Elementary School
Elementary schools, camps, youth theatres, and after-school programs love the peace of mind that comes with choosing a play or musical from Pioneer Drama Service! Nobody offers a larger selection of fun, family-friendly plays and musicals written specifically for young performers, including comedies, mysteries, traditional literary and fairy tale adaptations, silly fractured fairy tales, and Christmas shows.Pioneer Drama is especially proud to be the sole source for the amateur stage version of the best-selling The Rainbow Fish, available either as a play or musical. All of our musicals have affordable instrumental and vocal tracks available, plus many also have our exclusive Lyric Learners™ to help young actors learn the music easier!
Narrow your search by using the slider bars to the left then including or excluding genres to easily find the perfect play or musical for your group!
Pioneer Drama is pleased to recommend these 461 plays and musicals, hand-selected for elementary school.
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The Fairy Tale Cafe
Cast: 3M, 3F, plus 6 roles that can be any
Set/Time: Interior cafe setting / About 40 minutes Welcome to the Fairy Tale Café, serving sugar, spice, and everything nice to the princesses, heroes, and good fairies of the kingdom. More... |
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Fish Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-17, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple underwater sets / About 30 minutes Ideal as a TYA production with significant doubling or with a larger cast for young performers More... |
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Hard Boiled: A Nursery Crime
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 to 65
Set/Time: Interior interrogation room / About 60 minutes You don’t have to be an “eggs-pert” to love this series of nursery rhyme-inspired vignettes! More... |
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Race Day
Cast: Flexible cast of 7 plus 1 offstage voice
Set/Time: Interior control center set / About 15 minutes With a completely gender flexible cast and minimal set and costume requirements, this fun one-act comedy can come together in just a few rehearsals. More... |
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Spaghetti Western
or... Mission Im-pasta-ble
Cast: 9M, 9F, plus 4 roles that can be any, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Interior Wild West restaurant set / About 60 minutes Audiences of all ages will savor this delectable comedy! More... |
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The Worst Fairy Tale Ever
Cast: 3M, 2F, plus 3 that can be any
Set/Time: Bare Stage / About 20 minutes Audiences will laugh heartily at how the cast comes up with an ending that’s absolutely ducky! More... |
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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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The Big Bad Musical
A Howling Courtroom Comedy
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be any), chorus
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 60 minutes The jury — your audience — must decide the outcome of the biggest trial ever in the fairy‑tale world! More... |
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The Enchanted Bookshop
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (8M, 9F, plus 6 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Interior bookshop set / About 60 minutes During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. 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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