Pioneer Drama is pleased to recommend these 1173 plays and musicals, hand-selected for middle school.
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Me, My Monsters, and I
Cast: Flexible cast of 9
Set/Time: Interior bedroom set / About 20 minutes This show lends itself to creative costuming and staging, making it highly accessible for middle and high school students to learn more about dealing with their often conflicting emotions. 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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Murder on the Monkey Express
Cast: Flexible cast of 16-24
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 70 minutes A zany, delightful show that’s more comedy than mystery, filled with a variety of fun, outrageous characters! More... |
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Need a Lift?
Cast: 5M, 5F, plus 7 roles that can be any, optional doubling
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 75 minutes In a speedy series of duet scenes, your audience will ride along to experience the mayhem that is being a driver. More... |
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The Night Before Christmas
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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Oink!
Cast: Flexible cast of 23, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Exterior city street set / About 45 minutes This versatile, hammy comedy is perfect for actors and audiences of any age. More... |
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Pia the Piper
Cast: 3F, plus 13 roles that can be any, optional extras
Set/Time: Single interior and exterior set / About 25 minutes With funny twists on a familiar tale, this timeless show can be staged in any time period with almost all roles played by any gender. More... |
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The Queen and the Enchantress
Cast: 5M, 6F, optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 50 minutes Kidnapping, forgery, palace intrigue, and a touch of magic spice up this reimagined fairy tale with something for everyone. More... |
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Sam Shovel, Private Eye
A Radio Noir Comedy, Tailor-made for... Murder!
Cast: Flexible cast of 7-22 (Minimum 3M, 2F, plus 2 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: No sets / About 45 minutes This 1940s detective noir parody will leave your audiences in stitches More... |
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Snow White and the Seven Endings
Cast: Flexible cast of 12-30 (minimum 2M, 2F, plus 8 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Exterior cottage set / About 40 minutes Using seven different theatrical styles, this play will delight and amuse audiences of all ages. More... |
