2023 Pioneer Valley High School Production of Chicago: Teen Edition (Sandra Cortez)
Need ideas for your next school theatre shows? Concord Theatricals is here to help! We’ve created a hand-picked selection of plays and musicals to fit your needs, from spellbinding musicals to cutting-edge contemporary dramas.
Happy season planning!
1. Let’s Learn Exciting CHOREOGRAPHY
Get your bodies moving in a wide variety of dance styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, old-school rock ’n’ roll and traditional Broadway dance.
42nd Street by Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble and Bradford Ropes (Also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 7w, 6m + ensemble)
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition by Michael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban (Original Edition also available)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 9w, 10m)
Anything Goes (2022 Revision) by Cole Porter, P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse and John Weidman (Also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 4m + ensemble)
Visit the Cole Porter Collection for more titles!
Chicago: Teen Edition by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 10w, 9m)
Footloose by Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford, Walter Bobbie, Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman (Also available in a 90-Minute Version and Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 7w, 8m + ensemble)
Head Over Heels (Musical) by The Go-Go’s and Jeff Whitty. Based upon The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney. Adapted by James Magruder (Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 3m, 1 any gender + ensemble)
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Teen Edition by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Joe DiPietro (Original Version also available)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 5m)
Visit the George Gershwin Collection for more titles!
Shake, Ripple & Roll: A Rock and Roll Musical by David Perkins and Jenifer Toksvig
(Short Musical, Comedy / 5w, 5m)
Visit the Perkins Musicals for Young Performers Collection for more titles!
2017 Miami New Drama Production of Our Town (Stian Roenning)
2. Let’s Learn CLASSIC STORIES
Discover these classic tales from the Great Theatrical Canon, ranging from heartbreaking family dramas to chilling mysteries to raucous comedies. A mix of original stories and innovative re-imaginations.
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 5m)
Hadestown: Teen Edition by Anaïs Mitchell
(Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w, 2m, 1 any gender + ensemble)
Love and Information by Caryl Churchill
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy)
Visit the Caryl Churchill Collection for more titles!
Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood: Teen Edition by Adam Szymkowicz
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 4m, 6 any gender)
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w, 17m)
Visit the Thornton Wilder Collection for more titles!
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 14m)
The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie and Rachel Wagstaff
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w, 4m)
Visit the Agatha Christie Collection for more titles!
The Railway Children (Play) by E. Nesbit and Dave Simpson
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 5m, 5 girls, 5 boys)
The Seagull (Frayn) by Michael Frayn and Anton Chekhov
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5w, 8m)
Treasure Island by Bryony Lavery
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 7w, 16m)
2019 Cleveland Play House Production of Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Roger Mastroianni)
3. Let’s Learn the Art of COMEDY
Comedy is possibly the world’s favourite art form, and every good actor must learn to master it. Hone your comic skills by presenting one of these riotous laugh-fests, either traditional or contemporary.
A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 7m)
Visit the Alan Ayckbourn Collection for more titles!
Cheshire Cats by Gail Young
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 7w, 3m)
Done to Death by Fred Carmichael
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 8w, 8m)
Fools by Neil Simon
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 7m)
Visit the Neil Simon Collection for more titles!
Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood by Ken Ludwig
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 6m)
Visit the Ken Ludwig Collection for more titles!
SHEWOLVES by Sarah Middleton
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w)
Operation Mincemeat: The Expanded Cast By David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 13 any gender + ensemble)
The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan (also available in Abridged and Even More Abridged versions)
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1w, 1m, 2 any gender)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 4m, 9 girls, 8 boys)
The Shakespeare Conspiracy by Andrew Shepherd
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 8w, 8m)
The Wind in the Willows (Morley) by Kenneth Grahame and John Morley
(Full-Length Play / 22w, 22m)
2023 UK Tour Production of The SpongeBob Musical (Mark Senior)
4. Let’s Learn DESIGNS
Gorgeous gowns and tuxes, playful period set designs and colourful creations of unlimited imagination… These plays and musicals will undoubtedly inspire your team to create their most impressive costumes and set works.
