Browse Play Scripts Designed for Ages 8–18
Find downloadable scripts for classroom use, school productions, reader’s theater, home school groups, and youth theatre programs. Classic Acts adapts classic literature and favorite tales into scripts that are humorous, age-appropriate, and easy to stage.
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Group 1 Plays
Shorter Scripts for Younger or Newer Performers
Group 1 plays are ideal for elementary, middle school, and newer theatre groups. These scripts typically have fewer roles, shorter dialogue, and running times of about 20 to 30 minutes. They are a strong fit for classrooms, first productions, reader’s theater, and groups that want a manageable rehearsal process.
Group 2 Plays
Longer, Advanced Scripts for Larger or Experienced Casts
Group 2 plays are designed for groups ready for more complex dialogue, longer run-times, and broader ensemble work. These scripts typically run about 45 to 60 minutes and work well for middle school, high school, and youth theatre productions that want a fuller performance experience.
Best Selling Plays
What happened after Princess Beauty, a young woman with modern ideas, woke up? A delightful and humorous story of what the Prince must endure to win the hand of the Princess, including swashbuckling, face-slapping, melting thorns, and dealing with a retired dragon. Suggested cast of 8-10 members.
A Modern Adaptation of Sleeping Beauty
By Carmella Gates
Setting: Sleeping Beauty’s castle and the dragon’s lair, a long time ago
Cast of Characters:
Prince Daring, a handsome hero…sort of
Sleeping Beauty, a princess with modern ideas
King, the Princess’ sweet and doting father
Lavalips, a once frightening dragon, now retired
Captain of the Guards, a pompous leader
Guards, incompetent soldiers
The story of Dorothy’s quest to find the Wizard and get back to Kansas. Enjoy Dorothy’s adventures with her three friends, Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, as they battle the evil witch in order to help each other and meet their goals. Based on the original L. Frank Baum, and contains more of his characters and story line. Suggested cast of 15-35 members.
By Frank Baum
Adapted by Carmella Gates
Setting: Kansas and Oz
Cast of Characters:
Dorothy, a sweet young girl from Kansas
Auntie Em, Dorothy’s aunt
Toto
Cyclone
Scarecrow
Tin Woodman
The Cowardly Lion
Queen of the Field Mice
3 to 5 Field Mice
Doorman
The Wizard
Glinda, the Good Witch of the North
Wicked Witch of the West
Mayor of Munchkin Land
Munchkins—5 to 10
3 to 5 Wolves
3 to 5 Crows
3 to 5 Queen’s soldiers
3 to 5 Winged Monkeys
Don Quixote is based on Miguel de Cervantes’ story of the idealistic Lord of La Mancha who believes he is a knight errant, trying to keep alive the code of chivalry. His sanity is questioned as he rides the countryside with his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, fighting barbers, windmills and lions for the honor of his love, the Lady Dulcinea. Very comical and poignant.
Suggested cast of 12-20 members.
By Miguel de Cervantes
Adapted by Carmella Gates
Setting: Spain, early 1600’s
Cast of Characters:
Don Quixote de La Mancha—idealistic Lord of questionable sanity who thinks he is a knight
Sancho Panza–Don Quixote’s servant and squire
Dulcinea–Don Quixote’s Lady, really a hog tender
Rocinante—Don Quixote’s horse
Dapple—Sancho’s donkey
Antonia—Don Quixote’s niece
Housekeeper
Two Monks
Other monks
Lady
Lion tamer
Two or more lions
Innkeeper
Singer at the inn
Customers at the Inn
Barber
Doctor/Knight of Mirrors—Antonia’s fiancé
Priest/Sorcerer
Windmills
Sheriff
Midsummer is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. It is a mixed-up tale of four lovers, some amateur actors, and some very cunning fairies who wreak havoc on everyone’s lives. It is a fun story with lots of parts, exciting costumes, and lots of challenges.
Suggested cast of 20-25 members.
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Meghan and Carmella Gates
Setting: Athens, and the nearby woods
Cast of characters:
The Court:
Theseus, Duke of Athens
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, who is to wed Theseus
Egeus, Hermia’s father
Philostate, Master of the revels to Theseus
Attendants to Theseus and Hippolyta—3
The Lovers:
Lysander, Hermia’s beloved
Hermia, Lysander‘s beloved
Demetrius, bethrothed to Hermia
Helena, Hermia’s best friend, who is in love with Demetrius
The Fairies:
Oberon, King of the Fairies
Titania, Queen of the Fairies
Robin Goodfellow, a Puck (mischievous sprite)
Titania’s fairy attendants:
Peaseblossom Mustardseed
Cobweb Starlight
Moth Anemone
Oberon’s attendant fairies—3 to 5