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We offer a variety of plays, musicals and theatrical resources specifically designed for the educational market and community theatres. Please use our menu to browse by type and genre, or use our Show Finder to search for the plays that fit your interests. Thank you for visiting and please do not hesitate to ask our knowledgeable staff for help!

21CRT

Twenty-first Century Radio Theatre is based on television and radio shows produced by Liars Holographic Radio Theatre™ (www.liarstheatre.com). 21CRT is a form of performance that transcends the boundaries between genres. It is based more on the future of storytelling and less on the traditions of radio theatre established during the early 20th century. This...

ANNOYED BY LIFE

In Annoyed By Life, everybody is a little annoyed about something - mostly their inability to find love. These anxious urbanites deal with endless annoyances such as dating services, yapping poodles, unrequited love, inappropriate hairpieces, and grandmothers who don’t know if they are alive or dead. In tone and style, Annoyed By Life has a lot in common with...

CSI - NEVERLAND

"All shadows, except one, shadow." CSI meets Neverland in this marvelous merger of comedic mayhem. Murk and Tinker, Fairy Forensics Officers, are investigating the mysterious murder of Peter Pantaloon's shadow. Their prime suspect is Head Librarian Brenda Brooks who despises Seuss, Hogwarts, giant peaches, and the boy who refuses to grow up. As Peter clearly laments the loss...

DATING PREDICAMENTS

Are you young, active and career-minded or middle-aged, widowed and all too complacent with life. If so, Dating Predicaments is right for you! In this mix-up and mayhem play, Molly, a dedicated teacher, decides her mother, Claudine, needs to rekindle the flames of romance and Claudine, believes it is time that Molly begin to focus on men and not just work. Likewise,...

DELIA DANCER, DOUGHNUT GIRL

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, gentle listeners of all ages, shapes and sizes, and welcome to tonight’s episode of that hometown, Hagerstown sweetheart, Delia Dancer, Doughnut Girl.

Dainty Delia Dancer, deliverer of doughnuts delightful, deals in danger daily at the hands of her demented, domineering, demonic, and drooling doughnut director, Glen...

THE EDUCATION OF ANGELS

Witty and extremely funny with a message that will touch every heart - that is the domain of The Education of Angels and the formula that will endear this play to audiences for years to come.

Two unlikely characters are thrown together in this hilarious and somewhat whimsical tale of two angels in training. Nick and Jenna are sent back to Earth to help Dave, who is...

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE

Howard Hunk is certainly a star of stars and a chance to star with him in his upcoming film is the first prize at Tonight’s Entertainment nationally televised talent contest hosted by the network’s most glittering personality (flaw) Lance Lustre. After a live report from Tinseltown by the stunning Savannah Sultry and an interview with Betty Blather, last year’s contestant...

A GRAVEYARD WHERE DEAD AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS GO

An Unknown Playwright wakes up in a graveyard with Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, and August Wilson. In order to get this "insult playwright" to leave them alone, the three greats agree to help the Unknown Playwright get his ten minute play published posthumously.

I LIKE ART

Frank and Harry bump into each other at a gallery opening and begin a conversation about art. When Frank announces his desire to go to Japan to study Noh Theater, Harry misunderstands and is led to believe that there is no theater in Japan. The play is an homage to Abbott and Costello's "Who’s On First."

KING GRISLY-BEARD

Seems “once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away,” there lived a beautiful princess who was absolutely certain no prince was equal to her beauty. No prince had her charm. No prince should ever be offered her hand in marriage. Because—-in the princess’ stinging words—-every prince (and there were many) presenting himself to her father, the King, as a possible suitor is “Ugly!...

THE LITTLE DEATH

Paul and Janie are young lovers about to spend their first night together, until Mrs. Adams, a rather officious Agent of Death, arrives and announces that Paul is destined to die that evening. Matters are further complicated by the arrival of Mr. Thompson, an Agent of Love.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S WOMEN

Lord Chamberlain's Women is a classic farce with a Shakespearean twist. It incorporates many classic comedic elements, including mistaken identity, cross-dressing, innuendo, deceit, word play, romantic entanglements, and also, a dog. Set in the backstage area of the Globe Theatre in 1595, it focuses on a famous actor’s attempts to seduce a beautiful French woman while...

