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Rebootilization: Competition Version Alan Haehnel Play Script

Rebootilization: Competition Version

by Alan Haehnel
Comedy

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
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Romeo and Juliet (Modern English) Craig Mason Play Script

Romeo and Juliet (Modern English)

adapted by Craig Mason Canadian Author from Shakespeare
Drama Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

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
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Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens Robert Wing Play Script

Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens

by Robert Wing
Comedy Character Study

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
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The Shadow Stories - A Cursed Play Matthew Webster Play Script

The Shadow Stories - A Cursed Play

by Matthew Webster
Classical Adaptation Drama

Five very old, very dangerous stories from around the world...

  • About 40 minutes
  • 8 M + 8 F + 15 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 45 pages
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Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline! Michael Calderone Play Script

Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline!

by Michael Calderone
Comedy Shakespeare

Faked Death! Mistaken Identity! Parental Marital Veto! But wait, there’s more!

  • About 50 minutes
  • 6 M + 6 F, Plus percussionist. Easily expandable.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 46 pages
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Shakespeare's Bachelorette Lea Marshall Play Script

Shakespeare's Bachelorette

by Lea Marshall
Comedy Shakespeare

This is the Shakespeare/Dating show mash-up you’ve been waiting for!

  • About 35 minutes
  • 7 M + 7 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages
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Shreds and Patches Robert Wing Play Script

Shreds and Patches

by Robert Wing
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

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
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Shuddersome: Tales of Poe Lindsay Price Play Script

Shuddersome: Tales of Poe

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Edgar Allan Poe
Drama Choral Work Classical Adaptation

A vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works. Multi length versions to fit every performance need.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 51 pages
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The Snow Queen Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Play Script

The Snow Queen

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Hans Christian Andersen
Dramedy Adventure Choral Work

A theatrical adaptation of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 8 M + 20 F + 31 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Storied Bradley Walton Play Script

Storied

by Bradley Walton
Comedy Drama Dramedy

In a magical dimension, three teenagers are pulled into a conflict between Good and Bad Ideas from classic tales. Who is to blame for the bad idea?

  • About 77 minutes
  • 6 M + 9 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Unit Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 70 pages
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Strawberries in Winter Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Play Script

Strawberries in Winter

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Aleksander Chodzko
Comedy Holiday Student Directors

Jack Frost spins the tale of Poor Marouckla who is tormented by her mean stepmother and her horse-faced stepsister. Based on a folktale by Aleksander Chodzko.

  • About 40 minutes
  • 1 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender, plus Snow Dancers
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools
  • 31 pages
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Swoop Lindsay Price Play Script

Swoop

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from The Birds by Aristophanes
Comedy Classical Adaptation

Driven by a desire for total freedom, two fed-up clowns escape the city to build a city in the sky with the birds. But what happens when a clown decides they want total control?

  • About 45 minutes
  • 3 M + 2 F + 13 Any Gender, Plus Chorus of Birds. Doubling Possible.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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The Tempest Craig Mason Play Script

The Tempest

adapted by Craig Mason Canadian Author from Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A modern version of this Shakespeare classic. A great introduction to the story and the bard.

  • About 40 minutes
  • 7 M + 2 F
  • Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages
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Through the Looking-Glass Lindsay Price Play Script

Through the Looking-Glass

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Lewis Carroll
Choral Work Movement-based Comedy

Alice is back in Wonderland and looking to become Queen. This adaptation is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 3 F + 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 38 pages
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The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar Dave Hammers Play Script

The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

by Dave Hammers
Backstage Comedy Comedy Shakespeare

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
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Treasure Island Todd Espeland Play Script

Treasure Island

adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
Drama Adventure Classical Adaptation

Pirates sponging for rum, treasure maps filled with pieces of eight!

  • About 70 minutes
  • 12 M + 8 F, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 50 pages
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Treasure Island (One Act Version) Todd Espeland Play Script

Treasure Island (One Act Version)

adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
Drama Adventure Classical Adaptation

A one act cutting of Treasure Island

  • About 35 minutes
  • 12 M + 8 F, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 39 pages
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Wenceslas Lindsay Price Play Script

Wenceslas

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Choral Work Holiday

A moving interpretation of the classic carol Good King Wenceslas. With music, song, a touching message and great roles for actors of all levels.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 2 M + 2 F + 14 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages
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Will and Whimsy: Sixteen Dramatically Illustrated Sonnets of Shakespeare Alan Haehnel Play Script

Will and Whimsy: Sixteen Dramatically Illustrated Sonnets of Shakespeare

by Alan Haehnel
Student Directors Vignettes Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Sonnets come alive in this play where modern scenes play hand in hand with the original text. Very flexible casting.

  • About 50 minutes
  • 8 Any Gender, Expandable to 35
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 43 pages
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The Wind in the Willows Todd Espeland Play Script

The Wind in the Willows

adapted by Todd Espeland from Kenneth Grahame
Adventure Comedy Classical Adaptation

A lively and theatrical adaptation of a wonderful classic.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 3 F + 16 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 61 pages
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