Performable Collection. Comedy. 45 - 60 minutes. 3-11 females, 3-11 males, (with the option of a gender-blind 3-actor cast; 3-21 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Aesop's timeless fables get a 21^st century reboot, with 8 writers putting a contemporary comic spin to the classic yarns.

Performable Collection. 110 - 160 minutes. 5+ females, 2+ males (7-40+ performers possible, with many gender-flexible roles).
High school (or advanced middle school) and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Boasting a variety of meaty, challenging (and frequently gender-flexible) roles, these twelve exciting shorts from BIPOC authors offer a meaningful theatrical journey for, as the title has it, All of Us.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 8 - 20 minutes. 4+ females, 4+ males (8-45+ performers possible, with many gender-flexible roles).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

A comedic baker's dozen comes together in one performable collection, with gender-flexible opportunities for every teen actor to find their moment.

Performable Collection. Dramedy. 40 - 45 minutes. 3-13 females, 0-5 males (4-13 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Young people must face the dramatic impact of sudden change in this quartet of short plays.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 130 - 150 minutes. 4-25 females, 3-17 males, 8+ any gender (6-50+ performers possible).
Advanced middle school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

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.

Performable Collection. 110 - 120 minutes. 13-47 any gender.
High school and older.

Step into the mysterious world of Edgar Allan Poe in this thrilling, vignette-style adaptation of his best-known works like "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado."

Performable Collection. Comedy. 140 - 165 minutes. 2-30 females, 2-21 males (4-41 performers possible).
High school and older.

Fifteen short comedies, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals, offer teen actors the opportunity to tackle a wide variety of styles and subjects as they stretch their acting chops and tickle their funny bones.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 4-23 females, 0-8 males (4-23 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A collection of short plays about coming of age and the dramatic impact of sudden change on young lives.

Performable Collection. Dramedy. 65 - 70 minutes. 4-18 females, 4-9 males (8-27 performers possible).
High school and older.

Eight short plays by emerging and experienced playwrights about teens navigating the pressures imposed by others and those they impose on themselves.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 3-10 females, 0-3 males (4-10 performers possible).
High school and older.

Three takes on coming of age: a girl with Peter Pan syndrome, the aftermath of a cyberbullying case and a Shakespearean heroine who may just be the victim of an elaborate hoax.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 120 - 140 minutes. 6+ females, 4+ males (11-100+ performers possible--8 or fewer if not all 12 plays are produced).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Twelve YouthPLAYS authors open fire on the classics with parodies of reading list standards.

Anthology. 210 - 270 minutes. 4-12+ females, 3-6+ males, 0-26+ any gender (7-44+ performers possible).
High school and older.

The second collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition spans a vast variety of time periods, genres and topics, but what unites these young writers is their ability to speak to the issues that impact young people today.

Anthology. 170 - 230 minutes. 20-45 females, 15-40 males (35-85 performers possible).
High school and older.

Eight talented young writers chronicle our coming of age in this collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition. Whether it's lampooning teen rites of passage like college admissions or the dreaded driver's test, exploring relationships with families, friends and would-be significant others, or taking on serious issues like mental health and eating disorders, these playwrights pull no punches and write with honesty about the world in which they find themselves.

Performable Collection. 120 - 140 minutes. 2-18 females, 2-12 males (4-30 performers possible).
High school and older.

Fifteen edgy short plays to challenge high school actors, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals.

Performable Collection. 105 - 150 minutes. 4+ females, 2+ males, 4+ any (10-50+ performers possible).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Mental health takes the spotlight in this performable collection as we encounter depressed superheroes, runaway phones, oh so many spiders and (a whole lot) more. 

Performable Collection. Comedy. 95 - 110 minutes. 4-17 females, 3-11 males, 6+ any gender (7-34+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Ten short plays about the cultural phenomenon known as "promposing" explore both the sublime and the ridiculous in this modern coming-of-age ritual.

Performable Collection. Dramedy. 65 - 75 minutes. 5-23 females, 3-17 males (8-35 performers possible).
High school and older, with a few selections suitable for middle school.

From cyberbullying to sibling rivalry, struggling with peer pressure, depression and talking carrots, this collection of short plays tackles real issues in the lives of high school students through comedy, drama and everything in between.

Anthology. 9 - 65 minutes. Varies by title.
Varies by title.

This collection of eleven plays written during the COVID-19 pandemic isn't just an artifact of a trying time—it's a testament to innovation and creativity.

Performable Collection. Dramedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 3-13 females, 1-9 males (4-16 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

As they navigate high school life in the great (or not so great) outdoors, the teens in these six short plays brave boatyards, graveyards and more—discovering where they need to go along the way.

Performable Collection. Comedy. 55 - 65 minutes. 3-14 females, 1-9 males (4-16 performers possible).
High school and older.

As high school comes to a close, the teenagers in these plays are faced with the choice of whether to play it safe or take a leap of faith—in their friends, in their family, and, most importantly, in themselves.

Comedy. 100 - 110 minutes. 4+ females, 4+ males, 4+ any gender (12-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

The audience's wishes are granted when Choose Your Own Adventure meets Aladdin in this zany comedy.

Adaptation. 75 - 90 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 48+ any gender (9-60 performers possible).
All ages.

Alice chases a White Rabbit down a hole to a world in which she encounters strange creatures and even stranger poetry.

Drama. 60 - 70 minutes. 6 females, 4 males, 2+ any gender (8-12+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Before Mary Anning became the world's first female paleontologist, she was a young girl from a small town hunting for fossils in this beautiful coming-of-age story.

Drama. 100 - 120 minutes. 6-14 females, 2-5 males, 1+ any gender (9-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

As she comes of age over the course of a strong-willed and inquisitive childhood, Anne ultimately teaches her adopted parents, siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, lifelong lessons about family in this free adaptation of the literary classic.

Comedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 4-15 females, 3-13 males (11-18 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

As You Like It goes to high school as Shakespeare's classic collides with "catfishing" in this contemporary adaptation.

Mystery/Suspense. 75 - 85 minutes. 8-11 females, 5-7 males (13-16 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

In this affectionate spoof of old-fashioned murder mysteries, will the two youngest members of the Hopkins family figure out who's killing off their relatives before there's nobody left?

Comedy. 80 - 100 minutes. 2-25 females, 4-25 males (17-50 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A modern retelling of the famous friendships, family, and feuds between David, Jonathan, and King Saul...baseball style.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 5-15 females, 12-40 males (17-55 performers possible).
High school and older performers (with several roles for performers aged 11-13), and middle school and older audiences.

Young kitchen girl Beth becomes caught up in one of the darkest and most mysterious episodes in English history: the story of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower.

Comedy. 85 - 100 minutes. 7 females, 3 males, 5+ any gender (15-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When 17-year-old June Davis returns to her old cheer gym after an abrupt two-year sabbatical, she has to ask herself, is being the best worth losing everything?

Comedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 4-6 females, 2-4 males, (8 performers total).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

When their well-intentioned but ill-fated batch of brownies attracts Bigfoot, will the Creamer kids be in the kind of trouble they can't get out of...?

Comedy. 65 - 75 minutes. 4-13 females, 6-13 males (10-20+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

When a high school student tries to direct a production of The Scottish Play and accidentally triggers the Macbeth Curse, will he and the show become the latest victims, or will it be all's well that ends well?

Comedy. 85 - 100 minutes. 4-15 females, 4-15 males (10-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

The audience calls the shots as the The Wizard of Oz meets Choose Your Own Adventure in this fast-paced comedy for all ages.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 5+ males, 5+ females (10-35+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

When four ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge, he is forced to look at his life—past, present and future—and witness the effect he has on others.

