FREE SCENES FOR TEENS - Scenes suitable for classwork
Below are scenes from published plays as well as short scenes that have been used in short play festivals (Gone in Sixty Seconds - Brooklyn and United Kingdom), Hit and Run Festival (Spokane, WA) and published in anthologies. They are free for classroom use and drama clubs only (not to be used in festivals or student one-acts even if no admission is charged). Please contact me if you plan on using them so I can see where they wind up (your school, city and state). Please do keep my name on all scripts (playwrights like getting credit for what they wrote - I know - silly us) and I would be appreciative if nothing goes to Youtube. Unless the publisher is noted, you may contact me on the Contact Page. The plays/scenes running times vary from 2 minutes to ten minutes. The subjects are as varied as 9/11, the Holocaust, the White Rose Society, street harassment, fairy tales and Native American folktales. Print, play and enjoy!
Scenes for Student Actors
1 male, 1 female
New! A Paper Forest - serio comic - a tale of climate change; excerpt from a ten-minute play
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My Brother's Gift - Drama - A brother and sister during the Holocaust. (True Story) Read script from Youth Plays page.
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My Brother's Gift - Holocaust drama; a brother and sister during the holocaust (True Story).
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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 from Youth Plays page)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - Nazi Germany resistance. Drama (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - Nazi Germany resistance. Drama (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Almost Mary - Adventure Drama - Bio of young Mary Anning, first female paleontologist (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Hey Baby Baby - drama - street harassment
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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
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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
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New! 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 and an operatic Porpoise
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Maine - - serio-comic - a 2-minute ditty
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You Will Thank Me - serio-comic - a 2-minute ditty
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He Loves Me - comedy - a 2-minute ditty
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New Jersey - comedy - a 2-minute ditty
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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
2 females
New! 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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New! Letters from Lisette - from full length; read play at Youth Plays page; fantasy of the letters Franz Kafka wrote from a doll; poodle scene
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New! Sunday Sauce - comedy; from full length Sunday Sauce; read play at Full Length Plays; 2 Italian cousins prepare for their uncle's memorial dinner. It does not go well.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; pen pal correspondence between Anne Frank and Nina in Iowa. Read script on Youth Plays page.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; scene between Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Read script on Youth Plays page.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; scene between Anne Frank and Margot Frank
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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. (read publisher's script - Playscripts)
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Shakespeare Unbound - comedy; Shakespeare mash-up. (read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - drama; Nazi Germany resistance. (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Almost Mary - adventure drama; bio of Mary Anning, 1st female paleontologist (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Overscheduled - comedy - a 3-minute ditty
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Flying - seriocomic - a two minute play; Liza flew around her room and is spooked. For two young (10-15 age) actresses
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It's Special - seriocomic - a two minute play; A mother has a surprise for her teen daughter after some back-to-school shopping
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New! Waving at Squirrels - drama - the roles are older but teens could play them; written in response to COVID-19
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2 males
Under a Midsummer Moon - drama from full length play (read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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La Bella Cinderella - from full length comedy for youth based on the Italian Cinderella (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 (read publisher's script - Playscripts)
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2 male, 1 female
By Candlelight - drama - full length play (read publishers script - Playscripts)
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Smile, Baby - drama - karma on the street (catcalling)
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3 either male or female
Tarred and Feathered - comedy
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2 male, 2 female
My Brother's Gift - Holocaust Drama, fantasy "siren" scene on boat
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Group Scene 5+ (1 female, 4 male or female) plus a cookie recipe
New! Jam Tomorrow - serio-comic, fantasy, written in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Scenes for Student Actors
1 male, 1 female
New! A Paper Forest - serio comic - a tale of climate change; excerpt from a ten-minute play
Scene
My Brother's Gift - Drama - A brother and sister during the Holocaust. (True Story) Read script from Youth Plays page.
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My Brother's Gift - Holocaust drama; a brother and sister during the holocaust (True Story).
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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 from Youth Plays page)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - Nazi Germany resistance. Drama (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - Nazi Germany resistance. Drama (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Almost Mary - Adventure Drama - Bio of young Mary Anning, first female paleontologist (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Hey Baby Baby - drama - street harassment
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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
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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
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New! 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 and an operatic Porpoise
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Maine - - serio-comic - a 2-minute ditty
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You Will Thank Me - serio-comic - a 2-minute ditty
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He Loves Me - comedy - a 2-minute ditty
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New Jersey - comedy - a 2-minute ditty
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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
2 females
New! 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.
Scene
New! Letters from Lisette - from full length; read play at Youth Plays page; fantasy of the letters Franz Kafka wrote from a doll; poodle scene
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New! Sunday Sauce - comedy; from full length Sunday Sauce; read play at Full Length Plays; 2 Italian cousins prepare for their uncle's memorial dinner. It does not go well.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; pen pal correspondence between Anne Frank and Nina in Iowa. Read script on Youth Plays page.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; scene between Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Read script on Youth Plays page.
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Dear Anne from Nina - drama; scene between Anne Frank and Margot Frank
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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. (read publisher's script - Playscripts)
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Shakespeare Unbound - comedy; Shakespeare mash-up. (read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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Antigone in Munich - The Sophie Scholl Story - drama; Nazi Germany resistance. (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Almost Mary - adventure drama; bio of Mary Anning, 1st female paleontologist (from a full length; read script from Youth Plays Page)
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Overscheduled - comedy - a 3-minute ditty
Scene
Flying - seriocomic - a two minute play; Liza flew around her room and is spooked. For two young (10-15 age) actresses
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It's Special - seriocomic - a two minute play; A mother has a surprise for her teen daughter after some back-to-school shopping
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New! Waving at Squirrels - drama - the roles are older but teens could play them; written in response to COVID-19
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2 males
Under a Midsummer Moon - drama from full length play (read publisher's script - Dramatic Publishing)
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La Bella Cinderella - from full length comedy for youth based on the Italian Cinderella (read publisher's script - YouthPLAYS)
Scene
1 male, 1 either male or female
The Fisherman and His Wife - full-length, fairytale comedy for young audiences (read publisher's script - Playscripts)
Scene
2 male, 1 female
By Candlelight - drama - full length play (read publishers script - Playscripts)
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Smile, Baby - drama - karma on the street (catcalling)
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3 either male or female
Tarred and Feathered - comedy
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2 male, 2 female
My Brother's Gift - Holocaust Drama, fantasy "siren" scene on boat
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Group Scene 5+ (1 female, 4 male or female) plus a cookie recipe
New! Jam Tomorrow - serio-comic, fantasy, written in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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