Halloween Plays and Musicals For Schools, Churches and Community Theaters

	Halloween Boo! It’s Halloween! And if your theatre is looking for a playful one act or two act comedy spoof or a spooky bone-chilling drama for your audiences, our Halloween playscripts are here for you. Many are playful and funny take-offs on classics. Others are dramas that will creep your audiences out with scary horror. You’ll find plays based on creepy classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. There are many others that are original works that will have your audiences get to know other monsters, ghouls and vampires. Check out the large variety of small cast and large cast shows. These plays and musicals will provide scary fun for junior high, middle and high schools, as well as churches and community theatres. Don’t forget! They are excellent for fundraising, as well.
	Pioneer Drama Service is thrilled to offer 61 Halloween plays and musicals.
	The Aliens Are Coming! The Aliens Are Coming! Cast: Flexible cast of 34 (roughly 12M, 22F), doubling possible, optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Come and stay at the Meteorite Inn. This alien spoof is filled with funny dialogue and hilarious action. More...	Sort by: Title Minimum cast size Running time Narrow your results: Non-musical (46) Musical (15) One act (25) Full length (36) 6-10 characters (10) 11-15 characters (23) 16-20 characters (16) 21-25 characters (2) 26-30 characters (10) 31 characters or more (1) 30-55 minutes (20) 60-85 minutes (11) 90 minutes or more (30) Melodramas (1) Drama (14) Comedy/Lighthearted (48) Spoof or farce (27) Audience participation (3) Mystery (19) Literary classic or adaptation (12) Melodrama/Western (1) Orchestral parts (2) Start a new search

	Beast of the Baskervilles Cast: 5M, 7F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes Young Sir Henry is next in line to be murdered by the hideous beast that has taken up residence in his hallway. Based on “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” this play is filled with action and jokes. More...

	The Best Haunted House Ever Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 8M, 12F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Just who is doing the spooking here? You'll find the eerie answer in this haunted tale that's hilarious fun any time of year. More...

	Blue Suede Paws A one-act musical monster spoof Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 10M, 20F), optional chorus, doubling Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 60 minutes Riverdale High School’s insecure outcast, Rupert Lydecker, takes it upon himself to visit Doctor Dangerfield’s place. More...

	Bride Of Frankenstein Goes Malibu Cast: 7M, 7F, extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes Planning to use the brains of surfers, Dr. Frankenstein has come to California to recreate his famous monster and monster bride. More...

	Cheating Death Cast: 2M, 4F, plus 1 role that can be either Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes With a perfect balance of dark humor and pathos, this piece is ideal for contest or an evening of one acts, offering several challenging character arcs. More...

	The Creepy Creeps of Pilgrim Road Cast: 7M, 16F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A loony, lovable household in a dilapidated mansion on Pilgrim Road are not allowed to be part of the All-American Street Contest. More...

	Cry Of The Banshee Cast: 6M, 8F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 120 minutes Adapted from the spine-tingling classic Poe story, a cruel Lord Edward Whitman seeks to destroy the “banshee cult” of a powerful witch, but she puts a curse on his family. More...

	Death at the Crossroads Cast: 4M 7F Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes Dr. Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker follow Mina Harker, trying desperately to discover Dracula's whereabouts. A night of terror begins in which all nearly lose their lives and their souls. More...

	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Cast: 3M, 4F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes The kindly Dr. Jekyll turns himself into the hideous Mr. Hyde. Jekyll's friends cannot understand his mysterious actions until this transformation takes place before their very eyes. More...

	Dr. Jekyll... Please Don’t Hyde! Cast: 5M, 9F, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes The setting is Jekyll's laboratory, which doubles nicely for Hyde's apartment in Mudpie Lane. An outrageous plot and riotous stage action combine to make this a spoof to remember. More...

	Drac’s Back Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 4 roles that can be either Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes Great for Halloween or any time of year, audiences of all ages will love the silly antics in this hilarious new vampire play. More...

	Dracula Based on Bram Stoker's classic novel Cast: 6M, 14F Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes A night of terror begins and all nearly lose lives and souls in this classic tale. More...

	Escape From Dracula’s Castle Cast: 2M, 5F Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes Jonathan Harker has been warned by Dr. Van Helsing to be wary of his trip to Transylvania to close a deal with Count Dracula. But Harker discards the warning, which nearly sends him to his death. More...

	Evil Doings in Queen Toots’ Tomb Cast: 6M, 10F Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 120 minutes Set in the 1920s, this comic thriller is full of memorable characters, a wacky chase scene and a touch of romance, plus a surprise ending that'll have your audiences wrapped up with laughter. More...

	Frankenstein Slept Here Cast: 5M, 7F Set/Time: One interior set / About 45 minutes Baroness Frankenstein has opened her castle to all those who can’t cope with the outside world, including the Mummy, Invisible Man and a descendant of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. More...

	Ghostchasers! Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (roughly 9M, 18F, doubling possible) Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes An earthquake jolt has freed a poltergeist, and it's creating dangerous mischief. Put in a call for the Ghostchasers! More...

