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THE FABULOUS FABLE FACTORY

This delightful story of an inquisitive youngster who discovers and old factory operated by a Mr. (or Mrs.) Aesop and an assumbly line of seven (or mo ...

THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL

The Face of Emmett Till is a true-to-life dramatization of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager who, while visiting relat ...

FACES OF FREEDOM

Faces of Freedom is a vivid theatrical experience, using both an ensemble and monologues, to tell the true stories of the young immigrants of ...

FAHRENHEIT 451

Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper ignites. With simple sets and uncomplicated staging, this powerful drama is about the inner struggle ...

THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST

Based on Thomas Heywood's The Fair Maid of the West, Parts I and II, this new adaptation combines both plays into one epic story recounting t ...

FAITH, HOPE AND CYANIDE

Two spinster sisters decide to investigate the apparent disappearance of their friend Cecily. The sisters, Faith and Hope, have very low opinions of t ...

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

A faithful friend, Ethan Powell, responds to an urgent summons from a childhood acquaintance. He finds himself a solitary guest in the foreboding, ins ...

FALLEN ANGELS

Five angels have been sentenced to an all-female Celestial Punishment Centre to reform after their halos have slipped! As they squabble over who is ...

THE FALLING MOON

The moon is falling out of the sky! The king and his sons love war and have waged a war on Queen Marie for so long that they can barely remember why t ...

FALLING UPWARD

The opening of this play was an evening of Irish delight. As the Los Angeles Times critic suggested, "It seemed natural that Ray Bradbury wou ...

FAME

"You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying." "Right here" is the School of Performing Arts in New York City, and th ...

FAMILIAR

The world beyond the Frisby's front door is a threatening tangle. Mom Maya resides in a hole on the beach, dad Fred is long gone, and the family's bel ...

THE FAMILY JEWELS

Who has stolen the famous Twitchwell family jewels during the dinner party at Twitchwell Castle? They were taken right under the nose of the famous de ...

A FAMILY MAN

Winner of a Joseph Jefferson Citation as one of the best new plays of the year, A Family Man chronicles the misadventures of Jake, an enthusiastic and ...

FAMILY MATTERS

What is a family? Playwright Sandra Fenichel Asher traveled the country running workshops in which teenagers and adults pondered that question and exp ...

THE FAMILY NOBODY WANTED

When a young minister and his wife found that they couldn't have children of their own, they set out to adopt some. After adopting young Don (now a ha ...

FAMILY TREE

When Kate returns to the mother and daughter she abandoned 15 years ago, she is to learn that picking up where you left off is never easy. Her mother ...

THE FASTEST WOMAN ALIVE

The astonishing and glamorous Jackie Cochran soared through life. She was the first woman to break the sound barrier; she battled the military to crea ...

FATHER'S SHADOW/SOMBRA DEL PADRE

Father's Shadow/Sombra del Padre, a Mexican family drama, maps the difficult journey of a young woman and her friends and family through a co ...

FBI GIRL: HOW I LEARNED TO CRACK MY FATHER'S CODE

This poignant, coming-of-age story follows young Maura Conlon through her childhood journey in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in a ...

FERRIS WHEEL

One evening, in a quiet nursery, a young mother, Lisa Marie, attempts a sudden act of violence. Several months later, upon her release from a mental h ...

FERRIS WHEEL (REVISED MANUSCRIPT)

One evening, in a quiet nursery, a young mother, Lisa Marie, attempts a sudden act of violence. Several months later, upon her release from a mental h ...

THE FIFTH SUN (LARGE-CAST ENSEMBLE MANUSCRIPT)

On March 24, 1980, during Mass, Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated. This powerful and acclaimed play presents the story of the ...

THE FIFTH SUN

On March 24, 1980, during Mass, Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated. This powerful and acclaimed play presents the story of the ...

THE FIFTH SUN

On March 24, 1980, during Mass, Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated. This powerful and acclaimed play presents the story of the ...

THE FIG CONNECTION

In this wild espionage spoof, the Russians are out to capture the English scientist, Sir Isaac Newton, who is about to invent a secret weapon—"gravity ...

FIGMENTS

Rick Jacobs is a playwright with a wild imagination—perhaps too wild! As he attempts to overcome a massive case of writer's block, the audience sees f ...

FINAL PLAY

This chilling, provocative play is concerned with sophisticated brainwashing and the effect of stress and confinement on three pleasant young men. All ...

THE FINAL TRIAL OF RICHARD III

On the eve of the 500th anniversary of the battle of Bosworth Field, a court has been convened in the Halls of Eternity. Richard III, the so-called "m ...

THE FIRST HUMAN IMPALEMENT ACT IN THESE HERE PARTS

Gunner and Willowdean are on their second marriages and starting life together as retirees in Stateline, Ky., as the sole proprietors of Bingham's Ant ...

FIRST LOVE

Dot, a well-preserved middle-aged woman, has been a widow for over ten years. Her best friend, Sunny, has been made a widow recently. The two neighbor ...

THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (RADIO MANUSCRIPT)

Upon discovering a way to neutralize gravity, two men travel to the moon in an antigravity machine, where they discover that there are other intellige ...

FISTFUL OF MONDAYS, A

The disparate members of a line-dancing class form the basis of this romantic comedy. Annie has moved her class to a bar in the hope of drumming ...

THE FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW

From Margaret Sidney's ever-popular novel, William Glennon has fashioned a truly funny and heartwarming entertainment for the whole family. What can t ...

FIVE NICKELS COLLECTION

Five Nickels is a full evening of theatre and the title story is the first act of the play.

A FLEA IN HER EAR

Feydeau's classic farce is the hilarious new force behind the growing appreciation of this delightful comedy form. It was a smash hit in Paris. "La lo ...

FLESH AND BLOOD

Two southern sisters, one dead father, one canceled wedding, and a knife- all part of a recipe for family trouble in this darkly humorous drama about ...

FLIRTING WITH THE DEEP END

Michael owns an independent bookstore that houses the worldීs worst book club. Aside from Michael himself, only two members remain: Gail, a ne ...

FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID

In his New York Times review Mel Gussow wrote, "In Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Jason Taverner, a celebrated television and singing star, wakes ...

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

"Ingeniously touching and intensely real," wrote the critic of The Baltimore Sun. "Convincing, suspenseful, touching," was the comment of the New York ...

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (1 ACT)

This hit play is also available in this approved one-act cutting that makes it an ideal choice for contest and school production. When ordering, pleas ...

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON SOUND EFFECTS TAPE

Sound effects included on tape: #13#10#13#10talking machine (mixed with a crossfade to delineate passage of time) 񗝒 applause Ŧ ...

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON SOUND EFFECTS CD

Sound effects included on tape: #13#10#13#10telephone rings 񗝒 teaching machine 񗝒 repeat teaching machine 񗝒 baby cr ...

FLUNG

The four adult Cotter siblings have gathered at the family summer cottage on Lake Michigan two years after their fatherීs death to scatter his a ...

FLYING CROWS

In trouble with his captain, Kansas City Detective Lt. Randy Benton is given the thankless job of doing one final walk-through inspection of the once ...

THE FLYING MACHINE

Presently safe behind China's Great Wall, the Emperor is told of a new discovery: a kite that allows men to fly. The Emperor decides to execute the "f ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
THE FOURTH WISE MAN

In nine self-contained scenes with new arrangements of eight familiar Christmas carols, an old legend about the first Christmas comes to life. Some sa ...

FRANCIS AND THE BIOGRAPH GIRL

Kit Wilkerson wakes up after a night of hard drinking to find to his dismay that he is married to his best friend's little sister, Ruby. Ruby is a fei ...

FRANKENSTEIN

In this retelling of Frankenstein, a mysterious laboratory, a dark cemetery and a university classroom provide the setting for Victor Franken ...

FRANKENSTEIN

Mary Shelley wrote the original when she was 19, after she and her lover, the 22-year-old poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and their friend Lord Byron agree ...

FRANKENSTEIN

Murder, Mayhem and the Macabre are the main ingredients of this easy-to-stage new version. Unlike other versions of the famous thriller, this one catc ...

FRANKENSTEIN (RADIO MANUSCRIPT)

Captain Robert Walton and his crew are aboard a ship heading for the North Pole when it becomes frozen in the ice. Waiting for the ice to break up, th ...

FRANK'S LIFE

Frank is the star of his own soap opera. Frank's Life. Unfortunately for poor Frank, he doesn't know it. Nor does he realize that his wife, h ...

FRATERNITY

Itීs 1961 on the campus of a New England university. Sam Katz, a freshman student, aspiring football player, and a Jew is being rushed by Delta ...

FREE LIKE BR'ER RABBIT

When young Harris Chandler inherits his father's plantation, Remus, Toby, Sarah and Janie, all the friends of his childhood, suddenly become his prope ...

FREEDOM IS MY MIDDLE NAME

"You got to have goals and dreams. You got to find love in your hearts!" With these words, and the help of a magic quilt, five urban students are take ...

FRIDAY'S CHILD

The coming of age of a 13-year-old Catholic boy in Northern Ireland activates this emotionally moving play, Friday's Child is set amidst the ...

THE FROG PRINCE

Princess Luana plays with her golden ball near a well in the deep forest. There she meets the Hag, whose hand is stuck in a tree. Although she trie ...

FROM EVERY MOUNTAINSIDE

Matt's school work and personal life are deteriorating. His friends Doug and Carol attempt to engage him in school activities and dating, but he doesn ...

FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

The journey begins in Greenwood, Mississippi񗝄the Delta. ෎In my Delta town, some black girls aspired to become the woman񗝄the mist ...

FRUITCAKES

Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chicken pox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an e ...

FULL CIRCLE
FUNERAL DANCE
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF MAIDE MARIAN

"Maide to order—you'll love it!" was the Denver Post headline of the premiere. Robin Hood is up in a tree, peeking out between leaves. Maide Marian en ...