Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo
by Treanor Baring
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
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Fantasy Play Scripts for Schools
Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo: Competition Version
by Treanor Baring
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
Grim and Gruesome Grimm
adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt
from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
A playful and theatrical adaptation of Grimm's grimmest tales.
- About 60 minutes
- 8 M + 12 F + 21 Any Gender, Doubling Options
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 57 pages
Hamlet, Zombie Killer of Denmark
by Chris Stiles
Denmark is plagued with zombies in this gruesomely comic adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 2 F + 11 Any Gender, Plus Extras
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 36 pages
Hansel and Gretel
by Shirley Barrie
An inventive re-telling of the Grimms' fairy tale. Puppetry, percussive rhythms, twists in language, and unique characterizations.
- About 56 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender, Percussionists and Puppeteers
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 56 pages
The Happiness Shop
by Lindsay Price
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
Help! My Class Is Overrun By…
by Lindsay Price
Eight quick classroom comedies throw middle school students into absurd crises, from indoor rainstorms to zombie classmates, offering flexible staging and roles for casts of all sizes and skill levels.
- About 80 minutes
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 111 pages
Horror Movie 101: Failing Can Be Deadly
by Steven Stack
A collection of five hauntingly humorous tales.
- About 55 minutes
- 5 M + 16 F, double and triple casting possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 53 pages
This collection contains
David and Delaney's Guide to the Perfectly Nifty Prom, The Girl on the Side of the Road, Heirlooms, Isolation, and The One
The House
by Lindsay Price
The house doesn’t just hold stories… it hungers to tell them.
- About 75 minutes
- 5 M + 9 F + 14 Any Gender
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 85 pages
The House - Competition Length Version
by Lindsay Price
A competition-length cutting of The House. The house doesn’t just hold stories… it hungers to tell them.
- About 35 minutes
- 25 Any Gender, 19 with doubling
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
adapted by Lindsay Price
from Charles Dickens
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
Inanimate
by Christian Kiley
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
Isolation
by Steven Stack
Karen wants to have one more get together with her sister and some of their friends before she graduates. But an unexpected (and unseen) guest is waiting for all of them.
- About 13 minutes
- 5 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Jealousy Jane
by Lindsay Price
Jane is a jealous girl. So much so it's turned into a life-sized monster that follows her everywhere. What happens when Jealousy takes over your life?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt
from L. Frank Baum
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
Layers
by Gary Rodgers
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
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
adapted by Lindsay Price
from Washington Irving
What will happen when Icabod Crane comes face to face with the headless horseman? An adaptation of the Washington Irving story.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 7 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set.
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Magic Diary of Mozambique
by Chris Stiles
A magic diary grants wishes: Good grades, popular friends, lavish gifts. But there are consequences to these wishes.
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 8 F
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 42 pages
Magic Fairy in the Microwave
by Dara Murphy
An ordinary girl has an overactive imagination. Maybe. This is a fast physical extravaganza with guns, knives, and blood. Kittens will be harmed.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Merrie Christmas Show
by Lindsay Price
A group of lively travelling players take you on a spirited adventure through Christmas past and present. Flexible casting, and audience participation.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages