Issue-Based Plays
Step into the world of issue-based plays, where relevant and relatable themes take centre stage.
From everyday challenges to pressing societal issues, these stories spark conversations, ignite empathy, and invite your audience to ponder the world we live in.
Get ready for thought-provoking drama that goes beyond the stage!
Alienation / Feeling Alone In The World
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
Apostrophe's
A silly comedy about how the misuse of apostrophes are ruining the lives of students. Flexible casting, audience participation, and fun staging.
- About 40 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Art of Rejection
An avant-garde look at the price of popularity.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Ashland Falls
Who will pay the price when the real world and the play collide?
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
Baalzebub
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Blue and the Grey
This award-winning piece is haunting, exhilarating and theatrical.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Plus Students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Plus Students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Boat
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
A Box of Puppies
We can all relate to feeling small in a big world. The characters in A Box of Puppies share their insecurities, their frailties and how they cope.
- 2 M + 2 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 31 pages
- 2 M + 2 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 31 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Chicken. Road.
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road. Competition Version
A competition-length version of Chicken. Road. by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Commence
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Constantly, Incessantly, All The Time
A young girl examines the backpack of her life.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
darklight
An examination of depression and anxiety in teens.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
The Date
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Distance Learning
A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Emotional Baggage
Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their "emotional baggage." The most unique play we sell - it has no dialogue.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Everyman
A modern translation of the original text
- About 30 minutes
- 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Happiness Shop
Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Home of the Brave
An excellent character-driven piece for middle school students. Inspired by hundreds of interviews with those associated by all branches of the service.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Hoodie
This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Huge Hands
A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Layers
Step inside Robin’s world as he grapples with his conscience and his anti-conscience. And then deeper still as the writer tries to figure out an ending... which he may not be able to do if he’s not actually the writer.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
Let Me In
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Moonbow Miraculous
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
One Hundred Lies
In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
Pandemic Pancake
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- 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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
The Super Non-Heroes
Charlie may not be a superhero, but when she digs deep she discovers her unique talents to save the day.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
Nothing stands in the way of the green grass. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst.
- About 25 minutes
- 11 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 11 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Tough City, Prone to Rain
A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Virtual Family
A look at a soothing world where complete dependency on technology takes away all ills. But is everything really perfect?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
With Liberty and Justice For All
Voices from a BLM protest.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Body Image
The Battle of Image vs Girl
One Girl. One Mirror. Against the world.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
Body Body
Madeline has body issues. So much so that her different body parts are coming to life and talking back. But Madeline is tired of feeling bad about her body.
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Body Body: Competition Length Version
Madeline has body issues. So much so that different body parts are coming to life and talking back. A shorter version of this body image play.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Breathless
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Emotional Baggage
Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their "emotional baggage." The most unique play we sell - it has no dialogue.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
The Four Hags of the Apocalypse Eat Salad at their General Meeting
A black comedy about female self-image.
- About 10 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Hoodie
This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
School Daze
Middle school is the tricky tightrope between being a kid and being a teenager. The characters try to keep their balance on the first day of middle school.
- About 30 minutes
- 16 M + 24 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 28 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 16 M + 24 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 28 pages
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Bullying
Ashland Falls
Who will pay the price when the real world and the play collide?
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
Baalzebub
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Box
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Carrying the Calf
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.
- About 54 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 54 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Finishing Sentences
A play that forces us to consider the human side of the people we often dismiss.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 6 F + 8 Any Gender, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 44 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 6 F + 8 Any Gender, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 44 pages
Funhouse
This middle school play looks at the bullied, the bully, and the bystander through mostly non-verbal vignettes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 16 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 16 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
The Happiness Shop
Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
Life and Death in an Empty Hallway
An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Power Play
The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 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
- 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
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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Censorship
Agatha Rex
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Agatha Rex: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Censorbleep
The Bleep Bleep Girls know how teenagers are supposed to behave and how to deal with those who don't. An absurd look at censorship and independent thought.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus optional extras
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus optional extras
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
Dependence On Technology
Almost History: that whole space time continuum thing
A Reporter and a Sidekick livestream from great moments in American history.
