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Play Scripts for Schools with Simple sets

That One Book About You-Know-What

by Kirk Shimano

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

They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras

by Dara Murphy

Nothing stands in the way of the green grass. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 11 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 30 pages

Thief

by Lindsay Price

Sandy will not have a thief for a boyfriend. No way.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F
  • Simple Set

This Phone Will Explode at the Tone

by Lindsay Price

A vignette play about communication. Great for classwork.

  • About 20 minutes
  • 2 M + 2 F, Expandable to 33
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 20 pages

Thought Traps

by Lindsay Price

Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 37 pages

Through the Looking-Glass

adapted by Lindsay Price from Lewis Carroll

Alice is back in Wonderland and looking to become Queen. This adaptation is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 3 F + 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 38 pages

ths phne 2.0: the next generation

by Lindsay Price

A vignette play that looks at 21st century communication. Blog your innermost thoughts. Break up by text. Express your deepest emotions through LOL's and smilies.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages

Tick Talk

by Lindsay Price

The teenagers in Tick Talk have much to say, but no way to say it. Characters are limited to only ONE WORD for the whole play. A great challenge for actors.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 2 M + 6 F + 5 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 31 pages

Time, What Is It?

by Lindsay Price

A teenager asks the wrong guy for the time.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

To Kill a Mocking Birdie

by Clint Snyder

Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. It's a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 1 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 23 pages

Tofuman

by Steven Stack
  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 M + 2 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Tough City, Prone to Rain

by Alan Haehnel

A noir play featuring the ace detectives from the Broadly Speaking Detective Agency.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 10 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 29 pages

The Tower of Tyler

by Lindsay Price

Tyler is a star. But his sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 3 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools

The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar

by Dave Hammers

Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?

  • About 82 minutes
  • 5 M + 4 F + 22 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 85 pages

The Truth or Dare Sisterhood

by Jeffrey Harr

A group of misfit teens at a chaotic sleepover must navigate identity, friendship, and loyalty when a newcomer with big secrets joins their sisterhood.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 1 M + 5 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 31 pages

Tumblefur

by Bradley Hayward

A sweet teenage girl takes her dog for a walk in the park and discovers that there is something exciting around every corner.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools