Play Scripts for Schools suitable for Pre-teen
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
by Forrest Musselman
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 W + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Diatom
by Billy Houck
Two friends without a car wait and talk. And wait and talk. And wait and talk...
- About 10 minutes
- 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Discovering Rogue
by Christian Kiley
Rogue lives in a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind. Others want Rogue to leave but she isn’t budging. It's a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 W + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
The Dread Pirate Sadie
by Steven Stack
Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre.
- About 60 minutes
- 1 M + 10 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 61 pages
Drum Taps
adapted by Lindsay Price from Walt Whitman
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 66 pages
Drum Taps (Small Cast Version)
adapted by Lindsay Price from Walt Whitman
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Drum Taps (Large Cast Version)
adapted by Lindsay Price from Walt Whitman
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 14 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum
by Ken Preuss
A character driven comedy about art, romance, and mystery. This rinky-dink art museum holds more interest than what first meets the eye.
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 7 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Everyman
translated by Lindsay Price from Everyman by Anonymous
A modern translation of the original text
- About 30 minutes
- 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Exile and the Onion Girl
adapted by Lindsay Price from Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers
A vividly modern adaptation of Aeschylus' play The Libation Bearers.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 6 W, Plus Domestics (chorus)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
The Factory
by Lindsay Price
Robots will always do their jobs better than real people. And rules are what make the Factory productive.
- About 30 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
Failure and fortitude are the touchstones for every inventor, but even more so for 19th century female inventors.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 W + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 W + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
Fidget
by Bradley Hayward
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Finding Jo March
by Laramie Dean
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 W + 1 Any Gender + 3 W or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
Finishing Sentences
by Scott Giessler
A play that forces us to consider the human side of the people we often dismiss.
- About 39 minutes
- 4 M + 6 W + 8 Any Gender, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 44 pages
The First Herald Angel
by John Donald O'Shea
On the first Christmas Eve, a shepherd meets an angel who states something miraculous is about to occur. The shepherd's wife has her doubts.
- About 25 minutes
- 1 M + 2 W + 2 Any Gender
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 15 pages
Football Romeo
by Lindsay Price
A hilarious full length modern take on the clash between school cliques. Inspired by Romeo and Juliet.
- About 75 minutes
- 3 M + 7 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 76 pages
Football Romeo (Ten Minute Version)
by Lindsay Price
A football player tries to tackle Shakespeare.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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 W + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
