A step-by-step guide for the playwright including suggestions for finding a story, writing a script, producing a play, and performing it on stage. Includes sample plays.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6. Budding thespians will find a wealth of good ideas in this clear and concise step-by-step guide. Similar to the authors' Young Producer's Video Book (Millbrook, 1995), this title divides the process of putting on a play into six steps, covering everything from brainstorming an idea to the final performance. Mime, improvisation, skits, monodramas, reader's theater, adaptations; and radio, puppet, one-act, full-length, and musical plays are all introduced and defined, with suggestions for creating original scripts. While a few details of directing and performing are included, the bulk of the text is spent on the specifics of scriptwriting, discussing concepts such as theme, conflict, characters, setting, dialogue, and plot structure. The colored-pencil cartoon drawings offer a good mix of ethnic diversity, and both genders are well represented; however, the owls (used to point out bits of wisdom) might seem a bit childish compared to the rest of the work. Terms are defined in context and clarified by abundant examples. While the excerpts from five sample scripts are geared to younger children, the writing is neither trite nor condescending; rather, the scripts are interesting, well-structured models. Although the scriptwriting process is clearly explained, the directing aspects are covered in a more superficial manner, making this part of the process seem rather simplistic. Nevertheless, this is a well-constructed guide with much child appeal. Pair with the authors' earlier title and Carol Adorjan and Yuri Rasovsky's WKID: Easy Radio Plays (Albert Whitman, 1988) for the start of an enticing performing arts collection.?Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 4^-6. This brightly illustrated book introduces drama and encourages young people to take an active part, on stage or behind the scenes. The discussion begins with descriptions of 11 types of plays and furnishes suggestions or tips for each one. The rest of the book takes children through the practical steps that lead to a good production: brainstorming, writing the script, choosing the crew and cast, preparing the stage, rehearsing the lines, and performing the play. Bentley and Guthrie's descriptions and directions are simple, practical, and generally clear. Small, colorful illustrations appear throughout the book, giving it an appealing, lighthearted look that may convince readers that putting on a play really can be fun. A good starting place for young dramatists. Carolyn Phelan
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