Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals

School's out, but the drama never stops at the superposh Orion Academy. Hartley Blackstone -- the famous director, producer, choreographer, and genuine Broadway icon -- has chosen Orion to hold auditions for one lucky guy and girl to attend his summer theater program in New York City.

Naturally, every wannabe-It girl and boy at Orion is going mad, prepping to win Blackstone's approval. With any luck, it could be Bryan and his BFF, Sam, stepping onto a Broadway stage.

But Mr. Blackstone, known for his notoriously harsh critiques, is capable of crushing hearts and shattering dreams...

Twenty stories from Shakespeare retold in lively prose. The author makes the complex language of Shakespeare's greatest plays accessible to young children by relating the stories that form the core of the plays. Her graceful, vivid retellings are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's works.

First published in 1807, these simple retellings of the plots of Shakespeare's plays have delighted generations of children, while serving as an excellent introduction to the dramas of our greatest playwright. Shakespeare's own language is used as much as possible to accustom children to the English of the Elizabethan age and so make easier their transition to the reading of the plays themselves. Numerous black and white illustrations by Louis Rhead complement the text. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

It's the night of the Halloween play.

The auditorium is packed. Roger has a small but important role. . . .

Features activities that support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students fulfil the Framework objectives. This book includes activities such as Speaking and Listening, and the structure of playscripts. The story is about a group of friends

George, aged 13, weighs 17 stone and is still growing in all directions. When a TV chef brings healthy food to the school dinner menu, George demands his right to chips. Following a nightmarish encounter with himself as a grownup, George embarks on a journey of discovery where he takes the leap from living to eat to eating to live.

The play s the thing when sibling rivalry takes center stage in a funny, spot-on, all-new Sisters Club story by the inimitable creator of Judy Moody.
Alex has always been the Actor-with-a-capital-A in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out to be a musical, Stevie (the natural-born singer of the family), decides that she may just be tired of being the Sensible One. Maybe, for once, she d like to be the one in the spotlight Alex isn t so keen on vying for the same role as her younger sister, however,...

Ben has a big problem. His mum is acting grumpy, his best friend Vince has stolen his precious binoculars and his dad is far, far away. Oh, and there's a monster under his bed. But when Ben swaps places with the underbed monster, Ben's life - and his school - is turned inside out, and upside down.

How did we get here and what might lie ahead? Join Charlie and his dog Fitz as they jump on board a roller coaster that will send you back in time, from the beginnings of life, through dinosaurs to DNA, and on into the future.

This book is an excellent starting point for any person interested in studying theater for young audiences. It tackles tough issues with humor, insight, and compassion. Includes Smokescreen, Wrecked, and Napalm the Magnificent

Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

Three enchanting plays adapted from popular fairy tales. Teachers, youth theatres, and amateur groups working with young performers will use this collection time and again for productions, drama classes, and workshops--whether for one performer or many. Includes The Tin Soldier, Hood in the Wood and A Tasty Tale.

One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens--both named Will Grayson--are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions. Includes a discussion guide.

Famously filmed, this story of a prosperous Edwardian family - mother and three children - forced into near-penury in the rural north of England captures the anxieties and exhilarations of childhood with great tenderness and insight.

Despite having had the part memorized since she was ten years old, overweight Aggie Stockdale is disappointed when she doesn't get the lead role in her high school production of Hello, Dolly!

A timeless story brought to life for the stage in this vibrant new version by the award-winning children's playwright Neil Duffield. Faithful to Rudyard Kipling's original beloved story, this beautifully staged musical adaptation has proven a hit with theaters both in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Drama Diaries - The Alice Adventure tells the story of Amanda and Elizabeth, two sixth grade girls who are best friends and aspiring actresses. Their dueling diaries provide a glimpse into each girl's most private thoughts and feelings, as they audition, rehearse and perform their first middle school play, Alice in Wonderland. Eighth grade divas, rehearsal disasters and a strange, glitter-wearing girl with a terrible secret threaten to ruin everything, but theater and friendship win out, just in time for the announcement of the winter production -- Tom Sawyer.

"The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it's like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended." -Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Publishers' Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Slate Favorite Book of the Year. A small-town boy hops a bus to New York City to crash an audition for E.T.: The Musical.

Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he's wanted to star in a Broadway show. (Heck, he'd settle for seeing a Broadway show.) But how...

The Critter Club has baby bunnies to care for--but is Ellie too busy aiming for showstopper status to help out her friends?

The Critter Club is up and running, and so are the girls--especially Ellie She's wanted to perform her entire life, so when she lands the lead role in Santa Vista Elementary School's Spring Spectacular, it's her big chance to show her stuff But as Ellie's big performance draws near, will she let the play and her determination to succeed get in the way of being a good friend? What about caring for the baby rabbits that were just brought to The Critter Club?...

The Critter Club has baby bunnies to care for--but is Ellie too busy aiming for showstopper status to help out her friends?

The Critter Club is up and running, and so are the girls--especially Ellie She's wanted to perform her entire life, so when she lands the lead role in Santa Vista Elementary School's Spring Spectacular, it's her big chance to show her stuff But as Ellie's big performance draws near, will she let the play and her determination to succeed get in the way of being a good friend? What about caring for the baby rabbits that were just brought to The Critter Club?...