Navigation
    HOME 
    View Cart  
    Toll Free: 888-473-8521
 Play Search
    Search by Play Title
   
 
    Advanced Play Search 
 Plays
    New Releases 
    Popular Play Scripts 
    Full Length Plays 
    Musicals 
    One Act Play Scripts 
    Ten Minute Duets 
    Ten Minute Monologues 
    Ten Minute Skits & Plays 
    Skit & Play Collections 
    Youth Play Scripts 
    Social Issue Plays
    Seasonal Play Scripts 
    Shakespeare Plays 
    Dinner Theatre Plays 
    Adapted from Literature 
    Theatre Books 
    About Our Authors 
 Makeup & Slogan Tees
    Ben Nye Makeup 
    Slogan Tees 
 Customer Corner
    Get a Catalog 
    Comment on a Play 
    Upload Play Photos 
    Recent Newsletters 
    Newsletter Sign Up 
    Video Rights 
    Forms 
Find us on Facebook
 Authors' Corner
    Author Sign In 
    Submit A Play 
    Writers' Guidelines 
 More
    FAQs 
    Links of Interest 
    About Us 
    Contact Us 
We encourage
customer comments!
   
Social Issue Plays
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Fairy Tales
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
ASYLUM

Set in a state-run mental institution and, at times, in the minds of the patients, Asylum explores the flip side of sanity. We meet a former pop star who continues to live like she's in a music video, a girl who was harmed by her best friend's boyfriend, a young man who does operations on stuffed animals and himself, a woman who believes she's in the 11th month of a...
THE BIG SHOT

This national award-winning play is an impressive drama from today's frightening news stories about "loners" who explode seemingly out of nowhere to make a mark on history. What makes a person want to seek revenge on society? Why is it so important to be a "Big Shot"? The gripping headlines on the national scene set the backdrop for this intense, mind-stretching play.
BREAKING THE SILENCE

Domestic violence is an issue that finds its way into all cultures and all walks of life. This well researched collection will allow students to see how people around the world have the same issues, yet deal with them uniquely. A mix of tension and humor makes these pieces as entertaining as they are educational. The original production was sponsored by the cities of West...
CELLOPHANE

Dave, Dana and Adele are three teens with different attitudes towards technology. Dave hates cell phones. Dana loves a non-existent online boyfriend. And Adele has realized that the most expensive technology won't necessarily buy you friends. But the three have one thing in common; they are all being harassed by the same group of bullies, cyberbullies who harass the three over...
THE CRONE OF CROPLEY

Nothing seems to be going right in the little town of Cropley. The cows won't give milk, the hens won't lay eggs, and the crops are dying in the field—until a mysterious old woman shows up. Does she have magical powers or just wisdom? When the town adopts her in hopes that she'll cure their ills, they learn that through helping her, they can help each other. A fairy tale...
DANCING WITH ALL THE COOL KIDS

The girl nobody ever dated because she was too brainy (Cassie) and the nerdiest boy in school (Amadeus) are both finalists in the science fair, but neither has a date for the prom tonight. Cassie and Amadeus construct robots that go haywire after being struck by lightning. One robot takes photos that predict the future, and neither one of them has good manners. On a dare, the...
DRIFT

Among the shadows of the bright lights of New York City's theatre district, nine homeless people search for hope and meaning. They're not movers and shakers, they just get moved and shaken. In a world that's been turned upside down, they find poetry and pain, with no pity and no shame.
ECSTASY

A young man thinks he can handle the newest, most enticing drug on the market in this poignant, pull-no-punches monologue.
The EDUCATION OF JANET O'MALLEY

Even the best students can relate to Janet O'Malley's lament: "Why do I have to know all the stuff they're teaching in school? Do I really need it?" In this hilarious comedy, Janet gets her answer after being hit in the head with a dodge ball. In one wacky dream sequence after another, she learns how the knowledge she thought was useless could actually earn her a million...
EXTREME FAKEOVER

Bob Shallow and Barb Banal host America's popular reality show, Extreme Fakeover, where "ugly" viewers explain how they've altered their grotesque appearances to fit in with the established norm of American popular society. Things go awry, however, when a phone-in caller asks Barb and Bob to take a taste of their own medicine. Offers an opportunity to play multiple...
FATALITY

