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Every Morning I WaKe Up by Pamela Love (7-10 min. Cut as needed M or F) Dramatic
$7.00

“Every morning I wake up and bury people who didn’t.” A worldwide plague has struck, yet life goes on. Told from the perspective of a freelance gravedigger, facing survivor’s guilt and the very real possibility of being the next to die.

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My Life in Babysitters by D’Arcy Robb Inspired by an essay by David Rosenthal (12-15 min. Cut as needed. M or F) Humorous
$10.00

It’s the easiest babysitting job on the planet: watching one smart, well-behaved, adult-like child named David. But somehow, the family winds up with a string of dysfunctional babysitters, from strength trainer Greta to method actress Elena to date-crazy Jessica – and David winds up learning quite a few hilarious, bizarre lessons from them.

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Chains by Stephanie Christensen(12-15 min) Dramatic
$7.00

The United States currently has the second highest incarceration rate in the world. Each day U.S. prisons get fuller. A huge contributor to this high incarceration rate is the stringent laws against drug possession. Centering around Alexandra Drake, an up-and-coming novel writer, this Dramatic explores the United States justice system and how its merciless policies create the prison system we see today. With the story of Alexandra Drake, the stereotypical image of a “criminal” gets painted in a unique, more personal, and more tragic light.

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My Father’s Cello by K.D. Jones (10-12 min. Cut as needed, F) Dramatic
$7.00

Music is a language unlike any other. For Kara, it’s the language she uses to talk to her deceased father with. After her father’s death Kara goes very quickly from an eccentric little girl to an introverted teenager. She overcomes poverty, an alcoholic step-father, and her father’s death with the help of her father’s cello.

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The Normal One (10-12 min. Cut as needed, F) Dramatic
$7.00

Annie is a normal teenage girl, but “normal” is the last word anyone would use to describe her brother Elliot. This dramatic monologue peeks into the joy, love, anger, and fear that go along with having a sibling with special needs.

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Removing the Hat by Luke Morgan (12-15 min. Cut as needed 1M) Humorous
$10.00

Throughout human history, people with red hair have been looked down upon, teased, and persecuted. “Removing the Hat” is a hyperbolic look at that tribulation through the eyes of Luke, told in a series of vignettes with doctors, bullies, inept school counselors, and unforgiving parents. At the end of the day, is being an endangered species all it’s cracked up to be? This piece is most effective if the performing actor has red hair, poor thing.

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4 Senses by Stephanie Christensen (10-12 min, 1M) Dramatic
$7.00

Alexander Vassenberg is a renowned chef who works in a French restaurant in Brussels. However, he is unique in his profession because he cannot see. A blind chef, he shares his passion for the culinary arts as he leads guests on a tour through the restaurant where he works. As he introduces them into his world, he is forced to resurface some of the trauma and pain of his own past and recognize that healing is a long, brave process.

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Losing America by Stephanie Christensen (7-10 min, 1F) Humorous
$7.00

In this humorous interpretation, young Arianna plays the role of an overzealous, politics-loving 18 year old finally earning the right to vote in the U.S. election. She expertly combats the skepticism and negativity of her prejudiced mother and lazy brother and refuses to give up on the theory of democracy. A political and social commentary on the state of the United States, this humor both pokes fun at America and shares the message to fight for what the country should be about–equality and compassion.

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Survivor Kid by Abram Sand (10-12 min. Cut as needed, M or F) Humorous or Duo
$12.00

It all started with a regular old trip to the supermarket with dad, but then calamity struck! Or at least that’s what Charlie thought…We follow the survival struggle of 6-year-old Charlie Macfarlane as he gets separated from his dad and faces the nightmare scenario that every six-year-old dreads: getting lost in the supermarket! As he scans the aisles for his father, he runs into some, er, interesting characters.

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Free at Last by Dee Cliburn (10-12 min. Cut as needed, M or F) Dramatic
$7.00

This dramatic takes the audience to a world filled with guilt and isolation. The man’s wife is dead, but her eyes refuse to leave. Can guilt lead to insanity? When will he be free, free at last. Powerful dramatic full of remorse and suspense.

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Gloves for a Princess by Charlotte Jones (10-12 min. Cut as needed, F) Dramatic
$7.00

In this dramatic, a homeless woman brings the audience to her world filled with royalty and sadness. She shares her turmoil against her losing battle with reality and any hope of a normal life. Her fantasies shield her from the harshness of the streets.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Dating Someone You Met on the Internet by Stephanie Christensen (10-12 min, F or F/F) Humorous
$12.00

In our world of constant internet, many long-lasting couples are starting to meet online. Julie, a 22-year-old living at home with her mother, is a previously closeted girl who likes girls. She has just started to feel comfortable in the LGBTQ community but finds dating in real life difficult. As a solution, she takes the plunge into virtual romance, trying to curate the perfect first-date. Follow along as she writes her step-by-step dating guide for online dating in the LGBTQ community and meets someone she sincerely likes: Sabrina. Seeking acceptance, Julie learns to be brave both in the dating sphere and at home.

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Gnome is Where the Heart Is by Nate Sand (7-10 min, 7 Characters, M or F, Cut as needed) Humorous
$10.00

The humorous story of Hans, a gnome, who figures out that he was adopted by gargoyles and his subsequent adventure to find his ‘true’ family. Along the way he discovers he was with his ‘true’ family all the long. Intended as a humorous speech with many characters. Transitions between scenes are to be determined by the actress/actor.

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P.E. Not Physical Education, Petrifying Experience by Nancy J. Cavanaugh (5-7 min, Cut as needed, 1F ) Humorous
$7.00

Sheila is horrified to find out that her middle school P.E. class requires, not only changing into ugly gym uniforms in front of all the other girls, but also taking a showers. In this monologue she describes her first gym-class shower which turns out to be humiliating enough to qualify her for the Guinness Book of World Records Most Embarrassing Moments. Listening to Sheila’s unfortunate episode in the locker room is sure to make audiences laugh, and maybe even groan a little too.

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CATFISH! by Abram Sand (10-12 min.), F, Humorous
$10.00

Ruthie is in love with a man from… the internet? This humorous piece follows best friends Tierra and Ruthie as they travel to New Orleans to finally meet Ruthie’s online sweetheart, but they find out that not everyone on the web is who- or what- they say they are. Hmm, at least there’s other fish in the sea! This piece can be performed as a humorous, duet, or readers theater.

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Murder on the Organ Express by Louis Sand (7-10 min, 7 Characters, M or F, Cut as needed) Humorous
$10.00

Private Eye investigates the disappearance of Appendix in this humorous murder mystery staring bodily organs.

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