High School
Pioneer Drama Service offers an extensive collection of full-length and one-act plays and musicals written specifically for student actors, including comedies and dramas, dinner theatre and murder mysteries, literary adaptations, and Christmas shows. Our plays win at high school competitions, and our musicals are fun, fresh, and original, with affordable vocal and instrumental music tracks available for all of them.With Pioneer Drama, enjoy peace of mind knowing that our prices and fixed royalty fees are shown here, our granting of performance rights is automatic with any production order, and our customer service reps are eager to help you five days a week.
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 1044 plays and musicals, hand-selected for high school.
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Absolutely True Stories
Cast: Flexible cast of 7-14 (minimum 2M, 5F)
Set/Time: Exterior front porch set / About 25 minutes Your audience will love all the action and humor of these very short stories, and your cast will enjoy playing these distinctive character vignettes! More... |
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As You Like It
A Modern English Adaptation
Cast: 7M, 4F, 1 role that can be any, plus an ensemble of 5-9
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 65 minutes Streamlined sets and staging add to the simple charm of this comedy adaptation that reminds us that all the world’s a stage and we’re merely the players. More... |
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A Christmas Carol
Cast: Flexible cast of 20-45 (Minimum 10M, 10F)
Set/Time: Exterior London street unit set / About 110 minutes New York Times best-selling author Charlie Lovett has returned to his writing roots as a playwright to pen this surprisingly fresh adaptation of everyone’s favorite Christmas story. More... |
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A 49er with Three Bags Full
Cast: 2M, 2F
Set/Time: Interior 1850s boarding house front parlor / About 20 minutes Like watching a shell game, your audience will hoot ‘n’ holler to discover who finally ends up with the bag of gold in this fast-paced clever comedy! More... |
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Freaky Tiki
Cast: Flexible cast of 20 (3M, 12F, plus 5 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Interior hotel lobby set / About 75 minutes This hilarious comedy proves that sometimes bad luck is simply good luck in disguise! More... |
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How Miss Pinch Stole Christmas
Cast: Flexible cast of 19, optional doubling
Set/Time: Exterior town square set / About 40 minutes This Dr. Seuss spoof is rib-tickling hysterical fun that will delight actors and audiences of all ages while reminding us about the spirit of peace, joy, and love that fills the season. More... |
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Mall Madness
Cast: 6M, 9F, plus 1 role that can be any
Set/Time: Interior mall food court set / About 80 minutes This hilarious and heartwarming tale of teenage love, friendship, and finding your true self is timeless as it celebrates the fads of the 1980s! More... |
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Marjorie Daw
Based on a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Cast: 3M, 4F
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior area staging / About 25 minutes Two men correspond with daily letters back and forth. As Ned shares details of his neighbor, Jack’s intrigue grows. The twist at the end will catch everyone by surprise! More... |
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Murder at the Dude Ranch
Cast: 7M, 14F
Set/Time: Interior dude ranch lodge set / About 70 minutes When Grandpappy Galore leaves behind a cattle ranch without cattle, granddaughters Giggles and Lucky turn the place into a dude ranch More... |
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Myth-Understood
Cast: Flexible cast of 22-50 (minimum 6M, 6F, plus 10 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Interior Mount Olympus throne room set / About 60 minutes Both educational and highly entertaining, this vignette-style play offers great flexibility and incredibly simple staging More... |
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