Pioneer Drama Service--Full Length Playscripts For Schools, Community Theatres and Professional Theatres

From comedies which will fill your theater with laughter to dramas with gripping intensity, Pioneer Drama Service has just the right full length play for your every need. Our full length plays are designed for success and ease of production, providing actors with challenging yet manageable roles to demonstrate their talents. You’ll have the feel of a large scale production without having to worry about difficult requirements such as multiple sets or elaborate costumes.

We have dozens and dozens of original play scripts from which to choose, as well as many outstanding adaptations based on classic literature. Our selection runs the gamut from small cast shows to large cast shows with room for extras. Whether you’re at a middle school, high school, community theatre or professional theater, you’ll find the perfect full length play to suit your group.

Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 252 full length plays.
	The Adventure of the Clutching Claw or... What's the Mater Alma? Cast: 5M, 4F (doubling possible) Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour Dick has been give permission to court, Genevieve. But now her guardian has changed his mind. Could his strange behavior have anything to do with the arrival of his evil identical twin? More...
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	The Adventures of Peter Cottontail Cast: Flexible cast of 8 to 18 Set/Time: Single unit set / About 1 hour From the book by Thornton W. Burgess, Peter Rabbit lives happily in the Green Meadow, eating from Farmer Brown's carrot and cabbage crops. His sole concern is his name. More...
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	The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Based on the Mark Twain classic Cast: Flexible cast of 23, plus extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 75 minutes Enjoy the humor, action and excitement of life by the Mississippi with this adaptation of the Mark Twain classic. More...
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	Airline Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 15M, 15F), doubling possible Set/Time: Three simple sets / About 2 hours Your audiences will love this comedy when they fly along with Go Bananas Airline, the cheapest airline in the world. More...
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	Aladdin Cast: 4M, 7F Set/Time: Single set / About 1 hour This is the classic story of Aladdin and his magic lamp. Aladdin discovers a magic lamp and, with the aid of the Genie, wins the hand of the lovely Princess Balmyra. More...
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	Alaska or... The Secret of Yonder Mountain Cast: Flexible cast of 7 or more, plus extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 1 hour Persephone is in search of Cyril who she fears has passed away in the mountains. Our hero, who has struck gold and has not perished, returns, only to fall into the clutches of Rhinestone Fred. More...
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	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Cast: Flexible cast of 15-30, extras Set/Time: Simple settings / About 90 minutes Based on the Lewis Carroll, this adaptation gives a modern view to an old classic, where nonsense makes quite good sense. More...
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	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...
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	American Idle Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (About 6M, 9F plus 5 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Dr. Bruno Slacker has been trying to find his way to Easy Street all his young life. Having pursued one harebrained scheme after another to get rich quick, he’s hit on a scheme he’s sure will work. More...
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	Anchors Aweigh Cast: 9M, 16F Set/Time: Single set / About 90 minutes Your audience will be awash with tides of laughter as they get swept away with mistaken identities, lively chase scenes and a storm that almost sets the entire cruise aground! More...
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	Anne of Green Gables Cast: 2M, 9F (smaller with doubling) Set/Time: Multiple interior and exterior locations / About 1 hour Share the adventures of Anne Shirley and her “best friend for life,” Diana Barry, as they travel from childhood to maturity in this heartwarming adaptation which captures the highlights of the novel. More...
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	Antigone From the work of Sophocles Cast: 4M, 5F, plus flexible chorus of 12 (roughly 6M, 6F) Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes This adaptation from the work of Sophocles is faithful to the theme and style of the original while being accessible for a contemporary audience. More...
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	Archie and the Wallflower Cast: 4M, 7F plus 6 that can be either Set/Time: Single set / About 90 minutes There’s an unexpected twist waiting behind every corner in this unique comedy. More...
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	Awakening: The Story of Kip Van Winkle Cast: 5M, 9-10F, extras Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes Washington Irving’s classic story of Rip Van Winkle is given a moving new twist in this engrossing play about growing up and growing wise. More...
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	Ax of Murder Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 9M, 12F), extras if desired Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Beware the twists and turns of this play. Your audiences won't know who or what to believe in this comedic mystery. More...
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	Bachelor King Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 2 that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Chaos and hilarity ensue in this hysterical spoof of several popular reality TV shows! More...
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	Backstage Cast: 8M, 8F Set/Time: Simple backstage set / About 90 minutes We all know that the real drama in a theatre takes place backstage and creates quite a comedy to watch! Lines and plot twists fly as fast as you’ll sell tickets in this theatrical farce. More...
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	Bad Hair Day Cast: Flexible cast of 18, plus extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes This comedy is filled with outrageous hair-dos, bald heads and wacky characters. More...
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	The Ballad of Gopher Gap or... Sticky Fingers Won't Wash Cast: 5M, 6F, optional extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour Bunco DeSneer is salting a mine with fake minerals in hopes of snaring rich Easterners. This Melodrama will have your sides splitting with laughter. More...
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	The Beatles Slept Here Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (about 9M, 11F plus 3 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Packed with hysterical Beatles references and puns, this magical mystery comedy will have your audience come together to remember all the memorable tunes. More...
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	Beowulf: User Friendly Cast: Flexible cast of 19-22, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Simple representational set / About 1 hour Your students will love this entertaining play that sheds comedic light on the dark story from the Middle Ages! More...
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	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...
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	Best in the West Cast: 16M, 12F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes A misbegotten troupe of performers are stranded in the last place that would appreciate a wild west show. More...
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	Big Boys Don't Cry Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (roughly 5M, 5F plus 7 who can be either), optional extras Set/Time: Simple multiple interiors / About 90 minutes This powerful, haunting drama portrays the devastation of child abuse and the often complex story behind it. More...
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	Blather, Blarney and Balderdash Inspired by Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle Cast: Flexible cast of 25-50 Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 75 minutes Three hilarious and action-packed Irish folk and fairy tales collide in raucous laughter when a trio of leprechauns try to help a tongue-tied shepherd tell a story and win the hand of his true love. More...
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	Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch or... The Perfumed Badge Cast: 4M, 5F Set/Time: One interior set / About 1 hour Our hero, Harry Heartstone, is in hot pursuit of the villain, Snipe Vermin. Here the story takes an unusual turn because the villain and hero are twin brothers (played by the same actor.) More...
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	Boardinghouse Cast: 3M, 7F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 80 minutes Welcome to the Home Sweet Home Boardinghouse, where life is anything but normal. More...
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	The Boy With No Name Cast: 2M, 4F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes In this gripping drama, a family struggles with the challenges of raising a disabled teenager. This powerful play is simple to stage, and has outstanding acting opportunities for serious actors. More...
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	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...
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	The Brothers O'Toole Cast: 7M, 10F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Terence and Ginger O'Toole, two charming con men, come to Aspiration, a dying mining community and proceed to liven it up! More...
