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Don Zolidis

Don Zolidis

Don Zolidis is a former middle and high school theatre teacher, and one of the most-produced playwrights in America. His more than 100 published plays have been produced 20,000 times and have appeared in every state and 68 countries. His first novel, The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig (A Love Story), was released by Disney-Hyperion in 2018, and his second book, War and Speech, was published in 2020.


Works by Don Zolidis

One-Act Plays The Astonishing Adventures of the White Weevil cover Comedy The Astonishing Adventures of the White Weevil To give it a ratings boost, a chauvinistic 1942 radio show gets a female superhero...and hilarious chaos ensues. 40-45 min 5-8 females, 4-7 males (12 performers total).
Shorts Babies cover Comedy Babies In a maternity ward, four couples fantasize about their babies becoming huge bullies.   8-10 min 5 females, 3 males.
Performable Collections Bullying, Ink. cover Comedy Bullying, Ink. Fourteen of YouthPLAYS' most exciting playwrights each contribute a short play as together they explore bullying from many angles in this collection with a widely flexible cast and running time. 130-150 min 4-25 females, 3-17 males, 8+ any gender (6-50+ performers possible).
Full-Length Plays The Comedy of Terrible Errors (large cast) cover Comedy The Comedy of Terrible Errors (large cast) A group of students attempts Shakespeare's 28th-most loved play with terrible results. 100-120 min 2 females, 2 males, 11-14+ any (15-18+ performers possible).
Full-Length Plays The Comedy of Terrible Errors (small cast) cover Comedy The Comedy of Terrible Errors (small cast) A small group of actors attempts Shakespeare's 28th-most-loved play with terrible results. 90-110 min 2 females, 2 males (gender-flexible).
Shorts Everything you need to know about The Scarlet Letter in 10 minutes or less cover Comedy Everything you need to know about The Scarlet Letter in 10 minutes or less Two overcaffeinated actors try to distill The Scarlet Letter into ten minutes in this ridiculously fast-paced and free-flowing madcap romp. 10 min 1-8 females, 1-8 males (2-16 performers total).
Shorts Family Meeting cover Comedy Family Meeting At a family meeting, a teenage girl learns that her parents are trading her—for a foreign exchange student who can dunk. 10 min 2 males, 2 females.
Full-Length Plays Les Examables cover Comedy Les Examables A hilariously insane satire based on the mega-musical Les Misérables. 100-110 min 8-28 females, 5-25 males (15-40+ performers possible).
Performable Collections Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics cover Comedy Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics Twelve YouthPLAYS authors open fire on the classics with parodies of reading list standards. 120-140 min 6+ females, 4+ males (11-100+ performers possible--8 or fewer if not all 12 plays are produced).
Performable Collections Middle Schoolin' It cover Performable Collection Middle Schoolin' It Fifteen short plays, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals, offer middle school actors the opportunity to tackle a wide variety of styles and subjects in plays that range from light-hearted romps to serious looks at what it means to grow up. 140-160 min Up to 23 females and 19 males.
Full-Length Plays One Good Thing cover Drama One Good Thing Two teenagers who don't know each other deal with tragedy and struggle in the search for one good thing. 120-130 min 13-30 females, 8-25 males (12-40+ performers possible).
Full-Length Plays The Superhero Ultraferno (full-length version) cover Comedy The Superhero Ultraferno (full-length version) A crack team of actors tries to cover every superhero story in the craziest way imaginable. 100-110 min 6-50 females, 6-50 males (12-90+ actors possible).
One-Act Plays The Superhero Ultraferno (one-act version) cover Comedy The Superhero Ultraferno (one-act version) A crack team of actors works its way through the highlights and lowlights of the superhero pantheon in the craziest way imaginable. 40-45 min 6+ females, 6+ males (12-52 performers possible).
One-Act Plays When are the Robots Coming to Kill Us? cover Comedy When are the Robots Coming to Kill Us? The action heroes of the 80s (and Your Mom) come together to help us navigate the dangers of an AI-saturated world as we encounter possibly treacherous toys, sycophantic chatbots, sentient furniture...and Grandma. 30-45 min 2 females, 1 male, 7-37 any gender (10-40 performers possible).
Bundles Shakespeare and Company Script Bundle cover Genre varies by title Shakespeare and Company Script Bundle A baker's dozen "Shakespeare-adjacent" plays that range from updated takes on the Bard's classics to titles inspired by the work and lives of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. 30-120 min Varies by title.
Bundles Vignette-Style Script Bundle cover Genre varies by title Vignette-Style Script Bundle Thirteen plays written in the popular vignette (aka episodic) style, often with very flexible casting, great for classwork and performance alike. 23-110 min Varies by title.
Book Go Solo: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors cover Book Go Solo: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors A diverse collection of more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use.