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Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays Allison Williams Play Script

Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays

by Allison Williams
Comedy

Put together a SFX crew and bring the radio sounds to life.

  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 59 pages
This collection contains Dead Men Don't Carry Handbags and Dead Men Don't Jaywalk
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Dead Men Don't Jaywalk Allison Williams Play Script

Dead Men Don't Jaywalk

by Allison Williams
Comedy

A dead body jaywalks in front of radio-star-turned-movie-star detective Steve Powell. When a lady friend gets the blame, Steve puts himself on the case.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F, Doubling Possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Distance Learning Christian Kiley Play Script

Distance Learning

by Christian Kiley
Drama

A play about trying to survive and thrive in a virtual classroom.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 13 Any Gender
  • Virtual Performance
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution Lindsay Price Play Script

The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy

Pete is terrified of leaving his small town behind. That's why he's standing on the roof of the school covered in egg cartons.

  • About 25 minutes
  • 4 M + 11 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
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Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison Lindsay Price Play Script

Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama

Failure and fortitude are the touchstones for every inventor, but even more so for 19th century female inventors.

  • About 40 minutes
  • 1 F + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 49 pages
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The Female Edison Lindsay Price Play Script

The Female Edison

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama

Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 2 F + 22 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 79 pages
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Grim and Gruesome Grimm Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Play Script

Grim and Gruesome Grimm

adapted by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt Canadian Author from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Drama Classical Adaptation

A playful and theatrical adaptation of Grimm's grimmest tales.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 8 M + 12 F + 21 Any Gender, Doubling Options
  • Unit set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 57 pages
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The Hope and Heartache Diner Lindsay Price Play Script

The Hope and Heartache Diner

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy

Diners are a special place. You can get your coffee, fall in love, and find light when the world is dark.

  • About 70 minutes
  • 6 M + 7 F + 3 Any Gender
  • Unit set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 66 pages
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The Hope and Heartache Diner - One Act Version Lindsay Price Play Script

The Hope and Heartache Diner - One Act Version

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Comedy

A One Act version of The Hope and Heartache Diner

  • About 35 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 7 Any Gender
  • Unit set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 31 pages
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Horror Movie 102: Failing Just Got Deadlier Steven Stack Play Script

Horror Movie 102: Failing Just Got Deadlier

by Steven Stack
Comedy

A follow-up to the very popular Horror Movie 101!

  • About 60 minutes
  • 7 M + 14 F + 1 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
This collection contains The Ascot Ribbon, The Cow's Head, The Date, Slash, Slash!!!, and Tofuman
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Huge Hands Billy Houck Play Script

Huge Hands

by Billy Houck
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

A scrawny teenaged boy envisions the perfect way to fight back.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 1 M + 1 F + 8 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
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Labeled Lindsay Price Play Script

Labeled

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Dramedy

We label people every day. We’ve done it in the past, we’ll do it in the future.

  • About 35 minutes
  • 3 M + 6 F + 15 Any Gender + 1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 33 pages
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Lies Lindsay Price Play Script

Lies

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama Character Study

A young girl slowly realizes the disheartening truth about her mother and sister.

  • About 10 minutes
  • 2 F
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools
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A Lighter Shade of Noir Patrick Derksen Play Script

A Lighter Shade of Noir

by Patrick Derksen Canadian Author
Comedy

A fabulously funny and high styling take on film noir.

  • About 75 minutes
  • 4 M + 5 F + 16 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 62 pages
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Nice Girl Amanda Murray Cutalo Play Script

Nice Girl

by Amanda Murray Cutalo
Dramedy

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
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Not Going Anywhere Emma Fonseca Halverson Play Script

Not Going Anywhere

by Emma Fonseca Halverson
Drama Character Study Issue-Based

A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.

  • About 30 minutes
  • 2 M + 3 F
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools
  • 25 pages
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Pandemic Pancake Lindsay Price Play Script

Pandemic Pancake

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Dramedy Issue-Based Vignettes

How will you respond to this evolving new world?

  • About 35 minutes
  • 34 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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Patterns and Power: The Female Edison Lindsay Price Play Script

Patterns and Power: The Female Edison

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Drama

How did a 12 year old girl, with little education and no experience with mechanical engineering invent a safety part for a power loom?

  • About 30 minutes
  • 2 F + 17 Any Gender
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 37 pages
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Red Tee Lindsay Price Play Script

Red Tee

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
Dramedy Vignettes

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
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Santa's Zombie Apocalypse Bradley Walton Play Script

Santa's Zombie Apocalypse

by Bradley Walton
Comedy Holiday

Santa is trapped by zombies and two reindeer fawns are determined to save the day.

  • About 80 minutes
  • 24 Any Gender, plus optional extras. Can be done with a cast of 9.
  • Simple set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 67 pages
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