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the-collective

  The Collective

Fantasy by Brent Holland

The Collective has called an Inquiry for Inclusion to decide if all of humanity is to be allowed into their enlightened community. Seven representatives for all of humanity are questioned by opposing sides to see if we are indeed worthy of being considered an advanced and enlightened species. About 35-40 minutes.



32 pages. 12 roles. While 10 roles are flexible, 2 of them are better played by females.
Picture of A Caterpillar’s Tale

  A Caterpillar’s Tale

Children by Carlos Perez

A screenplay adaptation of this play is an Official Selection of the 2022 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival. 

 

Periwinkle, a curious caterpillar, feels compelled to find out what happens when caterpillars climb up the Great Tree –and never return! He decides to follow grumpy Thistle, who seems to be next to do the climb, but Periwinkle encounters some big obstacles he must overcome, including evading the clutches of a black widow ...



39 pages. Flexible cast of 8 to 15. Min: 1 m, 1 w, 6 flexible
dad-joke-intervention

  Dad-Joke Intervention

Comedy by Wade Bradford

The play opens with a typical living room scene: a good, old-fashioned dad sitting in a comfy chair reading a good, old-fashioned newspaper. However, things quickly take a turn for the absurd when Mrs. Wright, a professional and serious-looking person, enters the room and is subjected to a barrage of cheesy jokes and puns from the dad. As the rest of the family enters, it becomes clear that they've called Mrs. Wright in for a "Dad-Joke Intervention." But will she be able to help? Or is this family doomed to be forever subjected to the dad's endless supply of ...



23 pages. 2 m, 4 w, plus 3 optional roles for the flashback scenes
social-pariahs

  Social Pariahs

Drama by Jared Mallard

Stan is a social pariah. He’s beat up at the school bus stop, never chosen for any team, and ignored every day at lunch. Then Chloe enrolls at the school. Being called names? No problem. She has flippant retorts and happily collects the offensive epithets in a notebook. Someone in her face? Her dad taught her how to physically twist a bully’s arm. Amid her tough, cool exterior, however, she also has compassion. Stan and Chloe become allies and gradually fall in love the way you do the first time, when you feel as if you have everything because of this one per...



46 pages. 4 m, 8 w, 2 flexible, extras
antigone

  Antigone

Classic by David Alberts

Two brothers lie dead at the gates of the ancient city of Thebes, each killed by the other in the final battle of a bloody civil war fought for the throne of Thebes.

 

King Creon decrees that one brother, Eteocles, defender of Thebes, is to be given a hero’s burial. The other brother, Polyneices, leader of the rebel forces, is to be left lying where he fell outside the city gates, unburied, and unmourned. Anyone who violates Creon’s decree will be stoned to death.

 


26 pages. 2 m, 4 w, 5 flexible, extras

dragons-lair

  Dragon's Lair

Comedy by Katie B. Oberlander

Step onto the set of “Dragon's Lair,” a reality television show where fairytale entrepreneurs pitch their new ideas and products to the richest and most powerful business investors in all the land. The Dragons, named for their ruthless business practices, include Rumpelstiltskin, a gold-obsessed goblin who spun his way to riches; Evil Queen, inventor of Magic Mirror and dungeon torture devices; Fairy Godmother, a lifestyle guru and magical matchmaker; and notorious outlaw philanthropist Robin Hood. If the Dragons hear a great idea, they’re ready to invest, us...



48 pages. 8 m, 10 w, 19+ flexible, doubling possible