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Running Time: 70 minutes or more
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ONE-PERSON SHOWS
- A Dickens of a Tale by Geoff Callaway — 4m 4f. Doubling possible to 1m 1f, or all the characters could be played by 1 performer.
- Esther: Queen of Courage — a one-woman play by Myrth Elizabeth Burr
- The Farley Family Reunion— a comedy by James Arrington
- Jimmy Higgins: Line-by-Byline a one-man play by Harlan Baker
- The Man Behind The Curtain • L. Frank Baum a One-man Play by J.D. Newman
- Mother Wove The Morning by Carol Lynn Pearson
- Mrs. Smith Goes To Washington (a one woman play about Margaret Chase Smith) by Linda Britt
- Ruth and Naomi — a one-woman play by Myrth Elizabeth Burr
TWO-PERSON SHOWS
- A Dickens of a Tale by Geoff Callaway — 4m 4f. Doubling possible to 1m 1f, or all the characters could be played by 1 performer.
- Glorious Son of York by R. Rex Stephenson (2-person Richard III)
- He and She Fighting: A Love Story by Eric Samuelsen — 1f, 1m
- Manifest Tales That Forged Humanity by Mahonri Stewart — 1f, 1m + 4-8 (or more) playing multiple roles
- Ruth and Naomi — a one-woman play by Myrth Elizabeth Burr
- Suffrage by Jenifer Nii — 2W
- The World Is My Parish (about John Wesley) by R. Rex Stephenson and Mike Trochim — TOUR VERSION: 2 Males, or up to 7 roles — FULL VERSION: 9M 8W 2B 3G + 12-16 ensemble
CAST OF THREE
- 3 (Three Plays for Three Women) by Eric Samuelsen
- Clearing Bombs (Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize) by Eric Samuelsen. Premiered at Plan-B Theatre Company 2014
- Facing East by Carol Lynn Pearson — 2M 1F
- The Kreutzer Sonata by Eric Samuelsen — 1M 1Violinist, 1Pianist.
- Nothing Personal The story of Susan MacDougal by Eric Samuelsen — 2f 1m
- Stones A Play by J. Scott Bronson
- The Yearning Season by J.D. Newman (TYA) — 2f 1m
CAST OF FOUR
- Amerigo by Eric Samuelsen (A Plan-B Theatre Company Play) 3m 1f
- At Canossa: The Pope, The Emperor and the Marchioness) by Eric Samuelsen (PREMIERE PLAY FILE) — 3m 1f
- Borderlands by Eric Samuelsen — 2M 2W
- Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Eric Samuelsen — 3M 2F
- Miasma by Eric Samuelsen — 2M 2F
- The Scarlet Letter by Jenifer Nii — 2F, 2M
- What Really Happened – by Eric Samuelsen — 2m 2f
CAST OF FIVE
- Adam’s Gifts by Peter Filichia — 2f, 2m, 1b (with doubling)
- Dial Tones by J. Scott Bronson — 2M 2W 1either
- Puzzles by J.D. Newman (TYA) — 3m, 2f
- A String of Pearls by Elizabeth Hansen — 5W
- Wild In The West – A Choose Your Own Path Adventure by Anthony Buck — 3M 2F
CAST OF SIX
- Charades by Thomas F. Rogers — 4M 2F
- Do Good by Eric Samuelsen • Passion and the Public Servant • PREMIERE PLAY FILE — 4F 2M
- Elektra Adapted from Sophocles by Richard Sewell — 4m 2F + Chorus
- Evening Eucalyptus by Mahonri Stewart — 2f, 4m
- The Gypsy Tree — a play with songs by J. D. Newman – songs by Jennifer Haycock — 3m 3f
- The Immortal a play by Thomas F. Rogers — 4M 2F
- Just Lucky I Guess by Mark Ogden — 2M 4W
- Little Eyolf by Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Eric Samuelsen — 2M 3W 1B(age 9-11)
- Rain-In-The-Face ( A meeting between RAIN and ANNIE OAKLEY, orchestrated by BUFFALO BILL at the Columbian Exposition in 1893) by Eric Samuelsen (PREMIERE PLAY FILE) — 3f 3m
