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By CE McClelland. In an urban American area an African American teenager, learns of his own abilities, and confronts the choice of his young life in a moving story of our time. One contemporary flower shop setting. 1 woman, 1 man, 2 black teenaged boys.

On probation for stealing a car, an African American teenager is apprenticed to an elderly Italian American immigrant woman who runs a flower shop in South Philadelphia. The old woman, who longs to win first prize for flower arranging at the annual flower show, places heavy demands on the teenager. He, in turn, puts up with her discipline as he longs for the end of his probation period. Just as he is coming to respect the old woman, a gang member who got him Into trouble in the first place, pressures him into a scheme to use the shop as a front for drug-dealing. At a critical moment, the teenager must choose -- between the values of the street and those the old woman has tried to instill in him. Compelling drama.

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Play by Judith Martin. Music by Donald Ashwander. An engaging Christmas mini-play from the famous Paperbag Players, about a merrily mixed up misunderstanding, glowing with rollicking songs. 5 females, 4 males. Setting of painted cardboard, 2 interiors, 1 airplane. Modern costumes. 

The four Huffenpuffs and the four Wigglebees, former neighbors now living a winter apart in the North and the South, have accidentally invited each family to spend Christmas with the other. On the same day each family flies to opposite ends of the country and, despite comedy confusion, they discover goodwill, good cheer, and Christmas all over the place. Ideal for in-school performance.

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Dramatized by Martha B. King. The Dickens classic, which should be presented in every town once a year. Unit set, allowing for screens to suggest different backgrounds. 19th Century English costumes. 10 women, 11 men, 5 children.

The Cratchit family, preparing for a hearty Christmas in spite of their poverty, is dismayed to learn that their father will have to work on Christmas Day, as his employer, Mr. Scrooge, is mean and miserly. On Christmas Eve, after Scrooge dismisses Cratchit with savage ill humor, and locks up for the night, his dead partner's ghost undertakes to show him the error of his ways. When Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a changed man, and with new joy goes about making amends for his grouchy ways. The play ends with a celebration in the Cratchit kitchen, that has spelled Christmas for generations past, and will for generations to come.

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Dramatized by Phyllis Groff. A charming and picturesque Christmas tale, adapted from the well-loved story by Eric P. Kelly. Three sets. Polish costumes. 3 women, 6 men, 4 children, extras.

A Polish peasant family, living in the middle of the forest, is hungry for a sight of the city. To their door one Christmas Eve night comes a richly-dressed little boy who cannot speak, but who can sing like a nightingale. The family takes care of the boy for a year, without knowing anything about him. Then an opportunity suddenly comes to them to make their long anticipated trip to the city. The children gather up their little puppet theatre they have been making for Christmas, and come into the city, where their puppet play receives a great ovation, and where, at the Castle of Zamosc, they at last discover the Nightingale's parentage.

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Dramatized by Charlotte B. Chorpenning. A bewitching dramatization of this ageless story, made pictorially beautiful by the introduction of frequent dancing and music. Two sets. Fairy-tale costumes. 6 women, 4 men. (Suitable for all-girl cast.)

Cinderella sees beautiful things in her daydreams, and tries to live her little, starved life in a way to deserve them. Her stepmother and sisters catch her idling, and tear up the dress she has made from their discarded ones. After they have departed for the Prince's ball, the Fairy Godmother appears, provides Cinderella with a dress which puts her sisters' glamourous gowns to shame, and sends her off to the ball in a golden coach. At the ball she captivates the Prince, but stays too long, loses her slipper, and escapes pursuit only after a breathless chase. Next day, when the Prince comes looking for his lost Princess, he tries the slipper on both step-sisters, each trying vainly to get it on, and is ready to leave before he discovers his Princess.

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By Moses Goldberg and Ewel Cornett. Script and lyrics by Moses Goldberg, music by Ewel Cornell. Based upon the Grimm Brothers' version of the worid's most popular fairy tale, this adaptation gives dimension to the characters and offers a chance for spectacle as well. (The script also contains instructions for producers desiring to produce it as a non-musical.) Two full sets and fairy tale costumes. 5 men, 5 women, or more.

After the death of a young girl's mother, her situation becomes desperate as her home Is transformed by a selfish step-family. The girl's courage and happiness are restored by a faithful White Bird, a sensitive Prince, and a father who finally finds his courage. The French version is better known in America, but this German telling includes more of the inner turmoil as the classic "battered child" finds self-esteem through love. While the play may be successfully produced without the songs, several musical themes provide additional opportunity to elevate the production to high theatricality.

