Top 10-Minute 1 Act Plays for High Schools shares the best short one-act plays for High School students and drama teachers to practice for drama education.

There are many different serious topics for drama teachers to explore with their students including:  Selfishness, Mental Illness, Identity, Ambition, Family Drama and Suicide.

The one-act plays shared here are for two or more characters with a running time of 10 minutes or more.

Top 10 Minute 1 Act Plays for High Schools

ONE-WAY CONVERSATION
Bella needs more emotional support from her mother who doesn’t ever truly seem to be there and in this one-act play she confronts her to try to make things right.

VOICES IN THE TRESS
Marina suffers from a mental illness which has been hard on her family, especially her brother who always seems to poke fun at her.

THE NEXT CHAPTER
Emily went out to California to follow her dreams only to discover the harsher aspect of life.  She returns back home to New York and opens up to her best friend about her experience.

MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Porterfield has always seemed to be the school troublemaker and after causing a major scene in the cafeteria, Principal Agnon is about to expel him.

DARK SIDE OF MY MOON
Jobe loves competition, even to the point of madness…does he know where to draw the line?

MIDSUMMER NIGHT
Chanade is sadly suicidal and before she jumps from a cliff to end her life, she gets rescued by her friend.

ROGER USED TO BE WILLY
Rosanna is a runaway but has been captured by a man who was hired by her father to bring her back home in one piece.

DON’T LEAVE ME WITHOUT MUFFIN
Ginger is in a dark place and she needs to leave home to get away from her trouble but before she leaves her mother confronts her.

SOFT SONG
Tina is battling between her love for her dying Grandmother and her contracted music career…a decision must be made.

TYPICAL TEEN
Shadira is a talented figure skater who has taken on additional family pressure and needs a lifeline.

VENOMOUS IMPULSE
Reloya and her father are always in battle, but this battle might very well be their last.