Chemo Girl and Other Plays is an incredible collection of plays that examines the impact of cancer through the eyes of teenagers. Sometime we have to dig deep to find the courage to overcome life’s biggest challenges.

Plays With Awards & Accolades


Among Friends and Clutter

Among Friends and Clutter

  • Sisseton High School, Superior Production, Outstanding Ensemble in the 2008 South Dakota State One Act Competition
  • Northumberland High School won their District Festival in the Virginal High School League
  • Won the 2013 Southeastern Theatre Conference Play Festival

betweenity

betweenity

  • Cambridge-Isanti High School - 2013 - Mississippi 8 Starred Performance, Minnesota sub-section 7AA Champions, Minnesota Section 7AA Champions, and Minnesota State Festival Performers

The Blue and the Grey

The Blue and the Grey

  • RCHS Drama Club - 1st place finish at VHSL One-Act Competition, conference & regional level

Body Body

Body Body

  • Awarded Silver at The 2011 Singapore Youth Festival.

Body Body: Competition Length Version

Body Body: Competition Length Version

  • Awarded Silver at The 2011 Singapore Youth Festival.

Box

Box

  • Thurso Players won the 2017 Caithness District Scottish Community Drama Association Youth Festival of one act plays and the Intermediate award for the Highland Division.
  • Kipling C.I. - Award of Excellence: Ensemble, National Theatre School Ontario Drama Festival, Regionals
  • Milwaukie High School - Audience Choice at Tournament of Plays

The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note

The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note

  • Winner of TADA! Theater's 2000 One-Act Playwriting Competition in New York!
  • 2004 Maine State Finals, Division 2, 2nd place
  • 2004 North Dakota State Finals, 3rd Place
  • Swept the 2004 IML One-Act Competition awards.
  • Article from the Saugeen Times
  • New Town High School - 1st place, Superior Acting Awards for entire cast as Ensemble, Director of the Year; Region 9 One-Act Play Competition

The Butterfly Queen

The Butterfly Queen

  • Medomak Valley High School - Class A Runner-up 2018 Maine Drama Festival, 2 students named to All Star Festival Cast, special commendation for lighting

Carrying the Calf

Carrying the Calf

  • DORA Award for outstanding theatre for young audiences
  • Chalmer's Award winner

Chicken. Road.

Chicken. Road.

  • CM Russell High School (Great Falls, Montana) won the Overall Outstanding Production (Drama) award at the 2015 Montana State Thespian Convention.
  • Tecumseh Vista Academy - Award of Merit - Monologues, NTS Drama Festival - Regionals
  • Tecumseh Vista Academy - Award of Merit - Ensemble Performance, NTS Drama Festival - Regionals
  • O'Neill CVI - Outstanding Production, District Level, Ontario Theatre Festival
  • Tecumseh Vista Academy Secondary - 2018 Ontario Drama Festival District Level: Award of Distinction for Choreography: Kaitlyn Pecaski, Award of Distinction for Ensemble: Tecumseh Vista Academy, Award of Excellence for Acting: Chloe Dudley as "One", Outstanding Production 2018

Circus Olympus

Circus Olympus

Clowns with Guns (A Vaudeville)

Clowns with Guns (A Vaudeville)

  • Clarinda High School - Critics Choice in One-Act Category of Iowa Speech Association Large Group Speech Contest

darklight

darklight

  • Governor Simcoe Secondary School - Award of Merit - Costuming, NTS Drama Festival - Regionals
  • Governor Simcoe Secondary School - Award of Excellence - Contributions to Canadian Theatre, NTS Drama Festival - Regionals
  • Century High School - 1st Place in the 2019 State A One-Act Play Contest

A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something

A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something

  • Section 1A Honours in Minnesota and a State One Act Festival Participant.
  • South Tama County High School - Advanced to the All-State Competition in Reader's Theatre
  • Winona Middle School - 3rd place, Minnesota State HS League, Section 1 AA one-act play competition
  • Gwinner High School, ND - State participant

Drop Dead, Juliet!

Drop Dead, Juliet!

  • The 9th most-performed short play in North American high schools, according to the Educational Theatre Association's annual production survey.

Emotional Baggage

Emotional Baggage

  • St. Cloud HS earned the double-honor of performing at the 2007 Florida State Thespian Festival and at the Orlando Fringe Festival
  • Straight Superior marks and Critic's Choice awards for New Smyrna Beach High School at the Florida District 3 Competition.
  • Award of Excellence, Ensemble Performance, Port Credit SS
  • Best Play Award - Gander Collegiate
  • Esterhazy High School - 2018 Saskatchewan Drama Festival, Regionals, Best Overall Production

Flaky Lips

Flaky Lips

  • Winner of TADA! Theater's 2003 One-Act Playwriting Competition in New York!
  • Part of TADA! Theater's Best of 15 years Staged Reading Series
  • Outstanding District Production, Essex District High School 2006 Sears Drama Festival
  • Advanced to Regional Showcase, John Fraser Secondary School 2007 Sears Drama Festival
  • Best Overall Production at the 2009 Saskatchewan Drama Association Region 7 festival
  • Advanced to the All Ontario Showcase of the 2013 Sears Drama Festival

The Gift

The Gift

  • Winner of the 2013 Ronald Ruble New Play Festival

Hamlette

Hamlette

  • "Superior" - 2004 Florida State Thespian Festival. Miami Southridge Senior High School, troupe 1641.
  • Sisseton High School, Won 2003 Regionals & advanced to State competition (won 3 individual acting awards)
  • Sisseton High School, Won 2009 Regionals & advanced to State competition (2 individual acting awards)