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	Bulldog Saves the Day or... I Was the Teacher's Pitt Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 10M, 11F) Set/Time: One simple set / About 1 hour Lullaby leaves the stage to become a teacher. The last teacher, an actress, was run out of town. Big Harry Deal shows up and proposes to her, threatening to blow her cover if she doesn't accept. More...
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	But I'm Only Seventeen Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 25 (doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple or no set / About 1 hour This socio-drama has a number of scenes dealing with current problems facing today's young people, such as sexually transmitted diseases, date rape, suicide and irresponsible driving. More...
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	Cactus Pass Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (roughly 10M, 15F) Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 75 minutes With a ten gallon hat full of great characters roles and a script that's a cinch to produce, this play is sure to be a hit! More...
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	Calling The Hawk Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (7M, 15F) optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour This is a glorious lampoon of super heroes that will have the audience weak with laughter. More...
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	Campaign Capers at Taft High or... The Winner of Our Discontent Cast: 11M, 17F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes It's the old war between the men and the women in this farcical high school political send-up with hilarious consequences. More...
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	The Canterbury Tales Or... Geoffrey Chaucer's Flying Circus Cast: Flexible cast of 15-60 Set/Time: Representative sets / About 90 minutes Now you can revolutionize the study of this challenging literature by tossing in a good helping of Monty Python-styled humor to create this incredibly silly yet educational comedy. More...
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	Captain Nemo and His Magical Marvelous Submarine Machine Cast: Flexible cast of 14 Set/Time: Three simple sets / About 1 hour An unusual and imaginative romp designed to create laughter and delight youthful audiences. More...
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	The Case of the Phantom Baseball Cast: 4M, 13F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Grandmother Cantrell is convinced she has the power to “will” the baseball from the ball park to her house every time Kenny hits a home run. More...
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	Characters Cast: 3M, 7F, plus 4 others Set/Time: Simple area set / About 90 minutes By searching for the real world she belongs in, a girl learns more about herself and the characters in her life than she ever thought possible. More...
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	Château La Roach Cast: Flexible cast of 5M, 9F plus 4 that can be either Set/Time: Single interior set / About 2 hours Come to the beautiful Château Laroche for a weekend get-away, where you'll be greeted by a friendly host of... cockroaches. More...
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	Chickenheart Cast: 3M, 10F, plus 1 role that can be either Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes In this medieval farce, a wild plan enables Norman to muster what little courage he has, face Sir Cutbert in a hysterical swordfight and win the lady of his dreams. More...
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	A Christmas Carol Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (12M, 10F plus 3 that can be either), optional doubling Set/Time: Area staging / About 80 minutes Here is a delightfully refreshing version of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale told from a new perspective — a young boy’s grandfather. More...
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	Christmas in Comfort Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 7M, 18F plus 9 that can be either Set/Time: Two very simple interior sets / About 1 hour Laughter and the traditional music of Christmas fill the stage with warmth as the people in thof Comfort learn about a child born for everyone. More...
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	Cinderella with the Commedia Players Cast: Flexible cast of 10 (4M, 4F plus 2 that can be either) Set/Time: Bare stage / About 1 hour The Italian tradition of commedia dell’arte may be centuries old, but it’s alive and well in this rollicking play-within-a-play! More...
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	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Adapted from the Mark Twain Classic Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 7M, 9F or more) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour A teenager is knocked out and finds himself transported back to the thrilling days of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and the Knights and Ladies of the Round Table. More...
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	Corn's-A-Poppin' Cast: Flexible cast of 20 or more (roughly 8M, 12F) Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes The Venerable Institute of Higher Education is in trouble so the students decide to put on a play to raise funds. More...
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	Cry Of The Banshee Cast: 6M, 8F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours 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...
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	Curse of the Cobra's Kiss Cast: 7M, 14F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Your audience will be involved... literally, while they help solve one of the most hilarious mysteries of the 1920s. More...
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	Curse You, Otis Crummy or... A Rip in Old Calico Cast: Flexible cast of 12 (roughly 5M, 7F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour The mines of Calico have gone dry and the little town has fallen on hard times. Our villain pretends he is giving shelter to the unfortunate. Actually, he's running a gang of burglars. More...
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	D.K. Molar — The Devious Dentist or... There's Gold in Them Thar Teeth! Cast: 2M, 4F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 1 hour A depraved dentist has crafted a dastardly scam: after putting his patients to sleep with nitrous oxide, he removes the gold crowns and replace them with fakes made of fool's gold. More...
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	Dead Man's Chest Cast: 7M, 9F plus 1 that can be either, doubling possible Set/Time: Single set / About 90 minutes Ten amateur archaeologists have signed on to help famed explorer Dr. Lewis Squeaky dig for Ali Sann’s treasure — the Dead Man’s Chest — on Heart Island, somewhere in the Caribbean. More...
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	The Decade Club Cast: 5M, 5F, plus 1 extra, optional additional extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes “To the Decade Club!” And with that toast, a group of graduating teenagers vow to reunite every ten years. More...
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	Dirty Work on the Trail or... Go Slow With the Pony Express Cast: 4M, 8F, plus extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour The Widow Mentary and her daughter, Ella, operate the Pony Express relay station. Ella loves Ned Sterling. Alas, things take a mysterious turn when a stagecoach rumbles into town. More...
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	Ditch Day Cast: Flexible cast of 32 (11M, 21F), optional extras, doubling possible Set/Time: Open stage / About 90 minutes It's the day before Senior Prom at Horace Handyblender High, a day traditionally known as Ditch Day. More...
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	Divine Stella Devine Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 2 roles that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Stella Devine is the aging star of the popular Ritz Theatre. She is preparing for an epic play written by the theatre's playwright... who hasn't written in 20 years. More...
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	Drac's Back Cast: 5M, 10F, plus 4 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...
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	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...
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	The Drunkard or... The Fallen Saved Cast: 3M, 2F Set/Time: Simple melodrama drops / About 2 hours Here is a hilarious version of the most famous melodrama ever written. Your audiences will be captivated as love battles liquor for the life and soul of the upstanding hero. More...
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	The Drunkard's Revenge Cast: 3M, 2F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Stanley is working at a hotel, but decides to take his inheritance, (the entire $85) and venture forth to the gold fields in order to make his fortune and propose to lovely Prudence. More...
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	Evil Doings in Queen Toots' Tomb Cast: 6M, 10F Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 2 hours 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...
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	Fear Factory Cast: 5M, 9F plus 1 boy Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Whether it’s showing up as a SWAT team to frighten neighbors into turning off the loud music, scaring a 9-year-old into going to see the doctor or curing hiccups, the Fear Factor is ready to serve. More...
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	The Fearsome Pirate Frank A Shameless Hopping Onto the Popular Pirate Ship Cast: Flexible Cast of 20-45 or more Set/Time: Simple sets / About 75 minutes The pirate craze isn’t just a modern phenomenon, it dates back to Shakespearean times, according to two witty narrators in this snappy comedy. More...
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	Fighting For My Self Cast: 8-30F, plus any number of male and/or female extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes Here is a dramatic portrayal of teenage girls who struggle to win back their self-reliance and hold on to their identities in the face of peer pressure. More...
