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Playwright Title Performance Rights Ages Characters Format Censorship Flags Cultural Indications Time Period
Alvarez, Lynne Eddie Mundo Edmundo Joyce Ketay Agency H.S. 3F, 4M Full Hispanic- Mexican 1970's
Anderson, Maxwell Elizabeth the Queen
Intolerant Language,
Anderson, Robert Tea and Sympathy Samuel French H.S. 2F, 9M Full Sex 1950's
Anouilh, Jean The Lark
HarperCollins Children's
Asher, Sandy Workout! Books H.S. 1F, 1M, 1voice One Act (Short) Romance Any Modern
HarperCollins Children's
Brancato, Robin F. War of the Words Books 12+ 6F, 6M One Act Romance, Violence Various
Bush, Max Ghost of the River House Max Bush 10+ 2F, 4M One Act Ghost Any Modern
Bush, Max Hansel and Gretel Anchorage Press, Inc. 8+ 4F, 2M One Act Witch, Child Abuse Any Once Upon a Time
Bush, Max The Emerald Circle Max Bush 13+ 2F, 3M One Act (Long) Romance, Violence Any Modern
Bush, Max Puss in Boots New Plays, Inc. 8+ 2F, 6M, 4N One Act Any Late 1600's, France
Bush, Max 13 Bells of Boglewood Anchorage Press, Inc. 12+ 3F, 4M One Act (Long) Romance, Magic Any Modern
Bush, Max The Crystal Max Bush 12+ 3F, 5M Full Swordplay, Magic Any Anytime
The Boy Who Left Home to Find
Bush, Max Out About the Shivers Max Bush 10+ 9F, 8M One Act Ghost, Mild Violence, Any Long Ago
Bush, Max Rockway Café New Plays, Inc. H.S. 3F, 2M One Act (Music) Any Present, Suburbia
Bush, Max Rapunzel New Plays, Inc. 12+ 3F, 2M, 1N One Act Witch, Romance Any Long Ago
Romance, Magic,
Bush, Max Voyage of the Dragonfly Anchorage Press, Inc. H.S. 3F, 4M One Act Swordplay Any Long Ago
HarperCollins Children's
Carter, Alden R. Driver's Test Books 13+ 3F, 3M One Act Romance Any Modern
Junior Miss
Chodorov, Jerome and Joseph Fields 12+ Anti-Feminist message White-Wealthy 1950's
Collier, James Lincoln The Teddy Bear Habit
9F, 9M, 1N,
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dramatic Publishing Co. 8+ Chorus One Act Punishment Any
Profanity, Sex,
Dee, Peter Voices From the High School Baker's Plays H.S. 10-25 (variable) Full Alcohol, Romance, Various Modern
Dietz, Steven More Fun Than Bowling
Scapino!
Dunlop, Frank and Jim Dale Dramatic Publishing Co. H.S. 4F, 10M Full Romance, Deception Any Present, Italy
Durang, Christopher The Actor's Nightmare Dramatists Play Service H.S. 3F,2M One Act Any Modern
Forster, Judith a Child
Ephron, Delia with John How to Eat LikeKahan Samuel French 5-15+ 7+F, 8+M Musical Misbehavior Any
Fernandez, Jose Fame Music Theatre International H.S. 7F, 7M, 8Chorus Musical Profanity, Romance Various Modern
Foote, Horton 1918 Dramatists Play Service 13+ 6F,6M Full Romance, Illness White 1918
Foote, Horton Valentine's Day Dramatists Play Service 13+ 4F,6M One Act Pregnancy, Romance 1917
Romance, Pregnancy,
Foote, Horton Courtship Dramatists Play Service 13+ 5F, 3M One Act Death 1915
Foote, Horton The Widow Claire
Foote, Horton Lily Daly
Early Summer,
Foote, Horton The Dancers 12+ 7F, 3M One Act Romance White 1952
Foote, Horton A Young Lady of Property 13+ 6F, 3M One Act White 1925-Texas
HarperCollins Children's
Forshay-Lunsford, Cin Riding out the Storm Books H.S. 3F, 4M One Act (Long) Graffiti Various Modern
Friedman, Gary Wm. The Me Nobody Knows Samuel French Musical
Friel, Brian Lovers Dramatic Publishing Co. H.S. 5F, 3M Two Parts Sex, Irish
Gibson, William The Miracle Worker Flora Roberts, Inc. H.S. 7+F, 5M Full Mild Violence White, Black 1880's
Gibson, William Monday After the Miracle
Giraudoux, Jean Ondine Samuel French 13+ 7+F, 16M Three Acts Romance Adaptable Middle Ages
The Hackett
