Play Scripts sorted according to category

African American	Women	Hispanic	Native American
Multicultural Folklore	Science	History	Biography
Classics	Hans Christian Andersen	Winter Holidays	Collections

Plays for African American heritage

• Plays for the Study of Black History (a collection)
• Midnight at the Black History Museum (overview of key Black History figures)
• Madam C. J. Walker (biography of the first black woman millionaire)
• Why the Hare Runs Away (African animal fable)
• The Kwanzaa Play (sketches about the seven principles)
• Anansi: Three Tales (folktales of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Talking Melon (folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock (folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Sky God's Stories (folktale of Anansi the spider)

Plays for Women's heritage

• Madam C. J. Walker (biography of the first black woman millionaire)
• American Idol: Women in History (spoof on the TV show featuring 16 female role models as the contestants)
• Demeter and Persephone (story of seasons with the original "earth mother")
• Little Red Hen, The (the lesson of industriousness)
• Lon Po Po (Chinese Red Riding Hood)
• Rhodopis and the Song of the Falcon (Egyptian Cinderella)
• Snow Queen, The (a journey of love and friendship)
• Thumbelina (she finds her identity and true love)
• Wise Old Woman (the wisdom of the elders)

Plays of Hispanic heritage

• Anansi: Three Tales (Caribbean/ African folktales of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Talking Melon (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Sky God's Stories (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• The Boy Who Could Do Anything (the Mexican Aztec legend of Quetzalcoatl)
• The Cinco de Mayo Story (the story of Mexican independence)
• El Bizarron and the Arrogant Couple (Cuban folktale)
• Juan Bobo and the Nightingales (Puerto Rican folktale)

Plays of Native American Folklore

• Coyote and the Blue Flowers
• Coyote and the Stars
• Coyote the Firebringer
• Coyote Tales (3 Native American folktales)

Plays of Multicultural Stories, Folktales, Fairytales, Myths and Legends

• Anansi: Three Tales (Caribbean/ African folktales of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Talking Melon (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Anansi and the Sky God's Stories (Caribbean/ African folktale of Anansi the spider)
• Boy Who Could Do Anything, The (Mexican-Aztec)
• Cinco de Mayo Story, The (Mexican-Aztec)
• Coyote and the Blue Flowers (Native American)
• Coyote and the Stars (Native American)
• Coyote Tales (Native American)
• Coyote the Firebringer (Native American)
• Demeter and Persephone (Ancient Greek)
• El Bizarron and the Arrogant Couple (Cuban)
• Emperor’s New Clothes, The (European)
• Fairy Tale Festival (Egyptian, Russian, Chinese)
• Folklore Festival (Arican, Japanese, Greek)
• Hanukkah Lite (Jewish)
• Hanukkah Story (Jewish)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (English)
• Juan Bobo and the Nightingales (Puerto Rican)
• Jungle Book, The (India)
• Little Red Hen, The (European)
• Lon Po Po (Chinese)
• Nightingale, The (Chinese)
• Odyssey, The (Ancient Greek)
• Peter and the Wolf (Russian)
• Plays for the Study of Black History (African American collection)
• Princess and the Pea, The (European)
• Rhodopis and the Song of the Falcon (Egyptian)
• Snow Queen, The (Danish)
• Sparrow Maiden, The (Japanese)
• The Theatre of Hans Christian Andersen (European, Chinese)
• Thumbelina (European)
• Why the Hare Runs Away (African)
• Wise Old Woman (Japanese)

Plays for Science

• Astronomers of Ancient Greece (Ptolemy and Aristarchus contrasted)
• Astronomers of the Renaissance (Copernicus, Galileo, Newton)
• Jungle Book, The (The Rainforest is threatened)
• The ET's Save the Earth (Science Fiction)
  
  Science and Myth
  • Coyote and the Stars (the origin of the constellations--Native American folktale)
  • Demeter and Persephone (the origin of the seasons)

Plays based on History

• Astronomers of Ancient Greece (Ptolemy and Aristarchus contrasted)
• Astronomers of the Renaissance (Copernicus, Galileo, Newton)
• Cinco de Maio Story, The (Mexican-Aztec)
• Tom Ben and George (The American Revolution)
• Hanukkah Story (Historical origins of the Jewish holiday)
• Madam C. J. Walker (Reconstruction and the first black woman millionaire)
• Odyssey, The (The Trojan War and Ancient Greek times)
• Reminiscences of a Wyoming Cowboy (Coming of age in the Old West)
• Plays for the Study of Black History (African American collection)

Plays of Biographical origin

• Astronomers of the Renaissance (Copernicus, Galileo, Newton)
• The Boy Who Could Do Anything (the legend of Quetzalcoatl--Mexican-Aztec)
• Demeter and Persephone (Ancient Greek mythology)
• Madam C. J. Walker (Reconstruction and the first black woman millionaire)
• Odyssey, The (The story of Odysseus-Ancient Greek hero)

Plays adapting the Classics

• A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
• Jungle Book, The (Rudyard Kipling)
• Odyssey, The (Homer)
• Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
• Dream Rehearsed, The (from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Two Fathom Mark Twain (Mark Twain stories)
• Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The (L. Frank Baum)

Plays of Hans Christian Andersen

• The Emperor's New Clothes
• The Nightingale
• The Princess and the Pea
• The Snow Queen
• Thumbelina
• The Theatre of Hans Christian Andersen

Plays for the Winter Holidays

• The Hanukkah Story (historical account of Hanukkah's origin)
• Hanukkah Lite (A modern family celebration)
• The Kwanzaa Play (sketches about the seven principles)
• Reindeer Solution (A North Pole adventure)
• A Christmas Carol (Dickens' classic Scrooge story)
• The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale)
• Plays for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa (Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa stories)

Play Collections

• Plays for the Study of Black History (African American collection)
• Two Boards and a Passion: 11 plays for teenagers and up
• Eight Plays for a New Century
• Plays for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
• The Theatre of Hans Christian Andersen
• Anansi: Three Tales (folktales of Anansi the spider)
• The Folklore Festival (folktales from 3 different cultures)
• The Fairy Tale Festival (fairytales from 3 different cultures)
• Coyote Tales (3 Native American folktales)