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	Finn McCool and His Fearless Wife Cast: Flexible cast of 30, extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Join the town full of comical characters in Limerick, Ireland, where delightfully devious little leprechauns Shillelagh, Shay and Shannon help orchestrate the fun! More...
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	Foibles and Folly Cast: 6M, 6F, plus 1 that can be either Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes This light-hearted comedy will charm your audiences with its eclectic cast of loveable characters and its gentle message about acceptance of others. More...
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	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...
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	God Bless Us, Every One! A traditional "Christmas Carol" adaptation Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 13M, 9F plus 3 that can be either), doubling Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes Rediscover the magic of A Christmas Carol in this beautifully written adaptation, complete with a hardy dose of comedy to accompany Scrooge’s heartwarming transformation! More...
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	Gone with the Gust Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 9M, 21F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 75 minutes This fast-paced Hollywood saga is very simple to produce and proves More...
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	Granny Smyth Goes to Washington Or... She Was the Apple of His Pie Cast: 6M, 7W, optional extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 70 minutes This sweet delight is ideal for dinner theatre (or dessert theatre!) and is also great for fundraising with a pie sale! More...
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	Gullible's Travels Cast: 5M, 6F, extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / 80 minutes The richness of this family-friendly comedy is like a plate of homemade biscuits swimming in gravy — your audience will eat up every last bit and be hankerin’ for more laughs! More...
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	Gumshoe High Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (About 9M, 12F plus 8 that can be either) Set/Time: Easy representational sets / About 90 minutes This totally teen mystery bursts with comedy like a giant piece of bubblegum as it reveals for our gumshoe the only thing that matters: whoddunit? More...
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	Hamlet Cast: 16M, 2F, plus extras Set/Time: Several representational sets / About 1 hour Adapted from the Shakespeare classic, this is a philosophical study of life and death. More...
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	Happy Hollandaise! Cast: 4M, 4F plus 1 that can be either Set/Time: One interior set / About 75 minutes The true Christmas spirit shines bright in a surprise ending, which involves transformation, forgiveness and a beautiful new beginning. More...
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	Harry Mason and the Case of the Anxious Alien Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (7M, 11F, plus 5 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Simple area set / About 90 minutes Mediocre lawyer Harry Mason, the younger brother of a much more famous and skilled attorney, has an out-of-the-world case when an Air Force major with a secret turns up dead. More...
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	Headed South from the Great White North or... Get Out of Toronto Pronto! Cast: 9M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 70 minutes Barbara Seville has only three days before wily Lynden Renege and his two henchmen throw her and her staff out in the street! This rollicking, pun-filled show doesn't know which way to turn! More...
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	Headin' for the Hills Cast: Flexible cast of 33 (about 11M, 22F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes Yes, it’s a new full length play by the all-time great Tim Kelly! We’ve taken the music out of his classic Hee Haw Hayride to bring you a brand new hillbilly comedy. More...
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	Heaven Help the Po' Taters or... I'd-a-hoe the Potatoes But They Just Won't Grow Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (roughly 9M, 12F, plus 1 non-speaking role), optional extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour There's trouble in Tatertown! The Idaho community is desperate for rain lest their potato crops dry up in the fields. Especially hard hit are Irish Tater, his wife Etta Tater and the Tater tots. More...
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	Heidi The Johanni Spyri Young People's classic Cast: 3M, 9F Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 1 hour All of the charm and excitement of Johanni Spyri's original work has been preserved in this streamlined adaptation. More...
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	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...
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	Help! I'm Trapped In A High School! Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (roughly 10M, 20F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Three "Valley Girl" types and a male friend find themselves transferred to a special high school because of a "computer mistake." More...
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	Here Comes the Judge! Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (roughly 9M, 13F, plus optional extras) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes After Judge Knott has had his shock treatment, he can go from lucid to loony tunes in a split second. Uncontrollable laughs abound when the zany judge presides over two cases. More...
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	Hey, Teach! Cast: 6M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Filled with warm humor, this show is all about a first year teacher at Central High, a large school that poses numerous problems for a new teacher. More...
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	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...
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	High School Enquirer Cast: 10M, 13F, plus 3 that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes A student's story about the gangster and the loot ends up being closer to reality than she would have ever thought and the missing school money turns up in the most unexpected of places! More...
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	Hillbilly Hankerin' Cast: 9M, 17F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Pa Herford's five daughters want to get hitched, but these girls have a bad case of “The Hankerin.” This hysterical play will keep your audiences laughing. More...
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	Holder Posey or... Step Into My Darkroom and We'll See What Develops Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 9M, 12F), plus optional extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 90 minutes When our heroine rebuffs Holder Posey's advances, he attempts to blow her up with dynamite! Never fear! Our hero saves the day and soundly thrashes Holder in a slow-motion fight. More...
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	Holmes On The Range Cast: 11M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour Join the buffoonery and fun as Sherlock Holmes and, of course, his associate, Dr. Watson, solve the mystery at Bicuspid Manor. More...
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	Hooray For Hollywood Cast: Flexible cast of 28 (roughly 9M, 19F, can be smaller) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes This terrifically funny show takes place in Hollywood, California, where the hand that feeds also bites. More...
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	Hospital Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (roughly 8M, 17F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple area set / About 90 minutes Chaos and laughter will delight you in this madcap look at life at Bedside Manor Hospital... the craziest place in town. More...
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	Hotel Escargot Cast: Flexible cast of 28 (About 8M, 6F plus 14 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 75 minutes Welcome to the French Riviera where, at the elegant Hotel Escargot, a hilarious hodgepodge of people come together for the annual Kantz France International Film Festival. More...
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	Hotel Frankenstein Cast: 6M, 4F Set/Time: One interior set / About 80 minutes Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson advertises his castle as a vacation retreat so he can select from a smorgasbord of brains to bring his grandfather's monster to life once again. More...
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	Hound of the Clackervilles Based on the classic Sherlock Holmes story Cast: 10M, 19F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes In this hysterical spoof, the famous Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick, Dr. Watson, pose as exterminators to unravel another mystery. More...
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	How the West Was Dun or... Left High and Dry in Low Humidity Chasm Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (about 8M, 10F plus 5 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes Slick and wealthy Richard Coldheart must marry Polly Wanda Cracker to control the Cracker property. Meanwhile, our hero, Sheriff Wayne John, has his hands full surviving the antics of Deputy Doowrong. More...
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	Huck Finn's High-Tailin' Adventures Cast: Flexible cast of 17-32 (minimum 11 M, 6F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Flexible unit set / About 90 minutes All your favorite Mark Twain characters are here in this stage adaptation of the classic. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are up to their usual high jinks — skipping church to go fishing and frustrating girls. More...
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	The Hunchback of Notre Dame Freely adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo Cast: 5M, 6F, plus 2 that can be either and an ensemble of 10 or more Set/Time: Bare stage with optional platforms and risers / About 90 minutes The unforgettable characters from the beloved novel come to thrilling, laugh-happy life in this funny and frill-free “festival” adaptation of Victor Hugo’s popular literary classic. More...
