Diversity
In theatre, as in life, it's important that students are able to see themselves reflected in the material they study and perform.
Diversity, inclusion and representation are all key elements within the theatre and we have compiled the following resources to help foster a community in the classroom and the theatre where everyone belongs.
Play Scripts
Anonymous
by Allison Green
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.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 W + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
Quick Facts
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 W + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
La Ansiedad es Naranja
by Lindsay Price
A Spanish translation of the vignette play Anxiety is Orange.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 W + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 24 pages
Quick Facts
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 7 W + 12 Any Gender, Doubling possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 24 pages
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
Quick Facts
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
by Lindsay Price
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Quick Facts
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Quick Facts
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 9 W + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Characters Behaving Badly
by Lindsay Price
This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
by Bradley Walton
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 W + 8 M or W + 1 Trans M
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 W + 8 M or W + 1 Trans M
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Finding Jo March
by Laramie Dean
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 W + 1 Any Gender + 3 W or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
Quick Facts
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 W + 1 Any Gender + 3 W or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
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
Quick Facts
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 W + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Life, Off Book
by Scott Giessler
What happens when Ophelia and Jeb have to tear themselves away from the script and live life off book?
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 3 W + 10 Any Gender, Plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 3 W + 10 Any Gender, Plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Mírame en los Ojos
by Lindsay Price
A Spanish translation of Look Me in the Eye.
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 23 pages
Quick Facts
- About 25 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 23 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
by Kirk Shimano
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Quick Facts
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
by Kirk Shimano
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Quick Facts
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Not Going Anywhere
by Emma Fonseca Halverson
A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Quick Facts
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Pandemic Pancake
by Lindsay Price
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Passing Period Purgatory
by Christian Kiley
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Quick Facts
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
by Emma Fonseca Halverson
Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Quick Facts
- About 20 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages
Red Tee
by Lindsay Price
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 W + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or W + 1 Trans M + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 W + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or W + 1 Trans M + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Thought Traps
by Lindsay Price
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 W + 1 M or W + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 pages
Quick Facts
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 W + 1 M or W + 2 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 37 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
Quick Facts
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 W + 3 Any Gender + 1 Trans M
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Resources
BIPOC Voices and Perspectives Monologue Resource
edited by Lindsay Price
BIPOC Voices & Perspectives: Monologue Resource is an incredible collection of 34 original monologues written by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) students that shares their perspectives, their stories and their voices.
Blog Posts
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
Be human, open, and honest: Using BIPOC material in the classroom
BIPOC Classroom Resources
Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students
Current Events: Diversity in Theatre Lesson
Dressing Rooms: Solutions that Meet Student Needs
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Questions for Your Beginning of the Year Survey
Non-Gendered Honorifics & Group Greetings
Plays & Musicals for Pride Month
Pronouns in the Drama Classroom
Start With One Thing
The Importance of Pronouns
Thoughts on Gender & Casting
What Does It Mean to “Educate Yourself”?
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