Best Plays for High School
You can’t go wrong with a high school play from Pioneer Drama Service! From one acts to full lengths, we offer an incredibly broad range of shows including comedies and dramas, dinner theatre and murder mysteries, literary adaptations, Christmas plays, and melodramas. We also carry many contest-winning one act plays that shine at competitions. In addition to staged performances, livestream and recording rights are available for every single play! The sets and costumes in most of our shows are designed to be as simple or as complex as your budget allows, and we encourage you to enhance your production with projections, as well. Many of our plays have a very flexible cast size, and we allow you to change the gender of most characters. At Pioneer, we make it easy to find the perfect play to fit your cast!These are the 20 best-selling plays for high schools from Pioneer Drama Service.
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Cafe Murder
Cast: 2M, 5F, plus 2 roles that can be any, extras
Set/Time: Interior restaurant set / About 40 minutes Rosemary Saint-John is an annoying hypochondriac convinced she is allergic to water. When she disappears and is presumed murdered, the only objective witnesses are the audience members. More... |
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Complaint Department and Lemonade
Cast: Flexible cast of 3-15
Set/Time: Interior office set / About 40 minutes With extremely simple production needs, this fun and fast-paced one act can be performed just about anywhere and is a clever contest piece. More... |
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North Pole’s Got Talent
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-28 (2M, 3F, plus 10-23 roles that can be any), optional extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 25 minutes It’s just days before Christmas at Santa’s Workshop, and there’s still lots of work to be done — like getting the elves and reindeer in the proper holiday spirit with song, dance, and big belly laughs! More... |
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Alice@Wonderland
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-29, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 65 minutes A sharply told, crisply paced ride, this quality adaptation has been praised for its humor, modern style and appeal to both children and adults. More... |
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And Then There Was One — A Spoof
Cast: 5M, 5F, plus 1 offstage voice
Set/Time: Interior living room set / About 40 minutes A great spoof, this delightful script that’s a cinch to costume and stage doesn’t miss any opportunity for lively comedy and humor. More... |
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Murder’s in the Heir
Cast: 5M, 8F, plus 2 roles that can be any
Set/Time: Interior living room 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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Peter Pan
Based on the novel by J.M. Barrie
Cast: Flexible cast of 26, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 75 minutes This superb adaptation captures all the magic and charm of everyone’s favorite story. More... |
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Murder on the 518
Cast: Flexible cast of 19-28 (7M, 9F, plus 3-12 roles that can be any), optional extras
Set/Time: Interior train dining car set / About 80 minutes This family-friendly mystery is sure to keep the audience guessing right up until the train pulls into the station. More... |
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Gossip
Cast: 2M, 4F, plus an ensemble of any number
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 35 minutes This simple to stage one act by award-winning playwright Brian Hampton packs a powerful punch as it brings Gossip to life and gives its infectious spread a visible presence onstage. More... |
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Dinner at Eight, Dead By Nine
Cast: 6M, 5F
Set/Time: Interior dinner theatre set / About 45 minutes This deliciously clever comedy mystery is written specifically for a dinner theatre setting, though it can also be presented traditionally. More... |
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