90 Minute Plays

These 90 minute plays invite your cast into full length storytelling that still fits a school night. Each script offers layered roles and steadily builds stakes that echo your students’ lives, so audiences leave entertained and ready to keep the conversation going in the hallway or classroom.

25 scripts
Inner Sanctum

16+ actors (any gender). People are disappearing, and the only clue is a weird mobile game. To save their friend, these teens must log in…and maybe never log out.

$150.00
Chickens

1m, 2f, 4x. A workaholic uncle, a grieving niece, and a rural reset. A funny, tender story of starting over and the family we choose to become.

$150.00
The Moment

(6m, 8f, 2x) Teens on the edge of change, one moment at a time. A bold, funny, and heartfelt musical for young actors.

$150.00
The Ghost of St. Philomena's

4m, 7f. The ghost is real. The closet’s crowded. And the queer kids at St. Philomena’s are done being afraid.

$150.00
Bowlarama

4m, 5f. Follow eight classmates during an all-night bowling competition where strikes and gutterballs reveal their hopes, fears, and personal struggles. A gritty ride with a hopeful ending.

$150.00
The Wizard Delivers (and Pinky Stays the Course)

9 actors (flexible gender). She offers life advice from behind a pizza place. What could go wrong? A sharp, offbeat comedy about the people who guide us—and the moment we have to move forward alone.

$150.00
The Right Now

6m, 10f, 3x. He froze time to hold onto love—and to avoid growing up. But when she starts to remember, the illusion begins to break. Can you stop time forever?

$150.00
Unprotected Text

2m, 3f. First love, digital mistakes, and a viral fallout. A cutting, funny, and fearless play about growing up in the cloud.

$150.00
Reconstitution

7m, 4f. A time-traveling comedy that asks big questions with even bigger laughs. Think 1776 meets Mean Girls.

$150.00
Techies

3m, 4f, 6x. A high school stage crew is building The Crucible—but backstage, a crisis threatens to tear them apart. Fast-paced, funny, and sharply relevant.

$150.00
Answer Key

5m, 6f. A sharp-tongued, high school caper where secrets unravel, alliances shift, and justice gets...creative. It’s Ocean’s 11 with homeroom.

$150.00
New Year's Eve at the Stop-n-Go

4m, 3f, 4x. As Y2K looms, small-town teens ring in the millennium—and face the messy truth about growing up. A dark comedy with heart, humor, and slushies.

$150.00
Stage Fight

5m, 4f, 2x. By day, he teaches history. By night, he’s a wannabe wrestler. When he’s forced to direct Peter Pan, things get...aggressively theatrical.

$150.00
To Thine Own Self Be True

5m, 10f, 1x. Senior year gets weird when Henry’s life starts mirroring Hamlet. Ghosts, grief, and Shakespearean angst haunt this sharp, heartfelt dramedy.

$150.00
Palm Tree Shadow

3m, 4f, 1x. Beneath the sunscreen and smiles, three grads wrestle with identity, heartbreak, and change. A tender, funny, honest look at female friendship on the edge of adulthood.

$150.00
A Shore of Abundance

3m, 3f. Overwhelmed by life, Eleanor sets sail in a pirate fantasy where sea witches and sword fights help her discover the courage to face the real world.

$150.00
The Enemy of the State

6m, 7f. Socrates stands accused. But in the court of Athens, who’s really on trial? A bold, brainy drama about justice, loyalty, and leadership.

$150.00
The Trial of Mother Jones

9m, 3f, 8x. A courtroom battle over Mother Jones’ fate reveals the fiery heart of America’s labor movement. A gripping, thought-provoking drama about justice and sacrifice.

$150.00
The Lion on the Left

3m, 6f, 2x. A fading department store, a beloved statue, and a girl who can’t let go. A tender, whimsical play about what we hold onto—and what holds us together.

$150.00
SPIDER

(3m, 2f, 1x) In a world of algorithms and avatars, they’re still reaching for each other. An intimate drama about connection, grief, and growing up online.

$150.00
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Why 90 minute plays land with teen audiences

A 90 minute play gives your students time to live inside a story. There’s room for relationships to develop, secrets to unfold, and choices to land. That extended structure allows young actors to explore deeper emotions while keeping the evening manageable for your schedule, crew, and community.

Room for bigger emotional journeys

These plays balance ambition with accessibility. They deliver the scope of a full production without demanding extra rehearsal weeks or complicated set changes. A 90 minute script often lets performers carry arcs that feel real—where early moments return with new meaning and audiences see how character growth unfolds in real time.

Whether you want to stage an ensemble-driven piece or something more intimate, this collection helps students experience what it feels like to build tension, navigate conflict, and reach resolution in one continuous sitting. The result is theatre that feels mature and fully formed while staying within reach of school programs.

Choosing the right 90 minute play for your cast

Stories rooted in digital life

  • Unprotected Text puts consent, online privacy, and first love under the spotlight. Delilah’s story of a private photo that will not disappear gives student actors a powerful central role and gives schools a thoughtful way into conversations about phones, boundaries, and accountability.

  • For casts who love genre stories, Inner Sanctum starts with a strange mobile game and quickly becomes a mystery about loyalty and who we become when our lives move onto screens.

Plays that spark civic and ethical discussion

  • The Enemy of the State invites students into ancient Athens as Socrates faces trial and slowly turns the argument back on the democracy itself. Debate scenes and moral questions make it ideal for classes that enjoy argument and character work.

  • The Trial of Mother Jones places the labour movement in front of your audience. Students step into the roles of organisers, opponents, and witnesses, which helps them understand activism from the inside rather than as a list of dates on a handout.

Practical questions drama teachers ask

These 90 minute plays are written with high school theatre in mind. Many use simple sets or a single main location, so you can stage rich stories without overwhelming your crew. Cast sizes range from tight ensembles to large groups, letting you match the script to your roster.

Licensing follows the same clear structure you’ll recognise across the Gitelman & Good catalog. You receive digital scripts for classroom sharing and rehearsal, along with optional study materials for selected titles, so you can focus on guiding young artists through meaningful 90 minute plays that expand their sense of the world.