A Christmas Carol — the play
by R. Rex Stephenson (For Community, College/University, High School and Junior High School, Youth Groups, Community and Church groups.) Undoubtedly Dickens’ most
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My Travels With Cecil — a short play
The search for the English folk song in American folk music. by R. Rex Stephenson Great for groups, amateur, professional or educational,
The Cricket On The Hearth — Staged Radio Play
Adapted from the Charles Dickens story by R. Rex Stephenson & Jody D. Brown (For performance by any amateur, educational or professional
Hancock County • a play
by Tim Slover (For production by Professional Groups, Community Groups, and College & University Groups) In 1844 the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith
Elektra — an adaptation for modern audiences
adapted from Sophocles by Richard Sewell (Perfect for High School, College/University, Community, and Youth Theatre actors.) TYA The goal of this adaptation
Jimmy Higgins: Line By Byline — a one-man play
A Life In The Labor Movement by Harlan Baker (For professional, amateur or educational theatre production) Jimmy Higgins: Line By Byline is
Mr. Anderson’s Crush — Short Play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) Mr. Anderson has developed a crush
I Wish I Had A Buddy — A short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) Two strangers, meeting over time, find
The Path — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) As we grow older, even the
The Cranes: Harry and Evelyn — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) A long-married older couple looks back
Two Guys Sitting On A Bench By A River Talking About Stuff Of No Importance To Anyone — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) What do guys talk about? Well,
We Ain’t Dead Yet — An Evening of Plays for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) 8 plays ranging from comic to
Two Ladies Playing Go Fish — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) Two crusty women, ‘friends’ since High
The First Time …Again — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) Two longtime friends, in their senior
Knocks and How To Answer — a short play
by Ron Kanecke In hurricane-swept Louisiana, an anxious but determined Ilene decides to face a lifetime of fears by refusing to evacuate
Merry Gentlemen — a play inspired by “A Christmas Carol”
The story of “A Christmas Carol” provides a loose framework and several characters for this exploration of parent-child relationships. Tired of the same old Christmas Carol? This may be exactly what you are looking for!
Further Downeast — a play
For the “Downeaster” or “Come From Away” visitor there is humor and satire and lots of ice fishin’
Closer To Home — A play
by Brent Hutchins (Perfect for professional, educational, amateur groups.) CTH is a series of vignettes that take place in a fictional Maine
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep — play
A play about teens: their struggles, their hopes, their dreams, their epic fails.
The Ruckus At Machias — a play
The retelling of a true tale about the first naval battle of the American Revolution.
Mirrors and Memories — play
Five short plays inspired by the art of Norman Rockwell
Chosen: Stories On Adoption — play
A warm, moving, and sometimes funny look at adoption from the minds and hearts of the adopted and those who adopt them.
Mrs. Smith Goes To Washington — One Woman Play
A Tour-de-Force for a solo actress portraying Margaret Chase Smith, first female Senator from Maine
Billy Goes To War — a Play to End All Wars
The horrors of war are just that, but in this play about the unluckiest boy who ever lived, you’ll find yourself laughing right after your heart has been torn apart.
Challenging Athena — TYA
Imaginative Story Theatre about the Greek myth of Athena
The Scarlet Letter — a play
One of America’s most powerful stories created for only FOUR performers.
SUFFRAGE — a play
The struggle over voting rights for women in the second State ever to adopt that amendment: Utah.
The Little Mermaid’s Little Sister — TYA
A delightful twist on the fairy tale as both the mermaid and her prince have a younger, same-gender sibling who get them and others into trouble; but it’s the little sister who is at the center of this story.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — edited
Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions.
Julius Caesar: A Confederate Conspiracy
Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions, plus a setting of the U.S. Civil War.
The Riddle of the Sphinx and More of History’s Mysteries Revealed — TYA
Yeti, Sasquatch, Sphinx and Amazonian Queen make for mystery in the theatre; but then set it in a Carnival-type atmosphere and it becomes a Mystery Sideshow Theatre piece!
The Mummy’s Tale: And other Voices from the Great Beyond — TYA
The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Aztecs knew that Death was not a mystery! Or was it?
Atlantis, Lost! and Other Legends from the Strange Waves — TYA
Atlantis, Pirates, and Loch Ness are mysteries of our water-filled world. But when these tales are set in a Sideshow atmosphere, it takes the action up a notch!
Way Out West: The Journey of Lewis and Clark and Other Tales — TYA
The West of the U.S. frontier has spawned many tales, from Native American creation, to the Pony Express, along with the history of Lewis & Clark, the Mystery Sideshow Theatre has never been more full of fun and wonder!
Aesop’s Network — PLAY, TYA
An evening of Aesops’ characters told in the style of Network Television, with news and commercials. What a kick!
Lifelines — A Play
This is a provocative and healing story about surviving the suicide of a loved one.
Reindeer Games: A Christmas Panto for Young and Olde!
The delightful traditions and history of Christmas are brought to life in this fine little Panto!
Well-Behaved Women — A Play for TYA
Women’s Suffrage is keenly and insightfully explored for young audiences.
Counter Intelligence — One-Act
No other person in the world is really very different from ourselves. It is amazing the things you can learn in a diner, and the possibilities that wisdom opens up!
