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Power Play

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.

  • About 55 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 38 pages

The Pregnancy Project

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A pregnancy project turns real when Lucy's test turns pink. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 5 M + 15 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 47 pages

Pretty Girl Plain Girl

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Tara tries to convince her best friend not to enter a beauty pageant.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Red Tee

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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

Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author

The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. Multiple lengths available.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13M+17F+3 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 88 pages

Ten / Two

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Ten plays for two actors. The plays can be performed individually or all together for a full evening of theatre. Excellent for the classroom or competition.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 3 M + 7 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 81 pages

Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A collection of short plays with challenging stories and complex characters.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 64 pages
This collection contains Bottle Baby, Hall Pass, Juice Box, Oh Chad, Sunday Lunch, and You

Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A collection of ten minute plays.

  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 55 pages

Thirteen in 10 Minutes or Less

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author

From high-stakes board games to surviving terrible hotel waffles, a group of thirteen-year-olds tackle the messy realities of eighth grade in a series of ten-minute plays about the hilarious challenge of staying connected.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 4 M + 4 F, Expandable to 17M+16W+7 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 96 pages

Tick Talk

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

The teenagers in Tick Talk have much to say, but no way to say it. Characters are limited to only ONE WORD for the whole play. A great challenge for actors.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 2 M + 6 F + 5 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 31 pages

Up Cycle

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author

Ruth tries to improve her eighth grade experience by starting an exercise group in her garage.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 3 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools

The Waking Moment

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author

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

who are we, who we are

by Forrest Musselman

Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 14 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools

Will and Whimsy: Sixteen Dramatically Illustrated Sonnets of Shakespeare

by Alan Haehnel

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

Yes, Virginia, There is a Virginia

by Colleen Neuman

An ordinary shopper survey takes absurd twists and turns for Virginia as she struggles to answer the surprisingly cosmic question: Is Ann Landers real?

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