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Looking for a new play to produce this fall? Once Upon a Fairy Tale by Christopher Burruto, Adam's Eve by Matthew Carlin, and Dead and Breakfast by Craig Sodaro.
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DOBDINOB is a magical musical with heart. It is the story of Billy who is assigned to write a poem for a major school project. Daunted by the challenge and hampered by his lack of self-esteem, he resorts to excuses, finally claiming that he hates poetry. In the course of grappling with these issues, he enters a dream world, meeting such lively characters as Prince... | | |  | |  | |
| | | | | | AN EMPEROR EXPOSED
New Topia is a country ahead of its time. King Joseph IV, Joe to his subjects, believes in a society without separation of classes. This way of life is working well until the arrival of Dardalus, a conman posing as a royal consultant. With the help of his beautiful accomplice, Vashti, the king’s own haughty and corrupt sister, Crazella, and her idiotic twin sons, Dardalus... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | FOR WHOM THE TINKERBELL TOLLS - FULL LENGTH
Snooks Beacon thinks his afterlife is taking a turn for the better when he finds an abandoned theatre to haunt. But death will never be the same when he receives a surprise visit from the One in Charge and finds out that the One in Charge is a woman. She tells him about all of the changes that have happened since he went down with the Titanic in 1912, including... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HANK CINQUE
A handful of actors attempt to put on Shakespeare’s The Life of King Henry the Fifth with no sets, cheap props and a very limited time constraint. Nevertheless, their show turns out to be funny, earnest, and moving. Ultimately, it contains a message for today from 600 years in the past. Note: The cast for Hank Cinque is extremely flexible and is... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HOME TO ROOST
Lou Pickens is a dastardly, unsuccessful private detective who thinks he’s quite the ladies man, (he’s as good at juggling his women as he is at detecting), and all the ladies get wise to his wily ways on the same day. Furthermore, he’s about to be evicted, and he’s being sued by his one client, the wealthy Mrs. Cresspoole, who discovers that he’s been concealing her cat... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU
In her youth, Edwina Prendick embarked on a journey that shook her to her core. In this twist on the classic yarn, an older and wiser Edwina Prendick relates the macabre events of that fateful journey to her niece, Grace. Shipwrecked on one of her many travels, she wakes aboard an unfamiliar vessel, under the care of a mysterious medical man “of a sort” named Montgomery.... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | THE RELUCTANT DRAGON
Set in the medieval fairytale village of Tea ‘N’ Crumpet, The Reluctant Dragon tells the tale of a young man, Joey Bisfick, whose love of dragons and inquisitive nature force him to venture off in search of a dragon that has reportedly been terrorizing the countryside, much to the chagrin of his worrying parents. What he finds instead is a sweet old dragon (named... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WHO'S YOUR MUMMY?
Professor Pembroke, known to Egyptians as “Dorky American with Stupid Hat," has just come home to rural New York after successfully uncovering the ancient tomb of King Ramma-Lamma-Ding-Dong. Bringing with him the Pharaoh’s sarcophagus and sacred necklace, the Professor is ready to relax with his lovely young daughter, Penny, and his half-blind, kooky old mother. ... | | | | | | |
| Top 10 Plays - Editor's Choices | | | DOBDINOB, by C. Lombardo, R. Clemente, D. Lombardo | | | AN EMPEROR EXPOSED, by D. Dyer | | | FOR WHOM THE TINKERBELL TOLLS - FULL LENGTH, by R. Sheers | | | HANK CINQUE, by G. Peterson | | | HOME TO ROOST, by R. Sheers | | | THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, by D. Kuiper | | | THE LITTLE WITCH OF WICHITA
by B. Brown, K. Kaufman, S. Sherman | | | THE PURG, by S. Brown | | | THE RELUCTANT DRAGON, by M. Baron, G. Cohen | | | WHO'S YOUR MUMMY?, by G. Miller | |
| | FREE eScript of the Week | | | | SHOWTIME FOR OSCAR - FULL LENGTH - by R. Sheers | | | |  Loosely based on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” scrooge-like Oscar DeWilder is a scathing theatre critic whose reviews are feared throughout the theatre world. He is just as cruel to his housekeeping staff and Claire, his lovely niece. They decide to teach him a lesson, a la Dickens. Claire is engaged to one of the Piccadilly Players, an acting troupe recently lambasted by DeWilder so they need little... read more | | | |  | | |
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Adam's Eve by Matthew Carlin
What would you do if you opened your closet and out popped a woman who claimed to be your soulmate? When it happens to Adam, he assumes Eve is part of a prank, but Eve insists she’s been sent by God to help Adam change the world. Meanwhile, she’s doing her best to learn how to be human – with a little help from the food channel on cable TV! Adam needs help. Professional help. An uplifting comedy, Adam’s Eve will touch both your heart and your funny bone. Read an excerpt here!
Coming Soon:
Barely Heirs by David Lassig
Darling, You Slay Me! by Tom Shelton/Alyssa Canann
Miss-Fortune Cookie by Christopher Burruto
Rodrigo Gets the Postmodern Blues by Roy C. Booth
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Soul Switching by Jim Gustafson
That Sixties Prom by Dean Dyer
There's a Ghost in My Locker by Christopher Burruto
Zombie Wedding by Jeff Lovett
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| | | | | | O. Henry Series
Here they are! Selections from O. Henry's short stories in our popular ten minute play format. These plays deliver the same classic wit, humor and surprise endings characteristic of O. Henry's stories. This distinctive style will be cherished by those familiar with O. Henry and truly enjoyed by newcomers. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Grappling With Grammar Series
Who says grappling with grammar has to be a grind? Part of our unique Grammar Series in the popular ten-minute format, which blends performing arts with English studies. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | The Maxwell Family Classics Series
Come meet the Maxwells and you will instantly become part of the family. These classic plays are full of comedy and you are given a "ring side" seat in watching the humor of everyday life unfold before your eyes. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | The Virgil Series
Come to Lickskillet and join in the adventures of America's #1 family, the Sludges, a clan of fairly unremarkable, but kindly folk, that are guaranteed to keep you in stitches. As you ease back in your chair to enter the slow lane, be prepared for uproarious laughter with a smattering of life's lessons. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mastering Math Series
The Mastering Math Series inspires knowledge and mathematical concepts through story theatre. Each ten-minute play uses Alberto's family and friends to introduce a new math concept to your students by actively engaging them with humorous dialogue and visual demonstration. This non-traditional, interdisciplinary approach has proven to be a fun, effective means of not only teaching, but also instilling a love of mathematics! | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Frankenharry Series
The ridiculously talented Joseph Sorrentino brings you four ten minute plays featuring the famously funny duo, Frank and Harry. Clifford A. Ridley, Philadelphia Inquirer's theater critic, summed it up best when he said, "Frankly, or maybe Harrily, he can't write these clever scripts fast enough to suit me." | | | | | | |
            
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