On a dark night Charlie makes a defining decision to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking and using drugs. In this play we examine the circumstances leading up to this decision as well as the effects afterward. In a chilling conclusion we realize that there are some decisions that it is impossible to change
FIGHTING WITH MOM

What happens when a mother finds cigarettes in her daughter's purse? How should they discuss smoking? What happens next? A mother-daughter relationship undergoes crisis and healing in this examination of social issues.
The FLECKS

Thanks to a magical spell cast by a fairy, the audience is able to see things they've never seen before: microscopic bugs called Flecks and a misunderstood Dust Bunny, who are all on the look-out for the ever dangerous broom. This fast-paced comedy teaches us about manners, how to treat others and how to use our imagination. With plenty of audience participation, The...
FOOLISH DECISION

When Libby becomes desperate to find a date for the big dance, she discovers Stone, a guy with a shady reputation and muscles that are "harder than a rock." Will lovable nerd, Norman, save the day and win a date with Libby? A witty comedy and a sobering drama whose anti-drug and alcohol theme packs a wallop, the play's premiere at the Globe of the Great Southwest earned it a...
The FOURTH LOCKER

Three graduating seniors confront each other during the end-of-the-year ritual of locker clean-out. When a dark secret is revealed, the young women begin to realize that it takes courage to stand up for what is right, and even though the school year is over, the work on their lives has just begun.
The FRYING PAN

An immigrant high school girl is forced to take action when she realizes that her mother's worst enemy is her own father! Sarah is caught between the kids at school who make fun of her family's culture, and her father at home, who refuses to let her take on American ways. Things heat up when her mother tries to introduce Sarah to America's freedoms.
A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT

Michelle won't admit she's a victim of teen dating violence. How could she—and lose Ryan, the star player on the football team? He loves her; he's just got a funny way of showing it. It's attention, at any rate, and from a really cool guy. Ryan's got to play "alpha male"—impress the guys and keep the girls in line. Nothing wrong with it–all the guys do it, he says. His friend...
GOOD ENOUGH

Two very different patients, both inquiring about plastic surgery, meet in a waiting room. Both are quite determined to go under the knife. But is it really necessary for either? Through their conversation, both begin to question their reasons for surgery.
HEADS UP

Two birdwatchers cross paths with a third birdwatcher, who happens to be headless. The two birdwatchers with heads learn the importance of seeing people for who they really are, not how they appear on the surface.
HOMELESS HARRY

Harry is a down on his luck bum...or so everyone thinks. Most don't even see him when they look. To some, he's a culmination of society's problems. To others, he's just an eyesore. Take an adventurous, often inspirational look at a day in the life of "Homeless Harry."
All Genres
ASYLUM
   (: 45 : 5 , 3 , 8 )
THE BIG SHOT
   (: 100 : 4 , 5 , 2 , 11 
     )
BREAKING THE SILENCE
   (: 25 : 6 , 4 , 10 )
CELLOPHANE
   (: 35 : 2 , 1 , 13 , 16 
     )
THE CRONE OF CROPLEY
   (: 45 : 6 , 6 , 12 
     : 0-10 )
DANCING WITH ALL THE COOL KIDS
   (: 65 : 4 , 4 , 27 , 35 
     : 1 extra, )
DRIFT
   (: 40 : 5 , 4 , 9 )
ECSTASY
   (: 10 : 1 , 1 )
The EDUCATION OF JANET O'MALLEY
   (: 30 : 20-30 , 20-30 
     : 0-10 )
EXTREME FAKEOVER
   (: 10 : 1 , 1 , 2 )
FATALITY
   (: 30 : 5 , 7 , 5 , 17 
     )
FIGHTING WITH MOM
   (: 10 : 2 , 2 )
The FLECKS
   (: 40 : 2 , 1 , 5 , 8 )
FOOLISH DECISION
   (: 40 : 8 , 4 , 3 , 15 
     : 0-10 )
The FOURTH LOCKER
   (: 10 : 3 , 3 )
The FRYING PAN
   (: 10 : 2 , 2 , 4 )
A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT
   (: 25 : 3 , 3 , 6 )
GOOD ENOUGH
   (: 10 : 2 , 2 )
HEADS UP
   (: 10 : 3 , 3 )
HOMELESS HARRY
   (: 15 : 4 , 4 , 2 , 10 
     )
 
  ASY    HUM    Next