FREE CLASSROOM SCENES FOR TEENS - Scenes for drama class
Below are scenes from published plays as well as short scenes that have been used in short play festivals and published in anthologies. They are free for classroom use and drama clubs only (sorry but not to be used in festivals or student one-acts even if no admission is charged).
For November, December: Plays with a holiday theme are marked "Holiday."
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For uses other than class (competition, student one-acts where there is an audience, etc.), full rights must be obtained. I charge a nominal fee. If a publisher is cited, you must go through the publisher for the rights to use these scenes if there is any audience.
The scenes run from 2 minutes to ten minutes. The subjects are as varied as synesthesia, 9/11, the Holocaust, the White Rose Society, the fantastical and the "real." Print, play and enjoy!
FREE SCENES FOR TEENS
(A new holiday short is at the bottom of the page: And Frank SInatra Singing in a Fig Tree - it uses 2-6 actors; check it out)
FOR TWO
Cast: 2 - Both roles can be male or female
Texas - Invasion of the Tumbleweeds; comedy, pseudo-horror. The tumbleweeds are coming.... from THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology
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Holiday: Oregon - Fa La La La Llama - comedy, fantasy - looking at climate change from a llama's point of view. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology
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Pennsylvania - Scrapple - comedy - What is scrapple anyway? A Pennsylvania Dutch specialty and ... other things. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology
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We Interrupt this Program - Drama; Gun Control
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North Dakota - The Enchanted Highway; 4 minute serio-comic discussion of art along the highway.. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Montana - Where the Buffalo Roam; comedy; it turns out that the buffalo in Yellowstone Park are not fond of human tourists. Yes, the characters are buffalo. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICAN anthology.
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Delaware - Protect Our Chickens; 5-minute comedy about Delaware and chickens. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Quarantined with Human - two minute comedy; Dogs are apparently happy with their humans sheltering in place. But not every cat is.
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Cast 2 - 1 male, 1 female
River and Rain; comedy, fantasy from DREAMS FROM HOGBACK BRIDGE Scene
American Gothic - romantic (sort of) comedy from DREAMS FROM HOGBACK BRIDGE
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Not Fishing; comedy; from full length DREAMS FROM HOGBACK BRIDGE; how to catch a leprechaun. Scene
Paris; serio-comic romance; from full length DREAMS FROM HOGBACK BRIDGE. Scene
From full length REMEMBERING MARGOT, December 1941, serio-comic, Margot and Jacob (age 15-16) Scene
Missouri - Redbird - Romantic Comedy; a blind date where a couple discovers they have nothing in common. Does it matter? From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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New! Holiday - Frosty the Rogue Man - serio-comic; a cat-calling snowman is tranformed.
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Remembering Margot; drama about Margot Frank (Anne Frank's sister). Scene with Margot and her classmate Jakob arguing over Romeo & Juliet.
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Virginia - 1,000 Oysters; comedy; they say if you eat 1,000 oysters you will get a pearl. Maybe. Maybe not. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Indiana - All You Need is Love - romantic comedy; Is this really a proposal? From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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California - Under the General Sherman Tree - Where Marion sees romance in trees, Nate sees statistics. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Alaska - Moose Lips - Daisy's on a mission and it involves moose lips. Comedy. Note: There are kisses at the end. Or not. You decide. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Idaho - Craters of the Moon; dark comedy; one could commit murder in this state park. But only if one was a murderer.
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Minnesota - A Paper Forest - serio-comic; a tale of climate change on the shores of Lake Superior. From THE UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Almost Mary - Bio of Mary Anning; serio-comic; Mary Anning (age 12) receives 2 books From Henry de la Beche (age 15); scene from my play ALMOST MARY
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Soundscapes - a teen play about synesthesia; serio-comic; Iris and Tony are 13-14. Scene from full-length play SOUNDSCAPES.
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Alabama: The Proposal; a monkey monument and a proposal.
