A detailed Racine resource, in French. Includes biographical information, a list of his major plays, and a special section on Racine's Jansenist ties.

In "Mithing Tooth", students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from Kenn Nesbitt's The Aliens Have Landed at Our School!'s poem, students will dramatize a poem about a child who is missing a tooth and gets upsets when his...

In "Don't Pinch!", students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in his My Dog Ate My Homework! poetry collection, students will dramatize a poem about a child who discovers why his friends...

In "When the Bubble Burst", students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will dramatize a poem about a child who gets in trouble for...

In "A Lesson Learned", students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework! and If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will dramatize a poem about a skydiver...

In "Bad Baxter Barton," students will participate in a dramatization of a poem. Adapted from the poem "Bad Baxter Barton" originally published in Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones) by Eric Ode, students will assume roles...

In "Stop Sniffling!," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework, students will dramatize a poem about a child who learns the importance of blowing his nose.

In "Out of Control," students will participate in a poem in eleven voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in If Pigs Could Fly, And Other Deep Thoughts, students will dramatize a poem about a remote that mysteriously flips through...

In "My Dog Has Got No Manners," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Rolling in the Aisles, students will dramatize a poem about a child who complains about his dog's bad behavior to...

In "Bad-Hair Day," students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Linda Knaus in If Kids Ruled the School, students will dramatize a poem about how one child's messy hair interrupts the class.

In "My Noisy Brother," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework! students will dramatize a poem about a child who imitates the annoying sounds that his brother...

In "The Teachers' Show," students will participate in a poem in eight voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework, students will dramatize a poem about a zany talent show for teachers.

The depth of this resource will surprise you. The ninety-three page .pdf contains background information about Shakespeare as well as detailed information about the play itself, commentaries and critical essays, and production notes from...

Lots of resources for those who want to do classroom theater. Contains scripts, lesson plans, and a background essay.

This site from Children's Theatre Plays.com is a source for purchasing plays from a company that has been producing children's shows for 24 years. The list of plays is a great idea source.

This site tells of Aristotle's six parts of a play. It goes into detail on the Character and the different terms that describe different character types.

This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.

This resource offers good material on Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," including a quote from Williams on art, and information on the original 1947 production of the play and the 1950s film version.

This site features discussion questions to go along with each scene of the play "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry. Students will gain a broader perspective of Hansberry's work when they visit this site.

This page is the front door to an extensive collection of play scripts, theater bills, motion pictures, sound recordings and photographs that document popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, from 1870 to 1920.

At this site listen to a tale of India and Pakistan retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as play script and posters.

This reader's theater version of a folktale from Angola has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his short story "How Frog Went to Heaven." For 16 players, ages 7-9, the story explores themes of inventiveness and...

A reader's theater version of a folktale from India and Pakistan adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The Gifts of Wali Dad." For 15 players, ages 8-13, it contemplates questions of generosity....

A reader's theater version of a Finnish folktale adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The Maiden of Northland." For eight players, ages 11 and up. Performance length is six minutes. You will find links...