Parenting/Family-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Floating on a Don't Care Cloud
An emotional tug of war between a sister and brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use. A vivid personification of drugs.
- About 40 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 42 pages
Free - Version 1
A free picnic forces a struggling town to reconcile their belief systems with their greed.
- About 45 minutes
- 6 M + 10 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Free - Version 2
A free picnic forces a struggling town to reconcile their belief systems with their greed. More parts for girls in Version 2.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 12 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Free: Competition Version
A competition-length version of Free by Lindsay Price.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 11 Any Gender + 2 M or F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 31 pages
Frying Pan to Frying Pan
Should Echo follow her English teacher's dream or her mother's wishes?
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Gift
A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
The Girl on the Side of the Road
Cal and Jane end up stranded on a dark and lonely road. They make the unfortunate decision of helping a girl who only wants to get home to Mother.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Hamlet
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of murder, ghosts and revenge.
- About 60 minutes
- 15 M + 9 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 47 pages
Hamlet, Zombie Killer of Denmark
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
Hamlette
Hamlet is played by a girl in this twisty-turny comedic interpretation of the classic Danish tale.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 20 pages
Hansel and Gretel
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
Heirlooms
Tara and Dane find themselves in possession of the legendary “hook hand” and learn that “finders keepers” is not always what it’s cracked up to be.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Home of the Brave
An excellent character-driven piece for middle school students. Inspired by hundreds of interviews with those associated by all branches of the service.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Hope and Heartache Diner
Diners are a special place. You can get your coffee, fall in love, and find light when the world is dark.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 66 pages
The Hope and Heartache Diner - One Act Version
A One Act version of The Hope and Heartache Diner
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Horror Movie 101: Failing Can Be Deadly
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
Huge Hands
A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
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
Isolation
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
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
