Death-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
6ft Scenes
A collection of 15 scenes in which no two characters get within 6ft of each other.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Among Friends and Clutter
This character-driven piece explores the most important relationships in life: friends, family, and love.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 43 pages
Anger Management
Life in the afterworld sucks for Juliet and Ophelia. And they're not afraid to tell you where to shove your decorative pot holder.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Ashland Falls
Who will pay the price when the real world and the play collide?
- About 90 minutes
- 3 M + 11 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 82 pages
Bad Taste in Boys
Rachel has bad taste in boys: Jerry with the forehead tattoos, Nicky with the prison sentence, and Ed with the "being a zombie" thing.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother
Trevor is in the basement experimenting. He wants to build an army of zombies... by bringing baloney to life. Will his plan work before the expiry date?
- About 30 minutes
- 1 F + 7 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 34 pages
Beggar's Night
Claire thinks Halloween is going to be humdrum as usual... until a vampire shows up and asks to be invited in.
- About 20 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Blue and the Grey
This award-winning piece is haunting, exhilarating and theatrical.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F, Plus Students
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Bottom of the Lake
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 F + 2 Any Gender
- Multiple Locations
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 39 pages
Breathless
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note
Jake finds a suicide note in his mailbox. Is it real? Is it a joke? Jake is determined to find out but instead learns a secret he didn't want to know.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
The Butterfly Queen
A touching ensemble piece where sacrifice is as simple as a pair of wings.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F + 12 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 19 pages
Camel Dung and Cloves
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 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 15 pages
The Canterbury Tales
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 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 69 pages
Chemo Girl
Camille is pulled into the video game world that mirrors her fight against cancer.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 F + 13 Any Gender, Doubling Possible, ensemble expandable to 26 or more
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Chemo Girl and Other Plays
A collection of plays that examine the impact of cancer as seen through the eyes of teenagers. Can be performed as a full length or one acts.
- About 90 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 70 pages
Chicken. Road.
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.
- About 45 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Chicken. Road. Competition Version
A competition-length version of Chicken. Road. by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
Close Encounters of the Undead Kind
Three ghoulishly delightful plays.
- About 60 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 59 pages
Clowns with Guns (A Vaudeville)
The question everyone’s asking is “Am I walking out alive today?”
- About 25 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
