Women's issues-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Anger Management
by Lindsay Price
Life in the afterworld sucks for Juliet and Ophelia. And they're not afraid to tell you where to shove your decorative pot holder.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Baalzebub
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 80 minutes
- 1 M + 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 71 pages
Baalzebub - One Act Version
by Rachel Atkins
Will they establish civility or fall apart?
- About 35 minutes
- 11 W, Easily expandable
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
Body Body
by Lindsay Price
Madeline has body issues. So much so that her different body parts are coming to life and talking back. But Madeline is tired of feeling bad about her body.
- About 60 minutes
- 2 M + 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Body Body: Competition Length Version
by Lindsay Price
Madeline has body issues. So much so that different body parts are coming to life and talking back. A shorter version of this body image play.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 54 pages
Breathless
by Wendy-Marie Martin
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 6 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
Building Blocks, Virtually
by Jeffrey Harr
A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.
- About 15 minutes
- 2 M + 2 W
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Carrying the Calf
by Shirley Barrie
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class.
- About 54 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 35 pages
Drop Dead, Juliet!
by Allison Williams
Juliet has had enough! No more poison, stabbing, or dying. Romeo and Juliet will never be the same - or will it? Not everyone's so keen on the changes.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 13 W + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
ellenalicemonajune
by Colleen Neuman
Ellen, Alice, Mona, and June share those uncomfortable truths that only close friends can tell each other.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
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 W + 12 Any Gender, plus 3 groups (3/4/4)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
The Female Edison
by Lindsay Price
Margaret E. Knight was a 19th century inventor with two big but forgotten stories.
- About 70 minutes
- 2 W + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 79 pages
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 W + 1 Any Gender + 3 W or NB
- Recommended for High Schools
- 85 pages
Flaky Lips
by Lindsay Price
Two girls live in two communities that have been separated by a wall for a hundred years.
- About 45 minutes
- 2 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
The Four Hags of the Apocalypse Eat Salad at their General Meeting
by Lindsay Price
A black comedy about female self-image.
- About 10 minutes
- 4 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Frankenstein Among the Dead
adapted by Laramie Dean from the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Thunder and lightning tear apart the night sky while two young women explore the story of Frankenstein
- About 95 minutes
- 8 M + 7 W + 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 81 pages
Hairball
by Lindsay Price
A light vignette play about our obsession with hair. Flexible casting.
- About 25 minutes
- 3 M + 5 W, Expandable to 14M+27W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
by Treanor Baring
A fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen’s six classic masterpieces.
- About 60 minutes
- Virtual Performance
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
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 W
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 30 pages
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
by Colleen Neuman
Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 38 pages
