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Theatre and Drama
Fiction
Adler, David A.
Cam Jansen and the
School Play Mystery. Illustrated by Susanna Natti.
FIC AdleD
When a thief takes the box office money at the school play, Cam uses her
photographic memory to solve the mystery.
Alexander, Lloyd
The Rope Trick
FIC AlexL
Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess
Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey.
Aliki
A Play's the Thing
PICTURE Aliki
Miss Brilliant is full of ideas. With her students she celebrates everything:
teeth, corn, mummies, spiders -- and plays!
Best, Cari
Shrinking Violet.
Ilustrated by Giselle Potter
PICTURE BestC
Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally
comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar
system and saves the production from disaster.
Bonk, John J.
Dustin Grubbs: One-Man
Show
Fic BonkJ
A sixth-grader, who longs to see his name in lights, recounts life at Buttermilk
Falls Elementary in preparation for the school drama production.
Cecil, Randy
One Dark and Dreadful
Night
PICTURE CeciR
Maestro Von Haughty wants to present three thrilling tales of terror and
misfortune, but members of the Wayward Orphans Theatre make some very silly
changes to the costumes and script.
DePaola, Tomie
Stagestruck
PICTURE DeT
Although Tommy fails to get the part of Peter Rabbit in the kindergarten play,
he still finds a way to be the center of attention on stage.
Fagan, Cary
Daughter of the Great
Zandini. Illustrated by Cybèle Young
FIC FagaC
Tradition is important to the Great Zandini, the great magician of Paris. His
grandfather was a magician, his father was a magician, and his son will be a
magician too. Unfortunately, his son Theodore does not feel the same way.
Freeman, Don
Hattie the Backstage
Bat
PIC FreeD
In order not to scare anyone, the little bat who lived backstage at the Lyceum
Theatre stayed out of sight until opening night of the new mystery play.
Hirsch, Odo
Antonio S. & the
Mysterious Theodore Guzman Illustrations by August Hall
FIC HirsO
Antonio discovers a hidden room that leads him to the very heart of the house -
and straight into the fantastic world of his mysterious neighbor, a once-famous
actor named Theodore Guzman.
Holm, Jennifer L.
Babymouse by
Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
FIC Babym v.10
Dust off your dancing shoes. Babymouse and the gang are taking center stage in
the feel-good book of the season! Will Babymouse get the lead in the school
musical or will Felicia Furrypaws steal the show?
Johnson, Dolores.
The Best Bug to Be
PICTURE JohnD
At first disappointed at getting the role of a bumblebee instead of one of the
leads in the school play, Kelly makes her part the best one of all.
Millman, Isaac.
Moses Sees a Play
PICTURE MillI
Moses and his classmates, who are deaf or hard of hearing, attend a play at
their school, and Moses makes a new friend from another class.
Park, Barbara.
Junie B., First
Grader: Shipwrecked. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus
FIC ParkB
Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the
first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest
ship.
Parish, Herman.
Amelia Bedelia Talks
Turkey. Illustrations by Lynn Sweat
READER PariH
When Amelia Bedelia volunteers to fill in as director of a third-grade
Thanksgiving play, she misunderstands everything from one girl's desire to play
a big role to an opening night wish that she "break a leg," but all is well in
the end.
Service, Pamela F.
When the Night Wind
Howls
FIC Ser
Ghostly apparitions at the community theater thirteen-year-old Sidonie and her
mother join as a way of making friends after moving to a small Indiana town lead
Sid to an investigation which uncovers something so sad and so evil it seems it
could never be put right--but she determines to try.
Waber, Bernard
Evie & Margie
PICTURE WabeB
Best friends hippopotamuses, Evie and Marjie, are surprised to experience
jealousy when they try out for the same part in the school play.
Non-Fiction
Alexander, Sue
Small Plays for Special Days. Illustrated by Tom Huffman
812 Ale 1977
Seven short plays for two actors about popular holidays with staging notes and
costume suggestions.
Chrisp, Peter
A Shakespearean
Theater. Illustrated by Adam Hook
792.09 ChriP 2000
Describes typical features of theaters in Shakespearean England and many of the
common objects used in them including trumpets, hazelnuts, and helmets.
Davis, Ossie
Escape to Freedom: a play about Young Frederick Douglass
812 Dav
Born a slave, young Frederick Douglass endures many years of cruelty before
escaping to the North to claim his freedom.
