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LADY T – ONE ACT DRAMA FOR TEENS AND STUDENTS

T is a young student, busy co-directing a play with her friend, Skylar for her acting class. For as long as T can remember, there has been a character, whom she knows as “Shadow” in her life. Only T can see Shadow. T admits to herself that Shadow is someone that she has created out of her own imagination, to help her get through life, and that in order to move on with her own life, she will have to let him go. But how easy is it to let a piece of you go for good?

Author: Naadir Joseph

Genre: One act drama for teens and students

Type: One act play

Cast: 3M 3F

Ages of the actors: All late teens to early twenties

Suitable for: All ages

Length: 30 minutes

Set: Scene 1 : Chairs and tables are required in this scene to give it a kiosk feel. Any other pieces can be added to create an environment similar to those found at a kiosk or coffee shop. Cups of some sort are needed on the tables. Scene 2 is a blank stage

Level of difficulty: 6/10 – a good high school or student one act drama

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Copyright © May 2015 Naadir Joseph and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other teen or student plays in stock:

Choices – South African teen play
My child – one act drama about a teen unwanted pregnancy
The last time I saw Paris – three act teen comedy

Action, Comedies, Plays in 2 acts, Teens

The Robber Baron and the Baker Thief – Teen adventure play

September 28, 2014 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

THE ROBBER BARON AND THE BAKER THIEF – TEEN ADVENTURE PLAY

The Robber Baron and the Baker Thief follows the story of young Hans, the son of a Baker and Maria, the daughter of a miller. Hans and Maria are in love with each other but are afraid to tell the other how they feel. Hans also has a secret; he travels the countryside as the notorious highwayman known as Black Jack. A chance encounter in the forest where Hans as Black Jack rescues Maria from a band of robbers exposes his secret to the black-hearted villain Baron Blackheart who falls for Maria’s beauty and decides to make her his bride. At this point the play follows a series of events as the Baron plots to win the hand of Maria and rid himself of Black Jack once and for all…

Production History:

SPAG BOL Productions – Ferny Grove State School, Queensland, Australia – 2016

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Author: David Schmidt

Genre: Teen adventure romance

Type: Two act play

Cast: 19 5F, 8F and the rest either gender.

Ages of the actors: Suitable for teens

Suitable for: The whole family

Length: 90 minutes

Set: The sets for this show can also be as simple or as elaborate as you want. Descriptions for each set can be found in the script. When first performed trees for the forest were made out of cardboard and a single banquet table was used for the baker shop, the bar at Joe’s Forest hideaway and the barons castle. Smaller tables were used for Joe’s forest hideaway and the kitchen table in Maria’s home. This made for easy scene changes

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 a fun and easy teen play ideal for drama camp

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© September 2014 David Schmidt and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other teen adventure plays

Aladdin comedy script
Peter’s dream – three act teen adventure
The Dragons of Spring – short two act medieval teen comedy
The Wandering Bard’s tale – medieval teen comedy

Action, Children's, Comedies, One act plays, Teens

ESPN, B.C. – Teen scripts about sports

August 6, 2014 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

ESPN – TEEN SCRIPTS ABOUT SPORTS

A fun play for teens and older children about caveman teens and how they developed all the popular sports we play today. It’s all done with actions and no words so there’s loads of room for a director’s creativity. A short play that’s less than ten minutes in length.

Read about playwright Jean Blasiar.

Author: Jean Blasiar

Genre: Teen scripts

Type: One act play

Length: 5-10 minutes

Number of actors: 7, 1 man 5 boys and 1 woman

Suitable for: All ages

Ages of the actors: 5 teen 2 teen to adult

Set: Simple – a cave with some “rocks” that the boys throw around and a basket of apples with twigs

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – doing all the actions without words.

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© August 2014 Jean Blasiar and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Other short plays for Teens:

Rebecca, the child – short play about peer pressure
Someone to remember – short one act teen drama
Family exercise – short one act drama

Comedies, Musicals, Plays in three acts, Teens

The Last Time I saw Paris – Three act comedy plays

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THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS – THREE ACT COMEDY PLAYS

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The Last Time I saw Paris – the alternative history – How the horse of Troy thing really went down! Complete with Greek Gods that are actually Scottish, and many, many puns, this teen parody on the Trojan wars in the style of the ‘Carry On films’ will have the cast giggling away , and the audience too. Featuring: Helen of Sparta, Paris, Hector, Achilles and a host of other mythical characters and complete with two songs and incidental music. It is a great play for a large cast, such as a secondary or high school or community theatre group.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, IN, USA – 2023

Read about author Keith Passmore. Other plays by Keith Passmore.

