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Baalzebub
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
The Battle of Image vs Girl
by Johanna Skoreyko
One Girl. One Mirror. Against the world.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
Circus Olympus
by Lindsay Price
The Greek Geek Circus has come to town with a ton of myths to share. A gleeful celebration with a large cast expansion, parts for all and a choice of length.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 9 W, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 63 pages
Dracula
adapted by Laramie Dean from Bram Stoker
A highly theatrical exploration of the evil that lurks inside all of us…
- About 100 minutes
- 5 M + 5 W + 3 Any Gender, plus Nosferatu and Assorted Monsters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 100 pages
Drop Dead, Juliet!
by Allison Williams
Juliet has had enough! No more poison, stabbing, or dying. Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 13 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Frankenstein Among the Dead
adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein
- About 95 minutes
- 8 M + 7 W + 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 81 pages
Funhouse
by Lindsay Price
This middle school play looks at the bullied, the bully, and the bystander through mostly non-verbal vignettes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 16 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
The Gorgon Sisters
by Laramie Dean
Can Stheno bring her sister Medusa back to life?
- About 50 minutes
- 8 M + 10 W + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Gothic Ghost Stories
by Lindsay Price
A modern adaptation of Victorian ghost stories.
- About 75 minutes
- 17 M + 25 W + 7 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 66 pages
Hamlette
by Allison Williams
Hamlet is played by a girl in this twisty-turny comedic interpretation of the classic Danish tale.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 W + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 20 pages
Horror Movie 102: Failing Just Got Deadlier
by Steven Stack
A follow-up to the very popular Horror Movie 101!
- About 60 minutes
- 7 M + 14 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
Let Me In
by Sholeh Wolpé
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 W + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Mmmbeth
by Allison Williams
An hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play! Updated Version.
- About 45 minutes
- 5 W + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version
by Allison Williams
A shorter version of our hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play. Updated version.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 W + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 28 pages
Power Play
by Lindsay Price
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.
- About 55 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
by Dara Murphy
Two royalty-free plays for your inclusive classroom
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Treasure Island
adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirates sponging for rum, treasure maps filled with pieces of eight!
- About 70 minutes
- 12 M + 8 W, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 50 pages
Treasure Island (One Act Version)
adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
A one act cutting of Treasure Island
- About 35 minutes
- 12 M + 8 W, Plus patrons & pirates, gender flexible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Water. Gun. Argument.
by Alan Haehnel
A squirt gun would never be mistaken for a real gun, right?
- About 40 minutes
- 4 M + 8 W + 37 Any Gender, Using doubling, the play could be performed with as few as 18 actors
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
With Liberty and Justice For All
by Jeyna Lynn Gonzales
Voices from a BLM protest.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 W + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans M
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
