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Title: 1918 Author: Foote, Horton Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc. 1987 Description: roy drama - family relationships thirteen characters six male; seven female two acts Having been exempted from military service in World War I, Horace Robedeaux is back home in Harrison, Texas. He and his wife, Elizabeth, along with their infant daughter, are now settled in a new house built for them by Elizabeth's father, Mr. Vaughn. While their fortunes have improved, the nation reels from a spreading flu epidemic that soon reaches Harrison and infects Mr. Vaughn and Horace. During Horace's illness his daughter also contracts the flu and dies bringing to the young parents a sadness that even the armistice can do little to allay. In time Elizabeth becomes Title: 1984 Dalmar Biker War, The Author: McKerracher, Chris Publisher: Miscellaneous Description: roy comedy - Alberta playwright - Canadian eight characters three male; five female three acts Running time: 90 minutes; 1 simple set. The staff of a small rural town must fend off an attack by a biker gang. The 1984 Dalmar Biker War is a great play for small town theatre troupes as it features characters and dialogue instantly recognizable by audiences in rural communities. This single-set play Title: 2 in - Six Plays - Romulus Linney / COL Author: Linney, Romulus Publisher: Theatre Communications Group 1993 Description: roy drama - war eight characters; extras six male; two female two acts Hitler's second-in-command, Hermann Goering, at the Nuremburg trials. Title: 2 Lives in - Selected Plays of Arthur Laurents - COL Author: Laurents, Arthur Publisher: Back Stage Books 2004 Description: roy drama - LGBTQ+ - relationships eight characters four male; four female two acts Matt Singer, a playwright and his long term partner Howard Thompson, a landscape gardener, are celebrating Howard's birthday. But tragedy strikes. Title: 20th Century Decorating, Architecture and Gardens 80 years of ideas & pleasure from House & Garden Author: Seebohm, Caroline Denhof, Miki Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1980 Description: reference - American - interior decoration - landscape architecture - architecture - 20th century This enthralling panorama of the way we have lived for the past eighty years is a history of taste since the birth of House & Garden at the beginning of the century. (This book) presents the most dramatic and important developments in interior design, architecture, and gardens as they first appeared to American and European readers. It brings to life most vividly the changing styles and fashions of each decade, from the richly ornate rooms in the Lewisohn and Roosevelt Houses in the 1910s, to the spare, natural designs of Michael Taylor and John Dickinson in the 1960s and 1970s. '20th-Century Decorating, Architecture & Gardens' is not only a dazzling visual document about decorating ideas that can be put into practice today, but, like looking through a window, it also reveals the intimate changes in the way people have lived in our extraordinary century. Title: 21: Growing Up Down A new one act musical play Author: Miller, Michele Makrouhi Publisher: Dizzy Emu Publishing 2015 Description: roy musical play - musical theatre - romance - disabilities - Down syndrome - Alberta playwright eight characters; voice doubles; extras three male; five female; two female singing voice doubles; one male singing voice double one act running time: approx. 85 min. Jane is a young woman with Down syndrome who dreams of a career on the stage. She lives with her devoted mother, Elaine, who thinks Jane's goals are unrealistic. New to town is Bob, the newly widowed, alcoholic father of Max, who is also a young man with Down syndrome. Jane meets Max at the musical theatre class she attends weekly, along with eight other Down syndrome students. A Title: 4th Graders Present An Unnamed Love-Suicide, The Author: Graney, Sean Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2010 Description: roy drama - suicide seven characters two male; five female one act (one scene) 1 interior setting. "When 4th grader Johnny shoots himself, he leaves behind a play as a suicide note that the kids in his class are forced to perform as a memorial. As friends and bullies assume the roles of Johnny and his classmates, a heartbreaking, darkly curious story emerges, offering a glimpse into the motivation behind Johnny's actions." Title: 9 Worst Breakups of All Time, The Author: McWethy, Ian Publisher: Playscripts, Inc. 2014 Description: roy comedy - relationships large cast flexible casting one act (ten scenes) Minimal set. "You think your breakup was bad? Eve Tonsil, an employee of the nonprofit company "Relationships for a Better Tomorrow" is here to take you on a tour of the nine worst breakups of all time, from the Cro-Magnon era to the Civil War, to a smattering of modern-day breakups. A comedy that proves that no matter how