A Day Without Palestine — One-Act
American/Arab/Israeli relations pose many questions, but also find some solutions. A fine little drama about a family on the brink of crisis.
Just Lucky I Guess — A Comedy
Three may be a crowd in love, but it certainly allows you to meet interesting people!
The World Is My Parish — Play
The religious journey of John Wesley, father of the Methodists.
Glorious Son of York — play
A 1 man 1 woman adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III
Caravan • a play
An enemy is someone whose story you do not know. This play brings Jews, Muslims, and Christians together in an almost sacred unity.
Facing East • The Play
A father and a mother confront the suicide of their adult gay son, whose male partner visits the gravesite at the same time, where they enact a mock funeral. The discussion follows the tack of seeing and hearing someone when they are still alive.
Mother Wove the Morning • a play
Up to 16 women search for the Feminine Face of God — The Divine Feminine.
The World of Snow White — play
A re-telling of the Snow White story through collected tales from around the world.
The Sheriff of Nottingham — TYA
A rousing tale of Robin Hood for young actors and audiences. Adults may enjoy these roles, as well.
Galileo’s Pendulum — TYA
Galileo’s most important contribution to the world may not have been in pure sciences, but in the allowance and tolerance of Freedom of Thought. This play chronicles that journey with either young or adult actors for young audiences.
Olympus On The Moon — One-Act Comedy TYA
Where did the Greek Gods go for sanctuary after their people no longer believed or trusted in them? How about the moon? A fantasy play based on Greek Myth and history.
The Doctor In Spite of Himself — Farce
A new adaptation of the classic Moliére farce!
Puzzles — a play
Missing his father, taken from him by a tragic car accident, a boy of 12 struggles to come to terms with death and his own autism in the searing play.
Crowns and Commoners — Premiere Play File (TYA)
A royal family must reconcile before the kingdom is bequeathed to the three daughters of the King in this play about love and loyalty — and life.
Awakening Galatea — play
The tale of Galatea and Pygmalion, based on the original work by Ovid, is at the center of this play about humanity and selfless love.
The Yearning Season — Premiere Play File
Loosely based on the Biblical story of Jacob, Leah and Rachel, this play of adolescent angst is universal in it’s theme to any time period –– but especially today.
All’s Well That Ends Well — Shakespeare-edited
Adapted from the Shakespeare play, and much shorter.
Liberation — A Short Play
Personal freedom, identity, and duty are the focus of this play set in a small French village near the end of World War 2 as four young women confront a captured German soldier.
DeGruchy’s Mantle — A Verse Play
This award-winning French fantasy centers around the bequeathing of a magical gift by a mother to her daughters, and becomes a play of emotional complication.
Gathering Grimm — a play
For young or adult audiences this play uncovers some ‘facts’ about the Brothers Grimm: that most of their stories came from or through their sisters and female friends.
Lightning Rod — A Play
A play about Benjamin Franklin, as you’ve never seen him before!
Treasure — A Play
Ambition. Greed. Lust. Recklessness. Righteousness. Honor. Betrayal. Potential. Before there was Broadway’s “Hamilton”, there was Tim Slover’s “Treasure”.
Alexander and the United Snakes of America — TYA
Homelessness, Tolerance and Trust are laid bare in this theatrical fable of snakes and humans.
Your Worst Knightmare
Knights, Intrigue, Murder, Mystery, and the hand of a young maiden keep this wacky play going while the audience guesses whodunnit!
Terrorfest
What’s on the screen can be terror-full, but nightmares and murder happen off-screen as well in this interactive murder mystery.
Space: The Fatal Frontier
Who knew that out there, among the stars, there would be murder and a mystery to solve — and an audience just waiting for the chance to decipher the clues.
Murder Under The Mistletoe
Murder may not be a very nice Christmas gift — but your audience will still love to figure our who did it!
The Morgue, The Merrier
A convention for … well not the dead, but those who care for the dead, and someone dies –– well, is murdered. Your audience will love to figure out which demented doctor did it!
Ghostwriters and Ghost Riders
Everybody loves trains and train rides. Writers and the murderers they write about, do, too.
Fraternal Disorders
Those ol’ Frat Boys are sure full of surprises, eh? Ever dreamed of recounting a number of murders at a Frat Reunion and finding yourself dead, too? Let your audience figure this one out!
Doomed On The Desert’s Edge
The flora and the fauna of the Desert’s Edge are more than just toxic as the leader of a University expedition winds up dead. Who will figure it out? Someone in the audience!
‘Til Death Do Us Part
What would an Italian Mob Wedding be without a little murder? Nothing that the audience could figure out.
Showdown At Gambler’s Gulch
In the Old West town of Gambler’s Gulch the Mayor is murdered. Which one of those contending for his office in the election did it? The audience will find out!
An Heir of Mystery
A will is nothing to die for — unless you’re a Winslow! Who did it? The audience knows!
Hail To Thee, Dear Alma Murder
High School Reunions just aren’t what they used to be, what with choosing the punch, sending the invitations and finding the murderer of one of the alumni. But that’s what the audience is for!
Death On Deck
A Cruise ship? Pirates? Murder? Mayhem? The crew, the guests, and the pirates are at a loss — but the audience isn’t!