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 Target Audience: High School
  2. Remove This Item Target Audience: College and Adult
  3. Remove This Item Genre: Comedy
  4. Remove This Item Performing Group: Middle School
Filter By
Category
View All
  1. New In Print (6)
  2. Full Length Plays (173)
  3. One Act Plays (127)
  4. One Act Competition Winners (5)
  5. UIL Approved Titles (52)
  6. Musicals (57)
  7. Musicals with Accompaniment CDs (24)
  8. Collections (23)
  9. Scenes and Monologues (10)
  10. Ten-minute Theatre (23)
  11. Bilingual Titles (7)
  12. Non-Royalty Titles (1)
  13. Audience Participation (9)
  14. Livestream Titles (282)

Filter By

Target Audience
  1. Young Audiences (405)
  2. Middle School (540)
  3. High School (376)
  4. College and Adult (220)
  5. Family (all ages) (436)
  6. Senior Adults (85)
  7. Praise Groups (24)
Themes
  1. Crime (24)
  2. Culture (44)
  3. Entertainment (63)
  4. Relationship/Family (123)
  5. Religion (15)
  6. School Issues (70)
  7. Death/Dying (4)
  8. Holiday (43)
  9. Illness/Disability (4)
  10. Substance Abuse (1)
  11. World Issues (9)
Sub-theme
  1. Murder (12)
  2. Stealing (12)
  3. School Shootings (1)
  4. Sexual Abuse (1)
  5. Russian (1)
  6. British (8)
  7. Black (1)
  8. Hispanic/Latino (7)
  9. German (2)
  10. Asian (2)
  11. Native American (1)
  12. French (2)
  13. Sports (5)
  14. Showbiz (33)
  15. Visual Arts (8)
  16. Music (19)
  17. Dance (11)
  18. Marriage & Divorce (31)
  19. Abusive Relationships (20)
  20. Infidelity/Cheating (7)
  21. Dating (36)
  22. LGBTQ (3)
  23. Christianity (10)
  24. Judaism (9)
  25. Buddhism (2)
  26. Islam (2)
  27. Hinduism (1)
  28. Teaching (21)
  29. Bullying (40)
  30. Cheating (3)
  31. Terminal Illness (1)
  32. Suicide (1)
  33. Christmas (25)
  34. Halloween (7)
  35. Thanksgiving (2)
  36. Easter (3)
  37. Fourth of July (2)
  38. Hanukkah (1)
  39. Valentine's Day (1)
  40. Drug Abuse (1)
  41. Mental Illness (2)
  42. Mental Disability (1)
  43. Behavioral Disability (1)
  44. Prejudice (4)
  45. Racial Issues (4)
  46. Poverty (2)
  47. Women's Issues (5)
  48. Gay Rights (1)
  49. War (3)
  50. Immigration (1)
  51. Environmental Issues (2)
Show Less Show More
Genre
  1. Comedy (379)
  2. Drama (166)
  3. Farce (49)
  4. Satire (42)
  5. Tragedy (6)
  6. Melodrama (14)
Sub-genre
  1. Fairy Tale (63)
  2. Romantic Comedy (38)
  3. Biographical (11)
  4. Magical Realism (48)
  5. Avant-garde/Experimental (15)
  6. Mystery/Murder Mystery (27)
  7. Historical (40)
  8. Action/Adventure (61)
  9. Fantasy (97)
  10. Fables/Folklore (65)
  11. Romance (53)
  12. Science Fiction (13)
  13. Horror/Gothic (11)
  14. Commedia dell'arte (7)
  15. Mythology (19)
  16. Western (5)
Show Less Show More
Performing Group
  1. Elementary School (72)
  2. Middle School (379)
  3. High School (772)
  4. College Theatre (778)
  5. Community Theatre (652)
  6. Professional Theatre (408)
  7. TYA (124)
  8. Senior Theatre (148)
  9. Touring Group (269)
  10. Praise Group (42)
  11. Dinner Theatre (178)
Approx. Run Time (minutes)
10m 205m 10m to 205m
Total Cast Size
1 100 1 to 100
Female Cast Members
0 90 0 to 90
Male Cast Members
0 50 0 to 50

Items 41 to 50 of 379 total

per page
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7

List  Grid 

  1. The World's Strongest Librarian

    The World's Strongest Librarian

    Adapted by Jeff Gottesfeld and Elizabeth Wong. From the book by Josh Hanagarne.

