Sometimes, troops get a magazine with a photograph of Rita Hayworth and the men pass it around. Mail is second only to food and munition, the government says, and he says that’s true. Then they bombed Pearl Harbor, and this caused him to be filled with a new kind of hatred he had only read about, and it made him put his books down and begin his own, real, journey that maybe he will write about one day. He liked English literature courses and playing the clarinet, and he had never killed anyone, or thought of killing anyone before. (pause) A year ago, when we fell in love, he was in High School, hoping to become a university professor one day. It’s getting harder to tell what is really happening anymore, because none of it seems real when he thinks about it. The trenches often fill with mud, and it’s hard to sleep because he hears the bombs in the distance and he wonders if the sounds are getting closer or he is just imagining it. (pause) Richard is most likely in the trenches, because he’s 19, and in the army. From there, it will bump along in a military vehicle, until it reaches its final destination and infantry division, and into the warm, fair hands of Mr. It will ride in a US Postal truck to New York City, then it will find a good long rest on a boat, or maybe a plane, which will cross the Atlantic Ocean to France. It’s sealed in an envelope and it’ll be picked up tomorrow morning by Mr. A seed I’ve taken from a watermelon I’ve grown in our backyard victory garden and dried over two weeks. I’m mailing this seed today, and it will go on a greater adventure than I have ever been on. *This story, complete as a whole play itself, comes from the collection of shorts in the full-length play, Victory Gardens. Great for: Showcases, performances, monologue competitions, Toastmasters performance, 5-minute solo pieces, strong female role, a play about an historical issue The letter carries more than her love, worries and hopes for the future, but also an important revelation which she believes will bring him home safely. Children at home or in the classroom enjoy reading these fun scripts aloud.Ĭlick to read a free excerpt to the play, The Shipwreck Solution.Ĭlick below for a digital copy of the 5-minute play, The Shipwreck Solution.Īlice, a young newlywed mails a letter to her husband, who is stationed in the army overseas during WWII. Reader’s Theater can promote fluency, confidence, creativity, empathy, oral expression and connections among peers. Children don’t need to memorize or “perform,” but simply benefit from the act of reading out loud together, in dramatic form. But as Reader’s Theater, they are designed to make reading aloud enjoyable for children. These are great plays for any age in a theater setting, competition or classroom. The Shipwreck Solution is part of Tara Meddaugh’s Reader’s Theater series. * The Shipwreck Solution includes a “Yes, It’s True” page featuring fun facts referencing the animals you read about, as well as a glossary with a few key terms. Great for: Reader’s theater, engaging children in theater in a fun way, learning about sea creatures (in a fun way!), equal roles for 4 children, a play with 4 non-gender-specific roles Genre: Comedy/children (teens and adults can have fun with the roles too!) Children at home or in the classroom enjoy reading these fun scripts aloud.Ĭlick to read a free excerpt to the play, Pebbles and Tails.Ĭlick below for a digital copy of the 5-minute play, Pebbles and Tails.Ĭast: 4 male or female (gender neutral cast) Pebbles and Tails is part of Tara Meddaugh’s Reader’s Theater series. * Pebbles and Tails includes a Frog Q & A related to the script and Five (5) Cool Facts about Frogs! Good for: outdoor theater, reader’s theater, play about friendship, growing up, finding your place, gender flexible casting, classrooms, fun science Genre: Comedy/children/drama (teens and adults can have fun with the roles too!)Īge range: child to teen adult actors for young audiences Is their friendship strong enough to endure these changing phases? Pebbles and Tails is a story about frogs growing up, but it’s also a story of bravery, kindness, loyalty and friendship. But when Scoot realizes that Wiggles and Crunch have developed into froglets, while Scoot remains a tadpole, Scoot feels left behind. Scoot, Wiggles and Crunch have been friends since they hatched from eggs in the pond, hiding from predators together, protecting each other, and playing “Kick Pebble” together.
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