Forensics at YouthPlays

Forensics at YouthPlays

YouthPlays.com carries a number ten-minute plays and monologues that are ideal for forensics (speech & debate) competitions. Some of these works are also listed elsewhere on the site, as they are also appropriate for full theatrical production, while others were written specifically for forensics competition. Because the needs of forensics students are different from those of theatrical producers, YouthPlays.com handles the licensing of these works differently. Instead of purchasing the rights to a certain number of performances, you may purchase a license to perform these pieces in competition as many times as you like for one calendar year. (This does not include the right to stage public performances outside of competition--that is a separate license!) We think your students will enjoy these pieces, and we think they will WIN--as, indeed, other students have done with these works in the past.

All forensics licenses handled directly through YouthPlays are $20.00 for one calendar year.

Winning Monologues

COYOTE KILLER (Male or Female) Revenge is a bitter pill after a pet cat is killed by a wild coyote. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER	LILY (Female) A bittersweet story of an unusual friendship between an elderly lady and a store mannequin. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER
STEALING SAXOPHONES FROM HOMELESS PEOPLE (Male or Female) When your mother tells you at the age of three that you're going to end up stealing saxophones from homeless people, you're saddled with a heavy burden. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER

Winning Duos

A-BOMB WEDDING (1M 1F) Comedy. Two young adults look for love in a convenience store--with more than the usual baggage. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER	THE BIRD (2M) A titmouse among the bus-stop pigeons--a messenger from God? A Twisted encounter between strangers. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER
CRASH POSITIONS (1M 1F) A comedy about two passengers who think their airplane is about to crash. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER	DESEERT ISLAND DISCS (2M or 2F) Two friends test their friendship as they wait to be rescued after a shipwreck. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER
LARRY OF THE LAKE (2M) A harried businessman is tempted to a life of irresponsibility by a mysteriously wet man. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER	LAST RIGHT BEFORE THE VOID (2M 1F) The play follows Christian, a teenage boy, as he hitchhikes along a highway that seems to disappear into a black hole. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER
LE^APERS (1M 1F) Dark Comedy. Two determined jumpers compete for the same spot on the roof. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER	MENAGERIE (1M, 1F) A missing roommate turns Valentine's Day on its head. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER
NEWT GINGRICH VISITS A RESIDENTIAL YOUTH FACILITY NOT NEAR OMAHA (2M) A pair of residents at a home for troubled teens wait for a photo op with Newt Gingrich. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER	SUDDEN DEATH DEBATING LEAGUE (1M, 1F) Dark comedy. Suggested set. When a high school debate tournament's sudden death round turns out to be exactly that, losing is not an option..... By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER
SUNSET JOHNSON (1M, 1F) An innocent but dangerous flirtation between a young black soldier and a white farmgirl in the WWI-era South. By Ed Shockley MORE INFO / TO ORDER	TEN MINUTES Drama. 1 male, 1 female. 10 minutes. Suggested set. Suitable for stage performance or competitive forensics for high school and up (possibly for skilled middle school actors). By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER
WITNESSES (Cast of 2-7, depending on doubling. Mixed Gender.) Seven different versions of a botched robbery betray seven different sets of prejudices. By Matt Buchanan MORE INFO / TO ORDER	X MARKS THE SPOT (1M 1F) A modern-day Moses and Zipporah (Mo and Zippy) try to rekindle their flagging romance with a trip to a middle-American burning bush. By Jon Dorf MORE INFO / TO ORDER