Classic Plays for High School

  • Our Town. Our Town has been one of the most popular plays for high school since it was published in 1938.
  • Twelve Angry Men (Twelve Angry Jurors, Twelve Angry Women)
  • Pygmalion.
  • The Crucible.
  • The Importance of Being Earnest.
  • Clue.
  • Night of January 16th.
  • Steel Magnolias.

What Broadway shows can high schools perform?

Most Popular Musicals for High Schools

  1. Beauty and the Beast. You probably already know the story of Beauty and the Beast — and that’s exactly why it’s one of the most popular musicals for high school.
  2. Mamma Mia!
  3. The Addams Family.
  4. Into the Woods.
  5. The Wizard of Oz.
  6. The Sound of Music.

What is the most successful play?

The Lion King
Broadway revenue (since 1982)

RankMusicalGross revenue (US$)
1The Lion King$1,657,407,012
2Wicked$1,345,482,298
3The Phantom of the Opera$1,241,017,579

What is the most performed Shakespeare play?

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play in modern times, but how did Shakespeare’s contemporaries rate his works?

What are the best high school plays?

The Wolves. Sarah DeLappe’s critically acclaimed play about a girls’ soccer team is perfect for a drama club that is heavy on female talent: There are 10 parts in

  • The Crucible. This classic drama by Arthur Miller tells the story of the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s.
  • Almost,Maine.
  • Our Town.
  • Sense and Sensibility.
  • Noises Off.
  • Macbeth.
  • What are the most popular high school musicals and plays?

    1) Beauty and the Beast 2) Mamma Mia! 3) The Addams Family 4) Into the Woods 5) The Wizard of Oz 6) The Sound of Music. Image courtesy of otterbeintheatre under CC BY-SA 2.0 If you’ve ever directed a musical, you know how much work goes into it.

    What are the most popular plays?

    Hamlet – William Shakespeare:

  • Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller:
  • The Importance of being Earnest – Oscar Wilde:
  • Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett:
  • Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare:
  • A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen:
  • Pygmalion – George Bernard Shaw:
  • A Street Car named Desire – Tennessee Williams:
  • A Raisin in the Sun – Lorraine Hansberry:
  • What sports are played in high school?

    Cross Country

  • Swimming
  • Track and Field
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Baseball
  • Lacrosse
  • Football