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…
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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,…
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…
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…
The Princess and the Pea • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale by Genevieve Aichele The typical array of princesses––all royal, all wrong. But when Prince Emory meets…
The Girl Who Found Fear • TYA • World Tales
A Turkish Fairy Tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Fear. We all know about it, have even experienced it in our lives. But we…
Persephone • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from the Greek Myth by Genevieve Aichele Kidnapping. Heartbreak. Evil exacting a price. Sounds like the 5 o’clock news? Well, no —…
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…
Clever Manka • TYA • World Tales
A Czechoslovakian tale adapted by Genevieve Aichele Riddles. Cleverness. This simple, charming story will delight children and adults alike as The Burgomaster of…
The Adventures of Hiiaka • TYA • World Tales
Adapted from Hawaiian Myth and Lore by Genevieve Aichele Hawaii’s rich mythology and lore provide the story for this script dealing with love,…
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…
Five • A Ten-minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen In the world of Donkey Kong we find 5 Princess Zeldas: the Proud, the-full-of-pain, the girlfriend-not-a-princess, the Actor-princess, the Dangerous….
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…
Cassandra • A Ten-Minute Play
by Eric Samuelsen A PERFECT PLAY FOR INTERNET, ZOOM, OR STREAMED THEATRE PERFORMANCE As one of the captives of the Trojan War, the…
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 • 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 Dance of Faith – The Play
by J. D Newman Book 2 of the Sandy Hunter Saga Sandy Hunter’s entrance essay has earned her admission to Memorial Catholic School….
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…
NCMO • a short parable
by Eric Samuelsen The play takes place inside a BYU-approved housing apartment in Provo, Utah where Kim and Trent are not sure how…
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…
Esther: Queen of Courage • One-woman Show
by Myrth Elizabeth Burr Ask yourself, “Do I have the courage of a Queen to stand firm for what I believe, EVEN IF…
Ruth and Naomi • One-woman Show
by Myrth Elizabeth Burr A Story of love filled with heartache, strife and drama. Many believe that Ruth gleaning in the fields…
Mary Fielding Smith • One Woman Show
Mother of a Prophet – Her Trek West Written by Myrth Elizabeth Burr Inspired by the Doug Fryer painting of Mary looking for…
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…
A High and Glorious Place • A One Woman Play
by Elizabeth Hansen (For production by Professional Groups, College/University Groups, Community Groups, LDS Church Groups) Eliza R. Snow is one of the few…
Much Ado About Nothing — Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare Freely adapted and updated from the Shakespeare Classic by J.D. Newman (Perfect for Colleges/Universities, High Schools and Middle Schools) The…
Land of Oz — The Play
Adapted by J.D. Newman From L. Frank Baum’s classic novel (Perfect for Professional, College/University, Community, High School, Middle School, and other Youth Theatre…
A Christmas Carol — the play
by R. Rex Stephenson (For Community, College/University, High School and Junior High School, Youth Groups, Community and Church groups.) Undoubtedly Dickens’ most famous…
Little Women — a musical
Book and Lyrics by R. Rex Stephenson Music by Emily Rose Tucker UNDER CONSTRUCTION PLAY DETAILS: Order# 3330 Performance License…
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!
The Pumpkin Child — short musical TYA
About become who YOU want to be and not giving in to labels
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep — play
A play about teens: their struggles, their hopes, their dreams, their epic fails.
Mrs. Smith Goes To Washington — One Woman Play
A Tour-de-Force for a solo actress portraying Margaret Chase Smith, first female Senator from Maine
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.
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.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — edited
Shakespeare’s classic edited for time and archaic expressions.