Recommended for High Schools
A vignette play all about waiting. Great scenes, great characters, flexible casting, easy staging.
About 20 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
6
2 M | 4 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
22 pages
Average Producer Rating:
“It was well accepted by the student body and the middle school and high school audience found it entertaining and interesting. It was able to be performed with a minimum of props and set pieces.”
Lisa Evans, Fennimore Middle and High School
“It's my second time directing it and we had a great time. We were selected to take it on to our state competition! This is my first year as the director of the program at PSHS and I couldn't be happier.”
Doug Parks, Parkersburg South High School
"Do you know how long I've been waiting for the man of my dreams? It ain't been a minute and it ain't been pretty."
Waiting... Waiting... Waiting... What are you waiting for, right now?
Christmas to come? The phone to ring? Class to be over? The man of your dreams? The line to move? The answer? To be yelled at for setting a toilet on fire?
We all have to wait. How long will you? Could you wait all day, or is it killing you? Are you staring at the phone, the line, the door, a clock? A watched clock never boils you know...
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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 middle school vignette play about waiting. Great scenes, great characters, flexible casting, easy to stage.
A Spanish translation of the middle school vignette play Box.
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
A silly comedy about how the misuse of apostrophes are ruining the lives of students. Flexible casting, audience participation, and fun staging.
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
Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
About 20 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
6
2 M | 4 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
22 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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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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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!
