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Queen Esther    by Arthur Zulu
Price: $2.99 USD. 10440 words. Language: American English. Published on June 17, 2013. Plays » Religious & Liturgical.

A queen saves her race from genocide in Medo Persia.
The Midshipman's Progress    by William Bertram
Price: $1.50 USD. 11880 words. Language: British English. Published on June 17, 2013. Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.

This play revolves around a young innocent recruit into the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars. It concentrates on his attitude to his fellow shipmates and the new adult life that he has been suddenly thrust into. This play seeks to immerse readers into the main character's transition from boy to man, warts and all, the whole story semi fictitiously wrapped up in humorous but earthy narrative.
Ismene    by Charles Kraszewski
Price: $5.99 USD. 15260 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

The war of the Seven Against Thebes is ended, and after the fierce civil strife, the city needs a strong ruler. Or so thinks Creon, the regent, who decrees that no one should bury the body of the renegade, his nephew, as a warning to traitors. But can a man make laws not in accord with justice? In this retelling of Antigone, the question is posed from a new angle: the slow sister, Ismene.
The Telescope    by B DUCHE
Price: $3.10 USD. 3940 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Inspirational.

The world seen from the sky or another vision of God. A God who is not a 'Cecil B. DeMil miracle maker', who is not everywhere and in everything, who doesn’t decide everything that happens to the world and who didn’t create the earth or the stars.
La Longuevue    by B DUCHE
Price: $3.10 USD. 3800 words. Language: French. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Inspirational.

Le monde vu du ciel ou une autre vision de Dieu qui n'est pas un faiseur de miracles à la Cecil B. DeMil, qui n'est pas partout et en tout, qui ne décide pas de tout ce qui arrive dans le monde et qui n'a créé ni la terre ni les étoiles.
Bloodlines - a play in two acts    by Paula Parker
Price: $4.99 USD. 11090 words. Language: English. Published by WordCrafts Press  on June 13, 2013. Plays » American / African American.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Gallery. Before you are three condemned men. You are here to witness their execution." Bloodlines is a stage play about Jake and Joey, two brothers who are partners in crime.
The Admiral and the General.    by William Bertram
Price: $1.50 USD. 12320 words. Language: British English. Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.

This play is about a little known Commonwealth expedition to wage war against the Spanish in the Caribbean. This hasty and ill planned expedition could in hindsight be called a fiasco with both the naval commander and the army commander ending up inside the tower of London on their return.
Wrapped: The First Ever Musical Novel    by Dennis Nehamen
Price: $9.99 USD. 61510 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Drama » American.

After a devastating blow from a cold-hearted music industry, Benny Wright realizes he’ll never make good on the life he’s dreamed of for his family. The tragic hero concocts a noble but absurd plan guaranteed to turn luck in his favor. Through the soundtrack of Benny’s soul, we share his journey that transcends desperation and proves that where hope ends, the triumph of the human spirit begins.
Além do Arco Iris    by
Price: Free! 130 words. Language: English (New Zealand dialect). Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Música.
The First Christmas: an Immaculate Conception    by David Huttner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7090 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

This short, 20 page play reveals the prehistoric logic of the Christian Myth and presents a fictional scenario that could have inspired its author (Paul of Tarsus) to write it. The play also reveals that the Roman Catholic priesthood is a magnet for pederasts for more than the widely understood reason (the vow of celibacy). The Church's emphasis upon the virgin birth doctrine is the other magnet.