Play Scripts for Schools for Audition materials
She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More
Tonight was going to be writer Alina Deveraux’s most important night, the unveiling of her memoirs. Until she ended up dead. Or not dead.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Shout! (Full Length Version)
Four teens just can't express themselves. What happens when you don't shout? An a cappella musical created especially for high school performers. You can sing this!
- About 105 minutes
- 7 M + 14 F, Plus Vocal Orchestra (Minimum of 9 is suggested)
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 74 pages
Shout! (One Act Version)
A one act version of our wonderful and accessable a cappela musical.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F, Plus Vocal Orchestra (Minimum of 9 is suggested)
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 25 pages
Shreds and Patches
A re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 2 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 26 pages
Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less
The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. Multiple lengths available.
- About 100 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13M+17F+3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 88 pages
Skid Marks: A Play About Driving
Your first car. Getting your license, Getting pulled over. The relationship between teen and car makes a great backdrop for this vignette play.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
Skid Marks 2: Are We There Yet?
The cross country road trip is the focus of this vignette play. Great for a classroom project or for competition. Short scenes with interesting characters.
- About 40 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Snow Queen
A theatrical adaptation of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.
- About 35 minutes
- 8 M + 20 F + 31 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Snow Show
A character driven toboggan ride through every experience you've ever had with snow. Wish for a snow day, make a snow angel, catch the first snowflake.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F, Expandable to 7M 13F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 pages
Solo-Speare!: Shakespearean Monologues For Student Actors
A collection of annotated Shakespearean monologues for student actors.
- 17 M + 18 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 73 pages
Split
Children of divorce are united through humor in this honest and theatrical look at the day to day reality of growing up in a family that's been torn apart.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Stereotype High
High school is full of stereotypes – or is it?
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
Storied
In a magical dimension, three teenagers are pulled into a conflict between Good and Bad Ideas from classic tales. Who is to blame for the bad idea?
- About 77 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
Stressed
Stress is driving a teen quartet crazy - so much so they can't stop talking about it. This play is a symphony of sound and character.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
Stroke Static
The heartbreaking look at dementia from the inside. The struggle between real and fantasy. Past and present. An award-winning theatrical experience.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
Stupid is Just 4 2day
Connect and commiserate with these characters who can't help but do stupid things. An amazing ensemble opportunity.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 34 pages
The Support Group from Hell
Wendy walks into a typical teen support group but quickly discovers that that the others are anything but typical.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Sweep Under Rug
In the future the issue of poverty is solved through separation and subserviance. A teen causes trouble simply because she wants to better herself.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Sweep Under Rug: Competition Version
A competition-length version of Sweep Under Rug by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender, plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
The Taming of the Shrew
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's controversial tale about the relationships between men and women.
- About 60 minutes
- 5 M + 3 F + 9 Any Gender
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 38 pages
