Theatre For Children Fifteen Classic Plays

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 Gonzalez "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 GillyHopkins" 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 YorkJennings, Coleman A. is the author of 'Theatre For Children Fifteen Classic Plays', published 2005 under ISBN 9780312336394 and ISBN 031233639X.