All groups / Areas / Drama / 8m, 5f / Running time: 2 hours His first new play in 400 years! This tale of forbidden love and political intrigue fuses the texts of Shakespeare's two well-known tragedies into a new classic with unexpected plot twists. A young boy falls in love with the Roman Emperor, and all hell breaks loose. Controversy reigns in ancient Rome when a popular openly-gay politician takes as his lover the son of a homophobic arch-rival. Hate begets hate as a very public bashing/assassination leads to civil war and murder-suicide. Romeo and Julius Caesar intertwines two of...

All groups / Areas / Drama / 5m, 3f / Running time: 2 hours Shakespeare's greatest villain, Iago, stoops to new heights of evil to convince King Othello that his stepson Hamlet loves his own mother. Jealousy, handkerchiefs, poison and ghosts ensue. But can anyone survive the raging vengeance of.Ophelia? A tale of racism, incest, and revenge, from the authors of Romeo & Julius [Caesar]. Award-winning playwright Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare's best-known plays in an original work of classic theatre. Part of the Shakespeare Fusion series: the Bard's first new plays in 400 years.

2f, 2m / Musical, TYA/Jr. High/High School / Simple set Greedy humans exploit the kindness of a magical gnome in this fractured fairy tale based on the Brother's Grimm. An ambitious peasant will say anything to convince the cash-strapped king to marry her lowly daughter, even if it means pretending the girl knows how to spin ordinary straw into priceless gold. Forced to spin or die, the hapless girl begs a lovelorn gnome to save her with his magic. And when her newfound "talent" leads to a royal marriage proposal, the aspiring princess will promise the gnome anything to keep up the deception....

6m, 6f / Drama, High School/Community Theatre / Simple set Shakespeare's bloodiest romance. King Lear of Navarre splits up his kingdom, and swears off women, in hopes of spending more time with his books. But the unexpected arrival of the Princess of France, and the presence of Lear's three beauteous daughters at court, threaten romantic and political chaos int he land. From the authors of Romeo & Juliet [Caesar] and Ham/thello: the Moor of Denmark, award-winning playwright Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare's best-known plays in an original work of classic theatre. The third in a new...

8 Short Stage Combat plays

Comedy

One Acts

Various roles

Running time: 10-15 minutes each.

These short plays about piracy, brigandry, and heartrobbery combine tongue-in-cheek wordplay with swashbuckling swordplay and daring-dont's in stories revolving around pirates, maidens and rascals of all shapes and sizes. This unique collection of playlets can be used to create a full night of entertainment, as well as in the classroom for teaching stage combat techniques. Of special note is that these combat scenes contain roles for both male and female actors.

Comedy / Characters: 1 female,4 male or 1 male, 4 female

Are you looking for something different for Christmas this year? Tired of Christmas Carol and Gift of the Magi? Well, this is the script for you: eight reindeer dishing about the real Santa. All those rumors you've heard about him and the elves? About Rudolph's little secret? About Vixen's story that was leaked to the press? All true. Yes, the reindeer finally speak up and -- believe us -- they do not hold back

Please keep in mind that we do not recommend this script for high school use. This play is for adult audiences only ...

Lovin' ain't easy in this one-honky-tonk town, so when the bartender and the bandleader fall for the same dance hall girl, you're in for an evening of showstoppers and toe-tappers, cat fights, and love quadrangles that'll keep any joint jumpin' till way past last call. And if you think you got the gumption, you're welcome to get up and dance along.