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 | | | | |  | | A BUFFALO IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING - by R. Sheers | | | Camilla Mahoney has had terrible luck with men (“Losers! All of them!”). She’s dated everything from gravediggers to gangsters, but this time she’s sure she’s found the real thing: Alvin Studnitzer, a polka-playing accordion player. She invites Alvin over for a nice romantic dinner assuming her mother will be out playing bingo with her lady friends and her father will be bowling. ... read more | | | Download Free eScript |
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| | FRAZZLED DURING REHEARSALS? | | A little frazzled during rehearsals? Time-strapped and totally stressed? Ever feel like you're wasting valuable rehearsal time with nonsense? Here's 10 great tips from playwright/director Mike Willis for making the most of your rehearsal, your cast, and your resources.
- Require each cast member to bring their script, two pencils with erasers and a notepad to each and every rehearsal. Make sure as you are giving them their stage directions that they are writing those directions in their script. The notepad is for them to keep acting and line notes that they receive from the director. Ask them to review these notes prior to the next... read more
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| What's with women dating losers? Camilla finally finds a winner and then her mother gets involved and Camilla's love life takes a ridiculously funny turn. Click above to download Ray Sheers' short comedy A Buffalo in Sheep's Clothing.
New Titles Coming Soon:
Complete Tale of the American Civil War (Abridged) by E. McPherson
Cramalot by L. Bryant (NOW AVAILABLE!)
Delphinium Mansion by Libby Leonard
Discord by Ben Kingsland
John Watson's Body by C.P. Stancich
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Last of the Tannenbaums by Daniel Guyton
Lamentable Tragedy of King Henry the Fifth...Wheel by Matt Thompson
Next Stop! by Matt Thompson
Original Cast by M. Willis
Sherlock in Never Never Land by Geff Moyer
Ten Minutes of the Cheesy Action Show by Michael Paslawski
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Chaos and comedy ensue when a blundering young narrator discovers that Prince Charming has been kidnapped by the evil witch Hagragard. The narrator struggles to save her family honor while her well-meaning Fairy Godmother mistakenly sends not one, but six fairytale princesses (and Goldilocks) to the rescue. Will a needy dragon, a score of evil minions and big princess... | | |  | |  | |
| | | | | | 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 of... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CSI - WONDERLAND
When the detectives from Crime Scene Imagination arrive to arrest Alice, the poor girl realizes that she will be returning to a place that she had tried to forget. A place that she wished was just a bad dream. A place called Wonderland. Once Alice jumps back down that rabbit hole, she gets caught up in a wild and ridiculous murder-mystery. Someone has removed the king's head,... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | GROOVE-A-RELLA
Lace up your go-go boots and get ready for a new twist on a classic! Rock and roll singer Johnny Rocket needs a date to a big awards show, and his manager, Max Slick, books him a gig on the Dating Game TV show to find the lucky girl. The contestants? The insufferable Rella sisters, Prunella and Stella, and their shy stepsister, Cindy. Too bad Mrs. Rella, Cindy’s... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
Prince John has decreed that the citizens of Nottingham pay weekly taxes or face the penalty of death. His decrees are enforced by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. The citizens think that all hope is lost until they hear word of a noble hero, Robin Hood of Locksley. Robin Hood, with the help of his merry men (which are mostly girls) rob from the rich, give to the poor, and... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ROMEO AND BEATRICE AND TOTO, TOO
Mrs. Quince, a member of the "William Shakespeare Wrote William Shakespeare Society" receives a copy of a play in the mail that could possibly be one of Shakespeare's earliest works. Thinking this could be the break-through that she, her society and her school's theatre department needs, she embraces the play and decides to produce it. When all that can go wrong (costumes... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Looking for big laughs and big adventure in a kingdom far, far away? Then look no further than the hysterically astounding best-selling play, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast. Both timely and timeless, this easy-to-stage comedy follows the valiant quest of the bumbling but good-hearted Prince Charmless as he attempts with all his might to save Princess Rose from the... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | THE WORST PRODUCTION OF THE SNOW QUEEN EVER
In this wonderfully imaginative play-within-a-play, student actors are on set to produce Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale The Snow Queen. Like all great fairy tales, this play has everything including a self-absorbed narrator, orphans, talking flowers, robber children, guards that occasionally guard, and ditsy snowflakes who all try to help (and sometimes... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 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." | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Saki Series
A group of plays based on short stories by Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, who was a British writer that pulled no punches in satirizing society and culture. Saki is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. As short plays, you are sure to find them as witty and enlightening today as they were then. | | | | | | |
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