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Included are plays already available from publishers and others so new they’re available only from the playwright. All are intended for young audiences, K-12; appropriate age levels are suggested for each script.
You can search for information about playwrights and their plays alphabetically or by state. Just click on the map or an alphabet letter below to get started. Then visit our links for more resources on children’s theatre and plays for young audiences.
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Last updated June 30, 2009
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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
by Anne Glasner
Musical, available from playwright.
Elementary to lower middle school audiences.
Query for royalties and rental rates.
In vignettes and monologues, the Dog, Cat, Donkey, and Rooster tell why
they're homeless. They meet on the road to Bremen and join forces.
Together they discover the nefarious plot of the none-too-able burglers to
steal from the Bremenites, and defeat them. Dog discovers his courage,
Cat finds friends, Donkey finds he's pretty smart, and Rooster gets
healthy. Six minimal set scenes. Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Cast: 3-6 males, 10 - 14 females (with doubling). Piano score available
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FAVORITE LINKS |
- AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS!
Our links to nearly 400 authors' Web sites, plus other useful resources
relating to children's literature.
- American Alliance for Theatre and Education
(AATE)
Professional organization for teachers pre-K to college, playwrights,
and others committed to promoting excellence in theatre for young audiences
and theater education.
- AATE Award-Winning
Plays Directory
Annually updated directory of plays for young audiences selected for
the AATE Distinguished Play Award, the AATE Unpublished Play Reading
Project Award, the IUPUI/Bonderman Award, the ASSITEJ/USA Outstanding
Plays list, and the Kennedy Center's New Visions/New Voices Symposium.
- AATE
New Plays
Descriptions and contact information for new plays for young audiences
written by AATE member playwrights. Updated twice a year.
- Arizona
State University Child Drama Collections The largest American repository
of manuscript materials and books relating to the history of theater
for young audiences around the world.
- The Association for Jewish Theatre's Directory of Plays of Jewish Interest for Young Audiences
Holiday, Holocaust, Biblical, historical, and modern topics for young people and family audiences
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Bonderman/IUPUI/IRT
Playwriting Event
Workshop and symposium dedicated to theater for young audiences. Held
every other year at the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis, IN.
- Children's Creative
Theater
A Thinkquest Jr. site designed by and for young people interested in
creating their own plays. Lots of great information and activities!
- Dramatists Guild of America
Professional organization for playwrights.
- Educational Theatre Association
Thespian festivals for young actors, professional development for teachers,
a national conference, and much more.
- International Association of
Theatre for Children (ASSITEJ)
The USA chapter of the international organization dedicated to professional
theater for young audiences. Sponsors the One Theater World festival,
publishes TYA Today, and The Marquee - and more.
- MISSOURI WRITES FOR KIDS!
Our links to Missouri children's authors' Web pages. Also contains the
history of the USA Plays for Kids and America Writes for Kids projects.
- New Visions,
New Voices Symposium (Kennedy Center)
A semi-annual workshop and symposium dedicated to developing new plays
for young audiences. Held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, this
program alternates years with the Bonderman event above.
- Plays Magazine
Monthly magazine that publishes royalty-free, easy-to-produce, curriculum-related
plays for young actors, K-12. Over 60 new plays per year!
- What Do Playwrights Need to Know?
Professionals in the field of theater for young audience give advice
on playwriting from idea to production and publication.
- Young Playwrights Incorporated
"The only professional theater company in the U.S. devoted solely to
the work of writers 18 and younger." Workshops, contests and more!
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HOW TO JOIN
USA PLAYS FOR KIDS! is a project of the Drury University School of Education and Child Development, supported by the Springfield-Greene County Libraries (MO) and the Library System of Lancaster County (PA). Its goal is to promote literacy and creativity by introducing young readers and audiences, parents, teachers, librarians, and directors to the work of "real, live" playwrights. Please see MISSOURI WRITES FOR KIDS! for a short history of this project.
All playwrights writing for young audiences and currently living in the United States who have at least one professionally published script are invited to join USA PLAYS FOR KIDS! Please submit your webpage URL to us at the address below for consideration. We ask only that you provide a reciprocal link.
No web page? No problem! Let us design one for you. For our guidelines and affordable prices, contact us at
USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
E-Mail: sasher@drury.edu
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