Alice in Wonderland (Bradfield) by Poltergeist Theatre, Jack Bradfield and Gerel Falconer
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m)
Danni Hero by Laurence Mark Wythe and Timothy Knapman
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 3m + ensemble)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Secondary School Edition) by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 14w, 16m, 4 any gender)
Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 10w, 14m + ensemble)
Jasper in Deadland by Hunter Foster and Ryan Scott Oliver
(Full-Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 4w, 5m)
Once Upon a Mattress by Mary Rodgers, Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 7m + ensemble)
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical by Melvin Tunstall III, Greg Borowsky and Douglas Lyons
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 1m)
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version) by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Douglas Carter Beane (also available in Original, Enchanted or Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 4m + ensemble)
She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition by Qui Nguyen (Original Version also available)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 3m)
The SpongeBob Musical by Stephen Hillenburg, Kyle Jarrow, Tina Landau, Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., David Bowie, Tom Kenny, Andy Paley and Tom Kitt (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 16 any gender + ensemble)
Yo, Vikings! by Sam Willmott and Marcus Stevens
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 6w, 8m + ensemble)
2005 West End Production of And Then There Were None (Tristram Kenton)
5. Let’s Learn to Work as an ENSEMBLE
Teamwork is the key to any successful theatre program. Here’s a variety of plays and musicals that will encourage your cast and crew to work together in harmony.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 8m)
Brenda Bly: Teen Detective by Kevin Hammonds and Charles Miller
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 13w, 4m)
Clue (High School Edition) by Jonathan Lynn , Sandy Rustin, Hunter Foster and Eric Price
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 5w, 6m)
Dreamland by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 4m, 18 any gender)
Emily Bronte, Teenage Necromancer by Don Zolidis
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 8w, 4m)
Hope Springs by Richard Conlon (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 13 any gender + ensemble)
Just So (Silverman) by Jen Silverman
(Full-Length Play / 6 any gender youth)
Our Day Out (Play Version) by Willy Russell
(Short Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 10m, 3 girls, 7 boys)
Teechers Leavers 22 by John Godber
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 1m)
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 10w)
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) by Charles M. Schulz, Clark Gesner, Michael Mayer and Andrew Lippa (Original Version also available)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2w, 4m + ensemble)
2012 Hampstead Theatre Production of Chariots of Fire (Tristram Kenton)
6. Let’s Learn HISTORY
These plays and musicals capture real-world events, both the small moments and the seismic occurrences, and bring them to life onstage. Encourage your students to learn more about the world by researching the stories explored in these compelling stage works.
A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w, 1m)
Chariots of Fire by Mike Bartlett
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 9m)
Miss Littlewood by Sam Kenyon
(Full-Length Musical / 9w, 3m)
Pandemonium (A Greek Myth-Adventure) by David Perkins and Jenifer Toksvig
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 7m, 10 boys or girls)
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 7m)
Shebeen by Mufaro Makubika
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 5m)
SIX: TEEN EDITION by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 6w + ensemble)
Spitfire Girls by Katherine Senior
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m + ensemble)
The Sound Of Music by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 7w, 4m, 5 girls, 2 boys + ensemble)
Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo and Simon Reade
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 6m)
2015 Curve Theatre Production of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical (Pamela Raith)
7. Let’s Learn LITERATURE
Here’s a category to make your English department happy! These plays and musicals are all adapted from works of literature, from Greek classics to contemporary youth fiction. Spark an interest in reading – in your cast and in your audience – by presenting a great show based on a great book.
A Peter Rabbit Tale by Sarah Brandt and Neal Richardson
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 2w, 2m)
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks and Rachel Wagstaff
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 9m)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kevin Del Aguila, Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler (60-Minute Version also available)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 3m, 4 girls, 6 boys, 4 any gender youth + ensemble)
James and the Giant Peach by David Wood and Roald Dahl
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 4m)
Pride and Prejudice (Davies) by Jane Austen and Andrew Davies
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 13w, 7m)
Shakespeare in Love (High School Edition) by Lee Hall, Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (Original version also available)
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 6w, 18m)
Skellig by David Almond
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 6m)
Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 3m, 1 girl, 3 boys)
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs by Tom Baker, Clem Garritty, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts, Oliver Jones and David Cumming
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 2m)
The Happy Prince by Caroline Dooley, David Perkins and Oscar Wilde
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 8m, 4 any gender youth)
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical by Joe Tracz, Rob Rokicki and Rick Riordan
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 7 any gender + ensemble)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Susan Nanus
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 19 any gender)
The Worst Witch by Emma Reeves, Jill Murphy and Luke Potter
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 10w)
Tuck Everlasting by Tim Federle, Chris Miller, Claudia Shear and Nathan Tysen
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 6m, 1 girl + ensemble)
2022 Chichester Festival Theatre Production of Crazy For You (Tristram Kenton)
9. Let’s Learn to SING in a Variety of Styles
There’s more than one way to sing in a musical, and these shows feature music of all styles. Inspire your cast to sing in a new form, from operetta, traditional Broadway and early rock ’n’ roll to bluegrass, modern rock and contemporary musical theatre.
As You Like It (Taub) by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 6m)
Be More Chill by Joe Iconis, Joe Tracz and Ned Vizzini
(Full Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 6m + ensemble)
BKLYN The Musical by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 2m + ensemble)
Bye Bye Birdie by Michael Stewart, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 6w, 5m + ensemble)
Crazy For You® by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Ken Ludwig (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 4m + ensemble)
Family Album: Teen Edition by Joe Iconis and John Simpkins
(Musical Revue / Cabaret, Dramatic Comedy / 10 any gender)
Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin, Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields and Peter Stone
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 3w, 6m, 2 girls, 1 boy + ensemble)
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition by Chris D’Arienzo (also available in a Youth Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 11w, 9m, 10 any gender)
Zombie Prom by John Dempsey, Dana P. Rowe, Mac Tumminelli and Hugh M. Murphy (also available in a one-hour Atomic Edition)
(Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 5m)
Discover more musicals and plays for your upcoming school productions on the Concord Theatricals website.
The Animal Kingdom: Shows Featuring Actors Playing Animals
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!
Sparkle and Shine: Q&A with the Authors of Finn
Explore the depths of this brilliant and beautiful ocean – complete with quirky sea creatures and catchy tunes — in the deeply moving, vibrant show for any audience, Finn, by hearing directly from the authors!
Newly Available for Licensing – August 2026 (US)
On the brink of a new season, check out these titles, newly available as of August from Concord Theatricals in the US.