THEATER/PERFORMANCE Unit

These are available from Wake County Public Library (unless otherwise noted):

12 Fabulously Funny Fairy Tale Plays by Justin McCory Martin Not in WCPL
25 Just-Right Plays For Emergent Readers (Grades K-1) Not in WCPL
*A Play's the Thing by Aliki Amazon Preview Ages 6-9
Acting Out: Six One-act Plays! Six Newbery Stars! Ages 9-14
Around the World in 21 Plays Theatre for Young Audiences, Grades 7-10, Ages 13-16 Amazon Table of Contents
The Big Book of Folktale Plays: One-act adaptations of folktales from around the world, for stage and puppet performance. Ed by SE Kamerman Amazon Table of Contents
Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper and Other Zany Fractured Fairy Tale Plays Not in WCPL
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village book and 2 CDs, Grades 4-8, Ages 10-14 Google Books Amazon Table of Contents
The JUMBO BOOK OF DRAMA by Deborah Dunleavy Ages 6-9 Google Review
Kids Take the Stage: Helping Young People Discover the Creative Outlet of Theater Not in WCPL
On Stage! How to Put on a Play P. Sternberg
On Stage Short Plays for Acting Students R Mauro
*On Stage! Theater Games and Activities for Kids by Lisa Bany-Winters Ages 6-12 Google Books
Plays of America from American Folklore for Children Grades K-6, by LE McCullough Ages 5-12
*Presenting Reader's Theater Plays and Poems to Read Aloud by Caroline Feller Bauer Ages Preschool Plus
*Readers Theatre Anthology 28 all-occasion readings for storytellers Google Books Amazon Table of Contents Preview
(Partial Contents:
Comedy: The Tooth Fairy Who Didn't Have Any Teeth
Mystery/Suspense: Sire de Maletroit's Door, The Tell-Tale Heart
Christmas Specials: A Christmas Carol, The Gift of the Magi, the Eyes of El Cristo
Folklore: One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes; Urashima Taro; the Glass in the Field
Children's Classics: The Wind in the Willows, Aesop's Fables, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, I Can
The Human Spirit: The Song Caruso Sang, Sparring With the Champ, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, and A Year-End Dialogue With Outer Space)
*Show Time! Music, Dance, and Drama Activities for Kids Ages 9-12 Google Books
Show Time at the Polk Street School
*Stories On Stage: (22) Reader's Theater Scripts (Adapted from Children's Literature for Elementary and Junior High School Students) (First Edition, Hardcover). A Shepard Online: http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
Theatre for Young Audiences 20 Great Plays for Children, Includes Charlotte's Web and The Secret Garden Table of Contents & Extensive Preview
Theatre Games for Young Performers Improvisations & Exercises for Developing Acting Skills Google
Ages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18