High School Plays
High School Theatre! We understand finding play scripts for high school students is never easy. That's why we've partnered with popular playwrights to create plays specifically written for student actors - short plays, comedies, mainstage hits, and more.
Whether you are searching for a riveting one-act play for competition, a crowd-pleasing comedy, a large cast mystery, or a holiday hit, Stage Partners has the perfect high school play for your program.
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Beware the House on Haunted Hill!
Length: 85-90 minutesCast Size: 9 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 3M, 3 any)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
Come to the party…stay if you dare. An eccentric millionaire promises six guests a mysterious prize if they can survive the night at the only truly haunted house in the world. Everyone invited has a few skeletons in their closets though, and screwball scares lurk around every corner. The classic 50s horror movie House on Haunted Hill becomes a campy whodunnit in this low-tech stage adaptation. J... -
The Twelve Huntsmen
Length: 60-90 minutes, flexible (see synopsis)Cast Size: 15-60 actors (15F, 3M, 10 any)Genre: Dramedy, ComedySynopsis:
The Brothers Grimm tromp through the forest in search of fairy tales and stumble into a story: the princess “Cesario” and a band of eleven women have disguised themselves as Huntsmen. Over the night, the women tell stories inspired by food. Some are dark, some comic, some strange, some new, and some familiar. Every Huntsman has a story, but not all are told every night and the order is random.... -
I Am Frankenstein
Length: 90 minutesCast Size: 10-25 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 4M, 6 any)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
I Am Frankenstein unearths two creatures who were tortured and abandoned by their makers: Victor’s famous monster, and the teenage writer Mary Shelley herself. A highly theatrical retelling of Shelley's classic, the play adds two principal characters: a haunting chorus known as The Blackbirds, and the troubled Mary Shelley, the story’s creative force. Victor, a promising student obsessed with... -
SINK! A Titanic Murder Mystery
Length: 90-120 minutesCast Size: 12-16 actorsGenre: ComedySynopsis:
We begin on the Titanic. An ideal setting for a murder mystery, don't you think? First class. The game afoot: a mystery that must be solved before the ship goes down... And then, something starts to shift... We are actually backstage at a Broadway show based on a Titanic. And one of the actors ends up dead. It's a noir. And then the perception of reality starts to shift again...A traditional locke... -
Transfer
Length: 10 - 20 minutesCast Size: 5 actors (suggested casting: 4F, 1M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Bow returns to her senior year of high school after a personal tragedy that no one wants to discuss head-on. But coming back isn't easy – especially not with the presence of a transfer student who is all smiles, light, and brilliance – and taking over every relationship Bow holds dear. A little Black Swan, a little more Hitchcock, Transfer is a sparse, noir-inspired drama t... -
The Search for Delicious
Length: 65-80 minutesCast Size: 10-25 actors (suggested casting: 5F, 5M, 5 any)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
In this magical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s classic tale, a troupe of actors recreate a mythical medieval kingdom in the midst of a fierce disagreement over the most “delicious” food. To avoid a civil war, the kingdom sends 12-year-old Gaylen (and his loyal horse, Marrow) on a journey to settle the definition once and for all. On their quest, Gaylen and Marrow must face the evil Hemlock... -
Hanukkah Harriet
Length: 60-75 minutesCast Size: 7-35 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 8M)Genre: Dramedy, ComedySynopsis:
It’s December. Shayna, the only Jewish kid in her class, would give anything to not have to celebrate Hanukkah and instead celebrate her favorite thing in the world: Christmas! But this all changes when she is visited by the spirit of a bubby from the Old Country, who takes her on a journey through Jewish history, large and small, and teaches her the value of tradition and of miracles, large and... -
Oy, Oy, Oy, Merry Christmas!
Length: 10 minutesCast Size: 2 actors (1F, 1M)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
A Jewish woman learns her grandfather's surprising holiday secret. This play is part of the short play collection Holly, Jolly, & Extra Folly and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.