hard someone has stomped on your heart...it could always Title: 99 Histories in - Seven Contemporary Plays from the Korean Diaspora in the Americas / COL Author: Cho, Julia Publisher: Duke University Press 2017 Description: roy drama - Korea - family relations eight characters five male; three female two acts Cho tells us what is, in many ways a classic mother-daughter relationship story. When Eunice, the daughter shows up pregnant long after running away from home, the mother, Sah-Jin encourages her to look forward and to rebuild her life. But the daughter cannot move on without finding out about the past, especially about her mother's life in Korea and her father, who died abruptly in Los Angeles. By immigrating to the United States, Sah-Jin attempted to forget both her personal past and Korea's history, and Eunice ran away from her mother in order to escape her Title: Abucuck A one-act stage drama Author: St. Maur, Gerald Publisher: Corpus Vocis Publications 2015 Description: roy drama - Canadian - historical - Alberta playwright all male cast; two characters two male one act (nine scenes) In 1617 Abacuck Prickett faces death by hanging for the pivotal role he played in the tragic, final voyage of Henry Hudson. Title: Accordion Shop, The in - Connections 2015 / YCL Author: Jumbo, Cush Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2015 Description: roy drama - young adult seven characters flexible casting one act age suitability: 15+ Mister Ellody has quietly kept his accordion shop going on his local high street for generations. One day, he steps out of his door and witnesses an extraordinary incident: hundreds of young people are surging on to the street, and they've all received the same text message on their phones which simply says: 'RIOT - THE ROAD - 7 PM TONIGHT'. Title: Acquiesce Author: Yee, David Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press 2017 Description: roy comedy - Canadian - self - family - spirituality ten characters three male; one female (doubling) two acts A moving story of tradition, family, and pain passed down through generations. Plagued by the success of his first book and haunted by his past, Sin Hwang arrives in Hong Kong with some unusual cargo and a lot of emotional baggage. Featuring a surreal cast of characters, from a foul-mouthed Paddington Bear to a wisecracking Buddhist monk, this sharply comedic and heartbreakingly poignant tale of self, familial, and spiritual discovery reflects the cycles from which we must all break free as we find our way. Title: Act of God, An Author: Javerbaum, David Publisher: Dramatists Play Service 2016 Description: roy comedy all male cast; three characters three male one act The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (assisted by His devoted angels) answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. Title: Act Without Words I: a mime for one player in - Plays Onstage / COL Author: Beckett, Samuel Publisher: Pearson Education 2006 Description: roy pantomime - solo performance one character play one male or female one act "Mime for one player. A man is alternately successful and frustrated in attempts to perform certain actions". Title: Acting in Musical Theatre A comprehensive course Author: Deer, Joe Dal Vera, Rocco Publisher: Routledge 2016 Description: reference - acting - musical theatre This book remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Title: Actor in - The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014 / COL Author: Maruzzo, Joe Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers 2015 Description: roy dramatic comedy four characters one male; three female one act A man shows up at a casting office to get a part in a television production, and provides a stellar audition. Title: Actor, The in - The Carpetbaggers' Children and The Actor / COL Author: Foote, Horton Publisher: Overlook Press 2003 Description: roy comedy - acting five characters three male; two female one act This play tells the hilarious and moving story of a young man, bitten by the acting bug, who'll make any sacrifice to keep his dream of a theatrical career from being crushed under the weight of his parents' expectations for him. It's a charming exploration of artistic ambition from one of modern theatre's greatest artists. Title: Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, The in - Up the Garden Path and The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God / Author: Codrington, Lisa Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press 2017 Description: roy Canadian playwright - women - God fifteen characters eleven male; four female (doubling possible) one act (five scenes) Running time: 45 - 60 mins Based on Bernard Shaw’s short story, The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God follows a black girl who is abandoned by a white missionary for asking too many questions. Taking matters into her own hands, the Black Girl sets off to find out who or what God really is.