School

34 pages

Entirely gender flexible cast of 6-38+

When a high school election shifts from policy to personality, Lauren finds herself fighting a charismatic opponent who uses digital rumors and tyrannical tactics to divide the student body. Through a metaphorical multiple-choice test, the play examines how easily truth is traded for a vibe and how silence can become a vote for the loud. In a world of rigid categories, these students must decide if they’ll fill in the answers they’re given or find the courage to write their own. With simple scenic requirements, contemporary characters, and a gender flexible c...

38 pages

3 m, 4 w, 1 flexible

Taylor is the new girl in school but seems to be carrying a lot of secrets.  Her friendship with Sean, a bright senior, is sparked over a mutual love of science and  time travel theories.  As she becomes a part of his friend group, it becomes clear that she may be new to more than just the school, but this timeline as well.

39 pages

3 m, 6 w, 12+ flexible

Trajectory follows “The Solar Flares,” a middle school rocket team, as they prepare for the annual American Rocketry Contest. Guided by a chorus of Sassy Scientists, the students navigate friendship, family drama, and the high-stakes pressures of building and launching their dream rocket, Sheila! The play is ensemble driven with a flexible cast that blends comedy, drama, and science.

It showcases a wide range of students, with meaningful roles for every actor, and opportuniti...

68 pages

5 m, 9 w, 4-6 extras, 18-20 roles

Perfect for high school performers, this fresh adaptation sets Jane Austen’s beloved novel in the hallways of Pemberley High School. Elizabeth Bennet is a smart, outspoken cheerleader just trying to survive junior year. But life gets complicated when wealthy transfer student Charles Bingley arrives and instantly falls for Elizabeth’s sister Jane. His pretentious best friend and president of the drama club, William Darcy, seems determined to ruin everyone’s happiness – especially Elizabeth’s.

As Elizabeth navigate...

28 pages

3 m, 4 w, 4 flexible, doubling possible

Chad's got a problem. Every time he goes on a date with a girl, he gets so nervous he has no idea what to say. So, his friend Steve gives him some advice: pop in an earbud and let Dia-Logic, a great new AI app, tell him everything to say. Of course, not everything goes as planned... Awkward moments and raucous laughter abound in this one act comedy that examines what it means to really connect with someone in the 21^st century.

52 pages

6 m, 10 w, 3 flexible, 2 extras

This murder mystery play set in the 1920s opens on a party in full swing at novelist Scarlett Stringfellow’s chic Manhattan apartment. All of Scarlett’s friends and loved ones--and even a few strangers--are there to celebrate her forthcoming third novel and her impending marriage to Jasper Banks, the son of one of Wall Street’s most notorious businessmen. Like all good murder mysteries, the lights cut out, a gun goes off, and the worst person in the room ends up dead. Enter Detective Charlie Dolan, who has to find the murderer amongst a group who can’t stop a...

28 pages

1 m, 1 w, 3 flexible

When our darling couple finds their newly purchased house haunted, they call in an expert, Harper Davidson, Ghost Exterminator. Little do they know that Harper has plans to remove more than just ghosts from their house. She is attempting to rob their house in their absence when the real ghost of the house appears. Harper must face not only the supernatural, but her own conscience. This dark comedic ghost story explores the hilarity of the supernatural and the horrors of capitalism. It asks what makes a “perfect home,” and unpacks how loss attaches itself to p...

60 pages

5 m, 9 w

   Clarise and Daphne Montague have just inherited the Center Stage Theatre which their uncle founded years ago. It closed three years earlier but they plan a grand reopening by restaging the first play ever performed there, a funny but cheesy melodrama. The sisters have contracted a famous acting couple for the starring roles while local talent fleshes out the cast.

   The players quickly learn the Center Stage Theatre has a reputation of being haunted by a Phantom. Most folks think it is the ghost of a young actress who ...

52 pages

Flexible cast of 21 actors, plus extras

It’s Group Project Day at school, and two ambitious students are on a mission to livestream the madness in a new episode of their web series, Surviving School: Tips and Tricks to Make the Grade. While documenting the chaos of group dynamics, they capture the absurdities and frustrations that unfold when personalities clash, deadlines loom, and expectations skyrocket. One group attempts a dramatic interpretive dance, another secretly enlists the help of a high-tech AI robot, a perfectionist engineers the ultimate A+ plan, and one rogue student believe...

31 pages

2 w, 6 flexible

Portrayed in a fantasy world, six teens were suddenly collected and taken to a secret government laboratory. Their parents didn’t react to their abrupt departure, and they had no choice on the matter. When the doctor arrives, he immediately begins the experiment. Seemingly simple tests are done to challenge their minds and bodies. Soon the tests really amp up and challenge their entire way of thinking. The teens, both in the dark and suspicious, are then told the truth about their existence. Can they live up to their planned futures? This show requires very l...

34 pages

Approximately 20 Actors. Some doubling possible.

A drama class is bringing a cutting of “Romeo and Juliet,” the famous play about star-crossed lovers, to competition. But the truck with their set pieces and props has broken down on the highway, Romeo’s throwing up backstage, and Juliet is adamantly not using a tall stepladder to replace the missing balcony. But the show must go on! This funny, fast-paced ensemble comedy mixes legitimate Shakespeare scenes with controlled chaos, theater inside jokes, and absolutely no respect for the fourth wall. About 30 minutes.

44 pages

4 m, 5 w, 2 flexible, extras

   Three teens. One final year. And the moments that change everything. This is not just a high school drama; it’s a mirror held up to the digital age. In a world where likes mean love and silence means power, Noah, the forgotten “nice guy,” spirals after a breakup and falls prey to an online echo chamber of toxic masculinity. What starts as self-help quickly curdles into rage, entitlement, and radicalization. Sadie, the confident, cutting queen bee, masks her grief with control and cruelty. And Madi, her anxious, self-effacing best friend, finds herself caug...

68 pages

4 m, 5 w, 5 - 9 flexible

  Welcome to East Beverly Hills High, where old money meets new technology in this hilarious contemporary adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. When mysterious transfer student Jason “Gatsby” Gatz arrives with designer clothes (price tags still attached) and a suspicious cryptocurrency fortune, he turns the school's social hierarchy upside down. His mission? To win the heart of popular girl Violet Fay, who once shared her graham crackers with him in kindergarten – a memory he's never quite gotten over.

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32 pages

12 Actors

The best and brightest young adults and college students are invited to apply for their dream job. Applicants for this government job are tasked with seemingly simple games in order to advance to the next round. But they soon find out failure has severe consequences. Dr. Kellas explains what is being asked of them and the large reward that awaits the lucky one. What will each applicant do in order to secure their promising future? This show requires very little set, few costumes, and is entirely gender flexible. It is perfect for one-act competitions. About 3...

40 pages

Cast of 22+ (3 m, 6 w, 3 flexible, ensemble of 8-10)

Influence(rs) follows middle schooler AJ Ryan as she embarks on a surreal guided tour of her own past, led by the creators of Mythical Mayhem, her favorite podcast. With their unique blend of humor and storytelling, the podcasters help her revisit pivotal moments in her past: a new school, a bereavement, and a social media calamity. Along the way, she discovers the power of perspective, forms a bond with her alter-ego AJ2, and begins to understand how her choices influence her path. With relevant contemporary themes, just the right balance o...