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!
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Your Teachers (but were afraid to ask)
Comedy One-act. 30-45 minutes 12-50+ actors, gender flexible Finally your timeless questions about teachers will be answered through a series of hilarious revelations -- from a gameshow revealing your teacher's teenage years to...
Abandoned Way Out West
with Music by Tom Shelton Dramedy Full-length. 60-70 minutes 15-35+ actors, gender flexible casting Aquilina is a clever, courageous, and imaginative girl who leads a group of orphans in a...
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...
Rogues' Gallery
A 'Who Didn't Do It?' Mystery by by Rachel Bublitz, Tyler Dwiggins, Kathryn Funkhouser, Patrick Greene, Elissa C. Huang, Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy, Jason Pizzarello, & Maria Pretzl Comedy ...
Knock Knock
Comedy One-act. 30-45 minutes 4-23 actors, gender flexible When you deliver packages, anyone might be behind your next door, from your elementary school teacher to a burglar on the...
Masterclasses
The Morley Buck School of Serious Acting for Extraordinary Actors Comedy One-act. 30-35 minutes 7-25 (female lead, flexible casting) Acting. Is. Life. If you are going to be a student...
In the Forests of the Night
Drama One-act. 25-30 minutes 13 actors, gender flexible Thirteen students are compelled by their dreams to play a game in the woods to keep a mysterious monster at bay. Not...
How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play
Comedy One-act. 30-60 minutes* 10-50+ actors, gender flexible Some day it’s going to happen: You’re going to find yourself on stage, wearing tights, and saying things in iambic pentameter....
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...
The Boxcar Children
adapted from the book by Gertrude Chandler Warner Drama 55-65 minutes 12-20 actors Performed with a bare stage and suggested props, we are led by an ever-observant Stage Manager as our...
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 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...
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