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Various

Drama/Comedy

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1 either (1 actor possible: 0-1 males, 0-1 females)

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Comedy

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The starving sailors of an ocean voyage in the 1700s haul in a catch of three mermaids

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Black Comedy/Theatre of the Absurd

Comedy

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10

3 flexible, extras (With doubling 4 M, 4 F)

Performance Time: Approximately 75 minutes, includes Buzzards, Lemmings, The Sex Life of the Praying mantis and Chicken

Macabre, zany, sardonic, this collection of five short plays offers a unique look at death and all its horrifically comical trappings. In 'Lemmings,' three lemmings perched on a cliff off the coast of Norway discuss how to jump off?cannonball, head first, or swan dive. In 'Chicken,' two hungry people stare into an empty chicken coop and debate whether to cook and eat a nonexistent chicken. In 'Praying Mantis,' Amy bites the head off of her boyfriend and then seeks solace from her friends to assuage her guilt. In 'Spiders,' a group of arachnids plot revenge against humans and their most deadly spider-killing weapon?the daily newspaper. And in 'Buzzards,' two cowboys stranded in the desert watch as hungry buzzards circle above. The men must find a way to kill the birds before the buzzards make a quick meal of them.

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A woman in Iceland has raised her daughter to believe her father was one of the American astronaut who trained on the lavafields there in preparation for the moon landings

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Comedy

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Synopsis: A woman fools her blind date into buying her lots of presents.

Harrisonburg: James Madison University, VA, USA

1979

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Drama

Ten Min

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Two cowboys, dying in the desert, discuss the buzzards circling overhead.

Harrisonburg: James Madison University, VA, USA

1979

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Drama

Ten Min

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Two hungry characters discuss whether, and how, to eat a non-existent chicken

South Caldwell High School, Hudson, N.C.

2003

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Comedy

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The police investigate the deaths of Romeo and Juliet and get everything wrong.

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Synopsis: Based on the true story of the French country doctor in the 1800s who thought he had discovered a new planet.

No Shame Theatre, Roanoke, Va.

2003

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Comedy

Ten Min

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A female science nerd helps two ne'er-do-well young men launch their bottle rockets, much to he chagrin of one of them.

No Shame Theatre, Roanoke, Va.

2003

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Comedy

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Eve peddles apples.

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A teen-age girl fools a visitor into thinking she has a twin sister.

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A girl in the rural South follows the Viking spacecraft exploration of Mars in 1976.

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Based on the true story of astronomers who gathered in the Rockies in 1878 to witness a solar eclipse.

Henrico High School (Richmond, VA, United States)

2002

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30-35 min

Comedy

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Instead of returning home to Elsinore, the Prince of Denmark heads to the beach with his girlfriend Ophelia, his buddy Horatio, and his classmates Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. When Horatio finds out that the king of Denmark has died and the queen has suddenly re-married, he desperately tries to hide the news from Hamlet until the end of the vacation. But it's not the easiest task with so many other beach-goers getting in the way, including the Weird Sisters of Macbeth and the daughters of King Lear.

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Comedy

Ten Min

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A female astronomer honeymoons in Bolivia, home of clear Southern hemisphere skies

Morehead High School, Eden, N.C., and James River High School, Buchanan, Va., in Virginia High School League festival.

2003

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Comedy

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A newspaper clerk makes up her own horoscope, which starts coming true.

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Comedy

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A playful (but historically accurate) look at how the Louisiana Purchase really came to be, with Jefferson and Napoleon each trying to snooker the other side.

Chancellor High School (Fredericksburg, VA, United States)

2003

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25-35 min

Comedy

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While sitting by her hog exhibit at the county fair, Jenna's boredom and her love of tall tales get the best of her when an opportunistic TV crew and a couple of glad-handing politicians pass by. Seeing it as the perfect opportunity to ply her trade, she asks each of the politicians to weigh in on an entirely fictitious new bill. Soon, she's wreaking havoc as the candidates and crew work themselves into a furor over the one question that might actually be unanswerable: Do you support the Pork Producers Protection Act?

Attic Productions, Fincastle, Va.

2004

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Play/Drama

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The birth of Jesus, in a modern setting

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A woman plots revenge against her former high school friend, who is getting married.

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A Russian woman who failed to make the cut as the first female cosmonaut looks back on her life, with regret.

No Shame Theatre, Roanoke, Va.

2003

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Comedy

Ten Min

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She wants to talk about the moon, but he thinks she's talking about sex.

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Comedy

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A college prank from the '30s has consequences to this day.

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A college prank from the '30s has consequences to this day.