Author: Keith Passmore

Genre: Historical parody

Type: Three act comedy play

Number of actors: Forty seven parts but may be doubled up

Ages of the actors: Teen to adult

Suitable for: Teens to adults

Length: 2-2.5 hours

Set: Various – various palaces, a wedding reception, palace grounds

Level of Difficulty: 8/10 crowd control

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© July 2014 Keith Passmore and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other large cast plays

A manger carol – nativity play for teens and older children
Aladdin – the comedy!
The Dragons of spring – two act medieval teen comedy

One act plays, Teens

Choices – South African teen play

July 10, 2014 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

CHOICES – SOUTH AFRICAN TEEN PLAY

ONE ACT SOUTH AFRICAN PLAYS

A teenage girl learns too late that her mother really loved her and and how she took her for granted. A South African teen play about family, friends and love.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

This all female play was first staged at Pinetown Girls’ High School in October 2008.
Holy Rosary School, Johannesburg, South Africa – 2021

This play forms part of our collection of South African plays. Off The Wall plays is proud to be a supporter of playwrights in South Africa.

Author: Shannan Browne

Genre: South African teen play, drama

Type: One act play

Cast: Six F

Ages of the actors: Mostly teens, one adult

Suitable for: Teenagers

Length: Twenty five minutes

Set: A South African kitchen with a rectangular table and four chairs, one chair on stage left of table and one on stage right. Two chairs are centre of the table facing the audience.

Far stage left is a little table with a telephone on it {possibly a stool next it, should space allow}. At the back of the stage is a small preparation / storage table with 4 bowls, 4 mugs and 4 glasses on it to be used to set up meals. One box of cereal could be used, alternatively mimed. Far downstage right is where the backdoor to the street is situated, far upstage left is the doorway to the rest of the house {no real door is required on either side}, to be used for entrances and exits.

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – getting the emotions right.

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© July 2014 Shannan Browne and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Other plays for teenagers

Rebecca, the child – a play about experimenting
The Dragons of spring – medieval teen comedy
Aladdin – comedy script for teens

Children's, Comedies, One act plays, Teens

Aladdin comedy script

June 25, 2014 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

ALADDIN COMEDY SCRIPT

Aladdin comedy script

The wicked wizard Abanazaar seeks ultimate power to rule the world. But unfortunately, the power is only given to those who are worthy. Despite his assurances that he will use it to fix the hole in the ozone layer, he is not deemed worthy. But there is one who is. His name is Aladdin, and he is currently pretending he is royalty (but hiding out as a peasant), so that he doesn’t get executed for staring at the local Princess. Aladdin is being hunted by the fierce Gung Ho, and fears for his life.

When Abanazaar arrives in Peking, he seeks Aladdin out and pretends to be a long lost relative. When he promises that he has a ‘get rich quick’ scheme up his sleeve, Aladdin sees his chance to prove he is worthy of the Princess by getting load of money, and so agrees to enter a magical cave and retrieve a lamp for Abanazaar to do so. But things get even better when Aladdin rubs the lamp himself, unleashing the secret agent Genie inside and his sidekick, Miss FunnyPenny. This suits Aladdin perfectly, until Abanazaar steals the lamp back from him….and tries to kill him….

Author: Bradley Coffey

Genre: Comic version of traditional tale

Type: One act play

Length: One hour

Cast: Thirteen to Twenty, 8M, 4F and rest either M/F

Suitable for: Ages 10 to 15. Suitable for younger teens

Ages of the actors: Ages 10 and up, can be played by either adults of younger teens and older children.

Set: 9 scene changes but most can be accomplished with flats and some in front of the curtain.

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – slightly long for younger children.

