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Make It Beautiful

“That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.”

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55 Titles

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30 Titles

Community Favorites

24 Titles

Featured Titles

Tiny Beautiful Things

Nia Vardalos

Amelie

Craig Lucas,
Nathan Tysen,
Daniel Messe

The Wolves

Sarah DeLappe

The View UpStairs

Max Vernon

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Recent Acquisitions

Our newest plays and musicals acquired over the past six months.

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  • Meteor Shower

    Steve Martin

    Full Length Play, Comedy 2m, 2f
  • Red-Handed Otter

    Ethan Lipton

    Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy 3m, 2f
  • Luther

    Ethan Lipton

    Full Length Play, Dark Comedy 4m, 1f, 1m or f
  • Orange

    Aditi Brennan Kapil

    Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy 1m, 2f
  • Imogen Says Nothing

    Aditi Brennan Kapil

    Full Length Play, Comedy 7m, 2f
  • War Paint

    Multiple Authors

    Full Length Musical, Drama 5m, 10f

Fun Home

by Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori, Alison Bechdel

“A rare beauty, extraordinary and heart-gripping." This Tony-winner for Best Musical is a refreshingly honest, wholly original story about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

by Dan Gillespie Sells, Tom MacRae, Jonathan Butterell

Full Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 10m, 8f

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield.Jamie doesn’t quite fit in.Jamie is terrified about the future.Jamie is going to be a sensation.Supported by his brilliant, loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies, and steps out of the darkness into the spotlight.Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.Please note: the acting edition currently sold is intended for perusal only and may not be used in performance. 

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Acting

Acting is a career like any other. Explore these books in our shop to get a leg up on the competition.

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  • Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
    Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

    Maggie Lloyd-Williams, Marina Caldarone

  • Backstage Call Sheet (formerly Ross Reports)
  • Accents: A Manual for Actors - Revised & Expanded Edition
  • Acting in Film (Book)
    Acting in Film (Book)

    Michael Caine

  • Finding Your Voice: A Step-By-Step Guide for Actors
  • The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
  • On Method Acting
    On Method Acting

    Edward Dwight Easty

  • Challenge for the Actor

Rock of Ages: Middle School Edition

by Chris D'Arienzo

Now your students can become the biggest rockstars in their schools! iTheatrics' squeeky clean adaptation of the winning Broadway rock musical is everything teachers, parents and kids love: A classic musical set to a rockin' soundtrack!

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Meet Abbott

Abbott is the app for play reading from Samuel French. Through Abbott, you can explore today's best digital catalog of plays and musicals on your mobile device, tablet, or computer…anytime, anywhere. 

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“Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you."

- Emily in Our Town by Thornton Wilder

from Breaking Character Magazine

Warrior of Change: The World of Dominique Morisseau

This past October, we were proud to honor Dominique Morisseau at our 2017 Samuel French Awards. Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer of the Apollo Theater, shares the speech she gave honoring Dominique.

Vocal Selections and Sheet Music

Vocal Selections and Sheet Music

We're proud to offer sheet music and vocal selection books for many of your favorite musicals.

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35mm: A Musical Exhibition
Heathers the Musical - 'Kindergarten Boyfriend' (Sheet Music)
Fun Home - 'Changing My Major' (Sheet Music)
Amelie: A New Musical: Vocal Selections
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