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Full-Length Musical "Truly impressive! The whole thing is a hoot." -The Newtown Bee Oscar Wilde receives a surprise visit from Arthur Sullivan, who, as it turns out, has just split from his partner Gilbert and is seeking a new venture. Wilde, only too happy to oblige, offers up his unpublished play, The Importance of Being Earnest, and an inspired (fictitious) collaboration is born. What follows is an imagined musical version of one of the most well-loved plays of all time. Featuring a score the real Arthur Sullivan would have been proud to pen himself, Earnest, or What's In A Name? is an exciting and inventive new musical that will leave you wanting more from this partnership that 'might have been.' (Cast: 4F, 6M)

Full-Length Family Musical "Funny and innocent enough for children, but enough adult humor for the whole family!" -Brighton-Pittsford Post The Easter Bunny better hop quickly, Santa Claus better hold on to his trousers, and the whole barnyard better sing the blues because one little witch can't get her fill of tricks. This mischievous little wonder wishes every day were Halloween and creates witching mayhem wherever she goes. All seems to be going her way until a giant spider and a rapping record producer step into the picture, and the Littlest Witch must learn to play nice to see who her real friends are. With a whimsical score and clever book, The Littlest Witch rises to every holiday occasion. (Cast: 4F, 4M, Ensemble, Flexible)

Full-Length Musical Comedy "Delightfully humorous, clever, and catchy!" -On Stage In this new twist on the old pony-tale, Rapunzel is more than just a damsel in distress who's long overdue for a haircut; she's a daring and precocious little lass who is determined to solve her own problems. A garden of magical singing fruits and vegetables, a wisecracking rat, a good-hearted bluebird, a sage cricket, a vast variety of bugs, and a fidgety flying squirrel (who can't fly) all help her along the way to "everything turning out right." Young thespians and adults alike will fall in love with the wacky, entertaining characters in this imaginative new fairytale musical. (Cast: 2F, 10M)

Full-Length Musical "I'm a grown-up and I love it; it's written so that parents, as well as their children, will be entertained." -Irondequoit Post A clumsy prince, a sleepy princess, an evil spell, and a kingdom filling with ducks. "You're probably wondering what is going on here," sings Lord Chamberlain at the top of this fractured new fairytale. He tells of a spell cast upon the princess who awakens each day so exhausted that she sleeps the day away. The king and queen have offered a sizeable reward to anyone who can break the spell; however, those who fail are transformed into ducks. Along comes a prince and his trusted sidekick, who set off on the adventure of their lives to save the princess. Based roughly on "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," Gotta Dance! is a whirling, twirling delight for the whole family. (Cast: 5F, 4M, Ensemble)

Full-Length Musical Comedy "Kids love pirates- and so will you!" -Connecticut Post Ahoy, Mateys! Get ready for a wildly comical ride as three lovely ladies are cursed by a soggy old sea hag to live as pirates on a tropical isle. When their tiny ship, the Michele Lee, arrives on the island, the beauties discover three handsome princes who have fallen under a similar curse! All six are in search of a magical unicorn who can provide them with a potion that could set everything right again. Their antics, foibles, and foolery provide for a host of swashbuckling songs and situations, blunders, plunders, and happy endings. The story spills from the stage into the aisles, allowing for clever interactions with the audience in the true spirit of the panto. Yo ho! (Cast: 3F, 4M - Flexible)

Full-Length Musical Hans Christian Anderson's tale of an Emperor who's a slave to fashion is expanded and turned on its head! Lampooning everything from high fashion and pretentious celebrities to pompous politicians and con artists, this whimsical show has delighted hundreds of thousands of kids, teens, and adults across the country. With music evocative of the Golden Age of Broadway mixed with modern comic sensibilities, this delightfully madcap musical comedy will have kids (and adults) of all ages roaring with laughter! (Cast: 2F, 6M, Flexible)

Full-Length Play After a string of brutal murders, Watson and Holmes travel to New York on the trail of the killer. The mysterious Harry Houdini seems to know more than he's telling, but is he friend or foe? Nothing is as it seems in this sequel to the smash hit Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes, as our heroes encounter murder, mystery, magic... and a heartbreak that is almost too much to bear. Even if your audience hasn't seen the original Watson, this sequel brings you up to speed quickly and will root you in its unique Holmesian timeline (10 years after Holmes and Watson's last adventure). From award-winning writer and director Jamie Robledo, another "all-around excellent, hilarious, thrilling, crowd pleaser!" -StageScene LA (Cast: 5F, 7M)