Comedy. 60 - 80 minutes. 4-8+ females, 4-5+ males (8-25 performers possible, including a flexible ensemble of dancers).
Middle school and older.

A spoiled princess must find three magical Christmas gifts for her parents if she is to escape an arranged marriage to the world's stupidest prince.

Comedy. 65 - 75 minutes. 4 females, 4 males (8 performers plus optional extras).
High school and older performers, and middle elementary and older audiences.

When the magical clock that keeps all the fairytales on track suddenly breaks down, Janice the clock's guardian, and Morton her loyal helper, stumble through a series of misguided magic and mistaken identities as they try to avert impending disaster...

Comedy. 100 - 120 minutes. 2 females, 2 males, 11-14+ any (15-18+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A group of students attempts Shakespeare's 28th-most loved play with terrible results.

Comedy. 90 - 110 minutes. 2 females, 2 males (gender-flexible).
High school and older.

A small group of actors attempts Shakespeare's 28th-most-loved play with terrible results.

Dramedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 6-10 females, 6-10 males (12-20 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Despite cerebral palsy, a family who can't understand her and the bullying girls at school, the gift of a Morgan horse she names Ringo may make all the difference for fifteen-year-old Sarah as she fights to find wholeness in her body and spirit.

Dramedy. 100 - 110 minutes. 6+ females, 4+ males (10-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A heartfelt memory in the form of multiple tales as they follow the story of Young Josefina and her brother Ignacio's journey from Mexico to the United States.

Comedy. 95 - 105 minutes. 5 females, 6 males, 5+ any (17-28+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Madness! Murder! An ancestral curse! All the things that make for a hauntingly good weekend! (As long as you don't end up dead.)

Dramedy. 80 - 90 minutes. 8-50+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

Through scenes and monologues, a group of teen characters search for their "Chuck," that elusive moment of knowing who you are.

Dramedy. 105 - 115 minutes. 6 females, 4 males, 2 any gender. (15-30+ performers possible, including 3+ non-speaking).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Blaming himself for the death of his mother, teenage Drake believes he is a vampire—can he find his way out of the rabbit hole before it's too late?

Comedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 1 female.
High school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

Jenn returns to the old rowhome in which she grew up, but with a thunderstorm approaching and the memories of the house haunting her, she must learn to use her imagination (and an assortment of household items) to fight her grown-up fears.

Drama. 70 - 80 minutes. 5-17+ females, 3-15+ males (10-20+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Flint's water supply is poisoned, and the young whistleblower is labeled an "enemy of the people."

Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 9+ females, 3+ males (12+ performers possible).
Middle school and high school performers, audiences of all ages.

A dozen young dreamers work together to transform the 18th century novel The Female Quixote—whose heroine Arabella believes the whole world is her personal fairy tale—into a play of their very own, expressing their fears and hopes about their own futures.

Horror-Comedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 6-45+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

Visitors to this creepy collection of troubling tales will discover lying maps and the sinister Carrion Man, unfriendly doppelgängers and visitors from the stars, not to mention the most sinister camp counselor you could ever meet...

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 3-4 females, 8-11 males (11-15 performers possible).
High school and older.

It's Baltimore, 1966 and the Orioles are battling the Dodgers in the World Series as the Snyder family fights for its own survival.

Drama. 95 - 105 minutes. 6 females, 2 males, 14+ any gender (8-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

In the once beautiful Limberlost Swamp, 14-year-old Elnora longs to attend high school, despite her mother's resistance—with the help of friends, Elnora collects butterflies and moths to work her way through school...but will she win her mother's heart?

Drama. 100 - 120 minutes. 5-8 females, 2-3 males, 3+ any gender (10-15+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Niobe, the Goddess of Tears, decides to quit her job in the digital Cloud of Olympus and fights to recover her origin story, the one she blocked long ago.

Dramedy. 95 - 110 minutes. 4-8 females, 2-4 males (6-12 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 6 females, 2 males.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Based on the biographies of her family members and personal interviews with her three surviving friends, Goodbye Memories captures the remarkable spirit of Anne Frank as a teenage girl coming of age during a world-changing period of history.

Comedy. 95 - 105 minutes. 7-30+ females, 4-30+ males (14-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Can our hero, Steele Manly, save the sweet-smelling Shasta Bellflower and the saintly Charity Goodcheer, matriarch of The Goodcheer Home, from the evil, manipulative clutches of villain Severus C. Snackwell in this spoof of classic melodramas?

Dramedy. 85 - 90 minutes.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

When four teenagers meet in an old graveyard on All Hallows’ Eve to swap candy and a few scary stories, a restless spirit from the past has other ideas, turning a night of harmless fun into one they’ll never forget.

Drama. 75 - 90 minutes. 1-7 females, 1-5 males, (4-8 performers total).
High school and older.

An orphan named Pip overcomes adversity for the sake of childhood love in this timeless story of the enduring power of the human spirit.

Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 15+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

In 1948 Virginia, aspiring football star Joe rejoices when Miller Park gets its very own sandlot football team...but does a ragtag team of blue-collar underdogs stand a chance against their big-time, big-city, big-rich competitors?

Holiday Comedy. 75 - 85 minutes. 8-12+ any gender.
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When Santa Claus is murdered days before Christmas, can aspiring elf detective Jingle crack the case in this heartwarming holiday comedy with a healthy helping of noir and a dash of nutmeg?

Comedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 7-25+ females, 5-25+ males (12-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Everyone's favorite vampires, wizards and werewolves battle lots and lots of evil in this crazed mash-up parody of the two biggest megahits of recent years, Harry Potter and Twilight.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 2+ any gender (10-12+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Based on real stories, Heartland reveals the stunning truth about internment of German Americans during World War II and the devastating effect American immigration policies had on their families.

Adventure. 70 - 80 minutes. 6-11 females, 9-11 males, 3-20+ any (16-50+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Spies, pirates, bronze sentients, vampires, star-crossed lovers, intrigue and marvels abound in this free adaptation of twelve minor Jules Verne novels, dipped deep in gonzo steampunkery.

Comedy. 95 - 105 minutes. 3 females, 3 males, 3-26+ any gender (9-32+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

In a large American city in 1944, Jill Trent and her accidental sidekick, Daisy Smith, team up to solve a series of perplexing crimes by way of fists, moxie and the latest scientific inventions, but Daisy soon finds herself facing a ruthless Nazi spymaster on her own—with Jill's life, and the fate of the nation, in the balance.

Drama. 100 - 110 minutes. 21 females (with possible non-speaking extras).
High school and older.

A group of teenage girls, all excluded from their mainstream schools, are inspired by their English teacher to mount an all-female production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Adventure. 70 - 75 minutes. 2-8 females, 6-22 males (7-24 performers possible).
All ages.

Mowgli, a little boy raised by wolves, learns the Law of the Jungle as he is kidnapped by lawless monkeys, watches the elephants dance and comes face to face with his arch-enemy, Shere Khan, the tiger who is trying to eat him.

Dramedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 2 females, 3 males.
Middle school and older performers and all audiences.

Three kids from an Albuquerque housing project seek to end a crippling heat wave by following the example of Smack Turkenson, a fabled ex-tenant of the project who was able to steal rain from Mother Nature.

Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 7 females, 8 males, 3-33+ any gender (18-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

A quiet Spanish town erupts into hilarious chaos as Don Quixote sets out on his quest to find the Golden Helmet of Mambrino—but is Dulcinea the Doughnut Lady their true night in shining armor...?

Comedy. 100 - 110 minutes. 8-28 females, 5-25 males (15-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A hilariously insane satire based on the mega-musical Les Misérables.

