Presented with the right plays, children are the most honest and appreciative of audiences. This anthology, compiled by an authority on children's theatre, collects new and overlooked scripts that represent the best of modern playwriting for children. From works adapted from classic children's stories to original contemporary scripts, each play inspires the imagination as it entertains.
With complete scripts for twenty plays plus a biographical sketch of each playwright, Theatre for Young Audiences is invaluable for anyone involved in children's theatre, from community theatre groups to teachers and students of dramatic literature.
Plays included in this book:
Charlotte's Web ... Joseph Robinette
The Arkansas Bear ... Aurand Harris
Really Rosie ... Maurice Sendak
The Secret Garden ... Pam Sterling
Wiley and the Hairy Man ... Suzan Zeder
According to Coyote ... John Kauffman
The Mischief Makers ... Lowell Swortzell
The Wise Men of Chelm ... Sandra F. Asher
Crow & Weasel ... Jim Leonard
The Ice Wolf ... Joanna H. Kraus
Home on the Mornin' Train ... Kim Hines
The Falcon ... Greg Palmer
The Man-Child ... Arnold Rabin
Hush: An Interview with America ... James Still
Bocon! ... Lisa Loomer
The Crane Wife ... Barbara Carlisle
Jungalbook ... Edward Mast
A Thousand Cranes ... Kathryn S. Miller
The Yellow Boat ... David Saar
Selkie ... Laurie Brooks Gollobin
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword: A Conversation between Maurice Sendak and James Still
Introduction
Joseph Robinette, Charlotte's Web
Aurand Harris, The Arkansaw Bear
Maurice Sendak, Really Rosie
Pamela Sterling, The Secret Garden
Suzan Zeder, Wiley and the Hairy Man
John Kauffman, According to Coyote
Lowell Swortzell, The Mischief Makers
Sandra Fenichel Asher, The Wise Men of Chelm
Jim Leonard, Jr., Crow & Weasel
Joanna Halpert Kraus, The Ice Wolf
Kim Hines, Home on the Mornin' Train
Greg Palmer, The Falcon
Arnold Rabin, The Man-Child
James Still, Hush: An Interview with America
Lisa Loomer, Bocón!
Barbara Carlisle, The Crane Wife
Edward Mast, Jungalbook
Kathryn Schultz Miller, A Thousand Cranes
David Saar, The Yellow Boat
Laurie Brooks Gollobin, Selkie
