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Play Scripts for Schools set in Present day

Paper Thin

by Lindsay Price

An upwardly mobile couple creates a Tuesday night diversion.

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

Passing Period Purgatory

by Christian Kiley

Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 15 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 26 pages

Patience Chose A Party

by Lindsay Price

A sharp, comedic glimpse into the chaos of high school life, where every choice feels like the end of the world—but might just be the start of self-discovery.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 5 M + 6 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 31 pages

Patterns and Power: The Female Edison

by Lindsay Price

How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?

  • About 30 minutes
  • 2 F + 17 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 37 pages

Pay Phone

by Bradley Hayward

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

The Perils of Modern Education

by Matthew Webster

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

The Plucky Pie Murder

by Dara Murphy

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

The Plucky Pie Murder: Competition Version

by Dara Murphy

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

Power Play

by Lindsay Price

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

Power Play: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price

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

The Pregnancy Project

by Lindsay Price

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

Pressure

by Lindsay Price

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

Pressure: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price

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

Pretty Girl Plain Girl

by Lindsay Price

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

The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses

by Emma Fonseca Halverson

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

Prom Night

by Sylvia Davenport-Veith

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

The Proposal

adapted by Lindsay Price from Anton Chekhov

Log line for the proposal

  • About 20 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Puzzle Pieces

by Krista Boehnert

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

Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version

by Krista Boehnert

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

Quippage

by Lindsay Price

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