On the Edge: Challenging Short Plays for Teen Actors by Trevor Suthers, Ed Shockley, Kate McGrath, Carol S. Lashof, Patricia Lamkin, Steve Lambert, Steven Korbar, Jonathan Dorf

Anthology. 75-80 minutes. 2-6 males, 2-9 females.
High school and older.

Eight edgy short plays to challenge high school actors, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals.

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YouthPLAYS is a unique coalition of award-winning professional dramatists and exciting new discoveries dedicated to expanding the vocabulary of theatre for young actors and audiences and doing it in an environmentally and budget-friendly way.  Read all of our plays electronically for free in their entirety.  Like what you see?  Pay only royalties--no book fees--and print only what you need from our electronic files.  Our works range from plays for teens and children that are written for young performers, to plays for adult actors to perform for young audiences.  They include full-length plays and musicals, one-acts, monologues and duets that make ideal choices for production and competition.  All of the plays and musicals available through YouthPLAYS are appropriate for young people and available to schools, theatres and institutions serving young audiences and/or actors worldwide.

The Adventures of Rocky & Skye by Kelly DuMar
After the Hill by Meron Langsner
Almost Perfect by Trevor Suthers
Boys Gone Mild by Steven Korbar
The Christmas Princess by Arthur M. Jolly
Corner Critics by Donna Latham
Detention by Trevor Suthers
Do These Jeans Make My Butt Look Massive? by Donna Latham
DragonSlay by Robin Pond
ESL by Tom Smith
First Dance by Nancy Brewka-Clark
Girl Friend by Steve Lambert
Girls by Linda Kampley
Goldilocks in Nurseryland by Trevor Suthers
JOAN by Donna Kaz
Johnny and Sally Ann by Tom Smith
The Kennel Club by David Muncaster
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Jonathan Josephson
Midnight Snow Falls Softly by Donna Stuccio
An Old-Fashioned Christmas by Barbara Lindsay
On the Edge:  Challenging Short Plays for Teen Actors (various authors)
Options by Carol S. Lashof
Persephone Underground by Carol S. Lashof
Pretty by Dan Berkowitz
Princess Pigface by Tommy Jamerson
The Prom Dress by Kitty Dubin
The Stalking Horse by Ed Shockley
A Tale from the North Woods by Lynn-Steven Johanson
Up A Tree by Nathaniel Kressen
What Comes Around... by Tom Smith
The Wild and Wacky Rhyming Stories of Miss Henrietta Humpledowning by Tom Smith
Wrong End of the Stick by Trevor Suthers

Coming Soon...
Alley Dog by Paul Lewis
The Boston Massacre by Ed Shockley
Brave Little Tailor by Randy Wyatt
The Minotaur by Carol S. Lashof
Mrs. Murphy's Porch by Wysteria Edwards
Wild Alice, book and lyrics by Jean Hart, music by Crawford Hart
and many, many more!

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