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Comedy
Short, 25-35 minutes
7 females, 6 males, 3 either
(4-16 actors possible: 0-16 females, 0-16 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When two college recruiters at a prestigious university need to fill one last spot to keep their jobs, thirteen eccentric, dimwitted and slightly-insane high school seniors are eager to come in for an
interview. What seems like a simple task turns into a nightmare when the applicants turn out to be a reality TV star, a practicing vampire, an amateur magician, and others that are much, much worse. Each applicant's interview hilariously illustrates what NOT to do at a
college interview. (This play has a sequel called 14 More Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview.)
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Comedy
Short, 20-30 minutes
30 either (7-230 actors possible: 1-225 females, 5-229 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Want to know the easiest way to make it through the grueling abyss known as high school? A group of student agents infiltrate an assembly to demonstrate their secret tips and tricks, ranging from legally changing your name to get around roll call, to using Tom Cruise to help memorize science terms. High school will never be the same.
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Comedy
Short, 30-60 minutes
14 females, 14 males, 12 either
(15-67 actors possible: 5-65 females, 2-62 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
This is a play about not being in a play, ironically expressed through a hilarious series of monologues, duets, and ensemble scenes. From early traumas involving a glory-seeking elementary school teacher to possible disturbances in the global climate, 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play keeps the audience guessing just what scenario will be next.
(This play has a sequel called 18 More Reasons Not To Be in a Play. For a full-length version that includes material from both short plays, see 30 Reasons Not To Be in a Play.)
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 35-40 minutes
10 females, 3 males, 11 either
(13-30 actors possible: 3-25 females, 1-25 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A new theater teacher is bringing a production of A Chorus Line to the high school. Though the hopefuls range from shy to outrageous, and from diva-like to determined, everyone has a chance to step into the spotlight. A hilarious and heartbreaking look at the madness of auditioning and the actors who brave the process for that perfect part.
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 40-45 minutes
8 females, 6 males, 3 either (17-40 actors possible: 8-30 females, 6-12 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A young teacher tries to pull off a production of Guys and Dolls, but putting a musical together is never easy, especially with a megalomaniacal stage manager, a lead who's convinced that Wicked is a much better show, and a girl who is clinically incapable of following directions (she has a doctor's note to prove it). And to make matters worse, there aren't nearly enough guys to be the Guys. A hilarious and poignant look behind the scenes of a drama club production filled with -- what else? -- lots of drama.
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Dramedy
Short, 30-35 minutes
3 females, 3 males, 6 either
(6-40 actors possible: 3-20 females, 3-20 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
What's it like to be awake when the rest of your world is asleep? Meet an early-morning jogger, a radio DJ whose show may have an audience of none, a modern Romeo and Juliet, the author of a most unusual letter, and many other teen characters as they search for connection in the magic hour. Through a series of connected scenes and monologues, join them on their journey as they discover whether the monster under the bed is real and collectively wonder...is there anybody out there?
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Comedy
Full-length, 85-95 minutes
7 females, 7 males, 10 either
(19-48 actors possible: 4-43 females, 5-44 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
After an embattled student body president resigns in disgrace, Mark Davenport figures he will cruise to victory in the special election. After all, his only opponent is nerdy Christy Martin, who wants to eliminate football. But when a mysterious Super PAC gives her an unlimited budget, things start to get very ugly. Mark must face total annihilation or accept the services of a slick professional campaign manager with questionable ethics and a million-dollar Super PAC of his own. A hilarious and timely satire on the contemporary political scene.
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| "Everybody loved the show: students, parents, teachers, community members... Several parents approached me after the show to tell me how much they had enjoyed running lines with their kids because the script was so hilarious. And everybody (including the kids!) appreciated the educational value and critical relevance in an election year." |
| --Dakota Benedetto, Visual & Performing Arts Teacher, Fall Mountain Regional High School, Langdon, NH |
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Comedy
Short, 45-55 minutes
3 females, 3 males, 6 either
(8-35 actors possible: 1-35 females, 1-35 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Two battling narrators attempt to cover the entirety of Greek mythology using audience participation, cross-dressing, and general theatrical insanity. Creation myths such as Pandora's Box and Cronos and the Titans jostle for space with other famous myths like Jason and the Argonauts (the original Super Friends). Culminating in a heart-pounding, five-minute, two-actor version of The Iliad, this fast-paced, free-wheeling play is wild, silly, and a complete blast for all ages. (A full-length version and an Iliad! only version of this play are also available.)
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Comedy
Full-length, 75-85 minutes
39 females, 33 males (20-132 actors possible: 3-129 females, 3-125 males)
$75.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
Stage kisses, pinkeye, inciting World War III -- these are only a few of the many things that can go wrong during the production of a play. From the author of 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play comes a full evening of the horrors and hardships that befall those who feel the call of the stage. In a series of hilarious examples, this play proves that drama can be a very dangerous thing and it must be avoided at all costs.
(This play includes material from both 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play and 18 More Reasons Not To Be in a Play.)
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Dramedy
Short, 30-35 minutes
7 females, 4 males, 9 either
(10-50 actors possible: 7-25 females, 3-25 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
For Achilles and Helen, getting bullied is a dismal fact of life -- Achilles regularly has his head flushed in the toilet, and Helen invents reasons to arrive late to school so she can avoid a vicious clique. When cool girl Glinda magically materializes and offers them a way out, they each jump at the chance. But Glinda's solution is to turn them into the very people who have tormented them. Can Achilles and Helen find another way out?
(This play has an alternate ending; contact Playscripts for details.)
