Plays For Our Times

Contemporary Plays

This selection of contemporary plays – comedies and dramas,  illuminate some aspect of our social or political condition and our ability or inability to cope with increasing violence, domestic upheavals in all parts of the world.

Some of these plays take a fresh, contemporary look at historical events and set their characters in a past time which examines the values of then and now in illuminating ways.

All play scripts are available in both print copy and via download on our site immediately after payment. If you wish to produce or perform a script, there is a ” Performance Fee” button under each product price list which brings up a form to complete to request performance rights.

Contemporary Plays With Challenges For Teens and Adults

Full-Length Plays for Teens and Adults

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One-Act Plays For Teens & Adults

The 5 plays in the collection are also available as separate plays, listed below. 

I Am the Brother of Dragons ( stand alone play)
by Gillette Elvgren.
Using 4 chairs and masks, the actors dramatize a family struggling with drug abuse.  Highly theatrical and simple to produces as a touring show.
Characters:  4 (2M, 2F)
Ophelia Lives! by Gillette Elvgren..  A young girl is driven to consider suicide by forces in her school.
Characters: 5 (3M, 2F)
All Dressed Up  by Gillette Elvgren. is concerned with sexual activity in the high school arena.
Characters: 7 (5M, 2F doubling possible)
Drop Out by Gillette Elvgren. deals with the issue of school dropout in urban areas.
Three Long Days by Gillette Elvgren. Teenagers come to grips with stereotyping and the need for tolerance and understanding for one another.

Plays About USA History

Full Length

One-Acts

See Also

Plays for Teens and Young Adults: Coping With A Crazy World

Play About the Holocaust

Script Collections for Seniors

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