    Product Code: WH4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 1w., 5 either gender. Extras possible.
    • 60 min.
    In this play about the power of books, muscles and human kindness, an unconventional librarian named Josh and the children who flock to his story time, stage a '60s-inspired Read-In rather than let their library be shut down. A loner kid named Mr. T, who has Tourette syndrome, slowly forms a friendship with Josh. In a surprise ending, the true identity of Mr. T is revealed. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  2. Paper or Plastic: The Ice Storm

    Paper or Plastic: The Ice Storm

    By Werner Trieschmann.

    Product Code: PL9000

    • Comedy | Satire
    • Middle School | High School
    • Up to 2m., 2 to 5w., 9 to 14 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 40 min.
    As an ice storm approaches, Sarah, a cashier, is hastily given—maybe tricked into?—the job of assistant manager. She is happy about the promotion until she realizes that with great power comes even more grocery store insanity. There are stubborn customers, unruly kids, the cane-wielding head of Skybell Ice Cream, striking baggers and a mysterious figure known as "El Diablo." Will there be anything left on the shelves? Will Sarah survive? The answers and laughs are in the forecast of this play! Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  3. Jane of the Jungle

    Jane of the Jungle

    Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarías. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.

    Product Code: J72000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 4+m., 8+w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    With middle school looming, Jane and her best friend are on the verge of some big changes. Yet nothing compares to when she wakes up to discover that she has acquired spots, furry ears and a tail, and Kayla is transforming into an exotic bird! This delightfully inventive musical takes a wild and wonderful approach to everything kids have to go through before they're truly "grown up." Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  4. Frogs: A Modern Adaptation

    Frogs: A Modern Adaptation

    By Don Zolidis. Adapted from Aristophanes' classic satire.

    Product Code: FF5000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 6 to 25m., 6 to 25w., 8 to 40 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 100 min.
    Disgusted with the state of current entertainment, Dionysus, God of Wine and Poetry, decides it's time to retrieve Shakespeare from the underworld. His plan goes horribly awry as he's captured by a chorus of reality-television-loving demon frogs. The frogs put the god on trial and threaten him with never-ending torment unless he brings more reality shows into the world! Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  5. The Hundred Dresses

    The Hundred Dresses

    By Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills. Based on the book by Eleanor Estes.

    Product Code: HH1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | TYA
    • 3 to 5m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Wanda, a second-grader, wears a faded blue dress every day, but she tells her classmates that she has a hundred dresses at home. Soon Wanda's classmates make a game of teasing her about her hundred dresses until she doesn't come to school one day, leaving just an empty seat. As feelings of guilt overtake the children, they decide they must find out what happened to Wanda and make amends for the way they treated her. Bullying, friendship and forgiveness are touched upon in this adaptation. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  6. The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    Book and lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby. Music by Shirley Mier. Based on the book by the Brothers Grimm.

    Product Code: TV2000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community | TYA
    • 4m., 19w., 3 either gender, extras as needed. Doubling possible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    Each night, the twelve princesses who love to dance, sing the song that allows them secret passage into the enchanted forest. The king (tired of finding twelve pairs of worn shoes outside his daughters' room each morning) issues a proclamation. The first person to discover the secret of where the princesses go each night shall receive his or her heart's desire and eight bags of gold! Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  7. The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    Adapted by Max Bush. From the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

    Product Code: E87000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 2 to 3m., 1 to 2w., 1 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 55 min.
    This adaptation incorporates aspects of Hans Christian Andersen's life including his passion for acting and his mother's determination to help her son achieve his aspirations. The weavers in this play are actors, a mother and son; their talents come into play as they pretend to weave the "magic" cloth. As they improvise their plot, the hilarious results and the extent of the emperor's self-absorbed vanity are revealed. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  8. Flyers

    Flyers

    By Julia Lander and Carol Lander.

    Product Code: FF4000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | Community
    • 15 to 30m., 6 to 13w., 20 or more either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    Young Orville and Wilbur Wright are still convinced that real flight is possible, but they are laughed at when they share this notion with their classmates. Still, the Wrights follow aviation advances avidly through the years, but never dream they will be at the forefront of the aeronautical world. Written for young and old alike, this musical is about perseverance, believing in yourself and not giving up. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More
  9. 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
  10. The Perfect Ending

    The Perfect Ending

    By B. Dwayne Craft.

    Product Code: PL8000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 9 to 11m., 12 to 16w., 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 45 min.
    Mother is well on her way to having the perfect dinner party, but one thing stands in her way—the end of the world as we know it! Join her as she juggles all types of zany, unexpected guests in an attempt to maintain a perfect house and to be the absolute perfect hostess, right up until the very last moment. Will the world come to an end, or will Mother get to have her perfect dinner party? Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

    In Stock

    Learn More

Items 41 to 50 of 379 total

per page
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7

List  Grid