Full-Length Play "A demented mash-up of the Brothers Grimm!" -Backstage Enter the familiar world of "Once Upon a Time," as a chipper Minstrel takes you (and a small, curious boy) on a journey of epic proportions. In a magical forest we find the characters from the Grimms' tales- Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Cinderella, and the Frog Prince- all working their way toward their own happy endings. Along the journey, their tales collide at a breakneck pace, keeping these age-old stories feeling fresh for the 21st century. Devilishly funny and brimming with wit, The Grimm World is family-friendly entertainment that promises to bring out the kid in everyone. (Cast: 6F, 6M, Ensemble)

Full-Length Musical Comedy Entertaining for all ages!" -Connecticut Post Teen Santa is a fast-paced and wildly inventive new holiday musical, chronicling the life of seventeen-year-old Chris, who discovers that his super-hero powers of faith, hope, and charity often turn him into a teenage Santa Claus! Set in Chris' garage with a live onstage band, the show cleverly uses props and clutter from the garage to create the present, the past, and several comic book-style fantasy sequences. This is the perfect holiday show for a highly creative production team, and your teen cast members will love the theatrical, punk rock-flavored score. Teen Santa is a uniquely entertaining musical that will prove to one and all that belief in the spirit of Christmas can change the world! (Cast: 4F, 4M)

Full-Length Musical "Ridiculously entertaining." -TheatreMania This wildly imaginative new family musical features spoofs and goofs of all your favorite fairy tales! Meet Jacob, Wilhelm and George- The Brothers Grimm themselves!- all set to present their best-known stories. But when they forget their book of fairy tales, the fun really starts. Add a sequined and feathered Showgirl to help the guys, and you've got a great big comedy hit! Featuring exciting versions of "Little Red Riding Hood," "Snow White," "Rapunzel" and "Sleeping Beauty," the fun leads to a delightfully nonsensical and audience-inspired story called "Das Rumpleshperlinschpee." Fast-paced and inventive, this is the most 'happy ever after' show around! (Cast: 1F, 3M)

Full-Length Musical Comedy "Wacky fun! Suggests Dames at Sea crossed with Carol Burnett's entire oeuvre. Delicious, tuneful, winning!" -Los Angeles Times Singin' in the Rain meets Hollywood Babylon! On a farm in Walnut, Iowa, the ambitious Ellie Ash dreams of becoming a famous screen star. Luckily for her, Hollywood-bound screenwriter Elmo Green just happens to ride by on his bicycle. Elmo is smitten with Ellie, Ellie jumps on his bike, and together they travel west to the 'promised land.' Once there, Elmo and Ellie work with a wild array of colorful Hollywood characters, and Ellie soon triumphs as the 'Girl of a Thousand Sounds, ' America's Newest Sweetheart. But when gossip columnist Adele DeRale exposes a few dirty secrets, Ellie has to claw her way back to the top before the new "it" girl takes her spot. (Cast: 4F, 4M)

Full-Length Play "One of the most sparkling satiric biographies to date." -Express Milwaukee Meet the man behind the grand. Liberace! is an entertaining and moving tribute to the performer and musician famous for his charm, glitz, and glamour. On a set reminiscent of his celebrated television program, Liberace relives the highs (and lows) of his prolific life, revealing the real person behind the persona of an enormously talented and acclaimed performer in American history. Interwoven with a rollicking piano score spanning classical and popular music from Chopin to "Chopsticks," and Rachmaninoff to ragtime, this solo-performer tour de force will have your audience cheering the life of a uniquely American icon. (Cast: 1M)

Full-Length Musical "Campy take-offs and a game of 'Clue' gone wild. Truly a laugh a minute show!" -Balcony and Beyond Mild-mannered kitties by day; crime-stopping cats by night! This family-friendly pop musical spoofs the likes of television serials from Charlie's Angels to Batman! Set in a campy, make-believe world, each act features a different adventure for our glamorous trio of crime-fighters: act one finds our colorful kitties seeking out a treasured trinket that's mysteriously missing; act two lands our fetching felines in a side-splitting canary caper, complete with flying feathers. This new musical is truly a laugh-a-minute adventure for audiences of all ages. (Cast: 5F, 3M, Flexible)

Full-Length Musical "All the ingredients for an entertaining new holiday happening." -Middletown Press This fresh and funny new musical offers an inside peek at the mother-daughter hijinks behind the fiercely competitive "Little Miss Christmas Pageant," where ten girls (and their outrageous mothers) compete for the crown. Take a bevy of beauty winner wannabes in ruffled socks and black patent leather shoes, mix in sequins, ambition, and some pushy, frantic mothers, and you have all the ingredients for a ridiculously entertaining musical comedy! In the end, your audiences will feel the Christmas spirit as the mothers and daughters learn the value of truth and honesty in this heartwarming new holiday classic. (Cast: 5F, 4M, 11 Girls, Flexible)

