Parody Play Scripts for Schools
The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother
Trevor is in the basement experimenting. He wants to build an army of zombies... by bringing baloney to life. Will his plan work before the expiry date?
- About 30 minutes
- 1 F + 7 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 34 pages
Dead Men Don't Carry Handbags
Real life and fiction collide as radio show detective Steve Powell finds himself in the middle of a hot handbag case in cold blood. Will his fake detective skills win the day?
- About 25 minutes
- 9 M + 5 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays
Put together a SFX crew and bring the radio sounds to life.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 59 pages
Dead Men Don't Jaywalk
A dead body jaywalks in front of radio-star-turned-movie-star detective Steve Powell. When a lady friend gets the blame, Steve puts himself on the case.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Drop Dead, Juliet!
Juliet has had enough! No more poison, stabbing, or dying. Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
A Lighter Shade of Noir
A fabulously funny and high styling take on film noir.
- About 75 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 62 pages
Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure
A delightful melodrama replete with broad comedy, memorable characters, and plenty of booing and hissing for the stovepipe-hat-wearing villain!
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Lord of the Pies
A pie shop erupts into panic after Franny, a brash cat-lady, announces the arrival of the apocalypse. A Lord of the Flies parody.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 10 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 20 pages
Mmmbeth
An hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play! Updated Version.
- About 45 minutes
- 5 F + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version
A shorter version of our hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play. Updated version.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 F + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 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
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
Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens
A talk show welcomes some of literature's most memorable women who just can’t seem to get it right when it comes to men.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
The Tempest
A modern version of this Shakespeare classic. A great introduction to the story and the bard.
- About 40 minutes
- 7 M + 2 F
- Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar
Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?
- About 82 minutes
- 5 M + 4 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 85 pages
