Perry, a wannabe playwright/director has written his first play, A Crooked French Affair, ostensibly a dramatic romance set in the royal court of Louis the 15th. When he pitches his play to the dysfunctional Board of Directors of the Pity Falls Community Playhouse, it throws them into a conniption fit. Against all odds, Perry’s play is selected, and now the real work begins with the cast of amateur, inept actors, who work on a set and in costumes designed by recruits from the local junior high school. Complicating everything is an undercurrent due to the affair between Perry’s wife and the husband of Avis, a board member who is recruited to play a part in Perry’s play. On opening night, the production loses its way yet creates a stunning audience reaction and a fortuitous discovery for Perry.

• Cast Size: 4M 6W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

The year is 1593. During the hottest summer on record, Death stalks London streets. Richard Burbage and his company of clowns perform a farce of wordplay, plague, and puppetry while being visited by one Upstart Crow. Based on actual persons, this mortality farce is pure theatrical fiction. Live a little. Runs 75 mins without intermission, and roles are open to six actors of any gender, identity, or ethnicity.

• Cast Size: 7 ROLES – ALL GENDER NEUTRAL
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

Out of work actor, Zee, is hopelessly overwhelmed after having bluffed their way into getting hired on as the emergency replacement asst. stage manager of a major Broadway extravaganza. Luckily, when veteran vaudevillian, Duppy O’Gale, takes our hapless hero under their wing, it looks like Zee might actually have a ghost of a chance at pulling it all off… However, after the chaotic arrival of the show’s egocentric star – who turns out to be a “second banana” from Duppy’s past – the SCHTICK hits the fan in this hilariously high-spirited backstage farce.

• Cast Size: 13 ANY
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
  
  

A rabbi and several congregants present an evening of plays centered around Jewish holidays. The stories delve into the lives of family members – grandparents, parents, and children alike – as they navigate the complexities and comforts of holiday traditions. Through these interactions, the plays explore themes like generational divides, the power of cultural rituals, and the unique ways Jewish families celebrate. These narratives introduce characters who blend humor and emotion, offering lighthearted moments and deeper reflections on family and tradition.

• Cast Size: 8M 9W 7+ Any (Flexible Casting)
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

After taking her own life, Angela attends her own funeral to make sure her requests are honored. She has asked to be buried with her dog’s ashes, to have her cardboard figure of Jimmy Fallon placed by her side, and that her twin, Ethan, deliver her eulogy in the fashion of the “Thank You Notes” segment on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon by reading the handwritten notes she left behind. As the notes change from humorous and quirky to twisted and disturbing, Angela witnesses the impact her eulogy has on Ethan, his wife, and all in attendance.

• Cast Size: 1M 2W
• Running Time: 60+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $50 per performance

The show follows Canadians Guy and Carrie on a road trip to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania only days before Groundhog Day. In an effort to commit a minor act of terrorism against the United States, Guy is determined to assassinate Punxsutawney Phil, that magical prognosticating groundhog, on live television before he is able to predict the weather. American politics are absurd and at times quite ludicrous: From elections to scandals, the U.S. has a rich history of almost laughable civic moments. “How to Kill a Rodent” celebrates the oddities and humor in America and its history while also taking a deeper look at the issues that plague the “greatest country in the world.”

• Cast Size: 1M 1W 1GN
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

On the night of the 2016 presidential election, Boston University’s Women Loving Women club gathers to celebrate the birthday of their club secretary. Things go awry when the identity politics within the group suddenly come into question, and all hell breaks loose as surprise revelations amongst the lesbians catapults them into an all-out war for the future of their club. 

• Cast Size: 1M 6W 1NB* (*The male and non-binary roles are transgender.)
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

This is the story of Romie and Bernice, the love they share and the world that keeps them apart. The heart of Eros, guarded by witches, burns deep within Mount Socrates and demands sacrifice. Those who live on the mountain are forced to mine the magic and serve Mama Massey, who holds the power of Eros.  Romie refused. Rejected by the town, he lives as a lowly outlier. Then one day, fate brings Romieto Bernice, a girl stuck between Massey’s town and a world beyond her own.  But “the mountain chooses, the mountain calls, deny the mountain and it will destroy all you love.” And it’s calling out to Romie. 

