Movements of the Wind is a 5-piece collection of short intertwined plays journeying the challenges of garden inhabitants as they confront the volatile effects of Mother Nature through their lives.Ĭlick for an excerpt to the ten-minute play, Sharing Soil.Ĭlick below for a complete digital copy of Sharing Soil (once purchased, you will be given a link to download the script): * Sharing Soil was originally written and performed as part of the full-length play, Movements of the Wind. Genre: Comedy/Drama 10-minute play, teen play, children's play Casting is gender flexible.Īge range: Characters are children, so they may be played by child actors, teens or adults But when bully vegetables draw Carrot and Potato together, they must decide if their new friendship is worth risking their safety and rejection from their own garden cultures.Ĭast: 2 females (or 2 males, or 1 female/1 male). In soil cultures, prejudices run deep between carrots and potatoes. ĬLICK below for a complete digital copy of Funeral for a Crayfish by Tara Meddaugh Great food: reader’s theater, problem solving, working together, teamwork, science, flexible casting for any gender, animals, classroom theater, 2-hander, play for 2 actors, friendshipĬlick for a free excerpt from Funeral for a Crayfish. Genre: comedic, children, young audience, dramaĬast: 2 characters, flexible/inclusive casting When a classroom crayfish meets an untimely demise, Ari and Queen must figure out whose crayfish suffered this unexpected fate! It’s going to take some clever detective skills though, because unfortunately, Juliet used the same color permanent marker to dot her crayfish’s back as Ari did! Will the clues they uncover be enough to solve the mystery? This is a 5-minute comedy for children which explores friendship, problem solving and working together! It also includes a fun Question and Answer page all about crayfish! Children at home or in the classroom enjoy reading these fun scripts aloud.Ĭlick to read a free excerpt to the play, The Shipwreck Solution.Ĭlick below for a digital copy of the 5-minute play, The Shipwreck Solution. Reader’s Theater can promote fluency, confidence, creativity, empathy, oral expression and connections among peers. Children don’t need to memorize or “perform,” but simply benefit from the act of reading out loud together, in dramatic form. But as Reader’s Theater, they are designed to make reading aloud enjoyable for children. These are great plays for any age in a theater setting, competition or classroom. The Shipwreck Solution is part of Tara Meddaugh’s Reader’s Theater series. Genre: Comedy/children (teens and adults can have fun with the roles too!) * The Shipwreck Solution includes a “Yes, It’s True” page featuring fun facts referencing the animals you read about, as well as a glossary with a few key terms.Ĭast: 4 male or female (gender neutral cast) What do a box jellyfish, a mako shark, an anglerfish and a tiger shark have in common? They all want to live in the same abandoned shipwreck on the ocean floor! No one wants to share, no one wants to live somewhere else and…uh oh…what if someone can’t help but want to eat someone else? Check out The Shipwreck Solution to discover if these four, very different creatures, can find a way to work it out! Children at home or in the classroom enjoy reading these fun scripts aloud.Ĭlick to read a free excerpt to the play, Pebbles and Tails.Ĭlick below for a digital copy of the 5-minute play, Pebbles and Tails. Pebbles and Tails is part of Tara Meddaugh’s Reader’s Theater series. * Pebbles and Tails includes a Frog Q & A related to the script and Five (5) Cool Facts about Frogs! Good for: outdoor theater, reader’s theater, play about friendship, growing up, finding your place, gender flexible casting, classrooms, fun science Running time: 5-10 minutes (average around 7 minutes)Īge range: child to teen adult actors for young audiences Genre: Comedy/children/drama (teens and adults can have fun with the roles too!) Is their friendship strong enough to endure these changing phases? Pebbles and Tails is a story about frogs growing up, but it’s also a story of bravery, kindness, loyalty and friendship. But when Scoot realizes that Wiggles and Crunch have developed into froglets, while Scoot remains a tadpole, Scoot feels left behind. Scoot, Wiggles and Crunch have been friends since they hatched from eggs in the pond, hiding from predators together, protecting each other, and playing “Kick Pebble” together.
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