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	Hurricane Smith and the Garden of the Golden Monkey Cast: Flexible cast of 26 or more (roughly 11M, 15F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Bare stage / About 90 minutes Parachute jumps! Bizarre jungle rites! (And that's just for starters.) Did we forget to mention the Cobra People? The Pot of Death? The Pit of No Return? Well, you get the idea. More...
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	I Dream of Genie Cast: 3M, 8F, plus 2 that can be either, extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 80 minutes Jeannie the Genie’s last spell went majorly wrong, sending her from the 21st century back hundreds of years to Arabia. More...
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	I Was A Teenage Zucchini ... But I Didn't Get Squashed! Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 9M, 12F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes When a teenager takes a hefty dose of a super-growth additive, he turns into a giant zucchini. More...
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	The Idi-Odyssey Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (About 13M, 8F plus 4 that can be either), doubling possible Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, is the basis for this fun, yet educational play packed with nothing but silliness! More...
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	If These Walls Could Talk Cast: 6M, 15F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple area set / About 75 minutes This upbeat and positive play is a rich tapestry of lively monologues and poignant moments that deal with the strong issues of today's high school students. More...
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	It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Nerdman?! Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (roughly 11M, 11F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes The dashing Clark Brent cannot win Lois Drane's heart. She thinks he's too strong and masculine and needs a little “nerd” in him. Thus, “Nerdman” is born. More...
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	Jack and the Magic Beans Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (5M, 13F, plus one cow character for one or two actors), optional extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes This version returns to the original English source. All the familiar characters are here: The dancing cow, the magic bean-seller, the hysterical chicken, the singing harp, the mother and the Giant. More...
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	Jekyll's Hydes A Totally Teen Comedy Cast: 8M, 6F plus 4 that can be either Set/Time: Simple set / About 80 minutes You can’t hyde from the laughs in this spoofy modern version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale. More...
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	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...
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	Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen Cast: Flexible cast of 25 (about 6M, 9F, plus 10 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Two simple exterior sets / About 90 minutes Willing to walk the plank for love, a man immediately buys a ship, recruits a crew and even hires a pirate tutor, Long John Sliver, to show him the ropes! This show is a treasure chest of laughter. More...
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	Jookalorum! A collection of stories from O. Henry Cast: Flexible cast of 9-38 (3-16M, 3-17F, plus 3-5 that can be either) Set/Time: Basic representational sets / About 90 minutes Venture into the world of O. Henry through this entertaining collection of nine short stories artfully adapted for the stage. More...
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	Julian A One Woman Play on the Life of Julian of Norwich Cast: 1F Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 2 hours Julian is the first known English woman whose written work survives. Ideal as a fully staged production or a dramatic reading, this play can also be a text in Christian history. More...
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	Jurassic Park and Wreck Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (roughly 5M, 14F) plus 6-12 optional extras Set/Time: Single exterior set / About 90 minutes Dina Saur, the widowed owner of a tottering auto parts business and fee parking lot, is in dire straits until the foreign Princess Halfagallon Latte arrives. More...
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	Juvie Cast: Flexible cast of 3-5M, 8-10F Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 70 minutes (suggestions for cutting to contest length provided) Set in a juvenile detention center, the life of kids who are scared, lonely and locked up are depicted. More...
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	Keeper of the Tales Stories from 1001 Arabian Nights Cast: Flexible cast of 12-34 (6-16M, 5-13F, plus 1-5 that can be either), optional extras Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 1 hour When a spoiled young princess comes across the storytelling beggar in the marketplace, she gets more than what she came for... and is forever changed by it. More...
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	Kodiak Flapjack Man Of The Frozen North Cast: Flexible cast of 10M, 20F, optional extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 90 minutes A likeable young outdoorsman who's never been far from his hometown of Chug-a-lug, Alaska, has just inherited a snooty girls' academy in Connecticut. More...
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	Kokonut High A Krazy Komedy in Two Acts Cast: Flexible cast of 31 (roughly 11M, 20F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes A family needs to earn money on their hurricane-devastated island. They open a private high school that guarantees a diploma to every student — in exchange for a hefty tuition fee. More...
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	Krazy Kamp Cast: Flexible cast of 10M, 15F, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes Summer camp was never like this! On one side of l Lake Lookeeloo is Camp Pocahontas, a resort for young ladies. On the other side is Camp John Smith, inhabited by a wild bunch of unruly males. More...
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	Lady Dracula Suggested by the writings of Bram Stoker Cast: 5M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours 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...
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	A Land Beyond the River Cast: 11M, 5F Set/Time: One unit set / About 2 hours Based on the true story of the integration movement in education, this play offers a look at the African-American's struggle for freedom in America. More...
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	Larceny and Old Lace Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (about 8M, 8F) Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes Join the madness as Harold attempts to keep his aunts out of jail and himself from going insane in this clever and well-crafted spoof of the theatre classic. More...
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	The Last Gladiator Cast: 6M, 10F, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 70 minutes With clever plot twists, fast-paced dialogue and great opportunities for physical humor, you've never seen Rome like this before when the peasants take over. More...
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	Last One to Survive is a Rotten Egg Cast: 8M, 18F, plus extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes It's survival of the fittest when one high school principal challenges another principal to a series of survival contests-using their worst students. More...
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	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...
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	Legend of Sleepy Hollow Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 10F (smaller with doubling), optional extras Set/Time: Open stage setting / About 1 hour Adapted from Washington Irving's classic ghost story, here is a spooky show alive with hilarious action and fun. More...
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	A Little Princess From Frances Hodgson Burnett's Classic Story Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 4M, 12F), plus extras Set/Time: Simple sets / About 1 hour Sara Crewe, heiress to a large fortune, is enrolled at seminary in Victorian England. At first her life is happy, but news arrives that her father has died and her fortune is lost. More...
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	Little Women Adapted from the Louisa May Alcott classic book Cast: 3M, 7F (Two-hour version with cast of 3M, 11F included in script) Set/Time: Single interior set / About 100 minutes Share this timeless and enduring classic about the March sisters’ journey from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War. More...
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	Lizzie Borden Of Fall River Cast: 6M, 9F Set/Time: One interior set / About 2 hours 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...
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	Looking Glass Land Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, plus extras Set/Time: Minimal set requirements / About 1 hour This adaptation of the original improvises on the fun of the story and still retains some of Lewis Carroll's deeper meanings. What it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! More...
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	Love's Labours Lost Cast: 11, plus extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 1 hour Young men vow they will avoid romance to give complete attention to their studies at the very time they are meeting some lovely young ladies. More...
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	Lucky Dollar — Private Eye Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 18 (roughly 6M, 12F, can be smaller) Set/Time: Two simple interior sets / About 90 minutes After the two have a fettuccini lunch in a Thai restaurant, a Los Angeles detective decides to take on Pandora Sugarland's zany case. More...
