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Theatre for Young Audiences: 20 Great Plays for Children Paperback - 2005

by Coleman a. Jennings; Rebecca Heller (Editor)

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Presented with the right plays, children are the most honest and appreciative of audiences. This anthology, compiled by an authority on children's theatre, collects new and overlooked scripts that represent the best of modern playwriting for children. From works adapted from classic children's stories to original contemporary scripts, each play inspires the imagination as it entertains. With complete scripts for twenty plays plus a biographical sketch of each playwright, Theatre for Young Audiences is invaluable for anyone involved in children's theatre, from community theatre groups to teachers and students of dramatic literature. Plays included in this book: Charlotte's Web ... Joseph Robinette
The Arkansas Bear ... Aurand Harris
Really Rosie ... Maurice Sendak
The Secret Garden ... Pam Sterling
Wiley and the Hairy Man ... Suzan Zeder
According to Coyote ... John Kauffman
The Mischief Makers ... Lowell Swortzell
The Wise Men of Chelm ... Sandra F. Asher
Crow & Weasel ... Jim Leonard
The Ice Wolf ... Joanna H. Kraus
Home on the Mornin' Train ... Kim Hines
The Falcon ... Greg Palmer
The Man-Child ... Arnold Rabin
Hush: An Interview with America ... James Still
Bocon! ... Lisa Loomer
The Crane Wife ... Barbara Carlisle
Jungalbook ... Edward Mast
A Thousand Cranes ... Kathryn S. Miller
The Yellow Boat ... David Saar
Selkie ... Laurie Brooks Gollobin

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From acting to directing to design, all the staging elements in an impressive production together create the playwright's vision on the stage.

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  • Title Theatre for Young Audiences: 20 Great Plays for Children
  • Author Coleman a. Jennings; Rebecca Heller (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 604
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Griffin, NY
  • Date 2005-03-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780312337148 / 0312337140
  • Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.5 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's plays, American, Plays
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97036542
  • Dewey Decimal Code 812.008

About the author

Coleman A. Jennings, professor of Creative Drama/Children's Theatre at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of three plays for children and editor of four anthologies, including Plays Children Love, volumes I and II. In 1997 he received a Lifetime Achievement award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education.

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