(Organized by cast size with whole-class plays first, and plays for smaller groups last.)
More plays added weekly!
List of 75 children’s books to use in drama class. Includes extra information on each title!
Whole Class Plays
Full-length play for 20-60 actors. Features ten fables told individually. Flexible cast! (10 credits.)
Flexible run time, flexible cast. Use this easy outline to fully create a show based on the poems of Shel Silverstein.
Flexible run time, flexible cast. Use this easy outline to fully create a show based on the poems of Shel Silverstein.
45-minute adventure/comedy. Parts for 23 young actors. Ages 8-12. Flexible casting! (5 credits)
45-minute adventure/comedy. Parts for 25 young actors. Ages 8-12. Flexible casting! (5 credits)
30-45 minutes running time. Parts for 30 actors, flexible cast. Teaches the virtue of kindness! (5 credits)
25-35 minutes running time. Parts for 20 actors, flexible cast. Ages 8-12. A play that teaches students to accept each other’s differences. (5 credits)
14 fairy-tale characters. Approximately 30 minutes running time. Fun, mixed-up fairytale/nursery rhyme play! (3 credits.)
10 minutes long. Parts for 20+ actors (flexible cast). Best suited for ages 6-10. (3 credits.)
Five-minute play. 20 parts. Best-suited for ages 6-10. Includes discussion questions, production notes and extension activities! (3 credits)
18 minutes long. Parts for 12+ actors. Original pirate-themed play best suited for ages 7-13.
15 minutes long. Parts for 25+ actors. Original monster-themed play best suited for ages 5-11. (3 credits.)
Plays for Smaller Groups
Ten minutes long. Parts for 16+ actors. Best suited for ages 9-13, however, this story is really ageless and may be performed by children all the way up to adults. (3 credits.)
Approximately five-minutes long. 10 characters. Humorous re-telling of the classic Lewis Carroll poem.
18 minutes long. Parts for 12+ actors. Original pirate-themed play best suited for ages 7-13.
Approximately 7 minutes long. 9 characters. A twisted narrator brings a play to life in real-time.
Approximately 8 minutes long. 7 characters. Short play adaptation of the classic Mark Twain story!
Approximately 6 minutes long. 7 characters. A mystical fairy tale based on lyrics from a 1960’s song.
8 characters, flexible cast, 7 minutes long. Best for ages 7-10. A monster tries to outsmart a band of pirates.
8 characters; Flexible Cast. 9 pages in length. Approximately 10-15 minutes running time. A comedy for young performers written by Andy Pavey.
7 minutes long, parts for 7 actors. Ages 7-10. Adaptation of the classic story by Beatrix Potter.
7 characters; 4F; 3M. 7 pages in length. Approximately 5-10 minutes running time. An adaptation of the classic tale written by Andy Pavey.
7 characters; 2F; 3M; 2 M or F. 5 pages in length. Approximately 5-10 minutes running time. An adaptation of the nursery rhyme written by Andy Pavey.
7 characters; 1F; 1M; 5 Either. 8 pages in length. Approximately 5-10 minutes running time. A comedy for teens written by Andy Pavey.
6 characters; 2F; 2M; 2 Either. 8 pages in length. Approximately 5-10 minutes running time. A comedic adaptation written by Andy Pavey.
7+ characters; Flexible cast. 12 pages in length. Approximately 10-15 minutes running time. A drama for children ages 10 and older written by Cynthia Morrison.
7 characters, 11 pages. Short script that teaches tolerance and the value of diversity. For ages 11 and up.
5 characters; 2M, 2F, 1 Either; 6 pages in length. Approximately 5 minutes running time. A drama for children written by Barry M. Putt, Jr.
6 characters, 4 M, 2 F. (Mechanic could be female.) Approximately 7 minutes long. Best for ages 8-11. A funny play about a pizza man who cannot make pizza.
6 characters. Flexible cast. Approximately 6 minutes long. Best for ages 8-11. A girl has a strange experience when she falls into a pool.
Approximately 7 minutes long. 9 characters. A twisted narrator brings a play to life in real-time.
3 characters; 1F, 2M; 10 pages in length. Approximately 10-15 minutes running time. A comedy for young performers written by Sarah Thewlis.
2 characters; 1F, 1M; 13 pages in length. Approximately 10-15 minutes running time. A comedy for teens written by Luke Stapleton.
2 characters. 7 pages in length. Approximately 5-10 minutes running time. A puppet play written by award-winning playwright, Barbara Henderson.
3 characters (flexible casting). 4 pages, approximately six minutes running time. A short play for children by Evan Guilford-Blake.
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