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 Genre: Drama
  2. Remove This Item Sub-genre: Mystery/Murder Mystery
  3. Remove This Item Sub-genre: Science Fiction
  4. Remove This Item Sub-genre: Western
  5. Remove This Item Performing Group: Middle School
Clear All
Filter By
Category
View All
  1. Full Length Plays (25)
  2. One Act Plays (15)
  3. One Act Competition Winners (2)
  4. UIL Approved Titles (5)
  5. Musicals (1)
  6. Bilingual Titles (1)
  7. Audience Participation (2)
  8. Livestream Titles (31)

Filter By

Target Audience
  1. Young Audiences (17)
  2. Middle School (40)
  3. High School (36)
  4. College and Adult (24)
  5. Family (all ages) (28)
  6. Senior Adults (15)
Themes
  1. Crime (16)
  2. Culture (4)
  3. Entertainment (9)
  4. Relationship/Family (16)
  5. Religion (1)
  6. School Issues (4)
  7. Death/Dying (2)
  8. Holiday (3)
  9. World Issues (2)
Sub-theme
  1. Murder (13)
  2. Stealing (4)
  3. British (2)
  4. Native American (1)
  5. Showbiz (4)
  6. Dance (1)
  7. Marriage & Divorce (6)
  8. Abusive Relationships (4)
  9. Infidelity/Cheating (3)
  10. Dating (7)
  11. LGBTQ (1)
  12. Bullying (3)
  13. Suicide (1)
  14. Christmas (1)
  15. Halloween (1)
  16. Thanksgiving (1)
  17. Easter (1)
  18. Prejudice (1)
  19. Environmental Issues (1)
Genre
  1. Comedy (18)
  2. Drama (41)
  3. Satire (4)
  4. Tragedy (4)
  5. Melodrama (9)
Sub-genre
  1. Fairy Tale (77)
  2. Romantic Comedy (12)
  3. Biographical (32)
  4. Magical Realism (65)
  5. Avant-garde/Experimental (13)
  6. Mystery/Murder Mystery (28)
  7. Historical (98)
  8. Action/Adventure (76)
  9. Fantasy (133)
  10. Fables/Folklore (79)
  11. Romance (39)
  12. Science Fiction (14)
  13. Horror/Gothic (16)
  14. Commedia dell'arte (3)
  15. Mythology (21)
  16. Western (3)
Show Less Show More
Performing Group
  1. Middle School (41)
  2. High School (96)
  3. College Theatre (103)
  4. Community Theatre (86)
  5. Professional Theatre (61)
  6. TYA (18)
  7. Senior Theatre (18)
  8. Touring Group (36)
  9. Praise Group (1)
  10. Dinner Theatre (20)
Approx. Run Time (minutes)
25m 140m 25m to 140m
Total Cast Size
1 100 1 to 100
Female Cast Members
0 38 0 to 38
Male Cast Members
0 38 0 to 38

Items 1 to 10 of 41 total

per page
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

List  Grid 

  1. The Storm in the Barn

    The Storm in the Barn

    Adapted by Eric Coble. From the graphic novel by Matt Phelan.

    Product Code: S4D000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 20 either gender.

      Limited Streaming Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    In 1937 Kansas, 11-year-old Jack faces many challenges: bullies, his father’s desperate attempts to keep his family intact, an ill older sister and a troublemaker little sister. But he’s also facing the Dust Bowl and the steady spread of the mysterious illness “Dust Dementia.” So can Jack even trust his own eyes when he makes a terrifying discovery in the abandoned barn next door? When everyone says you’re too small to be the hero of any story, where do you find the strength to save your family … and the world? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  2. The War of the Worlds

    The War of the Worlds

    Product Code: WK5000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2w., 6 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    During the morning video announcements at Grover's Mill High, something not of this Earth crash lands in the football stadium. Inspired by Orson Wells’ radio broadcast, this modern adaptation is designed to be rehearsed and performed live online. Through a series of Zoom calls, our morning-show hosts find themselves covering the biggest story in human history. Martians have landed and are taking over the Earth. Can our group of scrappy high-schoolers survive the invasion? This show can be performed virtually or onstage. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  3. A Virtual Whodunnit

