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Childhood-Themed Play Scripts for Schools

Hansel and Gretel

by Shirley Barrie Canadian Author

An inventive re-telling of the Grimms' fairy tale. Puppetry, percussive rhythms, twists in language, and unique characterizations.

  • About 56 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender, Percussionists and Puppeteers
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 56 pages

Help! My Class Is Overrun By…

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Eight quick classroom comedies throw middle school students into absurd crises, from indoor rainstorms to zombie classmates, offering flexible staging and roles for casts of all sizes and skill levels.

  • About 80 minutes
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 111 pages

Home of the Brave

by Lee Cataluna

An excellent character-driven piece for middle school students. Inspired by hundreds of interviews with those associated by all branches of the service.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 4 M + 4 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Huge Hands

by Billy Houck

A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools

Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Charles Dickens

A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 63 pages

Juice Box

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Two very prim and proper young ladies are no match for the power of juice in a box.

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

A Kidnapped Santa Claus

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from L. Frank Baum

Plots and schemes are being hatched to kidnap Santa! That means no toys for good little girls and boys. Adapted from the story by L. Frank Baum.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 3 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender, plus Ensemble
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools
  • 44 pages

Life and Death in an Empty Hallway

by Christopher Evans

An intense and honest drama with excellent character opportunities.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 3 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 25 pages

Liver for Breakfast

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Three siblings agonize over meeting their father's new girlfriend.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools

Middle School Monologues: Girls

edited by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A collection of middle school monologues for girls. All monologues from published Theatrefolk plays.

  • 23 F
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 55 pages

Moonbow Miraculous

by Kirk Shimano Canadian Author

If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves

  • About 40 minutes
  • 14 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 33 pages

Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version

by Kirk Shimano Canadian Author

If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves

  • About 20 minutes
  • 8 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 21 pages

Ms. Spitspot’s Spick and Span Play Place

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

On the eve of cancellation, Ms. Spitspot clings to her TV show persona.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 F + 1 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools

My Father Went to Switzerland and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A driving teacher and student tell the truth with crashing results.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 F + 1 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

Nice Girl

by Amanda Murray Cutalo

Mia knows how to be a confident and assertive young woman who is not afraid to stand up for herself; the only problem is she can only act this way in her fantasies.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 11 F, Plus Ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
  • 25 pages

One Hundred Lies

by Alan Haehnel

In this poignant comedy, Liz Nostrand presents her life as a competition: 100 significant lies told by and to Liz. But what about the lies she's told herself?

  • About 30 minutes
  • 5 M + 10 F, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 27 pages

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Robert Browning

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

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

Santa Runs A Sweat Shop

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

A young girl has some specific questions for Santa.

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

School Daze

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Middle school is the tricky tightrope between being a kid and being a teenager. The characters try to keep their balance on the first day of middle school.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 16 M + 24 F + 14 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for Middle Schools
  • 28 pages
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