Meriwether Publishing | Short Plays For Middle School, High School

22 Comedy Ten-Minute Plays Royalty-free Plays for Teens and Young Adults You won’t find a better quality or larger collection of ten-minute plays anywhere!

Thirty Short Comedy Plays for Teens Plays for a variety of cast sizes These 30 short plays, ranging in length from three to seven minutes, give actors the opportunity to create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well.

33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens Plays for small casts Laurie Allen has done it again!  Due to popular demand, she has created another book of short plays for teens, all fresh and original.

Acting Natural Monologs, dialogs, and playlets for teens Here are short-length scripts which include such important matters as the environment, diets, baby-sitting, self-image, drunk driving, teenage sex, and more-all treated with humor, warmth, and realism.

Acting Scenes and Monologs for Young Women Sixty dramatic characterizations This wonderfully diversified collection of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of self-discovery, survival in the real world and daunting decisions from tragic to trivial.

Christmas on Stage An anthology of royalty-free Christmas plays for all ages This book will make Christmas more meaningful — and fun! — for performer and audience alike with this diverse collection of 27 Christmas plays and readings suitable for classroom or youth presentations.

Comedy Plays and Scenes for Student Actors Short sketches for young performers Here’s more of Laurie Allen’s sketches for teens, ideal for classroom practice or contest use.

Comedy Scenes for Student Actors Short sketches for young performers These original scenes are ideal for classroom practice or for contest use.

Fractured Fairy Tales for Student Actors A collection of contemporary fairy tale scenes These scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot!  Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations.

Funny Business An introduction to comedy with royalty-free plays and sketches This overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres:  absurdism, tragicomedy, farce, and melodrama.  A discussion precedes each type of comedy illustrated, explaining the comic devices used.

Get in the Act!  Sixty monologs, dialogs, and skits for teens This exciting collection of monologs, dialogs, and short skits gives teenagers a chance to laugh at themselves and still feel good about it.

Great Scenes from Minority Playwrights Seventy-four scenes of cultural diversity With seventy-four scenes from plays by minority playwrights, this book covers a diverse collection of theatre:  Native-American, African-American, Hispanic, Jewish American and Asian-American.

Improvisations in Creative Drama A program of workshops and dramatic sketches for students There are two books in one here, making for an ideal classroom text.  The two parts of the book can be used simultaneously, with the 14 dramatic sketches reinforcing the skills introduced in the two dozen lessons.

International Plays for Young Audiences Contemporary works from leading playwrights This unique drama anthology of complete plays is directed specifically to young audiences from new writers of the multicultural experience.

Make It Mystery An anthology of short, royalty-free mystery plays This book of 12 royalty-free mystery plays allows you to choose from a wide variety of plays to fit whatever your current staging and casting needs may be.

More Christmas on Stage An anthology of royalty-free Christmas plays This stylistically diverse collection of 23 plays will provide your church, school, or community theatre with years of royalty-free Christmas season programming.

More One Act Plays for Acting Students More complete one-act plays for acting students The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students prompted this follow-up book of twenty-five contemporary short dramas by nationally known playwrights.

More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays An anthology of new dramatic writing from professionally produced plays.

More Scenes From Shakespeare Twenty cuttings for acting and directing practice These are ideal for contests, auditions and acting workshops.  Cuttings are preceded by a list of lead and supporting characters and a detailed description of what has occurred thus far in the play.

More Scenes That Happen Real-life snapshots of teenage lives The drama of the teen years is played out in these thirty-four scenes and monologs for young actors.

More Short & Sweet Skits for Student Actors 50 sketches for teens These skits have casts of two to ten players and cover a wide variety of topics and drama styles, making these two to four minute sketches ideal for competitions, practice or comedy revues.

More Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers A sequel collection of eighteen plays that give teenage performers the chance to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age.

Multicultural Theatre II Contemporary Hispanic, Asian, and African-American plays Now, here’s a unique anthology of complete plays from new writers of the multicultural experience.

