Playwright: Michael SladeRights: Playscripts Synopsis: In 1964, three high school valedictorians reflect on the one recent event none of them will ever forget — the assassination of President Kennedy. In early 2002, a middle school student becomes convinced that Al-Qaida terrorists lurk in the midst of his sleepy small town. And on November 5th, 2008, two young… Read more »
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The Language Archive
Playwright: Julia Cho Rights: Dramatists Play Service Cast Size: 2m, 3w Synopsis: George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, though, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife, Mary, to keep her from leaving him, and he doesn’t recognize the… Read more »
In Love and Warcraft
Playwright: Madhuri Shekar Royalties: Samuel French Cast Size: 3f, 3m Synopsis: Evie Malone – gamer girl, college senior, and confirmed virgin – has it all figured out. Not only does she command a top-ranked guild in Warcraft with her online boyfriend; she also makes a little cash on the side writing love letters for people who’ve… Read more »
Elemeno Pea
Playwright: Molly Smith Metzler Royalties: Samuel French Cast Size: 2m, 3w Synopsis: When Devon visits Simone for an end-of-summer sibs fest on Martha’s Vineyard, she finds her little sister changed beyond recognition. As personal assistant to wealthy and demanding trophy wife Michaela Kell, Simone enjoys a lavish beachfront lifestyle that these girls never could have… Read more »
The Book Club Play
Playwright: Karen Zacarias Rights: Dramatic Publishing Cast Size: 3m, 3w (doubling) Synopsis: Loads of laughter and literature collide in this smart hit comedy about books and the people who love them. Ana is a Type A personality who lives in a letter-perfect world with an adoring husband, the perfect job and her greatest passion: Book Club. But… Read more »
Marie Antoinette
Playwright: David Adjmi Rights: Samuel French Cast Size: 3f, 6m, 1boy Synopsis: How’s a queen to keep her head in the middle of a revolution? Marie Antoinette delights and inspires her French subjects with her three-foot tall wigs and extravagant haute couture. But times change and even the most fashionable queens go out of style…. Read more »
Don’t Drink the Water
Playwright: Woody Allen Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: A cascade of comedy and a solid hit on Broadway, this affair takes place inside an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain. An American tourist – a caterer by trade – and his wife and daughter rush into the embassy two steps ahead of the police who suspect them of… Read more »
Dot
Playwright: Colman Domingo Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: In the Shealy house, Christmas means a time for family gatherings. Only this holiday, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than the holiday spirit in mind. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her failing memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and… Read more »
The Cake
Playwright: Bekah Brunsetter Rights: Samuel French Cast Size: 1m, 3w, 1m (V.O.) Synopsis: Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. She… Read more »
Drag Queens on Trial
Playwright: Sky Gilbert Rights: Playwrights Guild of Canada (start here) Synopsis: Rating: Language: 16+ Adult Content: 16+ Violence: 13+ Pay attention to: Flexibility: All changes must be approved in advance. Production notes: