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Middle School Monologues: Guys

edited by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A collection of middle school monologues for boys. All monologues from published Theatrefolk plays.

  • 20 M
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 55 pages

The Middle School Scene Book

edited by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A collection of middle school scenes for duets and groups. All scenes from published Theatrefolk plays.

  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 111 pages

Mírame en los Ojos

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A Spanish translation of Look Me in the Eye.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 23 pages

Moving / Still: Two One Act Plays

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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
This collection contains Moving and Still

The Myths at the Edge of the World

by Matthew Webster

Four campers are not only lost in the wood, they are lost at the edge of the world with no land, water, stars or sun. The only way to bring life back is to ask the right questions that will release stories from the wind.

  • About 50 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender, Expandable to 30
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 42 pages

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

Pandora's Fire

by Judith White

Pandora's curiosity gets the better of her in this theatrical retelling of the Greek myth.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 4 F + 3 Any Gender, Plus chorus
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 24 pages

Passing Period Purgatory

by Christian Kiley

Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 15 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 26 pages

Patterns and Power: The Female Edison

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?

  • About 30 minutes
  • 2 F + 17 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 37 pages

Power Play

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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

Power Play: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F, Plus Swarm Ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 28 pages

The Pregnancy Project

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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 Canadian Author

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 Canadian Author

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

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

Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version

by Krista Boehnert Canadian Author

A group of teens piece together who they are and who they are becoming, revealing their fears, dreams, and defining moments through raw, interconnected monologues.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 1 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus Optional Ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 19 pages

A Recipe of Me

by Kate Kilpatrick

Heartfelt stories about a family told through recipes.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 7 F + 9 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 23 pages

Romeo and Juliet (Modern English)

adapted by Craig Mason Canadian Author from Shakespeare

A modern English one act version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.

  • About 40 minutes
  • 7 M + 2 F + 3 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 28 pages

Romeo and Juliet (One Hour)

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from the original by Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 18 M + 4 F, Doubling Possible
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 39 pages

Same Room, Different Story

by Claire Broome Canadian Author

This powerful vignette play uses one set to explore the vast range of teen experiences that can unfold within the same four walls.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 67 pages