Social Awareness Plays
Pioneer Drama Service is proud to offer a wide selection of thought-provoking plays about social values, life choices, and their consequences. Many of these plays, without being preachy or trite, open up discussions about ethics, remaining true to yourself, friendship, love, and loss. Other plays have timely, topical themes such as bullying, gossip, gangs, teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, depression, suicide, and more. All are ideal for contest or other dramatic presentations.Pioneer Drama Service proudly carries 61 social awareness plays about a variety of social issues affecting teens and youths.
PREV • PAGE 1 OF 7 • NEXT
 |
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... |
 |
Pandora’s Backpack
Cast: 5M, 6F, plus 2 roles that can be either
Set/Time: Exterior park set / About 25 minutes The premise of the play is simple; its exploration of xenophobia is not. At the end of this gripping drama, our teens, like our world, are left with a lesson in acceptance and a message of hope. More... |
 |
Gossip
Cast: 2M, 4F, plus an ensemble of any number
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 35 minutes This simple to stage one act by award-winning playwright Brian Hampton packs a powerful punch as it brings Gossip to life and gives its infectious spread a visible presence onstage. More... |
 |
The Struggles
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-17
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 35 minutes This award-winning, poignant drama centers around Megan, a young girl coping with the learning challenges associated with dyslexia and ADD. More... |
 |
Gran’s Guide to Stop an Ogre
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-26 (8M, 10F, plus 8 roles that can be either), optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Interior living room set / About 30 minutes Full of fun roles and with easy production elements, this imaginative show explores the difficult problem of bullying and the many different forms it may take. More... |
 |
The Empty Chair
Cast: Flexible cast of 8
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes The setting is a counseling center for teenagers recovering from substance abuse. A student has just died. Accident or suicide? This work has an emotionally strong anti-drug message. More... |
 |
Yearbook
Cast: Flexible cast of 10-50
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 70 minutes This is a positive play about the humor, determination and caring that exists in every school. Both your cast and your audience will thrive on its positive messages about teens. More... |
 |
Unplugged
Cast: Flexible cast of 27 (5M, 7F, plus 15 roles that can be either)
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 65 minutes Could you live without technology for 30 days? This fun and entertaining play contains a valuable lesson about moderation and the time and place for technology in our lives. More... |
 |
The Stone in the Road
Cast: Flexible cast of 7M, 7F, 2E extras
Set/Time: Exterior country road set / About 30 minutes A queen puts her subjects to the test: anyone kind enough to move a large boulder from the road will be handsomely rewarded with a job as royal counselor to the queen! More... |
 |
Just Like Us
Cast: Flexible cast of 16
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes This play teaches about prejudice. On one side of a park live the Greens. On the other side of the park the Blues reside. Sadly, there is nothing but fear and hatred between the Greens and the Blues. More... |
PREV • PAGE 1 OF 7 • NEXT
