Middle School Plays
Middle School Theatre! We understand finding plays for middle school students is never easy. That's why we've partnered with popular playwrights to create play scripts specifically written for student actors - short plays, mysteries, comedies, and more.
Whether you are searching for a one-act play for competition, a crowd-pleasing comedy, or a riveting drama, Stage Partners has just what you need for your middle school theatre program. Beginners and advanced actors welcome.
Browse our selection below and read every play script for FREE!
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Week Daze
Length: 30-40 minutesCast Size: 7 actors (7 any)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
Has TJ’s comfortable routine become a rut? When an old friend comes to town with a challenge, TJ’s got to figure out what it really means to live a little without changing your life to meet someone else’s expectations. Week Daze zooms out and looks at our daily routines from a new perspective as all five weekdays play out simultaneously across the stage in a comic ballet. A virtual version... -
Talk to Me About Home
Length: 10-15 minutesCast Size: 2 actors (2F)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
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. -
Extra Ordinary
Length: 70-80 minutes (each one-act is approximately 35 mins)Cast Size: 7-17 actors (suggested casting: 13F, 4M)Genre: DramaSynopsis:
Incredible things are happening to average teenagers in this collection of two extraordinary one-acts. In The Girl with the Golden Hand, Lolo suddenly acquires a Midas-like gift that turns everything she touches into literal gold. It's not the gift it seems and she must find a way to lift the curse before she loses everything she holds dear. In My Extraordinary Life That Almost Was, Cass's parents... -
The Sketch Pod
Length: 10 minutesCast Size: 5 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 2M, 1 any)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
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. -
The Collector
Length: 10 minutesCast Size: 3 actors (any gender)Genre: ComedySynopsis:
When a young artist’s meeting with a rich collector is interrupted by a delivery, they might end up making a different deal altogether. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
