Play Scripts for Schools suitable for Teen

Ten Minute Play Series: Girls & Guys

A collection of short plays that examines the relationships between girls and guys.

• About 10 minutes
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 65 pages

Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes

My mantra is better than your mantra, especially when it comes to late teachers.

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

That One Book About You-Know-What

When students break into a sealed school library to uncover why books are being banned, their stolen reading of a redacted school board transcript collides with Moby-Dick, revealing how a crusading parent and Captain Ahab share the same dangerous obsession, and how censorship turns stories into weapons.

• About 25 minutes
• 1 M + 1 F + 7 Any Gender, Plus Angry Parents and Intrepid Sailors
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 21 pages

Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection

A collection of ten minute plays.

• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 55 pages

Thief

Sandy will not have a thief for a boyfriend. No way.

• About 10 minutes
• 1 M + 1 F
• Simple Set

Thirteen in 10 Minutes or Less

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

This Phone Will Explode at the Tone

A vignette play about communication. Great for classwork.

• About 20 minutes
• 2 M + 2 F, Expandable to 33
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 20 pages

Thought Traps

Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?

• About 35 minutes
• 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 37 pages

Through the Looking-Glass

Alice is back in Wonderland and looking to become Queen. This adaptation is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.

• About 35 minutes
• 3 M + 3 F + 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 38 pages

ths phne 2.0: the next generation

A vignette play that looks at 21st century communication. Blog your innermost thoughts. Break up by text. Express your deepest emotions through LOL's and smilies.

• About 30 minutes
• 2 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 27 pages

Tick Talk

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

Time, What Is It?

A teenager asks the wrong guy for the time.

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

To Kill a Mocking Birdie

Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. It's a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.

• About 30 minutes
• 1 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 23 pages

Tofuman

• About 10 minutes
• 2 M + 2 F
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Tough City, Prone to Rain

A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.

• About 35 minutes
• 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 29 pages

The Tower of Tyler

Tyler is a star. But his sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets.

• About 25 minutes
• 3 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools

The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?

• About 82 minutes
• 5 M + 4 F + 22 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 85 pages

Treasure Island

Pirates sponging for rum, treasure maps filled with pieces of eight!

• About 70 minutes
• 12 M + 8 F, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 50 pages

Treasure Island (One Act Version)

A one act cutting of Treasure Island

• About 35 minutes
• 12 M + 8 F, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 39 pages

The Truth or Dare Sisterhood

A group of misfit teens at a chaotic sleepover must navigate identity, friendship, and loyalty when a newcomer with big secrets joins their sisterhood.

• About 30 minutes
• 1 M + 5 F
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 31 pages