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  • Peter Pan's Jump Shot - Stage Partners

    Peter Pan's Jump Shot

    Written By: Jon Jory
    Length: 25-30 minutes
    Cast Size: 16 actors (suggested cast: 14F, 2M)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    When a scrappy girls basketball team from Littleburg, Texas (population 117) actually makes it to the finals, they're praying for divine intervention. What they get is something they never expected and hardly believe: Peter Pan. But beggars can't be choosers. With Peter's flying slam dunk, they might actually have a shot at the championship game. That is, if they can defeat Captain Hook and he...
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (one-act) - Stage Partners

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (one-act)

    Adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin
    Length: 35-40 minutes
    Cast Size: 8-20 actors (suggested casting: 11F, 4M)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall’s family falls into dire financial straits, she is sent away from the family farm to live with her two aunts in Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca’s spirited nature and zest for life quickly win her the affection of townspeople and classmates alike, but she must contend with her strict Aunt Miranda, who sees Rebecca’s behavior as nothing but troublesome. Adapted from...
  • Fake News! - Stage Partners

    Fake News!

    Written By: Werner Trieschmann
    Length: 30-40 minutes
    Cast Size: 10-18 actors (suggested casting 5F 4M, 9 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    It’s time for another nightly edition of KFKE’s Newstime, your nightly real news leader despite the accusations that KFKE is fake, fake, fake. News anchors Rusty and Sandy serve up only the hottest real news including an interview with an unfrozen cave man, a revealing expose on the mysterious Illuminati, and a prospector mining for gold. Stay tuned for the weatherman, Bob Deepmantan, who clai...
  • Anne of Green Gables (one-act) - Stage Partners

    Anne of Green Gables (one-act)

    Adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by L.M. Montgomery
    Length: 25-30 minutes
    Cast Size: 7 actors (5F, 2M)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Jon Jory brings his theatrical magic to this spirited one-act adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's classic coming-of-age drama. After a mix-up at the orphanage, Anne comes to live with Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert instead of the boy they were expecting. After turning everyone's life upside down, will they be able to civilize wild Anne or grow to love her vivacity and joy of life? This short adaptat...
  • Extra Ordinary - Stage Partners

    Extra Ordinary

    Length: 70-80 minutes (each one-act is approximately 35 mins)
    Cast Size: 7-17 actors (suggested casting: 13F, 4M)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Incredible things are happening to average teenagers in this collection of two extraordinary one-acts. In The Girl with the Golden Hand, Lolo suddenly acquires a Midas-like gift that turns everything she touches into literal gold. It's not the gift it seems and she must find a way to lift the curse before she loses everything she holds dear. In My Extraordinary Life That Almost Was, Cass's parents...
  • Fancy People Like Fondue, a ten-minute play by Maria Pretzl, part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery - Stage Partners

    Fancy People Like Fondue

    Written By: Maria Pretzl
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (suggested casting: 1F, 1M)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    When a custodian decides to make a grand romantic gesture, the results are unexpected. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Most Special Child

    Most Special Child

    Written By: Jason Pizzarello
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3-5 actors (suggested cast: 3 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    If you're supposed to be the Chosen One's wise mentor, you might not choose this one. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Possessed - short play by Ian McWethy

    Possessed

    Written By: Ian McWethy
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (5 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Only the bard notices that one of the traveling companions seems...different after their battle with a witch. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Pastryland

    Pastryland

    Written By: Elizabeth A.M. Keel
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3 actors (1F, 2 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A last-minute babysitter finds their young charge has more in mind than board games. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.  
  • The Law of the Instrument

    The Law of the Instrument

    Written By: Ruben Carbajal
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (5 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A fearsome troll warrior considers a change to a more creative career. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
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