	The Great Ghost Chase Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (about 9M, 20F, doubling possible) Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes An earthquake jolt has freed a poltergeist, and it's creating dangerous mischief. Put in a call for the Ghostchasers! More...

	Ha-Ha House Cast: 4M, 6F Set/Time: One interior set / About 40 minutes Four teenage girls are petrified when they stumble into a house in search of a phone. Take the gruesome fun of a haunted house and transform it into a play and you get Ha-Ha House! More...

	The Headless Horseman Cast: 8M, 10F, optional chorus, doubling Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 60 minutes Ichabod Crane, an awkward but likeable schoolmaster, has packed up his meager belongings and moved to Sleepy Hollow in a quest to become a kept man. More...

	The Headless Horseman Rides Again Adapted from Washington Irving's classic story Cast: 5M, 6F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes This adaptation of the classic story of Washington Irving's is a charming comedy for all ages. More...

	Hello From Mongo Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 12F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A bizarre creature named Mongo visits a small desert community and wins over the affection of the local teenagers. But wait! It's all part of Mongo's wicked scheme to conquer the world. More...

	Hickory Dickory Dead Cast: 3M, 5F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes A reunion weekend for estranged sisters Connie and Regan takes a mysterious turn when they find the host of Hickory Dickory Inn murdered! More...

	High School Dropouts from Outer Space Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (roughly 6M, 12F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 40 minutes Strange things are happening at the Audubon Academy. Aliens from a different planet who look like slimy caterpillars assume human pods... the bodies of teenagers! More...

	I Want My Mummy! Cast: 5M, 7F, optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes Baroness Frankenstein has opened her castle to all those who can't cope with the outside world, including the Mummy, Invisible Man and a descendant of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. More...

	Johnny Brooke: A Ghost Story Cast: 6M, 8F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes A teenager helps to free the spirit of Johnny Brooke when she solves the mystery of his death. More...

	Lady Dracula Suggested by the writings of Bram Stoker Cast: 5M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 120 minutes Beautiful, but incredibly evil, Mina, a victim of Count Dracula, searches the earth for a young man who would resemble her first love... Jonathan Harker. More...

	Legend of Sammy’s Swamp Cast: 10M, 14F plus extras (doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Ms. Flagg and her students show up for a stay at Sammy's Swamp, a former resort. Little do they know that they are about to stumble upon a string of mysteries, including a swamp ghost. More...

	Legend of Sleepy Hollow Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 8M, 10F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 60 minutes Adapted from Washington Irving’s classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with action and fun. More...

	Little Luncheonette of Terror Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 12F, optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A bizarre creature named Mongo visits a small desert community and wins over the affection of the local teenagers. But wait! It's all part of Mongo's wicked scheme to conquer the world. More...

	Lizzie Borden Of Fall River Cast: 6M, 9F Set/Time: One interior set / About 75 minutes Based on classic murder trial in the 1800s, we explore whether the strong-willed, intelligent Lizzie killed her father and stepmother with an ax or was she the innocent victim of circumstance. More...

	Meet the Creeps Cast: 7M, 16F, plus 3 roles that can be either, optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simpler interior set / About 90 minutes A loony, lovable household in a dilapidated mansion on Pilgrim Road are not allowed to be part of the All-American Street Contest. More...

	A Monster Ate My Homework Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 27 (roughly 8M, 19F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Obie is doing his best to hide from his English teacher. Once again, he's lost his homework, and if he doesn't pass this year's English class, it's no diploma for our likable, but weird, hero. More...

	A Monster Ate My Homework — The Musical Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 8M, 19F) optional chorus and extras Set/Time: Interior set / About 120 minutes Obie is doing his best to hide from his English teacher. Once again, he's lost his homework, and if he doesn't pass this year's English class, it's no diploma for our likable, but weird, hero. More...

	Monster Soup Cast: 3M, 5F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes The Ghoul sisters, a trio of weirdoes who believe they're ravishing beauties, are about to be evicted by the meanest man in Graveyard Corners. More...

	The More the Scarier Cast: 8M, 7F Set/Time: Interior set / About 100 minutes Clever dialogue, mysterious stage action and a surprise, chilling ending are all part of the spooky fun of this ghost story that’s great for Halloween or any time of year! More...

	Murder In The House Of Horrors Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (roughly 7M, 8F), extras Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes A professor is dead and a priceless jewel has vanished when the lights go out during a slide show. Your audience is now drawn into this mystery, both as witnesses and suspects. More...

	Nightmare High School Cast: Flexible cast of 7M, 7F, extras Set/Time: Minimal props on bare stage / About 75 minutes Six high school students join forces one stormy night, staking out the bare stage of their school auditorium to discover the identity of the mysterious Locker Stalker. More...

	No Body To Murder Cast: 6M, 12F, plus 2 roles that can be either Set/Time: Interior set / About 35 minutes Bad news — in the form of severe thunderstorms and an escaped convict — threatens the guests at the Come On Inn in this quick comedy that’s full of zany characters and hilarious stage action! More...

