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 1060 plays and musicals, hand-selected for high school.
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Bringing Down the House
![]() A Musical Without Songs
Cast: Flexible cast of 38 (7M, 5F, plus 26 roles that can be any), optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Interior old theater stage set / About 95 minutes Ever hear of a musical without songs? It just might make this madcap comedy a first! More... |

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Gideon and the Blundersnorp
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Cast: Flexible cast of 10-15
Set/Time: Simple exterior sets / About 60 minutes ”A hands-down Broadway level script with a matching musical score that surpasses anything you would expect from a Fringe show. Everything about this is inventive and delightful!” More... |
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Murder at Regent Manor
![]() A Jayne Mayple Mystery
Cast: 5-6M, 6F
Set/Time: Interior mansion sitting room set / About 80 minutes In this parody of cozy murder mysteries, matriarch Imperia Regent, who is still very much alive, plans to share the contents of her will with her five undeserving nieces and nephews. More... |
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The Night Before Christmas
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Cast: 2M, 6F, plus 18 roles that can be any, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Simple interior set / About 35 minutes This easy-to-stage, large-cast one-act comedy gives everyone in your cast a moment to shine! 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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Big Bad
Cast: Flexible cast of 14 (3M, 5F, plus 6 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 45 minutes The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged. 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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