Drama. 100 - 110 minutes. 11-16+ females, 4-8+ males (15-24+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

In this tale of four sisters, we watch the fiercely independent Jo March become the woman who will one day pen the book that becomes the American classic Little Women.

Dramedy. 75 - 90 minutes. 9-11 females, 4-6 males (15 performers total).
High school and older.

When the doors of the CliffNotes Library suddenly lockdown and someone hears a gunshot (he thinks), a motley crew of students and one freaked out substitute teacher must rise about the social chaos to save a life—and maybe learn a little about tolerance along the way.

Drama. 80 - 90 minutes. 8-16+ females, 5-12+ males (14-40+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Alisa arrives at a new high school in the middle of the year to find her locker next to a shrine for a popular lacrosse player who's died in an auto accident, but as she digs deeper, she discovers another loss that no one talks about, even as it's left many of the school's students trying to pick up their own pieces.

Comedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 8-20 females, 6-15 males (14-30 performers possible, plus non-speaking extras).
High school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Long Joan Silver and her all-female crew take on discrimination and inequality as well as Squire Trelawney, Jim Hawkins and all your favorite characters in this new comic version of the classic adventure story Treasure Island.

Comedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 3-6 any gender (8-14 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Eight juniors and seniors navigate the wonderful, painful, exhilarating and awkward minefield of high school relationships and the moments that matter the most: the first kiss, flirting, dating, breaking up, going to college and what goes through their heads as they sit in the most boring class ever.

Dramedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 0-6 any gender (8-14 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Eight juniors and seniors navigate the wonderful, painful, exhilarating and awkward minefield of high school relationships amidst a pandemic.

Comedy. 100 - 120 minutes. 6 females, 5 males, 2 any gender, and 6-12+ extras (1 of whom should be female) (9-40 performers possible).
High school and older.

Facing indifferent audiences and inner turmoil, a struggling Commedia dell'Arte troupe battles to live up to that old saying, "The show must go on."

Drama. 60 - 70 minutes. 4 females, 1 male, 3 any gender.
High school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When a young girl escapes into an enchanted world where her dolls come to life, will she stay there forever or discover the true magic of life?

Drama. 60 - 70 minutes. 2-4+ females, 6-9+ males (10-11+ performers possible; any number of extras may be added).
High school and older.

When a black, gay high school student finds a pink noose hanging in his locker, he puts it on and all hell breaks loose.

Comedy. 65 - 75 minutes. 4-8 females, 5-9 males, plus extras (13-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A company of actors mount a new melodrama in a last ditch effort to save their Depression-era theater from the wrecking ball, but a pair of dastardly bank robbers are determined to destroy the show so they can dig up their buried loot.

Comedy. 65 - 75 minutes. 6 females, 3 males, 4+ any gender (13+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When Maid Marian invents a band of outlaws running amok to stave off her wedding to the Sheriff of Nottingham, it turns into the Robin Hood story as you've never seen it before, with mistaken identities, bumbling henchmen, wild and wacky sword fights and more than a little cross-dressing.

Dramedy. 95 - 110 minutes. 5-12+ females, 3-8+ males (8-20+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

High school senior Luis is central to his sister Ana's dreams for a beautiful quinceañera, but plans for a joyful rite of passage are derailed when Luis' girlfriend Miriam becomes pregnant and the Mexican-American teens face adulthood far sooner than expected.

Comedy. 70 - 80 minutes. 10-16+ females, 5-11+ males (15-35+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When Titania and Oberon zap all of Shakespeare's fairies into our very real world, right into the middle of a theatre camp that's mounting A Midsummer Night's Dream, magic, Shakespeare and reality couldn't get more tangled.

Comedy. 60 - 70 minutes. 3-5 females, 4-6 males, 3-25+ any (10-45 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary school and older audiences.

Two hopeful young musicians stumble through comic misadventures with river ghosts, preposterous kings, magical shoes and lovely princesses in a desperate search for someone who will love their questionable musicianship as much as they do.

Drama with music. 75 - 90 minutes. 6+ females, 3+ males, 1-15+ any (10-50+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

Drawing from the Tchaikovsky ballet and E. T. A. Hoffman's original tale, A Nutcracker Story is part play, part musical, part ballet—all magic.

Dramedy. 90 - 110 minutes. 16+ any gender (16-50+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

In this bold and exciting new adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, the audience is transported to ancient Greece, where the hero might be the person to your left or your right—or they might even be you...

Drama. 120 - 130 minutes. 13-30 females, 8-25 males (12-40+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Two teenagers who don't know each other deal with tragedy and struggle in the search for one good thing.

Comedy. 80 - 90 minutes. 1-6 females, 2-7 males (6-8 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Adventure. 65 - 75 minutes. 2-5 females, 2-6 males (7-8 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

A young adventurer must travel forward 100 years in time to save a headstrong princess cursed by the chaos faerie Maelstrom in this re-telling of Sleeping Beauty inspired by European faerie folklores.

Comedy. 90 - 100 minutes. 8-14 females, 5 males and an unlimited ensemble of any gender (13-30+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

The five Bennet sisters couldn't be more different from one another...but as they each set off in search of what their hearts desire, will they grow together or come apart?

Comedy. 80 - 85 minutes. 6 females, 6 males, 6 any gender (18 performers total).
High school and older performers; middle school and older audiences.

Flying from expectations, young people on the run negotiate their futures in verse and prose, in a valley reminiscent of the green world of Shakespeare's comedies.

Historical Dramedy. 120 minutes. 5+ females, 9+ males (14-80+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When a chance encounter allows two boys—one a pauper from Offal Court, the other heir to the English throne—to swap lives, will they be able to set things right in time?

Adventure. 60 - 70 minutes. 6-24 females, 9-30 males (18-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A fresh spin on the classic tale of the rogue Robin Hood and the entire community of heroes he inspires to save Nottingham from the greedy Prince John.

Drama. 105 - 115 minutes. 4+ females, 6+ males (12-40 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A young girl comes of age in Jim Crow Mississippi in this authorized adaptation of the Newbery Award-winning classic.

Dramedy. 80 - 90 minutes. 8 females, 5 males, 7 any gender (fully gender-flexible with an unlimited optional ensemble).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

When everyone blames Rosaline for the terrible tragedy that is the tale of Romeo and Juliet, she races to clear her name, but will the search for truth yield an answer that no one—not even Rosaline—was expecting?

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 8-25+ females, 4-15+ males (14-40+ performers possible).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

A ragtag band of teens fights for survival and to find life's little moments of joy in the aftermath of a climate induced catastrophe.

Mystery/Suspense. 65 - 75 minutes. 2-6 females, 3-12 males (5-18 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

In this adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, down-at-the-heel jazz-era young adventurers Tommy and Tuppence endeavor to solve an international plot to bring down the British government.

Drama. 105 - 120 minutes. 4-8 females, 3 males, 2-6 any gender (9-17 performers possible, plus optional non-speaking roles).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Two 19th Century teenagers, prisoners of privilege and neglect, penetrate the heart of a dark mystery in this Gothic tale set on the moors in England.

Comedy. 75 - 85 minutes. 9-21+ females, 4-14+ males (14-100+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Every play written by William Shakespeare! In 80 minutes!! Performed by teenagers!!!

Drama. 90 - 110 minutes. 5-20 females, 5-20 males (includes speaking roles, as well as roles for drummers and dancers; 10-40 performers possible).
High school and older.

A bilingual fable of young hunters competing for leadership of an ancient society which is threatened by a mysterious beast.

Drama. 110 - 125 minutes. 12-50 any gender.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A young African-American girl takes an epic fantasy journey set against the backdrop of the busing movement, as two families, one on each side of the racial divide, grow to discover their love for each other.

