Mysteries
The secrets, the unexplained, the unknown... It's no mystery why you & your student performers will love these plays!
Ashland Falls
by Steven Stack
Who will pay the price when the real world and the play collide?
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
The Bottom of the Lake
by Steven Stack
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 W + 2 Any Gender
- Multiple Locations
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Frankenstein Among the Dead
adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein
- About 95 minutes
- 8 M + 7 W + 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 81 pages
The Fried Kobassa
by J. Robert Wilkins
A girl-heavy wacky camp comedy that centres on some missing luncheon meat.
- About 40 minutes
- 2 M + 9 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Gothic Ghost Stories
by Lindsay Price
A modern adaptation of Victorian ghost stories.
- About 75 minutes
- 17 M + 25 W + 7 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 66 pages
The Haunting of Chip Lake Lodge
by J. Robert Wilkins
Things start to go awry when four teens show up at a haunted lodge for their prom. A determined ghost could make this the most bizarre night ever.
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Horror Movie 101: Failing Can Be Deadly
by Steven Stack
A collection of five hauntingly humorous tales.
- About 55 minutes
- 5 M + 16 W, double and triple casting possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 53 pages
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
adapted by Lindsay Price from Washington Irving
What will happen when Icabod Crane comes face to face with the headless horseman? An adaptation of the Washington Irving story.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 7 W, Plus Ensemble
- Simple Set.
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
The Plucky Pie Murder
by Dara Murphy
The star quarterback has been charged with murdering the mascot and a farce of a trial ensues. The audience plays the jury in this black comedy.
- About 45 minutes
- 8 M + 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More
by Steven Stack
Tonight was going to be writer Alina Deveraux’s most important night, the unveiling of her memoirs. Until she ended up dead. Or not dead.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 W + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Shuddersome: Tales of Poe
adapted by Lindsay Price from Edgar Allan Poe
A vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works. Multi length versions to fit every performance need.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 W + 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 51 pages
