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dont u luv me?

Drama | Cast: 4m., 5w. | Area staging | Run time: 40 min. | Code: DA8000
Angela has a new boyfriend. He is amazingly handsome and romantic, but one night he
roughly grabs Angela’s arm and later texts, begging for forgiveness. The relationship
continues, but C.J. now exerts his control, isolating Angela from her family and friends as the
ALT. VERSION relationship spirals dangerously downward. This well-researched and thought-provoking
AVAILABLE play explores the hidden world of aggression and violence in teen dating while encouraging
young people to make choices that result in healthy relationships. By Linda Daugherty.

The Door
Drama | Cast: 1m., 1w., 1 offstage voice. | Bare stage with props | Run time: 20 min.
Code: D99000
A grandmother sits in her darkened apartment and refuses to answer the insistent knocking
at her front door. Her teenage grandson, who had been beaten and brutally murdered
because someone thought he was gay, pushes every annoying button to encourage his
grandmother, who has shut herself off from everything, to answer the door. By Paul Elliott.

Driving

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 1 to 16m., 4 to 19w., 15 either gender. | Simple unit set
Run time: 30 min. | Code: DG8000
Ginny is an almost 16-year-old-girl with straight As and a bright future in front of her, but
learning how to drive appears to have stalled her on the side of the road. Instead of getting
behind the wheel, she pins her hopes on computer-driven cars and oh-so-friendly ride-
sharing services. Instead of being independent and free, Ginny is driven around by her
angry, speeding mom or her goofy, slowpoke father. Will Ginny finally overcome her issues
and start Driving? By Werner Trieschmann.

Eating Rhode Island
Comedy/Satire | Cast: 3 to 22m., 2 to 11w. | Area staging | Run time: 45 min. | Code: E92000
This title examines the political insanity of 21st-century America. Rhode Island attempts to
create a moral utopia out of the tiny state. In search of a better life, Danny and his wife,
Sarah, move to Rhode Island and take to their new lives with enthusiasm until a technicality
dictates Sarah’s exile to Massachusetts. As the truths are revealed, you must decide whether
Rhode Island is an enlightened and progressive state or one that is secretly oppressive and
cult-like. By Lawrence Thelen.

Everyman in the Circus of Life
Comedy/Drama | Cast: 13 actors, may be played by 4 with doubling. | Simple set
Run time: 45 min. | Code: E56000
Everyman in the Circus of Life is a contemporary retelling of Everyman that combines the
fun and skills of circus performance with the exploration of one of the great dramas of the
medieval world. All the characters remain, but they have become figures in a circus: Death
is the ringmaster; Worldly Possessions a juggler; Strength a weight lifter, for example. The
script also includes the original Everyman to make it accessible to the modern reader, as
well as rehearsal activities and games. Adapted by Travis Tyre.