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 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
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Play Scripts for Schools using Contemporary costumes
Oddball
by Lindsay Price
A vignette play that embraces the odd. Odd jobs, odd socks, odd one out, odd reactions and odd boyfriends.
- About 35 minutes
- 7 M + 20 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 38 pages
Oh Chad
by Lindsay Price
The story of a love that withstands all obstacles and surpasses all boundaries... except for one.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The One
by Steven Stack
A group of friends end up at a haunted house, in a room that may or may not actually exist, where they’re faced with a decision that could doom one of them... or all of them.
- About 13 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
One Beer Too Many
by Billy Houck
Skip writes from the heart, but uncovers something no one wants to read.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
One Hundred Lies
by Alan Haehnel
In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
The Other Room
by Christian Kiley
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.
- About 20 minutes
- 4 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
Paper Thin
by Lindsay Price
An upwardly mobile couple creates a Tuesday night diversion.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Patience Chose A Party
by Lindsay Price
A sharp, comedic glimpse into the chaos of high school life, where every choice feels like the end of the world—but might just be the start of self-discovery.
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 6 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Pay Phone
by Bradley Hayward
When a teenager loses his cell phone, he has no choice but to use... a pay phone.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Perils of Modern Education
by Matthew Webster
A comedic romp through the stresses and struggles of making it through the school day.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 19 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
The Plucky Pie Murder
by Dara Murphy
The star quarterback has been charged with murdering the mascot and a farce of a trial ensues. The audience plays the jury in this black comedy.
- About 45 minutes
- 8 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version
by Dara Murphy
When Riverview High’s star quarterback is accused of murdering the school mascot, a wildly incompetent trial unfolds, putting the audience in the jury box to decide the fate of a case that is as absurd as it is dark.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, Plus teammates
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 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 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
The Pregnancy Project
by Lindsay Price
A pregnancy project turns real when Lucy's test turns pink. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.
- About 60 minutes
- 5 M + 15 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 47 pages
Pressure
by Lindsay Price
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.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 10 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Pressure: Competition Version
by Lindsay Price
Intersecting stories reveal teens under relentless pressure to achieve, belong, and be perfect, while they are still figuring out who they are and what it means to feel safe and seen.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 8 F + 2 Any Gender, Plus Mob
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
Pretty Girl Plain Girl
by Lindsay Price
Tara tries to convince her best friend not to enter a beauty pageant.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle 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 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 16 pages