Rescue Rue

by Stacy Weingarten

Corduroy

by Barry Kornhauser

Drawing Lessons

By Michi Barall

Baghdad Zoo

by Kevin Dyer

Welcome to Plays for New Audiences!

At Plays for New Audiences, we believe young people are the most important audience in the world. Written by some of the world's most extraordinary playwrights, we offer 300+ high-quality plays and musicals that inspire, delight, and reflect the diverse lives of young people. As the licensing division of Children's Theatre Company, we’re working towards a future where today’s theatregoers become tomorrow’s artists, leaders, and champions of theatre.

Press Room

  • Gather 'Round the Campfire with Spencer Lott

    Gather 'Round the Campfire with Spencer Lott

    "I think so much of the success of a play for young people relies on the opportunities for the performers to create small moments with individual audience members. My favorite performers are expert facilitators who can invite the audience to join in the fun."

  • America at 250: Telling the Story Through the Stage

    America at 250: Telling the Story Through the Stage

    In 2026, the United States of America turns 250 years old. It is a milestone that invites reflection. American history is not a straight line of triumphs; it is a complicated, often contradictory story shaped by courage and cruelty, idealism...

  • Meet Prentiss Matthews III!

    Meet Prentiss Matthews III!

    "Even before I fully understood the impact of representation, I knew I wanted to create stories where Black and brown actors could pick up a script and feel like it was made with them in mind." ~ Prentiss Matthews III