- Treasure (about Alexander Hamilton) by Tim Slover — 4M 2F
CAST OF SEVEN
- NEW! Champion A play by Joanna Kraus (TYA) — 6f, 1m
- Cyrano From Nowhere a Sci-fi comedy by Mahonri Stewart — 3f 4m
- The Drownéd Book by Mahonri Stewart (About the life of Shakespeare) — 3f, 4m
- Emperor Wolf (TYA) a post-apocalyptic fairy tale by Mahonri Stewart – 4f 3m 1 non-gender specific
- NEW! Hockey Mom by Travis Baker — 2w, 4m (Coming Soon)
- Lightning Rod (about Benjamin Franklin) by Tim Slover — 2M 3F 2olderTeenM
- Tangents by Elizabeth Hansen — 7W
- The World Is My Parish (about John Wesley) by R. Rex Stephenson and Mike Trochim — TOUR VERSION: 2 Males, or up to 7 roles — FULL VERSION: 9M 8W 2B 3G + 12-16 ensemble
CAST OF EIGHT
- Coming Of Age by Shirlee Shields — 6m 2f
- DeGruchy’s Mantle by J.D. Newman — 5 young women, 1 older woman, 2 young males
- A Dickens of a Tale by Geoff Callaway — 4m 4f. Doubling possible to 1m 1f, or all the characters could be played by 1 performer
- Gentle Barbarian (About Ivan Turgenev) by Thomas F. Rogers — 4M 2W 2TG
- God’s Fools (a Play of Mitigated Conscience) by Thomas F. Rogers — 5M 3F
- NEW! Hair Frenzy — A Hearbreaking Comedy by Travis G. Baker • 2 hours – 5f, 3m
- Merry Gentlemen A Play Inspired by “A Christmas Carol” by Sheila Rinear — 2w, 2m, 2teen girls, 1teen boy, 1either m or w
- NEW! One Blue Tarp by Travis G Baker — 3m 4w,1b, 1dog
- The Opposing Wheel by Mahonri Stewart — 4f 4m
- Peculiarities: A Play of Parables (six short one acts on youth and sexuality) by Eric Samuelsen (Tahoe, Temps, NCMO, Bishop, Pizza and a Movie, & Kiss) — 5w 3m
- Playing The Game by Eric Samuelsen — 5m 3f
- Sandy and the Weird Sisters by J.D. Newman (Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 1) — with doubling: 2 girls, 4 women, 1 man, 1 either M or F — without doubling: 3 teengirls, 6w, 4m
CAST OF NINE
- Accommodations by Eric Samuelsen — 5m 3w 1tg
- Adam’s Gifts by Peter Filichia — 4f, 3m, 2b (can be doubled to 5 performers)
- Awakening Galatea by J.D. Newman — 8f 1m
- Crime & Punishment by Dostoyevsky Adapted and Translated by Thomas F. Rogers — 27M 14F can be doubled to 5 actors and 4 actresses
- Hero’s Journey – A Choose Your Own Path Adventure by Anthony Buck — 5M, 3F, 1 Either
- The Ice Front by Eric Samuelsen (A Plan-B Theatre Company Play) (Norwegian resistance to Hitler’s regime.) — 4f 5m
- Mirrors and Memories (seeing the world through Norman Rockwell paintings) by Linda Britt — 1Youngteengirl, 5W, 3M
- The Odyssey (from Homer’s classic) by Rodger Sorensen (70 mins) — 5M 4W with doubling
- Patriot Stranger • a play about Tadeuz Kociuszko and the American Revolution by Thomas F. Rogers and Donald K. Jarvis — 8m 1f double in 17 male and 4 female roles
- Rings of the Tree by Mahonri Stewart — 4f 5m
CAST OF TEN
- Billy Goes To War A Play to End All Wars by Harley Marshall — 5m 5f + extras
- The Doctor In Spite of Himself by Moliere Adapted by J.D. Newman — 3m 2w 5either
- Jimmy Stewart Goes To Hollywood by Mahonri Stewart — 4f, 6m (playing multiple roles)
- A Love Affair With Electrons • Philo T. Farnsworth-Young Inventorby Eric Saumelsen — 6m 4f (doubling included)
- Manifest Tales That Forged Humanity by Mahonri Stewart — 1f, 1m + 4-8 (or more) playing multiple roles
CAST OF ELEVEN