Horror Comedy. 85 - 95 minutes. 6 females, 1 male, 9+ any gender (16+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Virginia "Woolf" is away at summer camp with friends, enemies and her crush when she finds out the hard way that while everyone changes in their teens, some changes include growing fur and claws whenever a full moon sits in the sky.

Comedy. 100 - 110 minutes. 6-50 females, 6-50 males (12-90+ actors possible).
Middle school and older.

A crack team of actors tries to cover every superhero story in the craziest way imaginable.

Dramedy. 75 - 90 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, flexible ensemble of up to 12 any (8-20 performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Tracy discovers the only way to save her family, her house, and herself is to rise up and be equal to her talent, not her age.

Comedy. 75 - 85 minutes. 5 females, 4 males, 5+ any gender (14-19+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When Dubs blows his only line in the school play, he and best friend Kale go back in time to fix his mistake and save his reputation, but will Kale and Dubs save the play, or will their friendship—and maybe even their lives—blink out of existence?

Comedy. 65 - 70 minutes. 6 females, 1-2 males (7-8 performers possible)
Middle school and older.

Between too helpful parents, not always so helpful friends, and high school in all its glory and fury, can Lizzie negotiate the minefield that is being a teenager without detonating?!

Comedy. 60 - 65 minutes. 10-16 females, 4-7 males (11-30 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A brother and sister from Germany move to America, where they search for friendship and battle a troop of evil Girl Scouts.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 2 females, 10-14 males (12-16 performers possible, with some gender-flexibility).
Middle school and older.

The youth of a town on the brink of ruin battle the students of a local prep school that is gradually buying up their town, all the while protecting one of their own whose parents have abandoned him.

Drama. 65 - 75 minutes. 2-21 females, 3-21 males (5-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When a teenage boy kills a girl in a drunk driving accident, he seeks to rectify the pain he has caused by building whirligigs as memorials to his victim in this adapation of the novel by Newbery Award-winner Paul Fleischman.

Drama. 65 - 75 minutes. 2-21 females, 3-21 males (5-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When a teenage boy kills a girl in a drunk driving accident, he seeks to rectify the pain he has caused by building whirligigs as memorials to his victim in this adapation of the novel by Newbery Award-winner Paul Fleischman.

Drama. 90 - 100 minutes. 5-15+ females, 4-15+ males (9-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Using hip hop poetry, dance and dialogue that pulses with the voice of our cities, this re-imagining of Sophocles' Antigone tells the story of the ill-fated Xtigone and her quest for her community's truth.

Comedy.. 90 - 100 minutes. 10-20+ females, 3-10 males, 3-10+ any (16-40+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

Hercules' least-likely-to-be-a-hero daughter Calliope wouldn't be anyone's first choice, but she may be just the hero the world needs in this girl power comedy of Olympian proportions!

Musical. 75 - 85 minutes. 4+ females, 4+ males (8-40+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

A world full of teen characters, ranging from a lonely short-wave radio DJ to a modern Romeo and Juliet to the writer of a most unusual letter, try to balance their fears and dreams as the rest of the world sleeps.

Musical. 90 - 100 minutes. 6-30+ females, 6-30+ males (12-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

Follow Alice as she discovers the bewildering world on the other side of the mirror in this musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.

Musical. 95 - 100 minutes. 6-8+ females, 5-7+ males, 2-6+ any gender (15-21+ performers possible).
High school and older.

When the students of a small town begin to communicate with a mysterious stranger who appears in the aftermath of a tornado, they threaten to unearth a dark secret in this musical about identity and connection.

Musical. 110 - 125 minutes. 4-5 females, 5-6 males, 15+ any gender (10-50+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

A musical, modernized retelling of a story from The Odyssey, in which a dog stubbornly awaits a missing soldier's return from the Korean War, long after everyone else has lost hope of ever seeing him again.

Musical. 55 - 65 minutes. 6-14+ females, 6-14+ males (15-45+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Jason's mythological quest for the Golden Fleece mashes up with modern times and rock & roll.

Musical. 45 - 60 minutes. 8-15 females, 7-9 males, 9+ any gender (15-35 performers possible).
Elementary school and older.

When a fed up principal ships a group of bratty middle school students off into space and they encounter a group of bratty aliens on another planet...what will happen when brats collide?

Musical. 60 - 75 minutes. 8-11 females, 7-11 males (plus unlimited ensemble members; 15-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

In this fun-filled musical, a group of monster kids must work together to defeat an evil camp director and keep the world safe for weird folks everywhere.

Musical. 60 - 75 minutes. 8-15 females, 8-15 males (23-75+ performers possible).
Elementary school and older.

In a suffering economy running on addictive candy, Hank & Gretchen embark on the greatest adventure of their lives to uncover family secrets, restore health and order, break evil spells, and form great friendships along the way.

Musical. 55 - 65 minutes. 3-9+ females, 3-7+ males (6-13+ performers possible).
Late elementary and older performers, and elementary and family audiences.

Hector finds a bag of money hidden in the woods, but when he brings it home to his wiser wife, Inez, she must devise a clever plan to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

Musical. 90 minutes. 3-30 females, 5-30 males (8-60 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

When awkward eighth grader Jennifer finds herself thrust into a time-traveling adventure with three of her classmates, is it time for her to step up and discover just how special she really is?

Musical Comedy Adventure. 60 - 65 minutes. 6 females, 6 males, 3-48 any gender (15-60+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Teenager Alex Rogan's life takes an unexpected turn when he breaks a video game record and is spirited away by the game's inventor, the alien huckster Centauri, to fight for the Star League in another galaxy.

Musical. 85 - 95 minutes. 6-30+ females, 9-30+ males (15-60+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Teenager Alex Rogan's life takes an unexpected turn when he breaks a video game record and is spirited away by the game's inventor, the alien huckster Centauri, to fight for the Star League in another galaxy.

Musical. 90 - 100 minutes. 8-9 females, 2 males, 3+ any gender (10-20+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When teenage punk rock fan Little Red must deliver a basket to grandma on El Día Del Sendero, will she carry out her family tradition or abandon it in the spirit of punk rebellion?

Musical. 15 - 20 minutes. 2+ females, 2+ males, 6+ any gender (2-20+ total performers possible).
High school and older.

With a world awaiting her through the screen of her phone, is this the escape Cam's been waiting for, or is it not all it's cracked up to be...?

Musical. 80 - 90 minutes. 4-50+ females, 4-50+ males (8-100+ performers possible).
Elementary and older.

Well-mannered, gentle and compassionate pirates woo and marry wealthy heiresses in this refreshing update of the classic nautical-themed musical comedy.

Musical. 80 - 90 minutes. 5 females, 6 males, 2+ any gender (13-30+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and elementary school and older audiences.

Forced to deliver on her father's lie, Jane must find a way to free herself from a devil's bargain when a magical imp offers salvation—at a terrible price.

Musical. 105 minutes. 8-16+ females, 5-16+ males (16-35+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A girl who has never been cared for by her parents experiences love for the first time when she discovers an abandoned secret garden, and helps to bring it back to life.

Musical. 60 - 90 minutes. 5+ females, 6+ males (11+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

This delightfully spooky family musical makes Ichabod Crane the comic villain in a fresh, funny take on Washington Irving's tale of the Headless Horseman.

Musical. 75 - 85 minutes. 11-22+ females, 8-17+ males (19-39+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Join Inge and her sister Lucy—who together embarked on an extraordinary odyssey from Nazi-occupied Austria, through England, Trinidad and finally to America—in an extraordinary and uplifting musical journey about the bonds of family and the power of hope.

