Play Scripts for Schools using Contemporary costumes
Bench Warrant
Three teenage girls have claimed a bench as their very own and routinely chase away all the "losers" who come near it.
- About 10 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Better Than The Movie
First dates can be the worst or the best. Especially when you're on a date with the guy or girl of your dreams.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 12 pages
Better Than The Movie - Socially Distanced Version
A socially-distanced version of Better Than the Movie.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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
The Blue and the Grey
This award-winning piece is haunting, exhilarating and theatrical.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Plus Students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Blue Sky
A homeless youth finds it tough to escape the pull of streets.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Boat
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.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Body Body
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.
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Body Body: Competition Length Version
Madeline has body issues. So much so that different body parts are coming to life and talking back. A shorter version of this body image play.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Bottle Baby
Beeb is a young recovering alcoholic. But the recovery isn't going so well.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Bottom of the Lake
Who lies at the bottom of the lake? An awesome combination of ghost stories, urban legends, teen issues, absurd comedy, and film noir, all in a single play!
- About 70 minutes
- 2 M + 12 F + 2 Any Gender
- Multiple Locations
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Box
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
A Box of Puppies
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.
- 2 M + 2 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 31 pages
Brace Yourself
A teenage brother and sister squabble as they try to extract a gummy bear that has lodged itself in a set of braces.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Breathless
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
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.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Building Blocks
A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.
- About 15 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 11 pages
Building Blocks, Virtually
A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.
- About 15 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Bungee Jump Bear Trap
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