New Audition Scenes and Monologs from Contemporary Playwrights The best new cuttings from around the world Here’s a collection of over 40 monologs and scenes from recently produced contemporary plays, featuring both established and new writers from around the world.

New International Plays for Young Audiences Plays of cultural conflict This unique anthology of 12 complete plays, both comic and dramatic, represents several countries, including:  Croatia, Italy, New Zealand (Maori), Australia and Canada.

New One-Act Plays for Acting Students A new anthology of complete one-act plays for one, two, or three actors This latest volume in a series of short play anthologies compiled by Deb and Norman Bert provides roles for almost any mix of students in an acting class.

On Stage!  Short Plays for Acting Students Twenty-four one act plays for performance These short one-act plays are easily adaptable to classroom or stage performance.  With small cast plays, monologs, and duologs, here is a versatile source book for many uses.

One-Act Plays for Acting Students An anthology of short one-act plays for one, two or three actors Twenty-three short length plays for a cast of one, two or three actors are included in just one text.  With absolutely no cuttings, each play is a complete dramatic work.

Outstanding Stage Monologs and Scenes from the 90s Professional auditions for student actors Chosen from professional plays, the book reflects trends where small theatre groups proliferate, women and minorities have a growing influence and drama has become an international art form.

Perspectives Relevant scenes for teens This book of scenes deals with challenging subject matter.  Because the characters are not stereotypical, student actors are required to stretch and reach beyond each characterization.

Playing Contemporary Scenes Thirty-one famous scenes and how to play them Featured are the best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights.  An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels.

Playing Scenes from Classic Literature Short dramatizations of the world’s most famous literature The most fascinating characters from world literature step from behind the printed page into living portrayals for the stage or classroom.

Plays for Young Audiences by Max Bush An anthology of selected plays for young audiences An anthology of selected plays by Max Bush for young audiences.

Plays of Science & Invention 21 Fascinating Scenes for the Classroom or Stage This anthology explores various branches of science — from physics and medicine to astronomy and even cryptology — making important scientific concepts and notable scientists more real by dramatizing them.

Plays of the American Experience 25 fascinating scenes for the classroom or stage What brings the past alive better than stories performed by live actors?

Power Plays Dramatic short plays for acting students Twenty short plays covering a broad spectrum of dramatic situations, including revenge, abuse, loneliness, homelessness, eating disorders, death, and relationships.

The Scenebook of Values and Virtues Acting with Character This entertaining collection of 24 character-driven scenes will guide teens to make positive choices in their lives while developing both their social-emotional learning and their acting skills.

Scenes from Shakespeare And More Scenes From Shakespeare These are ideal for a class that only has three to four weeks to study Shakespeare as well as for groups looking for performance materials, whether for contests, auditions, or acting workshops.

Scenes Keep Happening More real-life snapshots of teen lives 48 true-to-life scenes for guys, girls, and mixed casts with themes ranging from bullying and self-esteem to dating and sports.

Scenes That Happen Dramatized snapshots of real teenage lives Real-life scenes for teens.  They are excellent for contest scripts because student actors portray themselves in situations of teenage existence.

Sci-Fi Scenes and Monster Dreams 16 Comedy Scenes for Student Actors These highly creative and imaginative scenes will produce out-of-this-world laughs for both actors and audience!

Short & Sweet Skits for Student Actors and More Short & Sweet Skits These books will put fresh and fun, easy and age-appropriate skits at your fingertips!

Sketch-O-Frenia Fifty short and witty satirical sketches Actors have the chance to perform wildly different character types in off-the-wall situations.  Imagine ants, fish and other unlikely creatures satirizing everything we consider normal and acceptable!

Staging an Interactive Mystery Play A six-week program for developing theatre skills This hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the process of developing, writing, and producing an interactive murder mystery with middle or high school students.

Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers Royalty-free plays for a variety of cast sizes Ranging from duos to groups of up to seven or more, these 18 plays offer short, age-appropriate material and themes that reflect the interests and issues of teens today.

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