- About 60 minutes
- 13 Any Gender, Expandable to 37
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- 13 Any Gender, Expandable to 37
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Distance Learning
A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo
A mix-up in the chemistry club creates a horrendous goo that takes over John Dalton School.
- About 50 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 50 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo: Competition Version
A 35 minute cutting of the original suitable for competition.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Virtual Family
A look at a soothing world where complete dependency on technology takes away all ills. But is everything really perfect?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
Virtual Platform
How can anyone make sense of a virtual platform?
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Depression/Anxiety
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road.
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road. Competition Version
A competition-length version of Chicken. Road. by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Commence
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Constantly, Incessantly, All The Time
A young girl examines the backpack of her life.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
darklight
An examination of depression and anxiety in teens.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Fidget
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
The Happiness Shop
Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Hoodie
This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Inanimate
Life is a little different for Ani. She talks to inanimate objects and the object talk back. Is she living in a happy, carefree kids’ show or is it something more serious?
- About 25 minutes
- 2 F + 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 18 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 2 F + 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 18 pages
Layers
Step inside Robin’s world as he grapples with his conscience and his anti-conscience. And then deeper still as the writer tries to figure out an ending... which he may not be able to do if he’s not actually the writer.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
Pandemic Pancake
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Divorce
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Empathy
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Boat
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Butterfly Queen
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
Characters Behaving Badly
This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Commence
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Discovering Rogue
Rogue lives in a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind. Others want Rogue to leave but she isn’t budging. It's a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
Distance Learning
A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Gift
A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
The Gorgon Sisters
Can Stheno bring her sister Medusa back to life?
- About 50 minutes
- 8 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 8 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
Plots and schemes are being hatched to kidnap Santa! That means no toys for good little girls and boys. Adapted from the story by L. Frank Baum.
- About 45 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools
- 44 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools
- 44 pages
Life and Death in an Empty Hallway
An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Not Going Anywhere
A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
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Same Room, Different Story - One Act Version
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 35 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Tough City, Prone to Rain
A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
We Are Masks
We all wear a mask. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Gender
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
Baalzebub
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Battle of Image vs Girl
One Girl. One Mirror. Against the world.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Dracula
A highly theatrical exploration of the evil that lurks inside all of us…
- About 100 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, plus Nosferatu and Assorted Monsters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 100 pages
- About 100 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, plus Nosferatu and Assorted Monsters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 100 pages
Drop Dead, Juliet!
Juliet has had enough! No more poison, stabbing, or dying. Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
Failure and fortitude are the touchstones for every inventor, but even more so for 19th century female inventors.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 40 minutes
- 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Female Edison
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
Finding Jo March
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
The Gorgon Sisters
Can Stheno bring her sister Medusa back to life?
- About 50 minutes
- 8 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 8 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Life, Off Book
What happens when Ophelia and Jeb have to tear themselves away from the script and live life off book?
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 3 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 3 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's magical tale of mischievous fairies, and love potions.
- About 60 minutes
- 6 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 6 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Myth-o-logues
A fantastic one act and classroom resource filled with monologues from Greek mythology.
- About 40 minutes
- 14 M + 17 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 42 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 14 M + 17 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 42 pages
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Patterns and Power: The Female Edison
How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?
- About 30 minutes
- 2 F + 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 F + 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 37 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Human Rights
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Baalzebub
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Commedia Chekhov
Introduce your students to Russian playwright Anton Chekhov through the vibrant lens of Commedia dell’Arte.
- About 70 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Franz Kafka Cancels His Cell Phone Plan
A modern absurdist play that puts elements from three of Franz Kafka’s works into the context of the everyday absurdities of our 21st century lives.
- About 25 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 17 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 17 pages
Let Me In
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Life and Death in an Empty Hallway
An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Not Going Anywhere
A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Water. Gun. Argument.
A squirt gun would never be mistaken for a real gun, right?
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
With Liberty and Justice For All
Voices from a BLM protest.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Identity
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Agatha Rex
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Agatha Rex: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Alice
An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic book. Practical solutions to all special effects. A magical trip to Wonderland!