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New York - Water Lilies; a perspective on Monet's Water Lilies; serio-comic; 5 minutes
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Founding Daughters; A play about four young heroines from the Revolutionary War
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My Brother's Gift - Drama - A brother and sister during the Holocaust. (True Story) Read full script at Stage Partners.
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Under a Midsummer Moon - Drama (read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing) Viet Nam, the Moon landing and magic
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - Nazi Germany resistance. Drama (from a full length; read script and obtain rights from Stage Partners.)
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Bound by Stardust - drama - (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page) a tale about physics and grieving and healing from full length BOUND BY STARDUST
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Bound by Stardust - drama - (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page) a tale of physics and grieving and healing from full length BOUND BY STARDUST
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Letters from Lisette - fantasy (from full length; read script from Youth Plays Page) a fantasy of Franz Kafka writing letters from a doll
Scene with Lisette (a doll) and a singing Porpoise from full length LETTERS FROM LISETTE
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Maine - serio-comic - a 2-minute ditty starring the Northern Lights. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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New Jersey - comedy - a 2-minute ditty about planting highways; from UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Escape - serio-comic - a 3-minute ditty
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Featured in The Best Scenes for Kids Ages 7-15, edited by Lawrence Harbison
Cast: 2 females
Scene 2 from REMEMBERING MARGOT; Anne and Margot Frank sister scene; serio-comic, (delete Bettina) scene
Scene 8 from REMEMBERING MARGOT; Anne and Margot Frank - going into hiding scene, drama, Scene
Hiking - drama; about self-harm, trying to be perfect and a chance meeting that may change all of that
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Kansas - serio-comic; one sister wants to go to Oz - for real. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICAN anthology.
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West Virginia - Smothering Ramps - comedy - a lesson in making ramps tasty - the southern way. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Louisiana - We Were Amazing - A teen's visit to Poverty Park yields the unexpected. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Iowa - Crashing Tulips; LGBT; a tulip festival and love and maybe more
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Almost Mary - Mary Anning (age 12) teaches Philippa (age 15) about fossil hunting; scene from full length ALMOST MARY
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South Dakota - The Sunflower Field - Serio-comic; two sisters plan on scattering their mother's ashes in a sunflower field. They have different memories of their mother. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Soundscapes - a teen play about synesthesia; Iris and Mariel are 13-14. serio-comic. From full length SOUNDSCAPES
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Soundscapes - a teen play about synesthesia; Iris and Mariel are 13-14; serio-comic. from full length SOUNDSCAPES
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7 Weeks, 3 Days - drama; a close friend of Mari visits. Mari is sick. The visit is awkward. They are awkward. It's all awkward.
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Letters from Lisette - from full length; read play at Youth Plays page; fantasy of the letters Franz Kafka wrote from a doll; one character is a doll and the other is a poodle.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; pen pal correspondence between Anne Frank and Nina in Iowa. Read script and/or obtain rights at Stage Partners.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; scene between Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Read script and/or obtain rights at Stage Partners.
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Just in Case Texts - serio-comic; school shootings; two young teens
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By Candlelight - drama - full length play; teens and healing after 9/11. From fulel length BY CANDLELIGHT (obtain rights and/or read publisher's script - Playscripts)
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Shakespeare Unbound - comedy; Shakespeare mash-up. (obtain rights or read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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Overscheduled - comedy - a 3-minute ditty
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It's Special - drama - a two minute play; A mother has a surprise for her teen daughter after some back-to-school shopping
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2 males
Oklahoma - comedy - What's in a Name? What do you do when your name is Peter Babbit and you're from Rabbit Cove Trap, Oklahoma? When do you own up to your name?
