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Call of Sarafina | by Abraham Olubunmi-Adesanya May 23, 2012 | $0.99 | 12461 words | Sample 30% |
| Once lived a twelve-year-old Princess in Rain Island, territory ruled by female warriors. Not her land. She can neither fight nor hold sword but she wanted to save the Island from Shanto, a wicked female oppressor. And now, that girl was Sarafina. | |||||
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An IED On The Yellow Brick Road | by John Cory May 16, 2012 | $2.99 | 22319 words | Sample 20% |
| What if the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were veterans lost on the Yellow Brick Road home from war? Meet Didj, James, and Coop as they travel that rocky road in a night of humor, anger, and confrontation between the generations of war. | |||||
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Counselor's Desk - HIV/AIDS is not Diabolical by Hery Emili | by Henry Emili May 16, 2012 | $2.00 | 7205 words | Sample 5% |
| The book is a true story of a village young man named Ayodele A. J. who according to his traditional belief claimed that HIV/AIDS can be prevented with herbs and charms. By this claim, it is clinical that the entire village is living at great risk of HIV; until Ayodele personally came to their rescue. | |||||
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High Flyers | by Ernest Kinnie, PhD May 15, 2012 | $0.99 | 1736 words | Sample 25% |
| A 7-minute play. Two circus performers are too old to keep flying and must decide what to do with the rest of their lives...assuming they want a life if they can no longer fly. They were born in the circus and is all they know. Maybe better to end it. Who wants to flip burgers, or play a sweet, perky, little waitress, getting pinched on the bottom for lousy tips? | |||||
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A Walk in White's Woods | by Sean Alan Morris May 09, 2012 | $1.99 | 1832 words | Sample 20% |
| A performance monologue for a teen to mature female actor. Runs approx. 6 to 10 minutes and is ideal for competitions or showcasing an individual talent. Netty Darling is taking a short walk, and in that time she manages to draw comparisons between the walk and her life. | |||||
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Flutter-By and Meadowsong | by Sean Alan Morris May 08, 2012 | $1.99 | 1631 words | Sample 30% |
| Ten Minute Play for Kids; 2 Boys/Girls, not gender specific. Flutter-By is one bummed-out Grass Faerie, can best friend Meadowsong lift gloomy spirits? Originally written for 2 children, this short piece has been played to fun perfection several times by adults too! | |||||
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Goldilocks and the Three Hairs | by Sean Alan Morris May 08, 2012 | $1.99 | 1631 words | Sample 30% |
| Ten minute play for kids. 4 girls, 1 girl or boy for Narrator. Comedy. Goldilocks is visiting her three beautiful cousins, the Malczyk sisters (pronounced Mall-Chick), but they are not home. What's a girl to do while she waits? | |||||
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Pain on Deep Inspiration | by Sean Alan Morris May 08, 2012 | $2.99 | 5224 words | Sample 20% |
| One-Act Drama; approx. 25-30 min, 1F/1M, some adult language: A paramedic takes a cancer patient on her last ambulance ride. Awarded a full production by the 1997 Northwest Connecticut One-Act Play Festival at the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Torrington, Connecticut. | |||||
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A Fine Job of It | by Sean Alan Morris May 08, 2012 | $1.99 | 2698 words | Sample 30% |
| One-Act Comedy; Approx. 10 min; 2M: Bert and Kevin bolstered their courage by scheduling their vasectomies on the same morning. As they wait in the doctor's office, they discover a few things about each other they might not have expected. Awarded a full production by the 2001 Northwest Connecticut One-Act Play Festival at the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Torrington, Connecticut. | |||||
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Forever Friends | by Sean Alan Morris May 07, 2012 | $1.99 | 1777 words | Sample 30% |
| Ten Minute Play for Kids, 4 girls, 1 boy. Suzie and Laurie have been friends as long as they can both remember, just not lately. This sweet story is told in two simultaneously unfolding scenes interspersed with flashbacks as they reconnect in this ten minute play for kids. | |||||
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Corey Thinks He's An Alien | by Sean Alan Morris May 07, 2012 | $1.99 | 2468 words | Sample 30% |
| Ten Minute Play for Kids; 2 girls/2 boys. Darla thinks her new school is pretty normal... that is until she's introduced to Corey. | |||||
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Playbook: A Book of Plays | by Christopher Bremicker May 07, 2012 | $4.99 | 56544 words | Sample 20% |
| Five one act plays, a crooked real estate deal, a man saves his brother from a heart attack at a ski area, a man's admits his life's problems are of his own cause and not his parents', a jump school trainee fails to exit the airplane on his first jump, a double amputee begs his brother to shoot him on a hunting trip, and fifteen ten-minute plays. | |||||
