Collection: Grades 9–12 Collection of Reader’s Theater Scripts for Students

High school Readers Theater scripts (Grades 9–12) that challenge students with rich language, critical themes, and interdisciplinary connections. These printable and Google-ready scripts are perfect for literature analysis, historical simulations, and performance-based learning across ELA, Social Studies, and the Arts.

• Printable and Google-ready PDFs
• Ideal for literature circles, dramatic readings, and class discussions
• Builds analytical reading, interpretation, and speaking/listening skills

Bundles & Series

• 10 Readers Theater Script Bundle for World War I (WWI 1914–1920) U.S. History
• Americas Geography Readers Theater Bundle – 8 Scripts for Grades 9-12
• Christmas Differentiated Reader's Theater Script Bundle (6) | SAVE 40%
• Cold War & Civil Rights (1945-1975) U.S. History Bundle | 8 Readers Theater Scripts
• ECONOMICS 101.5 Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10) | SAVE 50%
• Edgar Allan Poe Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (6) | SAVE 40%
• Egyptian Mythology Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10) | SAVE 35%
• G7 Geography Readers Theater Bundle – 7 Country Scripts for Grades 9-12
• Greek Mythology Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (13) | Titans | Olympians | Homer
• Halloween Horror Reader's Theater Scripts Mega Bundle (14) SAVE 60%
• Halloween Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (4) | SAVE 40%
• Intro to Business Case Studies | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10) | SAVE 35%
• Modern & Historical Europe Readers Theater Bundle – 7 Scripts for Grades 9-12
• Olympian Gods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (10)
• Short Horror Reader's Theater Bundle (4) | SAVE 30%
• The Demigods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)
• The Mortals of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)
• Titans Gods of Greek Mythology | Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle (5)

American Literature & Civil Rights

• Harlem Hellfighters & Civil Rights – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• March on Washington & Malcolm X (1963–1960s) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964 Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Ethics, Psychology & SEL

• FREE Psychology 101 High School Readers Theater Script Empathy, Ethics, Manipulation

General High School Readers Theater

• 1917 War Declaration & Mobilization – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• 5 Common Greek Roots | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• 5 Common Latin Roots | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• 5 Common Words Reader's Theater Script | Word Origins
• A Christmas Carol | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• Act 1 Sneak Peek Student Time Travelers | American Expansion (CYOA) | Reader’s Theater Script
• Ad Hominen Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Alliances & Sarajevo Assassination – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving | Reader's Theater Script
• Argentina Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Borrowed Words in English from 10 Languages | Reader’s Theater Script
• Brazil Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Caesar’s Last Toast Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Roman Empire
• Canada Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Cantigny & Meuse‑Argonne Offensive – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Cesar Chavez & the UFW Readers Theater Script | Grades 9-12
• Chile Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• China Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Cuba Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Reader's Theater Script
• Dracula Reader's Theater Script
• Economics in One Lesson (Hazlitt) Reader's Theater Script | High School Econ 101.5
• Eschatology Through Time - The Apocalyptic End of Days Readers Theater Script
• False Dichotomy Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Fiat Capitalism in 3 Stages | Economics Readers Theater Script | Inflation
• Fiat Money vs. Commodity Money Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• France Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Frankenstein Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• Free Historical Readers Theater Script | The Guano Act | Odd Event Series
• Free Mexico Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Free Modern Era Idioms Readers Theater Script | ELA
• Germany Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Globalization & Tariffs Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Government & Personal Debt Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown | Reader's Theater Script
• Italy Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Japan Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Keynesian vs. Austrian Economics Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Lusitania & Neutrality Debate – Free Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Lysistrata’s Peace Plan Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Aristophanes
• Mayflower & Pilgrims (Based on Of Plimoth Plantation) | Reader's Theater Script
• Medea's Fury Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Euripides
• NBA Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• NFL Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• NVIDIA Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Netflix Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Night of the Living Dead Reader's Theater Script
• Nike Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Nintendo Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Old Norse Words in English | Reader’s Theater Script | Word Origins
• Peru Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Poland Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Quantitative Easing & Tightening Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Red Scare & Palmer Raids – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Rosie the Riveter & Social Changes Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Russia Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Spotify Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Starbucks Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Straw Man Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Logical Fallacy Series
• Student Time Travelers | American Expansion (CYOA) | Reader’s Theater Script
• Taylor Swift Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• The Black Cat Short (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Cantillon Effect Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Fir Tree | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The First Thanksgiving (Mourt's Relation by Edward Winslow) | Reader's Theater Script
• The Gift of the Magi | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The Iron Curtain & Truman Doctrine (1947) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Korean War (1950–1953) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Little Match Girl | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The Little Shop of Horrors Reader's Theater Script
• The Lottery Differentiated Readers Theater Script for Grades 6 to 12
• The Lottery Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min)
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe) Reader's Theater Script
• Tik Tok Intro to Business Case Study | Reader’s Theater Format | Econ 101
• Top 3 Differentiated Peer Review Rubrics for Reader's Theater
• Training Day for Reader's Theater | Top 5 Secrets to Voice Acting
• Triffin’s Dilemma Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Tu Quoque & Whataboutism Free Readers Theater Script for Grades 8–12 Fallacy Series
• Twas the Night Before Christmas | Christmas Reader's Theater Script
• Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen by O. Henry | Reader's Theater Script
• Ukraine Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• United Kingdom Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• United States Readers Theater Script | Geography & Social Studies Class
• Versailles Treaty & League Debate – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Walt Disney World’s Economic Impact Readers Theater Script | Grades 9-12
• Watts Riots 1965 Readers Theater Script | Grades 9-12
• Weimar Crisis & Hyperinflation – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Women’s War Work & Suffrage Drive – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Zeus Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians
• Zimmermann Telegram & Espionage Plot – Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Mythology & Classical Literature

