Browse Plays
Below is a list of our currently available plays.
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Antigone, A One Act Play
3+ Males, 3+ Females, 2+ Any, 4+ Extras (12+ Total Cast)
After her brothers kill each other in an attempt to claim the throne of Thebes, Antigone goes against the King Creon's law and buries Polynices, the brother declared a traitor. Now she must face the consequence of her actions: death. This play is very flexible and may be trimmed for time or community standards.
Mistress of the Labyrinth
10 Males, 6 Females, 7 Any, 0+ Extras (23+ Total Cast)
Each year, Poseidon requires the High Priestess of Crete to sacrifice an offering of Athenian slaves, lest he destroy the nation. That duty falls to Princess Ariadne, but the Minotaur that completes the sacrifice now refuses to cooperate. With the fate of her people at stake, Ariadne must enter the Labyrinth and convince the Minotaur otherwise. However, doing so won't be easy: the slaves are revolting, the Athenian warrior Theseus seeks revenge, and the Labyrinth itself hides more secrets than the Princess ever knew.
When your father tells you to face certain death, how do you say no? When your siblings conspire against you, how do you continue? When a mighty god tells you he'll destroy you, your family, and your nation, how do you respond?
To truly become the Mistress of the Labyrinth, Ariadne must confront the consequences of her actions, understand the meaning
The Witch Killer of Tavastland
2 Males, 3 Females, 3 Any, 4+ Extras (12+ Total Cast)
In the northern kingdom of Tavastland, Princess Satu flees from the brutal attack of a Witch who intends to tear down the monarchy. To rescue her captured Prince, Satu seeks out Liina, a young witch killer looking to avenge the murder of her family. Trained by the mute war veteran Osmo, and the conniving trickster demon Piru, Liina is uniquely prepared to assist Satu on this quest.
It's the Summer Solstice, and this far North, the sun won't set for three days. But, when it finally does, the Witch will gain the power necessary to finish what she started. So, Liina and her ragtag group enter the dark forest where the witch lives to stop her before time runs out.
On this magical, blood-soaked adventure, conspiracies, betrayals, and plans that are centuries-in-the-making will be revealed, and in the end, Liina won't know who she can really trust.
One Hundred Entrances
3+ Males, 4+ Females, 1+ Any, 1+ Extras (45 Total Cast)
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. This quote, probably the most well-known in Shakespeare's work, is also the prompt for 100 Entrances. In this play, we see a group of at least eight junior high or high school actors/actresses taking on many parts: a devious invisible friend, a lost clown, an unlucky vampire, whiny goth girls, desperate student body president nominees, even a student filmmaker working on a film within a film within a play? And many more! These seemingly unconnected scenes speed through many plotlines, and as the play winds towards its conclusion, even some of the characters want to know what it all means. Ultimately, they discover that when you walk through a door, you never know what you may find, or sometimes even what you may be leaving. Funny often, remorseful at times, but always entertaining, 100 Entrances has something for everyone.
Addie and Rouge (Competition Version)
3 Males, 7 Females (10 Total Cast)
Addie and Nathan have been best friends forever, so why is he being so distant now? Is it because he's worried about moving into the 8th grade? Maybe it's his new love, basketball. Addie doesn't know; she just misses her friend. To the rescue comes Rouge, a superhero Addie and Nathan invented when they were children. Together, Addie and Rouge take on new classes, mean girls, and the overcrowded lunchroom. Through everything, Addie discovers that people sometimes grow apart, but new friendships are just around the corner.
Turandot
9+ Males, 4+ Females, 2+ Any, 2+ Extras (15+ Total Cast)
Turandot tells the story of a Chinese princess who decrees that any suitor must solve three riddles to win her hand; if the suitor fails, he faces execution. An unknown prince, Calaf, succeeds, but Turandot still refuses to marry him. Calaf challenges her to discover his name before dawn, a test that culminates in sacrifice, love, the melting of Turandot's heart, and ultimately, tragedy.
Note from TPW: This play can be produced with doubling and tripling of some characters. There are many opportunities for ensemble movement and beautiful visuals with lights, sounds, and period-appropriate props. Acrobats and Dragon Dancers may be cut/minimized for smaller companies.
Wunderland
6 Males, 8 Females, 7 Any (21+ Total Cast)
Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where strange things are afoot. A cockneye-accented Cheshier Cat and uptight White Rabbit lead her through the stormy seas of Treasure Island to the Island of Dr. Moreau, then on to the castle of the Queen of Hearts. The White Rabbit loses his head, literally, as the Queen reveals her pledged allegience to the Third Reich. Alice and her remaining friends escape but are pursued by the Queen's guards until only Alice and the tall, misshapen man named Adam are left. As they are loaded onto a train car bound for a Nazi concentration camp, Alice realizes that they will never be destroyed as long as one copy of their book remains. Wunderland brings together many of the books that were banned and burned in 1933 Nazi Germany. It's a reminder to us all that the burning of books is the first step toward Fascism.
The Waterline
7 Males, 5 Females (12 Total Cast)
In a quiet neighborhood resting below sea level, an ordinary morning is shattered
when a levee breaks without warning, sending a wall of water crashing through homes and
streets. As rooftops become islands and survival becomes immediate, a group of neighbors—and
strangers—find themselves stranded together above the rising floodwaters.
Porajmos, The Devouring (Competition Version)
6 Males, 9 Females (15 Total Cast)
Porajmos, The Devouring, is a fictional account of Pieter Stangl, son of the commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. A loyal German, Pieter nonetheless hates the Nazi regime and the atrocities it visits upon the peoples of Europe. In order to force his son to accept his duty as a German, Colonel Franz Stangl forces Pieter to be the liaison to a group of militant Romani and Jewish women who have been sent to Treblinka to be "broken," then killed. The colonel discovers that the leader of the women, Katerina, was once a part of the Theatre Romen in Russia and offers the group the opportunity to perform a Shakespearean play, The Taming of the Shrew, under her guidance to entertain the German troops.
Porajmos, The Devouring
6 Males, 9 Females (15 Total Cast)
Porajmos, The Devouring, is a fictional account of Pieter Stangl, son of the commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. A loyal German, Pieter nonetheless hates the Nazi regime and the atrocities it visits upon the peoples of Europe. In order to force his son to accept his duty as a German, Colonel Franz Stangl forces Pieter to be the liaison to a group of militant Romani and Jewish women who have been sent to Treblinka to be "broken," then killed. The colonel discovers that the leader of the women, Katerina, was once a part of the Theatre Romen in Russia and offers the group the opportunity to perform a Shakespearean play, The Taming of the Shrew, under her guidance to entertain the German troops.
