Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools
A vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works. Multi length versions to fit every performance need.
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
34
4 M | 5 W | 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
Simple Set
51 pages
Average Producer Rating:
“Our audiences have doubled this tour and I think it is a direct result of this script.”
Todd Espeland, Fort Wayne Youtheatre
“This play allowed for all of my students to have a chance to have bigger parts, especially those who might get over shadowed by a senior. It allowed everyone a moment to shine.”
Megan Randol, Williams High School
“I really feel the entire company has come to appreciate Poe as they hadn't before. ”
Kelly Fairchild-Fahrni, Cambridge-Isanti High School
“I appreciate the blocking for The Raven and other tips that were included in the script.”
Patricia Giles, Hardaway Theatre
“Had the best of experiences producing this with my class of 13-15 year olds. Many thanks!”
Vala Fannell, LLA
“I really loved producing and directing this play. There is so much you can do with the content, scene and costumes. This play gave my students the opportunity to work with prose, mask, backdrops, scene changes, voice, soundscape, movement and so much more. ”
david mitchell, Kang Chiao International School
“My students loved the show and really got into it.”
Jeffrey Ott, York Jr High School
“We used it as entertainment during our school's Trunk or Treat event instead of creating a haunted house. The audience loved the presentation and requested similar shows in the future.”
Virginia McCurry, Pell City High School
“The audiences LOVED it, and we were told by many different patrons that it was the best or neatest thing they had seen a high school group do. I loved that it let everyone be involved in the whole production and it made them all feel like they had important roles. It enabled everyone to have a moment to shine at one point or another by being a character in the story.”
Paige Hoke, York Country Day School
“Easy to keep all students included and occupied throughout the show. Fun and creepy adaptations of Poe's works.”
Ben Cole, Theatre School @ North Coast Rep
“Great experience for my Theatre 2 students! And the audiences really liked it. A great ensemble piece.”
Bing Cox, Panther Creek High School
“This was a super fun and challenging play!”
Laurianna May, Fleming School
“Once upon a midnight dreary,
While I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious
Volume of forgotten lore...”
The thumping of a heartbeat. The creak of a door. The howl of a bitter wind. The gong of a clock tower. The clang of alarm bells. The sound of beating wings getting closer and closer…
Specters, ghosts and ghouls come alive in this vivid theatrical adaptation of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works. Included are The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Masque of the Red Death.
Poe’s words rise from the page like corpses from the grave. Be careful. Do you hear that tap, tap, tapping?
Multi-length versions of the script to fit every need.
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
A shorter version of our hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play. Updated version.
An hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play! Updated Version.
A collection of plays that examine the impact of cancer as seen through the eyes of teenagers. Can be performed as a full length or one acts.
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of murder, ghosts and revenge.
A playful and theatrical adaptation of Grimm's grimmest tales.
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
34
4 M | 5 W | 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
Simple Set
51 pages
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged.
A performance is defined as any presentation of the play (in whole or in part) for any audience. This includes competitions, invited dress rehearsals, and in-class performances for any audience comprised of five or more individuals who are not participants in the class.
In-class performances, where the audience consists entirely of students in the same class, are not subject to royalty.
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Perusal scripts are intended for personal use, either for performance consideration or for personal reading. They may be purchased as traditional printed books or as instantly downloadable and printable PDFs.
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Classroom Use scripts are intended for classroom study in situations where there will be no audience apart from students in the same class. They may be purchased as traditional printed books or as instantly downloadable and printable PDFs.
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A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.
There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.
Ideal for classwork, competitions, and more!
