Melodramas
We are proudly known as The House of Melodrama! And it is no wonder why our company is considered the best resource of melodrama materials in the world! The list below not only has melodramas that are ideal for schools, community theaters and churches, but also professional theatres. These entertaining playscripts are fun not only for audiences, but also for the producing groups. Also included in the list are melodramas that are ideal for Christmas. Of course, melodrama texts and aids are also offered to help you put on your show. Your audiences will not only be cheering the hero, but they will also be applauding your choice of one of our plays!Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 107 melodramas.
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Liberty Lives Next Door
Or... Oh, Never Mind
Cast: 6M, 3F
Set/Time: Interior farm house set / About 40 minutes
It might be set in 1917, but everything else about this melodrama is as traditional as apple pie. Thank goodness for the daring and heroic neighbor, Liberty, whose passion for flying takes him to new heights. More...
Or... Oh, Never Mind
Cast: 6M, 3F
Set/Time: Interior farm house set / About 40 minutes
It might be set in 1917, but everything else about this melodrama is as traditional as apple pie. Thank goodness for the daring and heroic neighbor, Liberty, whose passion for flying takes him to new heights. More...
The Treasure of Shiver River
Or... It’s Hard To Drive Cattle When Their Horns Are Frozen
Cast: 6M, 6F
Set/Time: Interior hotel lobby set / About 55 minutes
This is the freshest old-fashioned mellerdramer we’ve seen, and it’s laugh out loud funny, to boot! More...
Or... It’s Hard To Drive Cattle When Their Horns Are Frozen
Cast: 6M, 6F
Set/Time: Interior hotel lobby set / About 55 minutes
This is the freshest old-fashioned mellerdramer we’ve seen, and it’s laugh out loud funny, to boot! More...
The Paper Bag Bandit Rides Again
or... Behind the Cheap Mask
Cast: 5M, 14F, plus 1 role that can be either, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
What seems to be the question on everyone’s lips in the desert town of Cooked Goose? Is it, “Who is that ’Masked Man?’” Well... uh... no. More...
or... Behind the Cheap Mask
Cast: 5M, 14F, plus 1 role that can be either, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 30 minutes
What seems to be the question on everyone’s lips in the desert town of Cooked Goose? Is it, “Who is that ’Masked Man?’” Well... uh... no. More...
Cornfield of Dreams
Or... The Villain Was a Laughing Stalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 3F, plus 9 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
Get ready for the corniest play this side of the Mississippi, whichever side you’re on! Puns keep popping up in this wacky melodrama like a Jiffy Pop ready to explode! More...
Or... The Villain Was a Laughing Stalk
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 3F, plus 9 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 50 minutes
Get ready for the corniest play this side of the Mississippi, whichever side you’re on! Puns keep popping up in this wacky melodrama like a Jiffy Pop ready to explode! More...
Pony Expresso
Or... The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
The Pony Expresso, a friendly establishment run by Star Bright and Aunt Dee Caff, is struggling. Their customers are buying their coffee at a lower price from the scheming Mo Cabana. More...
Or... The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt
Cast: 4M, 7F
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 45 minutes
The Pony Expresso, a friendly establishment run by Star Bright and Aunt Dee Caff, is struggling. Their customers are buying their coffee at a lower price from the scheming Mo Cabana. More...
How the West Was Dun
or... Left High and Dry in Low Humidity Chasm
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (8M, 10F, plus 5 roles that can be either), optional extras
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...
or... Left High and Dry in Low Humidity Chasm
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (8M, 10F, plus 5 roles that can be either), optional extras
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...
Dogsbreath Devereaux — The Dastardly Doctor
or... Nurses! Foiled Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 6F, plus 6 roles that can be either), optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
Our villain plots to wed and do away with a wealthy widow so he can inherit her fortune and her late husband's clinic. This melodrama will leave your audience in stitches. More...
or... Nurses! Foiled Again
Cast: Flexible cast of 16 (4M, 6F, plus 6 roles that can be either), optional doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
Our villain plots to wed and do away with a wealthy widow so he can inherit her fortune and her late husband's clinic. This melodrama will leave your audience in stitches. More...
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...
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...
Someone Save My Baby, Ruth!
or... Foil That Villain!
Cast: 5M, 8F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
You’ll have the audience eating out of your hands... literally... with this tasty theatrical treat. More...
or... Foil That Villain!
Cast: 5M, 8F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 60 minutes
You’ll have the audience eating out of your hands... literally... with this tasty theatrical treat. More...
The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt
or... Always Wash Your Long Johns 'Cause It Makes a Lotta Cents
Cast: 4M, 7F, optional extras
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 60 minutes
Phineas Flatworm discovers Olympia Klenz has become rich rinsing gold flecks from miners' laundry. The highlight is a laundry fight where the evildoer is brought to the soap-bar of justice. More...
or... Always Wash Your Long Johns 'Cause It Makes a Lotta Cents
Cast: 4M, 7F, optional extras
Set/Time: Single interior set / About 60 minutes
Phineas Flatworm discovers Olympia Klenz has become rich rinsing gold flecks from miners' laundry. The highlight is a laundry fight where the evildoer is brought to the soap-bar of justice. More...
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