Pioneer Drama is pleased to recommend these 152 plays and musicals, hand-selected for theatre for young audiences.

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Through the Looking Glass
A wild and wacky version of the classic story
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, chorus
Set/Time: Interior fantasy set / About 60 minutes Your audiences will recognize some of their favorite characters of Wonderland and meet dozens of new ones in Alice’s hip-hopping journey through a looking glass. 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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The Mission
Cast: 4M, 6F
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 20 minutes Suitable for all ages, The Mission is perfect as part of a church service or anywhere you desire a humorous skit with a strong Christian message. More... |
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The Baddest Angel Band
Cast: Flexible cast of 4, plus an ensemble of 10-24 extras
Set/Time: Bare stage / About 30 minutes Teen angels Cherry, Spir, and Angelina are about to be expelled from Angel School and have to redeem themselves by finding something worth saving on Earth. More... |
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Red vs. the Wolf
Cast: Flexible cast of 10
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 45 minutes The kind, sensitive wolf gentleman from the Little Red Riding Hood story is upset, He has been maligned by society because of a story that has been repeated to generations of children. More... |
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A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
Cast: Flexible cast of 20-31, optional extras, doubling
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 60 minutes Everyone’s favorite holiday classic gets the fractured fairy-tale treatment! Starring Big Bad Wolf as Ebenezer, you never know who will show up next! More... |
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How to Enchant a Bookshop
Cast: 6M, 8F, plus 4 roles that can be any, optional doubling, extras
Set/Time: Interior bookshop set / About 45 minutes Dorothy Gale, Tom Sawyer, and the other beloved literary characters from the best-selling The Enchanted Bookshop are back in this heartwarming prequel about how the bookshop first became enchanted. More... |
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Stories Under the Big Top
Cast: Flexible cast of 14-36, optional extras
Set/Time: Interior circus tent set / About 40 minutes It’s a circus full of laughter and lively storytelling as the ringmaster and players perform a variety of well-known tales. More... |
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Looking Glass Land
Cast: Flexible cast of 9-25, extras
Set/Time: Interior fantasy set / About 60 minutes This adaptation of the original improvises on the fun of the story and still retains some of Lewis Carroll’s deeper meanings. What it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! More... |

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The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Cast: Flexible cast of 10, optional chorus
Set/Time: Simple interior and exterior sets / About 60 minutes It’s rare we get a chance to get the infamous Wolf’s point of view of this popular story. In this hilarious musical, however, our compassionate and sympathetic beast is understandably upset. More... |