The Farley Family Xmas — A Spoof
by James Arrington The peculiar but all-too-recognizable Farley family is having their annual holiday party. The audience is name-tagged on entrance making the…
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The Illegal Alien • a 10-minute play
by Lyvia Martinez When Lois Lane and Clark Kent want to get married, they find out the one thing his super powers can’t…
ASÍ ES (That’s Just How It Is) • a 10-minute play
by Lyvia Martinez A Puerto Rican, Mormon teen moves to Utah hoping to no longer be the odd-Mormon out, only to find the culture…
How Do We Feel Right Now? • A Monologue Play
a collection of raw thoughts in the aftermath of senseless tragedy by Stacey Tirro On May 25, 2020, amidst a pandemic that shut…
Merlin’s Apprentice • Welcome to the Magic!
Welcome to the Magic! Book by SUSAN KIM Music by MATTHEW MARTIN WARD Lyrics by STEPHEN COLE Trying to fit into a new…
Book of Mormon Story — 10-minute play
by James Goldberg This missionary story is literally about The Book of Mormon and how it affects those who read it. There are…
Maror • A Short Play
by James Goldberg Inspired by the true incident related by Carlfred Broderick in his book, “The Uses of Adversity.” What can you say…
Prodigal Son • A Short Play
by James Goldberg After having been groomed throughout his young life by his father in anti-Mormon sentiment, the Son, Daniel, meets a girl,…
FIVE Small Cast Touring Plays for Young Audiences • Volume 13 in the Theatre For Young Audiences Series
#13 — FIVE Small Cast Touring Plays for Young Audiences (Order #5031) (5×8) (COMING SOON) The Emperor’s New Clothes by E. Gray Simons…
Plays of the Sandy Hunter Saga by J.D. Newman • Volume 12 in The Theatre for Young Audiences Series
Volume 12 — Plays of the Sandy Hunter Saga by J.D. Newman (Order #5030) (5×8) (COMING SOON) Clicking on any title below will…
To Be Continued • A Ten-Minute Play
by Davey Morrison A Ministering appointment with a terminally ill friend takes an unexpected turn. (Artwork by Steve Morrison for the New Play…
Do Good • Passion and the Public Servant
by Eric Samuelsen (Professional, Amateur and Educational groups) It’s what every American wants — to do some good to keep the ship of…
Time Mirrors • TYA
by Drew Chappell Part of the Noorda Theatre Youth Plays The town of Shoreville is situated close to a dam that was built…
Servers • A New Musical
Book and Lyrics by Mahonri Stewart Music by Austin Lopez (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) The humor and the pathos of…
Haunt • Halloween TYA
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) A group of children in San Diego sneak into an abandoned house only…
Playing The Game • A play
by Eric Samuelsen (Suitable for Professional, College/University, Educational, and Community groups.) The trophy is just a by-product of the game. The game is…
Otherwhere • Episode 8 in the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett Staged Radio Drama, Radio Broadcast, Fully-Staged Production, or Virtual Theatre. The Host of RADIO HOUR talks about the disputed…
Mess of Pottage • Marriage and Other Eternal Constructs
by Eric Samuelsen Three couples and their married life at BYU. They are neighbors in an apartment complex, and have been thrown together…
Blind Date • A 12-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Hyper-vigilance. On a stakeout. Fifi and Rex seem to be just thrown together. They talk about duty. They talk about…
3 • Three Plays for Three Women
by Eric Samuelsen Three short plays about Mormon women confronting their own culture, each with a cast of three. In Bar and Kell,…
Cannibal Bondage Fiasco • a Ten-minute play
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen The macabre humor, the mock-social-status-consciousness of the ‘very rich’ and those wanting to associate with them and…
Dreamers • a Ten-minute play
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Three English speaking friends, newly arrived in America, are searching the web for a school, an internship,…
Bumps • a play for Young Audiences • TYA
a play by Eric Samuelsen About the social order of a playground, along with the attendant bullying, BUMPS presents a microcosmic view of…
Foursquare • a Ten-minute play • TYA
a ten-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Slightly amended from its appearance in the longer play, BUMPS, this play about the social order of…
Last Chance • a one-act play
by Eric Samuelsen Two people, in the masquerade of longing and loving, have pretended themselves out of a life of anything but ordinary….
