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List-ROLES FOR TEENS (plays with significant characters ages 11-18)
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Target AUDIENCE code: C-child; Y-youth; T-teen; YA-older teen and young adult audience
ABE (Abraham Lincoln), Saunders. Y T YA
CAST: 7 (with doubling), to 17.
Flexible staging; period costumes 1778-1831.
ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER,THE Koste. Y T
27 characters (many possibilities for doubling)
5 sets (simplified, stylized staging appropriate). 19th century mid-west American costumes.
Also see TOM SAWYER by Sara Spencer
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Miller. Y T
4 females, 2 males, 7 fantastic animals OR all female cast. Creative roles to perform for a young audience.
Bare stage with simple set pieces. Fantastic costumes.
AMY CROCKET: MVP, Cohen (Musical). Y T
9 actors with doubling OR up to 30+
One set with overlay scenes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
ANALYSIS OF MINERAL #4,THE Goldberg. Y T
3 females, 3 males
One set. Contemporary costumes.
ANNE AND THE TIGER RAJA, Eliet (Musical). C Y
12 characters (5 actors with doubling). Creative roles to perform for a young audience.
Minimum set requirements. Accomp. CD and song sheets available.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Sandberg (Montgomery). Y T
Cast of 8 (5 female, 3 male with doubling) or up to 12 with roles distributed
Early 20th century costumes; tourable; short and full length versions available.
APOLOGIES, Kral. T YA
4 females, 2 males
Flexible, fragmented settings.
BABA YAGA AND THE BLACK SUNFLOWER, Korty (Play with Music). Y T
5 females, 2 males with doubling OR up to 20 actors
Flexible staging. Puppets, masks and movement. Piano/Instrumental Scores available.
BECCA, Kesselman. Y T
1 female, 1 male, 4 animals, 5+ creatures of the closet
Single set of child’s room. Piano/Vocal Score available.
BLESS CRICKET, CREST TOOTHPASTE AND TOMMY TUNE, Daugherty. Y T YA
2 females, 3 males, 1 either with doubling OR up to 9
Contemporary settings and costumes.
BUSHVELD BIBBLE-BABBLE, Woolfson (Musical). Y T
3 females, 3 males with doubling, extras optional
Climbable tree and rock-like cave. Music included with script.
CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS, McClelland. T YA
1 female, 3 males
Contemporary flower shop.
CHARLIE FOSTER, Shurtz. Y T YA
10 (8 F, 2 M) that may be played by as few a 5
Contemporary. Simple set-10 chairs.
CODE BREAKER, THE Conley. T YA
3 females, 2 males
One set, simple or elaborate. Futuristic costumes.
EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON, Kral. Y T YA
5 females, 4 males with doubling
Five flexible settings. From the Norwegian folktale.
FORGOTTEN DOOR, THE Falls. Y T YA
7 to 20 actors
Simple set. Contemporary costumes. Adapted from novel by A. Key.
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE! The Rhymes and Riddles of Mother Goose Miller (Music Optional). C Y
6 actors with doubling OR up to 12 or more. Creative roles to perform for a young audience.
Open stage. Flexible costumes. Music scores included in script. CD Production Tracks available.
HUCK FINN’S STORY, Harris. Y T YA
1 female, 4 males with doubling
Open stage. Simple 19th century mid-west American costumes.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN, Whiting. Y T YA
6 females, 12 males
Four sets. 19th century mid-west American costumes.
JUNGALBOOK, Mast. Y T
8 actors with doubling OR up to 15
Unit set: jungle gym. Costumes: playground characters.
LAKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, THE, Eliet/Rosenberg (Musical). C Y
Cast: 4 (3F; 1M) or up to 14 with roles distributed. Creative roles to perform for a young audience.
Setting elaborate or simple, as described. Tourable. Printed Piano/Vocal Score and CD of Production Music Tracks available.
LEAVING HANNIBAL, Barile Y T YA
LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA, Schroeder-Arce Y T
LITTLE PRINCESS, SARA CREWE, THE Seale (Musical). Y T
18 females (including 12 or less pupils as desired), 5 males
Basic set with three interiors. Turn of 20th century London costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
LITTLE WOMEN, Spencer. Y T YA
10 females, 2 males
One set. Victorian costumes.
LIZA AND THE RIDDLING CAVE, Urquhart. Y T YA
5 females, 6 males OR double for fewer actors
Open stage. 1930s Appalachian costumes.
LOUIS BRAILLE: The World at Your Fingertips, Cooper/Vig/LeBeaux/Smulyan (Broadway-style Musical). Y T YA
Cast: 5 (2F; 3M) or up to 26 with roles distributed. Most roles are for teens and young adults.
Flexible staging; 1880s costumes. CD rehearsal tracks (with voices); printed piano/vocal socre for performance available.
MAGIC FLUTE RELOADED, THE Cohen (Rap-Musical) Y T YA
11 actors with doubling OR up to 25+. Written to be performed by teen actors.
Unit set with suggested locales. Contemporary and fantasy costumes. CD Rehearsal/Production Tracks available.
MAGIC STONE, THE (Musical)
15 + (6 F, 9 M) plus optional chorus, or min. 11 (5 F, 6 M). Three flexible settings. Rehearsal/Production Accompaniment CDs available as well as printed score.
MARIA’S LOOM, Howard (Musical). C Y
4 females, 1 male with doubling OR up to 10. Cross-casting okay. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Open staging. Simple costumes. Designed for touring.
