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My Stupid Cat Named Max...and Other Plays for Young People
Comedy by Nick Sweet
26 pages
Flexible cast
These four plays are ideal for young actors in school, for children's theatre groups, or even for summer camp talent shows. With plenty of rhyming and choral recitation, they can be presented easily with only a few rehearsals. Though each requires strong leading characters, any number of children can participate. Included with each piece are suggestions for simple staging, but feel free to use your own creative ideas. 30-40 minutes. Each play is 7-10 minutes long.
"Lost in the Forest...
Online Breakups Gone Wrong
Comedy by Bradley Walton
30 pages
18 Characters
The internet makes everything easier, whether it’s staying connected with old friends, shopping, or breaking up with your significant other. But just because online breakups are easier doesn’t mean they’re a good idea. As seen in these eleven vignettes, the results can be awkward, unpredictable, and hilarious.
To Prom Or Not To Prom?
i-Monologue by Wade Bradford
2 pages
By Wade Bradford
From a new play, "Promedy" by Wade Bradford, this monologue is delivered by the normally bookish Beatrix Holiday, the 17-year old president of the student body. After her "ex-friend" deviously cancels the prom, Beatrix decides to find a way to bring back the end-of-the-year dance. In this monologue, Beatrix explains to her fellow student why prom means so much to her.
Birth Of An Actress
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
2 pages
By Dan Kehde
A high school girl wonders why, after being in the chorus for so many previous school productions, she can't get the lead role. She should consider other careers for her future, but she loves the warm lights, the smell of makeup, and most of all, the applause.
A Lot Of Hooey
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
2 pages
By Dennis Bush
Helen is an older woman, clearly well-bred and wealthy. She recalls when women only had their name in the newspaper for their wedding or obituary - a bunch of hooey! She's gonna change that. She's dedicating all her money to improve coverage of women in the media! (drama)
I Remember What You Did
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
2 pages
By Dennis Bush
April is confronting a man she hoped never to see again. She feels threatened that he's somehow gotten into the house again, angry that he used to hit her mother, and furious that he had come after her as well. She realizes no one is to blame but him. She could almost kill him. (drama)
Who Needs Jeremy
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
2 pages
By Dan Kehde
A friend tries to comfort a crying teen girl who's just been dumped. The friend points out Jeremy's bad points, especially his need to control. She finally gets her to smile.before more tears start.
Mel And Gloria
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
2 pages
By Dan Kehde
What girl hasn't daydreamed of marriage, scribbling her possible, maybe, wanna-be future new name? Sigh! So romantic.until another guy steps into view!
Poof Goes Alex
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
2 pages
By Dan Kehde
An older sibling laughs about the anticipated reaction Alex will cause in her new kindergarten class. Based on her behavior at home, the little demon sister will probably make her whole class go running and screaming into the street.
Blind Dates And Bouquets
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
3 pages
By Dennis Bush
Monica, 27, reflects on the lack of love or romance in her life. While her girlfriend has already been married and divorced twice, Monica's dates, when not disasters, lead no where. Her parents still hold hands and love each other deeply. She wonders if she'll find that forever kind of love. (drama)
Unmarried To Barry
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
2 pages
By Dennis Bush
From laughter, to giggling, to crying, Sheila, a bride, tells how she left her future husband standing at the altar because of his name. (comedy)
Day The Church Picnic.
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
7 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
A young lawyer has come to try to spring his/her client from the county jail. The client is a prim and proper older woman who has been charged with assault, malicious wounding, destruction of property, and even resisting arrest! And all at the church picnic!
Electric Preacher
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
9 pages
By Dan Kehde
A young man talks about his good friend Bucky who tried to become a "healer" as well as a preacher at tent revivals. After considerable practice, Bucky learns a trick involving a few wires to get a spark of reaction. Trouble is, one night Bucky steps into a puddle of water and gets a shocking reaction himself!
Father, I Cannot Tell A Lie
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
3 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
The question, "Who chopped down the cherry tree," is answered by George Washington as well as several other former presidents and even a few well-known entertainers of today!
First Impressions Can Be...
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
3 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
A SPACE ALIEN with green skin has landed near a beach on earth. Now he or she radios to the mother ship to report his or her findings that these primitive people lather themselves with some kind of cooking oil, then proceed to bake themselves alive!
Four-Leaf Clover, The
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
3 pages
by Dwayne Yancey
A young couple is sitting on a blanket having a picnic. The woman spots a four-leaf clover. She's excited. He is not.