• A Legend of Khensu Nefer-Hetep | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Achilles & Aeneas Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Ajax & Diomedes Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Antigone "City vs. Soul" Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Sophocles
• Apollo Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Arachne and Minerva Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Ares & Aphrodite Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Artemis Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Atalanta & Meleager Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Athena Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Myths Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Capitalism & Free Market Myths Reader's Theater Script | ECON 101.5 Series
• Castor & Pollux Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Charon & The Erinyes Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Chthonic Gods of Greek Mythology | 5 Reader's Theater Scripts | SAVE 20%
• Coeus & Phoebe Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Cronus & Oceanus Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Daedalus & Cadmus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Daedalus and Icarus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Daphne and Apollo Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Demeter & Persephone Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Echo and Narcissus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Hades Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Hecate & Melinoe Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Hector & Paris Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Hephaestus & Dionysus Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Hera Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Heracles (Hercules) Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Hermes Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Horus and Set & The Winged Disk | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Hyperion & Theia Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Khnemu and the Seven Years’ Famine | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Nyx & Erebus Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• Odysseus Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology Mortals
• Oedipus Rex Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Greek Tragedy
• Osiris Judging the Dead | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• Pandora's Box Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Origin of Evil)
• Persephone, Demeter, Hades Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Seasons)
• Perseus, Bellerophon & Orpheus Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology
• Phaeton and Apollo's Chariot Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Poseidon Reader's Theater Script | The Olympians | Greek Mythology
• Rhea & Tethys Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Thanatos & Hypnos Reader's Theater Script | Chthonic Gods | Greek Mythology
• The Destruction of Mankind | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Iliad by Homer (Adapted Stories) Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• The Journey of Ra through the Underworld | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Legend of Creation | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Legend of Osiris and Isis | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Myth of Proserpina Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Seasons)
• The Odyssey by Homer Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology (Adapted Stories)
• The Secret Name of Ra & Distant Goddess Tefnut | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Tale of Two Brothers (Anubis & Bata) | Reader’s Theater Script | Egyptian Mythology
• The Theogony by Hesoid Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• The Titanomachy Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Theseus & Jason Reader's Theater Script | Demigods | Greek Mythology

Science, Technology & Society

• NASA’s Johnson Space Center Readers Theater Script | Grades 9-12

Shakespeare & British Literature

• A Midsummer Night's Dream Adapted Readers Theater Script | Shakespeare
• Comedy of Errors Adapted Readers Theater Script | Shakespeare Play
• Hamlet Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• King Lear’s Last Lesson Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• Macbeth "Midnight at Dunsinane" Readers Theater Script
• The Tempest (Prospero) Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare

U.S. History & Government

• Causes of WWII & Pre-War U.S. Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Nixon and the Watergate Scandal (1972–1974) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Postwar & Dawn of Cold War Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Manhattan Project & End of WWII Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Vietnam War and Protests (1955–1975) Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Tuskegee Airmen and African Americans in WWII Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

World History & Global Studies

• Columbus and Magellan Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Copernicus & Galileo Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Erasmus and Machiavelli Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Free Romeo and Juliet Readers Theater Script | Classical Dramas | Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci & Michelangelo Readers Theater Script | Historical Renaissance Series
• Lorenzo de’ Medici, Queen Elizabeth I, and Pope Julius II | Renaissance Series
• Pearl Harbor & U.S. Enters World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• Perseus, Medusa and Andromeda Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• Prometheus & Atlas Reader's Theater Script | Titan Gods | Greek Mythology
• Prometheus and the Gift of Fire Reader's Theater Script | Greek Mythology
• The Holocaust & Genocide in World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
• The Pacific & European Theaters World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)