English or Literature Classes History Classes Drama Classes Religion Classes These are stories, legends, and historical events adapted in readers theatre format for classroom use. Plays with regional or historical significance fit this category.

 
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The Selfish Giant
a full-length fantasy based on Wilde's Story by Gillette Elvgren

The Dead
a one act adaptation from Joyce’s “The Dubliners” by David Klein

Eveline
a one-act adaptation from Joyce’s The Dubliners by David Klein

The Boarding House
a one-act adaptation from Joyce’s The Dubliners by David Klein

An Afternoon In The Park
An adaptation of Katherine Mansfield’s short story, “Miss Brill" by David Klein

The Stranger
a play in one act adapted from Katherine Mansfield’s short story “The Stranger” by David Klein

Charlotte Bronte Remembers… The Afternoon Of Noms De Plumes
a drama in one act by Leslie McBlair

Alice’s Adventures
a comedy in eight scenes adapted from Lewis Carroll’s classics by Kathleen Lockwood

Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus
a play in nine scenes adapted from Mary Shelley’s original by Kathleen Lockwood

Enfolkefiende
a full-length adaptation of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People by Jean H. Klein

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To Tell the Truth
a collection of Five Classroom Readers’ Theater Plays Based on the Game Show, by Gail Skroback Hennessey

Hymn to the Chesapeake
a haunting musical of the Eastern Shore by Robert P. Arthur

The Passing Of Grandison
a full-length comedy adapted from Charles Chestnutt’s short story by Jean H. Klein

Escaping Slaves by Thomas Nast, courtesy of Civil War Art

A Tall Turkey Tale From Old Virginia
a one-act Thanksgiving Comedy by Leslie McBlair

Oregon Fever
A Compelling American Play in one act by David Rush

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Retold for Young Audiences by Gillette Elvgren

MacBeth for Kids
adapted from William Shakespeare for children ages 6-12. by Gillette Elvgren

The Tempest
An Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romance by Gillette Elvgren

Everykid
A Moral Comedy by Gillette Elvgren

Enfolkefiende
a full-length adaptation of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People by Jean H. Klein

Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus
a play in nine scenes adapted from Mary Shelley’s original by Kathleen Lockwood

Shakespeare After School
a comedy in one act by D. D. Delaney

Shakespeare Playing For Laughs
a comedy in one act by D. D. Delaney

The Celebrity
a one-act send-off inspired by Ionesco’s The Leader by Paul D. Patton

Best Always, Marilyn Monroe
a play in two acts by Leslie McBlair

Phaedra
a mythic drama in seven scenes by Robert P. Arthur

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The Yellow Pearl
an Easter Parable in One Act by Margaret Forsythe

These Talking Walls
five skits for Sunday School by Michael J. Hotchkiss

PLAYing In The Liturgy
eight short plays enacting the Seasonal Gospels by Leslie McBlair

Bible Bits And Skits
short plays with teens for Sunday School by Michael J. Hotchkiss

Bible Bits And Skits
short plays with adults for Sunday School by Michael J. Hotchkiss