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Books with title Bram Stoker's Dracula for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

  • Bram Stoker's Dracula for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Angela M. Herrick, Bram Stoker, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman, Ryan Gottlieb

    eBook (Playing With Plays LLC, July 17, 2020)
    Who will you be? A vampire bride? The vampire hunter Van Helsing? The evil Dracula!?!Dracula like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 7-20+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Bram Stoker's classic story. Dracula 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. What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious melodramatic play modifications for 3 group sizes: 7-9 kids 10-16 kids 12-20+ kids Actual lines from Dracula highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining story A kid who loves the Classics! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of all classics for your child. Many classic novels and plays are difficult to read in class or watch on stage, and attempting to teach these to children can be even more challenging. But, as the author states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun!" Kids who have read or performed these plays continue to come back for more!* *Guaranteed!
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Angela M. Herrick, Bram Stoker, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman, Ryan Gottlieb

    Paperback (Independently published, July 17, 2020)
    Who will you be? A vampire bride? The vampire hunter Van Helsing? The evil Dracula!?!Dracula like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 7-20+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Bram Stoker's classic story. Dracula 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. What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious melodramatic play modifications for 3 group sizes: 7-9 kids 10-16 kids 12-20+ kids Actual lines from Dracula highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining story A kid who loves the Classics! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of all classics for your child. Many classic novels and plays are difficult to read in class or watch on stage, and attempting to teach these to children can be even more challenging. But, as the author states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun!" Kids who have read or performed these plays continue to come back for more!* *Guaranteed!
  • Shakespeare's Hamlet for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Sept. 20, 2010)
    Hamlet like you have never read it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-20+ 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: 6-7+ 8-14+ 11-20+ 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 Shakespeare's entire works and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you coming back for more!
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  • Shakespeare's Macbeth for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Shana Lopez, Hannah Sidaris-Green

    eBook (Playing With Plays, Nov. 19, 2013)
    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 will 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 identificationCreatively funny and witty telling of the remaining scriptA 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!
  • Shakespeare's Macbeth for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Shana Hallmeyer

    Paperback (BookSurge Publishing, Oct. 15, 2009)
    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 will 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!
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  • Beowulf for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Amanda Thayer, Ron Leishman, Shana Hallmeyer

    eBook (Playing With Plays, Nov. 9, 2019)
    Beowulf like you have never read it before; quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 7-20+ actors, kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to enjoy and loosely understand this classic Old English story. What you will get: Fun! 3 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 7-12+ 11-14+ 14-20+ Actual lines from J. Lesslie Hall's translation of Beowulf mixed in Creatively funny interpretations of the remaining story A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves the Classics! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to be a doorway for your child to love all the classics. Classical literature 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!" Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!
  • Shakespeare's The Tempest for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Khara C Barnhart, Shana Hallmeyer, Asif Zamir

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 27, 2012)
    The Tempest like you have never read it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Written in a play format and designed for 7-18+ 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: 7-9+ 10-13+ 14-18+ 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 Shakespeare's entire works and have completed 'hero' reports on Shakespeare at school. Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!
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  • Beowulf for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Amanda Thayer, Ron Leishman, Shana Hallmeyer

    Paperback (Independently published, Dec. 17, 2018)
    Beowulf like you have never read it before; quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 7-20+ actors, kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to enjoy and loosely understand this classic Old English story. What you will get: Fun! 3 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 7-12+ 11-14+ 14-20+ Actual lines from J. Lesslie Hall's translation of Beowulf mixed in Creatively funny interpretations of the remaining story A delightfully funny rendition that is easy for ADULTS to understand too! A kid who loves the Classics! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to be a doorway for your child to love all the classics. Classical literature 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!" Guaranteed to have you and your kids coming back for more!
  • Shakespeare's King Lear for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Ron Leishman, Shana Lopez, Suzy Newman

    eBook (, July 31, 2018)
    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:7-88-1413-18+Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identificationCreatively funny and witty telling of the remaining scriptA 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!
  • Shakespeare's Henry V for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Ian Campbell, Ron Leishman, Shana Hallmeyer, Asif Zamir

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 23, 2018)
    Who will you be? Henry V? Captain Fluellen? King of France? One of the conspirators!?!Henry V like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-18+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play.Henry V 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: 6-12 9-15 14-18+ 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!
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  • Shakespeare's Henry V for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Ian Campbell, Ron Leishman, Shana Hallmeyer

    eBook (Playing With Plays, Nov. 12, 2019)
    Who will you be? Henry V? Captain Fluellen? King of France? One of the conspirators?!Henry V like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-18+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Shakespeare's classic play.Henry V 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:6-129-1514-18+Actual lines from Shakespeare's play highlighted for easy identificationCreatively funny and witty telling of the remaining scriptA 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!
  • Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Bradley Wyett, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman, Ron Gottlieb

    language (Playing With Plays, April 28, 2020)
    Who will you be? Tom Sawyer? Huck Finn? The beautiful Becky? The villain Joe!?Tom Sawyer like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 6-16+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Mark Twain's classic story. Tom Sawyer 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. What you will get: Fun! 3 hilarious melodramatic play modifications for 3 group sizes: 6-8 kids 9-12 kids 13-16+ kids Actual lines from Tom Sawyer highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny and witty telling of the remaining story A kid who loves the Classics! This mini-melodramatic masterpiece is sure to spark a love of all classics for your child. Many classic novels and plays are difficult to read in class or watch on stage, and attempting to teach these to children can be even more challenging. But, as the author states in the book, "there is no better way to learn than to have fun!" Kids who have read or performed these plays continue to come back for more!* *Guaranteed!