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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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... -
Edgar: A Ghost Story
Length: 35-40 minutesCast Size: 6-20 actors (suggested casting: 4F, 2M,)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
A first-year high school drama teacher arrives at school to find her auditorium haunted. Against this backdrop, a terminally ill girl falls in love for the first time with a troubled boy as she works against time to stage a tender, autobiographical play. A love-letter to high school theater, Edgar explores the realms of the living, dead, and dying with humor and grace. The play features virtually... -
Anne of Green Gables (one-act)
Length: 25-30 minutesCast Size: 7 actors (5F, 2M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Jon Jory brings his theatrical magic to this spirited one-act adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's classic coming-of-age drama. After a mix-up at the orphanage, Anne comes to live with Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert instead of the boy they were expecting. After turning everyone's life upside down, will they be able to civilize wild Anne or grow to love her vivacity and joy of life? This short adaptat... -
The Boot
Length: 10-15 minutesCast Size: 2 actors (2F)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
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 -
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.
