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 151 plays and musicals, hand-selected for theatre for young audiences.
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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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Welcome to Candy Kingdom
Cast: Flexible cast of 21-39, optional extras
Set/Time: Exterior candy kingdom set / About 40 minutes Super-flexible cast and incredibly simple staging make this show a treat that everyone will love! 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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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... |
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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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