Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
by Bradley Walton
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 8 M or F + 1 Trans Man
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
Play Scripts for Schools featuring Variable gender breakdown
Constantly, Incessantly, All The Time
by Billy Houck
A young girl examines the backpack of her life.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
darklight
by Lindsay Price
An examination of depression and anxiety in teens.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 10 Any Gender, Plus THOUGHTS (10 to 20 actors)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Dead Highway
by Christopher Evans
In a world ravaged by a viral apocalypse, six teenagers must fight the undead and their own fracturing friendships to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F, plus Several Zombies
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
Deck the Stage!
by Lindsay Price
A Christmas collection like no other. Six short plays, all inspired by Christmas carols and can be performed as a full-length or individually.
- About 70 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 47 pages
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
by Forrest Musselman
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Diatom
by Billy Houck
Two friends without a car wait and talk. And wait and talk. And wait and talk...
- About 10 minutes
- 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Discovering Rogue
by Christian Kiley
Rogue lives in a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind. Others want Rogue to leave but she isn’t budging. It's a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
Distance Learning
by Christian Kiley
A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution
by Lindsay Price
Pete is terrified of leaving his small town behind. That's why he's standing on the roof of the school covered in egg cartons.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 11 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Everyman
translated by Lindsay Price
from Everyman by Anonymous
A modern translation of the original text
- About 30 minutes
- 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Factory
by Lindsay Price
Robots will always do their jobs better than real people. And rules are what make the Factory productive.
- About 30 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
Failure and fortitude are the touchstones for every inventor, but even more so for 19th century female inventors.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 49 pages
The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
Fidget
by Bradley Hayward
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
flawless leArnIngs
by Kirk Shimano
In a data-driven future, an AI teacher's chilling efficiency sparks a fight for authenticity and self-expression.
- About 25 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, plus optional additional students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Floating on a Don't Care Cloud
by Lindsay Price
An emotional tug of war between a sister and brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use. A vivid personification of drugs.
- About 40 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 42 pages
Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo
by Treanor Baring
A mix-up in the chemistry club creates a horrendous goo that takes over John Dalton School.
- About 50 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo: Competition Version
by Treanor Baring
A 35 minute cutting of the original suitable for competition.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Franz Kafka Cancels His Cell Phone Plan
by Kirk Shimano
A modern absurdist play that puts elements from three of Franz Kafka’s works into the context of the everyday absurdities of our 21st century lives.
- About 25 minutes
- 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 17 pages