{"id":10660,"date":"2020-06-10T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=10660"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:46:38","slug":"teen-theatre-%e2%80%a2-plays-with-teen-characters-%e2%80%a2-alpha-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=10660","title":{"rendered":"LBT Teen Theatre: Plays with Teen Characters \u2022 Alpha Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A vital part of TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) are plays that concern Teen Issues, about teens themselves, with all teenaged characters, or story focused on teenagers. Some plays on this list are written for older actors, but focus on issues teens involve themselves in. Some are adaptations written with the teen actor in mind.<\/p>\n<p>(Of course, many, if not all, of the plays in our catalog can be produced with teens playing the roles.) This is not by any means a comprehensive list.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3639\"><strong>ALL&#8217;S WELL THAT ENDS WELL <\/strong><\/a>by William Shakespeare, adapted by J.D. Newman)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9704\"><strong>AMERICAN DREAMS: IMMIGRATION STORIES<\/strong><\/a> by Linda Britt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5268\"><strong>BEFORE NEVERMORE: A Poe Adventure<\/strong><\/a> (A Short Musical) Book, Music and Lyrics by Meg Crespy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6035\"><strong>BILLY GOES TO WAR: A Play to End All Wars<\/strong><\/a> by Harley Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4071\"><strong>CARAVAN<\/strong><\/a> by Carol Lynn Pearson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6139\"><strong>CHOSEN: Stories on Adoption<\/strong><\/a> by Linda Britt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=14691\"><strong>CLARA and the MERMAIDS<\/strong><\/a> a radio play by J. D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10746\"><strong>CLARA and the MERMAIDS<\/strong><\/a> a multi-venue play by J. D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><strong>CLARA and the MERMAIDS<\/strong> a 60 minute by J. D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=335\"><strong>A COMEDY OF ERRORS<\/strong><\/a> by William Shakespeare, adapted by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=88\"><strong>CHRISTMAS DREAMS A Musical<\/strong> <\/a>Book, Music and Lyrics by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3618\"><strong>DeGRUCHY&#8217;S MANTLE<\/strong><\/a> by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3742\"><strong>THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF<\/strong> <\/a>by Moliere, adapted by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=1988\"><strong>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO REMEMBER\u00a0 A Musical<\/strong><\/a> by Pat Davis, Ralph G Rodgers, Jr and K. Newell Dayley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=7725\"><strong>ELEKTRA<\/strong><\/a> by Sophocles adapted by Richard Sewell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=15005\"><strong>ENTERTAINING MARK TWAIN<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a musical revue by Charles w. Whitman, C. Michael Perry and Michael Evenden<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12706\">EMPEROR WOLF<\/a> <\/b>a post-apocalyptic fairy taleby Mahonri Stewart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4936\"><strong>E(U)NTITLED<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 a short play (35 m) by Kristen Ellis Giles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=11113\"><strong>FIVE <\/strong><\/a>a ten minute play by Eric Samuelsen (in the Donkey Kong world)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=128\"><strong>FRANK&#8217;N STYNE A Musical Spoof <\/strong><\/a>by Larry Hillhouse and C. Michael Perry<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5740\"><strong>FREEDOM SONG: A Story of Hope<\/strong><\/a> by Alexandra Grace Gaver<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8405\"><strong>A FRENCH WOODS KIND OF LOVE<\/strong><\/a> a 15 minute-musical by Chip Deffaa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3798\"><strong>GALILEO&#8217;S PENDULUM<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Megliola<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3607\"><strong>GATHERING GRIMM<\/strong><\/a> by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=735\"><strong>GEEKS and GANGSTERS: The True Story of the World of Superman<\/strong><\/a> by Rob Lauer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3676\"><strong>THE GYPSY TREE<\/strong><\/a> by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12769\"><strong>HAUNT<\/strong><\/a> by Mahonri Stewart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9638\"><strong>HERO&#8217;S JOURNEY<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; A Choose Your Own Path Adventure by Anthony Buck<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12835\"><strong>THE HORNSWOGGLE JIG<\/strong><\/a> by Wendy Gourley<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=14759\"><strong>HOW DO WE FEEL RIGHT NOW?