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Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less Bradley Hayward Play Script

Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Dramedy

The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. Multiple lengths available.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13M+17F+3 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 88 pages
This collection contains Bench Warrant, Brace Yourself, Double Click, Fireworks, Friend Request, Lazy Eye, Pay Phone, Status Update: A Symphony, Tumblefur, and Wheels
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Slash, Slash!!! Steven Stack Play Script

Slash, Slash!!!

by Steven Stack

Pippa is destined to be a horror movie-style serial killer, but she could really use some help developing her skillset.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 M + 4 F
  • Simple set
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Slay Rachel Bland Play Script

Slay

by Rachel Bland
Young Audiences Adventure

When a monstrous beast threatens her kingdom, an ordinary princess who can't slay dragons or pass a math test sets out to find a "hero of worth," only to discover the hero she's been searching for might be herself.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 9 F + 15 Any Gender, plus Additional Villagers and Fairies. Doubling possible.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 36 pages
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Snapshot: Bee-u-ti-ful Lindsay Price Play Script

Snapshot: Bee-u-ti-ful

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Character Study

When a homeschooled spelling bee champ crashes her popular sister’s high school world, sibling rivalry and the pressure to fit in spark a hilarious, surreal showdown, complete with giant talking bees.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 31 pages
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The Snow Queen Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Play Script

The Snow Queen

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Hans Christian Andersen
Dramedy Adventure Choral Work

A theatrical adaptation of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 8 M + 20 F + 31 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Something to Keep us Warm Stephen Gregg Play Script

Something to Keep us Warm

by Stephen Gregg
Dramedy

A heartbreaking and hilarious one act. How does a family deal with watching one of their own disappear?

  • About 25 minutes
  • 1 M + 3 F + 5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 23 pages
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Somewhere, Nowhere Lindsay Price Play Script

Somewhere, Nowhere

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Dramedy Character Study

Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.

  • About 105 minutes
  • 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
This collection contains The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution, Frying Pan to Frying Pan, The Tower of Tyler, and Underneath
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Split Bradley Hayward Play Script

Split

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author
Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

Children of divorce are united through humor in this honest and theatrical look at the day to day reality of growing up in a family that's been torn apart.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 35 pages
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Status Update: A Symphony Bradley Hayward Play Script

Status Update: A Symphony

by Bradley Hayward Canadian Author
Drama

Seven teenagers express their hopes and fears online in a rousing symphony of status updates.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 3 M + 4 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
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Still Lindsay Price Play Script

Still

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Student Directors

Nate doesn't want to grow up, and Caroline already has. A bittersweet story with a twist.

  • About 15 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
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Stressed Alan Haehnel Play Script

Stressed

by Alan Haehnel
Dramedy Character Study Choral Work

Stress is driving a teen quartet crazy - so much so they can't stop talking about it. This play is a symphony of sound and character.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 22 pages
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Sweep Under Rug Lindsay Price Play Script

Sweep Under Rug

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

In the future the issue of poverty is solved through separation and subserviance. A teen causes trouble simply because she wants to better herself.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 1 M + 3 F + 1 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 34 pages
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Sweep Under Rug: Competition Version Lindsay Price Play Script

Sweep Under Rug: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

A competition-length version of Sweep Under Rug by Lindsay Price

  • About 35 minutes
  • 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender, plus ensemble
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 29 pages
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Ten / Two Lindsay Price Play Script

Ten / Two

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Student Directors

Ten plays for two actors. The plays can be performed individually or all together for a full evening of theatre. Excellent for the classroom or competition.

  • About 100 minutes
  • 3 M + 7 F + 10 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 81 pages
This collection contains The Big Lie, The Itsy-Bitsy Spider Or Else, The Last Dance, Ms. Spitspot’s Spick and Span Play Place, My Father Went to Switzerland and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt, Pretty Girl Plain Girl, Quippage, Santa Runs A Sweat Shop, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, and Time, What Is It?
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Ten Minute Play Series: All Girls Lindsay Price Play Script

Ten Minute Play Series: All Girls

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Character Study

A collection of short plays with interesting, engaging, vivid parts for girls.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 60 pages
This collection contains Anger Management, Fight Over Fuchsia, Lies, Sandy is an Eggplant, Shannon is a Pretty Girl, See the Light, and Slow Songs Make Me Puke
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Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged Lindsay Price Play Script

Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Character Study

A collection of short plays with challenging stories and complex characters.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 64 pages
This collection contains Bottle Baby, Hall Pass, Juice Box, Oh Chad, Sunday Lunch, and You
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Ten Minute Play Series: Girls & Guys Lindsay Price Play Script

Ten Minute Play Series: Girls & Guys

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Character Study

A collection of short plays that examines the relationships between girls and guys.

  • About 10 minutes
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 65 pages
This collection contains Blue Sky, Girls and Boys, My Hero, Normal vs Weird, Swimming With Sins, Thief, and Weird
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That One Book About You-Know-What Kirk Shimano Play Script

That One Book About You-Know-What

by Kirk Shimano Canadian Author
Dramedy

When students break into a sealed school library to uncover why books are being banned, their stolen reading of a redacted school board transcript collides with Moby-Dick, revealing how a crusading parent and Captain Ahab share the same dangerous obsession, and how censorship turns stories into weapons.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F + 7 Any Gender, Plus Angry Parents and Intrepid Sailors
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 21 pages
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Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection Lindsay Price Play Script

Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy Drama Student Directors

A collection of ten minute plays.

  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 55 pages
This collection contains Football Romeo (Ten Minute Version), The Four Hags of the Apocalypse Eat Salad at their General Meeting, Liver for Breakfast, Paper Thin, and Walls
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Thought Traps Lindsay Price Play Script

Thought Traps

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Dramedy

Ariane and Kate deal with people from their past who invade their head space. Will either be able to set themselves free?

  • About 35 minutes
  • 2 M + 5 F + 1 M or F + 2 Non-Binary
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 37 pages
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