Play Scripts for Schools featuring SEL
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a construct intended to provide students with the skills to confront challenges, build resilience and demonstrate empathy for others. These plays are great to use with your students to introduce SEL or deepen their understanding and awareness.
6ft Scenes
by Lindsay Price
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Agatha Rex
adapted by Lindsay Price from Antigone by Sophocles
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Among Friends and Clutter
by Lindsay Price
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 W, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
Anger Management
by Lindsay Price
Life in the afterworld sucks for Juliet and Ophelia. And they're not afraid to tell you where to shove your decorative pot holder.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
The Art of Rejection: Two One Act Plays
by Christian Kiley
R is the only letter in a sea of numbers. Potential sits in a chair. These two one acts - Art of Rejection and Chaired can be performed separately or together.
- 1 M + 1 W + 27 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
The Art of Rejection
by Christian Kiley
An avant-garde look at the price of popularity.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 W + 14 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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
Baalzebub - One Act Version
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 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
Beauty and the Bee
by Lindsay Price
Catherine is a beauty queen. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could not be farther apart. When their worlds collide, sparks fly.
- About 38 minutes
- 2 M + 6 W + 9 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 42 pages
Being Bianca: The Semi-Complete Guide
by Alan Haehnel
Bianca wants to help everyone be the best they can be. Well, she wants everyone to be just like her. Because what's better than being Bianca? Huge cast comedy.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 10 W + 38 Any Gender, Doubling and Tripling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
betweenity
by Lindsay Price
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 W + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 29 pages
The Big Lie
by Lindsay Price
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
by RS Paulette
This award-winning piece is haunting, exhilarating and theatrical.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 W, Plus Students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Blue Sky
by Lindsay Price
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
by Lindsay Price
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 W + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 32
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Body Body
by Lindsay Price
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 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Body Body: Competition Length Version
by Lindsay Price
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 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Bottle Baby
by Lindsay Price
Beeb is a young recovering alcoholic. But the recovery isn't going so well.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
