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FULL-LENGTH COMEDIES
45 Plays for 45 Presidents
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By Karen Weinberg, Chloe Johnston, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, and Andy Bayiates
PS
H | Roles: 5 Any | FLEX | In each of these espresso shots of American history, a member of the fl exible ensemble dons the star-spangled coat of the presidency and the group explores a surprising aspect of that administration .
Aristophanes’ The Birds
STREAMING RIGHTS
By Brian Reno and Gabriel Vega Weissman
DPS
H | Roles: 15 Any | Two movie moguls abandon an increasingly vain and shallow society, making their way into the desert to live among the birds . Seeking freedom and tranquility, they must make a case for why they deserve an avian transformation .
The Book of Will
By Lauren Gunderson
DPS
H | Roles: 3W, 7M | After the death of their friend and mentor William Shakespeare, Henry Condell and John Heminges are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done .
By Adam Szymkowicz
H | Roles: 3W, 3M | FLEX | The future of a whimsical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel . When a real estate magnate offers Rachel money to turn the store into an apartment complex, she starts to wonder: can you really put a price on a beloved community bookstore?
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
By Don Zolidis
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
HM | Roles: 1W, 1M, 3 Any | FLEX | The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories . A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun .
Chemical Imbalance:
A Jekyll and Hyde Play
By Lauren Wilson
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
H |Roles: 7W, 4M | FLEX | In Victorian England, Dr. Jekyll’s evil experiments threaten to reveal the bloody hands beneath the gloves of the British Empire . A fast-paced romp about men and women tightrope-walking the line between aristocracy and depravity, and between the twin spectres of good and evil .
Game of Tiaras
By Don Zolidis
PS
HM | Roles: 9W, 10M, 15 Any | FLEX | When the aging king decides to split his empire between his three daughters, Cinderella, Belle, and the Snow Queen, hilarious tragedy ensues . Combining the gut-wrenching plot twists of Game of Thrones and the soul-numbing despair of King Lear, this comedy will leave you dying with laughter as the body count mounts .
Harvey
By Mary Chase
DPS
H | Roles: 6W, 6M | Elwood P . Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary sixand-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. Elwood and Harvey have a strange effect on those they meet and only in the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all .
By Steph DeFerie
HM | Roles: 3W, 2M | FLEX | We hate Shakespeare! At least that’s what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare’s classics. With zombies, talking cows, and an appearance by Jerry Springer, I Hate Shakespeare! is a hilarious and fast-paced introduction to Shakespeare with a modern twist .
The Internet is Distract —OH LOOK A KITTEN!
By Ian McWethy
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
HM | Roles: 5W, 3M, 10 Any | FLEX | Micah only has forty-five minutes to finish her paper on The Great Gatsby but the internet keeps sucking her in . Will she finish her paper and escape with her life before the school bell rings?
Love/Sick
By John Cariani
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
H | Roles: 2-10W, 2-10M | FLEX | Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this eighty-minute romp explores the pain and joy of being in love . Full of imperfect lovers and dreamers, Love/Sick is an unromantic comedy for the romantic in everyone .
Men on Boats
By Jaclyn Backhaus
DPS
H | Roles: 10W | Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River .
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
By John Bishop
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
H | Roles: 5W, 5M | A blizzard traps a musical’s cast and creative team at an old estate where knives spring out of nowhere, bookcases swivel, and accusing fingers point in all directions. A sidesplitting treat with a generous serving of irreverent wit .
By Jonathan Dorf, Tyler Dwiggins, Claire Epstein, Kathryn Funkhouser, Patrick Greene, Mora V. Harris, Carrie McWethy (McCrossen), Ian McWethy,
Don Zolidis
HM | Roles: 8W, 8M, 14 Any | FLEX | We challenged nine playwrights to find the funny and familiar in every era in this collection of ten-minute plays . Designed to be flexible for your trip through the fourth dimension, you can choose to thread them together with optional interludes that form a time-traveling tale .
Six Years Old
By Daphne Silbiger
STREAMING RIGHTS DPS
H | Roles: 3W, 1M, 2 Nonbinary | Adalaide is six years old and knows a few things: her babysitter Kim is stupid, her brother Dewey is a naked mole rat, and she does NOT like being treated like a girl. Though Kim offers support, Adalaide seeks out dangerous measures in order to transform into her hero, Han Solo .
subText
By Tyler Dwiggins
STREAMING RIGHTS PS
HM | Roles: 13W, 7M | FLEX | Even though everybody on the planet is just a text away, getting your message across has never been more complicated . subText is a hilarious series of vignettes detailing the awkwardness of dating in the digital age, from capturing the perfect selfie to making a relationship Facebook official.
By Jaime Robledo
SR
H | Roles: 4W, 7M | Funny, moving, and theatrically inventive, this high-energy play balances witty comedy and dramatic mystery to recount the last great tale of the legendary Sherlock Holmes as seen through the eyes of his trusted friend and colleague, Dr . John H . Watson .
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
By Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
DPS
H | Roles: 4W, 3M | Downstairs in the servants’ quarters, Mrs. Reynolds, a nononsense housekeeper; Cassie, an eager new maid; and Brian, a lovesick footman, are bustling with preparations for holiday guests . But their work is interrupted by the midnight arrival of the definitely-not-invited Mr. Wickham.
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