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The Return of Edwin Drood
Drama | Cast: 9m., 7w. | Area staging | Run time: 100 min. | Code: RD9000
When Charles Dickens died halfway through The Mystery of Edwin Drood readers were
left with one of the greatest literary mysteries of all time. Now Drood reappears in America
where he has overcome amnesia brought on by a savage attack 10 years earlier. Drood sets
into motion an elaborate plan to discover the assailant’s identity, but questions arise about
forgiveness, redemption, justice and revenge. By Michael Druce.
The Revenge of the Space Pandas
or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock
Comedy | Cast: 6m., 2w., 7 either gender (doubling possible) | Multiple simple sets
Run time: 85 min. | Code: R26000
Binky Rudich, his friend Viv, and his almost human sheep Bob tinker with a two-speed clock
with the idea that everything would stand still on Earth and they would spin off. And they do!
To Crestview, Fourth World in the Goolagong System, ruled by George Topax and guarded
by the Great Space Pandas. The excitement begins when the Supreme Ruler commands
that Bob be brought to him, never again to leave Goolagong, and he steals the two-speed
clock just to make sure. By David Mamet with music by Alaric Jans.
Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges
Drama | Cast: 11 to 16m., 11 to 20w., 5 to 9 either gender. | Two int. and one ext. sets
Run time: 55 min. | Code: RD8000
In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school
in New Orleans. When the white families learned of Ruby’s enrollment, they pulled their
children from her class, leaving Ruby and her teacher the only ones in the classroom for
the school year. Her family watched helplessly as federal marshals escorted Ruby to school
each day past protesters jeering and threatening her life. This musical explores a little girl’s
unbeatable courage in the face of adversity. By Christina M. Ham. Music by Gary Rue.
Salvation Road
Drama | Cast: 4 to 6m., 11w., 1 either gender. | Bare stage with props | Run time: 90 min.
Code: S2Q000
Denise was always an independent thinker with a passionate social conscience, while her
younger brother, Cliff, is just the opposite. But when Denise leaves for college, she becomes
obsessed with a charismatic church and its founder. Concerns intensify when Denise
declares her family is a “toxic” influence—and disappears. One day, Cliff’s best friend, Duffy,
spots Denise and is convinced that she’s in trouble and needs help, propelling them onto a
road trip into the heart of a deepening mystery. By D.W. Gregory.
The Seat of Justice
Drama | Cast: 12m., 7w., 4 boys, 3 girls. | Unit set | Run time: 120 min. | Code: S2R000
In 1947, a small group of parents started a movement that would eventually lead to the
landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. The Seat of Justice
chronicles the historic Briggs v. Elliott desegregation case from rural Clarendon Country,
S.C., to the halls of the United States Supreme Court and celebrates the brave citizens, both
black and white, who fought for justice and equality, taking their turns in the seat of justice
and making decisions that will change the course of history. By Julian Wiles.