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Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen, Book by Hunter Bell
Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away.  With the cast in place, Jeff and Hunter begin a conversation about what to write about. Eventually, Jeff suggests they write about what to write about. [title of show] -taken from the space on the festival's application form which asks for the [title of show] - follows Hunter and jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression.
Cast: 2 Male, 2 Female, onstage pianist
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Altar Boyz

Book by Kevin Del Aguila, Conceived by Marc Kessler, Kevin Davenport, Music & Lyrics by Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker.

ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stompin, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the ALTAR BOYZ will delight your audiences.

Cast:: 5 Men, aged 17-30

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 A Catered Affair

Book By Harvey Fierstein, Music & Lyrics by John Bucchino
A Catered Affair tells the story of a Bronx mother's efforts to give her only daughter the elaborate wedding she never had - and the bride never asked for. In this funny, poignant and oh, so human show of love and disaffection. Harvey Fierstein's book and John Bucchino's score explore both our need for love and the true meaning of family. The Broadway production received 12 Drama Desk Award nominations, the most of any show of the 2007-08 season.  Professional rights only available.

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It's Only Life

Music and Lyrics by John Bucchino, Conceived by Daisy Prince, John Bucchino.
John Bucchino's songs have been recorded and performed by Judy Collins, Patti LuPone, Yo-Yo Ma,
Audra MacDonald, Liza Minelli, Art Garfunkel and many others. IT'S ONLY LIFE is a musical revue about
longing, fulfilment, loss, triumph and ultimately wisdom. The show won LA's 2008 Ovation Award for
Best Book, Lyrics, Music for an Orignal Musical.

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Twelve Angry Men/Women/Jurors

Drama. Adapted by Sherman Sergel.
Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose. A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal
stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room.
It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. The murder is

re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors
become 12 angry men. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it—in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and
keep them on the edge of their seats—add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud
to present. One int. set.
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NEW PLAYS FROM DRAMATIC PUBLISHING - 20 August 2010

Becoming Eleanor -
by Marsha Lee Sheiness
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 3m., 3w. with doubling. May be expanded to as many as 32 extras.
Chem Mystery -
by Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Young Audience.
Cast: 8 - 23 actors either gender.
 
Conspiracy of Silence: The Magdalene Laundries -
by Anne V. McGravie
Drama.
Cast: 1m., 5w.
Cully's Gold -
by Carol Korty and Susa Wuorinen
Drama.
Cast: 5m., 4w. or 4m., 4w. Extras as desired.

 
Electric City Suite -
by Ed Simpson
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: Various (6 x 1-Act Plays)

 
FBI Girl: How I Learned To Crack My Father's Code -
by Tammy Ryan.
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 4m., 4w. with doubling. May be expanded up to 11m., 12w.
The Frog Prince -
adapted by Max Bush
Comedy/Fairy tale.
Cast: 6m., 5w., many extras.

 
A High Country Christmas -
by Robert Inman
Drama/Comedy.
Cast: 9m., 5w., 9 either gender. May be expanded. With doubling 5m., 6w.
 
The Ice Wolf -
adapted by Joanna Halpert Kraus
Eskimo legend.
Cast: 8m., 7w.

 
Jesse and Grace: A Best Friends Story -
by Sandra Fenichel Asher
Comedy.
Cast: 1m., 2w., 2 either gender plus puppets; may be expanded to a total of 21m. and w. without puppets.
 
Kingdom -
by David Emerson Toney
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 3m., 1w.

 
Lincoln Vacation -
by Laura Annawyn Shamas
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 7m., 5w

 
Mind Games -
by Paul Elliott
Drama.
Cast: 2m., 3w. 


 
Pablo's Christmas -
by Ed Cardona Jr.
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 3m., 4w., up to 4 either gender.


 
The Pilgrim's Progress -
adapted by Tom Key from the book by John Bunyan
Allegory.
Cast: 4m., 3w. with doubling. May be expanded to 6m., 6w., 12 either gender.
 
The Short Tree and the Bird That Could Not Sing -
by Dennis Foon
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 4 to 6 actors with doubling. May be expanded to 26 actors.
Somebody's Children -
by Jose Casas
Drama.
Cast: 2m., 3w.

 
The Soul Collector -
by David Emerson Toney
Comedy.
Cast: 4m., 2w.

 
Stuart Little (touring) -
adapted by Joseph Robinette.
Fantasy.
Cast: 5 or more actors, flexible.
  

 

NEW PLAYS FROM DRAMATIC PUBLISHING

All Out (1-Act Manuscript) -
by John Rester Zodrow
Comedy. One-Act.
Cast: 6m., 4w. (The character count includes 6 to 7 extras)
Bags -
by Anne V. McGravie
Drama. One-Act.
Cast: 3w.
 
Bud, Not Buddy -
Adapted by Reginald Andre Jackson. From the novel by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 8m., 3w., with doubling.
The Cell Phone Rings For Thee -
by Werner Trieschmann
Comedy.
Cast: 7m., 11w., 8 either gender
 
Chocolate Soup -
Book by Jill Jaysen
Musical.
Cast: 4m., 7w., plus ensemble
 
College - The Musical -
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Drew Fornarola and Scott Elmegree
Musical.
Cast: 6m., 6w., possible expansion
The Drama Club -
by Robert Inman
Drama.
Cast: 5m., 4w., 3 either gender
 
Elvis People -
by Doug Grissom
Comedy/Drama.
Cast: 4 to 30+ actors
 
The Giver -
by Eric Coble
Drama.
Cast: 4m., 4w., plus extras or 4m., 2w.,
with doubling plus extras
The Hound of the Baskervilles: A
Comic Thriller starring Shirley Holmes and Jennie Watson -

by Kent R Brown
Comic Thriller.
Cast: 6m., 7w., plus 11 to 40 either gender
The Night I Died at the Palace Theatre -
by Pat Cook
Mystery/Comedy.
Cast: 6m., 6w.
 
Twitch -
by Stephen Gregg
Comedy.
Cast: 2m., 2w

 
The K of D -
by Laura Schellhardt
Dark Comedy.
Cast: 1w (playing 17 roles)

 
Keeping Mr. Lincoln -
by Sandra Fenichel Asher
Drama.
Cast: 1m., 1w., 2m or 2w.
Expandable to 9m., 4w., 14 m. or w.
The Odyssey -
Adapted by R.N. Sandberg from Homer's epic poem
Cast: 4 to 20+ actors, gender flexible+