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GHOST LIGHT - by G. Cummings

The life of theatre geeks: diva battles, wise techies, know-it-all costumers, and shy sound designers. Throw in athletes bit by the acting bug, a theatrical promposal, a college audition, a play written in stage directions, and you have nine short plays showcasing high school theatre life.

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CHASING CHARMING

Big Casts. Big Laughs.

1001 ZOMBIE NIGHTS, by M. Soetaert

ADVENTURE, by J. Atkins

AIRPORT ENCOUNTERS, by S. Mullen

ALL THE BASES, by A. Haehnel

CANST THOU HEAREST THEE NOW?, by Z. Rammelsberg

CSI - WONDERLAND, by W. Bradford

GOING UP?, by S. Franco, D. Bayless

THE GRANITE PARK RANGERS, by M. Matthews

THE HAUNTED HOUSE FARCE, by M. Dixon, J. Jory

LAUGHING STOCK, by B. Hayward

NINE-TENTHS, by G. Atkins

QUEST FOR THE GEM, by M. Matthews

THE STORY SELLER'S TALE, by C. Pankratz

VIRGIL'S WEDDING - FULL LENGTH, by E. McPherson

1001 ZOMBIE NIGHTS

It’s 1001 Zombie Nights, just like the classic Arabian tales, only with zombies. For those of you who can’t get enough of those loveable zombies, here’s one thousand and one zombie stories, give or take several hundred, for an evening full of brain-noshing, zombie-loving fun. All of the stories can be performed with as few as 16 actors, or as many as you can...

ADVENTURE

Welcome aboard the Starship Adventure! For one hundred missions, Captain Adrian Key and the Galactic Voyagers have ventured into deep space on missions of science and discovery––that is, until High Command decides to convert the aging Adventure into a cruise ship for galactic tourists. When the Voyagers ferry these unwelcome guests––as well as an upstart Lieutenant trying to...

AIRPORT ENCOUNTERS

You never know who might run into an airport waiting area, from your long-lost crush, to an angry mother-in-law, to a man dressed up as the airport therapy dog, to a mystery man who has been living there for months and a woman with her pet in a takeout container.

ALL THE BASES

In an effort to create the perfect production, the cast begins by reading the "survey results" they got from the audience in response to the question, "What do you want from a play?" Based on these responses, the cast creates a checklist and presents a play meeting all 15 audience requirements. The hilarious result is its "short-cheap-educational-safe,...

CANST THOU HEAREST THEE NOW?

A modern-day take on Romeo and Juliet where two cell line-crossed lovers are kept apart because they come from two separate operating systems (or families): The Applelets and the MontaGoogles. With help from Siri and Andy and some familiar Shakespearean characters, they try to overcome their barriers and communicate.

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,...

GOING UP?

Imagine you are suddenly trapped in an elevator and you cannot get away! Going Up? chronicles the hilarious struggles of passengers trapped in three separate elevator cars during a New York City power outage. From a fitness freak to an overly calm psychologist, to an OCD germ-a-phobe and a non-stop chatter box this show is filled with colorful characters and outrageous...

THE GRANITE PARK RANGERS

Welcome to Granite National Park! Bumbling prisoners, Stan and Lennie, escape from the Granite County Penitentiary in search of a cache of stolen money that might be buried somewhere in Granite National Park by the infamous criminal known as The Mayor. When they arrive at the park, they kidnap General Phil Huntman, the parks head ranger, and force him to guide the convicts to...

THE HAUNTED HOUSE FARCE

Malcolm has a big problem––his client, Mr. Dreadful, insists he sell an old mansion by midnight. Malcolm finds a host of zany potential buyers, however, his real problem is that the mansion’s haunted by a family of ghosts who don’t want the place sold. Watch as all heck breaks loose when the ghost of Abe Lincoln, a ghostly “lift” driver, and a ghost-busting exorcist add to...

LAUGHING STOCK

Michael stands alone on stage before an impatient audience, trying desperately to dramatize his lackluster existence. With the help of a madcap playwright, his life story is suddenly populated with exaggerated stock characters of every sort. One by one, the humdrum people in his life are replaced by pirates and princes, gunslingers and psychics, clowns and rappers. There's...

NINE-TENTHS

Nine-Tenths is an anthology of nine ten-minute scenes that take the audience through a wide variety of styles, characters, and worlds. Gary wants to propose, until his girlfriend—from the future—arrives to stop him in Tempus Fugit. A corporate team building outing gone wrong in Loanly Ladies. A humorous look at the modern world of dating in Swipe....

QUEST FOR THE GEM

One morning the peaceful, Medieval village of Warkworthshire is disrupted by the sudden appearance of the evil Queen Nefarious. She threatens to burn the village to the ground unless they hand over all their children. In an attempt to save Warkworthshire, Frederick the Wise sends Theron the Brave and the bumbling brothers Jerry and Owen on a quest to save the village. They...

THE STORY SELLER'S TALE

Desperate to make rent, a Story Seller tries to sell tales to a group of nonplussed medieval peasants who cannot read. These stories each tell about an instance of everyday magic, misunderstanding, or happenstance, inspired by the style of traditional folk tales. As the Story Seller orates each story, the action takes over onstage employing a large ensemble cast. Will the...

VIRGIL'S WEDDING - FULL LENGTH

One of Heuer's best-selling full-length play series. You're invited to the social clash of the century as Ms. Delainie, a high-end wedding planner, and her assistant, Barbie, are hired to direct a simple ceremony for two of Lickskillit's favorite lovebirds. Grinning with confidence and guaranteed a promotion if the Margaret Hooper-Virgil Sludge wedding is a success, Ms....