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Plays Mixing Drama with Comedy

Looking for a mix of drama and comedy? Check out these great options.

Agatha Rex Lindsay Price Play Script

Agatha Rex

adapted by Lindsay Price from Antigone by Sophocles
Dramedy

A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.

  • About 75 minutes
  • 9 M + 10 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 72 pages
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Agatha Rex: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Agatha Rex: Competition Version

adapted by Lindsay Price from Antigone by Sophocles
Dramedy

A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price

  • About 35 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 35 pages
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Among Friends and Clutter: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Among Friends and Clutter: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Vignettes

Seven lives intersect in a series of funny and touching moments that reveal the beauty, chaos, and change in friendships, family, and love.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 5 M + 11 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 31 pages
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Among Friends and Clutter Lindsay Price Play Script

Among Friends and Clutter

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Vignettes

This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 43 pages
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Body Body Lindsay Price Play Script

Body Body

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

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 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 54 pages
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The Bottom of the Lake Steven Stack Play Script

The Bottom of the Lake

by Steven Stack
Dramedy Mystery

Who lies at the bottom of the lake? An awesome combination of ghost stories, urban legends, teen issues, absurd comedy, and film noir, all in a single play!

  • About 70 minutes
  • 2 M + 12 F + 2 Any Gender
  • Multiple Locations
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 39 pages
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Box Lindsay Price Play Script

Box

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Issue-Based Movement-based

A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 35 pages
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Bungee Jump Bear Trap Lindsay Price Play Script

Bungee Jump Bear Trap

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Vignettes

Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 16 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 31 pages
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La Caja Lindsay Price Play Script

La Caja

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Vignettes

A Spanish translation of the middle school vignette play Box.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 5 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 32 pages
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Characters Behaving Badly Lindsay Price Play Script

Characters Behaving Badly

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 2 F + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans Woman
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 34 pages
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Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens Bradley Walton Play Script

Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens

by Bradley Walton
Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

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
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Emotional Baggage Lindsay Price Play Script

Emotional Baggage

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Experimental Form

Seven strangers meet in a train station. Instead of luggage, they all carry their "emotional baggage." The most unique play we sell - it has no dialogue.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 4 M + 4 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages
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The Factory Lindsay Price Play Script

The Factory

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Movement-based

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
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Finding Jo March Laramie Dean Play Script

Finding Jo March

by Laramie Dean
Dramedy Classical Adaptation Holiday

You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.

  • About 120 minutes
  • 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 85 pages
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Finishing Sentences Scott Giessler Play Script

Finishing Sentences

by Scott Giessler
Dramedy Issue-Based

A sharp, funny summer-camp dramedy that looks at bullying from an unexpected perspective: the bully’s.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 4 M + 6 F + 8 Any Gender, Easily expandable
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 44 pages
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The First Herald Angel John Donald O'Shea Play Script

The First Herald Angel

by John Donald O'Shea
Dramedy Character Study Holiday

On the first Christmas Eve, a shepherd meets an angel who states something miraculous is about to occur. The shepherd's wife has her doubts.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F + 2 Any Gender
  • Unit Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 15 pages
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The Gift Lindsay Price Play Script

The Gift

by Lindsay Price inspired by O. Henry
Dramedy Character Study Holiday

A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.

  • About 90 minutes
  • 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 96 pages
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The Gorgon Sisters Laramie Dean Play Script

The Gorgon Sisters

by Laramie Dean
Dramedy Adventure Classical Adaptation

Can Stheno bring her sister Medusa back to life?

  • About 50 minutes
  • 8 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender, plus Harpies and Creatures, doubling possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 43 pages
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Hansel and Gretel Shirley Barrie Play Script

Hansel and Gretel

by Shirley Barrie
Dramedy Classical Adaptation Movement-based

An inventive re-telling of the Grimms' fairy tale. Puppetry, percussive rhythms, twists in language, and unique characterizations.

  • About 56 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender, Percussionists and Puppeteers
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 56 pages
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The Happiness Shop Lindsay Price Play Script

The Happiness Shop

by Lindsay Price
Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 6 M + 9 F + 13 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 43 pages
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