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The Audition

Comedy | Cast: 1m., 2w., 4 either gender. | Bare stage | Run time: 40 min. | Code: AC6000
With stopwatch in hand, the exceptionally organized and time-conscious stage manager
meticulously micromanages every minute of the Medea audition process for the local
theatre. After dealing with some very colorful actors, the stage manager loses all patience,
and we soon find out that one of the actors is not who he/she appears to be. This play is
theatrical mayhem with a twist that will have you rolling in the aisles! By Matt Thompson.

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Comedy/Melodrama | Cast: 7m., 6w., extras. | Area staging | Run time: 35 min. | Code: B50000
Bernice, an insecure young woman of 18, is visiting her popular cousin Marjorie. At a series of
country club dances, Bernice is, at first, a wallflower. Marjorie tries to help her gain popularity
and succeeds beyond the wildest expectations of either girl. When Bernice wins Yale man
Warren away from Marjorie, Marjorie exacts a terrible revenge. Bernice, learning from the
experience, turns the tables in a surprise ending. Dramatized by D.D. Brooke. Based on the
story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Cagebirds

ALL WOMAN CAST Drama | Cast: 8w. | One int. set | Run time: 45 min. | Code: C44000
Six women live in a locked room, each absorbed in her own petty interest and in placating
the “Mistress” who takes care of them. Then a “Wild One” is thrust in among them. She talks
of breaking out of the room to find freedom. She troubles the others who remain secure in
their cage, and they all join against her in the shattering conclusion to this unforgettable play
that offers eight actresses an unusual opportunity. By David Campton.

Calabasas Street

Drama | Cast: 2m., 4w. | Flexible staging | Run time: 40 min. | Code: CA3000
Calabasas Street follows a young boy named Domingo Sanchez who learns the true meaning
of friendship when his baseball accidentally drops into the yard of La Vuida Martinez. All the
children of the neighborhood are afraid of her. They think she’s crazy because she searches
through people’s garbage and hauls it back to her house. Domingo soon discovers she
collects junk and transforms it into art. This chance encounter becomes a lifelong friendship
of sharing fun, stories and making Mexican piñatas. By José Cruz González.

Cheaters

Drama | Cast: 18 either gender. May be cast with mixed genders or all women or all men.
Area staging | Run time: 40 min. | Code: CP6000
Someone cheated on the test. And if the cheater doesn’t confess, the entire class will fail.
Now the entire class is forced to play detective and discover the cheater before it’s too late.
With the pressure on, the class fragments into warring factions with each student trying to
figure out the mystery. But with each revelation of cheating, the fissures grow wider, and
the simple act of trying to discover the truth might rip the entire class apart. By Don Zolidis.