Memory-Themed Play Scripts for Schools

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

Smarty Pants

Dallas is a real smarty pants and can't wait to show off. But he's in for a shock. His new class is very different. A fantastic competition piece.

• About 30 minutes
• 8 Any Gender
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 32 pages

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

Storied

In a magical dimension, three teenagers are pulled into a conflict between Good and Bad Ideas from classic tales. Who is to blame for the bad idea?

• About 77 minutes
• 6 M + 9 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
• Unit Set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 70 pages

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

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

Ten / Two

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

Ten Minute Play Series: All Girls

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

• About 10 minutes
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 60 pages

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

Ten Minute Play Series: Girls & Guys

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

• About 10 minutes
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 65 pages

Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection

A collection of ten minute plays.

• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools
• 55 pages

Thirteen in 10 Minutes or Less

From high-stakes board games to surviving terrible hotel waffles, a group of thirteen-year-olds tackle the messy realities of eighth grade in a series of ten-minute plays about the hilarious challenge of staying connected.

• About 100 minutes
• 4 M + 4 F, Expandable to 17M+16W+7 Any Gender
• Simple Set
• Recommended for Middle Schools
• 96 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

Through the Looking-Glass

Alice is back in Wonderland and looking to become Queen. This adaptation is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.

• About 35 minutes
• 3 M + 3 F + 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
• Simple Set
• Recommended for Middle Schools & High Schools
• 38 pages

Tofuman

• About 10 minutes
• 2 M + 2 F
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools

The Tuesday Night Treasure Hunters and the Case of the Kraken’s Eye

When three teenage treasure hunters break into a notorious abandoned mansion on a school night, they must outsmart a decades-old family feud to unearth a legendary blue diamond before history repeats itself.

• About 30 minutes
• 3 M + 4 F + 4 Any Gender
• Simple set
• Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
• 27 pages

Tumblefur

A sweet teenage girl takes her dog for a walk in the park and discovers that there is something exciting around every corner.

• About 10 minutes
• 1 F
• Simple Set
• Recommended for High Schools

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