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ONE
ACT Jackie Robinson Steals Home
Drama | Cast: 2 to 15m., 2 to 5w. | Bare stage with props | Run time: 45 min.
Code: J76000
It is 1947, and the Yankees are playing the Dodgers. The newest member of the
Dodgers is the first African American to play major league baseball: Jackie Robinson.
While playing, Jackie recalls flashbacks from his life up until then. In the game he is
attempting to steal home, but in his life he is attempting to steal the hearts of the
fans, pave the way for people of color to play America’s pastime and, by extension,
participate freely and equally in all aspects of American life. By Peter Manos.

Kennedy: Bobby’s Last Crusade

Drama | Cast: 1m. | Minimal set | Run time: 90 min. | Code: K45000
This solo play portrays Robert F. Kennedy during his short, electrifying campaign for
president of the United States. Told from his perspective, this play follows Bobby
from his announcement to enter the presidential race on March 16, 1968, to his last
speech on June 4th. The causes for which he crusaded and policies he championed
are remarkably relevant and prescient of the politics and concerns of today. The play
contains many of Kennedy’s most famous and impactful speeches, as well as his private
apprehensions and more personal, less publicized events. By David Arrow. Featuring
the speeches of Robert F. Kennedy.

ONE
ACT A Long Trip
PERFECT FOR COMPETITION Drama | Cast: 2m., 2w. | Simple set
Run time: 15 min. | Code: LM7000
This highly sought-after one act features an elderly couple who have lived a long and
happy life together. Now, however, the woman is slowly slipping away as dementia runs
its course. In an attempt to reawaken the bond they have held for so many years, the
man tells her of the moment they fell in love. It is so vivid that she can see it play out
before her eyes: a younger version of the man and woman meeting, falling in love and
sharing a first kiss. One final, happy memory for her to take with her on her last long
trip. By Dan McGeehan.

Mockingbird

BASED ON THE AWARD-WINNING NOVEL Drama | Cast: 3m., 3w., 3 or more either gender. |
Unit set | Run time: 85 min. | Code: MR5000
Caitlin is an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. After a mass shooting takes her brother
away, she is alone with her grieving father and a cacophony of children at school. She
struggles to understand empathy, what facial expressions mean and why a drawing might
have more than one color. We see the world from Caitlin’s point of view. We struggle as
she does but also take comfort in the times when she finds a friend, draws a multicolored
mockingbird and can finally cry for her brother. Adapted by Julie Jensen. From the National
Book Award-winning novel by Kathryn Erskine.