Breaking Through: Drama Strategies for 10's to 15's

Product Code: BD5000

Have you noticed how the very children who, at 5 or 8 or so, were spontaneous and articulate and imaginative suddenly become, on the threshold of adolescence, sullen or silent, bored or supercilious? No group is so hard to reach. People who work with this age group need all the help they can get. Breaking Through is the handbook to give you just that help. It provides theater games well suited to channel the energies and capture the imagination of 10s to 15s.

Rapunzel

Product Code: R87000

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Approx. Run Time: 50 min.

A man and his wife longing for a child, bargain with a witch who steals Rapunzel and locks her in an enchanted tower. The events seem stark, but they are told with warmth and wit, even the witch seems slightly appealing.

Seven Ages of Anne

Product Code: SS4000

Approx. Run Time: 90 min.

Seven members of the cast play Anne at different points in her life and scenes bounce back and forth through the decades. By the end, Anne is encircled and sustained by her younger selves.

Mean to Be Free: A Flight North on the Underground Railroad

Product Code: MG6000

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Approx. Run Time: 75 min.

This is the story of two black children who traveled the dangerous Underground Railroad north to freedom and is based on events that happened over 150 years ago.

Monologues for Competition and Performance: Volume I

Product Code: M98000

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Collection of tested, award-winning monologues and duets by various well-known authors. Excellent for classroom assignments and chapel or church performances.