CD Newsletter | Contemporary Drama

Looking for One-Act Musicals for Middle Schools?

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:39:00 -0400

Your best source for large cast one-act musicals and musical comedies

Aspiring writer, Steve Jenkins, decides to fight the most evil gang of mobsters in fiction. From his imagination comes the hero, Lucky Hudson, who finds the way to defeat the 12^th Street Gang. Tricked by the mob, Lucky Hudson finds himself on death row as a convicted murderer. But ingenuity saves the day. Seven great songs: “Lucky, Lucky Hudson,” “A Wild Imagination,” “Welcome to the Paradise Club,” “The Almighty Dollar,” “The Hollyhock Hong Kong Babies,” “He’s Guilty,” and “The Juice.”

Searching for junior high plays and junior high musicals?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:08:08 -0400

Recently published junior high plays and junior high musicals are now availableJunior high performers and teachers are always looking for fun, lively junior high plays and junior high musicals. We offer many junior high comedies and junior high dramas from which to choose, ranging from challenging full-length musicals to delightfully easy-to-stage one-act junior high plays and junior high comedy sketches. Here is a small sample of our junior high plays and junior high musicals:

Looking for ten-minute plays for middle schools?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:42:17 -0400

A new collection of short middle school plays fits a variety of cast sizes from two to nine

Meriwether Publishing Ltd. offers the most comprehensive collection of theater books, drama texts, and theatre DVDs and is now adding to its collection this drama book that allows teenage performers to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age. Looking to her own middle-school daughter for inspiration, author Rebecca Young has written 18 plays that reflect the interests and issues of today’s teens.

Written with middle school students and teachers in mind, the plays in this theatre book offer a wide variety of both humorous and serious topics. With flexible casting and minimal props, each stand-alone play builds confidence and creativity in teen performers. The plays are ideal for speech and drama classrooms, forensic competitions or variety shows.

Titles include: “How to Be Popular in 10 Days,” “The Legend of Bloody Mary,” “The Students’ View,” “Talk to a Star,” “Jealousy,” “Cheater,” “Shoplifter,” “Revenge of the Rash,” “8th Grade Bash,” “K-I-S-S-I-N-G,” “Dance Fever,” “Spot and Speck,” “Locker Room Smack,” “Battle of the Voice,” “The BB Gun Incident,” “What’s Her Name?” and “Overbearing Mother.”

Rebecca Young has written and directed numerous plays for middle and high school students in her hometown of Georgetown, Kentucky.

CD Newsletter | Contemporary Drama

Looking for One-Act Musicals for Middle Schools?

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