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	Macbeth Cast: 17M, 5F, plus extras Set/Time: Several representational sets / About 1 hour The sad story of a basically good man and his loyally ambitious wife who yield to evil in their quest for power is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. More...
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	Macbeth: Off-Kilter Cast: 4M, 8F, extras Set/Time: Several representational sets / About 75 minutes Who says Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy can’t give you belly laughs? More...
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	Magic Golden Apples Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (About 5M, 7F, plus 5 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 75 minutes Loaded with fun and quirky characters, including Dogster the narrator, this lighthearted comedy has humor for all ages! More...
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	Magical Lamp of Aladdin Dramatized from The Arabian Nights' Entertainment Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 5M, 13F, plus 2 roles that can be either), optional extras Set/Time: Three simple sets / About 1 hour Evil magician Jammal tries to trick Aladdin in a malicious scheme to acquire a magical lamp containing a wish-granting genie. But Aladdin tricks Jammal and claims the magic lamp for himself. More...
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	Males Order Brides or... Big Harry Deal's Scandalous Scheme! Cast: 5M, 4F, plus extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes An unscrupulous lawyer has hired Starr Billings to impersonate four fiancés to lure the bridegrooms into a mine shaft and blow them up, leaving Starr a wealthy widow to all four. More...
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	Mankind & Co. Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 30, extensive doubling possible Set/Time: Single representational set / About 90 minutes The fascinating tales of ancient Greek and Roman mythologies are brought alive with the crisp, modern dialogue of two narrators and a very flexible cast. More...
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	The Masked Musketeer Cast: 8M, 10F, extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes If you’ve always wanted to do a play about the Three Musketeers but need more female than male parts, then look no further! More...
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	McKenna's Choice Cast: Flexible cast of 4M, 4F Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes This hard-hitting play describes the problems of the aged, growing old in America and dying with dignity. More...
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	Medium Rare Cast: 5M, 11F, extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes A couple get more than they bargain for when they move into their house where a demanding and nerve-racking old lady has decided to stay after the rest of her family moves away. More...
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	Meet the Creeps Cast: Flexible cast of 26, (about 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...
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	A Midsummer Night's Dream Cast: 13, plus extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 1 hour The sprite Puck turns Bottom into an ass and then, by means of a magic love potion, makes Titania fall in love with the creature. More...
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	A Midsummer Night's Midterm Cast: Flexible cast of 26 (minimum of 18 with doubling) Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour As four high school friends gather to cram for a midterm on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the play comes to life before their eyes... literally. More...
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	A Midsummer Night's Western Inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Cast: Flexible cast of 24 (11M, 5W plus 8 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple set / About 80 minutes Bill Shakespeare saddles up and rides west for this rough-and-tumble iambic adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. More...
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	The Mirror of Dori Gray Based on Oscar Wilde's classic story Cast: 2M, 8F (doubling possible), optional extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 2 hours The essence of Oscar Wilde's haunting tale 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is captured in this unique modern-day view. More...
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	Mission: Possible! Cast: 8M, 8F, plus 5 roles that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Here's a hysterical spoof with all of your favorite spies of the screen! You'll never believe what happens to Blond... James Blond. More...
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	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...
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	Monster in the Closet Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (roughly 8M, 11F) Set/Time: Area staging / About 70 minutes Emily has a big problem. Not only is she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level of her new video game, but there's a monster in her closet! And it's not just her imagination. More...
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	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...
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	Mountain Fever Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (roughly 5M, 16F, plus 6 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes When they think they've witnessed a murder, three pop-music singers flee to Mulekick in the Ozark Mountains to hide. More...
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	Much Ado About Coconuts Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (about 8M, 10F plus 2 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes The State Department punishes the ambitious Miss Garfield by sending her to a laid-back tropical paradise and everything is turned upside down! More...
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	Much Ado About Nothing Cast: 13, plus extras Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour This delightful tale of the confirmed bachelor, Benedick, and the beautiful but sharp-tongued Beatrice, involves plots and counter-plots to get them wed. More...
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	Murder at the Goon Show Cast: Flexible cast of 32 (roughly 12M, 20F) optional doubling, extras Set/Time: Bare stage / About 90 minutes The pot boils over when Zorina the hypnotist is murdered on a weekly television show. Conveniently, one of the contestants is a homicide detective who sets out to solve this baffling crime. More...
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	Murder at the Orient Express Cast: 5M, 9F plus one offstage voice Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes The richest man in town, a private eye and an odd assortment of customers in disguise will have you laughing out loud long before the pu-pu platter is served. More...
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	Murder by Indecision Cast: 6M, 11F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 80 minutes Age has caught up with Agatha Crispy, the world's best known mystery playwright, as she attempts to crank out her newest and last manuscript. More...
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	Murder by the Book Cast: 4M, 6F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Some of the greatest writers of all time are brought together to solve a murder mystery. Your audiences will love this fun peek at the very human side of famous writers. More...
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	Murder Can be Habit-Forming Cast: 7M, 9F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes This play is a light-hearted mystery comedy that reveals the very human side of nuns as they attempt to stay one step ahead of a killer. More...
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	Murder In Bloom A Mystery-Comedy in Two Acts Cast: 2M, 8F Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes One of the richest ladies in an English village town is mysteriously murdered during a garden club meeting. And who among these harmless ladies would be capable of murder? More...
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	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...
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	Murder Most Fowl Cast: 5M, 11F Set/Time: Simple set / About 90 minutes Two of your audience members will have better than a bird’s-eye view of your performance as they join the cast onstage for the entire play and eventually determine “whodunit” in this mystery comedy! More...
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	Murder's in the Heir Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (roughly 5M, 8F plus 2 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon, opportunity and motive to commit the unseen murder. And it's up to your audience to decide who actually did it! More...
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	Mystery at Shady Acres Or... Carats and Crumpets Cast: 12M, 14F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Your audience's help is needed to solve a baffling theft at Shady Acres, a cozy hotel tucked away in the remote English countryside in the late 1920s. More...
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	Mystery on 13th Street Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (About 4M, 8F plus 7 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple sets / About 65 minutes When young members of a community club solicit the town's eccentric scientist for help with a project, they start to wonder if he's a mad scientist turning children into cats! More...
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	New Clothes for the Emperor Cast: Flexible cast of 9 (4M, 3F, plus 2 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 75 minutes As dazzling as the emperor’s extravagant clothing, this charming adaptation will make your stage come alive with laughter and an important lesson — it’s the heart that makes the man, not the clothing. More...
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	Night at the Wax Museum Cast: 11M, 18F plus 2 that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes The hysterical meets the historical in this comic romp through the wackiest wax museum in history! More...
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	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...
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	No Place Like Nowhere Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (about 7M, 5F plus 9 that can be either), optional doubling Set/Time: Area staging / About 80 minutes What is there to do in the middle of Nowhere? Just ask a temperamental movie star, the paparazzi, secret agents, a crooked congressman and two brothers putting on Romeo and Juliet! More...
