After an incident with an abusive partner leaves Maddie’s nine- year-old daughter Caroline with a broken arm, the two are forced to make a hasty escape. Hoping her own long-estranged mother will take them in ten years after Maddie’s catastrophic struggles with addiction, Maddie—now eight years sober—decides to bring Caroline to her childhood home. But when their surprise arrival receives a less-than-warm welcome, Maddie struggles to navigate her and Caroline’s future as trust is challenged, ultimatums are made, and the past proves impossible to forgive or forget.
Length: Full-Length
A full-length play or musical, in one act or two, that is 75 minutes or longer.
Dear Alien
A shambolic reclusive advice columnist known professionally as Dear Alien is in crisis. He has a deadline of yesterday for a collection of his columns; if he doesn’t turn it in, he’ll be broke and in danger of eviction. But the agonizing predictability of readers’ questions is driving him mad, his editor is showing alarming signs of romantic interest, and online trolls are making threats, in this existential comedy about how to live in our postmodern world.
The Three Sisters of Weehawken
Olga, Masha and Irina dream of going to Manhattan. There it lies, a mere fifteen-minute ferry ride from their home in Weehawken, New Jersey. But that ferry ride may as well be a mission to Mars. As they remain, yearning, decade after decade the walls of their home crowd in until they can barely move at all. Borrowing as much from Beckett as Chekhov, The Three Sisters of Weehawken wonders at the forces that keep us from following our dreams and begs the question — “what makes a life, a life?”
Never Fear, Shakespeare
Long before he became the world’s most famous playwright, William Shakespeare was simply a dramatist trying to write plays that would keep the theatre open. When sixteen-year-old Ben Shoe discovers the magic of the stage, he runs away to London, where he joins Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, learning that making theatre requires equal parts imagination, determination, and collaboration. Filled with humor, heart, history, and Shakespeare’s greatest words, NEVER FEAR, SHAKESPEARE is a joyful adventure celebrating the timeless magic of live theatre and the people who make it happen.
Lowcountry
After losing his career and family, David, a man of colour in rural South Carolina, struggles to make ends meet and regain contact with his young son. In exchange for David’s friendship and obedience, his mentor, Paul, a wealthy, white retiree, promises legal and material help. But when David invites Tally, a charming out-of-towner with a secret agenda, for an illicit evening at his apartment, their electric romance alters all three lives in shocking ways.
On Your Feet! School Edition
ON YOUR FEET! tells the inspiring true story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, two artists who defied the odds with their talent, their music, and their unwavering belief in each other, ultimately becoming international sensations. A celebration of love, perseverance, and the infectious power of music, ON YOUR FEET! offers a glimpse into the remarkable lives of the Estefans, celebrating not just their success, but their fierce determination, groundbreaking creativity, and the unstoppable rhythm of the Miami Sound Machine.
Packed with iconic hits like “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,” “1-2-3,” “Live For Loving You,” and the irresistible anthem “Conga,” this crowd-pleasing and uplifting musical will have audiences up on their feet!
ON YOUR FEET! School Edition has been adapted from the original Broadway production. The School Edition has been carefully edited, with additional director’s notes throughout, to make the show more producible for secondary school and college groups/performers. Song keys have been adjusted to sit more comfortably in the range of secondary school and college performers. In some cases, problematic language has been changed, while in others an alternate choice is offered at the discretion of the director.
High Noon
Set in the New Mexico Territory in 1875, HIGH NOON unfolds in real time on the wedding day of Marshal Will Kane and Quaker pacifist Amy Fowler. Their celebration is shattered by news that Frank Miller—the outlaw Kane put away for murder—has been pardoned and is arriving on the noon train, bent on revenge. As the clock ticks toward noon, Kane desperately seeks help from the townspeople he’s protected for seventeen years, but one by one they abandon him. Torn between duty and his new wife’s beliefs, Kane must face his reckoning alone.
The Last Yiddish Speaker
Sarah and her father, Paul, have fled NYC and are hiding in plain sight as Mary and Paul Tate in upstate, NY. It’s eight years after the successful January 6th insurrection and anyone who isn’t White and Christian has fled the country or been “disappeared.”
They’ve almost made it through their first year when, late one night, an ancient, Yiddish-speaking woman is deposited on their doorstep with a note, “It’s your turn to hide her. Good luck.” They must grapple with whether to protect her or turn her in and save themselves.
Schmigadoon!
A glorious tribute to the award-winning Apple TV+ series, SCHMIGADOON! is a love letter to Broadway’s Golden Age. New York doctors Josh and Melissa set out on a couples’ backpacking retreat to rekindle the flame, but instead find themselves to have accidentally wandered into Schmigadoon—the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. Melissa and Josh soon discover the only way to escape is by finding true love—which may or may not be with each other.
Maybe You Could Love Me
How many sleepovers and shared hijab pins does it take to make you best friends? For Sajida and Noor, the number was forgotten years ago. However, as high school graduation looms, they must decide if their love for each other is the key to becoming who they were meant to be, or if it will cause everything to unravel.