MARK TWAIN’S HUCKLEBERRY FINN, Grauer & Urquhart. Y T
1 female, 3 males, 1 musician with doubling OR up to 11
Open staging. Simple costumes. Designed for touring.
2 females, 3 males, extras optional
Unit set. Primitive costumes and masks.
MONTANA MOLLY AND THE PEPPERMINT KID, Ross (Musical). Y T
3 females, 3 males with doubling OR add extras
Flexible settings suggest various locations. 1912 American west costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
MOTHER HICKS, Zeder. Y T YA
4 females, 4-5 males with doubling
Open stage with several areas suggested. 1935 American Midwest costumes.
MY DAYS AS A YOUNGLING: John Jacob Niles, Sexton/McBride/Jones (Musical). Y T
Cast 16 (7F; 6M, 3 children) or more with roles distributed.
Stools for setting; early 20th century rural costumes. Printed piano/vocal/instrumental score available.
NEWCOMER, THE Thomas. T YA
3 females, 2 males
Contemporary costumes. The present.
OLDEST STORY EVER TOLD, THE (multicultural Cinderella stories),Eliet (play with song). C Y
Cast: 4 (1F, 3M with doubling) or up to 15 with roles distributed. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Masks, puppets. Tourable.
ORPHAN TRAIN, THE Harris (With Optional Music). Y T
7 females, 4 males with doubling OR up to 25
Open stage. Early 20th century American costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
O YE JIGS AND JULEPS!, Musselman (A Play With Music). Y T
15 females, 12 males with doubling OR up to 43
Unit set with inserts. Turn of 20th century costumes.
Piano/Vocal Score available.
OLD DRY FRYE, Snipes
1 female, 2 males plus 3 puppets with doubling, or up to 13 with roles distributed.
Flexible staging. Suitable for touring.
PAPER LANTERNS, PAPER CRANES, Kral. Y T YA
12 actors with doubling OR add more
Post WWII Japan.
PIED PIPER OF NEW ORLEANS,THE Church. Y T YA
4 females, 4 males, 1 instrumentalist, extras
One set. Late 1930s costumes.
PINBALLS, THE Harris. Y
2 females, 3 males. Mostly teen roles.
One set. Contemporary costumes.
PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD, THE Miller. C Y
5 females, 3 males.Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Two sets. Fairy tale costumes.
RAPUNZEL AND THE WITCH, Melanos. Y
3 females, 2 males, 3 amplified voices.Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Two sets. Fairy tale costumes.
RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE Miller (A Play with Music). Y T YA
1 female, 9 males OR 1 female, 1 male with doubling
Simple set. Civil War uniforms.
ROSE OF TREASON, THE DeVita. T YA
6 females, 18 males
Representational set. WWII Germany costumes.
SANGRE DE UN ÁNGEL (The Blood of an Angel), Schroeder-Arce Y T YA
9 (3 F, 6 M) with doubling or up to 11 (4 F, 7 M) with roles distributed.
Setting simple or elaborate, as desired. Contemporary costumes. Bilingual: English/Spanish
SPECIAL CLASS, Kral. Y T
8 female, 6 male
Contemporary realistic setting and costumes.
SPIRIT SHALL FLY, Surface Y T
1 female, 4 male minimum, option up to 10
Contemporary realistic setting and costumes.
STRIKING OUT!, Dixon & Smith C Y
6 females, 8 males
One set. Contemporary costumes.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE, Nursey-Bray (Play With Music) Y
23 actors OR options for doubling. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
One basic set. Music for short themes included in script.
TOKOLOSHE, A ZULU FOLKTALE, Scholtz. C Y
3 females, 4 males, 3 either. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Flexible staging. Costumes simple or imaginative as desired.
TOM SAWYER, Spencer (With Optional Music) Y
2 females, 6 females, 12 children. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Eight sets. 19th century mid-west American costumes. Music Score available.
TOTALLY RED!, Toups (With Optional Music) C Y T
5 actors with doubling OR up to 30. Creative roles that can be styled for performance for a young or teen audience
Simple staging. Costume pieces over neutral. Piano/Vocal Score available.
TOTTY-YOUNG ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, Whitney. Y T
5 females, extras optional.l
Victorian set pieces and costumes.
TREE WITH ARMS, A Saba. Y
12 actors. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Contemporary costumes.
TRIAL OF TOM SAWYER, THE (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), Koste. Y T
27 actors OR many possibilities for doubling
Five sets (simplified, stylized staging appropriate). Mid-19th century American costumes.
TROUBLED WATERS, Kral. Y T YA
5 actors with doubling OR add more
Multiple suggestive settings.
TWO DUMB DOGS, Weiss. C Y Family
11 actors( 3 F, 3 m, 5 Either) or 6 minimum (2 F, 3 M, 1 Either). A scratch and sniff comedy.
Simple set. Contemporary, enchanted and animal costumes.
UGLY DUCK, THE Still (Musical). Y
5 actors with doubling OR up to 10+. Creative roles to perform for a young audience.
Unit set, several locations. Contemporary costumes. Piano/Vocal Score available.
UNWICKED WITCH, THE Miller. C Y
4 females, 2 males. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
One set. Witch and folk costumes.
VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE Still. C Y
3 males, 7 either OR doubling possible. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Unit set. Human and toy costumes.
WILMA’S REVENGE, Ross. Y
3 females, 2 males, 2 extras. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Simple set pieces. Contemporary costumes.
WIZARD OF OZ, THE Thane (A Play With Music). C Y
7 females, 6 males, Munchkins, Winkies, 1 dog OR all female cast. Creative roles to perform for a young audience
Fantastic costumes. Familiar folk music suggested.
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