USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
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Looking for a great play to read, share with a class, or perform for an
audience?
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Interested in working with award-winning playwrights to develop new scripts?
This site is for you!
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.
Interested in authors who write books for young readers? You'll find them at
AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS!
Enjoy, and come back often. We'll be adding new playwrights and plays as we
grow.
Last updated May 1, 2012
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STATE MAP
Move the mouse over any state. If the arrow turns into a hand, click to see
playwrights from that state.
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THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT PLAY
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WHAT YOU WILL
By
James Zager
Dramatic Publishing
One act, 2w, 5m, one narrator, minimal set, recorded music. What happens when a shipwrecked young lady decides to disguise herself as her twin brother? This contemporary version of TWELFTH NIGHT uses pop culture to bring one of the Bard’s best comedies to life. Feste carries a boom box, Olivia is a fashion model, and the Duke is a surfer dude. A great introduction to the works of Shakespeare! AATE Unpublished Play Reading Project winner.
Photo credit: Arizona State University New Plays Marathon, Tempe, AZ.
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AMERICA WRITES FOR KIDS!
Our links to nearly 400 authors' web pages, plus other useful resources
relating to children's literature.
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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.
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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.
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AATE New Plays
Descriptions and contact information for new plays for young audiences
written by AATE member playwrights. Updated twice a year.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Dramatists Guild of America
Professional organization for playwrights.
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Educational Theatre Association
Thespian festivals for young actors, professional development for teachers,
a national conference, and much more.
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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.
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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.
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New Visions, New Voices Symposium (Kennedy Center)
A semiannual 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.
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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!
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What Do Playwrights Need to Know?
Professionals in the field of theater for young audiences give advice
on playwriting from idea to production and publication.
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Write Local Play Global
The international Theater for Young Audience playwrights network is an online meeting place for people interested in work written for young audiences. Read about and make contact with playwrights from across the country and around the world.
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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 web page 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 Sandy Asher:
sasher@drury.edu
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USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
is a project of the
Drury University
School
of Education and Child Development.
It is supported by
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