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 That’s the Ticket
By Eddie McPherson
Adapted from his full-length play,
“Shoestring Theatre”
6 m, 11 w, extras
Script: 36 pages.
Sanders, the director of a small community theatre production, is very upset. The budget that is to fund his season opener is being cut by eighty percent. This play is to be an epic retelling of the timeless classic “Cinderella,” but how is he expected to pull off such a spectacle with practically no money? Then Sanders learns that Mrs. Brakes, the owner of the theatre, has embezzled the “Cinderella” money to fund a vacation for herself on the Caribbean. He decides to take matters into his own hands. “If it’s a low budget show they want, it’s a low budget show they’ll get,” he decides. He rounds up some local yokels and casts them in the show. He uses cardboard boxes for the set and paper confetti and flashlights for special effects. Cinderella’s “beautiful” gown is even worse.
But Sanders is shocked when he learns on opening night that the trip planned was a surprise for him. What a disaster! That is until the reviews come in and the show is the hit of the season!
Read a portion of this script or order a reading copy from the publisher www.histage.com
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Eddie’s popular Cricket County series is getting hundreds of productions nationwide. The newest play in this series is a great piece for middle school, high school and church performing groups. If you like what you read, the entire script can be ordered from the publisher by visiting their website at
www.Contemporarydrama.com. Enjoy!
 The Real Housewives of Cricket
County
A hillbilly comedy
By: Eddie McPherson
Age Level: All Ages
Cast: 6M, 7W, optional extras
Time: 40 to 45 minutes
Welcome to Cricket County – the land that cool forgot. With characters named Bodean and Chigger, what’s not to love? The gals think being a housewife is the highest callin’ there is. They’re happy with their cookin’, gardenin’, cleanin’ lifestyle, with neighbor-spyin’ and coon-huntin’ on the side – until “richer’n clabbered cream” Monica Northcutt crashes their quilting bee with her women’s rights spiel. Discontent brews faster’n a jar of sun tea, and suddenly cookin’ frog legs don’t look so appealing. Though the gals say if you offered their husbands a penny for their thoughts, you’d get back change, the good ol’ boys have the last word as they show their wives the true meaning of beauty: contentment! Fun side gags involving a scarecrow and “muscadine juice.” May be used as dinner theatre.
Order a reading copy from the publisher at
www.contemporarydrama.com
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 Average Joe and Jane Doe are ordinary teenagers who want to fit in. Their dreams of becoming popular overshadow everything else in their lives. Joe’s ultimate goal is to make the school’s paddleball team (playing paddleball is the ultimate in coolness at Typical High). Meanwhile Jane will sacrifice her lifelong friendship with her nerdy BFF, Eunice, in order to be accepted by the most popular girls in school.
The Symbolic Ladder of Popularity stands on stage throughout the play reminding the protagonists (as well as the audience) of their ultimate goal. They MUST reach the top of that ladder – no matter what the cost.
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Type: Full Length Play
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 90 minutes
Speaking Cast: 14 females, 12 males, 0-2 either, 26-28 total cast. Flexibility: 0-10 extras, doubling possible, gender flexible |
Read a portion of this script or order a reading copy from the publisher at www.hitplays.com |
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It’s not too early to start looking for that perfect Christmas play for your church or school! Read a portion of the following Christmas play for youth by visiting the publisher’s website at www.95church.com. |
 Angel in a Ball Cap (A Christmas Story)
By Eddie McPherson
Approx. 5 m, 4 w, 7 flexible, 2 boys (small speaking), children’s choir.
Script: 33 pages. About 50 minutes.
Little Peggy Angel, known around Heaven for always wearing a ball cap, is very shy. But when she learns that an upcoming audition for a heavenly messenger is open to all angels, she decides to try out. This is her chance to do something important and she’s both scared and thrilled about the opportunity. That is until another angel named Diva informs Peggy that she shouldn’t waste her time auditioning for something this significant. Peggy’s confidence is crushed and it’s up to her friends to encourage her to follow her heart and attempt to become involved in this most important upcoming Christmas Eve miracle. Does she decide to audition? And if she does, can she still wear her ball cap? A funny, yet thoughtful play with an important message: No matter our station in life, we can all make a difference in the kingdom of God. The perfect play for middle or high school actors combined with a children’s choir or ensemble that sings traditional carols throughout.
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Several of you have written asking if there is going to be a new Cricket County Christmas play for 2010. The answer is yes! Eddie is working on the new script this summer and it will be made available to preview in August. Watch for details here at Eddiemcpherson.com and the publisher’s website at www.contemporarydrama.com. |
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