Marian Scadden, author
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FREE MONOLOGUES &
CHILDREN'S SCRIPTS
PLAY CATEGORIES AND LISTS
RENTING: If you see a play you're interested in renting, contact me
(via the Contact link above) and I'll give you details.

Free Kids Monologue of the month: Click Here.


Free: Short Scripts for 2-3 Children to Perform

For 2 performers: The Three Little Pigs (2-6 actors); The Tortoise & the Hare; Brownilocks and a Bear
For 3 performers: Little Red Riding Hood; Jack & the Beanstalk (3-5 actors);
For all: Basic Stage Terms
All of these plays, plus 10 more, are included in the ebook Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids. Smashwords, where the book is posted, has several formats in which you can download. The book is also on Amazon.

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Children's Plays for Children to Perform

(I use the term "children" loosely; teens and adults can and have performed some of these shows)
  • Running time: 30-50 minutes. Most are around 35 minutes.
  • Flexible cast sizes: 7-30+
  • Flexible gender requirements as well.
FULL DESCRIPTIONS

Children's Plays for 2-3 Adults to Perform

  • Running time: Approximately 45 minutes
  • Most of the plays are for 2 actors
  • Primarily for one male and one female but flexible
FULL DESCRIPTIONS

Murder Mysteries

These mysteries are written for 2 performers, and lots of audience participation. In fact, the whole audience participates either by being one of the individual characters or part of one of the group parts.
FULL DESCRIPTIONS

Community Theater

Well, there's a musical, a few melodramas, and a couple of murder mysteries. But they're fun if that's the genre you're looking for.
FULL DESCRIPTIONS
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Marian Scadden, author of stage plays, fiction for young people, and other stuff