Middle School
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- $9.95 – $75.00
Behind Closed Doors
- 15 - 90 Minutes
- 1+ Male 1+ Female Max 16 Min 2
Collection, Simple Props, Simple Set
These historical monologues and dialogues are gripping fictional insights into the psyches of historical married couples. Sir Walter Ralegh and Bess Throckmorton; Marie Antoinette and Louis Xvi; William And Catherine Blake; Theodore and Alice Roosevelt; Sigmund and Martha Freud; Virginia and Leonard Woolf; Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. Performance fees for individual monologues are available.
Read More - $7.00 – $75.00
Oregon Fever
- 30 minutes
- 3 Males, 3 Females, Min/Max 6
In this one-act period drama Joshua Blanchard is preparing to leave Kansas to head west on the Oregon Trail in l835. On this climactic day, his youngest son dies, his daughter decides to marry and stay at home, and he has an important confrontation with his wife.
Performs well for middle school, high school, community theater. Great for Reader’s Theater, American history or social studies class.
Read More - $9.00 – $95.00
Oliver Twist
- 90 Minutes
- 14 Males, 7 Females, Min/Max 21 (Doubling Possible)
Doubling Possible, Large Cast
Oliver Twist Stage Script for Schools, Colleges and Communities
A mischevious comedy adaptation of Oliver Twist. Funny and fierce, with flexible cast, this play can be performed anywhere from the classroom to the professional stage. True to Charles Dickens’ classic novel – entertaining, touching, and comically socially relevant. Free Sample to read.
Read More - $9.97 – $79.95
I Am the Brother of Dragons – Script
- 45 Minutes
- 2 Males, 2 Females, Min/Max 4
Classroom Use, Dramedy, Drug Abuse, Mental Health Issues, Choices, Comedy, Community, Competitions, Depression, Drama, High School, Middle School
In this insightful drama by Gillette Elvgren, a family struggles to cope with drug addiction. Highly theatrical, the actors wear the masks that represent the many disguises they all assume in the dance of addiction.
Read More - $7.95 – $80.00
Royal Tea
- 45 Minutes
- 7 Women
Classroom Use, Musical Drama, Comedy, Music Lead Sheets
In this one-act mixed up fairy tale comedy musical by Cindy Rock Dlugolecki, the Fairy Godmother is announcing her retirement! What are they ever to do? At first, Goldilocks, Aurora, Cinderella and other fairy tale heroines from different fairy tales go into a tizzy. But then, they begin to question the shallowness of their lives. Are they what heroines should be? Why do they always need to be rescued by handsome princes? What kind of life is that? It’s time for change!!! A fairy-tale for our times with a new message for young girls and women.
Read More - $5.00 – $30.00
Fall Back, Spring Ahead
- 30 minutes
- 3 Males 3 Females Max 6 Min 6
It is the Sunday morning when Daylight Saving Time starts or ends… This family does not know which. Turn the clocks forward or back? Or, who is to change them? And when exactly? – Fall Back, Spring Ahead, by Micael J. Hotchkiss, is a one-act comedy that tackles this -timely event with great hilarity,
Read More - $7.95 – $75.00
The Dead
- 40 Minutes
- 1 Male. 4 Females
Simple Set
A one-act play adapted from “The Dead” in James Joyce’s “Dubliners”
During an annual Christmas celebration, Gabriel Conroy has to cope with his doddering aunts, discover the true nature of his relationship with his wife, Gretta, and confront his own academic pedantry. He condescends to the provincialism of his friends, family, and his wife. But a big surprise about Gretta awaits him after he retires for the night.
Read More - $7.95 – $50.00
The Boarding House
- 40 Minutes
- 1 Male, 3 Females
Colleges, Community, Fundraiser, High School
A one-act play, The Boarding House is a dramatic satire, by David.H. Klein, of the story by James Joyce. Mrs. Mooney, the owner of a boarding house of questionable reputation, exploits the wiles of her daughter Polly and the power of the Church to snare one of her more respectable boarders as her potential son-in-law.
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Reverse Hamlet
- 45 Minutes
- 5 Males/2 Females
Is Hamlet all that he pretends to be? Did he really see his father’s ghost? Critics for years have argued about how to interpret Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This one-act spoof by George Freek suggests some rather unusual answers. The dialogue comically mixes Shakespearean quotes and phrases with contemporary expressions.
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The Concise Christmas Carol
- 50 Minutes
- 1 Male (up to 4 possible)
Comedy, Drama, Flexible Casting
A 50-minute condensed monologue adapted from Charles Dickens’ Scrooge. How the ghosts who haunt him, eventually transform a lonely, stingy, bitter old man into a generous, infectiously cheerful humanitarian. D.D. Delaney, a professional actor, playwright, journalist, and poet has adapted the familiar holiday classic for the stage. Written as a monologue, it can also be performed by 4 actors. Ideal for Christmas celebrations, house performances, and readers theater. Downloadable PDF available.
Read More - $7.97 – $75.00
All Dressed Up
- 45 Minutes
- 4 Males, 2 Females, Max/Min 6
A one-act high school comedy / drama, Melissa has been taught what she is “supposed to” learn as a young woman: to be dependent, to bat her eyelashes, never to win a game against a boy. How well does this education help her when she has to make important decisions about sexual activity. Great for teen drama groups and touring. PDF download available.
Read More - $9.95 – $70.00
ANGELs, Inc.
- 110 Minutes
- 4 Males, 2 Females, Max/Min 6
Farce, Simple Props, Simple Set
A zany full-length farce is a perfect change from traditional Christmas plays for schools, churches, and community theater. The film crew for ABC (Angel Broadcasting Company) is producing a special to celebrate the Nativity.
Small cast, great for schools, youth drama groups, community theaters, and churches. Downloadable, printable PDF available.
Read More - $11.00 – $90.00
A Colonial Christmas
- 110 Minutes
- 9 Males, 4 Females, Max Cast 20+, Min Cast 16
Comedy, Fantasy, Large Cast
In A Colonial Christmas, the Hartley family has decided to downsize the holidays which seem to have lost their significance. However an old barrel organ is a portal to Christmas in Revolutionary days for a renewal of faith and the Christmas spirit.
Read More - $5.70 – $30.00
A Chair
- 20 Minutes
- 1 Male, 1 Female, Max/Min 2
2-Character, Aging, Competitions
In this one-act, 2-character play, by B.A. Hite, a couple in their sixties. are considering renting an apartment occupied by a “famous” person recently deceased. A chair left in the empty apartment triggers old marital conflicts. We meet them in the living room of the empty rental apartment. Jackson, the husband, is unimpressed and can’t see the attraction.
Read More - $5.00 – $30.00
91366
- 15 minutes
- 1 Male, 2 Females, Max/Min cast 3
Competitions, Holocaust Theme, Mother-Daughter, Simple Set
A one-act, 3-character drama. An elderly Holocaust survivor encounters a rebellious teenager in a tattoo parlor. Melanie is determined to get a butterfly tattoo against her mother’s wishes. Sarah is removing her own concentration camp tattoo–91366. Great for competition one-acts, an evening of short plays, or to introduce Holocaust Literature, parent-teen relationships or survival.
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