The Whimsical World of Oz • A Comedy for Young Audiences (TYA)
A comedy for the young by Rob Lauer Based upon the famous Oz books by L. Frank Baum In this comedy adventure, Dorothy returns to…
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Tales of Tila! • A One-Woman Musical
by Carolyn Chatwin Murset (For production by College/University Groups, Community Groups, High Schools, LDS & Other Church Groups, Youth Theatres) The story of…
Entertaining Mark Twain • A Musical Revue
Book by Charles W. Whitman Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry Additional Material by Michael Evenden Thrill to the “War Prayer”! Laugh and…
Clara and the Mermaids • A Radio 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…
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…
The DreamBuilder • a play
by Tim Slover (For production by Professional Groups, Community Groups, and College & University Groups) In an eclectic mix of the ancient and…
… Half a Dozen of the Other • Volume 11 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
#11 …Half A Dozen of the Other Clicking on any title below will take you to that plays’ Performance Licensing page. Liberated Cinderella by…
Adam and Eve • A Ten-Minute Play
by Davey Morrison After the expulsion from the garden, our first parents wonder what they left behind, what they face in front of…
Noorda Theatre Youth Plays • Five Age Appropriate Scripts for Young Actors • Volume 9 Theatre For Young Audiences Series
And the curriculum/program that created them! Volume 9 of the Theatre for Young Audiences SERIES Edited by J. D. Newman “Theatre groups and…
Farewell To Eden • A Play
by Mahonri Stewart (Under license from Prospero Arts and Media) They thought that Georgiana Highett was invincible. Yet, after the death of her…
The Gift of the Magi • Part 1 of Yuletide, of the RADIO HOUR Series
by Matthew Ivan Bennett O. Henry’s classic Christmas story “The Gift of the Magi,” originally published in 1905, it is a straightforward adaptation…
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…
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,…
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…
Little Men • A New Musical
Based on “Little Men” the sequel to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” Book, Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry Jo and Professor…
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…
Burning Desire • a Ten-minute play
by Eric Samuelsen Heaven, Hell, the Void, and… a fourth place — not often considered, as we slip away into that unknown life…
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…
My Turn On Earth • Storybook
by Carol Lynn Pearson Illustrated by Cam Clarke Cover Illustration by Kay Stevenson Available after a long absence from the bookshelves! The…
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…
peculiarities: a play of parables (four short one acts on youth and sexuality)
by Eric Samuelsen Peculiarities is an exploration of LDS attitudes toward sexuality, in particular situations in which moral rigidity and sexuality collide in…
Accommodations – A Play in Three Acts
by Eric Samuelsen Grandfather Marty is getting older and the family needs to come together and care for him.George and Veeann are both…
The Farley Family Reunion • A Comic Play
by James Arrington The wacky, weird, wonderful, witty, whimsical, one-man show written and performed by James Arrington. Described as “a must see,” and…
Wedlocked • A Marriage Musical
by Marvin Payne and Steven Kapp Perry (For production by Professionals, Community Theatres, College-University Theatres.) The musical story of one couple’s daring escape!…
An Elder’s Christmas Miracle • A Short Play
by Anita Christine (For production by LDS Church Groups, Youth Theatres, Community Groups) This is a humorous and delightful play about a missionary’s…
The Dance • A Classic LDS Musical
Book and Lyrics by Carol Lynn Pearson Music by J.A.C. Redford (For production by Professional Groups, College/University Groups, Community Groups, LDS Church Groups)…
Family • A Play
by Eric Samuelsen (For production by Professional Groups, College/University Groups, Community Groups, LDS & Other Church Groups) In Family, real life becomes a…
Jedediah! • A Tale of Two Explorers
Book, Music and Lyrics by James G. Lambert and C. Michael Perry (For production by Professional Groups, College/University Groups, Community Groups, High Schools,…
Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 2 • Theatre for Young Audiences Series Volume 6
Volume 6 — Short Musicals for Young Audiences Book 2 SEVEN SHORT MUSICALS FOR ALL AGES Before Nevermore: A Poe Adventure by Meg…
Six of One… Six Plays for Young Actors and Audiences • Volume 4 Theatre for Young Audiences Series
#4 Six of One… Clicking on any title below will take you to that plays’ Performance Licensing page. Challenging Athena by Genevieve Aichele…
FIVE Plays by Sheila Rinear • Playwrights on the Page Series • Book 12
FIVE Plays by Sheila Rinear (BOOK 12 in the Playwrights on the Page Series) Lifelines Merry Gentlemen Counter Intelligence A Day Without Palestine…
Storm Boy — Book 11 of The Playwrights on the Page Series
A Devastating Tale of Brotherhood, Love, and Loyalty by Steve Eaton Evans with Tim Laycock NO KINDLE Version PRINT BOOK Perusal Price $12.95…
The Cranes: Harry and Evelyn — a short play for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) A long-married older couple looks back on…
We Ain’t Dead Yet — An evening of plays for Seniors
by Jerry Walker (Perfect for Senior Theatre groups and all others who perform for Senior audiences.) 8 plays ranging from comic to tragic…
Merry Gentlemen — a play inspired by “A Christmas Carol”
The story of “A Christmas Carol” provides a loose framework and several characters for this exploration of parent-child relationships. Tired of the same old Christmas Carol? This may be exactly what you are looking for!
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep — play
A play about teens: their struggles, their hopes, their dreams, their epic fails.
Chosen: Stories On Adoption — play
A warm, moving, and sometimes funny look at adoption from the minds and hearts of the adopted and those who adopt them.
Robin Hood: Legend of the Sherwood Bandit — play with songs
A uniquely structured musical about the battle against monarchial over-rule led by the most famous of all bandits.
Billy Goes To War — a Play to End All Wars
The horrors of war are just that, but in this play about the unluckiest boy who ever lived, you’ll find yourself laughing right after your heart has been torn apart.
An Allagash Haunting: The Story of Emile Camile — play with songs
The North Maine Woods are many things — haunted is one of them; as 10-year-old Olivia soon finds out.
The Scarlet Letter — a play
One of America’s most powerful stories created for only FOUR performers.
SUFFRAGE — a play
The struggle over voting rights for women in the second State ever to adopt that amendment: Utah.
Coming Home: A Christmas Story — Musical
The Herstoller Inn is a modern day setting for this re-telling of the Nativity Story, with a modern-day twist.
The Little Mermaid’s Little Sister — TYA
A delightful twist on the fairy tale as both the mermaid and her prince have a younger, same-gender sibling who get them and others into trouble; but it’s the little sister who is at the center of this story.
The Zenith Escape — a short musical TYA
TV screens, computer screens, video screens, phone screens — what if they were the literal gateway to our scariest nightmares?