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Still weighing choices for your upcoming school musical? Here’s a comprehensive list of the many places you can take the audience with your next school show!

Falling leaves, scented candles and tasty treats make autumn a season for the senses. Program a feast for the eyes and ears for any time in the year with these shows, newly available to license from Concord Theatricals in the US as of November!

As the last month before winter, autumn is the last chance for fall adventures. Journey near and far with these shows, newly available to license from Concord Theatricals in the UK as of November!

From best friends to co-workers to matriarchs across generations, the women in these musicals cover the full range of the human experience through song and dance with an all-female cast.

Even the darkest stories can have a lighter side. From murder and mayhem to epic tales and literary classics, these clever comedies turn tragedy on its head and bring a whole lot of laughter along the way.

Celebrate and uplift First Nations, Native American and Indigenous voices from all across Turtle Island with these plays that focus on the stories of Native characters and communities – and then bring them to your stage next season!

Explore this collection of approachable short musicals that are filled with deep emotional arcs, memorable songs and roles for actors of all ages.

Winding its way across continents and decades in a moving combination of docudrama and biography, The Berlin Diaries is a stirring story of the familial bonds that form in the face of great tragedy.

How do we get folks to come back show after show, season after season? Present a series of related shows! This broad selection of trilogies, sets and series ranges from slapstick farces to penetrating, socially conscious dramas.

Mandy Conner’s warm, thoughtful, historically-informed work is a joy for both student performers and theatre teachers to explore.

Fall for some new shows with these titles, newly available to license as of October from Concord Theatricals in the US.

This October, there’s a bountiful harvest of shows to license with these titles, newly available as of October from Concord Theatricals in the UK.

Only the second Latine playwright ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Nilo Cruz has a body of moving, transportive work that presents lives caught up in the great sweep of history,

Warm and inviting, these shows are an accessible way to experience the magic of live theatre. For any age and any background, they’re sure to delight audiences and give actors a chance to shine.

To honor the wonderful educators who motivate young theatre artists, Concord Theatricals authors thank their most inspiring teachers.

Choose your next show from this wide selection of plays and musicals for colleges and universities, including incisive political dramas, charming rom coms and cutting-edge musicals.

Explore award-winning playwright, novelist and screenwriter Jen Silverman’s range of writing through a selection of five of their plays below, each of which bring an interesting yet complex character, bold comedy or poignant theme to life.

Here’s a smart sampling of plays and musicals ranging from long-standing classics to cutting-edge new works, all geared towards a community theatre audience.

As the temperature begins to lower and the sun begins to set earlier and earlier, the desire to curl up with a cast of characters or a particular theme rises. Find your perfect play read (or two or three) for any fall mood – be it academic, cozy, fresh, haunting, mysterious, poetic – in this article.

Looking for some new ideas for your theatre program? Here’s an eclectic list of great plays and musicals, ranging from classic dramas to contemporary farces.

These Concord Theatricals shows captivated audiences at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and feature innovative, smart and contemporary work.

Keiko Green is an award-winning playwright whose blend of humor and heart makes her work both resonate and popular. Explore three plays that embody the spectrum of her comedy – in the words of playwright Keiko Green herself!

For a bountiful harvest of new shows to license, check out these titles, newly available as of September from Concord Theatricals in the US.

September might be the start of scarf weather – but there’s a breeze of new shows to license, too! Check out these titles, newly available as of September from Concord Theatricals in the UK.

Full of warmth, wit and sweeping emotion, two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage has created some of the greatest works in the American theatre.

Hey, UK! Need ideas for your next school theatre shows? We’ve created a hand-picked selection of plays and musicals to fit your needs, from spellbinding musicals to cutting-edge contemporary dramas.

Latine men have the chance to shine with these shows that move from tragedy to comedy, celebration to grief, fantasy to reality.

Get a glimpse of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes’ heartful, lyrical, character-rich work that’s unafraid of the raw edges of authenticity, whether bittersweet or stinging, with these five shows.

From farcical heroines to grounded slice-of-life protagonists, let yourself be swept away by waves of laughter with these stellar comedies driven by women.

Whether you need a laugh or a think, these kinds of plays (and our recommendations to suit them) are the ones you must read between high school graduation and college graduation. Get a head start on your theatrical journey by infusing your reading list with these new plays!

From stirring examinations of the passions and romances that inspired these great wordsmiths to nuanced biographies and even alternate histories, these shows honor the power of poetry and of its creators.

Whether reckoning with thorny aspects of human existence, acting as faithful adaptations of children’s classics, or simply as a way to bring vibrancy to the stage, the animals found in these shows are every variety of wild and wonderful!