Play Submission Policy
Call for Middle School & High School play scripts
Are you a playwright with a story that middle and high school students will love? Theatrefolk is seeking new plays that:
- Run 25-30 minutes in length
- Feature mostly middle or high school-aged characters
- Are easy to stage with simple set requirements
- Offer flexible casting (gender flexibility encouraged)
- Follow proper script formatting
We are looking for plays on these themes:
- Personal Growth: Building resilience, overcoming failure, and navigating mental health and self-care.
- Social Dynamics: Friendship, belonging, empathy, and family understanding.
- Identity and Diversity: Exploring creativity, self-expression, identity, and differences.
- Modern Challenges: Navigating social media, technology's impact, and pressures of inequality.
- Activism and Responsibility: Environmental advocacy, social justice, and addressing inequality.
If your play speaks to today’s youth and meets these criteria, please submit your script and join our mission to inspire young actors.
Please Don't Send
- Ten minute plays
- Single-character pieces
- Scene collections
- Musicals
- Full-Length Plays
No AI-Generated Work
We do not accept AI-generated scripts. This includes plays written in whole or in part using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other Large Language Model. We are looking for authentic voices with real stories to tell. If we discover a submitted script is AI-generated, it will be rejected without response.
Ready to Submit?
Your submision must include a cover letter that indicates you have read this page and explain how your play fits these guidelines.
Submissions without this cover letter will neither be read nor responded to.
Submit plays in PDF FORMAT ONLY to submissions@theatrefolk.com