Plays with Male Leads

These plays with male leads give a standout performer a challenging central role while still supporting a rich ensemble around him. Use this collection when you want to showcase a specific actor and explore modern masculinity with your students through layered, character driven storytelling.

16 scripts
Chickens

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 Right Now

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
Gawain and the Green Knight

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 Haunting of Ebenezer Scrooge

A spooky, atmospheric adaptation of A Christmas Carol, following Ebenezer Scrooge through a ghost-filled night of reckoning.

$150.00
Orphan Train

Inspired by the true Orphan Train movement, this epic musical follows six children sent west—where survival, morality, and hope are put to the test.

$250.00
The Nose

Something is missing from Kovalyov's well-manicured face...and it's having the time of its life. A riotously funny musical farce based on one of literature's most absurd tales.

$150.00
Tales of Odysseus

From Cyclops to Sirens, this inventive adaptation brings The Odyssey to life with movement, music, and an ensemble at the heart of the myth.

$150.00
Techies

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

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

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
When Elvis Met Ali: If I Can Dream

At a crossroads, Elvis finds solace in a kindred spirit: Muhammad Ali. A lyrical imagining of the day The King met The Greatest.

$150.00
To Thine Own Self Be True

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

$150.00
The Enemy of the State

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
Victory

From lacrosse hero to class president contender, Martin is trapped by the spotlight. A high school sports tragedy about fame, expectations, and losing yourself.

$150.00
Gilgamesh

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
Mick and Beth Rule the School

High school, 1989: Mick wants to be president. Beth has a plan. Add some goth witches, and POOF! Let the scheming begin. A wickedly funny Macbeth remix.

$150.00

What plays with male leads add to your program

Plays with male leads can help your students see boys and young men as whole people instead of stock heroes. These scripts let a central character wrestle with fear and loyalty while the people around him keep challenging his choices onstage.

Centering one performer without losing the ensemble

When you choose a play with a male lead, you gain a clear anchor for the story. The lead grows across the full arc while friends and rivals keep the energy alive in every scene.

  • Helpful if you have one or two very ready male performers
  • Still gives meaningful journeys to supporting roles

Plays with male leads to explore

Thoughtful, contemporary stories

The Right Now follows Asher through a Monday that keeps repeating after he uses strange technology to freeze his life, asking what happens when you hold on so tightly that you start to lose the people you care about.

In New Year’s Eve at the Stop-n-Go, a small town teen working a late shift faces choices about friendship and ambition while a single location keeps production simple and lets the role stay grounded and vulnerable.

Myth and public life

The Enemy of the State places your students inside the trial of Socrates and gives your lead the challenge of questioning witnesses while playing to the crowd.

In Gilgamesh, a legendary king chases glory, then confronts the limits of power in a role that suits a physically bold actor who is also ready to explore quiet moments of doubt.

Casting and production details

This collection includes varied cast sizes and flexible doubling ideas so you can match scripts to your roster. Many plays use simple sets suited to black box spaces or proscenium stages.

Licensing follows the same straightforward model as the rest of the Gitelman and Good catalog, with digital scripts that are easy to share inside your program so you can focus on helping your male lead and ensemble grow through the work.