Play Scripts for Schools for Scene works
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
Patterns and Power: The Female Edison
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
The Pauper Princess
A retelling of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper.
- About 75 minutes
- 10 M + 28 F + 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 71 pages
The Perils of Modern Education
A comedic romp through the stresses and struggles of making it through the school day.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 19 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
Power Play
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
The Pregnancy Project
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
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
The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses
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
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Rainbows vs. Bunnies: Annihilation
A talking bunny. A talking rainbow. Plus annihilation.
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender, 8 actors possible with doubling
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
A Recipe of Me
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
Red Rover
A young girl is pulled out of her history class to go to the hospital where she discovers she has cancer. She befriends Lucy (who is chemotherapy personified) and she and Lucy prepare to take the disease.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Recommended for High Schools
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 55 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 8 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of The Redemption of Gertie Greene by Taryn Temple
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 4 F + 8 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 23 pages
The Revolting Cheerleaders
When cheerleaders raise their fists in revolt, you never know what's going to happen next!
- About 40 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
The Robbed Reindeer
Christmas is doomed! Santa's reindeer are missing their antlers. Without them they can't fly straight. Joe Mufferaw must save the day! Great audience participation.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 23 pages
Romeo and Juliet (Modern English)
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
