Betrayal-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
6ft Scenes
by Lindsay Price
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth About Cat Hair
by Bradley Walton
Cat hair is taking over the world in this hilarious huge cast one act.
- About 25 minutes
- 8 Any Gender, Plus ensemble of 8-100
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
The Art of Rejection
by Christian Kiley
An avant-garde look at the price of popularity.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 1 W + 14 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
As You Like It
cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by Shakespeare
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's love filled comedy.
- About 45 minutes
- 9 M + 4 W + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
- 27 pages
Ashland Falls
by Steven Stack
Who will pay the price when the real world and the play collide?
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
Baalzebub
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Bench Warrant
by Bradley Hayward
Three teenage girls have claimed a bench as their very own and routinely chase away all the "losers" who come near it.
- About 10 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Bottom of the Lake
by Steven Stack
Who lies at the bottom of the lake? An awesome combination of ghost stories, urban legends, teen issues, absurd comedy, and film noir, all in a single play!
- About 70 minutes
- 2 M + 12 W + 2 Any Gender
- Multiple Locations
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Camel Dung and Cloves
by Dara Murphy
Sara enjoys tea parties. But camel dung and cloves are two things that should never end up on the table. The twists never stop coming in this play.
- About 20 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
The Canterbury Tales
adapted by Lindsay Price from Chaucer
Chaucer's classic collection of tales comes to life in a lively adaptation. Great characters, lots of humour, strong ensemble work. Text uses modern English.
- About 70 minutes
- 4 M + 4 W, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 69 pages
Characters Behaving Badly
by Lindsay Price
This vignette play asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad.”
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W + 5 Any Gender + 1 Trans W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Completely, Absolutely Normal: Vignettes About LGBTQ+ Teens
by Bradley Walton
Ten interconnected vignettes with LGBTQ+ themes.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 W + 8 M or W + 1 Trans M
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Date
by Steven Stack
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
David and Delaney's Guide to the Perfectly Nifty Prom
by Steven Stack
David and Delaney have been planning for the perfectly nifty prom since they were 6, and everything was going according to plan... until Delaney died. Will the day be saved by a well-manicured ancient burial ground?
- About 13 minutes
- 1 M + 2 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
Dead Men Don't Carry Handbags
by Allison Williams
Real life and fiction collide as radio show detective Steve Powell finds himself in the middle of a hot handbag case in cold blood. Will his fake detective skills win the day?
- About 25 minutes
- 9 M + 5 W, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays
by Allison Williams
Put together a SFX crew and bring the radio sounds to life.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 59 pages
Dead Men Don't Jaywalk
by Allison Williams
A dead body jaywalks in front of radio-star-turned-movie-star detective Steve Powell. When a lady friend gets the blame, Steve puts himself on the case.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 5 W, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
Dracula
adapted by Laramie Dean from Bram Stoker
A highly theatrical exploration of the evil that lurks inside all of us…
- About 100 minutes
- 5 M + 5 W + 3 Any Gender, plus Nosferatu and Assorted Monsters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 100 pages
The Dread Pirate Sadie
by Steven Stack
Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre.
- About 60 minutes
- 1 M + 10 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 61 pages
