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	Full Length & One-Act Plays (30 mins & up) English		Terms
	A Dress for Mona by Mark Perry (2002; drama, 4F;4M)	A dream leads 16 year old Mona to dedicate her life to serving humanity, but how could she know how far her resolve would be tested? Based on a true story. (Also available in Spanish)	(See "A New Dress for Mona")
	A New Dress for Mona by Mark Perry (2007; drama, 4F;4M)	This is a major rewrite of A Dress for Mona* and is intended to be more accurate and more dramatically compelling than the original.*	Performance Rights
	A Perfect English Gentleman by Kurt Asplund (2003; drama)	The life of Dr. Henry Weller of Cambridge, England is changed forever by the apocalyptic events of mid-19th century Persia.	Performance Rights
	On the Rooftop with Bill Sears by Mark Perry (2003;comedy,1M)	Follow 1950's TV personality Bill Sears on a journey both entertaining and poignant as he unravels the secret of a childhood vision and realizes the unyielding demands of a true calling.	Performance Rights
	Philemon by Brett Hone (2004; drama, 60 min)	A young African man's tragic struggle to reconcile the Traditional religion and healing practices of his father with the medicine and worldview of the West.	Performance Rights
	Second Coming by Carolyn NUR Wistrand (1990; drama, 4F, 60min?)	Second Coming is a single-act character study in racism that spans 150 years. Through the four women, an examination of racist attitudes in the South is dramatized for the stage. (Script not available for download, send email.)	Send email for more information.
	This Radiant Century by Ann Boyles (2001; drama, 60 min?)	First performed on May 24, 2001 in Haifa as part of the program of the Official Opening of the Mount Carmel Terraces. Based on the book "Century of Light," it traces the parallel histories of the Bahá'í world and the greater world in the 20th Century.	Performance Rights
	Zaynab by Lorri Hendon (2007; drama, 3F;3M, 35 min)	The play frames an episode from the early history of the Bahá'í Faith with 2 contemporary Bahá'ís serving in Haifa during the Israel-Lebanon conflict in the summer of 2006. Use of monologues and simple staging make this play especially suitable where experience with drama at the grassroots of the community is just beginning.	Performance Rights
	*More to Come...*
	Full Length & One-Act Plays (30 mins & up) Spanish
	Un Vestido Para Mona por Mark Perry (2002; drama, 4F;4M)	Traducción Espanola de Sra. Migdalia Diez (2007)	Performance Rights


	Short plays, Monologues & Scenes (up to 30 mins) English
	Drama Circle Pieces for Junior Youth & Youth (Plays of Mark Perry)
	'Andisheh's Diary' (2007, drama, 10 mins, 1F;1M)	An Iranian youth must determine the price she will pay for her privacy as the threat of search and seizure looms. This is mainly a monologue, but includes a role for a brother. It is based on a true story taking place in 2007 and was co-written by Maaman Rezaee.	Performance Rights
	'Under the Lens' (2007, comedy, 12-15 mins, cast 4)	When Mr. Gregory leaves his two young employees to watch the shop, they are challenged to follow his instructions for the brief time he is gone. The original cast was all male, but this can easily be modified.	Performance Rights
	'A Dress for Mona' Scenes The 'Dress' Scene (1F;2M) The 'School' Scene (2M) The 'Prison' Scene (2F;1-2M) The 'Friends' Scene (1F;1M)	"A Dress for Mona" is a play about the young Baha'i martyr, Mona Mahmudnizhad. These scenes were adapted from the play and revised specifically to be more suitable for junior youth and youth. They each run about 3-7 minutes.	Performance Rights

	Global Youth Development Theatre (Plays of David Hoffman)
	Junior Youth Are Cool Junior Youth: A New Kind of People Junior Youth Arise! Junior Youth and the Message to the Religious Leaders Who is Baha'u'llah? The Bab, Prophet of God!	The Religions Are One! My Name is Badi! Sam Khan's Story The Global Youth Development Theatre is a series that seeks to inspire Bahá'í young people and others through recitation of passages from Baha'i literature & history, and also through coordinated stage movement and positive character interaction.	Performance Rights
	Other Short Plays & Scenes
	Lua Lingers by Geza Farkas (1F;1M, 10 min)	This 'playlet' dramatizes the story of early Bahá'í Lua Getsinger's struggle to care for a wretched man. In the midst of her coming and going, Lua shares her troubles with an idle stranger. The simplicity of staging makes it amenable to use at Feasts and other gatherings.	Performance Rights

	Miscellaneous Theatrical Pieces
	The Wonder Lamp (1970s?, 13 min, mp3)	This is a performance piece written by Hand of the Cause Mr. Faizi. It is presented on the bahaistudy.org website in audio form. With a little effort, this could be the basis of a children's play. The recording is a bit distorted.