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Cotton Patch Gospel

Cotton Patch Gospel

Large Mixed Cast

Tom Key & Russell Treyz & Harry Chapin Published by Dramatic Publishing
C05

This is based on the book The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John by Clarence Jordan in which the Gospel is presented in a setting of rural Georgia with country music songs As this Gospel begins,…

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Crowns

Crowns

1 Male, 6 Female

Regina Taylor from Michael Cunningham & Craig Marberry Published by Dramatists Play Service

A young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn Hats are everywhere in exquisite variety, and in this moving and celebratory musical play hats…

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Cry, The Beloved Country - Oxford Playscripts

Cry, The Beloved Country - Oxford Playscripts

10 Male, 3 Female

Roy Sargeant from Alan Paton Published by Oxford University Press
9780198326953

Set in South Africa, this tells of a father's search for his son, a terrible discovery, and the fate of their village in rural KwaZulu Natal It provides lots of opportunity to discuss issues such as family…

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Culture Shock - ePlay Download

Culture Shock - ePlay Download

8 Male, 5 Female

Cleveland McLeish Published by Cyberpress

The murder of young Chicagoan Emmett ‘Bobo’ Till was a crucial event in 20th century American History In the Summer of 1955, Till visited relatives in Money, Mississippi Till was young and brash, and did…

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Deep Blue Funk

Deep Blue Funk

1 Male, 4 Female

Arnold Aprill & Daniel B. Frank Published by Dramatic Publishing
D62

Deep Blue Funk presents young and adult audiences with real life histories of urban teenage parents and portrays how these young people feel about becoming parents when they themselves are still growing…

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Desdemona

Desdemona

0 Male, 6 Female

Toni Morrison & Rokia Traore - Foreword Peter Sellars Published by Oberon
9781849433891

The story of Desdemona from Shakespeare's Othello is re-imagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traoré, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars In this intimate…

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Elevator - ePlay Download

Elevator - ePlay Download

3 Male, 0 Female

Gail Parrish Published by Cyberpress

An elevator breaks down in a downtown office building Trapped inside are two men on their way to work ... Charles, a highly-paid white corporate attorney, exemplifies society’s definition of worldly success…

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Emergency & Through the Night

Emergency & Through the Night

1 Male, 0 Female

Daniel Beaty Published by Samuel French Inc

A Slave Ship emerges out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty sending NYC into a frenzy Emergency is an intricately woven, urgent, witty and moving exploration of our shared humanity and…

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Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit

5 Male, 4 Female

David Barr III Published by Dramatic Publishing
E42

A celebration of the life and voice of African-American contralto Marian Anderson   Taking place on the eve of the First Annual World Negro Arts Festival in Dakar, Senegal, 1966, this play with music…

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Familiar

Familiar

2 Male, 3 Female

Kirsten Greenidge Published by Dramatic Publishing
F79

    The world beyond the Frisby’s front door is a threatening tangle Mom Maya resides in a hole on the beach, dad Fred is long gone, and the family’s beloved clam shack is being infiltrated…

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