<\/strong> <\/a>by Stacy Tirro<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8802\"><strong>HUEBENER<\/strong><\/a> by Thomas F. Rogers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10897\"><strong>INTERSECTION<\/strong><\/a> a play about power &#8212; for 9 teen women by Eric Samuelsen<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10480\">INVERSION<\/a><\/strong> a horror story for teens by Eric Samuelsen<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10308\">IRVING BERLINS RAGTIME REVUE<\/a> (A Musical Revue)<\/strong> Compiled by Chip Deffaa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4239\"><strong>IT&#8217;S UP TO ME! A Musical<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a musical revue by Mark Ogden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5479\"><strong>JULIUS CAESAR: A Confederate Conspiracy<\/strong><\/a> by William Shakespeare, adapted by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8729\"><strong>JONAH! A Short Musical<\/strong><\/a> by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3623\"><strong>LIBERATION<\/strong><\/a> a short play (45m) by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=7797\"><strong>THE LIBERATED CINDERELLA<\/strong><\/a> by R. Rex Stephenson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12796\"><strong>MANIFEST<\/strong><\/a> by Mahonri Stewart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10403\"><strong>ME2<\/strong><\/a> by Joanna Kraus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6523\"><strong>MERRY GENTLEMEN<\/strong><\/a> (a modern day A Christmas Carol) by Sheila Rinear<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5485\"><strong>A MIDSUMMER NIGHT&#8217;S DREAM<\/strong><\/a> by William Shakespeare, adapted by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8093\"><strong>MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING<\/strong><\/a> by William Shakespeare, adapted by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=6172\"><strong>NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP<\/strong><\/a> by Jerry Walker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=419\"><strong>THE ODYSSEY<\/strong><\/a> by Homer, adapted for Story Theatre by Rodger D. Sorensen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=13742\"><strong>THE ODYSSEY<\/strong><\/a> adapted by Eric Samuelsen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=60\"><strong>OF BABYLON<\/strong><\/a> (based on Stephen Benet&#8217;s story, &#8220;By The Waters Of Babylon&#8221;) a musical by C. Michael Perry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3835\"><strong>Once Upon A Candlemas In King Arthur&#8217;s Court<\/strong><\/a> by Genevieve Aichele<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=11051\"><strong>PERFECT CIRCLE<\/strong> <\/a>a 10-minute play by Eric Samuelsen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10776\"><strong>SANDY and the WEIRD SISTERS<\/strong><\/a> by J. D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10771\"><strong>SANDY and the DANCE OF FAITH<\/strong><\/a> by J. D. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=11159\"><strong>SLAYING THE GREEBLE<\/strong><\/a> by Eric Saumelsen \u2022 TYA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4383\"><strong>REINDEER GAMES: A Christmas Panto for Young and Olde!<\/strong><\/a> by Martin R. Collin (A PLAY WITH SONGS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=4149\"><strong>THE SIDESHOW: The Musical<\/strong><\/a> by Mark Ogden<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=1507\"><strong>SONG-AND-DANCE KIDS: The Musical Story of the Seven Little Foys<\/strong><\/a> by Chip Deffaa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8405\"><strong>A STAGE DOOR KIND OF LOVE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 a 15 minute-musical by Chip Deffaa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=5807\"><strong>STORM BOY: A Devastating Tale of Brotherhood, Love, and Loyalty<\/strong><\/a> A Musical (based on a true story of Young Heroism) by Steve Eaton Evans and Tim Laycock<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12831\"><strong>SUPERPOWERS<\/strong><\/a> by Drew Chappell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=10399\"><strong>TAMALES and ROSES<\/strong><\/a> by Joanna H. Kraus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=217\"><strong>TEM<\/strong><strong>PEST THE MUSICAL <\/strong><\/a>based on Shakespeare&#8217;s Play, Book, Music and Lyrics By Neil K. Newell and C. Michael Perry (Alternate title: Such Stuff As Dreams)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12833\"><strong>TIME MIRRORS <\/strong><\/a>by Drew Chappell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=1713\"><strong>TIMESHARE A Comedy Thriller<\/strong> <\/a>by Brent Hansen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=12772\"><strong>THE TROJAN CHILDREN<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0by Mahonri Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=827\"><strong>YANKEE DOODLE DANDY A Musical <\/strong><\/a>by Chip Deffaa with music and lyrics by George M. Cohan and others<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=3665\"><strong>THE YEARNING SEASON<\/strong><\/a> by J.D. Newman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9636\"><strong>WILD IN THE WEST<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; A Choose Your Own Path Adventure by Anthony Buck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vital part of TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) are plays that concern Teen Issues, about teens themselves, with all teenaged characters,<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=10660\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":339,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10660","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6fXeh-2LW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10660"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22517,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10660\/revisions\/22517"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}