The Jack Plays

Product Code: J75000

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The House that Jack Built (2m., 3w.) is about a clash of old traditions and new love and the mysterious heartbreak that comes with getting what you think you want. Appoggiatura (3m., 3w., 1 or more either gender.) is about longing, grieving, ghosts and heartbreak, all set against the funny and tender path toward healing. Miranda (2m., 3w.) weaves a taut story of what happens as operatives become emotionally intertwined in the intimate lives of their assets against the high stakes of the agency’s work.

Stay With Me Awhile

Product Code: S3A000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Every milestone in life has a story. But there is one milestone story we seldom tell—the story of our experience of being present for the death of a loved one. Stay With Me Awhile is a compilation of vigil stories from across cultures, religions, political views and socio-economic circumstances that were collected over a seven-year period. Each story was entirely unique, and many of the scenes described were snapshots of lifelong relationships played out as the end of life approached.

Lisa Strata's Big Idea

Product Code: LM6000

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Approx. Run Time: 40 min.

In this high-school version of Lysistrata, the girls of Watahootchie High School in Texas strike back against their macho boyfriends, whose constant fighting with the boys from tony Grim Prep threatens to disrupt their prom. Hilarity ensues as the girls proceed to subdue their femininity and withdraw any displays of affection until their boyfriends temper their testosterone.

Why We Like Love Stories

Product Code: WJ6000

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Approx. Run Time: 25 min.

In the hills above Pin Cushion, California, students go to talk of the world, flirt and yearn. It’s a place where heartbreak awaits. Chloe breaks up with Crooper. Months later, Crooper ineptly attempts to use a mathematical equation to break up with Jessica. Months later, Jessica rebuffs Bark, who pines for her. But then things come full circle. Bark and Chloe—outsiders both—take an awkward, fumbling-for-words walk in the hills and discover a surprising connection that, for the moment at least, promises a future.

14

Product Code: FF8000

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Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

14 was inspired by the true-life event in May 2001 in which a smuggler abandoned 30 Mexicans crossing the desert, resulting in 14 deaths from dehydration. It is a starting point for exploration to investigate the complexities of people living on the border, not giving answers but raising difficult questions. The mosaic of flawed and struggling people included emphasize the importance of investigating this topic in a way that calls not only for action and conversation but, ultimately, for a collective solution.