playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service

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Lucky, Lucky Hudson
and the Star of Delhi
by CRAIG SODARO
Lucky Hudson is back in
a new comedy thriller
Cast: 14F, 9M
Playing time: 90 minutes, 2 acts
Order #R-R314 Script: $6.25
Order #R-RP95 Royalty: $50/performance
After being grounded for ruining his mom’s garden,
teenage pulp fiction writer Steve Jenkins dreams up a
new adventure for his fictional crime fighter Lucky,
Lucky Hudson. A wealthy heiress hires Lucky to
safeguard her famed diamond, the Star of Delhi, which
is to be displayed at a Quilting Festival Affair. Lucky
Hudson, with the help of TV news personality Vicky
Video, ferrets out three gangs of jewel thieves who
might try to steal the priceless gem. Even though
Lucky watches ever so carefully, someone walks off
with the Star of Delhi. But Steve’s lively imagination
manages to send Lucky into the underworld to discover
at the very last moment who’s got the diamond and
where it’s hidden. Full of suspense and lots of laughs.
Drama Queens Gone Wild!
by CRAIG SODARO
A hilarious two-act comedy farce
Cast: 14F, 9M, 1 M or F
Playing time: About 90 minutes, 2 acts
Order #R-R331 Script: $6.25
Order #R-RP70 Royalty: $50/performance
Somebody unknown at Shakespeare Academy for the
Arts High School is trying to sabotage the production of
Little Women for a New Generation. Nothing goes right
during the casting auditions or the final rehearsals for the
show. Is it a conspiracy created by the students competing
for the leading roles? Or is it some parent seeking payback
when their child doesn’t get the role they so desperately
wanted? The school drama director is caught in the center
of the many laughable disasters and completely loses his
cool. Every one is suspect. Only after many poison ivy
bouquets are delivered do they discover the unexpected
perpetrator. Many excellent roles for a large cast of
performers.
Full Length Plays
Curtains!
by CRAIG SODARO
A two act gangster comedy set in a theatre
Cast: 12F, 6M
Playing time: About 90 minutes, 2 acts
Order #R-R336 Script: $6.25
Order #R-RP63 Royalty: $50/performance
Sneaky Charlie Leach and his new bride, Cheri, need
to pay a loan shark, Tony Tenor, and his female thugs.
Charlie and Cheri use their honeymoon money as a
down payment on an old theatre so they can burn it
down and collect the insurance. But it’s not worth
squat without staging a production. A female theatre
troupe is in search of a venue for their production of
Frankenstein. Cheri invites them for a Saturday night
performance, unknown to Charlie, who has hired
“Doctor Demolition” to bring down the house –
literally. Opening night finds Tony and his thugs in the
front row, the Doctor setting his timer, and Charlie
hysterical after giving the Doctor the wrong time. The
play comes to a hilarious climax with Tony and his
thugs chasing Charlie, who’s still trying to warn people,
while Cheri tries to stop Dr. Demolition. Lots of action
and funny dialog. Many excellent roles for a large cast
of performers.
Phantom of the Op’ry
by TIM KELLY
A full length comedy
version of the classic show
Cast: 14F, 7M, plus optional extras
Playing time: 90 minutes, 2 acts
Order #R-R129 Script: $6.25
Order #R-RP29 Royalty: $50/performance
Gaston Leroux’s famous mystery has been restaged as a
shriek-a-minute comedy spoof of outrageously funny
characters. Forget Paris. This flaky Op’ry House is
located in Skunk Creek, Nevada! The star attraction is
Carlotta Barracuda. Her understudy is the lovely Christine
Swansong, who dreams of a musical career. But Carlotta
will stop at nothing to see that she doesn’t get it. Enter
the spooky Phantom! Christine will replace Carlotta or
else! Bodies hit the floor like sandbags — the Phantom
even “drops” a chandelier on the audience. What is the
Phantom’s dark secret? Will he strike again? Lots of
suspense and laughter. Includes an optional sequence for
a variety show of your own vaudeville acts. Many can
participate.
(also available as a musical on page 4
and a one act musical on page 10)
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