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Playwright: James Ijames Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m 2f Synopsis: Gus is an artist. Vanessa is an actress. Gus wants to be presented in a major exhibition for artists of color, so he hires Vanessa to perform as Balkonaé Townsend, a brash and political artist that will fit the museum’s desire for “new voices.” Everything… Read more »

The Father

Playwright: Florian Zeller Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 3m 3w Synopsis: Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas,… Read more »

An Act of God

Playwright: David Javerbaum Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 3m Synopsis: The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (assisted by His devoted angels) answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. Ratings: Language:… Read more »

Blue Door

Playwright: Tanya Barfield Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: Lewis is a tenured professor of mathematics at a well-regarded university. Underneath his veneer of success, however, lies a soul troubled by questions of personal and cultural identity. When his wife leaves him, apparently due to the fact that he won’t embrace his heritage and attend… Read more »

Seven Methods of killing Kylie Jenner

Playwright: Jasmine Lee-Jones Rights: Apply via Oberon Books  info@oberonbooks.com Cast Size: 2w Synopsis: In this innovative play blending real life and online culture, a young Black woman takes to Twitter to voice her frustration with white women profiting off Black culture and stereotypes. When The Discourse turns on her, the line between internet personas and… Read more »

The Four of Us

Playwright: Itamar MosesRights: Concord Theatricals Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: What if all your dreams came true…for your best friend? Two writers and best friends chart their relationship after only one of them finds their desired success. Ratings: Language: 16+ Adult Content: 16+ Violence: All ages Pay attention to: Flexibility: All changes must be approved in advance…. Read more »

Othello

Playwright: William Shakespeare Rights: Public Domain Cast Size: 14+m 3+W  1 either Synopsis: Iago, a Venetian soldier and ensign, is passed over for promotion by Othello, a Moorish nobleman who has reached the pinnacle of his career: he is general of the Venetian army and has secretly married Desdemona, daughter of an important statesman in Venice…. Read more »

Honky

Playwright: Greg Kallares Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 6m 2w Synopsis: When a young African American is shot for a pair of basketball shoes, sales triple among white teens. Are ghetto-glorifying commercials to blame, or is it the white CEO that only sees dollar signs? Luckily, there’s a new pill on the market guaranteed to cure… Read more »

American Moor

Playwright: Keith Hamilton Cobb Rights: Dramatists Cast Size: 2m Synopsis: A seasoned African-American actor auditioning for the role of William Shakespeare’s iconic black hero Othello must respond to the dictates of a younger white director who presumes to understand how to maximize the black character for believability. What could possibly go wrong? A poetic exploration… Read more »

Leading Ladies

Playwright: Ken Ludwig Rights: Concord Theatritcals Synopsis: In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. Rating: Language: 10+ Adult… Read more »