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Nebraska: Child of the Corn - comedy , fantasy - Xan's a corn farmer. Dan's fears he is turning into an ear of corn. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Under a Midsummer Moon - drama from full length play (obtain rights and/or read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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La Bella Cinderella - from full length comedy for youth based on the Italian Cinderella (obtain rights and/or read publisher's script - YouthPLAYS)
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1 male, 1 either male or female
The Fisherman and His Wife - full-length, fairytale comedy for young audiences (obtain rights and/or read publisher's script - Playscripts)
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1 female, 1 either male or female
Kentucky - comedy - Burgoo is a traditional food in Kentucky. What makes it authentic? The eye of newt? From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Wisconsin - Why a Duck? - comedy, fantasy - A poet meets a duck on a bridge in Milwaukee. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Holiday: Not in Our Town - docudrama; 5 minutes. Anna is babysitting when a brick is thrown into her charge's window. It haunts her. Sibling scene from One-Act Not in Our Town.
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3 female
Massachusetts - Bewitched, Ghostly goings on in Salem, MA. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology..
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1 female, 1 male, 1 either male or female
NEW! Holiday A Tale of Two Ornaments - comedy; two ornaments are falling in love as they are being terrorized by a kitten
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Unlocked - comedy from full length THE DREAMERS OF MADISON COUNTY. Scene.
Sam and Willa and Jeeves; comedy about a magical fish, fish and chips, and Shakespeare. Scene
Holiday: Connecticut - The Reindeer Constellation, comedy; Christmas; Pretty sure Santa's not supposed to arrive on a tugboat.
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Colorado - Rocky Mountain Oysters; Who knew Colorado had Oysters? Comedy for "foodies."
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Vermont - One with Nature - comedy - Move to Vermont! There's snow on the ground all year, the biting flies are huge and it's paradise on earth. Maybe.,
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2 male, 1 female
The Boy with the Triangle; comedy; Meredith Wilson struggles and struggles to create The Music Man. True story.
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By Candlelight - drama - from full length play about teens coming together after 9/11 (obtain rights and/or read publishers script - Playscripts)
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2 female, 1 male
Nobody Can Hear You Scream; comedy from DREAMS FROM HOGBACK BRIDGE. Scene
Holiday Chanukah Scene from Remembering Margot, serio-comic Scene
Robbery Scene from REMEMBERING MARGOT, drama, Scene
Letters from Lisette - adventure- fantasy; Lisette meets some alley-cats; from full-length youth play Letters from Lisette
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Holiday: Washington - December 26 - Christmas is perfect. December 26th is another thing. Comedy. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology
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Remembering Margot - Anne Frank, Margot Frank, Peter Van Pels - a scene between the three young people hiding in the Secret Annex. Serio-comic.
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2 female, 1 either male or female
Rhode Island; Maddie visits the lighthouse of Ida Lewis every day. Ida Lewis was once known as "the bravest woman in America." And Maddie needs to be brave. Drama.
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2 male, 1 female
Mississippi - The Mad Potter of Biloxi; serio-comic; Art is in the eye of the beholder. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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3 either male or female
Ohio - Revenge of the Squirrels; comedy; Ohio is the "Buckeye" state and squirrels like Buckeye nuts... and more. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMErICA anthology.
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New Mexico - Green Chilies Roasting on an Open Fire; gentle comedy; New Mexico's state "aroma" from UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Tarred and Feathered - comedy; three kids trying to stage a protest when everything goes wrong
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CAST: 4
2 male, 2 female
Maryland - Under the Boardwalk; comedy, semi-romantic and the characters are crabs. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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Utah - Time; Serio-Comic; 2 grandparents and 2 of their grandchildren; time passes; don't let gratitude wait. From UNITED PLAYS OF AMERICA anthology.
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1 male, 3 females
Teen scene from REMEMBERING MARGOT, serio-comic, scene
CAST: 4 OR MORE
NEW! Holiday Play 1 male 1 female, OR 1 male, 1 female + 2 or more (much more) of either gender
And Frank Sinatra Singing in a Fig Tree - a holiday play about romance and Italian food
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