Musical. 65 - 70 minutes. 4-8 females, 3-4 males, 1+ any gender (8-25+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Eleven-year old Charlie Reese has been wishing for the same thing every day—a close, caring family—but when she's sent to live with distant relatives in a small Appalachian town, she may just discover that the family of her dreams isn't what she needs after all.

Comedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 2 females, 4 males, 2-6+ any gender (8-12+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

In this twisted take on the well-loved Christmas tale, Scrooge not only has to contend with ghosts trying to save his soul but also zombies trying to eat his brains.

Comedy. 30 - 45 minutes. 4-6 females, 5-7 males (10-12 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

It's up to a bumbling, absent-minded hero to save Basiltown and his own crumbling world from the insane and misguided crimes of a sentimental and emotionally fragile villain.

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 7-12 females, 2-7 males (14 performers total).
Middle school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

In this madcap mash-up of Robin Hood and Little Red Riding Hood, will Grandma lose her cottage to a developer who wants to cut down Sherwood Forest, or can her granddaughter, Robin Hood, save the day?

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 2-21 females, 2-16 males, (4-37 performers total).
All ages.

Four characters grow up before our eyes as they journey from elementary to middle school in this fast-paced series of scenes that inspire us to appreciate the extraordinary moments of ordinary life.

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 8-18 females, 4-14 males (16-24 performers total).
Middle school and older.

In a long abandoned theater, Aesop the storyteller collides with George the theatrical ghost in a battle of tales that teach and stories that entertain!

Comedy. 45 - 55 minutes. 5-6 females, 2-3 males (8 performers total).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Rivalry, romance, blackmail and mac n' cheese are on the menu in this tasty comedy that won the 2013 New Voices One-Act Play Competition for young playwrights.

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 4+ any gender (12-40+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

The audience's wishes are granted when Choose Your Own Adventure meets Aladdin in this zany comedy.

Comedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 4 any gender.
Middle school and older.

While brainstorming an idea for a group math project, four high school juniors come up with solutions to some of their own shared anxieties.

Adaptation. 35 - 45 minutes. 2 females, 2 males, 14+ any gender (9-30 performers possible).
All ages.

Alice chases a White Rabbit down a hole to a world in which she encounters strange creatures and even stranger poetry.

Comedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 2 females, 5-18+ any gender (7-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Insecure Alice literally follows her heart through Wonderland and finds the power of her own voice in this highly theatrical take on the Lewis Carroll classic.

Comedy. 55 - 60 minutes. 3 females, 3 males, 15+ any gender (21-30+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and elementary school and older audiences.

Reunited with a cast of familiar characters, Alice embarks on a holiday-themed adventure to bring Christmas, banned by the Queen of Hearts, back to Wonderland.

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 3 females, 2 males, 2 any.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

An undergraduate chemistry student with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) risks everything to free herself from the pain of her past.

Drama. 35 - 40 minutes. 6 females, 4 males, 2 any gender (8-12+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Before Mary Anning became the world's first female paleontologist, she was a young girl from a small town hunting for fossils in this beautiful coming-of-age story.

Dramedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 3-5+ females, 3-4+ males (6-8 performers possible, plus optional non-speaking roles).
Middle school and older performers and audiences of all ages.

Long, long ago, when the world is new, extroverted Brother Sun and introverted Sister Moon struggle to find their places and make peace with their differences in this play inspired by traditional tales of Nigeria and Senegal.

Comedy. 40 - 45 minutes. 5-8 females, 4-7 males (12 performers total).
High school and older.

To give it a ratings boost, a chauvinistic 1942 radio show gets a female superhero...and hilarious chaos ensues.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 4-6 females, 2-4 males (6-10 performers possible).
High school and older.

Band-a-thon hosts Ryan and Maddie battle jealousy, ineptitude and plain old bad luck as the band trip to Orlando and their very relationship hang in the balance.

Comedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 1 female, 2 males.
High school and older.

What do you do when you're addicted to beef and there's only one cow left on earth?

Comedy. 45 - 55 minutes. 5-12+ females, 2-8+ males (7-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

When a stuck-up prince is married off to a most unusual "beggar," they're both about to learn some hard-won lessons about kindness, compassion and second chances.

Comedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 7 females, 3 males, 1+ any (11 performers, plus unlimited optional extras).
High school and older.

Summoning a demon to save the annual drama club fundraiser seems likes a stroke of genius—until she doesn't want to leave!

Drama. 30 - 40 minutes. 2 any gender.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

After witnessing 9/11 from his window, a young man withdraws in his apartment, imagining an outside world ravaged by a Martian attack—can his sister bring him back before it's too late?

Drama. 40 - 50 minutes. 14-40+ any gender.
Middle school and older actors, audiences of all ages.

A fast-paced ensemble work explores the varied accounts of the historic events in Boston Commons that transformed a collection of colonies into a democratic nation.

Dramedy. 38 - 55 minutes. 6-8 females, 5 males, plus non-speaking roles (11-60+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Two best friends may be the only thing standing between total male vs. female armageddon.

Comedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 3 males.
Middle school and high school performers, all audiences.

When three feuding friends are forced to share a motel room and a single bed the night before the National Balsa Wood Tower Competition, will their tower still be standing in the morning?

Comedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 10-12 females, 2 males, 6 any gender (12-24 performers possible).
All ages.

Based on an Italian folktale, this lively play centers on the joys of family and the wonders and magic of Italian food.

Young Audiences. 50 - 55 minutes. 2-4 females, 2-4 males (5-6 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Born in prison, Chou is befriended by an enchanted butterfly whose stories take Chou around the middle kingdom; could they take Chou to freedom?

Drama. 30 - 40 minutes. 3-10+ any gender.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

This powerful testimonial drama recounts the events of September 11, 2001 from the point of view of average New Yorkers, beginning in the subways underneath the Twin Towers and continuing into a changed world.

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 3 females, 4-12 any gender (7-15 performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

The completely, absolutely, one-hundred-per-cent true (no fooling!) story of how twelve-year-old Calamity Jane saved the terrified town of Hoopersville.

Dramedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 2 females, 2 males, 1 any gender.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Characters from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Tempest intertwine and the mortal clashes with the magical as a pair of twins are shipwrecked on an island and encounter a half-human "monster," fairies and a young girl with magical powers who has been there since babyhood.

Dramedy. 20 - 25 minutes. 3 females, 2 males, 2-15 any gender (7-20 performers possible).
High school and older.

Carina is determined to come out to her parents at Thanksgiving dinner, no matter how big—and bigger and bigger—the dinner gets, but will an innocent bystander get caught in the crossfire?

Comedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 2 females, 2 males, 2 any gender, plus a chorus of 2+ (8+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

Five years after that life-changing night when Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by the spirits and discovered the true meaning of Christmas, an older, jaded Tiny Tim may be in need of just such an intervention.

Drama. 30 - 35 minutes. 5-10 females, 2-4 males, (7-12 performers possible, plus extras).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Jenna's plans to escape her small town through a diving scholarship are put in jeopardy when a dive damages her inner ear, and she can no longer keep her balance.

Horror. 15 - 20 minutes. 11 any gender, plus up to 9 optional extras.
Middle school and older.

Ten teens who have been mysteriously locked in a room try to survive a deadly game of musical chairs.

Drama. 45 - 55 minutes. 10 females, 3 males (with up to 7 additional non-speaking roles; 13-20 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

During the Dust Bowl era, a hopeful 13-year-old journeys with her friends and family to California in search of a better life.

Drama. 30 - 40 minutes. 6 females, 2 males, 4 any gender (8-12 performers possible).
High school and older.

Friends and family come to terms with the death of a teenage girl at the hands of an eating disorder through sadness, anger, and regret.

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 5+ females, 5+ males (10-35+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

When four ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge, he is forced to look at his life—past, present and future—and witness the effect he has on others.

Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 7-17+ females, 1-11+ males (8-28+ performers possible).
All ages.

When two girls discover Cinderella's diary in an old museum trunk, the stage is soon flooded with characters in a strangely different version of the oft-told tale.

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 2 males, 2 females.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Forced to work together on a group project, three very different high school students confront their stereotypes and anxieties—and even more troubling, their wishes and dreams.

Dramedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 2-8+ females, 1-7+ males (9-15 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Chaos descends on a white load of laundry when a colored sock is accidentally thrown in.

Dramedy. 55 - 65 minutes. 8-14+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

In the pages of a coloring book, animals who have been colored in different styles must learn not to judge each other based on appearance.

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 8-11+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and audiences of all ages.

In the pages of a coloring book, animals who have been colored in different styles must learn not to judge each other based on appearance.

Dramedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 5 females, 2 males, 1 any gender.
Middle school and older.

A group of high schoolers meet up for a community service project at a facility for displaced families, but Lexie, who has been keeping her housing-insecure status a secret from her classmates, is left to wonder—is the jig finally up?

Comedy. 15 - 20 minutes. 3-12+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

All six of Jane Austen's novels get reboots in modern styles ranging from soap opera to sitcom, paranormal romance to reality TV and more in this flexible cast, fast-paced comedy, but maybe keeping it classic is just the thing to stay trending...

Dramedy. 20 - 30 minutes. 2 females, 2 males, plus possible extras.
High school and older.

Bully Bree waits for her meet-up, poetic Locust, but her snarky comments outrage hippie chick Jessica, who Bree once stabbed in the back.

Dramedy. 20 - 30 minutes. 7-9 any gender.
Middle school and older.

A group of students who each have a unique physical feature become an alliance of friends who must stand up for their originality against a group of students who want everyone to be normal.

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 3-4 females, 3-4 males (7-8 performers possible).
High school and older.

Is a teenage girl's new internet boyfriend everything she ever dreamed of, or a nightmare waiting to happen?

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 3 females, 4-5 males (7-8 performers possible).
Advanced middle school and older performers, and upper elementary school and older audiences.

A poor but clever shepherd poses as a prince in order to solve the riddle of the Dancing Princesses and win the hand of one of them.

Dramedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 7 females.
Middle school and older.

Seven high school girls use music as their inspiration to break free of the labels they've been forced to wear.

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 8-30+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

Through scenes and monologues, a group of teen characters search for their "Chuck," that elusive moment of knowing who you are.

Dramedy. 23 - 30 minutes. 4-21 any gender.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

In this devised play created specifically for virtual performance, ten short yet vital episodes capture the thoughts and emotions of students as they navigate friendship, dating, responsibilities, insecurities and who they really in the face of a new kind of uncertainty.

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 2-3 females, 2-6 males (4-8 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

It's a Renaissance rom-com: this prequel to Shakespeare's classic Much Ado About Nothing imagines the early, sparks-flying courtship of sharp-tongued lovers Beatrice and Benedick, chronicling love—and its opposite.

Drama. 30 - 40 minutes. 5 females, 4 males, 1+ any gender (10-40+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Following the brutal murder of her father at the hands of her mother, Elektra is trapped, in body and mind, as she contemplates revenge and contends with the voices in her head.

Dramedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 6 females, 4 males, 2-5 any gender (12-15 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

While quarantined inside, a gang of computer-savvy "geek-straordinaires" must team up on a socially-distanced adventure to save their friend.

Drama. 45 - 55 minutes. 2 males, 2 females.
High school and older actors, middle school and older audiences.

Four high school students struggle to confront their own biases of multiculturalism and language.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 3-15 females, 3-15 males (10-30 performers possible).
High school and older.

Mike's gotta break some...awkward...news to Tony, despite the doctors, tango dancers, and guerrilla platoon blocking his way. Part of the "It Gets Better" project.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 2-4 females, 2-3 males (5-6 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

On Reggie Watson's first day at a highly competitive preschool, he makes a critical error that may threaten his entire future—but it also teaches him and his classmates what it truly means to be exceptional.

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 3-4 females, 3-4 males (7 performers total).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When the embarrassing video footage of her drunken exploits is broadcast throughout cyberspace, will the mistakes of one night change the lives of Jenna and her friends forever?

Horror. 20 - 25 minutes. 8-12 any gender.
High school and older.

Haunted by both the past and the future, a rich shut-in meets his ultimate, unavoidable fate in this adaptation of the Poe short story.

Drama. 30 - 40 minutes. 6-7 females, 5-6 males (11-12+ performers, with possible extras).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Against a rich 19th century theatrical backdrop, a great stage diva and her first love, now an Anglican Bishop, revisit their all-too-brief backstage romance and question why they parted and whether a long-delayed happy ending is still possible.

Comedy. 45 - 55 minutes. 2-9 females, 1-8 males (10 performers total).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

Two young wizard-storytellers compete to be named Fantasist of their island, but for either to win, both will have to work together or crash and burn in spectacularly comic fashion.

Drama. 20 - 25 minutes. 1 female, 1 male.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

As impoverished teenagers Will and June watch the latest rocket launch, June discovers that her lifelong friend is obsessed with leaving Earth behind forever, but is he willing to leave her along with it?

Comedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 4-20 females, 5-20 males (9-40 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A teenage boy embarks on an epic quest to rise above average, stop a zombie apocalypse and win the heart of the girl of his dreams.

Comedy. 15 - 18 minutes. 1-3 females, 2-4 males (5-6 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Dr. Victor Frankenstein's famous monster has gotten the spotlight for far too long, and some of Frankenstein's lesser-known creations are sick and tired of being locked up in the basement.

Comedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 2-7 females, 2-9 males (4-16 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When Romeo reveals that he plans to revenge himself upon Shakespeare by killing him in a duel, it's up to three characters from the comedies to make sure that all's well that ends well and save the Bard.

Drama. 28 - 35 minutes. 1 female or non-binary, 7+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

When their home is marked for demolition, will five teenage misfits find a way to save it, or will their chosen family fall apart?

Drama. 45 - 70 minutes. 1-10 females, 1-5 males (2-15 performers possible).
High school and older.

An evening of monologues from a kaleidoscope of characters, each in the process of exorcising their own "ghosts"—or being haunted by them. 

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 3+ females, 3+ males, 2+ any gender (6-20+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

Set against the backdrop of the Dutch war for independence from Spain, a young man and woman who have come together across the religious divide must decide if their own love is worth fighting for.

Comedy. 25 - 30 minutes. 6 females, 1 male.
Middle school and older.

Three teen apprentices at a summer Shakespeare festival experience the rollercoaster highs and lows of young love...all while awaiting their entrance for that evening's performance.

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 5 females, 2 males, 5+ any gender (10-15+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Niobe, the Goddess of Tears, decides to quit her job in the digital Cloud of Olympus and fights to recover her origin story, the one she blocked long ago.

Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 6-7 females, 5-8 males (3 roles are voice only; 11-15 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

In the spirit of Shrek, this fractured fairy tale comically chronicles the exploits of Goldilocks as she flees the Three Bears and seeks asylum with the compulsive kisser Georgie Porgie and a host of nursery rhyme characters.

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 3+ females, 3+ males (6-18 performers possible).
High school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

A fractured fairy tale based on Little Red Riding Hood takes a contemporary comedic look at overcoming loneliness and self-pity.

Comedy. 40 - 45 minutes. 15+ any gender.
Middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.

In 1948 Virginia, aspiring football star Joe rejoices when Miller Park gets its very own sandlot football team...but does a ragtag team of blue-collar underdogs stand a chance against their big-time, big-city, big-rich competitors?

Comedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 10 females, 10 males (3-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

While quarantining during a pandemic, the ancient Greek gods must work together to solve a mystery and save humanity.

Drama. 50 - 55 minutes. 13-18 females, 5-12 males (18-30 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

As the Spanish Flu epidemic carves its way through Albany, New York, teenage Alice McMahon's world will never be the same.

Drama. 40 minutes. 13-18 females, 5-12 males (18-30 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

As the Spanish Flu epidemic carves its way through Albany, New York, teenage Alice McMahon's world will never be the same.

Comedy. 54 - 64 minutes. 7 any gender.
Middle school and older.

Mamet's classic tale of cutthroat real estate salesmen reset among the pre-teens of Glenn Ross Academy manages to be simultaneously comical and ominous as it skewers the world of education.

Comedy. 40 - 45 minutes. 2-5 females, 2-5 males (7 performers total).
High school and older.

Two families and an amorous dolphin seek the ultimate contentment.

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 3 females, 3 males, 4-20+ any gender (10-50+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

The universe may very well be at stake when Rose Plum pressures middle school rocket scientist Herby Alice to provide the juicy story she needs to get in good with the school broadcast elite.

Dramedy. 15 - 20 minutes. 4 males.
Middle school and older.

A middle school star basketball player has died in a car accident—at least that's what they tell him when he shows up for school.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 3-8 females, 2-6 males (5-10 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When an actor tries to escape a production of the controversial Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by running away from school, the play gives chase.

Comic Mystery. 40 - 50 minutes. 10 females, 1 male, 10+ any gender (16-21+ performers possible).
Upper elementary and older performers, and all audiences.

Something strange is afoot at Holmes Jr. High, and unless Jamie Watts and his new lockermate Cheryl Locke can solve the mystery of who stole the school's mascot costume and sabotaged things, the end-of-year festivities will be ruined for everyone.

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 1 female, 3-10 any gender (4-11 performers possible).
High school and older.

As they navigate the whirlwind that is the college application process, Cecilia and her peers grapple with aspirations, frustrations and uncertainty in this play based on interviews with 40 young adults in the thick of it.

Dramedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 5 females, 2 males.
Middle school and older.

A boy recently transplanted from Hawai'i to Southern California learns about life as he strives to balance the old with the new.

Dramedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 4-35 females, 3-29 males (7-43 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

A play rich with the finely-drawn characters from the Brothers Grimm entices you into a magical world of once upon a time.

Horror. 25 - 30 minutes. 4 females, 1 male.
High school and older.

Four teenage girls at a slumber party are tempted by a voice from a box, which claims to be able to direct them to the future they want, if only they'll do what it says—and give it what it needs... 

Drama. 25 - 30 minutes. 1 female, 7 non-males or 1 female, 7 males (8 performers total).
Suitable for high school and older.

When college junior Rhys comes out as trans to her all-male a cappella group, she and her brothers struggle to harmonize progress with tradition.

Comedy. 22 - 30 minutes. 2 females, 2 males.
Middle school and older.

When reluctant ballerina Kitty and uptight teenage lemonade salesman Liam form an unlikely alliance to kidnap the girl next door's dog, will their unsuspecting suburban neighborhood erupt into canine chaos?

Dramedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 5-25 females, 5-25 males (10-50 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Through scenes and monologues that range from hilarious to heartbreaking, this one-act explores how society's gender expectations affect teens' daily lives.

Drama. 30 - 35 minutes. 2 females, 3 males, 11+ any gender (9-16+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

On a campout near the Hudson River, a high school drama club brings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to life, and it may be that they're not so different from its characters—but can they find a different ending?

Dramedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 4 females, 3 males.
Middle school and older performers, elementary school and older audiences.

A girl named Scout who uses a wheelchair and loves to dance meets a boy named Jazz who follows the beat of his own drum.

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 6 females.
Middle school and older.

Young women audition to be part of a superheroine team, but one of them is a spy sent to kill the others in this super-powered comedy.

Comedy. 45 - 55 minutes. 9-40 any gender.
High school and older.

Young Bessie Smith tries to find the courage to perform before a northern audience for the first time.

Comedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 3-6 any gender (8-14 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Eight juniors and seniors navigate the wonderful, painful, exhilarating and awkward minefield of high school relationships and the moments that matter the most: the first kiss, flirting, dating, breaking up, going to college and what goes through their heads as they sit in the most boring class ever.

Dramedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 4 females, 4 males, 0-6 any gender (8-14 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Eight juniors and seniors navigate the wonderful, painful, exhilarating and awkward minefield of high school relationships amidst a pandemic.

Comedy. 55 - 65 minutes. 15-45+ any gender.
Middle school and older.

When a butler goes rogue, the Sacred Order of Maids is on the case, and maid justice will be done!

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 4-7 females, 3 males, 7-10+ any (10-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When Penelope Kerslake returns home from boarding school to tell her beloved father, the Major, of her impending marriage to Gilroy Gladheart, only to find out he has already promised her hand to another, the villainous Derk Dastardly, can she find a way to escape her fate?

Comedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 4-7 females, 3 males, 7-10+ any (10-20+ performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, and upper elementary and older audiences.

When Penelope Kerslake returns home from boarding school to tell her beloved father, the Major, of her impending marriage to Gilroy Gladheart, only to find out he has already promised her hand to another, the villainous Derk Dastardly, can she find a way to escape her fate?

Dramedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 2-20+ females, 2-20+ males (6-40+ performers possible).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

A group of teens struggle to find the balance between documenting their lives and living them.

Dramedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 2-20+ females, 2-20+ males (6-40+ performers possible).
High school (and advanced middle school) and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

A group of teens struggle to find the balance between documenting their lives and living them.

Drama. 35 - 40 minutes. 3+ females, 4+ males, flexible chorus of any gender (7+ performers possible).
High school and older.

Mocked, shamed and ostracized, Medea must decide between impossible choices in this contemporary feminist adaptation of the Greek classic.

Drama. 25 - 35 minutes. 3-4 females, 2 males (5-6 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Perseus has come to slay Medusa, the famous monster with snakes for hair, but is there more to the story...?

Drama. 25 - 35 minutes. 3-4 females, 2 males (5-6 performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Perseus has come to slay Medusa, the famous monster with snakes for hair, but is there more to the story...?

Comedy. 30 - 37 minutes. 4-13 males, 4-13 females (8-17 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Take a madcap dash through A Midsummer Night's Dream, with three narrators and a comic company navigating Shakespeare's classic tale of fairies, lovers and rude mechanicals.

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 2-21 females, 2-16 males (16-37 performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A young slacker tries to hide the incompetence of his band by lip syncing the William Tell Overture.

Drama. 45 - 60 minutes. 4-20+ females, 5-15+ males (12-35+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

The Princess Ariadne promises her brother—known as "The Minotaur"—that she will not let anyone hurt him, but now Theseus has come from Athens to slay the famous monster.

Comedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 4 females.
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

As a storm rages outside, inside two different bedrooms is a blizzard of missing heirlooms, French exchange students and mistaken identities as the lives of four teens collide in this Shakespearean farce for the digital age.

Comedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 4 females.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

As a storm rages outside, inside four different bedrooms is a blizzard of missing heirlooms, French exchange students and mistaken identities as the lives of a quartet of teens collide virtually in this Shakespearean farce for the digital age.

Dramedy. 16 - 22 minutes. 1 female, 1 male (flexible).
High school and older performers, and middle elementary and older audiences.

Benny and Andy take care of one another, because that's what siblings do; but when Benny steals Andy's beloved piggy bank—the only thing he has left from their mother—well, what do you do when the only person you count on in life steals the one thing you care most about?