- NEW! CandleDancing — The Voice of Julian of Norwich — a play by Coni Koepfinger –6M, 4F, 1B + ChoirBoys and Choir Adults
- The Cricket on the Hearth — Staged Radio Play by R. Rex Stephenson & Jody D. Brown — 4w 5m 2either
- A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Eric Samuelsen — 3M 4F 1Teenboy 3 children
- Erasmus Montanus by Jerry Argetsinger (Translated and adapted from Ludvig Holberg’s play) COMING SOON — 8M 3W
- Jean de France by Jerry Argetsinger (Translated and adapted from Ludvig Holberg’s play) — 8M 3F
- Lifelines by Sheila Lynch Rinear — 6M 5F + 12 Greek Chorus
- The Second Priest by Thomas F. Rogers — 8M 3W play all the roles with doubling
- Seigfried Idyll – suggested by the stories of “The Ring of The Neibelung” adapted by Thomas F. Rogers — 7M 2W 1Teenboy 1Teengirl
- Winding Sheet A play about social reform by Eric Samuelsen PREMIERE PLAY FILE — 8f, 5m, doubles to 7f 5m
CAST OF TWELVE
- The DreamBuilder (Noah and his Ark) by Tim Slover — 5M 1W 6either
- Huebener (A Mormon’s resistance to Hilter’s Regime) by Thomas F. Rogers — 10M 2W plus ensemble of small roles (doubling possible)
- The Idiot Adapted from Dostoyevsky by Thomas F. Rogers — 7M 5W
- The Ruckus at Machias by Richard Sewell — 7M 5F (some play multiple roles)
- Swallow The Sun: The Early Life of C. S. Lewis by Mahonri Stewart — 3 f, 9 m +Fantasy/Memory characters
- Winding Sheet A play about social reform by Eric Samuelsen PREMIERE PLAY FILE — 8f, 5m, doubles to 7f 5m
CAST OF THIRTEEN
- Sandy and the Weird Sisters by J.D. Newman (Sandy Hunter Saga Episode 1) — with doubling: 2 girls, 4 women, 1 man, 1 either M or F — without doubling: 3 teengirls, 6w, 4m
- The Seagull Adapted from Chekhov’s play by Thomas F. Rogers — 7M 5W 1G
- Timeshare by Brent Hanson — 9M 4W
- NEW! The Witching Hour Four Short Plays by Kīra Shaffer and Cory Larsen — 6f, 7m
CAST OF FOURTEEN
- Escape from Madame Eleanora’s • 100 minutes of madcap mayhem! by Eric Samuelsen — 7f 7m
- Prometheus Unbound by Mahonri Stewart — 14 with performers playing multiple roles (7 women, 7 men)
- The Wager by Thomas F. Rogers — 14M
CAST OF FIFTEEN
- Jeppe of the Hill by Jerry Argetsinger (Translated and adapted from Ludvig Holberg’s play) — 13M 2F (doubling possible)
- The Last Baron of Arizona by Joanna H. Kraus — 5f, 10m, doubling possible
- Legends of Sleepy Hollow by Mahonri Stewart — 9f, 6m
- Papa Married A Mormon by John D. Fitzgerald Adapted by Rodger Sorensen — 9M 6F
- Sense and Sensibility adapted by Mahonri Stewart — 11f, 4m
- Well-Behaved Women The Seneca Falls Convention by Jes Marbacher (TYA) – 35M 20F (doubling and tripling recommended can be played by 15 performers)
CAST OF SIXTEEN
- Comedy Of Errors (freescript) — 4f, 12m (can be doubled)
- Mother Wove The Morning by Carol Lynn Pearson
- The Passion of Christ: Betrayal and Crucifixion (From the Medieval Cycle Plays) by Rodger Sorensen — 15M 1W (some male roles may be doubled, or gender-swapped)
LARGE CAST
(alphabetically arranged)
- All’s Well That Ends Well adapted by J.D. Newman — 7-11 female, 8-12 male (depending on doubling)
- American Dreams: Immigration Stories a monologue play by Linda Britt — 18Females 12 Males. Doubling possible, but not recommended.
- Chosen: Stories of Adoption a monologue play by Linda Britt — 15f 10m (Doubling of roles is possible.)
