The Perils of Modern Education is a hilarious romp through the chaos of school life - standardized theatre tests, caffeine withdrawal, even Shakespeare stressing over his college essay! Gender-flexible, easy to stage, and full of laughs.
Lindsay Price
Plays and Resources by Lindsay Price
The 30-Second Monologue Project
Give students the confidence, skills and tools they need to master the monologue with The 30-Second Monologue Project. This four-lesson unit guides students from the first moment to a successful performance.
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
81 Playwriting Exercises
81 exercises that can be used to get students in the habit of writing on a regular basis.
Adapt Now: Adapting Drama Classroom Materials to Different Distance Environments
Learn how to adapt things that were originally written for traditional classrooms to different environments.
Agatha Rex
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Agatha Rex: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Alice
An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic book. Practical solutions to all special effects. A magical trip to Wonderland!
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 8 Any Gender, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas go on strike. Will the holidays be the same? A one act romp with music.
- About 45 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 60 pages
Anger Management
Life in the afterworld sucks for Juliet and Ophelia. And they're not afraid to tell you where to shove your decorative pot holder.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Anne-Arky
A production prepares for opening night. Everything starts out normally, until a rumour spreads that there is an agent in the audience. Anarchy ensues!
- About 45 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Anniversary
A commedia adaptation of Chekhov's The Anniversary
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F, Several Bank Shareholders
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
La Ansiedad es Naranja
A Spanish translation of the vignette play Anxiety is Orange.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
Anxiety is Orange
Join the characters in this vignette play as they navigate the world, each other, and the greens, greys, blues, reds, pinks, yellows, and oranges around them.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Audition Toolkit
Teach students to present their best selves in an audition situation with The Audition Toolkit - complete with articles, exercises, tips and more for both teachers and students.
Backspace
In this world writing is a struggle, a battle, a war. Backspace explores personification and characterization like no other play.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
The Bear
A commedia adaptation of Chekhov's The Bear
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Beauty and the Bee
Catherine is a beauty queen. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could not be farther apart. When their worlds collide, sparks fly.
- About 38 minutes
- 2 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 42 pages
betweenity
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
The Big Lie
As a teacher and student square off, one reveals a secret about the other.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
