The Orphan Train

Product Code: O82000

Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

Approx. Run Time: 65 min.

The play tells the story of nine orphans on an "orphan train" that left New York City in 1914. The train travels to Midwestern towns in search of homes, any homes, anywhere for the orphaned and unwanted children. And there are the men and women hoping for children. The lonesome whistle wails as the train chugs between encounters of anxiety, laughter, wistfulness, rejection and acceptance. Eight stories unfold, each a memorable surprise.

The Eighth Order

Product Code: E27000

Approx. Run Time: 80 min.

The time is the 1930s and the place: a small Midwestern town. Charlotte Steele, a down-to-earth single parent struggling to support herself and her two children, is also grappling with an extraordinary prediction concerning her son, Philip: that he will speak with an angel and have the power to raise up the dead. After having denied the prophecy for years, Charlotte comes to realize that there are forces at work far greater than her own fear and disbelief.

I Ain't Yo' Uncle: The New Jack Revisionist Uncle Tom's Cabin

Product Code: I54000

Approx. Run Time: 120 min.

Old stereotypes get to meet their creator, as Uncle Tom, Topsy and Eliza put Harriet Beecher Stowe on trial for not only perpetuating negative stereotypes but also for failing to "get their story right."

Alabama Rain

Product Code: A62000

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Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

The play examines the perils of a stagnant existence of five sisters living in a mythical southern town where it has not rained in 40 years. When the order of their lives suddenly deteriorates, they begin a magical quest for water.

Could Angels Be Blessed

Product Code: C93000

Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Set in Cleveland in the summer of 1945, Could Angels Be Blessed deals with intolerance. "Kiefer's portrait of the mother's conflict between the love of her son and what her world tells her she should think of homosexuality is beautifully handled." (Gay People 's Chronicle)