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Copyright June 2014 Bradley Coffey and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? More like it

A Manger Carol – nativity play for teens and kids
The Wandering Bard’s Tale – fairytale in one act
Shriek, the fairytale

Action, Children's, Comedies, Plays in 2 acts, Romance, Teens

The Dragons of Spring – two-act comedy script for teenagers

July 9, 2013 Demmer Dewan 2 Comments

THE DRAGONS OF SPRING – A TWO-ACT COMEDY SCRIPT FOR TEENAGERS

In this two-act comedy script for teenagers, King Bob is informed by the ‘Queen for a day,’ his wife, that it is high time that their daughter, Clementine was married, being at the ripe of age of fifteen. Clementine, however is, desperately in love with Claudius, the castle plumber. In an effort to ensure that she marries someone of noble blood, the King and Queen issue a Royal Decree stating that anyone who kills the local dragon will win 5000 pounds. (And in small print,”Marry the Princess Clementine.”)

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When the Princess Clementine hears about this, she is determined that her true love, Claudius, the plumber shall be the one to slay the dragon and so she drags the unwilling Claudius and her maidservant to the forest to slay the dragon. However, her younger sister is determined that Clementine shall be married, to whoever, so that she can get her Clementine’s bedroom. So she drags her maidservant off to the forest to slay the dragon, and to pin it on one of the local elderly knights sent by the King to perform this errand.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Home School Academy Drama Club, USA – 2022
Dramatic Repertory Association for Music and Arts, MS, USA – 2023

Author:Richard Van Den Akker

Genre: Adventure fairytale for younger teens

Type: Two-act play

Length: One hour and ten minutes

Number of actors: 16-20, sixteen to twenty 12M, 5F, rest anything

Level of difficulty: 7/10 Easy script and quite funny. There are special effects but how to make them is well described by the playwright in a separate document

Set: There are four scenes and three sets – the throne room, the village green and the woods. these can easily be accomplished with backdrops and minimal furnishings.

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Copyright July 2013 Richard Van Den Akker and Off The Wall Play Publishing

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After ever after – a fairytale musical for high schools

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Dramas, One act plays, Teens

Someone to Remember – One Act Teen Drama

June 30, 2013 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

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SOMEONE TO REMEMBER – ONE ACT TEEN DRAMA

Someone to Remember is a one act teen drama that follows Jean, a young teen, who sees a ghost named Morgan. Together, they set out on daily “jobs” to prevent others from taking their lives. From friends to enemies, the pair takes on any challenge, with Jean testing the intentions of others.

But what happens when Jean is the one thrust into a world of mystery, where he/she is left to unravel the secrets that revolve around the enigmatic appearance of Morgan?

This is Jean’s story – a psychological drama and dark journey into the depths of human nature and free will that begs the question: who’s next?

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Norfolk State University – VA, USA – 2018
Norfolk State University – VA, USA – 2021
St. Mary’s Catholic School, TX, USA – 2023

Author: Ash Crestfelt

Type: One act play

Genre: Teen drama, one act teen drama

Length: Thirty minutes

Number of actors: Five all can be either sex.

Ages of actors: One young teen, three older teens, one adult.

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – achieving the tension in this drama

Set: A house with a kitchen area, needs at least a table and some chairs. A blank space with a ledge/box to climb on.

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Copyright June 2013 Ash Crestfelt and Off The Wall Play Publishers

Like this play? Looking for something similar?

Rebecca, The Child – a one act teen play about peer pressure and growing up
Family exercise – a short one act family drama with a teen and adult cast
Anna, alone – a one act drama about a girl with multiple personality disorder
Shriek, the fairytale – a full length funny musical fairytale for middle and high school

One act plays, Teens

Rebecca, the child – a short one act for teenagers

June 20, 2013 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

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REBECCA, THE CHILD – A SHORT ONE ACT FOR TEENAGERS

Rebecca and her friend, Claire are seventeen and at a point in their lives when they feel that they should ‘be adults’ and do the things that adults do. Claire has met a couple of guys who she says would be happy to ‘help them out.’ But Rebecca is unsure whether she is ready for the experience. A short one act for teenagers and high school students that deals with the subject of peer pressure and growing up.

Author: Timothy Tarkelly

Genre: Teen drama

Type: Short one act for teens

Length: 5 – 7 minutes.

Actors: 2F, two teenage girls

Ages of actors: Mid to late teens

Set: Simple – a public phone and the idea of it being on a street somewhere

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – a short easy play for teenage girls

Timothy Tarkelly is a student at Fort Hays State University where he studies theater and English. He has had stories published in anthologies such as Cover of Darkness and Zombie Tales, and has had stories featured in online publications such as Apocrypha and Abstractions, microhorror.com and, dailylove.net.

