A squirt gun would never be mistaken for a real gun, right? Dive into the thought-provoking world of Water. Gun. Argument and challenge what we choose to believe. A thought provoking and powerful piece in a docu-theatre style.
Play Scripts for Schools suitable for Teen
Diatom
Two friends without a car wait and talk. And wait and talk. And wait and talk...
- About 10 minutes
- 2 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Discovering Rogue
Rogue lives in a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind. Others want Rogue to leave but she isn’t budging. It's a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 29 pages
Double Click
Young love blossoms when two teenagers flip open their laptops and start chatting.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Dracula
A highly theatrical exploration of the evil that lurks inside all of us…
- About 100 minutes
- 5 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, plus Nosferatu and Assorted Monsters
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 100 pages
The Dread Pirate Sadie
Sadie wishes to leave her life on the high seas to pursue her true passion: theatre.
- About 60 minutes
- 1 M + 10 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 61 pages
Drop Dead, Juliet!
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 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Drum Taps
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 66 pages
Drum Taps (Small Cast Version)
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Drum Taps (Large Cast Version)
A theatrical adaptation of a selection of Walt Whitman's civil war poems. See the words, the war, the blood come to life.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 14 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Egg Carton and Shaving Cream Solution
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
ellenalicemonajune
Ellen, Alice, Mona, and June share those uncomfortable truths that only close friends can tell each other.
- About 25 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum
A character driven comedy about art, romance, and mystery. This rinky-dink art museum holds more interest than what first meets the eye.
- About 35 minutes
- 5 M + 7 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 40 pages
Everyman
A modern translation of the original text
- About 30 minutes
- 17 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 24 pages
The Exile and the Onion Girl
A vividly modern adaptation of Aeschylus' play The Libation Bearers.
- About 35 minutes
- 4 M + 6 F, Plus Domestics (chorus)
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 33 pages
The Factory
Robots will always do their jobs better than real people. And rules are what make the Factory productive.
- About 30 minutes
- 16 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 30 pages
Failure and Fortitude: The Female Edison
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
The Female Edison
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
Fidget
Kids are constantly being told to hold still. But that’s impossible when all they want to do is move forward at warp speed.
- About 30 minutes
- 6 Any Gender, Expandable to 28
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Fight Over Fuchsia
A fight over a blouse at the bargain low bargain big bargain sale fractures a friendship.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Finding Jo March
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