- A Christmas Carol Adapted by R.Rex Stephenson — 6m 8f 4children (doubling possible)
- A Christmas Carol Adapted from the Dickens Classic by Rodger Sorensen — 13f, 13m (doubling possible)
- Closer to Home by Brent Hutchins — 30 characters (15m, 15f) which can be readily doubled and ‘regenderfied” as needed.
- Crime & Punishment by Dostoyevsky Adapted and Translated by Thomas F. Rogers — 27M 14F can be doubled to 5 actors and 4 actresses
- Due Process: Hiram Bebee, Alias the Sundance Kid by Shirlee Shield — 13M 4f (doubling possible)
- The Farley Family Xmas — A spoof by James Arrington — 8m8f +extras
- For The Glory by Joanna H. Kraus and Hobart Brown — 2f, 8m, 5either + extras
- Frére Lawrence (The Story of T. E. Lawrence [Lawrence of Arabia]) by Thomas F. Rogers — 17M 3F (can be doubled)
- Further Downeast by Brent Hutchins — 11m 9f 6either — some doubling possible
- Gathering Grimm by J. D. Newman – 18f 5m (Doubling is possible for the female roles, but not recommended)
- Geeks & Gangsters (The Real Story Of Superman’s beginning) by Rob Lauer — 8 TeenMales(appearing 16-25) 5 Teen Females(appearing 16-25) 14M 5W (Doubling to a cast of 22 Possible)
- NEW! How Do We Feel Right Now? by Stacey Tirro (A Monologue Play) — 31 roles: 7m 19f 5either (doubling possible)
- John Honeyman: Spy for Washington by Albert O. Mitchell (TYA) — 9M 4W 2TB 1TG 1G
- Julius Caesar: A Confederate Conspiracy by William Shakespeare (adapted by C. Michael Perry) — 32M 9F + extras. Doubling possible
- The Jungle Book by R. Rex Stephenson (TYA) — 11 Male roles (some of the typically male roles may be played by a female), 4 Female roles, 1 of either gender + extras (doubling possible)
- Kimchi Kid by Joanna H. Kraus — Cast of 19, doubling possible
- Lifelines by Sheila Lynch Rinear — 6M 5F + 12 Greek Chorus
- Magnificence — A Medieval Morality Play by John Skelton. Translated and Adapted by Eric Samuelsen — 17 characters of flexible gender.
- Merry Christmas, George Bailey by Shirlee Hurst Shields — Large cast of [30M 14W 3Tb 1Tg 4B 2G] including the children can be doubled to 24 performers [16m 8w] (which could be reduced further with tripling by some cast members)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (Adapted by C. Michael Perry) — 13M 8F + fairies, attendants, doubling possible
- Much Ado About Nothing Freely adapted and updated from the Shakespeare Classic by J.D. Newman — 7M 6W 3children
- Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep by Jerry Walker — 29f, 24m, doubling and tripling of roles possible
- The Odyssey by Eric Samuelsen (90 mins) — 22m, 11female, 2 either +maids, crew, suitors. (Doubling recommended)
- The Political Tinker by Jerry Argetsinger (Translated and adapted from Ludvig Holberg’s play) — 3m, 3f + up to 25 supporting characters, men and women of all ages, which can be doubled
- NEW! Romeo and Juliet (adaptation from Shakespeare) by J.D. Newman (COMING SOON) — 9f, 8m (1 female performer doubles another role)
- Secrets of Sleepy Hollow a thrill of a ride by Mahonri Stewart — 11f 9m plus the possibility of additional “spirits” and/or puppeteers who can act out the ghost stories told intermittently throughout the play
- Ulysses of Ithaca by Jerry Argetsinger (Translated and adapted from Ludvig Holberg’s play) — 11 Men 6 Women 8-15 supporting characters, many of which can be doubled
- We Ain’t Dead Yet! by Jerry Walker (SENIOR THEATRE) — 9m 9f
- Well-Behaved Women The Seneca Falls Convention by Jes Marbacher (TYA) – 35M 20F (doubling and tripling recommended can be played by 15 performers)
- The World Is My Parish (about John Wesley) by R. Rex Stephenson and Mike Trochim — TOUR VERSION: 2 Males, or up to 7 roles — FULL VERSION: 9M 8W 2B 3G + 12-16 ensemble
- Yeshua by Mahonri Stewart PREMIERE PLAY FILE — 25 + characters, but actors playing multiple roles is encouraged: 8 female, the rest male