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The Pauper Princess Holly Beardsley Play Script

The Pauper Princess

by Holly Beardsley inspired by Mark Twain
Comedy Classical Adaptation

A retelling of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper.

  • About 75 minutes
  • 10 M + 28 F + 34 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 71 pages
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Pay Phone Bradley Hayward Play Script

Pay Phone

by Bradley Hayward
Comedy

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
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The Perils of Modern Education Matthew Webster Play Script

The Perils of Modern Education

by Matthew Webster
Comedy Vignettes

A comedic romp through the stresses and struggles of making it through the school day.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 19 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 39 pages
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Play Script

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt from Robert Browning
Dramedy Classical Adaptation Young Audiences

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
  • 6 M + 4 F + 13 Any Gender, Rats
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 23 pages
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The Plucky Pie Murder Dara Murphy Play Script

The Plucky Pie Murder

by Dara Murphy
Black Comedy Mystery

The star quarterback has been charged with murdering the mascot and a farce of a trial ensues. The audience plays the jury in this black comedy.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 8 M + 4 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages
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The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version Dara Murphy Play Script

The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version

by Dara Murphy
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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Postcards from Shakespeare Allison Williams Play Script

Postcards from Shakespeare

by Allison Williams
Comedy Shakespeare

Shakespeare has writer’s block. Nothing inspires him. Queen Elizabeth sends him on a trip around the world to find inspiration.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 6 M + 4 F + 5 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 37 pages
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Power Play Lindsay Price Play Script

Power Play

by Lindsay Price
Drama Experimental Form Issue-Based

The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.

  • About 55 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 38 pages
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Power Play: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Power Play: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price
Drama

The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F, Plus Swarm Ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 28 pages
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The Pregnancy Project Lindsay Price Play Script

The Pregnancy Project

by Lindsay Price
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

A pregnancy project turns real when Lucy's test turns pink. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 5 M + 15 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 47 pages
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Pressure Lindsay Price Play Script

Pressure

by Lindsay Price
Drama Character Study Choral Work

Four teenagers struggle with pressures. The Refugee, the newbie, the perfectionist and the less than perfect. Everything comes to a head the week before prom.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 4 M + 10 F, Plus Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 35 pages
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Pressure: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Pressure: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price
Drama Character Study Choral Work

Intersecting stories reveal teens under relentless pressure to achieve, belong, and be perfect, while they are still figuring out who they are and what it means to feel safe and seen.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 4 M + 8 F + 2 Any Gender, Plus Mob
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 29 pages
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Pretty Girl Plain Girl Lindsay Price Play Script

Pretty Girl Plain Girl

by Lindsay Price
Drama

Tara tries to convince her best friend not to enter a beauty pageant.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses Emma Fonseca Halverson Play Script

The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses

by Emma Fonseca Halverson
Drama

Gabi is suffering from metaphoric asthma. The walls are closing in and she can’t breathe.

  • About 20 minutes
  • 2 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 16 pages
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Prom Night Sylvia Davenport-Veith Play Script

Prom Night

by Sylvia Davenport-Veith
Character Study Romantic Comedy

An unlikely romance between the outcast and the linebacker brings prom night magic.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 20 pages
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The Proposal Lindsay Price Play Script

The Proposal

adapted by Lindsay Price from Anton Chekhov
Comedy Classical Adaptation

Log line for the proposal

  • About 20 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Puzzle Pieces Krista Boehnert Play Script

Puzzle Pieces

by Krista Boehnert
Dramedy Character Study Experimental Form

An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 1 F + 4 Any Gender, Optional Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 20 pages
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Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version Krista Boehnert Play Script

Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version

by Krista Boehnert
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

A group of teens piece together who they are and who they are becoming, revealing their fears, dreams, and defining moments through raw, interconnected monologues.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 1 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus Optional Ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 19 pages
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Quippage Lindsay Price Play Script

Quippage

by Lindsay Price
Comedy Romantic Comedy

A boy and girl trying to date try to fill the spaces in conversation.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Rainbows vs. Bunnies: Annihilation Bradley Walton Play Script

Rainbows vs. Bunnies: Annihilation

by Bradley Walton
Comedy

A talking bunny. A talking rainbow. Plus annihilation.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 16 Any Gender, 8 actors possible with doubling
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 23 pages
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