    A Virtual Whodunnit

    By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: V47000

    • Comedy | Drama | Satire
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 5m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Preston Sterling is hosting a Zoom meeting with his family and closest staff to celebrate his birthday. The bitter old billionaire is bullying everyone once again when—ZZZZZT! Sterling is electrocuted through his phone. Enter Rockford Sloan, homicide detective. Through a series of Zoom conferences, Sloan questions the usual suspects, all of whom had a motive. With three possible endings, every performance means you’ll never be sure whodunnit. This show can be performed virtually or onstage. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  4. Ghosts in the Machine (One-Act) GD9000

    Ghosts in the Machine (One-Act Version)

    By Eric Coble.

    Product Code: GD9000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School
    • 7 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    It begins after lunch on Melissa’s phone. Someone she doesn’t know is texting her looking for a drug hook-up. Soon, seven very different high-school kids are getting bizarre texts from numbers they don’t recognize—budding romances, bitter rivalries, even violent threats. What’s going on? And what if it’s not people connecting with other people via their phones … but phones trying to connect with other phones via their people? A one-act digital mystery for the mind and heart of the savvy texter. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  5. Spark S2T000

    Spark

    By Tom Arvetis.

    Product Code: S2T000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 6m., 4w., gender flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Pan is three days away from the most important exam of her life, and her friends, Jude and Farren, are counting on her. No more distractions or mistakes. Together they’re to compete in a dangerous virtual reality that pits them against a mysterious enemy and ultimately determines their rank in the community. Life in Sanctuary is too precarious not to be taken seriously. But when Pan encounters two young strangers who bring an inconceivable possibility to her community, she begins to question all she knows. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  6. Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular

    Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular

    By Brian Guehring. Based on the characters and mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

    Product Code: S2P000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 7 to 13m., 5 to 12w., up to 13 extras

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 70 min.
    On a dare, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket an old man. Not only is she unsuccessful, but the old man, Sherlock Holmes, takes the ring that was in her pocket and leaves a note with his address. When she goes to retrieve the ring, she proposes to work as his assistant, and he agrees to begin training her. They must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  7. Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars

    Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars

    Adapted by Eric Coble. From the graphic novels by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood.

    Product Code: S2E000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 5 to 10m., 5 to 10w., up to 10 either gender.

      No Livestream or Record and Stream Rights Available

    • 80 min.
    Sherlock Holmes is missing, and the streets of London are awash with crime. Who will save the day? The Baker Street Irregulars—a gang of street kids hired by Sherlock himself to help solve cases. Can a group of orphans, pickpockets, inventors and artists rescue the people of London? The game is afoot! Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  8. Crush

    Crush

    By Stephen Gregg.

    Product Code: CR1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 4 to 5m., 10 to 12w., 2 to 10 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 105 min.
    Bark is convinced that he's going to get a lead in his school production, but his audition goes awry when the new student enters. Only Bark can see that she's actually the lead body of a six-bodied alien creature. In a breathtaking climax, Bark saves the world, revitalizes the town, earns the love he deserves and gets a reward that no one could have anticipated. This hilarious and heartbreaking play is about what it means to love someone and what it means to be human. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  9. Rose and the Rime

    Rose and the Rime

    By Nathan Allen, Chris Mathews and Jake Minton.

    Product Code: RD5000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 5m., 5w., up to 6 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 85 min.
    Young Rose lives in a town that has been trapped within perpetual winter by the evil Rime Witch. To save Radio Falls from its frigid misery, Rose bobsleds through ice caves, braves haunted forests and plunges through fierce blizzards before finally confronting the witch. Radio Falls returns once again to its summer splendor, but how long can the good times last? Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  10. Apocalypse

    Apocalypse

    By Richard Bellamy.

    Product Code: AL3000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 7m., 8w., 3 either gender. Doubling and extras possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.

    News of a vast alien aircraft in orbit! Panic in the streets! A plague of zombie-vampire hybrids breaks out! Many months later, Mabes is no longer a shallow teenager attached to her iPhone. As a member of the Undaunted survivalist group, she must fight against cannibals, zombie-vamps and a mutant mountain lion—as well as the Insurgents, a rival survivalist band.

    Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More

Items 1 to 10 of 41 total

per page
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

List  Grid