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Cansville | by Alan Flurry May 06, 2012 | $5.99 | 54788 words | Sample 20% |
| A young artist's experience taking the reins of an old theatre and utilizing the local characters to reconstruct the story of his boyhood home as a stageplay. | |||||
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Shakespeare's Premiere of The Merchant of Venice | by David Schajer May 03, 2012 | $9.99 | 43007 words | Sample 20% |
| William Shakespeare's most problematic "problem play" solved for the first time! This adaptation answers many unsolved questions: What does the play mean? Why did Shakespeare write it as a comedy? What makes it funny? When did Shakespeare write the play? Why did he write the play? Why is the play so misunderstood? Was Shakespeare really anti-Semitic? Why is Shylock the hero? | |||||
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Shakespeare's Premiere of Richard III | by David Schajer May 03, 2012 | $9.99 | 39974 words | Sample 20% |
| William Shakespeare's famous play is solved for the first time! This adaptation answers many unsolved questions: Who was Richard III? When was Richard III written? Why did Shakespeare write Richard III? What did Shakespeare's audience think of Richard III? Why is this play so important in Shakespeare's life? | |||||
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Shakespeare's Premiere of Hamlet | by David Schajer May 03, 2012 | $9.99 | 43980 words | Sample 20% |
| William Shakespeare's most famous play solved for the first time! This adaptation answers many unsolved questions: Who was Hamlet? When was Hamlet written? Why did Shakespeare write Hamlet? What did Shakespeare's audience think of the play? Why is it Shakespeare's greatest play? | |||||
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Christian Skits & Such | by Nick Angelis May 03, 2012 | $6.99 | 32834 words | Sample 10% |
| This ebook contains between twenty and forty works (depending on your counting skills) written for any possible occasion. How can you perform skits about brainsucking zombies, murderous Mob families, and bulimic beluga whales in church (or anywhere else)? And let's not forget grammatically challenged ninjas. Buy Nick's new multi-format ebook and find out, or wonder forever. | |||||
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Ðльтер Ðго | by Viktor Virt May 03, 2012 | $1.98 | 4807 words | Sample 20% |
| Ðльтер Ðго - Ñто Ñвоего рода коÑмичеÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ñ„ÐµÐµÑ€Ð¸Ñ Ð¾ Ñоздании вÑеленÑкого монÑтра в 11 актах. Ð’ Ñтой работе Ñобраны воедино деÑÑтки мифов, поверий, даже Ñказок, поÑтому вы врÑд ли найдете в ней что-то Ð´Ð»Ñ ÑÐµÐ±Ñ Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ðµ. Ðо вот именно вÑе вмеÑте ÑмотритÑÑ Ð¾Ñ‡ÐµÐ½ÑŒ краÑиво. | |||||
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol | by Ronnie Meek May 02, 2012 | $4.99 | 11789 words | Sample 20% |
| Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol by American playwright Ronnie Meek, represents a faithful, fast-paced version of the tale. All of the favorite characters are there, from Tiny Tim to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The script is equally appropriate for large or small theatres. | |||||
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The Fiendish Plot of Doctor Cyclone | by Maaja L. Wentz April 30, 2012 | $2.99 | 6061 words | Sample 20% |
| Can a handful of kids defeat a cyborg army -- and their parents? The Fiendish Plot of Doctor Cyclone is a lunar comedy orbiting your funny bone. When the parents on a Moon base start acting strangely, it is up to their kids to battle a mad scientist with a heart of titanium. This comic screenplay is perfect for video or stage. Suitable for family viewing, it was first produced in 2011. | |||||
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Un puente del cristianismo al mesianismo - Primera Parte | by DarÃo Julio Gianella Castañé April 30, 2012 | $4.99 | 41943 words | Sample 10% |
| Del Cristianismo al Mesianismo, de DarÃo Gianella, es una obra que desvela las incongruencias de las religiones, de sus hábitos, creencias, costumbres y dogmas, explorando la Biblia y explicándonos qué es lo correcto. | |||||
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Playing Puck | by Scott Williams April 24, 2012 | $0.99 | 5770 words | Sample 25% |
| A retelling of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" through the eyes of a less bumbling Puck... | |||||
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The Last Train | by Pete Stephenson April 24, 2012 | $0.99 | 5509 words | Sample 20% |
| Short play for stage (small/fringe theatre). | |||||
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No Salesman Will Call | by Pete Stephenson April 24, 2012 | $0.99 | 6688 words | Sample 20% |
| Short play for stage (small/fringe theatre). | |||||
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Providence; a love story | by Wayne Tilden April 19, 2012 | $1.99 | 5460 words | Sample 20% |
| This a "Story Theatre" retelling of the biblical book of "Ruth". | |||||
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man and the arms | by indranil das April 18, 2012 | $5.00 | 8888 words | Sample 50% |
