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Shakespeare’s tale of romance, mistaken identity, and twins gets turned on its head in this seemingly impossible adaptation where all the roles are played by one actor. Guaranteeing a tour-de-force performance, BREAKNECK COMEDY OF ERRORS will have audiences reveling in the high-wire theatrics of one person switching characters, double-crossing themselves, and falling in love, all in one evening.... Read more

When shit goes down, your girls show up. Waking up to a shocking and personal health scare, Octavia and her best friends, June and Imani, go on a crusade to find intimacy and joy in a world that could give a fuck less about them or their feelings. This 24-hour blitz explores what it is to be a queer blk woman in 2015 New York, how we survive and save ourselves from ourselves.... Read more

Joni is single. Joni is lost. Joni is moving a mile a minute. Joni must never be alone. After her five-year relationship ends, Joni must redefine her identity—and fast. Through strangers and friends, cheese plates and gameshows, she embarks on a madcap journey to carve out a space for herself in a world that won’t quite let her. FILL FILL FILL FILL FILL FILL FILL is a comedy about how we see and value women—and how we don’t.... Read more

Although the adaptor has moved the action of the play into the twentieth century (which serves to heighten the sexual allusions which make the play so hilarious), the action follows the pattern of the famous original: a complex series of mistaken identities, clandestine assignations and misplaced but explosive jealousies—all happening at breakneck speed. In this case things begin to go awry when Victor Deboshe, a middle-class insurance salesman, becomes impotent, leading his wi... Read more

The place is the Opera Comique, in Paris, in 1875, at the first performance of Bizet's new opera, Carmen. All the "best people" are there but, as the cynical, worldly-wise usher, Odile, points out, they have not come to hear the music. Rather it is "amour" which they have on their minds: Paul Vigneron (who is having an affair with Madame de la Corniche) hopes to pair his sex-obsessed son Hector (who figuratively undresses every woman he sees) with his mistress' daughter,... Read more

THE ONE-ACT PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is also available and is ideal for school performances! This version uses a one level, unit set and has a shorter running time of 75 minutes. Find the full length High School Edition here.

THE STORY: From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes the smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder... Read more

The High School Edition of The Play That Goes Wrong addresses certain language and content challenges of the original and provides options to accommodate a variety of casting needs.

THE STORY: From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are ... Read more

A turbulent affair between a teenage boy and his math teacher is brought to life from the surprising perspective of the boy’s best friend: his cell phone. Red McCray is a troubled fifteen-year-old, furious that his parents’ split has forced him to transfer schools. His new algebra teacher has just moved in with her boyfriend, a wannabe tech entrepreneur happily living off her steady paychecks. As Red’s phone gets sucked into a breakneck journey from pockets to purses, and throu... Read more

The third play in the Rightlynd saga. It has been exactly one year and one day since Lynx went missing. For those who cared about him most, it was a year of anger, grief, and a begrudging acceptance of his disappearance. But when he suddenly comes back to town, his girlfriend and best friend are shocked to discover that they might just upend everything for a chance to start over. This stunningly frank, full-hearted dramedy asks us to confront the hard truths we run away ... Read more