What if Pandora wasn’t the villain after all? Pandora’s Fire takes Ancient Greek choral storytelling and gives it a bold modern twist - with curiosity, chaos, and ultimately, hope. Perfect for student performers!
Gossip-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Agatha Rex
A modern adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone set in a high school.
- About 75 minutes
- 9 M + 10 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 72 pages
Agatha Rex: Competition Version
A competition-length adaptation of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 10 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Anonymous
Anonymous is a story of every teenager: trying to fit in, trying to belong, trying to fall in love. It's hard to be an individual when you're trying to survive.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 32 pages
Box
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 6 F + 9 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 35 pages
The Burgundy Letter
Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur against another student.
- About 50 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 6 Any Gender, plus 0-100 “The Anonymous” characters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 39 pages
The Date
Demons on a date are never good.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Friend Request
Thanks to a series of ill-fated friend requests, a doctored photo of a student spreads like wildfire among a group of teenagers.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Gift
A teen transforms from shallow and selfish to giving and selfless. How did it happen? A wonderful holiday play inspired by The Gift of the Magi.
- About 90 minutes
- 4 M + 13 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 96 pages
Have You Heard?
This monologue-based play explores what happens when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: when it's true or a lie?
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Just Girls Talking
A drama for six women that will have your audience talking long after they leave the theatre.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
Middle School Monologues: Guys
A collection of middle school monologues for boys. All monologues from published Theatrefolk plays.
- 20 M
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 55 pages
Monster Problems
The transition from middle school to high school can be filled with problems. Monster problems.
- About 40 minutes
- 9 M + 13 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Nice Girl
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 High Schools & Middle Schools
- 25 pages
One Hundred Lies
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
Passing Period Purgatory
Sometimes the hardest part of school is getting from one class to the next.
- About 25 minutes
- 13 Any Gender + 1 Non-Binary
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 26 pages
Quippage
A boy and girl trying to date try to fill the spaces in conversation.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Red Tee
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 5 F + 6 Any Gender + 1 M or F + 1 Trans Man + 1 Non-Binary, Expandable to 29
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