Goodrich, Frances and AlbertDiary of Anne Frank Dramatists Play Service 11+ 6F, 5M Full Romance German, Jewish World War II
Gregg, Stephen This is A Test
Religious Zealot,
Guare, John Lydie Breeze Dramatists Play Service H.S. 3F, 4M Full Death 1895
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Hansberry, Lorraine A Raisin in the Sun H.S. 4F, 7+M Full African-American 1950's
Hellman, Lillian The Children's Hour H.S. 12F, 2M Full Lesbian Character 1930's
Sex, Pregnancy,
Blue Denim
Herlihy, James Leo and William Noble Samuel French H.S. 3F, 3M Full Abortion 1950's
Foundation of the
Hirschhorn, Elizabeth Sonata Dramatists Guild 10+ 3F, 3M One Act Married Couple Any Modern
Suicide, Romance,
Inge, William The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Dramatists Play Service 10+ 4F,7M Full Profanity 1920's
Inge, William The Rainy Afternoon 8,10 2F,1M One Act (Short) Doll Abuse Any
Inge, William Picnic Dramatists Play Service H.S. 7F, 4M Full Romance white 1950's
Jones, Tom The Fantasticks Music Theatre International H.S. 1-2F, 6-7M Musical Romance Any Any
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung
you in the Closet and I'm Feeling
Kopit, Arthur so Sad Samuel French H.S. 3F, 2+M, 2N One Act Sex, Murder, White Modern
Laurence, Kristen Little Women Dramatic Publishing Co. 10+ 9F Full White Civil War
Leslie, F. Andrew The Pigman Dramatists Play Service H.S. 8F, 12M Full Death, Lying, Alcohol, Various Modern
Leslie, Richard That Summer with Elaina
MacNamara, Margaret Pride and Prejudice
HarperCollins Children's
Malmgren, Darin Large Fears, Little Demons Books 10+ 3F, 4M One Act Romance Any Modern
Romance, Religion,
Mason, Timothy Ascension Day William Morris Agency H.S. 5F, 4M One Act (Long) Alcohol White Lutherans 1947-Midwest
Romance, Profanity,
Mason, Timothy The Less Than Human Club William Morris Agency 13+ 4F, 4M Full Illegal Activity, Alcohol Various 1967-68
McCullers, Carson The Member of the Wedding 10+ 7F, 6M Full White, Black August, 1945
McNamara, Robert Present Tense
Miller, Arthur The Crucible Full Romance, Occult White Puritans
HarperCollins Children's
Myers, Walter Dean Cages Books H.S. 3F, 4M One Act Modern
HarperCollins Children's
Namioka, Lesley Herbal Nightmare Books 13+ 4F, 3M One Act Getting High (Verbal) Chinese, Various Modern
Nash, N. Richard The Young and Fair
Norman, Marsha The Secret Garden Samuel French 8+ 10F, 11M Musical Death, White, Indian Victorian England
HarperCollins Children's
Okimoto, Jean Davies Hum it Again, Jeremy Books H.S. 1F, 3M One Act Divorced Parents Any Modern
Broadway Play Publishing,
Overmeyer, Eric On the Verge Inc. H.S. 3F, 1M Full Romance White 1888 and on
Romance, Sexual
Parnell, Peter The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket Dramatists Play Service H.S. 5F, 5M Full Dialogue Any Modern
HarperCollins Children's
Pfeffer, Susan Beth World Affairs Books 14+ 3F, 1M One Act Parental Affair Any Modern
Pinutaro, Joe Reindeer Soup William Morris Agency 10+ 4F, 4M One Act Profanity Any Modern
Sex, Profanity, Drug
Rimmer, David Album Dramatist Play Service H.S. 2F, 2M Full use White 1963-1967
Schulman, Charles The Ground Zero Club Dramatists Play Service H.S. 3F, 2M, 3N One Act Profanity Various "Later Tonight"
HarperCollins Children's
Sebeysten, Ouida Holding Out Books 15+ 1F, 1M One Act Modern
Disobedience,
Sergel, Christopher Cheaper by the Dozen Dramatic Publishing Co. 8+ 7F, 9M Three Acts Romance 1920's
Ancient Greece,but
Shakespeare, William A Midsummer Night's Dream Open 10+ 4F, 7M, 10N Full Romance, Magic Any could be changed.
