Play Scripts for Schools featuring Student directors
Hamlette
Hamlet is played by a girl in this twisty-turny comedic interpretation of the classic Danish tale.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 20 pages
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
Huge Hands
A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Inanimate
Life is a little different for Ani. She talks to inanimate objects and the object talk back. Is she living in a happy, carefree kids’ show or is it something more serious?
- About 25 minutes
- 2 F + 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 18 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Jealousy Jane: Competition Version
A jealous teen battles a literal monster that shadows her every move, forcing her to decide whether to let it consume her life or find the courage to break free.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
Plots and schemes are being hatched to kidnap Santa! That means no toys for good little girls and boys. Adapted from the story by L. Frank Baum.
- About 45 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus Ensemble
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools
- 44 pages
Let Me In
Jazmine tries to get into the movie theatre, but the inspector has other ideas.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Letters
For many wars, letters home were the only form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones. This play brings those letters to life.
- About 25 minutes
- 9 M + 12 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Lord of the Pies
A pie shop erupts into panic after Franny, a brash cat-lady, announces the arrival of the apocalypse. A Lord of the Flies parody.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 10 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 20 pages
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
The Merrie Christmas Show
A group of lively travelling players take you on a spirited adventure through Christmas past and present. Flexible casting, and audience participation.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
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
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
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
Moonscape to Treescape
An environmental fable about a city that destroys its natural beauty in order to support its only industry.
- About 50 minutes
- 8 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Moving
A rapid-fire character-driven comedy with a heart.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Moving / Still: Two One Act Plays
A girl moves too fast. A boy is still the same after a heartwrenching moment. Moving/Still looks at those who want to grow up and those who don't.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 41 pages
Mummu
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
Oddball
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
One Beer Too Many
Skip writes from the heart, but uncovers something no one wants to read.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
