Playwright: Mart Crowley Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: In his Upper East Side apartment, Michael is throwing a birthday party for Harold, a self-avowed “thirty-two-year-old, pockmarked, Jew fairy,” complete with surprise gift: “Cowboy,” a street hustler. As the evening wears on – fueled by drugs and alcohol – bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when… Read more »
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Playwright: Samuel D. Hunter Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: A retirement home in northern Idaho is being shut down, and only three residents and a bare-bones staff remain. When a record breaking blizzard blows into town and an elderly resident disappears into the storm, everyone is brought to face their own mortality. Ratings: Language: 16+ Adult Content:… Read more »
A Great Wilderness
Playwright: Samuel D. Hunter Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: Walt has devoted his life to “curing” teenage boys of their homosexuality at his remote Idaho wilderness camp. Pressured to accept one last client, his life begins to unravel with the arrival of Daniel. Ratings: Language: 10+ Adult Content: 13+ Violence: All Ages Pay attention to: Flexibility: All… Read more »
The Few
Playwright: Samuel D. Hunter Rights: Samuel FrenchSynopsis:Four years ago, Bryan abandoned his labor of love, a newspaper for truckers. Now he’s returned – with no word of where he’s been – and things have changed. Ratings: Language: 16+ Adult Content: 16+ Violence: 16+ Pay attention to: A character gets shot with a BB gun onstage. Flexibility:… Read more »
Harriet Tubman: An American Moses
Playwright: Gay Montenverde Rights: Playscripts Synopsis:When a storyteller summons Harriet Tubman from the past, one of America’s greatest heroines offers to divulge the details of her extraordinary life. As the storyteller portrays the diverse characters from her past, from Frederick Douglas to plantation owners, Harriet relives her humble beginnings with her family through the end… Read more »
Night of the Living Dead Live
Playwright: Written by: Christopher Bond, Dale Boyer, & Trevor Martin Created by: Christopher Harrison & Phil Pattison Royalties: Samuel French Synopsis:Six strangers, a lonely farmhouse, surrounded by brain-eating zombies – what could go wrong?Night of the Living Dead™ Live is a fun and hilarious re-imagining of George A. Romero’s legendary classic. Set in 1968 and presented… Read more »
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Playwright: Alan Ball Rights: Dramatists Synopsis: During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. They are Frances, a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy, the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom;… Read more »
Outside Mullingar
Playwright: John Patrick Shanley Royalties: Dramatists Synopsis: Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that—due to his painful shyness—suits him well. Rosemary lives right next door, determined to have him, watching the years slip away. With Anthony’s… Read more »
Morningside
Playwright: Topher Payne Rights: Leah Hamos The Gersh Agency lhamos@gersh.com Cast Size: 9f Synopsis: Here’s the thing about baby showers: No one actually wants to be there. But there are certain rituals we follow, for the sake of tradition and a gift registry. Nine women have gathered at Grace Driscoll’s beautifully appointed home, fully expecting… Read more »
The Spoon River Project
Show title: The Spoon River Project Playwright: Tom Andolora Rights: Playscripts Synopsis: In this beautifully haunting play based on Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, the former residents of Spoon River examine life and the longing for what might have been. As the citizens reflect on the dreams, secrets, and regrets of their lives, they paint a… Read more »