| STORY LINE: IT IS A NEO-ROMANTIC comedy WHICH THROWS A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO THE PRESENT CONCEPT OF WIT AND INTELLIGENCE. G.B.SHAW’S ARMS AND THE MAN IS LITERALLY MUTILATED BY THE PLAY MAN AND THE ARMS. UNDOUBTEDLY, IT WILL ALLOW A FREE SPACE FOR HEALTHY AND LOGICAL CRITICISM. Many universities have critically praised this unique creation. | |||||
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Ramblings of a Middle Aged Drag Queen | by Darren Stewart-Jones April 11, 2012 | $3.99 | 1915 words | Sample 10% |
| Ramblings of a Middle Aged Drag Queen is a short play about an over-the-hill drag queen who is interviewed by a young reporter in a Toronto gay bar in the 1990s. Running time is approximately 12 minutes. | |||||
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Live So Long | by Thom Goddard April 11, 2012 | $9.99 | 15604 words | Sample 30% |
| A Producer and a Director put on the most expensive Shakespeare production of all time. They rent the biggest theatre in the country and hire the world's most famous actor to play the lead role of King Lear. However, just before curtain up on opening night, he dies. | |||||
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Premium Teenage Angst: The Dramatic Formative Years | by Dave V April 10, 2012 | $0.99 | 1477 words | Sample 20% |
| This is every one act play that I ever wrote as a teenager and saved to a hard drive. If you are looking for pure, hormonal passion spruced up with a bit of sarcastic-yet-angst-ridden teenage wit, then look no further. If you feel like killing some time some afternoon in a nostalgic way, then join me. | |||||
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Premium Teenage Angst: The Complete Formative Years | by Dave V April 10, 2012 | $1.99 | 16524 words | Sample 20% |
| This is everything that I ever wrote as a teenager and saved to a hard drive. If you are looking for pure, hormonal passion spruced up with a bit of sarcastic-yet-angst-ridden teenage wit, then look no further. If you feel like killing some time some afternoon in a nostalgic way, then join me. This collection contains 11 short stories, 3 one-act plays, a short dialogue piece, and 7 poems. | |||||
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AN ODE TO ZEUS | by Stephen Peace April 09, 2012 | $3.99 | 17894 words | Sample 10% |
| This is the first play in the series SWEEPING JOHN SAVES THE WORLD, SEVERAL TIMES or ODE TO SWEEPING JOHN AND HIS BROOM. Zeus is trapped on earth with no powers. He is saved by street people like Sweeping John. Dramatic Comedy with ODES TO NOSES! | |||||
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HAINTS | by Stephen Peace April 08, 2012 | $3.99 | 18478 words | Sample 20% |
| This is part III of the WHITE PLAINS PLANTATION SERIES. It is 20 years after SOPHIE. Lottie Jenkins, a ghost from the first play, WHEN THE DEVILS BE CALLIN' has returned to seek vengeance on Seth, the owner of the plantation and Sophie the cook. She is confronted by Aunt Ella a ghost who was the plantation wash woman and voodoo practitioner. | |||||
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A QUICK CASE OF MURDER, THE LENA BAKER STORY, THE JURY DELIBERATIONS | by Stephen Peace April 07, 2012 | $3.99 | 14099 words | Sample 15% |
| Lean Baker was the only woman ever electrocuted in the State of Georgia. The time was 1945. She was found guilty of the murder of Earnest Knight. Her trial lasted 30 minutes. She had an all white jury. Her lawyer made no objections. | |||||
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LandMark Forum And The Red Flags | by Stephen Peace April 07, 2012 | $0.99 | 2765 words | Sample 20% |
| This is a short play or performance piece about my experiences with the LandMark Forum people or as I call them The FORMICANS. /it's only .99 ct and some places free on my website http://www.stephenpeace.com I did this because they sent me nasty emails. Love everybody! | |||||
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WHEN THE DEVILS BE CALLIN' | by Stephen Peace April 07, 2012 | $3.99 | 19107 words | Sample 20% |
| #1 in the White Plains Plantation Series. The time is 1839 at a plantation in Georgia called White Plains.Lottie Jenkins a white-trash country girl arrives at White Plains after the death of her family in a fire that she might have set. Her cousin Lulla Mae married Seth, the young owner.Seth is having an affair with Sophie,the cook, and then has an affair with Lottie. | |||||
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paul,the octopus | by indranil das April 06, 2012 | $1.00 | 3270 words | Sample 50% |
| Storyline: Paul, The Octopus is an exciting Drama on the Fore-telling Octopus Paul who shocked the world at the time of Football World Cup 2010. It tries to reveal the secret of that Octopus who never lied. This exciting creation will entertain you and you will begin to think in a new way. If you are an animal lover or Football lover, you must read it because it will be your best contribution.. | |||||
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GET A MOVE ON | by Stephen Peace April 06, 2012 | $2.99 | 7674 words | Sample 20% |
| This is a one-act play about Buck, who was born a slave in Georgia, freed when young by the end of the Civil War, but essentially, remained a slave on the same plantation for thirty more years. It is a moving tale of love and love lost. | |||||
