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Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids
Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids
Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids
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Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids

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Let the performance begin! Each of the 15 scripts have a running time of approximately 2-8 minutes. Small groups of children can select a script, rehearse and have fun as they perform for others. The plays are great for a classroom performance by students or a living room performance by siblings, cousins and friends. Some of the scripts are adapted from well-known tales and some are original. Here are a few titles: The Little Red Hen, The Bremen Town Musicians, The Crows and the Snake Eggs, The Gingerbread Man, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, Sleeping Beauty.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 23, 2015
ISBN9781310256844
Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids
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Marian Scadden

Marian Scadden reads a lot, and likes to write in theater-esque and other genres, such as Young Adult fantasy, Middle Grade stuff, and Picture Books. She loves playing board games with her family, especially when she wins. Marian graduated in Children's Theatre from Brigham Young University decades ago, more or less. Writing books and plays is not quite as long as that. She started writing plays so she wouldn't have to pay royalties when directing them; she started writing picture books to see if she could and she advanced to novels in 2009 when she participated in National Novel Writing Month. It's kind of exciting.

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    Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids - Marian Scadden

    Short Scripts for 4-6 Kids

    by Marian Scadden

    copyright 2015 Marian Scadden

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    Table of Contents

    (Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of characters needed for the play.)

    Basic Stage Terms and Other Tidbits

    The Field of Boliauns, an Irish tale (4)

    The Milkmaid and Her Pail (4)

    King Midas and the Golden Touch (4)

    The Little Red Hen (4)

    The Fox and the Grapes (4)

    The Bremen Town Musicians (5)

    The Crows and the Snake Eggs, a Texas Fable (5)

    The Gingerbread Man (5)

    The Lion and the Mouse (5)

    The Chicken Who Crossed the Road (5)

    Belling the Cat (6)

    How the Tortoise Got Its Shell (6)

    Town Mouse and Country Mouse (6)

    Chicken Licken (6)

    Sleeping Beauty (6)

    About the Author

    Basic Stage Terms and Other Tidbits

    STAGE AREAS: The stage is divided into areas to help performers know where to be on certain lines. Although the scripts may have stage directions, you can always choose to do it differently.

    ~DOWN is that part of the stage closest to the audience.

    ~UP is farthest from the audience.

    ~RIGHT and LEFT are from the actor’s viewpoint, as he or she is facing the audience.

    ~CENTER is center of the stage.

    ~From those main areas come the nine stage areas: down right, down center, down left; center right, center, center left; up right, up center, up left. There is also off left and off right, meaning an actor is no longer on stage.

    IN THE SCRIPT:

    ~SETTING is where the play takes place and how the stage might be set up.

    ~AT RISE means at the rise of the curtain, or at the start of the show.

    ~Information in parenthesis ( ) are directions for the actor.

    ~END and sometimes CURTAIN means the show is over

    ~CURTAIN CALL is what happens at the end of the play: the actors come to center and bow to the audience.

    ~CROSS is to move from one area of the stage to another area.

    CHARACTERS: Many of the characters can be played by either a girl or a boy. Change the name of the character, if needed. For instance, if Old Woman is played by a boy, it’s okay to change the character’s name to Old Man. If King is played by a girl, it’s okay to change it to Queen. Within the script, change the pronouns he, she, his, and her to fit.

    SET: The set is composed of items on the stage that are not usually carried around by the performers, such as stools, couches, tables, etc. Set pieces also create an environment for the play—trees for a forest; cactus for a desert, etc. The scripts in this book were written to be easily performed in a home or class with very little in the way of a set. But, if desired, a set can still be created from things around the house or classroom. For instance, chairs can be used as tree stumps; a pond can be represented by a blue piece of cloth; forest trees can be represented by ficus trees or painted cardboard cutouts attached to the backs of chairs. Use your imagination.

    COSTUMES: Like the set, they can be simple or more elaborate. Have fun

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