The Bear
adapted by Lindsay Price
from Anton Checkhov
A commedia adaptation of Chekhov's The Bear
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Bear
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Poverty-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Blue Sky
by Lindsay Price
A homeless youth finds it tough to escape the pull of streets.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Blue Sky
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Commedia Chekhov
adapted by Lindsay Price
from Anton Chekhov
Introduce your students to Russian playwright Anton Chekhov through the vibrant lens of Commedia dell’Arte.
- About 70 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
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Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
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
by Lindsay Price
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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Finding Jo March
by Laramie Dean
You should know right away that this is not a traditional adaptation of Little Women.
- About 120 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 1 Any Gender + 3 F or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
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The First Herald Angel
by John Donald O'Shea
On the first Christmas Eve, a shepherd meets an angel who states something miraculous is about to occur. The shepherd's wife has her doubts.
- About 25 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 2 Any Gender
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 15 pages
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Free - Version 1
by Lindsay Price
A free picnic forces a struggling town to reconcile their belief systems with their greed.
- About 45 minutes
- 6 M + 10 F + 3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Free - Version 1
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Free - Version 2
by Lindsay Price
A free picnic forces a struggling town to reconcile their belief systems with their greed. More parts for girls in Version 2.
- About 45 minutes
- 4 M + 12 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 40 pages
Free - Version 2
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Free: Competition Version
by Lindsay Price
A competition-length version of Free by Lindsay Price.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 11 Any Gender + 2 M or F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 31 pages
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Humbug High: A Contemporary Christmas Carol
adapted by Lindsay Price
from Charles Dickens
A modern take on the classic Dickens tale. Eddie Scrooge is a 17-year-old Bah Humbug of a guy. Till one Christmas Eve when three ghosts change his life.
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 13 F, Expandable to 11M 20F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 63 pages
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Just Girls Talking
by Robert Wing
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
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Lies
by Lindsay Price
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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Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure
by John Donald O'Shea
A delightful melodrama replete with broad comedy, memorable characters, and plenty of booing and hissing for the stovepipe-hat-wearing villain!
- About 45 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure
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Patterns and Power: The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
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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The Pauper Princess
by Holly Beardsley inspired by Mark Twain
A retelling of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper.
- About 75 minutes
- 10 M + 28 F + 34 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 71 pages
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Sweep Under Rug
by Lindsay Price
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
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Sweep Under Rug: Competition Version
by Lindsay Price
A competition-length version of Sweep Under Rug by Lindsay Price
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender, plus ensemble
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
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Ten Minute Play Series: All Girls
by Lindsay Price
A collection of short plays with interesting, engaging, vivid parts for girls.
- About 10 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 60 pages
This collection contains
Anger Management, Fight Over Fuchsia, Lies, Sandy is an Eggplant, Shannon is a Pretty Girl, See the Light, and Slow Songs Make Me Puke
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Ten Minute Play Series: Girls & Guys
by Lindsay Price
A collection of short plays that examines the relationships between girls and guys.
- About 10 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 65 pages
This collection contains
Blue Sky, Girls and Boys, My Hero, Normal vs Weird, Swimming With Sins, Thief, and Weird
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