TALK TO ME! by Daniella Hicks and Estefania Morales
Middle Grades; 2 female; contemporary; 10 minutes.
Winner of the 2005 PLAYS/California Student Playwriting Contest (Middle Schools): A heartfelt conversation between two sisters—one in high school, one in middle school—about their relationship.
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BEYOND SANTA CLAUS by Virginia Miller McDonough
Upper and Middle Grades; 3 female; 10 minutes; contemporary.
What if you don't celebrate Christmas? This thoughtful play provides a great springboard for classroom discussion about tolerance, accepting and celebrating differences, and respecting all religions, cultures, and points of view.
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THE SCHOOL FOR PRINCESSES, by Irina Kuznekov
Middle grades; 5 female; once upon a time; 25 minutes.
A new student at an exclusive medieval boarding school for daughters of kings and queens learns important lessons about about being at peace with yourself and respecting differences in others.
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TWO DESERT TALES: THE MISSING CAMEL AND SENOR COYOTE AND MAMA RABBIT by Barbara Winther
Middle and Lower Grades; Missing Camel: 2 male, 1 female, and at least 5 male or female. 10 minutes. Senor Coyote and Mama Rabbit: 1 male, 1 female, and at least 5 male or female, 10 minutes.
Thoughtful and interesting African and Mexican folktales set in the desert where humans and animals use their wit and wile to survive in harsh conditions.
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FIRE AND FRIENDSHIP by Renee C. Rebman
Middle Grades; 7 female, 3 male, and as many extras as desired; 20 minutes. Set in 1911 New York City.
The true story of the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory that killed 146 garment workers—most of them young women—and sparked the creation of laws to improve working conditions around the country.
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QUEEN OF THE PLAYGROUND, by Eric Alter
Middle Grades; 2 female; 15 minutes.
An explanation of Tourette’s Syndrome and the problems of understanding differences as told through the conversation of the new girl at school and the popular “Queen of the Playground.”
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A MAN LIKE LINCOLN by Helen Miller
Middle Grades; 5 male and 4 female; 25 minutes.
A present-day lawyer who is running for Governor as “A Man Like Lincoln” comes to terms with his son’s decision on his future direction, and in the process reaches common ground in the tradition of our 16th President.
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THE BAKER'S NEIGHBOR Adapted by Adele Thane
Middle and Lower Grades; 4 male, 6 female, male and female extras; 15 minutes.
Peruvian folktale in which a greedy baker tries to charge villagers for smelling the good smells of his bakery and a wise judge determines what a fair price should be.
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PERAMBULATING PIE by Mary Thurman Pyle
Middle Grades; 5 male, 5 female; 25 minutes. Thanksgiving.
“Re-gifting” reaches new heights as the perfect pie is passed around town, gladdening hearts along the way.
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