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We specialize in middle school plays with age-appropriate characters and relevant issues middle schoolers can relate to.
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Thirteen in 10 Minutes or Less Bradley Hayward Play Script

Thirteen in 10 Minutes or Less

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Dramedy

From high-stakes board games to surviving terrible hotel waffles, a group of thirteen-year-olds tackle the messy realities of eighth grade in a series of ten-minute plays about the hilarious challenge of staying connected.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 4 M + 4 F, Expandable to 17M+16W+7 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 96 pages
This collection contains Calculated Risk, Click Bait, Down Line, First Locker, Inflated Ego, Last Dance, Minimum Rage, Poster Boy, Up Cycle, and Waffle Truth
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Competition Version Laramie Dean Play Script

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Competition Version

adapted by Laramie Dean from L. Frank Baum
Comedy Adventure Classical Adaptation

A competition-length version of Laramie Dean's adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  • About 35 minutes
  • 5 M + 8 F + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 34 pages
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Cookie Bureaucracy Jim Maher Play Script

Cookie Bureaucracy

by Jim Maher Canadian Author
Comedy Character Study

When a mysterious authority demands an official recommendation in under thirty minutes, eight chaotic students must navigate parliamentary procedure, petty power grabs, and a fresh batch of cookies before their fragile committee descends into total anarchy.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 9 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Storied: Competition Version Bradley Walton Play Script

Storied: Competition Version

by Bradley Walton
Comedy Drama Dramedy

A competition-length version of _Storied_ by Bradley Walton

  • About 35 minutes
  • 5 M + 8 F + 4 Any Gender
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages
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The Canterbury Tales: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

The Canterbury Tales: Competition Version

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Chaucer
Comedy Classical Adaptation

A group of pilgrims hits the road for Canterbury in a snappy, 35-minute comedy where a storytelling contest takes centre stage.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 8 M + 8 F, Expansion possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 34 pages
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The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters and the Case of the Kraken’s Eye Steven Hayet Play Script

The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters and the Case of the Kraken’s Eye

by Steven Hayet
Comedy

When three teenage treasure hunters break into a notorious abandoned mansion on a school night, they must outsmart a decades-old family feud to unearth a legendary blue diamond before history repeats itself.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages
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Slay Rachel Bland Play Script

Slay

by Rachel Bland
Young Audiences Adventure

When a monstrous beast threatens her kingdom, an ordinary princess who can't slay dragons or pass a math test sets out to find a "hero of worth," only to discover the hero she's been searching for might be herself.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 9 F + 15 Any Gender, plus Additional Villagers and Fairies. Doubling possible.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 36 pages
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Swoop Lindsay Price Play Script

Swoop

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from The Birds by Aristophanes
Comedy Classical Adaptation

Driven by a desire for total freedom, two fed-up clowns escape the city to build a city in the sky with the birds. But what happens when a clown decides they want total control?

  • About 45 minutes
  • 3 M + 2 F + 13 Any Gender, Plus Chorus of Birds. Doubling Possible.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Swoop: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Swoop: Competition Version

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from The Birds by Aristophanes
Comedy Classical Adaptation

A competition-length version of Swoop by Lindsay Price.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 1 F + 11 Any Gender, Plus Chorus of Birds. Doubling Possible,
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 26 pages
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Help! My Class Is Overrun By… Lindsay Price Play Script

Help! My Class Is Overrun By…

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy

Eight quick classroom comedies throw middle school students into absurd crises, from indoor rainstorms to zombie classmates, offering flexible staging and roles for casts of all sizes and skill levels.

  • About 80 minutes
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 111 pages
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The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version Dara Murphy Play Script

The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version

by Dara Murphy Canadian Author
Comedy

When Riverview High’s star quarterback is accused of murdering the school mascot, a wildly incompetent trial unfolds, putting the audience in the jury box to decide the fate of a case that is as absurd as it is dark.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 5 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, Plus teammates
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages
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Shuddersome: Tales of Poe Lindsay Price Play Script

Shuddersome: Tales of Poe

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Edgar Allan Poe
Drama Choral Work Classical Adaptation

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 F + 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 51 pages
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That One Book About You-Know-What Kirk Shimano Play Script

That One Book About You-Know-What

by Kirk Shimano Canadian Author
Dramedy

When students break into a sealed school library to uncover why books are being banned, their stolen reading of a redacted school board transcript collides with Moby-Dick, revealing how a crusading parent and Captain Ahab share the same dangerous obsession, and how censorship turns stories into weapons.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F + 7 Any Gender, Plus Angry Parents and Intrepid Sailors
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 21 pages
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Alice Lindsay Price Play Script

Alice

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Lewis Carroll
Comedy Classical Adaptation Movement-based

An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic book. Practical solutions to all special effects. A magical trip to Wonderland!

  • About 45 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 8 Any Gender, Plus Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages
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Hoodie Lindsay Price Play Script

Hoodie

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Choral Work Dramedy Vignettes

This middle school vignette play examines self-image and appearance.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 4 M + 7 F, Expandable to 18F 13M
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 38 pages
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Box Lindsay Price Play Script

Box

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Issue-Based Dramedy Vignettes

A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 35 pages
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Drop Dead, Juliet! Allison Williams Play Script

Drop Dead, Juliet!

by Allison Williams
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

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
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Circus Olympus Lindsay Price Play Script

Circus Olympus

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Classical Adaptation Movement-based

The Greek Geek Circus has come to town with a ton of myths to share. A gleeful celebration with a large cast expansion, parts for all and a choice of length.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 6 M + 9 F, Easily Expandable
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 63 pages
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Typecast Amanda Murray Cutalo Play Script

Typecast

by Amanda Murray Cutalo
Comedy Backstage Comedy

Students have all mysteriously been cast in the “wrong” roles.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 7 F + 2 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 42 pages
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Lindsay Price Play Script

A Midsummer Night's Dream

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's magical tale of mischievous fairies, and love potions.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 6 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 40 pages
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