	Oh, Horrors! It’s Murder! A Musical Mystery Comedy Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (about 7M, 8F), optional chorus Set/Time: Simple interior / About 90 minutes A professor is dead and a priceless jewel has vanished when the lights go out during a slide show. Your audience is now drawn into this mystery, both as witnesses and suspects. More...

	Paranormal High School Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (7M, 14F, plus 8 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Interior school sets / About 70 minutes With nods to Shakespeare and old theatre superstitions and a large cast with lots of exciting roles, this easy-to-rehearse play has something for everyone. More...

	The Possession of Lucy Wenstrom Cast: 3M, 4F Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 30 minutes Harker's escape from Dracula's clutches has released the greatest horror the world has ever known. Dracula goes to England, possessing the knowledge of who his next victim will be. More...

	Salem’s Daughter Cast: 0-4 M, 7-8 F Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes A chilling tale of suspense, with excellent roles for women. This play draws your audience in and doesn't let go until the unforgettable climax. More...

	Secret Of Skull Island Cast: 5M, 5F Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes Finding out "whodunit," why and how, will keep your audience guessing until the final curtain. More...

	Seven Brides for Dracula Cast: 5M, 7F Set/Time: One interior set / About 60 minutes This is truly a short vampire musical that is long on fun. More...

	Seven Wives For Dracula Cast: 5M, 7F Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes This hilarious spoof brings to stage an unusual assortment of entertaining characters. More...

	Shake With a Zombie A One-Act Musical Comedy Cast: Flexible cast of 4-7M, 6-9F, optional chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes A bizarre creature named Mongo visits a small desert community and wins over the affection of the local teenagers. But wait! It's all part of Mongo's wicked scheme to conquer the world. More...

	Sherlock Meets the Phantom Cast: 5M, 9F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes An opera house is on the verge of ruin! The sinister “Phantom” has been terrifying the performers. Only one man can solve the bizarre goings-on, the world famous master detective Sherlock Holmes. More...

	Sleepy Hollow Based on the Washington Irving classic Cast: 8M, 10F, optional chorus, doubling Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 90 minutes Adapted from Washington Irving's classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with hilarious action, fun, and toe-tapping songs. More...

	The Soap Opera Life of King Kong Cast: 6M, 7F Set/Time: One representational set / About 30 minutes When King Kong is written into a radio show, the show is a success, until a fickle audience claims that Kong is being victimized. More...

	Spook House A Creepy Comedy Cast: Flexible cast of 9M, 10F, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Come to the home of ten nice monsters that, unfortunately, are misunderstood. This play is subtly wrapped with the sensitive message that it's all right to be different. More...

	Strange Happenings Cast: Flexible cast of 28, doubling possible Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 90 minutes Your audiences will sit and squirm with shivery delight as they are taken on a unique journey. This show is perfect show for any group wanting something different. More...

	Sweeney Todd or... The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! Cast: 3M, 3F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes A meat pie vendor strikes a diabolical business arrangement with the "Demon Barber." More...

	Tales of Terror from Nightmare High School Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (roughly 7M, 7F), plus optional chorus/ensemble Set/Time: Minimal props on bare stage / About 90 minutes Six high school students join forces one stormy night, staking out the bare stage of their school auditorium to discover the identity of the mysterious Locker Stalker. More...

	Teenage Night Of Living Horror Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (7M, 12F plus 6 [ghouls] that can be either), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Four students in charge of the annual senior class party locate an abandoned farmhouse by a graveyard that was once occupied by a creepy doctor who tried to re-animate the dead. More...

	Thursday Meets the Wolfman Cast: 8M, 8F Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 45 minutes Sergeant Thursday is working the bog watch out of homicide where several bizarre murders have taken place. The suspect is a monster with a hairy face, wild eyes and four oversized teeth. More...

	Under Jekyll’s Hyde Cast: 5M, 9F Set/Time: One interior set / About 30 minutes The setting is Jekyll's laboratory, which doubles nicely for Hyde's apartment in Mudpie Lane. An outrageous plot and riotous stage action combine to make this a spoof to remember. More...

	The Vampire’s Bride Cast: Flexible cast of 13 or more Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 30 minutes Hotly pursued by her villainous landlord (and vampire) and his weird helper, Igor, Cinderella flees to the palace in search of employment to raise rent money. More...

	The Visitors Cast: 4M, 13F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 75 minutes There’s nothing worse than unexpected visitors. Nothing worse, that is, unless it’s the crazy folks who want to visit with “a real live, dead ghost!” More...

	You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Werewolf A Hair-Raisin' Musical Spoof in Two Acts Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 10M, 20F), chorus, optional doubling Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 120 minutes Hoping to change his personality, a high school nerd gulps down some icky goop, and we get to witness an amazing transformation: boy to hairy ’n’ scary rock ’n’ roll beast! More...

	Young Dracula or... The Singing Bat Cast: Flexible cast of 18, chorus, extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 120 minutes A group of students have lost their way and find themselves spending the night in the castle of Count Dracula! More...