MEN WHO WORRY TOO MUCH AND HUG TOO LITTLE

Two men enter a therapy session complete with "worry wrinkle control tape" to learn how to worry less and hug more, only to find out that they are the only ones who signed up and that their leader, being a control freak, has more issues to work on than they do. An unlikely combination of characters, the leader runs the two men through a series of word association games to...

THE MISTAKE

Finger-pointing, name-calling, and shocking revelation! Blame, guilt, and a verbal battle royale that has lasted for years, (all of their lives!), through childhood’s laughter and as an adult’s sad tears. The Mistake is a fast-paced character study of two friends revealed in a nostalgia-based argument of comic memories, charged bickering and banter, and an unexpected...

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

A headline in the state newspaper reads, “Annual Fishing Tournament Expecting Record Number of Female Participants.” This news is great for women who love the sport of fishing. It’s even better news for men who love the sport of “picking up chicks”. When Brad and his buddies hear the news, they pack their backpacks and head to Weiss Lake where the tournament is being held. ...

OPRAH MADE ME DO IT

Two women at a bookstore fight to the death over the last copy of Oprah Winfrey's latest bestseller. Caught in the middle of their feud is a lowly cashier, trying desperately to please both women without becoming their target. However, the more he works his customer service magic, the closer the bull's-eye gets to his forehead. This scathing comedy is certain to have retail...

THE PENNY DREADFULS

The Penny Dreadfuls are orphans and runaways who spend their nights and days working for the dastardly Professor as pickpockets and thieves. They’ve got far more than mischief up their sleeves! Their stolen goods always ends up at a pawn shop run by the despicable Bethesda Nightsoil and Dorthea Sprockett. The Professor’s partnership with these ladies has been very profitable...

POTATO GIRL

This is the story of Narcilla, a shy young potato sorter who lives in the crude, hand-to-mouth world of a small southern town. The story takes place in the warehouse where she works with Dorothy and their boss, Hank Lacey. When Dorothy finds something unusual in her basket of potatoes, Narcilla uses her imagination to create what she longs for: a friend. So when Hank comes...

PUCK AND THE MUSHY, GUSHY LOVE POTION

In this adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” four young people get mixed up in love when a mischievous fairy named Puck drops a magic potion into their eyes. For Titania, the queen of the fairies, the situation is even worse. She falls in love with a donkey! But all ends well just in time for a royal wedding.

REFLEXES

Robert's leg comes horribly to life after he cheats at the reflex test to impress his great love, the nurse Yvonne. Robert's leg threatens all he holds dear, getting him in trouble with the mob, murdering innocents, and threatening to steal away Yvonne, who is torn between love for Robert and for his scofflaw appendage. Beneath the spectral gaze of a wise ghost, Robert...

Top 20 Plays - Editor's Choices

21CRT, by Craig C. Campbell, Nina Swanson

ANNOYED BY LIFE, by Donaco Smyth

CSI - NEVERLAND, by Wade Bradford

DATING PREDICAMENTS, by Kelly Biggs, Richard Overfield

DELIA DANCER, DOUGHNUT GIRL, by Martin R. Collin

THE EDUCATION OF ANGELS, by Matthew Carlin

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE, by Timothy Pechey

A GRAVEYARD WHERE DEAD AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS GO, by Alexis Kozak

I LIKE ART, by Joseph Sorrentino

KING GRISLY-BEARD, by Dan Neidermyer

THE LITTLE DEATH, by Peter M. Floyd

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S WOMEN, by Roberto F. Ciccotelli

MEN WHO WORRY TOO MUCH AND HUG TOO LITTLE, by Janice Fronczak

THE MISTAKE, by Martin R. Collin

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, by Eddie McPherson

OPRAH MADE ME DO IT, by Bradley Hayward

THE PENNY DREADFULS, by Ray Sheers

POTATO GIRL, by Christine Rusch

PUCK AND THE MUSHY, GUSHY LOVE POTION, by Pat MacEnulty

REFLEXES, by Ryan Greenlaw

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