YouthPLAYS

01/23/2025

🫂 New release alert! 🫂

https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-strong-friend-by-idris-goodwin-715&ref=search.php%3Fquicksearchbox%3DThe%2BStrong%2BFriend

Drama. 10-15 minutes. 2+ females, 1+ males (3+ performers possible). Suitable for high school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

THE STRONG FRIEND is also available as part of PIECES OF MIND: TEN PLAYS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH FOR TEENS, a collection that may be produced in any order (and with any plays left out).

01/22/2025

Meet the authors featured in NEW VOICES, VOLUME 2: MORE WINNING ONE-ACTS BY YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/new-voices-volume-2-more-winning-one-acts-by-young-playwrights-728

The second collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition spans a vast variety of time periods, genres and topics, but what unites these young writers is their ability to speak to the issues that impact young people today.

01/21/2025

Meet the author of EL PERDIDO (THE LOST ONE)!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/el-perdido-the-lost-one-by-jose-casas-712&ref=search.php%3Fquicksearchbox%3DEl%2BPerdido%2B%2528The%2BLost%2BOne%2529

When teen superhero El Perdido quits, will the agent sent by the League be able to bring him back into the fold, or will he hang up his cape for good?

01/20/2025

01/16/2025

Meet the author of THE NAMING OF THINGS!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-naming-of-things-by-eric-coble-700&ref=search.php%3Fquicksearchbox%3Dnaming

Ethan's sitting in the bottom of a dark hole. Laila's surrounded by a flock of panicking birds. Yet everyone expects them to keep living their normal teenage lives. And then, they find each other.

01/15/2025

Ana claims she can talk to spiders, so when Nikki and Ulises doubt her, they experience the extraordinary and terrifying phenomenon that has tormented Ana her entire life.

https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-girl-who-talks-to-spiders-by-ramon-esquivel-710&ref=search.php%3Fquicksearchbox%3DThe%2BGirl%2BWho%2BTalks%2Bto%2BSpiders

Drama. 10-15 minutes. 2 females, 1 male (with an optional, flexibly-sized ensemble). Suitable for high school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

01/14/2025

Check out these production photos from the latest NEW VOICES anthology!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/new-voices-volume-2-more-winning-one-acts-by-young-playwrights-728&ref= #

The second collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition takes us on historical journeys to the Dutch War of Independence and the days following 9/11, through insightful explorations of familiar rites of passage like prom and college essay writing, into fantastical worlds filled with fluorescent aisles and storytelling—and much more. Diverse in their subjects and approaches, what unites these accomplished young playwrights is their ability to speak directly to the issues that impact our lives in the here and now.

Quick facts: Anthology of 9 one-act plays. 10-45 minutes each. 4-12+ females, 3-6+ males, 0-26+ any gender (7-44+ performers possible). Suitable for high school and older.

01/13/2025

📸 Pablopicasso.org

01/11/2025

New release alert!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/new-voices-volume-2-more-winning-one-acts-by-young-playwrights-728&ref= #

The second collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition takes us on historical journeys to the Dutch War of Independence and the days following 9/11, through insightful explorations of familiar rites of passage like prom and college essay writing, into fantastical worlds filled with fluorescent aisles and storytelling—and much more. Diverse in their subjects and approaches, what unites these accomplished young playwrights is their ability to speak directly to the issues that impact our lives in the here and now.

Quick facts: Anthology of 9 one-act plays. 10-45 minutes each. 4-12+ females, 3-6+ males, 0-26+ any gender (7-44+ performers possible). Suitable for high school and older.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!!!

01/01/2025

Wishing you a joyous final day of Kwanzaa!❤️

12/25/2024

Happy Hanukkah!💙

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄

12/24/2024

Wishing you joy, peace, and relaxation this holiday season! ❄️

Explore these Christmas-themed shows on YouthPLAYS.com!

12/23/2024

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📸 Photo: Erica Echenberg/Redferns

12/21/2024

New release alert!

https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-naming-of-things-by-eric-coble-700&ref=

Quick facts: 10-15 minutes. 1 female, 1 male. Suitable for middle school and older.

THE NAMING OF THINGS is also available as part of PIECES OF MIND: TEN PLAYS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH FOR TEENS, a collection that may be produced in any order (and with any plays left out).

12/20/2024

In this twisted take on the well-loved Christmas tale, Scrooge not only has to contend with ghosts trying to save his soul but also zombies trying to eat his brains.

https://www.youthplays.com/play/a-very-zombie-christmas-carol-one-act-version-by-steph-deferie-653&ref=search.php%3Fquicksearchbox%3DA%2B%2528Very%2BZombie%2529%2BChristmas%2BCarol%2B%2528One-Act%2BVersion%2529

📸 World Crime League (Minneapolis, MN; photo by Arun Photography)