Books in Playing with Plays series

Who will you be? King Lear? A mean daughter? The evil Edmund? The Fool!?!King Lear like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 7-18+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play.King Lear for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character will your kids be?!What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 7-8 8-14 13-18 Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare!This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!

Who will you be? Caesar? Brutus? The spooky soothsayer?!Julius Caesar like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 5-17+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Julius Caesar for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character your kids be?! What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 5-9+ 8-12+ 12-17+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!

Who will you be? Puck? Bottom? Oberon? Titania? The Wall?!Midsummer like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 9-20+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Midsummer for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character your kids be?! What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 9-10 11-14 15-20 Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!

Midsummer like you have never read it before: fun and easy to understand. Designed for 9-20+ actors, kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to enjoy and loosely understand Shakespeare's play. What you will get: Fun! 3 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 9-10 11-14 15-20 Actual lines from Shakespeare's play mixed in Creatively funny interpretations of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to be a doorway for your child to love all the classics. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching on stage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun!" Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!

The Playing with Color series introduces students to music making from the start. Colored notation, numbered staves, as well as clear graphic illustrations for the right and left hands are presented in the beginning of each book. Thereafter, theory, rhythm, ear training, improvisation, and sight-reading exercises are gradually introduced so the student has the best possible platform upon which to build.

Who will you be? Macbeth? Lady Macbeth? One of the spooky witches?! Macbeth like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-17+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Macbeth for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character your kids be?! What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 6-9+ 9-12+ 12-17+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!

Who will you be? Macbeth? Lady Macbeth? One of the spooky witches?! Macbeth like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-17+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play. Macbeth for Kids is a play versatile enough for sibling fun, classes, drama groups, homeschool groups, or backyard performances. It's appropriate and fun for all ages! Plays range from 15 to 25 minutes. Which character your kids be?! What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious modifications for group sizes: 6-9+ 9-12+ 12-17+ Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining script A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves Shakespeare! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is difficult enough in class or watching onstage, let alone trying to teach the stories to children, but as the author's mantra states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun! "Kids who have read this have also eventually purchased the entire Shakespeare works, and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!

The Playing with Color series introduces students to music making from the start. Colored notation, numbered staves, as well as clear graphic illustrations for the right and left hands are presented in the beginning of each book. Thereafter, theory, rhythm, ear training, improvisation, and sight-reading exercises are gradually introduced so the student has the best possible platform upon which to build.