Call for Middle School & High School play scripts

Are you a playwright with a story that middle and high school students will love? Theatrefolk is seeking new plays that:

• Run 25-30 minutes in length
• Feature mostly middle or high school-aged characters
• Are easy to stage with simple set requirements
• Offer flexible casting (gender flexibility encouraged)
• Follow proper script formatting

We are looking for plays on these themes:

• Personal Growth: Building resilience, overcoming failure, and navigating mental health and self-care.
• Social Dynamics: Friendship, belonging, empathy, and family understanding.
• Identity and Diversity: Exploring creativity, self-expression, identity, and differences.
• Modern Challenges: Navigating social media, technology's impact, and pressures of inequality.
• Activism and Responsibility: Environmental advocacy, social justice, and addressing inequality.

If your play speaks to today’s youth and meets these criteria, please submit your script and join our mission to inspire young actors.

Please Don't Send

• Ten minute plays
• Single-character pieces
• Scene collections
• Musicals

Ready to Submit?

Include a brief synopsis along with production history & reviews (if available). Submit plays in PDF FORMAT ONLY to submissions@theatrefolk.com