Theatre for Children
Theatre for Children

Author: Coleman A. Jennings

Publisher: Dramatic Publishing

Published: 2005-06

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 9780312336394

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Theatre was made for children. With their fertile imaginations and their honest ability to be carried away by a story, they are the best audiences that directors, actors, and playwrights could ever hope to encounter. They also represent the future of the arts. Theatre for Children is a collection of new and classic plays for children. Adapted from some of the most beloved stories in children's literature, such as Roald Dahl's The Witches, The Great Gilly Hopkins, and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as well as original plays, this anthology brings together new and overlooked plays that children are sure to love. Theatre for Children is an invaluable resource for directors, teachers, and students of theatre. Foreword Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery by Sandra Fenichel Asher Ernie's Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn Two Donuts by Jose Cruz González Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Timothy Mason and Mel Marvin A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas by Laurie Brooks Braille: The Early Life of Louis Braille by Lola H. and Coleman A. Jennings Bless Cricket, Crest Toothpaste, and Tommy Tune by Linda Daugherty The Great Gilly Hopkins by David Paterson and Steve Liebman The Witches by David Wood Mississippi Pinocchio by Mary Surface and David Maddox The Wolf and Its Shadows by Sandra Fenichel Asher Ezigbo, The Spirit Child by Max Bush and Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl Inuk and the Sun by Henry Beissel A Village Fable by James Still The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Y York

Good News, Bad News
Good News, Bad News

Author: Jeff Mack

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1452118531

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Good news, Rabbit and Mouse are going on a picnic. Bad news, it is starting to rain. Good news, Rabbit has an umbrella. Bad news, the stormy winds blow the umbrella (and Mouse!) into a tree. So begins this clever story about two friends with very different dispositions. Using just four words, Jeff Mack has created a text with remarkable flair that is both funny and touching, and pairs perfectly with his energetic, and hilarious, illustrations. Good news, this is a book kids will clamor to read again and again!

Camp Omigosh
Camp Omigosh

Author: Wade Bradford

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-05-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781514160145

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Connor's summer is off to a rough start: the camp bus almost crashes, his cabin mates don't trust him, and the girls on the other side of the camp constantly outsmart him. But when he and his friends Tasha, Parker, and Kimberly investigate the mystery surrounding the "Ghost of Dead Billy," they begin a hilarious adventure that is worlds away from your typical campfire story. "A wild and zany camping adventure that will leave you begging for more. A must read for middle graders looking for something out of the ordinary." - Dorine White, author of The Awakening & Cleopatra's Legacy series

Theatre for Children
Theatre for Children

Author: David Wood

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee

Published: 1999-03-15

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1461664497

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One of the world's leading children's dramatists provides a practical handbook of the skills involved in entertaining and involving audiences of children. A marvelous contribution to the world of Youth Theater...a must. —Robyn Flatt, Dallas Children's Theater. He has often been called the National Playwright for Children and he deserves it. —Cameron Mackintosh

Ten Plays for Children
Ten Plays for Children

Author: Timothy Mason

Publisher: Smith & Kraus

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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This is a collection of 10 plays, each about an hour long, adapted from such classics as Pinocchio, Aladdin, & Huckleberry Finn.

The Children
The Children

Author: Lucy Kirkwood

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 2018-12-06

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0822237482

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Two retired nuclear scientists reside in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever on yogurt and yoga, until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

The Colour Monster Goes to School
The Colour Monster Goes to School

Author: Anna Llenas

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2020-10-26

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1787419770

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Follow The Colour Monster on a brand new adventure, as he navigates his way through his first day at school! Anna Llenas's popular Colour Monster is back, and this time he's heading off to school! But what exactly is school? A spooky castle filled with terrifying animals? A place in the sky, amongst the rainbows and clouds? From music lessons, to lunchtime, to making new friends, the Colour Monster's first day of school is filled with exciting new adventures.

The Children's Troupes and the Transformation of English Theater 1509-1608
The Children's Troupes and the Transformation of English Theater 1509-1608

Author: Jeanne McCarthy

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1315390817

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The Children’s Troupes and the Transformation of English Theater 1509–1608 uncovers the role of the children’s companies in transforming perceptions of authorship and publishing, performance, playing spaces, patronage, actor training, and gender politics in the sixteenth century. Jeanne McCarthy challenges entrenched narratives about popular playing in an era of revolutionary changes, revealing the importance of the children’s company tradition’s connection with many early plays, as well as to the spread of literacy, classicism, and literate ideals of drama, plot, textual fidelity, characterization, and acting in a still largely oral popular culture. By addressing developments from the hyper-literate school tradition, and integrating discussion of the children’s troupes into the critical conversation around popular playing practices, McCarthy offers a nuanced account of the play-centered, literary performance tradition that came to define professional theater in this period. Highlighting the significant role of the children’s company tradition in sixteenth-century performance culture, this volume offers a bold new narrative of the emergence of the London theater.

Music in English Children's Drama of the Later Renaissance
Music in English Children's Drama of the Later Renaissance

Author: Linda Phyllis Austern

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-09-30

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1040117457

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Originally published in 1992, Music in English Children’s Drama of the Later Renaissance is the first book-length study to examine the Elizabethan and Jacobean children’s drama, not only from a musicological perspective, but also drawing on the histories of literature, culture, and the theater. It gives the children’s companies new historical significance, showing that they were an integral and ultimately influential part of the London theatrical world. These companies originated important features of later drama, such as music before and between acts, and the exploitation of different timbres for specific effects. Those interested in music history, English literature, theater history, and cultural history will find this a comprehensive and fascinating study. Of special note are the appendices, which offer a unique and important reference source by providing the only definitive list of the plays and songs used by the children.