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One act version of the famous Louisa May Alcott novel. 4 males, 6 females, lasts about 45 minutes. One easy set. Wonderful show for

Thirty new and original plays for stage or classroom, including the following short shows: Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grassh… more

Comedy based on Greek mythology. Perseus and Medusa is a one act play about the quest of Perseus to cut off the head of Medusa. 5 males, 11 females, one act, one set, lasts about 30 minutes.

Tall tales for campfires, including the legends of Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Pecos Bill.

A very short comic play especially suitable for short play festivals, but also for excellent for regular stage or drama classroom.

A man and a woman meet on a blind date and make an interesting discovery.

When the lion falls in love with a human girl, he is willing to go to extremes to have her family accept her.

Six short one act plays by for Gerald P. Murphy for children, including Rapunzel, Rhyming Strawberry Queen, Shut the Door, The Fish and the Ring, The Fisherman and His Wife, and Hansel and Gretel.

Nine short one acts by Gerald P. Murphy for children, including McRumpelstiltskin, The Heifer and the Ox, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, Bullies, Dr. Chicken and Mr. Hawk, Gift of the Magi, Nun Fun, Narcissus and Echo, and Perseus an… more

Stage adaption of the three little pig tale. Great show for the classroom or the stage with lots of speaking parts for young actors. Lasts about 15 minutes

Edited by Gerald P. Murphy. A collection of some of the raunchiest and funniest limericks in the English language.

Two act comedy farce based loosely on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Fifteen one act plays by Gerald P. Murphy for children, including Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The T… more

Suppose Jane Austen had a blind date with Tarzan? How would these two characters get along?

Spoon River Anthology for the Stage Edgar Lee Masters’ anthology of poems adapted for the stage by Gerald P. Murphy 21m, 17f, 1 either. one set, lasts 40 minutes.

One act stage version of George Eliot’s famous novel. Lasts about an hour. Eighteen speaking parts, very simple set and easy props. Wonderful for either the stage or reader’s theater. For information on performance rights and royalties, go … more

Synopsis: The king promises half his riches to anyone who can cause his cursed daughter to laugh. Can humble Peter and his Magic Goose release the Princess from her sadness? Minimum cast: 5 male, 6 female, 4 either, 15 minutes running time… more

A ten minute play about a couple on their first blind date together.

Bullies is a one act play which examines the prevalence of bullying in schools. Offers some solutions to this nagging problem.

Aesop’s Fables II, adapted for the stage, includes includes adaptations of the following stories: Belling the Cat, The Lion in Love, The Boy Who Cried, Wolf, and The Fox Without a Tail. 20 speaking parts, extremely flexible, with one set. … more