Simon, Neil Come Blow Your Horn
Slaight, Brad Sightings Bitter is Better Prod. 12+ 1F, 2M One Act Mild Violence Any Modern, L.A.
Slaight, Brad High Tide Bitter is Better Prod. H.S. 2F, 3M One Act Romance Any Modern, L.A.
Profanity, Abuse,
Slaight, Brad Class Action Baker's Plays 12+ 3-28F, 4-23M Full Romance, Pregnancy Any Modern
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Foundation of the
Smith, Evan Remedial English Dramatists Guild H.S. 1F, 5M One Act Homosexual Character Various Modern
Sommer, Edith A Roomful of Roses
Romance,
Stein, Joseph Fiddler on the Roof Music Theatre International 12+ 9F, 14M, Chorus Musical Disobedience Russian, Jewish 1905
Swados, Elizabeth Runaways Samuel French 9+ 8+F, 10+M Musical Sex, Drugs, Abuse Any
Van Druten, John I Remember Mama Full
Wilde, Oscar The Importance of Being Earnest H.S. 4F, 5M Full Romance English Victorian England
Wilder, Thornton Our Town Samuel French H.S. 8F, 16M Three Acts Romance New Englanders 1901-1919
Wilder, Thornton The Happy Journey Samuel French 10+ 3F, 3M One Act (Short) 1940's
Wilder, Thornton The Matchmaker
Williams, Tennessee This Property is Condemned
Wilson, Sandy The Boyfriend Music Theatre International H.S. 8F, 8M, Chorus Musical Romance English, French 1926
Wong, Elizabeth Letters to a Student Revolutionary Writers and Artists Agency H.S. 3F, 3M One Act Chinese 1979-1989
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-
Zindel, Paul in-the-Moon Marigolds Dramatists Play Service 12+ 4F One Act (Long) Abuse, Profanity White
Every Seventeen Minutes the
Zindel, Paul Crowd Goes Crazy Paul Zindel 10+ 6F, 8M One Act Absent Parents, Any Modern
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Synopsis
An orphaned young man grows up with an Aunt in rural Mexico.
A teacher's wife befriends an outcast student at a boarding school. She has sex with him at the conclusion of the play.
Two college students get to know one another during an aerobics class.
Two opposing groups of teenagers, one intellectual, the other anti-intellectual, have a poetry competition. The audience
decides the winner.
A young girl explores a haunted house with her grandfather.
A scripted version of the traditional fairy tale
A young man deals with the aftermath of a man trying to abduct his girlfriend while he was present
The traditional French fairy tale adapted for the stage
A Landowner uses a young man to help him gain treasure, and they encounter supernatural creatures
A fantasy in which two brothers go in search of a crystal and a mysterious woman.
A story of a boy who is not so much brave as completely sensible.
A teenage girl interacts with the characters on her favorite TV show, a la Purple Rose of Cairo.
A scripted version of the traditional fairy tale
A Queen travels with her companions to seize a magic flame which can save her country
A young man is devastated when he can't pass his driver's test.
An "ugly duckling" is jealous of her older sister until she transforms herself.
Based on Roald Dahl's book of same title- several children are punished for vices in appropriate manners.
A montage play with music which reflects the experience of modern teenagers. Some of the dialogue is dated in the early
80's.
Based on Moliere's Les Fourberies de Scapin , it is a modern commedia del arte piece.
An actor finds himself in the situation all actors fear: he is onstage performing but does not know the play.
