Plays for Middle Schools
Middle School Theatre! We understand finding plays for middle school students is never easy. That's why we've partnered with popular playwrights to create play scripts specifically written for student actors.
We've got all kinds of plays for Middle Schools. From one-act dramas for competition to full-length play adaptations, Stage Partners has just what you need for your middle school theatre program. Beginners and advanced actors welcome.
Browse our selection below and read every play script for free!
The Day the Internet Died
Comedy One-act. 30-35 minutes 10-50 actors, gender flexible On a sunny day in the town of Bloomington, a devastating occurrence happens. No, it’s not famine, or floods, or loss...
A Wrinkle in Time (50-minute one-act)
adapted from the novel by Madeleine L'Engle Drama One-act. 45-50 minutes. There is also a 35-minute one-act cutting of this play adaptation available to read here, and a full-length version to read...
When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors
Comedy One-act. 25-30 minutes 10-30 actors, gender flexible A simple one-act production of The Wizard of Oz gets derailed by missed cues, forgotten lines, and a renegade sound board op who...
The Video Gamapalooza
Comedy Full-length. 90-100 minutes 10-60 actors, gender flexible A wild and rollicking ride through the history of arcade games, computer games, and newfangled apps! Join a crusty Gen-X-er longing...
My First Lockdown
Drama (with comedy) One-act. 30-35 minutes 10-20 actors, gender flexible (There is a version with more roles available. Contact Stage Partners for details.) Inspired by true events, a group of theater...
The 10 Best/Worst Things About Middle School
Comedy One-act. 30-35 minutes 10-40 actors, gender flexible Ah, middle school. The best worst years of your life! The friends, the memories, the life lessons, and of course the...inevitably haunting embarrassments that...
The 24 Days Before Christmas
adapted from the story by Madeleine L'Engle Holiday Comedy/Drama Full-length. 65-75 minutes 10-50+ actors, gender flexible The Austin family has a cherished tradition of doing something special every day...
The 8 Ways Pokemon Go is Destroying Your Life
Comedy One-act. 30-35 minutes 8-40+ actors, gender flexible The most popular app may just be your doom. Sure everyone is playing it. But whether it leads you off a cliff,...
Peter Pan (Non-flying version!)
adapted from the novel by J.M. Barrie Adventure Full-length. 75-85 minutes 15-40 actors This inventive adaptation can be performed with or without flying, making it a perfect and flexible...
Alice in Wonderland
based on the stories of Lewis Carroll Drama/Comedy Full-length. 75-90 minutes 10-50 actors, gender flexible Alice falls down the rabbit hole. Mad tea parties, sarcastic caterpillars, depressed turtles, and...
Morning Announcements
Comedy One-act. 25-30 minutes 12-25 actors, gender flexible Another school day begins, and our seemingly stalwart student heroes are torn between anxiety and apathy. Will Craig ever tell Amber he likes...
A Wrinkle in Time (Sie)
adapted from the novel by Madeleine L'Engle Drama Full-length. 75-85 minutes. 6-20+ actors possible One of literature's most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back--braces, stubbornness and all. Once again, she's joining...
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