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YOU CAN ACT! – 10 Short Scripts for Five Young Actors

These ten short scripts (3–5 pages each) are designed to make drama time easy, exciting, and fun! Perfect for learners aged seven and up, they promote creativity, teamwork, and confidence. For teenagers, they also work beautifully as warm-ups or opportunities to refine acting, character development, and comedic timing.

What these scripts help build:
• Imagination
• Teamwork
• Communication skills
• Character and performance development
• Confidence and leadership

These scripts help your students bring each scene to life—making drama time easy, exciting, and fun.

Any space can become a stage, making them ideal for classrooms, home schooling, or drama/speech and drama sessions. Scripts can be read aloud or memorised, and minimal props (hats, scarves, or small items) keep it simple.
• As the teacher, guide students while allowing room for creative exploration. Keep the energy high and focus on positive reinforcement.
• Encourage movement, vocal expression, and gestures to bring scenes to life.
• Collaboration is key—create a supportive, inclusive atmosphere where students feel free to experiment.
• Before performing, students should confidently introduce their scene, take their positions, and freeze at the end for a polished finish.
• Quick warm-ups, such as tongue twisters, help students focus before performing.

Included is:
A structured one-hour lesson plan for teachers: This one-hour lesson plan focuses on developing students’ performance skills through vocal warm-ups, script work, rehearsal techniques, and peer feedback to enhance confidence and stage presence, and
Character creation form: A fun and structured way to develop a unique character by exploring their personality, background, and special traits—helping bring them to life for acting, writing, or storytelling. This form is entirely optional.

Contents of this resource:

Structured one-hour lesson plan for teachers
Character Creation Form
Holiday time to Wallamoo Island
Missing Platform Number 12
The Kings Birthday SURPRISE
Restaurant Order Mix-Up
The Case of the Missing Moonsand
The Pirates’ Treasure Island Mishap
Bee Laxing
Lost in Spaceport: A Cosmic Comedy
A Royal Crown, A Royal Dance, and a Royal Mix-Up!
A Rainy Day
Salty Cookies

Drama is about expression, creativity, and confidence! Keep the experience fun and engaging, and watch your students thrive. Feel free to reach out for further resources or advice!