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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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  • The Stakeout - Stage Partners

    The Stakeout

    Written By: K. Alexa Mavromatis
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Two teenage girls watch every move inside a large house from their post on the sidewalk. For one, it’s a chance to emulate her TV heroes; for the other, an opportunity to glimpse the father she’s never known. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • The Boot - Stage Partners

    The Boot

    Written By: Emily Hageman
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Kelsey hurt her foot really bad while playing volleyball and now she has to wear a boot. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it kind of is. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection
  • Talk to Me About Home - Stage Partners

    Talk to Me About Home

    Written By: Eugenie Carabatsos
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Beth and Kat haven't seen each other since middle school. Now that they are both in New York City, they have decided to reconnect. Each looks to the other for that which they have been missing--home, partnership, and the intimacy of childhood friends. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Some Things Never Change - Stage Partners

    Some Things Never Change

    Written By: Jane Best
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Two girls sit down for a meal at a diner. In each scene, they are a different age, and their relationship grows and evolves as they discuss parents, jobs, boys, and their own friendship. But no matter what, they return to this diner, they order the same meal, and they have each other. The more things change, the more things stay the same. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Sa...
  • How Gretchen Stole Christmas - a short holiday play by Rachel Bublitz in the ten-minute play collection Holly, Jolly, & Extra Folly

    How Gretchen Stole Christmas

    Written By: Rachel Bublitz
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (suggested casting: 3F, 1M, 1 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A rebellious teen who resents Christmas goes full grinch. This play is part of the short play collection Holly, Jolly, & Extra Folly  and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Reindeer Games - a short holiday play by Rachel Bublitz in the ten-minute play collection Holly, Jolly, & Extra Folly

    Reindeer Games

    Written By: Rachel Bublitz
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (5 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Reindeer game night becomes an intervention for a new celebrity with an out-of-control ego. This play is part of the short play collection Holly, Jolly, & Extra Folly  and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • The Collector a ten-minute play by Tyler Dwiggins, part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery - Stage Partners

    The Sketch Pod

    Written By: Tyler Dwiggins
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 2M, 1 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A couple on a disastrous art gallery date are unwillingly drawn into their worst nightmare: a live podcast. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Pranksy a ten-minute play by Elissa C. Huang, part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery - Stage Partners

    Pranksy

    Written By: Elissa C. Huang
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 4 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 2 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A gallery intern matches wits with a mischievous anti-artist. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
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