School Plays, Theatre Texts and Drama Ministry

Always something fresh and new at Contemporary Drama Service -- true to our name! For over 35 years we've been publishing new and different plays. Our musicals, plays and monologue collections are especially designed for schools, churches and community theatre. They can be used in the classroom, on-stage, or for school radio and TV.

One-Act Plays, Full-Length Plays and Middle School Comedy Plays

Contemporary Drama Service offers comedy scripts for large casts and small -- full-length plays and one-act plays. Just off the press is a play collection book titled Thirty Short Comedy Plays for Teens by Laurie Allen that will keep your teens laughing on-stage and off. The dialogue in these plays features uninhibited and uniqe characters that challenge young actors to take chances and explore opportunities. Some of the play titles include "Class Clown," "The Kissing Booth" and "Just Act Natural." Laurie Allen's plays have been performed at national speech and forensic contests with great success.

Monologue Books and Monologue Collections

Award-winning playwright Peg Kehret has another new book of thought-provoking monologues for teens, Tell It Like It Is. These monologues are both comedic and serious to help provide insights for the performers and audience to learn who they are and why. They give the actors the opportunity to recount a memorable event that opened the way to their maturity. Sample titles include "The Tooth Fairy Forgot," "Goodbye Old Jeans" and "Why It Took Me Four Hours to Make My Bed."

Church Plays

See our website for a complete listing of plays for churches, church drams and drama ministry plays for adults and children year-round. Our specialty is plays and musicals for Easter and Christmas. Many mainline churches have considered our plays the best available anywhere for over 35 years. Currently in great demand are our fund-raising mystery dinner theatres.

Theatre Texts and Drama Books

Our parent company Meriwether Publishing Ltd. continues to release the best in new theatre art books and theatre textbooks. New theate books include: Acting Games for Individual Performers by Gavin Levy, Drama Games and Improvs by Justine Jones and Mary Ann Kelley, and The Drama Teacher's Survival Guide by Margaret F. Johnson.

Visit our websites and find everything you need in drama resources for schools and churches.