Newly Available for Licensing – November 2026 (US)

Falling leaves, scented candles and tasty treats make autumn a season for the senses. Program a feast for the eyes and ears for any time in the year with these shows, newly available to license from Concord Theatricals in the US as of November!

A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m)
A thoughtful and meditative two-hander, this extraordinary play is both intimate and expansive as it explores themes of parenthood, financial insecurity and empathy. Keith, a gay mortgage broker, and Ryan, a straight plant worker seeking to buy a plot of land that belonged to his family decades ago, realize they share a “specific kind of sadness.” At this desk in the middle of America, loan talk opens up into a discussion about the chokehold of financial insecurity and a bond over the precariousness of parenthood.

All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me by Noah Diaz
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 3m, 1gnc)
In this “rich, multi-layered, magical drama” (San Diego Magazine), young married couple Ty and Nora are preparing to move into Ty’s childhood home to start a family. While they’re busy choosing paint colors, lamps and throw pillows, they learn that Nora is unable to carry the child they so desperately want. So Ty, a trans man, makes the impulsive decision to carry the baby himself. But their preparations for parenthood begin to collapse when three mysterious men from Ty’s past inexplicably begin appearing in the rooms of their new home. A striking play about parenthood filled with a balance of emotional depth, laughter and wisdom.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Isaac Gómez and Erika L. Sánchez
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m)
In this “resonant coming-of-age story” (Chicago Reader), teenager Júlia Reyes is grieving the death of her older sister. Amidst the aftermath, she faces pressure to put her own dreams of becoming a writer on hold and finds herself caught between her family’s expectations and the less-than-perfect life she grapples with every day as a 15-year-old growing up in Chicago. With a combination of the emotional effects of grief and growing up, the lightness of humor among friends, and a hint of romance, this remarkable stage adaptation of the bestselling YA novel is a rich and poignant exploration of how to transcend your circumstances while remaining true to who you are.

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women by Lauren Gunderson
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 2m)
This enchanting and urgently joyful adaptation of the famous novel features playwright Lauren Gunderson’s talent for imbuing onstage women with both strength and tenderness to celebrate the wonderful and trying transition from girlhood to adulthood. Jo March desperately wants to be a writer – an unusual dream for a teenage girl in 1860s Massachusetts. With her father away during the Civil War, Jo and sisters Meg, Beth and Amy remain at home with their mother Marmee, joyful and dutiful despite their modest circumstances. As time passes, the women in the family grow ever closer as they navigate love, loss and new beginnings. With Gunderson’s signature “blend of quippy dialogue and profound sentimentality” (Stage and Cinema), this adaptation is a delightful send-up of the classic that multi-generational audiences will love.

Orphie and the Book of Heroes by Christopher Dimond and Michael Kooman
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2w, 5m)
A fun, family-friendly take on Greek mythology created by the writing team behind the hit children’s TV shows Vampirina and Doc McStuffins. Spunky and curious Orphie, a young girl in Ancient Greece, sets out to save storyteller Homer and his Book of Heroes on a quest that takes her from the heights of Mt. Olympus to the depths of the underworld. Parents will recognize the mythical creatures and the poets, and their kids will discover them through storytelling, song and spectacle in this balanced and bright musical.

Show of Farce! by Jones Hope Wooten
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 3m)
Comedy chaos explodes in this Southern-fried laugh riot! The owner of the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks, D. Gene Wilburn, is desperate to win an award to save his business but can’t determine which of his comically stressed-out guests is the anonymous judge to impress. Between a wife’s ill-timed juice cleanse, a missing diamond and a giant white rabbit, what could possibly go wrong over a hot summer weekend in rural Arkansas? A stand-alone play in its own right, this piece of pure hilarity is the final entry in the trilogy of lunacy that includes Farce of Nature and Farce of Habit, which all take place at the Reel ’Em Inn in the Ozarks.

Tents by Sean David DeMers
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1m)
At the end of the world, Diana has found the perfect spot to lie low. The problem? Elmer has already claimed it. When he asks her to help search for his missing wife, the uneasy alliance between two strangers becomes a high-stakes negotiation where every story could mean the difference between life and death. An intimate two-hander about trust, myths and hope in a world on fire.

The Santa Closet by Jeffrey Solomon
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m)
When a little boy’s gender atypical gift request to the North Pole is denied, a series of heartfelt letters from the child nudge Santa Claus out of the closet and into the culture wars. In this theatrical mockumentary in the mold of Anna Deavere Smith and other story-focused works, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Solomon purports to have interviewed – and portrays – all of the key players in the scandal that has come to be known as “Santa-Gate.” This humorously thought-provoking piece was inspired by the national movement to speak honestly and openly to children about LGBTQ+ lives and issues and the resulting conservative backlash.

For more new titles, read more in our Newly Available for Licensing series on Breaking Character or visit Concord Theatricals in the US.