Theatre Arts II Production
Student Suggestions for Plays
NOTE: Plays that are marked as '**' are plays that I see are appropriate for our class, and feasible to produce split between two classes (a group of 2 and a group of 6).
- ** 30 Plays in 30 Minutes: by Kameron Klitgaard
- ** 10 Ways to Survive the End of the World: by Don Zolidis
- ** The Continuum Tales: by Jason Pizzarello
- ** Comedy Duos for High School: by Laurie Allen
- ** Bad Auditions: On Camera: by Ian McWethy, Carrie McWethy
- ** Do you Read me? A Stay at Home Play: by Kathryn Funkhouser
- ** 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine: by Don Zolidis
- ** Help Desk: by Don Zolidis
- Exposed: Eight 10 minute scenes about what Really Happened: by Sean Abley, Michael Beyer, Jenny Kirkland-Laffey, Amy Seeley
- School Bus: by Joe Musso
- Aladdin: by Dan Neidermyer
- Below the Belt: by Dennis Bush
- Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon: by Don Zolidis
- Fire Exit: by Stacie Lents
- The Hallmarks of Horror: by Peter Bloedel
- Before we Go: by Dennis Bush
- Alice: by Lindsay Price
- Let me In: by Sholeh Wolpe
- Somewhere, Nowhere: by Lindsay Price
- Asylum: by Dennis Bush
- Playscripts, Inc: Good site, easy to navigate. Large casts, fun, great for school age actors. Allows you to read most of the play. You will need to create a free account and log in to read plays online.
- Brooklyn Publishers: Good site for high school plays, ensemble, one acts, allows you to read a small sample of the play first. A lot of new publishers, playwrights.
- Theatrefolk: Good site for high school plays, ensemble, one acts, allows you to read some of the play.
Below are some of the possibilities we are considering for your Theatre Arts 2 production. Remember, this production will be performed in class by both groups (Green and Gold group) and recorded and edited together. The finished production will be posted online.
- NSA's Guide to Winning Friends and Influencing People
- Bedtime Stories (as told by our Dad) (who messed them up)
- 21 Guaranteed Ways to get Detention
- 15 Reasons Not to be in a Play
Other Publishing companies for plays
These next websites contain main plays that aren’t really geared towards high school casts...but don't let that stop you! There are some wonderful plays in these as well!
Dramatic Publishing: Good plays, a lot of the classics. Has some wonderful high school plays, but a little hard to navigate the site to find them.
Dramatists Play Service: Good site with broad range of plays (can be hard to navigate)
Eldridge Plays: Broad range of plays. Small to medium size casts mostly, some musicals, etc. Allows you to read small preview of play.
Samuel French: Good site for classic theatre plays. Smaller casts, more full length.
Pioneer Drama: Great for children's theatre!
These next websites contain main plays that aren’t really geared towards high school casts...but don't let that stop you! There are some wonderful plays in these as well!
Dramatic Publishing: Good plays, a lot of the classics. Has some wonderful high school plays, but a little hard to navigate the site to find them.
Dramatists Play Service: Good site with broad range of plays (can be hard to navigate)
Eldridge Plays: Broad range of plays. Small to medium size casts mostly, some musicals, etc. Allows you to read small preview of play.
Samuel French: Good site for classic theatre plays. Smaller casts, more full length.
Pioneer Drama: Great for children's theatre!