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 8 Any Gender, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 8 Any Gender, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
Backspace
In this world writing is a struggle, a battle, a war. Backspace explores personification and characterization like no other play.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Being Bianca: The Semi-Complete Guide
Bianca wants to help everyone be the best they can be. Well, she wants everyone to be just like her. Because what's better than being Bianca? Huge cast comedy.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 10 F + 38 Any Gender, Doubling and Tripling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 10 F + 38 Any Gender, Doubling and Tripling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Box
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
The Butterfly Queen
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Commence
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Constantly, Incessantly, All The Time
A young girl examines the backpack of her life.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Date
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
The Female Edison
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
Fidget
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Finding Jo March
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
Home of the Brave
An excellent character-driven piece for middle school students. Inspired by hundreds of interviews with those associated by all branches of the service.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Hoodie
This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Horror Movie 102: Failing Just Got Deadlier
A follow-up to the very popular Horror Movie 101!
- About 60 minutes
- 7 M + 14 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- 7 M + 14 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Labeled
We label people every day. We’ve done it in the past, we’ll do it in the future.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Let Me In
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Mummu
A one act play inspired by an ancient Sumerian myth depicting one of the first Mesopotamian gods.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
One Hundred Lies
In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
Pandemic Pancake
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Patterns and Power: The Female Edison
How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?
- About 30 minutes
- 2 F + 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 F + 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 37 pages
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
A Recipe of Me
Heartfelt stories about a family told through recipes.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 23 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Something Bad is Happening
A friend disappears from an online session.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
The Super Non-Heroes
Charlie may not be a superhero, but when she digs deep she discovers her unique talents to save the day.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Tough City, Prone to Rain
A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Virtual Platform
How can anyone make sense of a virtual platform?
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
We Are Masks
We all wear a mask. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Illness/Health
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
The Battle of Image vs Girl
One Girl. One Mirror. Against the world.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
Boat
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Breathless
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chemo Girl
Camille is pulled into the video game world that mirrors her fight against cancer.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 F + 13 Any Gender, Doubling Possible, ensemble expandable to 26 or more
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 3 F + 13 Any Gender, Doubling Possible, ensemble expandable to 26 or more
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Chemo Girl and Other Plays
A collection of plays that examine the impact of cancer as seen through the eyes of teenagers. Can be performed as a full length or one acts.
- About 90 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 70 pages
- About 90 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 70 pages
Commence
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 9 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Constantly, Incessantly, All The Time
A young girl examines the backpack of her life.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Distance Learning
A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Finding Jo March
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
The Gift
A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
The Other Room
Dad is recovering from cancer and heavy chemotherapy treatments in the other room. It has become a dark corner of the house, especially for Mary, who rarely goes in there.
- About 20 minutes
- 4 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 20 minutes
- 4 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Pandemic Pancake
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Red Rover
A young girl is pulled out of her history class to go to the hospital where she discovers she has cancer. She befriends Lucy (who is chemotherapy personified) and she and Lucy prepare to take the disease.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Recommended for High Schools
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 2 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 26 pages
Something to Keep us Warm
A heartbreaking and hilarious one act. How does a family deal with watching one of their own disappear?
- About 25 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 23 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 23 pages
Waiting Room
A group of teenage cancer patients wait to hear about their progress. A bond is created as they discover their similarities and eccentricities.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 1 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 1 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Wellness Check
Three characters struggle with wellness in uncertain times.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 15 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
With Liberty and Justice For All
Voices from a BLM protest.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Individuality
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Agatha Rex
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Agatha Rex: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
La Ansiedad es Naranja
A Spanish translation of the vignette play Anxiety is Orange.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
Anxiety is Orange
Join the characters in this vignette play as they navigate the world, each other, and the greens, greys, blues, reds, pinks, yellows, and oranges around them.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Apostrophe's
A silly comedy about how the misuse of apostrophes are ruining the lives of students. Flexible casting, audience participation, and fun staging.
- About 40 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Boat
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Box
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Carrying the Calf
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.
