Fantasy Plays

How fantasy supports young performers

Fantasy gives students permission to take imaginative risks. When the world onstage holds enchanted forests or ancient cities, performers can explore fear and courage from a safe distance, using magic as a lens on pressure and loyalty.

These fantasy plays for schools also connect neatly to curriculum. Myth based scripts pair with literature and history units while original tales invite comparisons between invented kingdoms and real systems.

7 scripts
The Long Leather Bag

4f, 14x. A clever girl faces magic, danger, and a not-so-nice family to outwit a wicked wizard. A spirited retelling of a classic Irish folk tale.

$150.00
Gawain and the Green Knight

26 actors (any gender). Sir Gawain takes up a strange yuletide challenge—and steps into a world of magic, danger, and moral reckoning. A charming take on the medieval legend.

$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
The Wall and the Woods

2m, 7f, 10x. Sworn to protect the city, yet tempted by the truth outside its walls... What happens when loyalty isn’t so simple? Think Dungeons & Dragons meets The Hunger Games.

$150.00
The Goosegirl

2m, 2f, 1x. A spoiled princess trades places with her servant—and ends up herding geese. A witty, heartwarming romp about love, identity, and royal mishaps.

$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
Gilgamesh

5m, 5f, 10x. A legendary king battles beasts and defies gods—but can’t outrun death. An epic tale of friendship, power, and what it means to be human.

$150.00

Fantasy plays in this collection

Epic journeys and adventurous tales

Bring King Arthur’s court to life in Gawain and the Green Knight. A young knight accepts a strange holiday challenge and discovers how keeping a promise can change a person.

Gilgamesh follows a powerful ruler shaken by grief who goes searching for a way to defeat death, giving your lead honest emotional stakes inside an epic frame.

The fantasy adventure The Wall and the Woods centres a young city guard whose loyalty to her city collides with what she learns beyond the barrier. It invites conversations about power and rebellion, and about feeling different in your own home.

Whimsy and fairytale magic

The Long Leather Bag retells an Irish folktale about a determined girl who tricks a dangerous wizard to reclaim what was stolen from her family, with fun costumes and playful comic beats.

The Goosegirl follows a princess and servant who trade places, along with a horse who dreams of glory, in a compact script that suits smaller programs.

For ensembles drawn to contemporary spaces, The Lion on the Left brings magic into a fading department store where a girl’s bond with a statue helps her wrestle with grief and change.

Staging fantasy on a school budget

These fantasy scripts are built to suggest big worlds with simple elements. A few banners and platforms can evoke castles, while carefully chosen props suggest coastlines, so tech students can focus on sound cues and movement patterns instead of heavy builds. Shifts in lighting then add atmosphere.

Licensing follows the same clear structure as the rest of the Gitelman and Good catalog. You receive digital scripts you can share within your program and performance rights for your selected dates, which lets you focus on guiding young artists into these magical worlds.