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| | eScript Package: $10.00 (Includes print rights for cast and crew) | | First Performance Royalty: $10.00 | | Each Additional Performance Royalty: $10.00 | | Competition Royalty: $10.00 | | | (Includes competition performance rights for one year) |
| | Video Rights: $5.00 | | | Type: Trios & More | | Genre: Drama | | Theme: Classic Adaptations | | Running Time: 10 minutes | | Speaking Cast: 2 females, 3 males, 1 either, 6 total cast | | Flexibility: gender flexible |
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| | PRODUCTIONS | | | | | Recent Productions: | | Holy Trinity Catholic High School - Simcoe, ON, Canada | | Dobyns-Bennet HS - Kingsport, TN | | St. Marys Area High School - St. Marys, PA | | Pine Valley Middle School - San Ramon, CA | | Algona Community School - Algona, IA | | Vernon Center Middle School - Vernon, CT | | Jennings County Middle School - North Vernon, IN | | Rocky Mount Academy - Rocky Mount, NC | | Florence High School - Florence, CO | | Tehachapi High School - Tehachapi, CA | | Christian Community School - North Royalton, OH | | Yakima Public Schools - Yakima, WA | | Byrd Middle School - Tulsa, OK | | Andrews University/English Department - Berrien Springs, MI | | Santa Teresa High School - Anthony, NM | | Tipton Elementary School - Tipton, MO | | Howard-Winneshiek Community Schools - Cresco, IA | | Henry Wise Wood High School - Calgary, AB, Canada | | Wredling Middle School - Saint Charles, IL | | Perry Harrison School - Pittsboro, NC | | | | | | Synopsis | | Part of our unique O. Henry Series in the popular ten minute format, this play is an adaptation of one of the famous storyteller O. Henry's classic "surprise ending" short stories.
Spendthrift Bobby Gillian’s uncle has died, leaving him ten thousand dollars. As the old man had been worth millions, the bequest has come as a surprise, and Bobby is at a loss as to how to spend the money. He asks a friend, Bryson, who advises him to spend the money in his usual squandering fashion, but Bobby finds himself giving the money to his uncle’s ward, who has received an even stingier gift. When Bobby goes to his uncle’s lawyers with an accounting of his spending, they reveal a surprising addendum to his uncle’s will. |
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