Play Scripts for Schools featuring Multicultural cast
The Burgundy Letter
by Kirk Shimano
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 W + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Carrying the Calf
by Shirley Barrie
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.
- About 54 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
The Date
by Steven Stack
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Jealousy Jane
by Lindsay Price
Jane is a jealous girl. So much so it's turned into a life-sized monster that follows her everywhere. What happens when Jealousy takes over your life?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 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
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
Mummu
by Kirk Shimano
A one act play inspired by an ancient Sumerian myth depicting one of the first Mesopotamian gods.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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
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
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
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
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
