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10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Don Zolidis

It's the end of the world and hordes of rampaging zombies are about to kill you. What do you do?
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Comedy
30 - 35 minutes
5 W, 3 M, 2 Any (8-24 actors possible: 5-13 W, 3-11 M) Declaration Jonathan Dorf

In a series of connected scenes and monologues that occur before, during, and after a mass shooting, young people of all stripes piece together what is happening and why.
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Drama
35 - 50 minutes
6 W, 6 M, 10 Any (10-55 actors possible: 5-53 W, 2-50 M)

The Internet is Distract--OH LOOK A KITTEN!

The Internet is Distract--OH LOOK A KITTEN! Ian McWethy

Micah only has twenty minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby. She just needs to check a few facts on the internet first.
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Comedy
30 - 35 minutes
5 W, 3 M, 12 Any (5-18 actors possible: 5-17 W, 3-15 M) Lafayette No. 1 Mandy Conner

As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten--except for Lizzie Landry.
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Drama
35 - 45 minutes
8 W, 7 M, (15-25 actors possible: 8-13 W, 7-12 M)

Dark Road

Laura Lundgren Smith

When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to find her place in the world and provide for her sister Lise. But soon she learns the reality of her duties.
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Drama
40 - 45 minutes
8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)

The Wild Bunch Women: A Memory Play

The Wild Bunch Women: A Memory Play Nelly E. Cuellar-Garcia

The Wild Bunch Women were known throughout the Old West as cattle rustlers, stagecoach bandits, and bank robbers. but to Pearl Hart, they were family.
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Drama
25 - 35 minutes
15 W, 2 M, (13-25 actors possible: 11-15 W, 2-10 M)

4 A.M.

Jonathan Dorf

What's it like to be awake when the rest of your world is asleep? Meet an early-morning jogger, a radio DJ whose show may have an audience of none, a modern Romeo and Juliet, the author of a most unusual letter, and many other teen characters as they search for connection in the magic hour..
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Dramedy
30 - 35 minutes
3 W, 3 M, 6 Any (6-40 actors possible: 3-20 W, 3-20 M)

Brief Interviews with Internet Cats

Brief Interviews with Internet Cats Patrick Greene

Interviewer Ian McWorthy has a dream line-up for tonight's episode of the World Wide Window: a litterful of felines whose internet antics have catapulted them to fame.
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Comedy
25 - 45 minutes
9 W, 7 M, 6 Any (8-30 actors possible: 1-30 W, 1-30 M)

Booby Trap

In the near future, an American soldier sits in a combat zone, trapped by a land mine. As he waits to see what will happen to him, scenes from his past, present, and future unfold around him.
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Drama
30 - 35 minutes
6 W, 5 M, 6 Any (11-17 actors possible: 5-12 W, 5-12 M)

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz Erin Detrick

Full of ensemble possibilities, this imaginative adaptation captures the heart of L. Frank Baum's classic tale.
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Comedy/Drama
45 - 60 minutes
11 W, 5 M, 5 Any (12-44 actors possible: 4-40 W, 4-40 M)

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (one-act)

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (one-act) Don Zolidis

Two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in a wild, fast-paced extravaganza.
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Comedy
35 - 50 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 1-19 W, 1-19 M)

The Shape of the Grave

The Shape of the Grave Laura Lundgren Smith

The Troubles raging through Northern Ireland cost sixteen-year-old Colleen half her family, and she sees only one way to give her loss meaning: join the bloody fight for Irish independence from Britain. It seems so simple, but the IRA's reception isn't what Colleen expects.
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Drama
35 - 40 minutes
4 W, 3 M, 8 Any (9-30 actors possible: 4-15 W, 2-15 M)

Appropriate Audience Behavior

Appropriate Audience Behavior Ian McWethy

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they're sitting next to the world's noisiest weirdos.
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Comedy
25 - 35 minutes
9 W, 8 M, 3 Any (5-20 actors possible: 0-20 W, 0-20 M)

The Hallmarks of Horror

The Hallmarks of Horror Peter Bloedel

Scary movies are full of different ways to give you nightmares--but once you figure out the formula, the frightful looks pretty funny.
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Comedy
25 - 35 minutes
6 W, 6 M, 6 Any (8-40 actors possible: 5-37 W, 3-35 M)

I Don

I Don't Want to Talk About It Bradley Hayward

Being a teenager is hard, and nobody wants to talk about it. Confronting the daily challenges of growing up, this series of monologues and scenes offers a look at a multitude of issues.
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Dramedy
30 - 45 minutes
5 Any (5-32 actors possible: 0-32 W, 0-32 M)

Advance Pack - Clue: On Stage

Someone is in enormous trouble for breaking the priceless heirloom vase in the Peterson living room. But who? Someone is lying. Well, probably everyone is pretty much lying.
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0 minutes
Various

Power Line

Power Line Don Zolidis

Nothing could compete with the ultimate gig for high school kids that they had in 1989, as a Game Counselor answering calls on the Power Line.
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Romantic comedy
45 - 55 minutes
4 W, 4 M, 4 Any (6-20 actors possible: 0-20 W, 0-20 M)

Antigone Now

Antigone Now Melissa Cooper

In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and intense Antigone defies her uncle to bury her disgraced brother. This contemporary response to the myth of Antigone brings powerful, modern prose to an ancient and universal story.
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Drama
50 - 60 minutes
3 W, 1 M, (4-11 actors possible: 2-10 W, 1-9 M)

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