Nothing Personal • A New Play
by Eric Samuelsen What Is Truth? Is it defined by power? If so, it may not be truth at all! From 1996-1998, Susan…
The Butcher, The Beggar and the Bedtime Buddy • a 10-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen A meat-packing magnate, his daughter, and his second wife play the games and vie for the immense fortune at his…
Blood Pudding • a Ten-minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen There was a robbery in a restaurant meat locker. Marie thinks she knows who did it — a guy in…
Slaying the Greeble • TYA
by Eric Samuelsen We hear it all the time. “I met him on the internet.” That simple statement that sends shockwaves through parents…
He & She Fighting • A Love Story
a comic play by Eric Samuelsen (Suitable for Professional, College/University and Community groups.) They are completely incompatible. He says something. She says the…
Control_Alt_Delete • a Ten-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Eric (the playwright) had been reading a book called MOBY DUCK, about bath toys that washed off a cargo ship…
Gaming the DMV • a Ten-minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen The greatest place for being bored is the DMV. The thing most often done at the DMV is waiting. An…
Spoiled Cheese • a Ten-minute play
a 10-minute play by Eric Samuelsen Picture a post-apocalyptic scenario, with an Adam and Eve, now ejected from a Garden, ruefully remembering various…
What Really Happened • A Play
a play by Eric Samuelsen This play is about language––no not that kind (although there is some of that in it)––it is about…
Intersection • a play about power for teens
by Eric Samuelsen INTERSECTION is a snapshot of today’s world, a quick glance at troubled friendships, broken families, and domestic violence. Nine young…
FIVE Plays for Young Audiences by Joanna H. Kraus • Volume 8 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
by Joanna H. Kraus A collection of FIVE plays that speak to young hearts and minds whether they are in school, in the…
Sandy and the Weird Sisters • The Play
by J.D. Newman Growing up, making choices, being responsible for yourself and the choices we all make might seem everyday to some, but…
Sandy and the Dance of Faith – The Play
by J. D Newman Episode 2 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Sandy Hunter’s entrance essay has earned her admission to Memorial Catholic School….
Clara and the Mermaids • Multi-Venue Play
by J. D. Newman Episode 3 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Twelve-year-old Clara doesn’t know what she wants to be, but she knows…
Kimchi Kid • TYA Family Play about the power of Adoption
by Joanna H. Kraus When Hak Soo, a nine-year old Korean boy, arrives at a New York airport, he’s frightened by the excited…
For The Glory • A Play
by Joanna H. Kraus (with Hobart Brown) Dawn, wanna-be journalist, is tired of being an Indy 500 driver’s trophy girlfriend. Instead, she’ll cover…
Inversion • A Horror Story for Teens
a play by Eric Samuelsen Seven young people find themselves desperately lost in an unexpected fog in the mountains. Taking refuge in a…
Me2 • short TYA
by Joanna H. Kraus Two girls, raised in opposite parts of the country, accidentally meet in an upscale California mall. Madison and Emily,…
Tamales and Roses • short TYA
by Joanna H. Kraus When a flower girl gets stage fright and can’t start the wedding procession, she’s convinced no one will forgive…
Do I Look Like Anyone? • a short ZOOM play
by Sheila Rinear THE PERFECT TWO CHARACTER ZOOM PLAY WITH TWO PERFORMERS WHOSE CHARACTERS NEVER MEET IN PERSON! Meeting your Birth Mother? Important,…
Flora Meets A Bee • a play for grades K-3
by Morag Shepherd Eight-year-old Flora has lived in six foster homes since the age of five. One day Flora meets Bee and their…
River.Swamp.Cave.Mountain. • TYA (Grades K-3)
by Elaine Jarvik This is the story of five-year-old JJ (who has lots of questions) and eight-year-old Izzy (a know-it-all who…
Temps • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Each has been dating someone else, but due to a situation where they work, they are now inside Jason’s car…
Tahoe • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Two BYU students go to Nevada to get civilly married for a weekend so they can see what sex is…
Pizza and a Movie • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen Two roommates, Carlene and Courtney, spend an evening watching questionable content, wondering about men, and eating pizza in their BYU-approved…