YouthPLAYS

10/01/2026

🌊 Hear what teachers are saying about FOR CARMEN IN SAN SEBASTIÁN! 🌊

A one-act dramedy by Kyle Adkins
Music for the original production composed by TJ Liquori & Mikey Rosenbaum

https://www.youthplays.com/play/for-carmen-in-san-sebastian-by-kyle-adkins-759

About the play: After a hurricane strikes Puerto Rico, it's up to Luna the street dog and Teo the burro to carry out a very special mission in this love letter to La Isla del Encanto.

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09/30/2026

🌎 POLAROIDS FROM THE APOCOLYPSE by Sara Alanis 🌎 https://www.youthplays.com/play/polaroids-from-the-apocalypse-by-sara-alanis-764

Quick facts: Dramedy. 30-40 minutes. 2 females, 1 male, 1 any gender. Suitable for high school and older performers, and middle school and older audiences.

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09/29/2026

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09/26/2026

THE LAST FIRE OF SUMMER by Arthur M. Jolly 🌑 https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-last-fire-of-summer-by-arthur-m-jolly-775

Quick facts: Horror Drama. 105-110 minutes (flexible). 5-29+ any gender. Suitable for high school and older.

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📸 Left to right:
Alcovy High School (Covington, GA; photo by Jenica Brittingham).

Valencia High School (Valencia, CA).

East Anchorage High School (Anchorage, AK; photo by Jill Bess Neimeyer).

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09/24/2026

Meet the author of THE LAST NIGHT! https://www.youthplays.com/play/the-last-night-by-wendy-vogel-771

About the play: A group of high school students breaks into their old high school on the night before it's to be demolished—as they confront the memories that are impossible to forget, can they find a space for forgiveness?

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09/22/2026

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09/21/2026

09/17/2026

⚡️ New release from YouthPLAYS Co-Founder, Jonathan Dorf ⚡️

https://www.youthplays.com/play/we-could-be-heroes-one-act-version-by-jonathan-dorf-780

About the play: Comedy. 45-50 minutes. 1-4 females, 1-6 males, 35+ any gender (10-50+ performers possible). Suitable for middle school and older.

⭐️ Full-length version coming soon... ⭐️

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09/15/2026

🤖 Meet the author of WHEN ARE THE ROBOTS COMING TO KILL US? 🤖 https://www.youthplays.com/play/when-are-the-robots-coming-to-kill-us-by-don-zolidis-777

About the play: The action heroes of the 80s (and Your Mom) come together to help us navigate the dangers of an AI-saturated world as we encounter possibly treacherous toys, sycophantic chatbots, sentient furniture...and Grandma.

Also by Don Zolidis:
THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF THE WHITE WEEVIL
BABIES
THE COMEDY OF TERRIBLE ERRORS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SCARLET LETTER IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS
FAMILY MEETING
LES EXAMABLES
ONE GOOD THING
THE SUPERHERO ULTRAFERNO
WHEN ARE THE ROBOTS COMING TO KILL US?

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09/14/2026

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