SHIPMENT 0-88734-734-7
By Stanley Reyburn. (12m, 4f.) Mycroft sends Sherlock Holmes to
track down a stolen gold shipment in the USA.
17 Characters
EVERYMAN (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-275-2
21 Characters
THE MAN WHO MARRIED A DUMB
WIFE 0-88734-850-5
(See Classic OneActs)
22 Characters
THE GREEN COCKATOO (See Classic
One-Acts) 0-88734-395-3
30 Characters or More
THE GREEN COCKATOO (See Classic
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