Theatre for Young Audiences
Pioneer Drama’s collection of TYA plays and musicals will entertain and delight little ones with the magic of theatre! For touring or for staging, these shows are packed with fun and include original comedies, commedia dell’arte, fairy tale and literary adaptations, fractured fairy tales, and Christmas shows. Pioneer Drama is proud to be the sole source for the amateur stage version of The Rainbow Fish, available either as a play or musical. Our shows feature casts of all sizes, and all our musicals have affordable instrumental and vocal tracks available.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 146 plays and musicals, hand-selected for theatre for young audiences.
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Christmas Toy School at the North Pole
Cast: 2M, 3F, plus 9 that can be any, optional extras
Set/Time: Interior classroom set / About 40 minutes It doesn’t get better than this — complete with a cameo appearance by Santa himself — for an absolutely delightful Christmas show for young actors and audiences! More... |
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The Pear Tree
Cast: 3M, 3F, plus 1 role that can be any
Set/Time: Exterior front yard set / About 30 minutes In this touching one-act about looking for hope on the other side of change, teens learn tough lessons about losing what they love. More... |
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Roja Ridin’ in the Hood
Cast: Flexible cast of 15-26 (Minimum 5M, 7F, plus 3 roles that can be any)
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 40 minutes This fresh, flexible-cast collection of tales injects Spanish language and Latino culture, perfect for diverse populations and Spanish and English language learners 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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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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Folk Tails
Animal stories from around the world
Cast: Flexible cast of 6 to 39
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes There’s something for everyone in these delightful stories, told by six storytellers who narrate each tale while other actors don simple animal costumes onstage to act out the short scenes. More... |
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Not-So-Grimm Tales
Cast: Flexible cast of 8-19 (3-8M, 5-11F)
Set/Time: Interior living room set / About 30 minutes A working mother creates modern and empowering adaptations of Grimm’s classics to tell her daughter, who has picked up some not-so-great lessons from the original fairy tales. More... |
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The Rainbow Fish (Small Cast)
A small-cast undersea adventure
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-9
Set/Time: Exterior ocean set / About 40 minutes This well-crafted, non-musical play for young audiences teaches that the joy of beauty is in sharing it with others. More... |
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The Rainbow Fish Musical (Small Cast)
A small-cast undersea musical adventure
Cast: Flexible cast of 5-9
Set/Time: Exterior ocean sets / About 60 minutes Now you can bring the magic of everybody’s favorite fish with the shimmering scales to your stage with a wonderful message of friendship and belonging! More... |
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