Theatre for Children: Fifteen Classic Plays

by Peter Brosius (Foreword), Coleman A. Jennings (Editor)

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

544 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Lacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my children's theatre class but I love these plays. My prof is personal friends with all the authors and the book's author as well. That is a cool thing to have a prof who knows what the playwright meant because he knows the playwright.

[Trinity 11-12 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like this book because it gives you multiply plays to read.This book tells you exactly what your reading and what part your on in a play.I also like the cover.