USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!

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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.

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 February 1, 2010

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OUR SPOTLIGHT PLAY FOR FEBRUARY

Grandpa Ben THE WANDERINGS OF ODYSSEUS
By James Zager

Available from playwright.

One act, ensemble cast, minimum of five (3m, 2w) but can be expanded to accommodate much larger casts, minimal set, recorded music. His adaptation focuses on chapters 9-12 of Homer's classic and includes Odysseus' encounters with: The Island of the Lotus-Eaters, The Cyclops, The Bag of Wind, The Laestrogonians, Circe's Spell, The Land of the Dead, The Sirens' Song, Scylla & Charybdis, The Island of the Sun-God, and Calypso's Cave. Perfect for middle-school audiences.

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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.

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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.

Drury University

It is supported by

Springfield/Greene County Libraries
Springfield/Greene County Libraries

and


Library System of Lancaster County



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