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	North Woods Nonsense Cast: Flexible cast of 23 Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes The fast action centers around a run-down hotel lobby of Moose Bottom Lake in northern Maine, where handyman Pete has written a newspaper article about Bigfoot kidnapping a local resident. More...
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	Nothing But the Truth Cast: 5M, 5F Set/Time: One set / About 90 minutes With a slew of hilarious misleading clues, love triangles and mistaken identities, this entertaining, light-hearted tale of spies and espionage will peak your curiosity and tickle your funny bone! More...
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	Oliver Twist From the Novel By Charles Dickens Cast: 9M, 10F, plus any number of children and townspeople as extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 90 minutes For those who loved the classic Charles Dickens' novel, enjoy again all of the fascinating characters from this exciting story. More...
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	Omelette, Chef of Denmark Cast: Flexible cast of 29 (About 18M, 8F plus 3 that can be either) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 70 minutes Did you ever wonder where William Shakespeare got his ideas? You’ll learn secrets your English teacher never told you in this zany Elizabethan comedy! More...
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	Othello: A Tragic Comedy in Way Too Many Acts Cast: 7M, 3F plus 1 that can be either, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 1 hour You’ll laugh heartily at this tragedy-turned-comedy, even with the egotistical and manipulating Iago (bom, bom, bom!) directing the blindly-trusting Othello and his friends into destruction. More...
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	Par for the Corpse Cast: 5M, 8F Set/Time: One interior set / About 90 minutes When Joy Draper of dating service Harmonosity takes a crew of singles to the resort, one of her clients, Rita Sullivan, turns up dead with a chip shot to the temple. More...
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	The Patchwork Girl of Oz Loosely based on the seventh book of L. Frank Baum's beloved series Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (About 6M, 5F plus 6 that can be either), extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 70 minutes Based on the seventh book of L. Frank Baum’s beloved series, The Patchwork Girl of Oz blends familiar Oz characters with delightful new creatures in this enchanting and whimsical adventure. More...
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	Paul Bunyan and the Hard Winter Cast: Flexible cast of 13 or more (10M, 3F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Exterior set / About 90 minutes Paul Bunyan and his lumberjacks find themselves facing the hardest of hard winters. Paul and his men are also beset by the grimmest peril of the timber country. More...
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	Pecos Bill & Slue-Foot Sue Meet The Dirty Dan Gang Cast: 7M, 8F Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 1 hour Get on the wagon rollin' West with this saga of Pecos Bill, who was raised by coyotes, and Slue-Foot Sue, who likes to ride down the Rio Grande River on a catfish. More...
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	Peril at Pumpernickle Pass or... To Heir Is Human Cast: 4M, 8F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour Waldo Weasel shows up with a phony gold map. When the gold strike doesn't pan out, Waldo discovers our heroine has a paper where the heir will own California! More...
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	Peril on the High Seas or... Let's Get Together and Do Launch Cast: 5M, 9F, plus two offstage voices, optional extras Set/Time: Simple sets / About 90 minutes All aboard the H.M.S. Majestic for a riotous adventure set in the Roaring Twenties! Little does heiress Merry Ann Sweet, know that she is the intended victim of Snively Swine's kidnapping plot. More...
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	Phantom of the Campfire Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 10M, 13F) Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes We know about that mysterious phantom lurking in the opera house, but now there seems to be one at Camp Geronimo!. More...
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	Pistols and Posies Cast: 7M, 5F, plus 3 that can be either and 3 non-speaking roles Set/Time: One interior set / About 75 minutes Set during Prohibition — with no shooting, no drinking and no gambling — this play offers fun colorful characters, slapstick comedy and a surprise ending that everyone will love! More...
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	A Plane to Somewhere Cast: 2M, 3F Set/Time: Simple area set / About 1 hour Here is moving tale of two elderly women who find companionship. Bittersweet memories are brought to the surface, and their friendship is strengthened each time a plane leaves for a new destination. More...
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	Playground Cast: 7M, 5F Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes A boy has created an imaginary buddy to help him cope with reality, until he must face a different situation by relying on real friends for support. More...
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	Pollyanna Cast: 10M, 12F, optional extras (doubling possible) Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes Based on the Eleanor Porter classic, this is the delightful tale of the greatest optimist of all time. More...
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	Popper Cast: 1M, 3F (plus 2 male extras) Set/Time: Simple interior / About 90 minutes Popper has recently passed on, leaving three lovely but unworldly daughters to fend for themselves. More...
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	The Prince and the Pauper Freely adapted for the stage from the Mark Twain classic Cast: Flexible cast of 19-50 (minimum 12M, 7F) Set/Time: Single staircase set / About 75 minutes Twain’s classic tale comes to life onstage with dynamic female roles, creative staging and a perfect balance of poignant and hilarious moments in this masterful adaptation. More...
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	The Principal's Apprentice Cast: 7M, 14F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Lines fly rapid-fire in this spoof of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” with a generous nod toward a certain ruthless reality TV show! More...
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	The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower Cast: 3M, 11F, plus 8 that can be either, optional extras Set/Time: Three simple interior sets / About 90 minutes If somebody kidnapped your least favorite teacher, would you want her back? More...
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	The Real Princess and the Pea Cast: Flexible cast of 6M, 12F plus 4 that can be either Set/Time: Exterior set / About 90 minutes Forget all you ever thought you knew about princesses and peas! Your audiences will love this snappy new approach to Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale. More...
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	Rememberin' Stuff Cast: Flexible cast of 8 to 50 Set/Time: Bare stage / About 90 minutes When a group of drama students is given the assignment to share their memories, the result is a collection of hilarious, heart-felt, serious and inspiring scenes. More...
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	Renfield Of The Flies And Spiders or... Tell Dracula to Bug Off Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 7M, 16F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Remember Count Dracula's faithful servant Renfield, who liked to gobble yummy flies and spicy spiders? Well, he's back. More...
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	Robin Hood Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (roughly 8M, 8F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Flexible unit set / About 1 hour All done in rousing fashion, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest leads a merry life with his followers. More...
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	Romeo and Juliet Cast: 16, plus extras Set/Time: One composite set / About 1 hour The tender romance of Romeo and Juliet set amidst the violent conflict of their two families has become one of the greatest classical love themes. More...
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	Romeo and Winifred A Tragical Comedy in Two and a Half Acts Cast: Flexible of 36 or fewer (about 20M, 6F, plus 10 that can be either), doubling possible Set/Time: Basic representational set / About 75 minutes This hilarious spoof turns Shakespeare upside down and shakes things up with a stage full of zany modern-day characters. More...
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	The Saga of the Golden Horseshoe or... That Was No Lady, That Was My Filly Cast: 10M, 12F, plus extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 75 minutes Clem Chowder of Skunk County wants to catch some horse thieves. His plan? Dress up two of his co-workers as a horse. This farce can either be done as a melodrama or a western spoof. More...
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	Salem's Daughter Cast: Flexible cast of 7-12 (minimum 7F) 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...