Friedman, Lise
Break a Leg!: the Kids' Book of Acting and Stagecraft. Photographs by Mary
Dowdle
792.028 FrieL 2002
A comprehensive manual for acting and theater, discussing improvisation, voice
projection, breathing exercises, script analysis, and technical aspects of
theater production.
Giff, Patricia Reilly.
Show Time at the Polk
Street School: plays you can do yourself or in the classroom. Illustrated by
Blanche Sims
812 GiffP
Show Time at the Polk Street School Includes three plays based on Patricia
Reilly Girl's popular books. The Candy Corn Contest, The Secret at the Polk
Street School, and Fancy Feet have all been adapted into short, easy to read and
perform plays.
Havilan, Amorie
Easy Plays for
Preschoolers to Third Graders by Amorie Havilan and Lyn Smith.
812 Hav
A collection of twelve plays for various holidays which can be read as a story,
performed as a monologue with pantomime, or presented as a play.
Malam, John
Theater : [from first
rehearsal to opening night]
792 MalaJ 2000
This book reveals what goes on backstage at a typical large theater. Use the
fold-out sections to view the building, room by room, discovering where you
might see a cyclorama, who would use the green room, and what happens in the fly
gallery.
Manning, Mick
Drama School by
Mick Manning & Brita Granström
792.0226 MannM 1999
Your very own drama course in a book! Have you always wanted to perform in a
play, to direct your own movie, or to create dazzling special effects? Mick
Manning and Brita Granstrom show you how to do all this and more, in this fun
and informative book.
Rosen, Michael
Shakespeare: his work
and his world. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen
822.3309 RoseM 2001
The Bard’s enduring genius is both explained and explored for young readers—a
perfect companion for both students and teachers of Shakespeare.
Turner, Glennette Tilley
Take a Walk in Their Shoes. Illustrated by Elton C. Fax
920 Tur
What was it like to be Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, or Leontyne Price? Here
are biographies of 14 African Americans who struggled against enormous odds in
their chosen fields. Each of their stories is brought to life by both a
biography and short play--so the reader can really take a walk in the shoes of
people who touched the world.
DVDs
High School Musical
FIC High
A popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer
secretly decide to audition for their school's musical, a decision that turns
their world and their school upsidedown.
High School Musical 2
FIC High
For Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor, summer vacation is no day at the beach.
Thanks to Troy, they are all working at a country club founded by Ryan and
Sharpay's family. The club's annual talent show is right around the corner and
Sharpay's competitive instincts are sizzling. She dumps Ryan as her singing
partner and starts wooing Troy to join her onstage instead. Gabriella is not
very happy that Tony agreed to sing with Sharpay, instead of her. Things heat up
on the laws of high society. Now Troy has to decide between receiving a
potential scholarship and making things right with Gabriella and his friends.
High School Musical 3. Senior year
FIC High
Troy, Gabriela, and their friends are about to face their biggest year. Between
prom, the basketball championships, the spring musical, and getting ready for
college, their relationships are all about to be tested.
Web Sites
Birmingham Children’s Theatre
http://www.bct123.org/
BCT Academy at the Birmingham Children's Theatre, one of the nation's oldest and
largest professional theaters for children, draws on a six decade legacy of
educating and entertaining over twelve million children.
Children's
Creative Theater
http://library.thinkquest.org/5291/
This site is designed to introduce the world of children's theater. Major areas
of concentration are: theater history (brief), theater terms, theater games,
resources, an original skit, and a tour of a real children's theater.
Shakespeare's Theatre
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/theatre.htm
A comprehensive list of sites about the Globe Theatre.
Theatre in Birmingham
http://www.ebhm.org/theatre/
These pages are dedicated to the promotion of live theatre that uses local
Birmingham talent. If this site helps you make an audition or a performance,
please mention it to some producer or director. If this helps Birmingham live
theatre, they need to know so that they will keep us informed.
CRAFTS
Olivia’s Puppet Theatre.
http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/olivia-puppets-theater.jhtml?path=/crafts/olivia/all-themes/all-ages/index.jhtml
Put on an Olivia puppet show. All you'll need is a shoe box, scissors,
printables, and your child's vivid imagination!
Max & Ruby Dollhouse Puppet Theater.
http://www.nickjr.com/crafts/dollhouse-puppet-theater-cf.jhtml?path=/crafts/max-ruby/all-themes/4-5-years/index.jhtml
Re-create Max and Ruby's house and broadcast your own Max and Ruby episodes.
Created by Ms. Lynn
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