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Copyright June 2013 Timothy Tarkelly Off The Wall Play Publishers

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Bob – a 5 minute comedy skit
Shriek – teen musical comedy with 2 wicked witches, three princesses and a bottle of ketchup
Wandering Bard’s tale – fairytale in one act for younger teens
A three act play set in Olde England for high school students

Action, Dramas, Plays in three acts, Teens

Peter’s Dream – a three act play for high school

May 9, 2013 Demmer Dewan Leave a comment

PETER’S DREAM – A THREE ACT PLAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL

In this three act play for high school, Peter’s family is about to lose the cottage they have lived in all their lives to their wicked uncle, Marmaduke. Marmaduke believes that his dead brother’s fortune is hidden somewhere in the cottage grounds and will do anything to get hold of it. He is aided by three slightly stupid louts whom he uses to do his dirty work for him and who threaten Peter’s aunt with violence in order to force her to leave. Peter’s family’s prospects seem bleak, until Peter receives a mysterious scroll in a dream that will help solve his family’s problems. With the help of the plucky “Angel,” they set about finding the hidden treasure and getting their revenge on the wicked Marmaduke. With a cast of twenty one, this play is ideal for middle and high school productions.

Author: Keith Passmore

Genre: Adventure, period piece

Type: Three act play for high school

Length: Two hours

Number of actors:Twenty one (21) but some parts can be done by more than one actor

Suitable for: All ages, a family audience

Set: The inside of a cottage, a bar, and an office, as well out outdoors. Much can be done with a few simple furnishings.

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – an exciting easy, fun filled adventure script

Read more about playwright Keith Passmore

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Children's, Comedies, Musicals, Plays in 2 acts, Teens

After Ever After – a fairytale musical for schools

May 4, 2013 Demmer Dewan 2 Comments

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AFTER EVER AFTER – A FAIRYTALE MUSICAL FOR SCHOOLS

After Ever After is a full length fairytale musical play that would be suitable for middle school or older primary school pupils. It has a large cast based on popular characters from literature. In ‘After Ever After,’ the ‘baddies’ have been send to Dungeon,’ the rehabilitation centre for ‘the baddies, ‘ and the ‘goodies’ are living out their happy lives in Camelot. Unfortunately things are not going as smoothly as they could hope – the baddies are plotting their revenge and escape from rehab, aided by the evil Claude Frollo, who runs the rehabilitation centre. They plan to attack the ‘goodies’ and take over Camelot. Who will win this final battle between good and evil?

“Carnivals of the Heart,” a young amateur theatre group based in Somerset-West, performed AEA in December 2011. The play contains songs from popular music and popular animated movies.The musical rights for these songs would have to be purchased from the relevant local musical licensing authority or the songs substituted. The authors will allow workshopping of the play with their permission, but the title is not to be changed.

FURTHER PRODUCTION HISTORY

Monkayo College of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Compostela Valley, Philippines – 2017
Alternative School in Keaau, Hawaii – 2018
Kambala, Sydney, Australia – 2022

Read more about Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox and C.J. Opperman

Authors: Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox and C.J. Opperman

Genre: Fairytale Musical for schools in two acts

Type: Two act fairytale musical for schools

Length: 1-1.5 hours

Suitable for: All ages

Number of actors: 40, Forty

Ages of actors: 10 and up

Set: On one side of the stage is ‘the Dungeon’ and on the other side is ‘The village,’ and in between is the forest. Pinocchio’s bedroom is set up at the side. A table with 2 chairs is set up at the other side with the Dete and Huntsman, writing the story.

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 crowd control and placing the characters on the stage

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Copyright May 2013 Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox, C.J. Opperman and Off The Wall
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Comedies, One act plays, Teens

Extra Lessons – A Poignant Comedy play about student teacher relationships

March 28, 2012 Demmer Dewan 3 Comments

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EXTRA LESSONS – A POIGNANT COMEDY PLAY ABOUT STUDENT TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS

When Jared’s friends dare him to kiss Miss Maya, their young and attractive English teacher, Jared takes the bet and enrolls in private extra lessons with Miss Maya in order to attain his goal. But he finds out that there is a lot more at stake than merely a kiss and that Miss Maya is, in herself, an insecure and vulnerable young woman. This play deals with the consequences of student teacher relationships in a sensitive manner. A play about student teacher relationships.

