Newly Available for Licensing (US) – May 2025

Freshen up your season with these new titles, available for licensing in the US from Concord Theatricals!

Crime and Punishment, A Comedy by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5 any gender)
Dostoyevsky’s turn-of-the-century masterpiece is reimagined as a 90-minute romp of a morality tale, with five actors playing over 50 zany characters. Riffing on the famous novel – and all of Russian literature – this classic story follows Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who becomes a murderer to save his family. Based on the book you didn’t actually read in high school, this is literature retold as you’ve never seen it before.

McNeal by Ayad Akhtar
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 2m)
A darkly comic drama about a new Nobel laureate whose literary career collides with a period of great personal turmoil, where addiction, fractured relationships, and the threat of an exposé threaten his reputation. McNeal himself must confront the ethical perils of using artificial intelligence and figure out how far he’s willing to go to chase greatness.

Mercury by Steve Yockey
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 4w, 3m)
Revenge is a dish best served… bloody. In this brutally funny thriller, three different stories converge at a strange curiosity shop in Portland, Oregon. Featuring an illicit affair, a couple hanging on by a thread, bears at the window, the worst curiosity shop on the West Coast, and an adorable missing dog named Mr. Bundles, this mashup of myth, missing empathy and “good neighbors” explores what happens when the mercury rises.

Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 49th Series
As the nation’s leading short play festival, the Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival fosters the work of emerging writers, giving them the exposure of publication and representation. The 49th collection includes 6 short plays available to license and perform:

Beethoven’s Third by Howard Ho
(10-Minute Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m, 1 any gender adult, 1 gnc adult)
On the eve of a revolutionary new path toward his artistic destiny, Ludwig van Beethoven is visited by two strangers who reveal the true nature of his artistic genius.

Data Queen by Adam Ashraf Elsayigh
(10-Minute Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1w, 2m)
Lebanese Gen-Z partyboy Sam is in hot water with his older, tamer, White boyfriend Joel. Can they salvage their relationship with the help of their overwhelmed but well-meaning counselor, Sharon… or is their partnership destined to crash and burn?

A Definitive Ranking of My Closest Friends by Jay Stalder
(Short Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 3m, 1gnc adult)
A definitely possibly toxic group of six friends is nearly out the door for their annual camping trip when a private note is found on the ground. On this small piece of paper are all of their names, ranked.

A Mercy at Midnight Castle by Phillip Gregory Burke
(Short Play, Drama / 4w, 1m)
During a tumultuous time of peril in a young nation’s history, concerned civilians decide to heal themselves and others, on their own terms.

A Neo-Vagina Monologue by Aster Aguilar
(Short Play, Drama / 1 gnc adult)
As she tries to save money for bottom surgery, Sophie, a mid-twenties trans woman, tries sex work for the first time.

Pilloried by Jillian Blevins
(Short Play, Comedy / 1w, 1m)
Wilkin and Doxy are locked in the pillory awaiting sunrise – and the punishing humiliation that will follow. While Wilkin prays for a reprieve from the public shaming, Doxy takes a more philosophical view.

Origin Story by Nathan Alan Davis
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 3m)
As she works two jobs to pay down her debt, Margaret grapples with not knowing who she is or what she’s aiming for. Funny, satirical and surprising, Origin Story is an offbeat look at the quarter-life crisis and how to connect in an unconnected world.

Reykjavík by Steve Yockey
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 4m)
Beneath the otherworldly glow of the Northern Lights, tourists and locals mingle in the shadows of Iceland’s capital city. This tour-de-force collision of sex and danger, told through eight interconnected vignettes, is a thrilling journey through a world in which the supernatural is closer than we think.

Silent, But Deadly by Don Zolidis
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 11w, 3m, 4 any gender)
The set of the silent thriller Das Vampyr, Scourge of the Night is in desperate trouble. The director is a perfectionist, the actors are in revolt, the producers are about to pull the plug, and everyone seems to be plotting to murder the lead actress. But when one of the conspirators ends up dead instead, it’s up to famed detective Valentina Caravelli to unravel the mystery.

Simona’s Search by Martín Zimmerman
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 2m)
Simona’s father is an enigma. Curious about his life in Latin America before moving to the United States, Simona obsesses over his secrets as her thoughts and dreams become haunted by the mystery that is his past. A riveting exploration of the bond between fathers and daughters, love and sacrifice, nature and nurture.

The Ask by Matthew Freeman
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1 gnc adult)
What does it cost to get what we need? With comedic precision, The Ask dissects a tense visit between a struggling young fundraiser and an affluent liberal donor as they navigate the treacherous power dynamics at the heart of charitable giving.

The Best School Year Ever by Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm Hillgartner and Barbara Robinson
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 3m)
The beloved Bradleys from the bestselling Young Adult novels are starting another school year with their notorious classmates, the Herdmans. When Miss Kemp assigns the students to think of compliments for their classmates, an unforgettably hilarious school year commences – complete with a tattooed baby, a mysterious teachers’ lounge and a compassionate discovery that might prove there’s something good about this crazy clan after all. Also available: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

The Price by Don Zolidis
(One-Act Play, Drama / 4w, 2m, 2 any gender + optional ensemble)
On a frigid winter night, a young mother nurses a sick child. A stranger seeks shelter. The next morning, the stranger and her daughter are missing. A drama about what price a mother is willing to pay to save her daughter from Death.

The Suffragette’s Murder by Sandy Rustin
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 5m)
It’s the morning of July 5, 1857, and the tenants of the Mayhew Boarding House on New York’s Lower East Side are getting ready for a busy day when someone gets murdered. Hilarious hijinks ensue as the tenants band together to conceal their involvement in the suffrage movement and throw the constable off their scent. This whodunit packs its laughter with a punch, asking audiences to rethink human rights and the political systems that have historically sought to snuff out feminist voices.

The Time Machine by Michael D. Fox
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 5m)
A freshly imagined adventure ignited from the pages of H.G. Wells where an unexpected delivery of clues leads to the Time Machine itself. The race is on from today’s perplexing world into the baffling past then back again in an anxious chase against time to save the world.

To Tell a Story About the Earth by Miranda Rose Hall and LudDub Theatre Co.
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6 any gender)
After a disastrous first production, a fledgling theatre company wants to call it quits. But when the local librarian requests a new performance for Earth Day, the artists have a decision to make. Part scripted play, part guided introduction to devising methods, this unique work prompts ensembles everywhere to create and share an original show about the natural world close to home.

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