- About 54 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 54 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Characters Behaving Badly
This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Emotional Baggage
Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their "emotional baggage." The most unique play we sell - it has no dialogue.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Fidget
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Finding Jo March
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
The Happiness Shop
Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Hoodie
This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Horror Movie 102: Failing Just Got Deadlier
A follow-up to the very popular Horror Movie 101!
- About 60 minutes
- 7 M + 14 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- 7 M + 14 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Labeled
We label people every day. We’ve done it in the past, we’ll do it in the future.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Nerd Herd
A funny and endearing look at love, dreams, slushes, and the unexpected twists and turns that life takes when you’re saving the universe.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 1 Any Gender, Extras as needed
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 1 Any Gender, Extras as needed
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Nice Girl
Mia knows how to be a confident and assertive young woman who is not afraid to stand up for herself; the only problem is she can only act this way in her fantasies.
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 25 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 25 pages
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Pressure
Four teenagers struggle with pressures. The Refugee, the newbie, the perfectionist and the less than perfect. Everything comes to a head the week before prom.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 10 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 10 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
- About 20 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
A Recipe of Me
Heartfelt stories about a family told through recipes.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 23 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
School Daze
Middle school is the tricky tightrope between being a kid and being a teenager. The characters try to keep their balance on the first day of middle school.
- About 30 minutes
- 16 M + 24 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 28 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 16 M + 24 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 28 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
- 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
Smarty Pants
Dallas is a real smarty pants and can't wait to show off. But he's in for a shock. His new class is very different. A fantastic competition piece.
- About 30 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
The Super Non-Heroes
Charlie may not be a superhero, but when she digs deep she discovers her unique talents to save the day.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
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
- 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
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender, plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
Nothing stands in the way of the green grass. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst.
- About 25 minutes
- 11 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 11 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Tough City, Prone to Rain
A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
Virtual Family
A look at a soothing world where complete dependency on technology takes away all ills. But is everything really perfect?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
Virtual Platform
How can anyone make sense of a virtual platform?
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Racism
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Flaky Lips
Two girls live in two communities that have been separated by a wall for a hundred years.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
Let Me In
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Not Going Anywhere
A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Power Play
The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Water. Gun. Argument.
A squirt gun would never be mistaken for a real gun, right?
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
With Liberty and Justice For All
Voices from a BLM protest.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Rumours/Lies
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
betweenity
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
Boat
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Characters Behaving Badly
This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Date
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
Failure and fortitude are the touchstones for every inventor, but even more so for 19th century female inventors.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 40 minutes
- 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Female Edison
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
The Gift
A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Just Girls Talking
A drama for six women that will have your audience talking long after they leave the theatre.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
One Hundred Lies
In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
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
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Something Bad is Happening
A friend disappears from an online session.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Tough City, Prone to Rain
A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
School Violence
The Butterfly Queen
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
Clowns with Guns (A Vaudeville)
The question everyone’s asking is “Am I walking out alive today?”
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
Huge Hands
A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Life and Death in an Empty Hallway
An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Power Play
The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Water. Gun. Argument.
A squirt gun would never be mistaken for a real gun, right?
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Sexual Abuse
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Waking Moment
Julie would do anything to be just like her best friend Rhonda. But she soon finds out Rhonda's perfect world is a nightmare. Deals with sexual abuse.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
Substance Abuse
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
Bottle Baby
Beeb is a young recovering alcoholic. But the recovery isn't going so well.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Floating on a Don't Care Cloud
An emotional tug of war between a sister and brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use. A vivid personification of drugs.
- About 40 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 42 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 42 pages
One Beer Too Many
Skip writes from the heart, but uncovers something no one wants to read.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
Thought Traps
Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Suicide
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road.
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road. Competition Version
A competition-length version of Chicken. Road. by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
darklight
An examination of depression and anxiety in teens.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
Same Room, Different Story - One Act Version
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 35 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
- About 35 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 36 pages
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
who are we, who we are
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 14 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Teen Pregnancy
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
The Pregnancy Project
A pregnancy project turns real when Lucy's test turns pink. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.
- About 60 minutes
- 5 M + 15 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 47 pages
- About 60 minutes
- 5 M + 15 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 47 pages
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 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
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
