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  • Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P Kelso, Khara C Barnhart, Shana Hallmeyer, Ron Leishman, Adam Watson

    language (Playing With Plays, Jan. 24, 2015)
    Who will you be? Oliver? The Artful Dodger? Fagin? The sneaky thief Sikes!?!Oliver Twist like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 8-22+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Charles Dickens' classic story. Oliver Twist 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 melodramatic modifications for group sizes: 8-12+ 13-18+ 17-22+ Actual lines from Oliver Twist highlighted for easy identification Creatively funny interpretations 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!
  • Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist for Kids: 3 Short Melodramatic Plays for 3 Group Sizes

    Brendan P. Kelso, Khara C. Barnhart, Suzy Newman, Adam T. Watson, Shana Hallmeyer, Asif Zamir

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 22, 2015)
    Who will you be? Oliver? The Artful Dodger? Fagin? The sneaky thief Sikes!?!Oliver Twist like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 8-22+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and perform Charles Dickens' classic story. Oliver Twist 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: 8-12+ kids 13-18+ kids 17-22+ kids Actual lines from Oliver Twist 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!
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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!
  • 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!