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The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue

Drama | Cast: large, flexible. | Bare stage with props | Run time: 35 min. | Code: G47000
Tracey Logan, a girl of 16, finds herself unexpectedly in a world where everyone is blue.
Tracey learns that they evolved through a period of time that was similar to our society. She
is told that she, too, must turn blue in order to fit into this blue society. She must decide
whether to maintain her individuality and become an outcast or to turn blue and become
accepted by the others. By Ev Miller.

The Happy Scarecrow

Drama | Cast: 6m., 5w. | Simple set | Run time: 30 min. | Code: HC9000
A mean witch dares a frilly little fairy to prove there’s such a thing as happiness. So the fairy
brings a scarecrow to life and promises to make him a real man if he can find happiness.
It’s a strange search, sometimes comical, sometimes sad. The scarecrow meets a variety of
characters, each providing an insight into human relations as well as excellent roles for your
actors and actresses. The scarecrow’s search evokes a little smile, a little fright and perhaps
a little tear. What is happiness? Philosophers have struggled with this question for centuries.
But sometimes answers are found by simple people with humble aims. By I. E. Clark.

Her Senior Year
Drama/Tragedy | Cast: 3m., 5w., extras. | Simple set | Run time: 35 min. | Code: HD6000
Blaire has everything—good looks, popularity and a brain. It’s her senior year, and she’s going
to be valedictorian. No one is surprised when she is chosen homecoming queen. Her friends
are delighted—everybody likes her. Then Blaire finds out that she has cancer. The play has
fun, excitement and some tears. All but one of the characters are teenage. Audiences of all
ages enjoy it. Young people see themselves; adults see their children in familiar situations and
recall their own teen years. Her Senior Year makes you think. By Cody Moree.

The History of Tom Jones
LARGE FLEXIBLE CAST Comedy/Farce | Cast: 20m., 15w. (doubling possible). | Unit set
Run time: 35 min. | Code: HE1000
Tom is in love with the beautiful Sophia. Although her father envies his reputation as a
daredevil and womanizer, he wouldn’t consider letting his daughter marry such a scoundrel.
The story of Tom’s love for Sophia; his everlasting feud with the despicable Allworthy heir,
Blifil; the mad race to London, punctuated by the infamous night in the inn and the ill-fated
masquerade ball are skillfully transferred to the stage in this dramatization. By Dennis M.
Maganza. Adapted into a one-act play by Luis Muñoz. Based on the book by Henry Fielding.

The Hundred Dresses

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 3 to 5m., 5w. | Area staging | Run time: 45 min. | Code: HH1000
Wanda, a second-grader, wears a faded blue dress every day, but she tells her classmates
that she has a hundred dresses at home. Soon Wanda’s classmates make a game of teasing
her about her hundred dresses until she doesn’t come to school one day, leaving just an
empty seat. As feelings of guilt overtake the children, they decide they must find out what
ALT. VERSION happened to Wanda and make amends for the way they treated her. Bullying, friendship and
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forgiveness are touched upon in this adaptation. By Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills. Based
on the book by Eleanor Estes.