Hoodie

Hoodie

  • Best Production Award at the 2013 Dandenong Ranges One Act Play Youth Festival.
  • Best Canadian Play, 2013 Sears Drama Festival Niagara District.
  • Best Production 2014 Kentucky Theatre Association Middle School Festival

A Lighter Shade of Noir

A Lighter Shade of Noir

  • Millhopper Montessori School - Superior Award - Florida Junior Regional Festival

Look Me in the Eye

Look Me in the Eye

  • Crews Lake Middle School - Superior Production & Critic's Choice; 2017 Florida Jr. Thespian District 11 One Act Competition
  • Crews Lake Middle School - Superior Production; 2018 Florida Jr. Thespian State Competition in Orlando
  • Sisseton High School, Won 2004 Regionals & advanced to State competition (won Superior Play award, Ensemble Acting award and 4 individual acting awards)
  • Mount Carmel Academy - Chapter Select for the Louisiana State Thespian Festival

Mmmbeth

Mmmbeth

  • Outstanding Production, 2008 Sears Drama Festival, Georgian Bay District

Power Play

Power Play

  • Prince Rupert SS Won the Northwest Zone of their Drama Festival
  • Mills Godwin HS at the Virginia High School League State Theatre Festival
  • John Fraser SS; outstanding district production Sears Drama Festival
  • Belle Fourche High School; Superior Production, Outstanding Ensemble at the 2008 South Dakota State One Act Festival
  • Outstanding Production, Adam Scott CVI, Sears Drama Festival

Pressure

Pressure

  • Chapter Select Showcase at the 2006 International Thespians Festival
  • Freeman Academy chosen to perform at 2007 SD One Act Play State Championship

School Daze

School Daze

  • University School of Nova Southeastern University invited to perform at Florida State Junior Thespian Festival

Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline!

Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline!

  • With twelve actors and twelve plot devices, this piece had a neat symmetry to it and proved, once again, that you don’t need a fancy set and complicated props to get a story across. This team used the script, some good physical theatre and their obvious joy of being on stage to produce an uplifting example of Shakespeare on a shoestring. Source

Shuddersome: Tales of Poe

Shuddersome: Tales of Poe

  • Advanced to the All Ontario Showcase of the 2013 Sears Drama Festival
  • Clinton High School - Best Overall Costume at North Mississippi DramaFest; Best Overall Costume at Mississippi Theatre Association Festival
  • Laingsburg High School - Advanced to the State level of The 2018 Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association Theater Festival
  • Langley Fine Arts School - Outstanding performance in the Langley District Drama Festival, advanced to the 2019 British Columbia Provincial Festival
  • Cambridge-Isanti High School - 2019 - Mississippi 8 conference starred Performance, Minnesota Sub-Section 7AA Champions, Minnesota Section 7AA Champions and Minnesota State Festival Performers

Skid Marks: A Play About Driving

Skid Marks: A Play About Driving

  • Gold Medal, Fuller Middle School, Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival
  • Sisseton High School chosen to perform at 2007 SD One Act Play State Championship

Stressed

Stressed

  • Stromness Drama Club - 1st place: Orkney District Scottish Community Drama one-act Festival (youth)
  • Stromness Drama Club - 1st place: Northern Divisional Final
  • Stromness Drama Club - 2018 Scotland Community Theatre Association One Act Festival: Divisional Winner

Stroke Static

Stroke Static

  • Listowel District Secondary School 2007 Sears Drama Festival Outstanding Production
  • Outstanding Production, 2008 Sears Drama Festival, Niagara District
  • Bolder Creek HS, 2008 Northern Arizona Acting Festival, Superior ranking at the regional level and Best Ensemble at the State level
  • Washington and Lee High School won first place in the 2009 Region A Theatre Festival

The Tempest

The Tempest

  • Performed 2003 at the Duncan YMCA Chernin Center for the Arts

This Phone Will Explode at the Tone

This Phone Will Explode at the Tone

  • Invited to Play Marathon, Lincoln, NE

Through the Looking-Glass

Through the Looking-Glass

  • Honorable Mention Distinguished Play as well as the top ensemble acting award in the 2013 NCTC State Play Festival

ths phne 2.0: the next generation

ths phne 2.0: the next generation

  • Oxford High School received a superior ranking and the Best in Show Title at their 2011 district level Trumbauer festival competition.

Tick Talk

Tick Talk

  • Arnprior DHS at the 2006 Sears Drama Festival All Ontario Showcase
  • Outstanding Production, Arnprior DHS, 2006 Sears Drama Festival Eastern Regional Showcase
  • F. A. Middle School received a Gold Medal at the 2007 Mass Middle School Drama Festival
  • Outstanding Production for Bear Creek S.S. at the 2009 Regional Sears Drama Festival
  • 2010 Outstanding Production for Woodhaven Middle School in the Alberta Zone ll West Festival
  • Hazen High School won a superior ranking and best Ensemble Award at the 2011 North Dakota One Act Festival

Tuna Fish Eulogy

Tuna Fish Eulogy

  • Winner of the 1996 National Playwriting Award for best one-act play.
  • Swept the All England Theatre Festival Northern Area Final
  • Bayside High School earned a "Superior" ranking at the 2006 Florida State Thespian Festival.
  • Nelson County High School earns first place over all in Virginia High School League "A" one act competition
  • Best Production Zone 2 Alberta High School Drama Festival 2014

Wait Wait Bo Bait

Wait Wait Bo Bait

  • "Superior" - 2004 Florida State Thespian Festival
  • 2007 Ontario Showcase, Sears Drama Festival, Char-Lan DHS
  • Mayfield High School won First Place One Act in the Four Corners Theatre Festival

who are we, who we are

who are we, who we are

  • Rushford-Peterson High School - Section 1A champions and State Participant, Minnesota.
  • New Town High School, ND - State participant

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