Full-Length Musical "Bliss and a half-tremendous fun!" -The New York Times Gary Goldfarb is a big kid with even bigger dreams. He'll stop at nothing to win the heart of the hottest girl in town, Cheryl Samatasinghar-Stein. Gary's big chance to impress comes at the high school talent show where he will attempt Houdini's most dangerous feat, the Chinese Water Torture Cell Illusion. Can Gary's classmate Penelope talk some sense into him before it's too late? With a catchy pop-jazz musical theatre score, Gary Goldfarb conjures up the magic, foolishness, and hilarity of high school romance. A big hit at the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF); Winner of the 2013 NYMF Award for Excellence in Writing; Winner of the first annual Stage Rights/NYMF Publishing Award. (Cast: 3F, 3M)

Full-Length Musical "Breezy, high-spirited and snappy!" -Cabaret Exchange It's the early '90s, and 27-year-old Adam Bernstein has gone nowhere in life. Adam recruits his college buddy to help him create the ultimate fan experience, all while keeping their jobs, girlfriends, and parachute pants intact. Featuring an energetic score infused with power ballads, hip-hop, and rock, this new musical truly scores a winning touchdown. If you want to connect sports fans with musical theater fans (and bring in some new audiences), then this show is just the ticket. (Cast: 2F, 5M)

Full-Length Play "A real crowd pleaser!" -Backstage A mystery, a legend, an enduring friendship. Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes tells the story of a good man trapped in the shadow of a great man. Funny, moving, and theatrically inventive, this high-energy play balances witty comedy and dramatic mystery to recount the last great tale of the legendary Sherlock Holmes as seen through the eyes of his trusted friend and colleague, Dr. John H. Watson. From pantomime to Punch and Judy, and with the theatrical ingenuity of Broadway's The 39 Steps, Watson tells a grand tale of heroes and villains that will captivate your audience until the very end! (Cast: 4F, 7M)

Full-Length Musical "Witty and provocative." -Backstage Out Of My Head is a compelling new musical from Ryan Scott Oliver, recipient of the American Theatre Wing's Jonathan Larson Grant and the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre. Five 20-something strangers bare their hearts and souls as they journey through their lives, loves, and losses during a pair of free group therapy sessions. From the moment of their breakdowns to their ultimate breakthroughs, the smart and emotional interplay of these quirky characters brings them all the self-discovery to set aside their insecurities and face the world anew-a little less frightened and a little more brave than before. This fresh and contemporary chamber musical celebrates the amazing strength of the human spirit. (Cast: 4F, 2M)

Full-Length Jukebox Musical "Fun, fun, fun!! Truly great entertainment." -BroadwayWorld An exciting musical romp based on "Charley's Aunt," featuring nostalgic favorites such as "Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)," "Aba Daba Honeymoon," "You Made Me Love You," and, of course, the title tune, "I'm Just Wild About Harry." In turn-of-the-century Milwaukee, Jack and Harry need a chaperone so they can entertain their sweethearts. Enter their friend Benjamin to impersonate Harry's Aunt, a rich widow from Brazil. Hilarity ensues when Harry's Aunt actually arrives on the scene, and this musical farce of mistaken identity and madcap adventure climaxes in a delightfully happy conclusion. (Cast: 4F, 5M)

Full-Length Play "A tight drama, cleverly constructed!" -New York Theatre Wire Charlotte runs an influential political blog from her home on Cape Cod. Irene, working for a long-time senator in the midst of a tough campaign, supplies Charlotte with damaging material about the Senator's opponent. Megan, an aide to that opponent, arrives with new reports, and the three power-brokers lock horns in a battle of manipulation and political intrigue. As charges escalate and the battle swerves in unexpected directions, these highly intelligent and articulate women serve up blackmail, power plays, and plenty of media spin. In other words, politics as usual! (Cast: 3F)

Full-Length Play "Compelling... Scarecrows plays out like a big, lusty Southern gothic drama." -Nashville Scene Memories of a tragic past take center stage in this non-linear tale set in the rural South. Scarecrows Will Never See the Sunset follows the disintegration of the Legend family, after the sudden discovery of oil on the farm they once owned but sold in the wake of a family tragedy. Eldest son Bo reflects on the defining moments of his life and forces us to question which is thicker: family, blood, or oil. (Cast: 2F, 4M)