Play Scripts for Schools for Competitions
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 / 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
Much Ado About Nothing
This one act annotated version of Shakespeare's comedy brims with wordplay, romance, and deceit.
- About 45 minutes
- 5 M + 4 F + 7 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Interior and Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 26 pages
Much Ado High School
What if Much Ado About Nothing took place at a high school dance? An enjoyable introduction to Shakespeare with lightning-fast pace and snappy dialogue.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 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
The Myths at the Edge of the World
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
neeT Teen
A vignette play about teen life – backwards, forwards and inside-out. Told through a variety of forms: kitchen sink, absurd, movement and song.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 6 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Nerd Herd
A funny and endearing look at love, dreams, slushes, and the unexpected twists and turns that life takes when you’re saving the universe.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 1 Any Gender, Extras as needed
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Nice Girl
Mia knows how to be a confident and assertive young woman who is not afraid to stand up for herself; the only problem is she can only act this way in her fantasies.
- About 35 minutes
- 11 F, Plus Ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 25 pages
No Horse Town
For the young men of Heywood, crossing the street is as dangerous as going off to war. A highly stylized comedy.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Not Going Anywhere
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
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
One Hundred Lies
In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
The Other Room
Dad is recovering from cancer and heavy chemotherapy treatments in the other room. It has become a dark corner of the house, especially for Mary, who rarely goes in there.
- About 20 minutes
- 4 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Pandemic Pancake
How will you respond to this evolving new world?
- About 35 minutes
- 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Pandora's Fire
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 High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 26 pages
Patience Chose A Party
A sharp, comedic glimpse into the chaos of high school life, where every choice feels like the end of the world—but might just be the start of self-discovery.
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 6 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
