Recommended for Middle Schools
There are consequences for the people of Hamelin when they refuse to pay the Piper. A theatricalization of the Robert Browning poem.
About 20 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
23
6 M | 4 W | 13 Any Gender, Rats
Simple Set
23 pages
Average Producer Rating:
“This play is great for younger and older middle school students as it challenges them on timing with the rhyming couplets—our school enjoyed it!”
Moe Loughran, Nashville Creative House
The people of Hamelin are in a terrible way! They're being run over by rats.
Rats! They fought the dog and killed the cats, and ate the cheese out of the vats, made nests inside men's Sunday hats, and even spoiled the women's chats.
When the Piper comes to solve their rat problems, it looks like Hamelin is saved. Or is it?
There are consequences for those who do not pay the piper. Ever wonder where the phrase "Pay the piper" comes from?
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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 vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works. Multi length versions to fit every performance need.
Theseus is a young man on an adventure. As he makes his way to Athens to meet his father he must fight bandits, carnivorous pigs, and travel the underworld.
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
This middle school play looks at the bullied, the bully, and the bystander through mostly non-verbal vignettes.
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.
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
A playful and theatrical adaptation of Grimm's grimmest tales.
A Spanish translation of the middle school vignette play Box.
About 20 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
23
6 M | 4 W | 13 Any Gender, Rats
Simple Set
23 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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Purchase either books ($7.95 each) or a Script Distribution License ($97.95). The Script Distribution License includes a free printable PDF of the script licensed to print as many times as you need for your production.
$25.00/performance
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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.
Professionally printed and bound book. Shipping fees apply.
Includes a free printable PDF of the script. Delivered online instantly. No delivery charges.
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!
