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Stage Partners publishes some of the most exciting playwrights working in theatre today. From popular one-act comedies to riveting full-length dramas, we have a wide selection of award-winning play scripts for middle schools, high schools, colleges, community theatres, and professional theatres.

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  • The Three Thieves

    The Three Thieves

    Written By: Matthew Byrd
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3 actors (3 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A riddle causes three thieves to turn on each other in the final room in a dungeon…but the treasure may not be what it seems. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • How to Win at Life - Stage Partners

    How to Win at Life

    Written By: Don Zolidis
    Length: 30-35 minutes
    Cast Size: 8-25+ actors (suggested casting: 2F, 2M, 8 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Sure technology has made some things easier, but has it really made everything easier? Now, with a new mobile home system of drones from Amazon-Google-Microsoft-Apple, technology can truly help you win at life. Do you need your food chewed and regurgitated into your mouth like a baby bird? Done. How about all that pesky parenting that takes so much of your time? Solved. Think about all the wasted...
  • Scrappy - Stage Partners

    Scrappy

    Adapted by Jon Jory from the plays Scapin and Sqanarelle by Molière
    Length: 30-35 minutes
    Cast Size: 10 actors (suggested casting: 8F, 2M)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Adapted from the classic farces of Molière, this speedy one-act follows the arrogant, scheming, and brilliantly witty Scrappy who lies and tricks everyone in her path to get ahead. Secret marriages, mistaken identities, phony pirates, daring rescues, a feisty stage manager...somehow everything ends up 'happily ever after.'
  • Most Special Child

    Most Special Child

    Written By: Jason Pizzarello
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3-5 actors (suggested cast: 3 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    If you're supposed to be the Chosen One's wise mentor, you might not choose this one. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Possessed - short play by Ian McWethy

    Possessed

    Written By: Ian McWethy
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (5 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Only the bard notices that one of the traveling companions seems...different after their battle with a witch. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Pastryland

    Pastryland

    Written By: Elizabeth A.M. Keel
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3 actors (1F, 2 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A last-minute babysitter finds their young charge has more in mind than board games. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.  
  • The Law of the Instrument

    The Law of the Instrument

    Written By: Ruben Carbajal
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (5 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A fearsome troll warrior considers a change to a more creative career. This play is part of the short play collection Quest! and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
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