Play Scripts for Schools with Simple sets
Quippage
A boy and girl trying to date try to fill the spaces in conversation.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Rainbows vs. Bunnies: Annihilation
A talking bunny. A talking rainbow. Plus annihilation.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender, 8 actors possible with doubling
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Rebootilization: Competition Version
A competition-length version of Rebootilization by Alan Haehnel
- About 35 minutes
- 9 M + 12 F + 6 Any Gender, Plus Assorted Fairytale characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 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
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
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
The Revolting Cheerleaders
When cheerleaders raise their fists in revolt, you never know what's going to happen next!
- About 40 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
The Robbed Reindeer
Christmas is doomed! Santa's reindeer are missing their antlers. Without them they can't fly straight. Joe Mufferaw must save the day! Great audience participation.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Romeo and Juliet (Modern English)
A modern English one act version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.
- About 40 minutes
- 7 M + 2 F + 3 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 pages
Romeo and Juliet (One Hour)
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.
- About 60 minutes
- 18 M + 4 F, Doubling Possible
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Roshambo
Some people take Rock-Paper-Scissors (aka Roshambo) seriously. Very seriously.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 11 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 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
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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
Sandy is an Eggplant, Shannon is a Pretty Girl
While wearing ugly purple bridesmaid dresses, an older sister struggles with her seemingly perfect pretty sister.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Santa Runs A Sweat Shop
A young girl has some specific questions for Santa.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens
A talk show welcomes some of literature's most memorable women who just can’t seem to get it right when it comes to men.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 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
Scene-Speare!: Shakespearean Scenes for Student Actors
A collection of annotated Shakespearean scenes for student actors.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 127 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
See the Light
The truth hurts. Especially when you're afraid to tell it and not expecting to hear it.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
