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Divorce-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Among Friends and Clutter
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
Building Blocks
A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.
- About 15 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 11 pages
Building Blocks, Virtually
A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.
- About 15 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Carrying the Calf
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.
- About 54 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Deck the Stage!
A Christmas collection like no other. Six short plays, all inspired by Christmas carols and can be performed as a full-length or individually.
- About 70 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 47 pages
A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something
Jane wants to break out of her box. Colour cows green and the sky purple. She wants a deep poetic journey into something. The problem is she has no idea where to start.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Floating on a Don't Care Cloud
An emotional tug of war between a sister and brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use. A vivid personification of drugs.
- About 40 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 42 pages
Liver for Breakfast
Three siblings agonize over meeting their father's new girlfriend.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
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
Pay Phone
When a teenager loses his cell phone, he has no choice but to use... a pay phone.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 1 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Same Room, Different Story
This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.
- About 70 minutes
- 7 M + 7 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 67 pages
Split
Children of divorce are united through humor in this honest and theatrical look at the day to day reality of growing up in a family that's been torn apart.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Sunday Lunch
The sons of a divorcée and a widow try to cope with this longstanding ritual.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged
A collection of short plays with challenging stories and complex characters.
- About 10 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 64 pages