• Cast Size: 4M, 4W, 8N
• Running Time: 40 minutes
• Royalty Rate: $40 per performance

Connected by THE GHOST OF A HISTORY TEACHER, two pairs of characters, two teens and their respective grandfathers, from two geographically distinct places, Romania and the United States, have a chance to break all walls and look at the map of the world via theatrical devices and chance encounters. If THE GHOST OF A HISTORY were to die rather than continue to carry on her shoulder so much weight, burdens, dead bodies, destruction, and empty promises, would we accept her gesture as a scapegoat’s/sacrificial and learn to live more responsibly? LOST and FOUND, two other characters, step in to play their role in (our) history. In the end, it is less about who conquers whom, who dominates over which lands, as it is more about understanding viscerally the traumatic pains history inflicts on us. Then, history is anything but a textbook. History is live performance; actors, surgeons; and audiences, messengers of worlds too long awaited. Shall we exit this theater now? Shall we be using the front or back door? Shall we be fleeing away from historical dangers, or shall we be correcting long overdue t/ERRORS?

• Cast Size: 4M 3W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

“Monsters are Made in the Minds of Men” is a thought-provoking play that delves into the destructive impact of trauma, obsession, and the blurred lines between reality and perception. The story follows a father who is obsessed with monsters and all things in the realm of the mystical. As his obsession takes hold, he becomes convinced that his own family has been replaced by bakenekos, a shapeshifting cat-like entity, and in his attempt to ‘save’ them, he ultimately destroys everything that he holds dear. The play bounces between the past and present to explore themes of mental health, the generational ripple effect of trauma, and the destructive impact of obsession.

• Cast Size: 1M 2W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

The small rural west Texas town of Craven, Texas is beginning the process of changing, and local gas station owner Frank Hooper is not okay with it. Hoping to scare away the influx of remote-working millennials that see the town as a cute gettaway, Frank has begun posing as a “creepy hillbilly” a-la ‘Texas Chainsaw’ to freak people out. Once his daughter Mary visits for spring break and discovers his hair-brained scheme, the pair find themselves arguing and digging up old grudges. Matters are further complicated by ghosts and an actual killer on the loose.

• Cast Size: 2M 3W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

Never in a Small Town: The Wheeler Community Theatre Murders is an outlandish comedy centered around the small mountain town of Cripple Pines, Colorado, where, until recently, there has never been a single homicide. Now, it appears to be a common occurrence. People in town are dying, and someone needs to get to the root cause of the murders. An out-of-work East Coast News magazine reporter finds himself in town searching for the killer and the truth behind the murders. The reporter, Tate Longsword, meets a number of quirky town inhabitants while embarking on a twisted journey to solve the current disruptions in town, and on his journey, he may even learn the true story behind the death of Edger Allen Poe. Now, that’s a bonus!

• Cast Size: 5M 4W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

A touchingly honest and, sometimes, zany look at the challenges of aging, Potato Gumbo tells the poignant story of Gretchen and Thomas, her dream, ill-gotten handcuffs, a diagnosis, and the adult children who must parent their parents. With the ideal recipe waiting at the New Orleans School of Cooking, Gretchen draws Thomas into her whimsical schemes. After an impromptu road trip ends with return under police escort, darkly serious issues begin bubbling up: Is Gretchen’s “whimsy” declining mental faculties or worse? How much can one old heart endure? And when must elder care end and control begin? 

• Cast Size: 3M 4W
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood have just lost their father, resulting not only in grief but financial ruin. Forced to move out of their home and adjust to a new normal, the Dashwoods navigate social change, expectations, and classic Jane Austen romances in this adaptation that reimagines them as women of color living in New York City in the summer of 1976.

• Cast Size: 7W 3M (with doubling); up to 9W 6M (without doubling)
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

Preston Taylor, executive director of a Portland, Oregon-based environmental nonprofit, has two loves: yachts and women.  His wife (Elizabeth) is running for governor. Her campaign is using up most of their disposable income, so when Preston falls in love with The Shady Lady – a yacht far outside his price range – he uses the nonprofit’s money to buy it, unbeknownst to his staff (Nicole, Madison, Leah, Melinda, Deborah, and Big Preston – his son). But now, Ronan Farrow is coming by the office at noon for an interview. Preston and his staff must scramble to cover up the evidence of his embezzlement before Farrow exposes them – and they all end up in federal prison.

• Cast Size: 3M 6W 
• Running Time: 90+ minutes
• Royalty Rate: $75 per performance

Two actors marry. One gets a job as Jesus at a theme park and decides to leave his wife for the woman playing Mary Magdalene. WHEN JESUS DIVORCED ME tells the story of LAURA the divorcee as she navigates the entanglement of theater, mental health, and religion over the ten years after her divorce. A play with music, this show explores that getting over divorce takes awhile.

• Cast Size: 1M 2W 
• Running Time: Under and Hour
• Royalty Rate: $50 per performance