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 | | | | Welcome to Heuer Publishing's HitPlays.com | | | Heuer licenses productions of short and full-length plays, ten-minute plays, and musicals from accomplished playwrights and composers. Our catalog spans all genres and includes an extensive list of works appropriate for school and community theatres. Heuer is the premier destination for ten-minute plays with numerous award-winning titles including Go To... by Bob May, Insomnia by Patrick Gabridge, and Swedish Fish by Richard Fulco. In with the new: Sherlock Holmes and the Doom of Devilsmoor by C.P. Stancich, He Said, She Said by Tim Mogford, and A Dark and Stormy Knight by Christopher Burruto.
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Twenty-First Century Radio Theatre: Episode #1, "What Goes Around Comes Around" is based on television and radio shows produced by Liars Holographic Radio Theatre™ (www.liarstheatre.com). It is a form of performance that transcends the boundaries between genres, based more on the future of storytelling than the traditions of radio theatre established during the... | | |  | |  | |
| | | | | | A BEAUTIFUL MAN
A San Francisco-flavored comedy set during the height of the dot-com boom and bust, about a PR hack named Andy J. and his infatuation with Benji, a new co-worker who may or may not be gay. In his pursuit to find out which side Benji's bread is buttered on, Andy J. contends with his cynical but pragmatic roommate and with Benji's all too-perfect live-in girlfriend, not to... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CINDERSTEIN
Help! The local high school drama teacher wrote his own version of Cinderella by combining the Princess's tale with the story of Frankenstein, but the production is bombing: The Fairy Godmother wants to be called the Fairy Goshmother, three new stepsisters must be added to the cast, several actors quit, and the extras are fed up with being extras. Then, after being forced to... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | THE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA
The time is now. In the style of Greek drama this comedy unfolds through the eyes of the citizens of Athens High School in the Thebes District. Sunny is the prom queen and Cal, the prom king. High school level drama ensues when Sunny defends the rights of an incoming freshman. Will the king maintain his crown of arrogance and destruction or will his hubris take un unexpected... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LADIES, SIGH NO MORE
Lady Macbeth plays Monopoly with Juliet and shrewish Kate battles Cordelia at Trivial Pursuit. Ophelia cuts out paper flowers, and Desdemona sews handkerchiefs. Who is the mysterious man who seems to be so interested in the fate of these ladies? Is this an Elizabethan ladies club, or a literary loony bin? Only Dr. Wells seems to know for sure as she tries to help some of... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | TOO GOOD TO SAY GOODBYE
Redmon Hunter, a best-selling author of pulp fiction, has created an unusual world for himself. His talent lies in his ability to make his characters come to life for his readers; they're so real, in fact, that they literally take up residence in his home while he's working on a novel. Once the book is published, they pack up and leave him to "live in the minds" of the... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | VIRGIL'S WEDDING - THE MUSICAL
You're invited to the social clash of the century as Ms. Delanie, a high-end wedding planner, is hired to direct a simple ceremony for two of Lickskillit's favorite lovebirds: Virgil and Margaret. But it's a wild romp before the nuptials are exchanged. The bride doubts the groom's love, the in-laws are decorating the church with Christmas garland, the preacher arrives late... | | | | | | |
| Top 12 Plays - Editor's Choices | | | 21CRT, by C. Campbell, N. Swanson | | | AMERICAN IDOLATRY, by W. Nedved | | | A BEAUTIFUL MAN, by J. Jennison | | | CINDERSTEIN, by K. Klitgaard | | | HERCULES, LABOR 9, THE BELT OF HIPPOLYTE, by C. Stump | | | THE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA, by M. Thompson | | | LADIES, SIGH NO MORE, by T. Hischak | | | THE LITTLE WITCH OF WICHITA
by B. Brown, K. Kaufman, S. Sherman | | | THE PURG, by S. Brown | | | TOO GOOD TO SAY GOODBYE, by J. Gustafson | | | VIRGIL'S WEDDING - THE MUSICAL, by A. Koepke, E. McPherson | | | WHO'S ON ALPHA?, by M. McCafferty, M. Thompson | |
| | FREE eScript of the Week | | | | AN EMPEROR EXPOSED - by D. Dyer | | | |  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 wreaks havoc on New Topia, scaring... read more | | | |  | | |
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The Reluctant Dragon by Mark Baron and Gary Cohen
Set in the medieval fairytale village of Tea ‘N’ Crumpet, The Reluctant Dragon tells the daring tale of Joey Bisfick whose love of dragons and inquisitive nature take him on a journey in search of a dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside. What he finds instead is a sweet old dragon and three all-singing, all-dancing baby dragonettes. Inspired by Kenneth Grahame's children's book, The Reluctant Dragon, this family musical includes several original, show-stopping tunes. To listen to samples, click here.
Coming Soon:
The Committee by Janice Fronczak
Dead and Breakfast by Craig Sodaro
Dead to the Last Drop by Ken Jones
Death of a Snowman by Daniel Guyton
The Faculty Meeting by Ken Jones
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Hair's The Thing by Bradley Hayward
Rodrigo Gets the Postmodern Blues by Roy C. Booth
Soul Switching by Jim Gustafson
Ticket Rippers by Alisa Rosenthal
Where There's a Will, There's a Murder by Michael Druce
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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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