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	The Scarlet Letter Adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 13M, 8F), plus optional extras Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes Students will find that this dramatization of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel cuts through the heavy-handed narrative of a past era to the timeless heart of the characters and their shared dilemma. More...
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	Scheherazade From The Arabian Nights stories Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (roughly 6M, 17F), plus extras Set/Time: Two simple sets / About 75 minutes Scheherazade is called upon to use her tale-spinning talents to save people from certain destruction. An enchanted tale transforms royal counselors into powerful genies. More...
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	School for Nerds Cast: 5M, 13F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Brawny Preparatory High School, home of the fighting Hippopotami, is about to be closed because it has failed to graduate a single student in its entire history! More...
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	The Secret Garden Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (about 6M, 12F), optional extras, doubling Set/Time: Simple set / About 1 hour A garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing a young girl to help restore a boy's health. More...
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	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...
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	Shakespeare Goes to Gravel Gulch Cast: Flexible cast of 30 (about 6M, 16F, plus 8 that can be either), extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Sunny Day, determined to bring culture to the locals, arrives in Gravel Gulch with a troupe of actors. Unfortunately, the actors, headed by the shady Noble Hart, could make a playwright cry. More...
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	The Shame of Tombstone or... Dirty Work in the Lucky Cuss Cast: 6M, 6F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 1 hour Amanda Goodsort, once a Boston society belle, finds employment on the stage of the Birdcage Theatre. In order that her true identity never is revealed, Amanda sings in disguise. More...
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	Sherlock Holmes Cast: Flexible cast of 25, optional extras Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 2 hours Here's a highly entertaining adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective story. More...
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	Shoot-Out at Hole-in-the-Wall or... Thou Shalt Aim for Honesty Cast: 5M, 5F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes Ma and Pa Fritter set up shop in the midst of a den of rustlers and outlaws. In the end, Horace, our brave good guy, and Slick Mason, the scoundrel, meet in a hilarious showdown and shoot-out. More...
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	Slambo Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 15F, plus extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 90 minutes Meet America's greatest freedom commando in an action-packed comedy-adventure. More...
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	The Snake in the Grass or... He Rattled the Rails Cast: 10M, 16F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Your audiences will be hitched to their seats as they watch a speeding train race towards our heroine, bound to a railway track. Only Sheriff Billy Bold, our hero, can rescue her. More...
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	Song of the Mounties or... Sour Notes in the Snow Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (5M, 8F, plus one dog that can be male or female) Set/Time: One simple set / About 1 hour Dirty Jake drags Claudette to a lumber mill where she either talks or gets turned into a split personality by a whirling buzz saw. Dirty Jake is brought to justice, thanks to Bob Sledd. More...
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	Space War 2000 Cast: Flexible cast of 15, plus extras Set/Time: One simple interior / About 1 hour In another galaxy where a violent space war is in progress, a power-mad prime minister plans to overthrow a space station and eventually control the entire galaxy. More...
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	Spirit! Cast: 3M, 5F Set/Time: One interior set / About 2 hours A rest home brings together a variety of delightful characters, all of whom want more from life than their restricted existence allows. More...
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	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...
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	Spring Break Cast: Flexible cast of 8M, 16F, optional extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 90 minutes A teenager convinces some friends that they should experience Spring Break in Palm Springs, California — the time when thousands of high school and college students take over the town. More...
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	Squad Room Cast: Flexible cast of 29 or more (roughly 13M, 16F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Meet a squad of loony detectives who handle everything from burglary to bunco. You'll meet assorted police personnel, con artists, crooks, lawyers and a woman who'll confess to any crime. More...
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	Squeal! Cast: 11M, 15F Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 75 minutes This amusing spoof within a spoof strings together misleading clues, vegetable jokes, the theory of relativity and a Hamlet-loving pig hostage in a hysterical chain of events. More...
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	Stop Sending in the Clowns Cast: Flexible cast of 21 (roughly 8M, 13F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes An attempt to get to the bottom of a smuggling ring, a petty theft and a missing persons case is made difficult when a wacky clown troupe keeps interfering with the investigation. More...
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	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...
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	Sundown Alley Cast: Flexible cast of 18 (roughly 7M, 11F), optional extras Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes Norma Desperate of Sundown Alley, out west in the tiny town of Lizard Gulch, retired from the stage because the audiences diminished. She plans a comeback once her version of “Cinderella” is complete. More...
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	Switching Principals Cast: 7M, 14F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes When a new principal is scheduled to arrive, two conmen slip in through the principal's office window while hiding out from the law, creating a hilarious case of mistaken identity. More...
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	A Tale of Two Cities Cast: Flexible cast of 17 to 20 Set/Time: Area staging / About 90 minutes The characters from Charles Dickens' beloved but complex novel are brought back in a play that is ideal for staging or classroom use. More...
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	The Taming of the Shrew Adapted from the Shakespearian Classic Cast: 14, plus extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour All the young gentlemen are in love with Bianca but, alas, she cannot marry until her older sister, Kate, is wed. More...
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	Taming the Wild, Wild West in a Dress Or... Let's Give the Villain the Slip Cast: 11M, 10F Set/Time: Single interior set / About 90 minutes It's hard to be a hero when you're wearing a dress, but young actor Clarence Rawlins manages to do just that (and a lot more!) in this action-packed Western comedy. More...
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	Tartuffe Cast: 7M, 6F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes Adapted from Molière's classic, this comedy has been shortened and simplified so that any group that enjoys making audiences laugh can produce it. More...
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	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...
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	The Time Machine Based on the H.G. Wells classic Cast: Flexible cast of 22 (roughly 8M, 14F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple suggested sets, ideal for arena staging / About 90 minutes An adaptation of the classic about an inventor who is propelled into the future, returns home, and must confront the skeptics. More...
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	Tiny Tim's Christmas A Sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Cast: 8M, 7F, extras, optional doubling Set/Time: Simple area set / About 75 minutes Here is a delightful continuation of a Christmas classic. More...
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	Toga! Toga! Toga! Cast: 9M, 12F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours A slightly disorganized student inherits a ramshackle house and turns the place into an unauthorized fraternity house, which is quickly nicknamed "The Zoo." More...
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	Tom Sawyer, Detective Adapted from the Mark Twain classic Cast: 13M, 5F, plus extras, doubling possible Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes The wild antics of Tom Sawyer are captured with the humor, fast action and clever story line in this dramatization of another of Mark Twain's brilliant tales. More...
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	Touched by an Angle Cast: 7M, 15F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Two poor-spelling angels are sent to Earth to help a motherless teen. With much humor and levity, this sweet play teaches some good lessons about triumphing over obstacles in life. More...
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	Touchtone “M” for Murder An Audience Participation Mystery Cast: 7M, 10F Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes A famous (although rather inept) detective needs the help of the audience in solving a mystery. Thanks to their help, he untangles a twisted plot of intrigue, eventually catching the killer. More...
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	The Tough and Tender Troll Cast: 6M, 6F Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes A young troll-in-training finds that his final examination from Meanness School involves kidnapping a little girl. He plunders every night to prove himself to three other trolls. More...
