Full-Length Plays
From crowd-pleasing comedies to award-winning adaptations, Stage Partners has an exciting collections of full-length plays for every stage - from high schools and middle schools to community and professional theatres. Our ecclectic collection of full-length plays features some of the most exciting playwrights working in theatre today!
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My Brother's Gift
Length: 75-90 minutesCast Size: 5-15 actors (suggested casting: 6F, 4M, 2 any)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Based on the remarkable true story of Heinz Geiringer -- neighbor and friend of Anne Frank -- we follow the story of a young artist and loving brother living in unconscionable circumstances. A trained musician at only 15 and now forced to live in hiding and silence, Heintz turns to painting and poetry to express his everyday terror but hope of the future. Through Heinz's inspired paintings, nostal... -
You Cannot Undo This Action
Length: 100-120 minutesCast Size: 16-30+ actors (suggested casting: 7F, 5M, 10 any)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
The populations of two high schools are thrown into disarray after a careless social media post leads to real life tragedy. Some of the students are jolted into fear as they reckon with how deep and wide their vulnerabilities have become in our hyper-connected world, while others wrestle with their culpability in the incident. Meanwhile those most affected seek a path toward justice, but how far w... -
Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
Length: 80-90 minutesCast Size: 9-25 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 8M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
While wandering Worcester, England in 1943, a teenage boy happened upon the skeleton of an unidentified woman inside the trunk of a large tree. An investigation commenced to determine who the woman was and how she died, but it raised more questions than it answered. Was she a spy? Was she a prostitute? Had she been part of an occult ritual? Theories abounded, but no definitive answers emerged. The... -
Old-Fashioned Cold Fusion
Length: 80-90 minutesCast Size: 2-14 actors (suggested casting: 7F, 7M)Genre: Dramedy, ComedySynopsis:
Nine short plays about the pleasures (and sometimes hazards) of falling in love. From a sheriff and a criminal on opposite sides of the law in the Wild West, to a couple of pirates vying over a cache of buried treasure, to longtime acquaintances who decide to test whether a New York Times quiz can really make two people fall head over heels, sparks ignite in surprising and hilarious fash... -
The Christmas Play
Length: 60-70 minutesCast Size: 11-20 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 5M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
At the turn of the century, a remarkable teacher works each holiday season to bring the joy and magic of the holidays alive for her students and their families. But with World War I raging, a Scrooge-like principal, and an unruly band of students, the prospects of a joyous Noel this year seems very slim...until Miss Brown shares a new song she has just discovered in a London store - the song we've... -
Little Women
Length: 80-90 minutesCast Size: 9-10 actors (suggested casting: 6F, 4M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Jon Jory brings his theatrical magic to this spirited adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age drama. The American Civil War is underway, and four sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy -- must hold the family together as Christmas draws near. A timeless and sentimental testament to the endurance of family, the power of love, and what it means to stay true to oneself. (A one-act version... -
Shakespeare, Clearly: The Tempest
Length: 30-35 minutesCast Size: 12-15 actors (suggested casting: 3M, 1F, 8 any)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
The survivors of shipwreck navigate a sorcerer's magical island in this classic Shakespeare comedy. This straightforward adaptation mixing contemporary and classical language emphasizes story and character rather than the poetry. Master director and acclaimed playwright Jon Jory has reimagined the classic tale to serve as an early introduction for younger audiences and actors that allows easy invo... -
Shakespeare, Clearly: Twelfth Night
Length: 75-85 minutesCast Size: 10-30 actors (suggested casting: 5F, 5M, 10 any)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
This playful comedy centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck, and the courtship, mistaken identities, and hijinks that follow. This straightforward adaptation mixing contemporary and classical language emphasizes story and character rather than the poetry. Master director and acclaimed playwright Jon Jory has reimagined the classic tale to serve as an early introd... -
Shakespeare, Clearly: Romeo and Juliet
Length: 85-95 minutesCast Size: 10-30 actors (suggested casting: 5F, 5M, 10 any)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
In Shakespeare's most well-known tragedy, two young star-crossed lovers’ deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. This straightforward adaptation mixing contemporary and classical language emphasizes story and character rather than the poetry. Master director and acclaimed playwright Jon Jory has reimagined the classic tale to serve as an early introduction for younger audie... -
Trials: The Story of Joan of Arc (and Beth)
Length: 75-90 minutesCast Size: 7-26 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 4M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Before the myth, there was a girl. Beth’s constant clashes with her family make home feel like an emotional battleground. As Beth becomes immersed in a project about Joan of Arc, past and present poignantly intertwine onstage as both conflicted young women face the realities around them – and learn unexpected truths about themselves.