Smiles, hugs and hi-fives. Isn’t that all it takes for a middle school student to be happy? The Happiness Shop is an excellent class project that explores important issues.
Jealousy-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Scene-Speare!: Shakespearean Scenes for Student Actors
A collection of annotated Shakespearean scenes for student actors.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 127 pages
See the Light
The truth hurts. Especially when you're afraid to tell it and not expecting to hear it.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High 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
Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline!
Faked Death! Mistaken Identity! Parental Marital Veto! But wait, there’s more!
- About 50 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F, Plus percussionist. Easily expandable.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 46 pages
She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More
Tonight was going to be writer Alina Deveraux’s most important night, the unveiling of her memoirs. Until she ended up dead. Or not dead.
- About 40 minutes
- 1 M + 7 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Somewhere, Nowhere
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
Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged
A collection of short plays with challenging stories and complex characters.
- About 10 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 64 pages
The Tower of Tyler
Tyler is a star. But his sister is getting tired of keeping his secrets.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Will and Whimsy: Sixteen Dramatically Illustrated Sonnets of Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Sonnets come alive in this play where modern scenes play hand in hand with the original text. Very flexible casting.
- About 50 minutes
- 8 Any Gender, Expandable to 35
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
