Play Scripts for Schools with Simple sets

Tofuman

• About 10 minutes
• 2 M + 2 F
• 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

The Tower of Tyler

Tyler is a star. But his sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets.

• About 25 minutes
• 3 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools

The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?

• About 82 minutes
• 5 M + 4 F + 22 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
• 85 pages

The Truth or Dare Sisterhood

A group of misfit teens at a chaotic sleepover must navigate identity, friendship, and loyalty when a newcomer with big secrets joins their sisterhood.

• About 30 minutes
• 1 M + 5 F
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 31 pages

The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters and the Case of the Kraken’s Eye

When three teenage treasure hunters break into a notorious abandoned mansion on a school night, they must outsmart a decades-old family feud to unearth a legendary blue diamond before history repeats itself.

• About 30 minutes
• 3 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 27 pages

Tumblefur

A sweet teenage girl takes her dog for a walk in the park and discovers that there is something exciting around every corner.

• About 10 minutes
• 1 F
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools

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

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's comedy filled with unrequited love, disguises, and a shipwreck.

• About 45 minutes
• 6 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 33 pages

Typecast

Students have all mysteriously been cast in the “wrong” roles.

• About 60 minutes
• 7 F + 2 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 42 pages

Underneath

Brittany wants to scream. Echo wants to shout. And Josie wants O-U-T, out.

• About 25 minutes
• 5 F
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools

Underwater

A powerful drama that dives into the life of a teenage competitive swimmer.

• About 35 minutes
• 1 M + 3 F + 8 Any Gender, Plus ensemble of enthusiasts
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 32 pages

Upon A Sea of Dreams: A Journey on the Titanic

In a tiny third class cabin Emma dreams of a new life in America. But when the Titanic hits an iceberg, that dream becomes a nightmare.

• About 45 minutes
• 1 M + 4 F
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 42 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

Virtual Platform

How can anyone make sense of a virtual platform?

• About 25 minutes
• 8 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools

The Virtual Support Group from Hell

Wendy joins an online teen support group. However, she quickly discovers that the others are anything but typical.

• About 15 minutes
• 3 M + 5 F
• Virtual Performance
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Wait Wait Bo Bait

A vignette play all about waiting. Great scenes, great characters, flexible casting, easy staging.

• About 20 minutes
• 2 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 22 pages

Wait Wait Bo Bait (Middle School Edition)

A middle school vignette play about waiting. Great scenes, great characters, flexible casting, easy to stage.

• About 20 minutes
• 2 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
• Simple Set
• Recommended for Middle Schools
• 22 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

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