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Miss Holmes

Drama | Cast: 5 to 10m., 4 to 8w. | Unit set | Run time: 135 min. | Code: MQ5000
When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes
and Dr. Dorothy Watson work to uncover the secrets of a corrupt police inspector whose
wives have a habit of turning up dead. In a time when gender roles are rigidly defined, these
unconventional women challenge societal norms. This play explores the added obstacles
faced by these two iconic characters if they were women. By Christopher M. Walsh. Based
on characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Mouse That Roared

Comedy | Cast: 14m., 16w., extras or doubling if desired. | Area staging | Run time: 110 min.
Code: M36000
Young Duchess Gloriana is the leader of a microscopic country in the Alps founded centuries
ago by a roving band of English bowmen. Her unique solution to the near bankruptcy of her
tiny domain is to declare war on the U.S.! And they do the last thing expected—they win! You’ll
find comment in the comedy crescendo that follows including some pointed kind words for
America. Adapted by Christopher Sergel. Based on the book by Leonard Wibberley.

Night of the Living Dead
Drama | Cast: 12m., 5w., plus 15 to 20 zombies. | One int. set with ext. area staging
Run time: 80 min. | Code: N52000
A mysterious radiation is transforming the unburied dead into flesh-eating zombies! Seven
people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to
turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that
brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. By Lori Allen Ohm. Based on George Romero
and John Russo’s original film.

No Room for a Picture on the Blank Wall

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 6m., 2w. | One int. set | Run time: 85 min. | Code: N89000
Photographer Peter Bunther abruptly realizes that one of his oldest pictures has become
invisible to him, as has any recollection of even taking it. Efforts to get to the bottom of
Peter’s strange behavior are thwarted by “Memory Removal Company” members who,
representing Peter’s growing dementia, proceed to figuratively and literally take apart his
home and life, and Peter realizes that he will have to fight hardest for the person who means
the most to him. By David R. Remschel.

OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist
ACCOMPANIMENT CD AVAILABLE Comedy/Drama | Cast: 3m., 4w. | Area staging
Run time: 65 min. | Code: OA8000
This joyful musical is a retelling of Oliver Twist set in modern-day Rio de Janeiro that tackles
issues of poverty, inequity and injustice. Oli, an orphan girl, asks the goddess of the sea for
a “little bit more” in her life. Con man Falcão and thief Zé Esquiva hope to use Oli’s sweet
nature to steal from a rich widow. In the favela, Oli meets Nancí, who begins to teach Oli
how to read. But when police officer Sykes gets involved, everyone has to choose between
doing what is easy and what is right. Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarías. Music by Deborah
Wicks La Puma.