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	Treasure Island From the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson Cast: 12M, 7F Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 90 minutes From the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the villainous Long John Silver follows young Jim across the ocean to search out a buried fortune on Treasure Island. More...
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	Trouble in Tumbleweed Suggested by Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (roughly 8M, 12F), optional extras Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Suggested by one of the greatest farces ever written, this cockeyed version of The Inspector General takes us to Arizona Territory in the 1880s. More...
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	The Trouble with Being Tucker Dowt Cast: 6M, 7F Set/Time: One interior set / About 70 minutes When old Tucker Dowt announces he’s going to be murdered, folks wonder if he’s trying to upset his doctor or buy a little time from a foreclosing banker . More...
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	Twain's Tales Cast: Flexible cast of 5-40 Set/Time: Simple set / About 65 minutes This wonderful show includes five short stories by the master American storyteller, including “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” and “Science vs. Luck.” More...
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	Under the Influence Cast: Flexible cast of 15 plus extras Set/Time: No set requirements / About 2 hours (or less with cutting) A living mobile serves as the centerpiece in this profound drama, illustrating the imbalancing effects of drug and alcohol abuse, not on the abusers, but on the people in their lives. More...
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	Unwrapped Cast: Flexible cast of 10M, 8F, plus 7 minor roles that can be either Set/Time: Area staging / About 80 minutes This hilarious send-up of 1930s Hollywood is populated with zany characters from tourist director Ivan Hoo, to gossip columnist Hedda Gobbler, to screen hero North Dakota Smith. More...
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	Usher — A Totally Teen Comedy Cast: Flexible cast of 24 Set/Time: One interior set / About 80 minutes This skillful adaptation takes a grand mix of Poe’s writing and characters and weaves them together into a teen-savvy comedy. More...
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	Victims of the Devil's Triangle The Two Act Drama Cast: Flexible cast of 15 or more Set/Time: Interior set / About 90 minutes A group of passengers have embarked aboard a ship cruising through the Devil's Triangle. One by one, the passengers begin to disappear. During a fierce storm, the true hand of “evil” is revealed. More...
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	The Villain Took a Chip Shot or... Thar's Gold in Them Thar Greens Cast: 4M, 10F Set/Time: One exterior set / About 1 hour The golf enthusiasts in your audience will cheer wildly when the hero rescues the poor heroine with what else but a great line-drive down the fairway! More...
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	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...
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	Wagon Wheels a-Rollin' Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 29 (roughly 10M, 19F) plus extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 75 minutes This fast-paced spoof of the Old West is filled with a goofy stable of hilarious characters. Produce this show and you'll experience the hysterical best of the West! More...
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	We the People A patriotic salute to America Cast: Flexible cast of 10-36 or more Set/Time: Simple area staging / About 1 hour In funny and poignant vignettes, a committee uses the Preamble to the Constitution to illustrate how the United States is made up first and foremost of 'We The People.' More...
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	Who Killed Elvis? Cast: 12M, 20F Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes This madcap mystery-comedy offers a simple set and plenty of hilarious opportunities to show your own Elvis fervor! More...
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	Who Poisoned His Meatball? Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (roughly 7M, 10F), optional extras Set/Time: One simple set / About 90 minutes When a man dies suddenly at an Italian restaurant, the customers and staff of this fast-paced crime retrace their steps to unravel the meaty mystery and you're invited to join the dinner party. More...
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	Who Shot the Sheriff? Cast: 14M, 8F, plus extras Set/Time: One interior set / About 75 minutes The sheriff of Box Elder has just been shot, allegedly by gunslinger Lucifer Lefty, who now claims to be the fastest gun in the Utah Territory. (He also happens to be the smelliest in the West!) More...
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	WhoDunit... and to Whom? A play within a play within a... in two acts Cast: Flexible cast of 19 (6M, 9F, plus 4 roles that can be either) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes In this play within a play, a man tries to type a detective story. As he writes, we see the actions played out on stage. And as he corrects his writing, the actors revise their actions. More...
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	Whodunit... And Who's the Big Idea Anyway? Cast: 6M, 8F, plus 5 that can be either Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 2 hours A plodding detective writer is creating a third-rate mystery. You'll love the wacky characters and wonderful comedy as you find out just who was the big idea anyway! More...
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	Who's Dying to be a Millionaire? Cast: 7M, 18F, plus 2 stage hands and 3 offstage voices Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes Contestants are dropping as fast as the wisecracks in this lampoon of quiz shows, politics and basic human nature. What would you answer if someone asked you, "Are you dying to be a millionaire?" More...
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	Why Darkness Seems So Light Cast: 9-13M, 13-17F, optional extras Set/Time: Simple representational sets / About 90 minutes Here is a chilling look at the violence that pervades our teenagers' lives, regardless of their social status or upbringing. More...
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	Wild West Women Cast: Flexible cast of 6 to 25F Set/Time: Simple unit set / About 60-90 minutes This lively play about women who helped win the West provides actresses a unique opportunity to switch into numerous roles as they tell fascinating stories. More...
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	The Will And The Spirit Cast: Flexible cast of 15 Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 1 hour In order to fulfill the terms of the will of his late eccentric uncle and inherit an estate, a man has to spend the night in a dilapidated mansion. More...
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	A Winter's Gift Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (about 10M, 14F plus 3 that can be either), optional doubling, choir Set/Time: Simple set / About 75 minutes Come be serenaded by a trio of medieval minstrels with original lyrics sung to the tune of well-known Christmas carols! More...
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	Without Strings An adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic Pinocchio Cast: Flexible cast of 12-22 , extras Set/Time: Several simple sets / About 75 minutes Your favorite puppet story gets a modern renovation, updated with lots of slapstick humor and clever wordplay to appeal especially to teens. More...
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	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Cast: Flexible cast of 16 Set/Time: Simple sets / About 75 minutes From the pen of L. Frank Baum, a cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the magical land of Oz, where they encounter all of Baum's famous characters. More...
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	Yard Sale Cast: Flexible cast of 30 or more (10M, 20F) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 90 minutes To keep it from becoming a parking lot, a wild group of rambunctious college students decide to sell all the junk in an old house. More...
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	Yard Sale Junkies Cast: Flexible cast of 24 (about 8M, 9F plus about 7 minor roles that can be either), extras Set/Time: Simple exterior set / About 90 minutes Who would’ve thought a math debate could be so much fun?! With a group of students as witnesses, Hailey defeats and deflates Wyatt and earns a spot on the team. More...
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	Yearbook Cast: Extremely flexible cast of 10 to 50 Set/Time: Bare stage / About 1 hour This is a positive play about the humor, determination and caring that exists in every school. Both your cast and your audience will thrive on its positive messages about teens. More...
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	You Can't Be Too Careful Cast: Flexible cast of 11 (roughly 5M, 6F, doubling possible) Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 75 minutes A pair of inept bank robbers who are desperate for a hideout interrupt four sedate suburban matrons during their weekly bridge game. More...
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