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By Monica Long Ross, music and lyrics by Alan Ruch. A highly theatrical musical celebrating the power of imagination. Unit set: Clarissa's bedroom with an unusual closet. 3 females, 2 males may double all roles, or a flexible number of extras, gender neutral as Closet Characters.

Clarissa is a girl with a well developed imagination, a talent for writing, and a very messy room. She can tell stories filled with pirates and fish-angels that dance. Her closet is filled with her very own treasures. The problem is that her closet is beginning to stink, and Grandma is coming for a visit. Fearing for Grandma's health, Mom and Dad order Clarissa to clean her room and "find the smell". The epic closet-cleaning adventure that follows takes Clarissa and her brother Peter into a world of ghosts, Merry Men, pirates, and those dancing fish-angels.

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By Pauline C. Conley. This award-winning original play, tells a timeless story of the difficult process of growing up, even in a society where technology has vastly simplified the externals of life. This gripping futuristic adventure play presents four teenagers faced with important choices at a time when new responsibilities challenge old standards. ". . . the stuff of which classics are made." (Review). One set, simple or elaborate. Futuristic costumes. 2 men, 3 women.

When Bernice's friend, Pete, breaks the entry code to the master Computer's Top Secret File and uncovers a long-forgotten world beyond their enclosed Orb, they set out to prove this world's existence. They are introduced to unique and wonderful objects (apples and a rabbit) but suffer reprisals from the Master Computer who is afraid that their knowledge will destroy the Orb's fragile civilization. Forced to take ever-greater risks, they watch in dismay as the standards by which they have lived become meaningless, with loyalty turning to betrayal, friendship giving way to self-preservation, and duty replacing truth. But even as their world begins to crumble around them, they discover that it is they themselves who have the power to forge a new world in its place.

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By Susan Baer Beck, music by Jonathan D. Cole. Direct from the letters of men and women who lived the years of 1865 to 1895, come adventures, daily life, storm and trials of real people. A genuine theatrical piece of Americana, illuminated by music. A unit set, featuring a representation of a Conestoga Wagon. Props and light establish other scenes. Period costume. 5 females, 4 males, but roles may be enlarged for boys and girls.

Susan Baer Beck dramatizes the greatest migration in recorded history, the pioneer westward movement. We follow Doc, Clarity, Sam, Elizabeth, Mother, Agnes, Frankie, Millie, Sweetpea and Caroline as they head west on the Oregon Trail. Violent thunderstorms, disease confront them. They stake a claim in Nebraska Territory, land of the Omaha, Arika, Pawnee, Cheyenne, Sioux, Ponca, Kiowa and Arapahoe. A spirit of cooperation develops as all survive hardships of storm, pestilence, and blizzards. They gain respect for nature and each other, in a moving saga of real people.

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By Lillian Nordlicht. Music by Steve Reinhardt. A spirited comedy-drama about Henry, an endearing ghost who will not call it quits, with surprisingly funny results. An attic space. Halloween costumes. 6 men, 4 women, one minstrel and 4 children (gender-optional).

When Henry, a ghost, is rejected by his classmates, and painfully told that a dog howls better than he, he reacts by asking for a boy's costume for Halloween. He is given a splendid sailor suit. From that moment on, until Henry rescues his classmates from a gang of children who do not believe in ghosts, it is one hilarious adventure after another while Henry proves, beyond doubt, that one's worth cannot be measured by the volume of one's howl.

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Adapted by Barbara Carlisle. Music (optional) by David Newsome. Adapted from Japanese folk lore and based on a production idea by Randy Ward, this haunting tale employs a stylistic opportunity through simple staging and a mixture of narrative and theatrical conventions adapted from Japanese theatre. Open stage; simple props. Traditional peasant costumes, with puppets, masks, dance. 12 to 20 with varied mixture of male/female.

In the northern province of Echigo where snow falls for nine months, the peasant Kokuro removes an arrow from a stricken Crane, who then comes in secret gratitude to live with him as Wife. When her weaving of magnificent cloth saves them from starvation, the poor peasant yields to greed and suspicion an loses his most precious gift. The peasant chorus and Samurai lord provide laughter and commentary. The crane dancers and weavers offer elegant imagery.