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Edith Weiss

EDITH WEISS  

 Nationality:    USA
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 Agony and the Hilarity, The         Aunt Maggity's Dark and Stormy Night         Bratty Matty and Floyd         Checkmate         Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother's Spell         Cinderella! Cinderella!         Curse of Lockley Convent, The         Dancing With The Jihad         Dress Rehearsal For Murder         Followed         Frog Prince of Spamalot         God's Religion         Holly vs Randall Wars         Holy Couch         Hoping To See God         Hyronomous A Frog         Ill Costumed Romeo, The         Ladybug and the Butterfly, The         Little Princess, A         My Guardian Angel, The Waitress         No Body To Murder         Ollie and Stanley Owl         Poetic Licence To Kill         Queen Marie and Agnes' Fateful Journey Through the Woods         Royal Woes and Scandalous Clothes         Seven Nasty Princesses, The         Speaking Truth To Power - The Mirror's Tale         Tempestuous and Fractious Shakespeare Project         They Shoot Extras Don't They?         Two Dumb Dogs         Unidentified Female Objects

Agony and the Hilarity, The

Synopsis:
Traumas of teens at High School. From the Guidance Counsellor from Hell - to wearing the same dress to the Prom

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600033261

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3 to 10            Female:  7 to 21            Other:  4 to 21 either sex

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Aunt Maggity's Dark and Stormy Night

Synopsis:
What is Aunt Maggity's secret and will it be revealed to her four nieces who have arrived at her mansion to hear their parents' will read

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  2 either sex

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Bratty Matty and Floyd

Synopsis:
Floyd the dog has to learn with a new arrival at the house - a baby

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Checkmate

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Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother's Spell

Synopsis:
This Cinderella does not need a fairy godmother to help her

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600032516

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  9            Female:  2            Other:  7 either sex

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Cinderella! Cinderella!

Synopsis:
Cinderella is ugly. The step sisters are beautiful. The fairy godmother keeps using the wrong wand

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Pioneer Drama Service   -

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Curse of Lockley Convent, The

Synopsis:
Bad things happen after the nuns are evicted from their convent

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Genre:
Thriller

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Dancing With The Jihad

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Dress Rehearsal For Murder

Synopsis:
At the Bide A Wee b&b a famous heiress' fiance is found murdered. Things get complicated when it is found at that the fiance had asked a has been Hollywood actress to marry him

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Genre:
Thriller

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Male:  7            Female:  8            Other:  2 either sex

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Followed

Synopsis:
Late at night on her way home a young woman thinks she is being followed

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Frog Prince of Spamalot

Synopsis:
The frog just does not fit in - he is far bigger than the other frogs and he does not like flies. A good witch tells him he is really a cursed prince. The frog sets out to Spamalot to find his true princess

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  3            Female:  10            Other:  -

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God's Religion

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Holly vs Randall Wars

Synopsis:
Holly's grandfather moves in. He demands she address him as "Sir" and wont let her watch "Sex In The City"

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034879

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Holy Couch

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Hoping To See God

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Hyronomous A Frog

Synopsis:
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The Frog Prince

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Pioneer Drama Service   -

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Genre:
Childrens Youth Audience

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Ill Costumed Romeo, The

Synopsis:
Brad hates the costume girl friend Chris has made him for his part in "Romeo and Juliet". They argue and fall out. Friend Karl together with some well chosen words of the Bard get them back together

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034855

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Ladybug and the Butterfly, The

Synopsis:
Bob the Butterfly has chased all the other insects out of "his" meadow. So he is very annoyed when Lilly the Ladybug moves in

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600033599

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  5 either sex

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Little Princess, A

Synopsis:
Sara arrives at Miss Minchin's Seminary For Young Ladies having spent all her life in India

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600033100

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  -            Female:  13            Other:  8 either sex

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My Guardian Angel, The Waitress

Synopsis:
A junior executive hears that she has been fired whilst having lunch at "Healthy Herbs"

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034862

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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No Body To Murder

Synopsis:
Aerobics instructor Billie Body is murdered at the Come On Inn and there a re plenty of suspects who could have done it

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Pioneer Drama Service   -

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  12            Other:  2 either sex

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Ollie and Stanley Owl

Synopsis:
A little owl called Stanley gets lost. He comes across Ollie and thinks that he is his mother. Ollie tries to teach Stanley to hoot

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600033384

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  7 either sex

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Poetic Licence To Kill

Synopsis:
A the Bide A Wee Inn someone has tried to kill a minor poet - three times. Who amongst the guests could have done it? The billionaire industrialist with his two apprentices, the juvenile delinquent, the heiress, the Countess - surely not the butler?

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600033834

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Genre:
Mystery

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  9            Other:  5 either sex

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Queen Marie and Agnes' Fateful Journey Through the Woods

Synopsis:
The Queen claims she is so poor that she has to walk to her fiance's castle

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034886

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Royal Woes and Scandalous Clothes

Synopsis:
The King is so broke that he has to marry the Queen of the next country. But she too is broke and is only marrying him for his money

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One act    -

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-6100035081

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Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  3 either sex

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Seven Nasty Princesses, The

Synopsis:
Two witches, Barfette and Hurlish, live with their little witch nephews, Snarfel, Snoggle and Snitch, near the castle of Gems They tell the story of the seven Princesses, all of whom desperately want to marry Prince John, and will stop at nothing to ruin each other's chances. The Princesses each secretly visit the witches and cast spells against each other. Princess Ruby's face freezes into a phony smile, Amethyst's melodious voice croaks like a frog, and would-be ballerina Princess Emerald can't stop dancing like a chicken The nephews, seeing the consequences of the nastiness of the Princesses, become helpful and kind, to try to undo the spells. A fun, clever play for middle school or elementary, with lots of stage time for everyone

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Genre:
55 min Youth Audience

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Male:  2            Female:  13            Other:  7 either

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Speaking Truth To Power - The Mirror's Tale

Synopsis:
The Mirror in Snow White goes into meltdown when the Wicked Queen asks him if she is more beautiful than the dawn

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034848

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tempestuous and Fractious Shakespeare Project

Synopsis:
A Shakespeare game show with contestants Ophelia, Mistress Quickly and Tamora Queen of the Goths

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034466

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  2            Female:  7            Other:  3 either sex

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They Shoot Extras Don't They?

Synopsis:
Everything goes wrong when the trainee camerman shoots a scene with the extras in

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Brooklyn Publishers   978-1600034800

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Two Dumb Dogs

Synopsis:
Two dogs run away from their owner and have adventures in the dark forest.

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Backstage Theatre, Breckenridge, Colorado    2008

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Anchorage Press   -

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Unidentified Female Objects

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