Roanoke: No Shame Theatre, Mill Mountain Theatre, VA, USA

2004

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Comedy

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Three lemmings on the coast of Norway discuss whether to jump off the cliff.

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Based on the true story of the discovery of Neptune in the 1840s, a subject of much intrigue and controversy.

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Based on the life of John McNeill, a Confederate guerrilla captain who fought mostly in his native West Virginia, raiding Federal supply wagons and passing freight trains

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The devil wants a book written about herself - yes, herself - so she kidnaps a writer and brings him to hell for an interview

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A modern telling of the rise of Richard III, complete with faxes and cellphones.

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A modern telling of the rise and fall of Richard III, complete with pollster and press secretaries.

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A modern telling of the demise of Richard III, complete with faxes and cellphones.

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Two women discuss their love lives, while Isaac Newton shoots pool in the background.

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Some friends at Daytona Beach for the Daytona 500 find some mermaids that have washed ashore.

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Based on the life of Maria Mitchell, America's first female astronomer.

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Two women in their 20s -- one from the North, one the South -- debate relationships and the Civil War.

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A woman buys a talking parrot, which causes a rift with her boyfriend.

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

1988

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Comedy

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A look at the worst job in the newspaper business -- the night police reporter.

No Shame Theatre, Roanoke, Va.

2003

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Comedy

Ten Min

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Three women are interviewed for the job of tooth fairy.

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When their mother becomes terminally ill, three adult siblings return home - each attempting to conceal their occupation.

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A farce about a grocery store clerk, who finds herself re-stocking the spice shelf.

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15 min

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Three female astronomers sit around the observatory one cloudy night and compare tattoos - and the stories behind them

No Shame Theatre, Roanoke, Va.

2003

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5 min Comedy

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A woman has pi, calculated to 200 places, tattooed on her back.

Buffalo Gap High School, Swoope, Va.

2002

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Comedy

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The historical Richard III sues Shakespeare for defamation.

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Comedy

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A fast-talking young woman shows up at the gates of heaven and befuddles St. Peter.

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Comedy

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A motormouth young woman, who happens to play the cello, shows up at auditions for a punk band and tries to talk her way in

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Comedy

Ten Min

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The angels in the marketing department debate how best to stage the announcement of the

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Comedy

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An absurdist look at following instructions - and pumpkins.

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A newspaper suddenly finds itself printing papers where readers can literally read between the lines of stories.

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Children's Comedy with songs

Youth Audience

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Performance Time: Approximately 45-50 minutes

This play is a fun way for children to learn more about American history through the unlikely history of one of our favorite foods: the tomato. The story traces the humble beginnings of the tomato from its 'discovery' by Spanish conquistadors in the New World to its arrival in Spain, North America, and even the moon! Kids will love rapping along with the Tomato Revue and learning fun tomato facts. Thomas Jefferson and the Queen of Spain make special appearances, and the finale features the answer to the timeless question: Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. . ..

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Comedy

Ten Min

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Three engineers discuss the best way to move the stone from in front of the tomb of Jesus.

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Christmas Comedy

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Performance Time: Approximately 35-40 minutes

A grumpy substitute teacher moonlighting as a shopping mall Santa Claus gets trapped in a mall elevator with an overly cheerful Elf, a Christmas shoplifter, a cell-phone addicted cashier, a worn-out mom, a man giddy that he has a temporary respite from shopping with his wife, and two kids determined to find out if Santa is a fake. It doesn't take long for this set of quirky captives to get on each other's nerves, but when the elevator doors are finally pried open, the chaos only escalates as they find themselves mobbed by a crazed crowd of disgruntled Christmas shoppers. This witty play is chock-full of wordplay, one-liners, and double-entendre to delight audiences.

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Comedy

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A teen-age girl doesn't realize she's the secret heir to the British throne.

Staunton: Mary Baldwin College, VA, USA

2005

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Comedy

Ten Min

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Amy bites off her boyfriend's head, and regrets it.

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Comedy

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The story of the Norman Conquest, written in blank verse as Shakespeare himself might have done.

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Comedy

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A romp through mythology, featuring the sirens - and what happened to them after Ulysses successfully sailed by their rock by tying himself to the mast of his ship.

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Comedy

Ten Min

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Is that Jesus in the coffee shop?

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Comedy

Ten Min

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Three farmhands watch a strange star appear in the sky, but dismiss its importance.

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A Southern family is divided over what to do with the family farm when the patriarch retires.

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The three witches interrupt a performance of Macbeth to complain about the way Shakespeare has portrayed them

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Based on the true story of Voskhod 2, a Soviet space mission in 1965, which landed off-course in a wolf-infested forest.