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| "...a brave portrayal of bullying at its finest... putting on stage the hurtfulness and, indeed, cringe-worthy scenes of fictional people acting out all-too-real scenarios is one heck of a way to make one think." |
| --Edson Leader |
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
7 females, 7 males, 21 either
(20-51 actors possible: 0-51 females, 0-51 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
For science teacher Douglas Kobekeaneski, there's nothing greater than "The Hour of Desperation," that magical hour before his immensely important, grade-devastating assignment is due. Each year, his students frantically scramble to come up with their method of escape -- and this year is no exception, as they trot out a litany of outrageous excuses, including the greatest of them all: My homework ate my dog.
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Dramedy
Short, 30-45 minutes
5 either (5-32 actors possible: 0-32 females, 0-32 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Being a teenager is hard, and nobody wants to talk about it. Confronting the daily challenges of growing up, this series of monologues and scenes offers a look at a multitude of issues -- including dealing with parents who just don't get it, rumors, bullying, and suicide. By turns funny and tragic, the gritty details of adolescence surface -- exposing the things teenagers can't, won't, and don't want to talk about.
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
8 females, 3 males, 1 either
(11-40 actors possible: 8-25 females, 3-15 males)
$40.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
"Desperate" doesn't begin to describe this high school drama troupe: their parents avoid their shows, their faculty sponsor has fled, and the audience for their production of Romeo and Juliet consists of one sleeping homeless woman. When they discover that the sleeping woman is actually dead, the troupe turns her into a zombie so she can join the show and make it a hit with the zombie-loving masses. But one bite leads to another, and soon things spin wildly out of control. When the curtain comes down on this undead Romeo and Juliet, will anyone be left alive?
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 150 minutes
3 females, 4 males
$100.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
In that most idealized period of 20th-century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart, wise-cracking kid who's starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he'd rather shop around for a more "fun" religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.
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| "A hilarious and touching depiction of 1959 Americana. Absolutely enchanting...a little bit of heaven!" |
| --Richard Christiansen, Chicago Tribune |
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Comedy
Short, 35-45 minutes
18 females, 15 males, 17 either
(15-50 actors possible: 0-50 females, 0-50 males)
$40.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Due to budget cuts there will only be a single session of Drama One for the entire school year -- and the class will only last 20 minutes. To make matters worse, the students are required to perform an entire Shakespeare play for a schoolwide assembly during a time slot of only 10 minutes. Under the direction of the egomaniacal Mrs. Gunnysack, the beginner students must pull together for the fastest, cleanest, lowest-budget rendition of Romeo and Juliet the world has ever seen, complete with a makeshift balcony, interpretive dance fight sequences, and an Elizabethan hip-hop dance party that would even make P. Diddy shake his tailfeather with Shakespearean pride.
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Drama
Full-length, 80-90 minutes
20 either (5-76 actors possible: 0-76 females, 0-76 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
If you could say anything you wanted, without any consequences or judgment, just what would you say? Based on student responses from around the country, What I Want to Say But Never Will explores this simple but intimate question, offering a glimpse into teenagers' most private thoughts. Told through monologues and anecdotes from the playwright himself, these confessions range from a hilarious rant on an art teacher's bad breath to a touching piece of advice from a brother leaving for the Navy.
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Dramedy
Short, 30-35 minutes
3 females, 2 males, 6 either
(8-40 actors possible: 2-38 females, 2-38 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When a man and woman in suits take Emmett away in the middle of math class, his classmates come up with their own explanations for his mysterious disappearance. He's off to his own private rock concert. He was kidnapped by aliens. He was an alien himself. He created a mural that offended the school. A victim of bullies, he engineered his own disappearance...and a multitude of other guesses. Slowly we begin to realize that no one really knew him. Who is Emmett, and why is it that no one paid any attention to him until he was gone?
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Comedy
Full-length, 75-85 minutes
5 females, 6 males, 9 either
(14-50 actors possible: 5-25 females, 5-25 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Toy Boatin is Roswell High's bowling star, but he's longing for more than just the state championship. When surgical prodigy Gaberella transfers in, she's immediately drafted onto the surgical decathlon team, but she too wants more. Will Toy and Gaberella unseat Shitzu and Cryin as the leads in the upcoming Winter Muse Cycle? After Gaberella's classmates discover that her singing voice is so bad that it could cause mass casualties, they must decide what's more important -- following your dreams, or preserving life as we know it. An outrageous spoof of the popular Disney sensation.
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| "...the audience need not be young, or familiar with the Disney show,
to get laughs out of this spoof." |
| --The Advertiser-Tribune (Tiffin, OH) |
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Drama
Short, 20-35 minutes
4 females, 4 males, 1 either
(9-11 actors possible: 3-8 females, 4-8 males)
$45.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
In a dark classroom, eight students sit in an "official lockdown," not knowing if it's just a drill or an actual emergency. When a hysterical younger girl bolts from the room and the teacher follows, the remaining students are left alone to decide if it's safer to stay or run.
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 60-80 minutes
8 females, 8 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
When the quiet town of Deerpoint, Vermont is hit by the biggest blizzard in 107 years, a mysterious girl named Eva steps out of a snow bank and into the lives of 15 confused teenagers who are asked to help her in her search. What Eva's searching for -- and who she truly is -- becomes a mystery that baffles, divides, and energizes the teens of Deerpoint. Told through journal entries and interactions among the students over the course of a single snow day, Snow Angel is a funny and eerie tale of teen angst, discovery, and the power of believing.
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