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SHORT SCRIPTS
(Under 30 minutes)

A BEAU FOR BEATRICE

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CODA

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COFFEE WITH PEARL

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DIFFERENT GIFTS

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POOL OF TEARS

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PRELUDE

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RONDO

Short Scripts (30 Minutes or Less): Scripts

SCRIPTS
Full-Length

Short Scripts (30 Minutes or Less): Scripts

BELLES OF THE MILL is a musical about the 1912 "Bread and Roses" strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  The score is by Jill Marshall-Work. (6W, 6M, 1 boy age 12, plus ensemble).

Audio Clip 1: Pennies In Our Pay/We Strike                  Audio Clip 2: Negotiation Rag                  Sample Dialogue

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CLARY'S EXODUS: Harlem, 1926.  Clary Hayes, a fast-living, black blues singer, is unexpectedly compelled to confront her young daughter's half-Jewish heritage.  (3W, 1M, 1 girl age 11).

*PLAY USES CLASSIC BLUES MUSIC; Clary must sing.*
***NOTE: THIS SCRIPT IS IN DEVELOPMENT.***

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GRACE NOTES follows three generations of a Connecticut family from the 1940s to the 1990s.  (5W, 1M; up to 8W, 2M, 1 girl age 12).
Video Clip 1: Grace & Molly                  Video Clip 2: Grace & Dinah                 Sample Dialogue

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LENNON, A LIFE is a bio-play about the acerbic Beatle, with twelve original "Beatle-ish" songs.  (10M, 5W, 2-4 boys aged 5 to 9).

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RICHMOND UNDERGROUND, set in 1864-65, tells the true tale of a ring of Unionist spies operating in the heart of the Confederacy. 

(5W, 7M; up to 5W, 12M).
Video Clip 1: Bet, Hancock, & Rowley                  Video Clip 2: Carrington, Bet, & Mary                  Sample Dialogue

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THE BELLES OF THE MILL, set in 1912, depicts the "Bread and Roses" textile strike through the eyes of several immigrant women. 

(6W, 4M, 1 boy age 12).

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THE UNDERSTANDING is a searing family drama which tracks the legacy of Argentina's "Dirty War" through the unfolding tale of two sisters who learn that they were "disappeared" children.  (3W, 2M).

Video Clip 1: Eva and Sofia                  Video Clip 2: Victor and Raul                  Sample Dialogue

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THE WICKHAM WAY is set in small-town Vermont.  Liza Cooper, a soon-to-be-famous folk singer, realizes that she must come to terms with her past in order to embrace her future.  (3W, 2M).

*The play includes four original songs by Lisa Brigantino.  The actress cast as Liza must play guitar and sing well.*

Video Clip 1: Liza & Marti                  Video Clip 2: Charlie & Liza                  Sample Dialogue                  Song: "Those Days"

ALLEGRO is set in 1966.  19-year-old Catherine arrives home for Christmas  pregnant, and refuses to identify the father.  She is determined to keep the baby, against all odds. (5F, runs 40 minutes).

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NERISSA'S QUEST is set in the west of Ireland.  When 13-year-old Nerissa runs away to find her missing mother, she ends up uncovering long-hidden family secrets.  (4F, runs 60 minutes). 

*PLAY WITH MUSIC; Score by Betsy Small.*

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QUANTUM TREK

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SOWING THE SEEDS

A BEAU FOR BEATRICE

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CODA

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COFFEE WITH PEARL

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DIFFERENT GIFTS

​

POOL OF TEARS

​

PRELUDE

​

RONDO

SCRIPTS
Full-Length

Short Scripts (30 Minutes or Less): Scripts

BELLES OF THE MILL is a musical about the 1912 "Bread and Roses" strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  The score is by Jill Marshall-Work. (6W, 6M, 1 boy age 12, plus ensemble).

Audio Clip 1: Pennies In Our Pay/We Strike                  Audio Clip 2: Negotiation Rag                  Sample Dialogue

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CLARY'S EXODUS: Harlem, 1926.  Clary Hayes, a fast-living, black blues singer, is unexpectedly compelled to confront her young daughter's half-Jewish heritage.  (3W, 1M, 1 girl age 11).

*PLAY USES CLASSIC BLUES MUSIC; Clary must sing.*
***NOTE: THIS SCRIPT IS IN DEVELOPMENT.***

​

GRACE NOTES follows three generations of a Connecticut family from the 1940s to the 1990s.  (5W, 1M; up to 8W, 2M, 1 girl age 12).
Video Clip 1: Grace & Molly                  Video Clip 2: Grace & Dinah                 Sample Dialogue

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LENNON, A LIFE is a bio-play about the acerbic Beatle, with twelve original "Beatle-ish" songs.  (10M, 5W, 2-4 boys aged 5 to 9).

​

RICHMOND UNDERGROUND, set in 1864-65, tells the true tale of a ring of Unionist spies operating in the heart of the Confederacy. 

(5W, 7M; up to 5W, 12M).
Video Clip 1: Bet, Hancock, & Rowley                  Video Clip 2: Carrington, Bet, & Mary                  Sample Dialogue

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THE BELLES OF THE MILL, set in 1912, depicts the "Bread and Roses" textile strike through the eyes of several immigrant women. 

(6W, 4M, 1 boy age 12).

​

THE UNDERSTANDING is a searing family drama which tracks the legacy of Argentina's "Dirty War" through the unfolding tale of two sisters who learn that they were "disappeared" children.  (3W, 2M).

Video Clip 1: Eva and Sofia                  Video Clip 2: Victor and Raul                  Sample Dialogue

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THE WICKHAM WAY is set in small-town Vermont.  Liza Cooper, a soon-to-be-famous folk singer, realizes that she must come to terms with her past in order to embrace her future.  (3W, 2M).

*The play includes four original songs by Lisa Brigantino.  The actress cast as Liza must play guitar and sing well.*

Video Clip 1: Liza & Marti                  Video Clip 2: Charlie & Liza                  Sample Dialogue                  Song: "Those Days"

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