Illness/Health-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Puzzle Pieces
An exploration of teen issues through a series of monologues. The characters speak frankly about their fears, their futures, and their day to day life.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 20 pages
Red Rover
A young girl is pulled out of her history class to go to the hospital where she discovers she has cancer. She befriends Lucy (who is chemotherapy personified) and she and Lucy prepare to take the disease.
- About 20 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Recommended for High Schools
Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens
A talk show welcomes some of literature's most memorable women who just can’t seem to get it right when it comes to men.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 4 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
Scenes from a Quarantine
This vignette style play can be easily performed using an online platform and has a variety of scenes to address all student skill levels.
- About 25 minutes
- 21 Any Gender, Minimum of 4
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Shadow Stories - A Cursed Play
Five very old, very dangerous stories from around the world...
- About 40 minutes
- 8 M + 8 F + 15 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 45 pages
Shreds and Patches
A re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 2 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 26 pages
Shuddersome: Tales of Poe
A vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works. Multi length versions to fit every performance need.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 25 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 51 pages
Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less
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
The Snow Queen
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
Solo-Speare!: Shakespearean Monologues For Student Actors
A collection of annotated Shakespearean monologues for student actors.
- 17 M + 18 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 73 pages
Something to Keep us Warm
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
Still
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
Stroke Static
The heartbreaking look at dementia from the inside. The struggle between real and fantasy. Past and present. An award-winning theatrical experience.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 28 pages
The Support Group from Hell
Wendy walks into a typical teen support group but quickly discovers that that the others are anything but typical.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Sweep Under Rug
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
Thought Traps
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
Tuna Fish Eulogy
The tragedy of a young boy's death is examined. Written in the Ladder play format the text runs in vertical columns for fuller choral work.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
The Virtual Support Group from Hell
Wendy joins an online teen support group. However, she quickly discovers that the others are anything but typical.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Waiting Room
A group of teenage cancer patients wait to hear about their progress. A bond is created as they discover their similarities and eccentricities.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 M + 7 F + 1 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Waking Moment
Julie would do anything to be just like her best friend Rhonda. But she soon finds out Rhonda's perfect world is a nightmare. Deals with sexual abuse.
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 27 pages