Front Page News
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
3 pages
By Dennis Bush
Fletcher made front page news when the cops dragged him out of his home in handcuffs. But Fletcher didn't do it. No matter how many times he said so, the police didn't believe him, until the DNA test results came back. He was innocent and was released. That newspaper article, though, was hidden, way back on page 37. So don't judge Fletcher until you know him, and know his real story. (drama)
Game Day Decisions
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
6 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
Stan and Tony are rooting for the Jets while John, who's just arrived, starts rooting for the Steelers. When they ask him why, he says he never roots for "Northern" teams. As the guys question him further, John reveals his complicated method of determining which team to support. It seems totally illogical until Trisha enters and starts rabidly rooting for one of the teams for her own reasons.
Day The Circus Tigers.
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
2 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
Two tigers are in their cages backstage at the circus. The ANGRY TIGER is pacing nervously back and forth; the LAZY TIGER is taking things easy. The Angry Tiger is frustrated how he will have to jump through a hoop and balance on a ball. The Lazy Tiger reminds him he'll at least get a treat. The Angry Tiger decides it's time to get his own "treat."
Efficiency Expert, The
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
6 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
E-mail means better communication: it's more efficient than long-winded meetings, less effort than formal business letters, and much faster than laying telephone tag. But not always! This poor office worker finds tips from an e-mail efficiency expert really equals more errors!
Bridesmaid, The
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
2 pages
By Dan Kehde
What bridesmaid has ever liked the color or style of her dress.much less the hat! This bridesmaid may be forced to wear an awful outfit, but someday she'll get married and get her revenge with the bridesmaids' dresses she picks out!
Coffee With Kiffie
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
3 pages
By Dan Kehde
A teenage girl at a coffee shop tells about the fight for control with her father, a stubborn man quick to anger. She knows what buttons to push to make him react with violence. Then she must lie about the cause of her bruises.
Daddy's Little Girl
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
4 pages
By Dennis Bush
Meredith, a young woman, flies home to visit her father who is battling cancer. They talk about their common love, baseball, all day. Once back home, she begins to call her parents almost daily and is told not to worry-until one call when he father urges her to go out to dinner and think of him. He dies that night with a picture of her in his hand and a baseball game playing on TV. (drama)
Copyright Violation, The
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
5 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
Alicia's new cartoon tattoo, done on a somewhat private place on her body, violates Mega Studio's copyright. All the studio requires is that she display the tattoo whenever they specify! Characters include Alicia, the attorney, and the "repo" man. Aghhh!
Better Than The Best Ride
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
2 pages
By Dennis Bush
Marcy, a teenage girl, tells a friend how much she means to her-the big sister she never had and an amazing friend all rolled up into one. (drama)
Practice Escapes
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
2 pages
By Dennis Bush
Vanessa, a teenage girl, recalls her father humming when he left the family on weekends; perhaps it didn't rate the full-out whistling he did when he finally walked out on the family forever. She cried when he left that time, but wonders if it wasn't from her sense of relief, knowing she wouldn't have to experience his disappointment in them anymore. (drama)
Preparer, The
i-Monologue by Daniel S Kehde
5 pages
By Dan Kehde
An older servant directs a younger one in preparing the king's body for burial. After specific procedures and treatments with special oils and herbs, the body is ready. The older servant then tells the younger one how to die peacefully herself as the two servants are finally sealed in the royal tomb to serve their master in the afterlife.
Right To Remain Silent, The
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
2 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
A woman prepares her testimony with her attorney before taking the stand in court. Bruised and battered, she tells how her husband would get angry at her "stupid" mistakes. She wishes her story had a fairy tale ending. Her attorney hopes to get her charge knocked down to a second degree. #7812 About 280 words / 1 minute.
Scary Visions
i-Monologue by Dennis Bush
3 pages
By Dennis Bush
Paige, in her late teens, reflects on riding in the car with her grandmother. Even though her grandma was a safe driver, Paige often seemed to foresee a terrible accident. When her grandmother does die in a car accident, Paige feels her visions are the cause. (drama)
Shakespeare Sells Out
i-Scene by Dwayne Lee Yancey
12 pages
By Dwayne Yancey
Shakespeare is a guest on a TV talk show to promote his updated classics: no more archaic references to fishmongers and codpieces. Instead, as various scenes are acted out, we see product placement now plays a huge part. There's a soft drink logo on Yorick's skull in "Hamlet"; the Weather Channel is plugged by the three witches in "Macbeth"; and a GPS device helps keep tab on Romeo. Where will it all end?!