800-448-7469 Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm CST

Welcome to Dramatic Publishing!

See our updated To Kill A Mockingbird announcement. | Ship times are not guaranteed. Learn More.

One Act Plays

Currently Filtered by:
  1. Remove This Item Target Audience: Young Audiences
  2. Remove This Item Genre: Drama
  3. Remove This Item Performing Group: Senior Theatre
Clear All
Filter By
Category
View All
  1. Full Length Plays (20)
  2. One Act Plays (7)
  3. One Act Competition Winners (2)
  4. UIL Approved Titles (4)
  5. Musicals (5)
  6. Musicals with Accompaniment CDs (1)
  7. Bilingual Titles (1)
  8. 1-Person Plays (1)
  9. Livestream Titles (23)
  10. Autism Awareness (1)

Filter By

Target Audience
  1. Young Audiences (7)
  2. Middle School (11)
  3. High School (18)
  4. College and Adult (43)
  5. Family (all ages) (9)
  6. Senior Adults (22)
  7. Praise Groups (2)
Themes
  1. Culture (1)
  2. Entertainment (1)
  3. Relationship/Family (4)
  4. Religion (3)
  5. School Issues (3)
  6. Holiday (3)
Sub-theme
  1. British (1)
  2. German (1)
  3. Marriage & Divorce (1)
  4. Christianity (2)
  5. Judaism (1)
  6. Bullying (1)
  7. Christmas (2)
  8. Easter (1)
Genre
  1. Comedy (1)
  2. Drama (7)
  3. Tragedy (1)
  4. Melodrama (1)
Sub-genre
  1. Biographical (3)
  2. Mystery/Murder Mystery (1)
  3. Historical (2)
  4. Action/Adventure (1)
  5. Fantasy (1)
  6. Science Fiction (1)
  7. Horror/Gothic (1)
Show Less Show More
Performing Group
  1. Elementary School (27)
  2. Middle School (87)
  3. High School (93)
  4. College Theatre (60)
  5. Community Theatre (7)
  6. Professional Theatre (14)
  7. TYA (45)
  8. Senior Theatre (7)
  9. Touring Group (48)
  10. Praise Group (9)
  11. Dinner Theatre (4)
Approx. Run Time (minutes)
25m 45m 25m to 45m
Total Cast Size
1 50 1 to 50
Female Cast Members
0 27 0 to 27
Male Cast Members
0 27 0 to 27

7 Item(s)

per page

List  Grid 

  1. The Cycle

    The Cycle

    By Tiffany Kontoyiannis.

    Product Code: CQ5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 4 to 5m., 5 to 8w., 2 to 3 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    By bringing the bully, the bystander and the victim to the stage, The Cycle dramatizes the negative effects and harms of bullying. We meet several relatable characters, including a victim who has chosen to overcome her painful experience with bullying by focusing on her schoolwork; however, we also see how she could have negatively chosen to deal with it. This award-winning play sparks discussion by creating characters in whom anyone can see themselves. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  2. Do Not Go Gentle

    Do Not Go Gentle

    By Suzan Zeder.

    Product Code: D72000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 1m., 3w., 1 boy, 1 girl.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot "move on" until the rifts between her son and granddaughter are somehow mended. When Windsor and Kelly come home to settle her affairs, they discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild murals. As they unravel secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  3. Barabbas ... Out Of Darkness

    Barabbas ... Out Of Darkness

    By Jack Dyville.

    Product Code: BH7000

    • Drama
    • College
    • 5m., 7w., flexible. Five performers serve as choral readers, using a choir and contemporary Christian music as desired.
    • 45 min.
    A different look at the Easter story as seen through the eyes of Barabbas, the thief who had his life exchanged for the life of Jesus of Nazareth just before the crucifixion. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  4. Goodbye Marianne

    Goodbye Marianne

    By Irene Kirstein Watts.

    Product Code: G98000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 2w., 1 boy, 2 girls, or 3 minimum (1m. 2w.) with doubling.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    A true story of the author's childhood experience of hope in a time of terror. Set in Nazi Germany in the days following the Night of Broken Glass. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  5. Carol * A Christmas

    Carol * A Christmas

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK4000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 10 to 27 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A modern day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in which a high school student learns there is more to life than studying and grades. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  6. Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    By John Mattera and Stephen Barrows.

    Product Code: F31000

    • Drama | Melodrama | Tragedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 5m., 1w. (1 creature.)
    • 35 min.
    This version of the classic thriller catches the essence of Mary Shelley's novel and builds to a climax with an unexpected twist. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  7. Sharing

    Sharing

    By O.B. Rozell.

    Product Code: SY2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 4m., 7w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A family copes with the loss of their wife and mother at holiday time. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More

7 Item(s)

per page

List  Grid