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The Beatrice Factor, 5 w. 1 m. Dr. Cecilia "Sissy" Woodruff Longfellow Sweet comes to Philadelphia in search of the man she thinks she has fallen in love with ­ online. Instead she finds surprising sisterhood and renewed love in a less than perfect world.
Cliff Diving, drama, 2 w. 3 m. One Ohio family's twenty year journey through the 50's harmony of the Everly Brothers to the turbulent days of 60s Viet Nam war protests and the 70s factory closings.
Dear Mother & All, WW I period , 11w. 11 m. (Double or triple casting encouraged) The actual letters between a young Marine and his family and friends form the basis of this funny yet poignant glimpse into the last days of WWI seen through the eyes of a Massillon, Ohio family.
In Search of Red River Dog, 2 w. 2 m. A young Ohio girl's journey begins with nursery rhymes and ends when her search for her lost dog leads her to confront her husband's fears and lies, her mother's manipulation and her father's lost dreams.
Jocasta, 3 w The retelling of the Oedipus story through the eyes of Jocasta, his wife and mother from her wedding night to her death.
Nightwalking, 4 w. 5 m. What happens when the memories of the shootings on the Kent State University campus in 1970 come alive twenty-five years later.
Woman in the White Jogging Suit, 2 w. What happens when Magda, Hitler's most famous filmmaker, encounters Sunrise, a young white robed follower of 'Our Holy Mystic, in a park one day.
 Lunacy, 2 m. 1 w. Edwin Forrest is in Philadelphia preparing for his debut as King Lear when he is interrupted by Cornelia Lamb. She offers Forrest the oportunity to meet the "perfect" King Lear - her father, now residing nearby in the Quaker Asylum, Stillwell.


[ten minute plays]

One Act Plays
Uniform Love, 1 w. 2 m. A farce that brings a dancing priest, a less than perfect lover and Julia's poignant memories alive as she is visited by a mailman, a soldier and a policeman.

Ten Minute Plays
And the Evening and the Morning Were the First Day, 1 w. 1 m. (may be done with 2 women) When a disembodied voice asks a contemporary "EVE" whether she is "really happy " in her perfect garden -- the amusing answers can only provide us with more questions.
Before the War, 4 w. A dance of words for four women who remember life before the war that has separated them from their former friends, neighbors, lovers and family.
(should be accompanied by music and movement)
Covers, 2 f. Two teenage girls learn the meaning of friendship as they await the births of their babies.
Dearie, 2 w. Florence and Nursie explore the dimensions of hidden messages on a Sunday afternoon sometime and somewhere.
Moving Day, 3 f. 3 m. It is moving day in a state mental hospital and the doctor and staff fight to keep one unconventional couple from being separated.
Something With Fish 1 w. monologue Mrs. Anna Warren appears at the veterinarian's office with a large bundle wrapped in a blanket.

 

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