Drama. 15 - 20 minutes. 2 females.
High school and older.

Two teenaged girlfriends hesitantly share their fears and hopes about motherhood when they meet for the first time since one has had an abortion.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 6-22 females, 2-18 males (18-30 performers possible).
High school and older actors, middle school and older audiences.

Ellen and the other students at North Valley High School get an absurd crash course in what living in other cultures can be like.

Comedy. 45 - 55 minutes. 9-30 any gender.
Middle school and older.

An intergalactic detective discovers a well-intentioned and possibly beneficial fraud, and must decide whether to reveal it.

Comedy. 20 - 50 minutes. 8-40+ any gender.
Middle School and older

When the manager of a haunted house attraction turns up dead, it’s up to a bumbling detective to rule out the many monsters inside, but who will turn out to be the real monster—the killer—in this vignette-style murder-mystery?

Dramedy. 15 - 20 minutes. 2 females.
Middle school and older

As two best friends wait backstage at a rehearsal for the school talent show, will their competitiveness get the best of them and ruin their friendship?

Adventure. 50 - 60 minutes. 9 females.
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 7-10 any gender.
Middle school and older.

When a storm turns Nana's birthday party into a family video chat, can her grandkids fool her into thinking they have their act together?

Drama. 25 - 35 minutes. 1-21 females, 4-24 males (10-25 performers possible).
High school and older.

When a storyteller tells the story of his tribe—of his past—what characters does he become?

Comedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 8-32 females, 4-32 males (12-48 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, audiences of all ages.

What's a kind, level-headed girl to do when she keeps finding herself on the wrong end of every fairy tale plot line that crosses her path?

Dramedy. 50 - 60 minutes. 3 males, 3 females, plus extras (any gender).
Middle school and older.

A feisty kid sabotages a live television broadcast to make a statement about gun violence in this anti-violence dramedy.

Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 2 females, 3 males, 1-20+ any (6-26+ performers possible).
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

A self-important politician wakes up one morning and discovers that his nose has gone missing...but just wait until it shows up in town and larger-than-life.

Dramedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 5+ females, 3+ males (8-22+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

A play about what happens when young people slip through the cracks, and what drives them to violence.

Comedy. 40 - 50 minutes. 2-9 females, 7-13 males, (9-21 performers possible).
High school and older.

Five comic Christmas vignettes tell stories themed on the (public domain) Christmas carol that accompanies them.

Drama. 20 - 30 minutes. 1 female, 1 male.
high school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

Two teenagers—strangers to each other—meet in a dive shop in Japan, each searching for something they've lost.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 4-11 females, 2-10 males (10-16+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

When Prometheus steals fire from the all-powerful gods and gives it to humanity, he unleashes both the wrath of the Olympians and the human power to create.

Comedy. 30 - 35 minutes. 2 males, 2 females.
High school and older performers and audiences.

Miles locks himself in the bathroom on the day he is supposed to meet his girlfriend's parents.  Hilarity ensues.

Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 3-10+ females, 2-9+ males (8-30+ performers possible).
All ages.

The former "new kid" battles for the meaning of identity, Thanksgiving, dodgeball, and the correct spelling of "cornucopia."

Comedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 4 females, 2 males, 1 any.
High school and older.

Nothing like breaking up right before you're supposed to step on stage together for the theatre class children's play—and one week before prom!

Drama. 55 - 60 minutes. 4 females, 3-4 males.
Middle school and older.

Two generations apart, two young women must use their smarts, determination and some literal "Black Girl Magic" to stand toe-to-toe against injustice.

Drama. 55 - 65 minutes. 3 females, 3 males, 5 any gender
Middle school and older.

In the heart of the Warsaw ghetto, the director of an orphanage prepares the children in his care for the possibility of death—by staging a play.

Dramedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 12 any gender.
Middle school and older.

A group of imaginative teenagers offer their friends, parents and teachers a way to view life from a whole new perspective by inviting them to think outside the box.

Drama. 45 - 60 minutes. 7 females, 2 males and a flexible any-gendered ensemble (9-30+ performers possible).
High school and older.

When Persephone runs away with the boyfriend from hell (literally), her mother—who happens to be the goddess of the harvest—holds the whole earth hostage.

Dramedy. 20 - 25 minutes. 5-16 females, 3-16 males (10-21+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Follow the journey of piñatas as they go from the party store to the birthday party in the hopes of reaching that magical place where their torment will end.

Dramedy. 20 - 25 minutes. 1 female, 1 male.
High school and older actors, middle school and older audiences.

Two teenagers on the run, Sonny and Adelie, meet at a deserted train station in the middle of the night—and form a connection that they will not soon forget.

Dramedy. 20 - 25 minutes. 2 males.
High school and older.

A door-to-door gun salesman comes home from work to learn from his young son that "something happened today."

Drama. 50 - 60 minutes. 3 females, 8 any gender.
Middle school and older.

Plagued by a mysterious illness, teenage shut-in Ash dreams of a life spent traveling beyond her small village.

Drama. 35 - 40 minutes. 3 females, 8 any gender.
Middle school and older.

Plagued by a mysterious illness, teenage shut-in Ash dreams of a life spent traveling beyond her small village.

Drama. 35 - 45 minutes. 5 females, 5 males.
High school and older.

When her school administration censors an LGBTQ+ advertisement, the editor in chief of a high school newspaper fights for freedom of the press in this play based on the author's own true story.

Dark Comedy. 20 - 25 minutes. 2 any gender.
Middle school and older.

Adorable ducklings Cutesy and Gorgeous want the very best for their gray-feathered sibling that they love "so so much," but...

Dark Comedy. 30 - 40 minutes. 5 females.
High school and older performers, middle school and older audiences.

When the coolest of the cool kids turns a wellness club into a pyramid scheme, who climbs to the top and who falls to the bottom may just surprise us all.

Comedy. 25 - 35 minutes. 7-9 females, 1-3 males (8-12 performers possible).
High school and older.

Professor Sasha Marlowe's newest experimental device has split her into seven elemental parts, but now that they're free, not all of the elements of Sasha want to go back to the way things were before.

Drama. 30 - 35 minutes. 4 females, 3 males.
Middle school and older.

Seven students are trapped in their classroom by rising floodwaters during Hurricane Harvey.

Dramedy. 35 - 40 minutes. 4 females, 2 males, 8+ any gender (fully gender-flexible with an unlimited optional ensemble).
High school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

When everyone blames Rosaline for the terrible tragedy that is the tale of Romeo and Juliet, she races to clear her name, but will the search for truth yield an answer that no one—not even Rosaline—was expecting?

Drama. 25 - 35 minutes. 5 females, 2 males.
High school and older.

Events rapidly "go viral" after a group of teens put an inappropriate photo online.

Dramedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 7 females, 3 males, up to 30 any gender (10-40 performers possible).
Middle school and older performers, elementary and older audiences.

If no one could see you behind your computer screen, what would you say--and who would you become?

Comedy. 35 - 45 minutes. 9-20+ females, 4-14+ males (14-80+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

The comedies and tragedies of William Shakespeare! In 40 minutes!! Performed by teenagers!!!

Comedy. 60 minutes. 9-21+ females, 4-14+ males (14-100+ performers possible).
Middle school and older.

Every play written by William Shakespeare! In 60 minutes!! Performed by teenagers!!!

Drama. 50 - 60 minutes. 1 female, 1 male, 1 any gender (with an optional, flexibly-sized ensemble).
Middle school and older.

When a beloved mural is threatened with destruction, two friends—a street dancing artist focused on community organizing and a hardworking pizza delivery boy dreaming of a life beyond his block—have to come to terms with what it means for their neighborhood...and their friendship.