One Act Plays
Whether you are looking for the perfect one act play for competition, a one act drama for a school or community theater play production, a one act comedy play for touring, a quality large cast one act play script for a school assembly or a small cast one act show for your community theater, we believe our selection of One Act Plays is hard to beat. Ideal for all schools, community theatres, churches and professional theatres, you will find shows below that will meet your needs.Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 561 one act plays.
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Ask Shawna
A play about teen drinking and driving
Cast: Flexible cast of 15 (3M, 3F, plus 9 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 20 minutes This powerful one-act shows how simple and common the events leading up to a night of tragedy can be. More... |
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Boxes
Cast: 3M, 5F, extras
Set/Time: Interior school sets / About 30 minutes In this unique drama about coping with pressures and expectations from others, Jack is curious when he receives his box as a birthday present. More... |
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City Mouse and Country Mouse
Cast: Flexible cast of 6-12
Set/Time: Simple interior sets / About 35 mintutes There’s no clear answer as to whose way of living is better in this one-act adaptation of a classic tale about two worlds colliding. More... |
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The Clock Runs Out for Isabelle Tyme
Or... Ask Not for Whom the Belle Strolls
Cast: 5M, 3F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Simple exterior sets / About 55 minutes In this delightfully punny melodrama, the heroine is tied to the bell tower and the clock is ticking... literally. More... |
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The Day Aliens Attacked Fairfield
The Town Where Nothing Ever Happens
Cast: Flexible cast of 20-38
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 35 minutes It’ll be up to a brave little girl and her unwavering grandpa to stop a war of the worlds in this ridiculously silly one-act comedy that’s out of this world! More... |
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Dear Chuck
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-30
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 35 minutes This award-winning play by esteemed playwright Jonathan Dorf is a treasure for young actors in middle school or high school looking for a poignant play full of compelling characters. More... |
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Door to Door
Cast: Flexible cast of 5 to 30
Set/Time: Bare stage with two doors / About 55 minutes From laughter to tears, from funny to touching to heartbreaking, this unique play is ideal for both contest and public performances. More... |
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The Enchanted Bookshop
Cast: Flexible cast of 23 (8M, 9F, plus 6 roles that can be either)
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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The Epic Tale of Beauty and the Beast... Briefly
Cast: Flexible cast of 17 (5M, 9F, plus 3 roles that can be either), optional extras
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 30 minutes We just can’t get enough of this tale as old as time, and now it’s available for even younger actors and audiences to enjoy. More... |
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Goldilocks on Trial
Cast: 4M, 6F, plus 4 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Interior courtroom set / About 30 minutes Amanda Marie Locks, known as Goldilocks or even “Goldie,” is on trial for breaking and entering and destruction of private property. More... |
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