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    Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids
    Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids
    Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids
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    Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids

    By Marian Scadden

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    Young actors can have fun performing 15 short (2-5 min.) plays with a sibling, cousin or friend, in the living room, backyard, or wherever the opportunity exists. Many of the scripts in the collection are humorously based on well-known tales with twists so they can be performed by a cast of 2 or 3. Four of the plays can be performed by more. Basic stage terms & notes are included. Some of the scripts are: Brownilocks and a Bear; Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll; The Troubles of Little Bo Peep and Little Miss Muffet. The scripts that can have more performers are: Jack and the Beanstalk; The Three Little Pigs; Peter and the Wolf; and Hermes the Mischievous.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarian Scadden
    Release dateFeb 7, 2013
    ISBN9781301987269
    Short Scripts for 2-3 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 2-3 Kids - Marian Scadden

      Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids

      by Marian Scadden

      copyright 2013 Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition

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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

      Brownilocks And A Bear (2)

      Jack And The Beanstalk (3-5)

      Little Red Riding Hood (3)

      The Three Little Pigs (2-6)

      The Tortoise And The Hare A Fable By Aesop (2)

      Snow White (3)

      Peter And The Wolf (3-4)

      The Princess And The Pea (3)

      Do You Know The Muffin Man? (3)

      Billy Goats Gruff And The Troll (3)

      The Elf And The Shoemaker (2)

      Rapunzel (2)

      The Troubles Of Little Bo Peep And Little Miss Muffet (2)

      Hermes The Mischievous (2 or more)

      When The Family Comes Over, A Thanksgiving Story (2)

      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.

      SET: The set is 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. These two and three-person scripts are written to be easily performed in a home, with very little in the way of set. But, if desired, a set can still be created from things around the house. 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 creating the look you want for your character by using brightly colored shirts, hats, vests, gloves

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