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40 More Full Lengths

The Crazy Cowgirls of Pemberley Ranch
Comedy | Cast: 6m., 9w., extras as desired. | Unit set | Run time: 60 min. | Code: CR3000
Pride and Prejudice gets a Wild West makeover in this tale of money, marriage and manners.
All of the usual characters are here with some eccentric behaviors, diversions and interests.
Mr. Bingley, who is “single as a polecat” invites the Bennets to a ball, where the girls get
to meet some fancy gents. As in the original, Mr. Bingley takes a fancy to Jane, Mr. Darcy
becomes enamored with Lizzie, and Lydia falls for Lieutenant Wickham. In the end, love, not
money, rules the day as three daughters end up married. By Jon Jory. Freely adapted from
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

D.O.A.

Drama/Melodrama | Cast: 5 to 12m., 4 to 9w. | Flexible set | Run time: 60 min.
Code: DG2000
In this adaptation of the 1950s classic noir film, Frank Bigelow walks into a police station
to report a murder: his own. After a wild night of drinking at jazz clubs with sexy women,
he wakes feeling ill and learns he has been poisoned. With only hours left to live, Bigelow
frantically searches for his killer and the reason he was targeted. Will the killer be brought
to justice? By Elizabeth Lovelady. Based on the screenplay by Russel Rouse and Clarence
Greene.

Dead and Buried

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 1m., 2w. | Simple set. May be realistic or suggested.
Run time: 90 min. | Code: DG9000
Perdue gets a job at the local graveyard, claiming to live with her aunt while searching for
her missing mother. But her story begins to fall apart. She is actually living in the homeless
shelter; her mother died shortly before she arrived and is buried in the cemetery. Perdue
confides that she doesn’t remember her mother’s face and hopes that a photo will prove
that she is the woman in Perdue’s oldest memory. But there are no photos, and Perdue must
decide how far she’ll go to learn the truth about her mother. By James McLindon.

Dear Albert Einstein

Comedy | Cast: 2m., 3w., expandable. | Flexible unit set. Seven locations.
Run time: 75 min. | Code: DF7000
It’s 1954, and 12-year-old Susan is a star student who reinvents herself as a “cool kid” at her
school. It won’t be easy ... especially when an imaginary Albert Einstein starts following her
around! She awkwardly plays the part of popular girl and finds herself dealing with friends
she’s not sure she wants, boring activities she’d rather not be doing and an annoying twin
brother who’s stealing her spotlight on the Math League. Music by Russ Kaplan. Lyrics by
Sara Wordsworth. Book by Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth.

Defamation

Drama | Cast: 2m., 3w., 1 either gender. | Minimal set | Run time: 90 min. | Code: DH1000
Defamation is a riveting courtroom drama that illuminates our common perceptions about
race, religion and class. In this case, the plaintiff is Ms. Wade, a professional black woman
from the South Side of Chicago. The defendant is Mr. Golden, a successful North Shore
businessman who is Jewish. Following testimony from each side, the judge reveals that
the audience will be the jury. Defamation challenges our preconceived notions about race,
class, religion and even the law. By Todd Logan.