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.

Browse

Currently Filtered by:
  1. Remove This Item Themes: Relationship/Family
  2. Remove This Item Sub-genre: Avant-garde/Experimental
  3. Remove This Item Sub-genre: Historical
  4. Remove This Item Performing Group: Praise Group
Clear All
Filter By
Category
View All
  1. Full Length Plays (11)
  2. Livestream Titles (7)

Filter By

Target Audience
  1. Young Audiences (6)
  2. Middle School (8)
  3. High School (11)
  4. College and Adult (11)
  5. Family (all ages) (10)
  6. Senior Adults (9)
  7. Praise Groups (10)
Themes
  1. Crime (1)
  2. Culture (4)
  3. Relationship/Family (11)
  4. Religion (5)
  5. School Issues (3)
  6. Holiday (2)
Sub-theme
  1. Murder (1)
  2. Black (1)
  3. African (1)
  4. German (2)
  5. Abusive Relationships (1)
  6. Dating (2)
  7. Christianity (5)
  8. Judaism (3)
  9. Buddhism (1)
  10. Islam (2)
  11. Hinduism (1)
  12. Teaching (1)
  13. Bullying (3)
  14. Christmas (2)
Genre
  1. Comedy (6)
  2. Drama (10)
  3. Farce (1)
  4. Satire (1)
  5. Tragedy (2)
  6. Melodrama (1)
Sub-genre
  1. Fairy Tale (8)
  2. Romantic Comedy (2)
  3. Biographical (2)
  4. Magical Realism (8)
  5. Avant-garde/Experimental (3)
  6. Mystery/Murder Mystery (2)
  7. Historical (9)
  8. Action/Adventure (6)
  9. Fantasy (5)
  10. Fables/Folklore (7)
  11. Romance (5)
  12. Commedia dell'arte (1)
  13. Mythology (4)
Show Less Show More
Performing Group
  1. Elementary School (12)
  2. Middle School (47)
  3. High School (97)
  4. College Theatre (115)
  5. Community Theatre (102)
  6. Professional Theatre (90)
  7. TYA (35)
  8. Senior Theatre (12)
  9. Touring Group (43)
  10. Praise Group (11)
  11. Dinner Theatre (24)
Approx. Run Time (minutes)
60m 120m 60m to 120m
Total Cast Size
1 100 1 to 100
Female Cast Members
0 40 0 to 40
Male Cast Members
2 44 2 to 44

Items 1 to 10 of 11 total

per page
  1. 1
  2. 2

List  Grid 

  1. The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

    The Bremen Town Musicians: Nothing Is Worthless

    By Ric Averill.

    Product Code: BK7000

    • Comedy | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 2m., 1w., 32 to 46+ either gender (doubling possible for smaller cast).
    • 60 min.
    This play presents the classic fairy tale about animal musicians who are kicked out of their homes as worthless, but find new strength and purpose as they band together, becoming an orchestra of musicians. The play then turns the same story into an urban fairy tale with human characters in a big city. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  2. Does My Head Look Big in This?

    Does My Head Look Big in This?

    By Jeff Gottesfeld and Elizabeth Wong. Based on the award-winning young adult novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah.

    Product Code: DF1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 3 to 10m., 7 to 10w., 3 either gender.
    • 75 min.
    At a time of rising Islamophobia and cultural misunderstanding, this play about a typical American high-school teen who happens to be Muslim is a great tool for tolerance. When Amal decides to wear her hijab to school, it's a learning experience for all ... including herself. By the end of this play, audiences will understand three things better: Islam, America and themselves. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  3. The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

    Adapted by Reginald André Jackson. From the book by Christopher Paul Curtis.

    Product Code: WB2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 3w., 1 either gender (some doubling).

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    After living in Flint, Michigan, the Watson family decides that their oldest son needs to live down south with his grandmother to straighten up his act. The family heads south—toward a horrific moment in American history: the bombing of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church during which four young black girls are killed.

    Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  4. The Elves and the Shoemaker

    The Elves and the Shoemaker

    Adapted by Ric Averill. From the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

    Product Code: E52000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m., 4w., 36 either gender. Doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    In this fanciful and charming reframing of the traditional story of the shoemaking elves, the central character is Gunther, who Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  5. Martina: Lost and Found

    Martina: Lost and Found

    By R.N. Sandberg.

    Product Code: MF2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 4w., 6 either gender (2m., 3w. with doubling).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    Martina is struggling with the new changes of being a teen. This fantastical, realistic whirlwind exposes confronting fears, and important choices to set a course of growth and responsibility. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  6. Rock Shore

    Rock Shore

    By Lisa Dillman.

    Product Code: R76000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 3m., 6w. (No doubling.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    Set in Saranac Lake, New York, in 1913 we meet the residents of the Rock Shore Sanatorium for the Tubercular and learn of the ways they face the disease and their futures. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  7. Nathan the Wise

    Nathan the Wise

    By Paul D'Andrea after G.E. Lessing. Translation by Gisela D'Andrea and Paul D'Andrea.

    Product Code: N54000

    • Comedy | Drama | Melodrama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6m., 3w. (Doubling and expansion possible.)
    • 100 min.
    This Western classic on religious tolerance is set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade. Two young people, Jew and Christian, are drawn to each other in love and come up with an imaginative resolution to the issue of which is the one true faith. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  8. Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    By Andrew J. Fenady. Based upon the teleplay by Val DeCrow and Andrew J. Fenady.

    Product Code: Y22000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 17m., 8w. (extras, doubling possible).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This play is inspired by a simple, poignant letter written more than 100 years ago by a little girl to a newspaper. Virginia wondered and wrote: "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?" Frank Church, who was once the top reporter, is responsible for answering her question. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  9. Number the Stars N45000

    Number the Stars

    Based on the book by Lois Lowry. Adapted by Dr. Douglas W. Larche, with educational and editorial assistance from Susan Elliott Larche.

    Product Code: N45000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7m., 7w., extras if desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    During the German occupation of Denmark in WWII, the Nazis began to round up the Jews for relocation to concentration camps. Danish freedom fighters of all ages risked everything in daring attempts to rescue the Jewish population. In this stirring play, two young women face soldiers, interrogations, fierce dogs, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their friend escape to safety. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  10. A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

    By Nancy Pahl Gilsenan. Based on the book by John Knowles.

    Product Code: S79000

    • Drama | Tragedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 8m.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

      Contact our customer service department to order or for more information.
    • 90 min.
    John Knowles' classic tale of two high-school boys standing on the threshold of war and adulthood comes to the stage. Gene, full of fear of the future, and Phineas, a consummate charmer, are best friends. It seems the perfect match until the fear in Gene and the world around him can no longer tolerate the life in Finny. This is the story of both learning to face the world and face oneself. Learn More
    $11.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More

Items 1 to 10 of 11 total

per page
  1. 1
  2. 2

List  Grid