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SOPHIE | by Stephen Peace April 06, 2012 | $3.99 | 19017 words | Sample 20% |
| THIS PLAY IS NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT IT IS WRITTEN IN OLD SOUTHERN DIALECT used at 1839 Slave plantations. Sophie the plantation cook, is in love with Master Seth, the owner, but will be forced to marry a field hand named Boaz. Seth needs a white baby to inherit the plantation so he will marry a neighbor Miss Jane. Sophie thinks field hands belong in the field, not with her. | |||||
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BEST SELLER or 101 Ways To Kill Someone And Get Away With It By The Famous Defense Lawyer HH Munroe | by Stephen Peace April 05, 2012 | $3.99 | 11363 words | Sample 10% |
| A playwright can't get his plays produced, so he writes a "how to book" on killing people. He self publishes. The book is a hit and people begin to disappear. His book is #1 in the world. He then attracts a serial killer who sets out to only kill best selling authors. | |||||
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The Holiday Thank | by Gregory Downer April 05, 2012 | You set the price! | 732 words | Sample 20% |
| A loving retelling. | |||||
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An Approach to W. Shakespeare’s Plays-Twenty One-A Midsummer Night's Dream | by Students' Academy March 30, 2012 | $2.99 | 19608 words | Sample 20% |
| Young students from colleges, nowadays, simply want to pass their exams, for education has become job oriented. We used to go to college to gain knowledge but youngsters now go to colleges to get degrees. | |||||
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The gods have spoken | by Vincent Uduh March 28, 2012 | $2.99 | 15058 words | Sample 35% |
| Oba Eloho was a wolf under a sheep skin. Tactically, he went on eliminating everyone opposing his reign as the Oba, using the gods as his weapon. Could the angry elders oppose the gods and rebel to dethrone the Oba? Who would the people support, since the gods direct the Oba? | |||||
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The Tempestuous Triangle | by Barbara Malley March 27, 2012 | $6.00 | 17006 words | Sample 20% |
| This comedy is about a separated couple, charles and julie. he wants her back but she adores rob,whom she met at parents without partners. To help unhappy ex find dates, she places ads and interviews candidates. charles is uninterested in her match-making schemes. a 4th actor, reminiscing julie, describes what life was like with charles,fills in blanks when characters can't speak for themselves. | |||||
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The Abortion Monologues | by Jane Cawthorne March 26, 2012 | $2.99 | 16337 words | Sample 20% |
| In these dramatic monologues, twenty-three women reveal the details of their lives, relationships and families as they tell the stories of their abortions. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always thought provoking, The Abortion Monologues exist in stark contrast to the real world in which women seldom publicly discuss this choice. | |||||
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Funniest Plays of Walter Douglas producer edition | by Walter Douglas March 26, 2012 | $49.99 | 23543 words | Sample 15% |
| Purchase of this edition of the funniest plays of Walter Douglas grants a performance licence for all four plays. | |||||
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A Christmas Carol: A Play in One Act | by Paul Olson March 22, 2012 | $0.99 | 6229 words | Sample 20% |
| Ebenezer Scrooge is the biggest miser in London and no one knows that better than his clerk Bob Cratchit, but the ghost of his business partner Jacob Marley doesn't want Scrooge to make the same mistakes he did. This one-act play is suitable for youth productions. A school production of this play will shed new light on a classic novel. | |||||
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Take Me Home | by Scavinold March 21, 2012 | $4.59 | 8614 words | Sample 20% |
| A satire, set in the early 1960's, addressing relations between blacks and whites, and the undying love between a father and daughter. | |||||
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The Tragedy of Harold II | by Merlin Douglas Larsen March 20, 2012 | $0.99 | 22536 words | Sample 20% |
| Shakespeare never got around to this one. So I wove my two historical novels on the Norman Conquest of England into a stage play, because it is my favorite story. | |||||
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The Awakened Beauty or Penelope’s Odyssey | by Dmitry Berger March 19, 2012 | $4.99 | 28787 words | Sample 30% |
| After she is awakened by a true love’s kiss, Sleeping Beauty finds out that being married to her “charming†Prince is a far cry from a fairy tale ending. Rejected by her man, she seeks love by embarking on a turbulent journey of self-discovery in this distinctive combination of high drama, comedy and utter lewdness, as the Great Bard would probably do in a play for a cultured audience of 18+. | |||||
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Shorts & Shorters II | by Thomas M. Kelly March 17, 2012 | $2.99 | 16048 words | Sample 20% |
| A collage of One Act Plays and Monologues: Too Late to Waken, Garage Sale and I Heard That! | |||||