Actors: 2M (teens 18 yrs), 4F (1 teen, 1 young attractive, 1 older teacher and the headmistress)

Genre: Poignant Comedy

Suitable for: All Ages

Ages of actors: 3 teen, 1 twenties, 2 middle aged to older

Type: 1 act play

Set: A classroom setting and then an office setting.

Difficulty: 6/10 – making the characters believable

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Comedies, Crime, Plays in 2 acts, Teens

Jack Masterson and the Case of Absurdity – a two act teen farce

October 26, 2011 Demmer Dewan 2 Comments

SCRIPTS ABOUT CRIME

JACK MASTERSON AND THE CASE OF ABSURDITY – A TWO ACT TEEN FARCE

In this two act farce, Jack Masterson has just started a private detective agency with his friend Lisa and they are awaiting their first case when Miss Lovely walks through their door in need of assistance. It seems that a priceless family heirloom of Miss Lovely’s has gone missing and she needs Jack to find it for her. Jack gladly accepts the case and starts by checking out the scene of the crime and questions Miss Lovely’s maid, Yvette and her obnoxious neighbor Sandra Moody.

Jack comes to the conclusion that his old nemesis, Professor D. Veous must have some information on the whereabouts of the missing heirloom. While Jack goes off to question the Professor at his headquarters underneath the local Happy Hamburger Hut, Lisa goes down to Club Shady to question some of the local thugs about the theft. While there she runs into Jack’s biggest rival Detective O’Malley who decides to help her out questioning the criminal element. What heirloom could possibly worth so much trouble? With three different endings it could be anything!!!

Author: Michael Maxwell

Characters: 18 (12F/6M)

Genre: Comedy, Two act Farce, TWO ACT TEEN FARCE

Type: Full Length Stage Play in 2 acts

Length: 90 Minutes

Suitable for: Any ages

Ages of Actors: Teen and Up

This show was produced and performed at Theatre 29 in Twentynine Palms, California in 2001 and was presented as a Summer Youth Play. It was also nominated for Best Original Writing in 2002 by the Desert Theatre League of Palm Springs.

FURTHER PRODUCTION HISTORY

Maranatha Baptist University-Music and Drama Camp, WI, USA -2017
Towson High School, MD, USA – 2017
Tallulah Falls School, GA, USA – 2019
Carrollwood Players, FL, USA – 2019
White Oaks Secondary School, ON, Canada – 2021
St Columba College, SA, Australia – 2022

Michael Maxwell has been writing plays for the past 10 years and has written 13 plays and had 11 of them produced both domestically on the community theater level and internationally at schools for English language programs. He has also written close to 60 “Saturday Night Live” style skits for a live sketch comedy show that performs in the Inland Empire. His show “Like Clockwork” won the Desert Theater League of Palm Springs’ Best Original Writing Award in 2001.

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Children's, One act plays, Pantomimes or Fairytales, Teens

The Wandering Bard’s Tale – A Children’s Fairytale Play in One Act

August 8, 2011 Demmer Dewan 1 Comment

The Wandering Bard’s Tale – a Children’s Fairytale in One Act

THE WANDERING BARD’S TALE – CHILDREN’S FAIRYTALE PLAY IN ONE ACT

When the Princess Dandelion is kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Jeff and his two sidekicks Cotton and Candy, King Monty (who lives in a hall, not a castle because it sounds better) sends his servant Max to rescue her. Max is aided by a wandering bard, named Pip, who helps Max rescue the headstrong Princess (who gets kidnapped once a month, usually) using a magical necklace and the power of a sneeze to defeat him in this children’s fairytale play.

This play has been successfully staged and performed for a number of elementary schools in America and it ran for a year. It is a fantasy about the power of friendship and was used to get children interested in the arts.

FURTHER PRODUCTION HISTORY

Calvary Baptist Christian Academy, PA, USA – 2017
Christ the Redeemer School, TX, USA – 2019
Portsmouth Christian Schools, VA, USA – 2021
Onstage – Encore, SC, USA – 2022

Author: Michael Maxwell

Characters: 4M, 1 F, 2N

Genre: Children’s Fairytale play.

Length: Approximately 35 minutes

Ages of Performers: 11 and up

Ages of Audience: Children

Difficulty: 7/10 (remembering the words if performed by children and putting the magic in if performed by adults)