A montage of the difficulties and joys of childhood. Very presentational in style, comedic, and easy to perform.
Set at the New York High School of the Performing Arts, it follows a class from auditions to their senior performance.
A young lady falls in love with a young man her parents do not like, elopes with him, has a baby,
reconciles with her parents, and nurses her husband through an illness.
With Valentine's Day and 1918, part of the Orphans' Home Cycle .
Young people rebel against their elders' matchmaking attempts.
A young lady begins to take charge of her life, making dreams a reality.
A group of teenagers deal with one of their friends' hospitalization after a motorcycle accident.
Based on a book of inner-city children's writings.
The story of two young lover's romance.
The story of Annie Sullivan's struggle to teach Helen Keller, a blind, deaf, and mute girl, to communicate.
A fairy tale play which tells of the romance between a prince and an ondine, a water faerie.
The Frank family hides from the Nazis in an attic with four other Jews who fear capture. Anne keeps a record in her diary.
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A young black girl's coming-of-age in the city, she faces various pressures from family and friends.
Rumors of impropriety force a teacher out of her school when a vindictive student takes revenge.
The only child of a married couple is kidnapped, and as a dectective tries to find her, the parents' lives seem to become
better.
A young lady goes out to a dance with a young man who later commits suicide.
Three children play a game of "house" that reflects their vision of adult life. May be scary for parents.
A teenage girl falls in love with the "wrong guy", and scandalizes the whole town. Very 50's.
A romance for two young people is plotted by their parents.
The subtitle is A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition . That says it all.
Adapted From Louisa May Alcott's Novel, this is an all-female production.
Based on Paul Zindel's novel, the dialogue dates the play in the sixties, despite the time directive of the present.
Based on Jane Austen's novel of the same title.
A young lady upsets her family by refusing to leave her bed because of what she sees as a prophetic dream.
Campers at a Bible camp pray and play together.
The experiences of a group of friends during high school, presented as memories.
A pre-teen girl becomes emotionally involved in her brother's wedding.
A scheming young woman starts a witch hunt in her Puritan town.
A group of teenagers are imprisoned.
A Chinese girl plays a trick on her classmates who come to see her parents herbal medicine shop just to get something
that will "make them see things".
An orphaned girl goes to live with her uncle, and discovers an ill cousin hidden in the manor.
A young man deals with his troubled home life by escaping into basketball.
Three women adventurers explore "Terra Incognita" .
The ability to fly propels a young man to fame. Set in junior high, and then twenty years later.
A teenage girl finds out about her mother's affair, and tries to deals with her resulting emotions.
A family deals with the death of the mother and being stuck in the Arctic wilderness, and this is a comedy.
The play follows the adolescence of two boys and two girls through the mid sixties. Pop music of the time period heavily
influences the characters.
Several people are at the top of the Empire State Building on the eve of imminent nuclear destruction.
A couple discusses the events of a siege involving the U.S. army and a tribe of Native Americans.
Based on the autobiographical novel by the Gilbreths, it showcases the tribulations and triumphs of a family of twelve.
Fairies meddle with the love lives of humans when four young people run away to the forest.
A young man tries to convince his best friend to come with him when a spaceship comes to take him away to another
planet.
Two young men discuss the death of a friend with two tourists.
A montage play which presents high school in funny and serious scenes and monologues.
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A young gay man has the opportunity to tutor a classmate on whom he has a crush.
Traditions are broken by the daughters of a Russian Jew when they choose who they will marry.
A montage of the experiences and memories of runaway and throwaway children living on urban streets.
A young lady's memoir of her mother's sacrifices for her family.
A Drawing Room comedy which involves hidden identity and romance.
The classic drama which follows the romance of two young people in the town.
A family car trip to visit a sick relative.
The madcap adventures of young people who are attending school on the French Riviera; Romance is the main objective
of most of the characters. A Farce of the musicals of the 1920's.
A friendship between a Chinese young lady and a Chinese-American young lady shown through letters.
The dysfunctional Hunsdorfer family falls apart when Tillie wins the school Science fair.
The children of a family try to keep it together after their parents abandon them in their middle-class suburban home.
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