Social Issue Plays for High Schools / Middle Schools

This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.

Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.

Four teenagers struggle with pressures. The Refugee, the newbie, the perfectionist and the less than perfect. Everything comes to a head the week before prom.

A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.

Madeline has body issues. So much so that her different body parts are coming to life and talking back. But Madeline is tired of feeling bad about her body.

In the future teenagers are obedient and polite. But this behaviour comes at a price. A thought-provoking harrowing tale.

The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.

Two girls live in two communities that have been separated by a wall for a hundred years.

Julie would do anything to be just like her best friend Rhonda. But she soon finds out Rhonda's perfect world is a nightmare. Deals with sexual abuse.

Stress is driving a teen quartet crazy - so much so they can't stop talking about it. This play is a symphony of sound and character.

A black comedy about female self-image.

This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?

Beeb is a young recovering alcoholic. But the recovery isn't going so well.

A pregnancy project turns real when Lucy's test turns pink. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.

In the future the issue of poverty is solved through separation and subserviance. A teen causes trouble simply because she wants to better herself.

We can all relate to feeling small in a big world. The characters in A Box of Puppies share their insecurities, their frailties and how they cope.

A young girl examines the backpack of her life.

A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.

Skip writes from the heart, but uncovers something no one wants to read.

R is the only letter in a sea of numbers. Potential sits in a chair. These two one acts - Art of Rejection and Chaired can be performed separately or together.

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.

Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.

The Bleep Bleep Girls know how teenagers are supposed to behave and how to deal with those who don't. An absurd look at censorship and independent thought.

A look at a soothing world where complete dependency on technology takes away all ills. But is everything really perfect?

Dallas is a real smarty pants and can't wait to show off. But he's in for a shock. His new class is very different. A fantastic competition piece.

Children of divorce are united through humor in this honest and theatrical look at the day to day reality of growing up in a family that's been torn apart.

The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. Multiple lengths available.

This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.

This middle school play looks at the bullied, the bully, and the bystander through mostly non-verbal vignettes.

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.

A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.

A young girl is pulled out of her history class to go to the hospital where she discovers she has cancer. She befriends Lucy (who is chemotherapy personified) and she and Lucy prepare to take the disease.

A group of teenage cancer patients wait to hear about their progress. A bond is created as they discover their similarities and eccentricities.

Dad is recovering from cancer and heavy chemotherapy treatments in the other room. It has become a dark corner of the house, especially for Mary, who rarely goes in there.

Camille is pulled into the video game world that mirrors her fight against cancer.

The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.

Mia knows how to be a confident and assertive young woman who is not afraid to stand up for herself; the only problem is she can only act this way in her fantasies.

High school is full of stereotypes – or is it?

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.

Life is a little different for Ani. She talks to inanimate objects and the object talk back. Is she living in a happy, carefree kids’ show or is it something more serious?

Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.

Nothing stands in the way of the green grass. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst.

A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.

Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?

A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.

A play that forces us to consider the human side of the people we often dismiss.

A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.

The question everyone’s asking is “Am I walking out alive today?”

We all wear a mask. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?

A re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.

What happens when Ophelia and Jeb have to tear themselves away from the script and live life off book?

Will they establish civility or fall apart?

Will they establish civility or fall apart?

Charlie may not be a superhero, but when she digs deep she discovers her unique talents to save the day.

We label people every day. We’ve done it in the past, we’ll do it in the future.

An examination of depression and anxiety in teens.

Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.

One Girl. One Mirror. Against the world.

An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.