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ArtReach
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Children's Plays, Christmas Plays, Christmas Musicals for Young
Performers, Children, Halloween Plays, School Plays and Scripts
for Large-Cast, Small-Cast Plays. ArtReach Shows for Young
Audiences. One Act Plays, One Act Dramas, Comedies for
Middle Schools and High Schools. Plays for Touring to Schools,
Educational Outreach Theatre. ArtReach One Act Musicals for
Children and Young People.
 Winner
of a
National
Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award.
Fun
Children's Christmas Plays!
Winner
of five Ohio
Arts Council Playwriting
Awards.
Great
New Children's School
Plays!
Ohio
Theatre
Alliance Award: "Outstanding
Contribution to Theatre"
Christmas
Plays and Musicals that Kids to Perform!
Post-Corbett
Award for "literary
excellence in Playwriting."
CChildren's
Scripts and Plays for Touring to Schools!
Kathryn
Schultz Miller's work has been Featured in Twenty
Great Plays for Children,
published by St. Martin's Press, Foreward
Maurice Sendak
Children's
Comedies
and Dramas!
"Thank
you for such
a wonderful script. Our performance was SPECTACULAR! Thanks
for your help in making it a magical
evening for
my kids."
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Large
Cast Plays and One Acts!
"The
children were fabulous! We
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you! Thank you!"
Rhonda
Smith
Bayside
School
Stevensville,
MD
Innovative
Plays for Children and Youth!
"The
Wizard of Oz. It
was absolutely a
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from beginning The script was wonderful
and easy to adapt
so that everyone
could participate!"
Donna
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First
Grade Teacher
Kinston,
NC
"Your
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clear, and fun for all!"
Greg
Tutt
Buford
Elementary
Lennox,
CA
Plays
for Young Audiences!
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would perform it one more time!"
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Brook Elem
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Audience
Participation!
"It
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School
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Signal
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Children's
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ArtReach
Plays.com offers School Plays, Touring Plays, One Act Plays and
Christmas Plays. All Plays are written for Young Audiences,
Children, Children's Theatre, Schools and Families.
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HELPFUL INFO AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...
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orders?
DOWNLOADS: How do I
download my play?
ALL PLAYS - GENERAL
Free perusal or sample?
* Pay royalty? * Buy scripts?
Additional performances?
SCHOOL PLAYS
Musicals? CDs? * Familiar
storyline?
* School Play Package?
Teachers Guide? * Change
the play? * Make a video?
TOURING & EXPANDED CAST PLAYS
Touring Plays? * Expanded
Cast Plays?
* Musicals?
Royalty discount
for tours?
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Q: Can
I use a Purchase Order?
A: We accept
Purchase Orders from qualified U.S. schools and
organizations. The fastest way to pay through Purchase Order is
to fax it. Print the Mail/Fax Order Form
and fax it with a copy of your Purchase Order to 513-351-7677.
Make sure to specify if you want it sent Downloadable
(to your email address) or if you want it shipped. We'll send
the script ASAP! (CD Soundtracks must be shipped.)
ALL PLAYS - GENERAL
Q: Can
I get a free perusal copy or sample of the script?
A: We are not
able to provide free scripts. Perusal scripts are just $9.95
and can be Downloaded instantly with our
secure online Shopping Cart. If you decide to perform the play and
purchase a Performance License, you may
use that script as your master - no need to buy another.
Note: All School Plays have a link at the bottom of the page
that takes you to a sample of the play you are interested in.
Q: Do
I have to pay a royalty even if the audience doesn't pay to see the show?
A: Yes. A
royalty is due every time the play is performed before an audience
even if it is for a school or church group, an assembly program or a
dress rehearsal. Almost all our School Play customers are
nonprofit schools, churches and community groups and all are required
to pay a royalty by purchasing a Performance
License which grants rights to perform the play one time
and make as many copies of the script as you need for your cast and
crew. Two or more performances require payment of the Additional
Performance Royalty for each performance after the first.
Q: How
many scripts do I have to buy?
A: Unlike most
publishers, we do not require that you buy every script from us.
Buying a Performance License or School
Play Package (which includes the License) allows you to make as
many copies of the script as you need for your cast. For large cast
shows with up to 35-40 roles this is quite a cost savings! It
also saves you time since you can make your copies immediately after
purchasing the Performance License and begin rehearsing your play
right away.
Q: Does
the Performance License requirement and "copying policy"
apply to all ArtReach (Children's Theatre) Plays?
A: Yes.
The Performance License applies to all of our plays: small cast
(touring), expanded cast, large cast School Plays.
Q: What
if I want to do more than one performance?
A: The Performance
License royalty for your first show is $60.00
(includes rights to copy script). Every additional performance is $45.00 (Additional
Performance Royalty).
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
SCHOOL PLAYS
Q: Are
your plays musicals? What is on the CD?
A: All of our
Christmas Plays are musicals. Several other plays have songs
and music, look for the word "Musical" on the List
of Plays.
The School Plays are simplified versions of famous stories, written
to make it easy for young people to perform. All School Plays come
with a CD Soundtrack of cues, background music and sound effects
(such as scary sounds for the crocodile and flying music for Peter
Pan) and pre & post show music which can greatly enhance your performance.
Some teachers
choose familiar songs, obtain sheet music and insert these songs into
the play. We recognize that each school has a wide variety of
educational needs to fulfill and we invite you to be creative in your
use of our scripts; including changes or additions that are
appropriate for your students. As author/publisher of our own
creative works, we do ask that you obtain proper copyright permission
for any additions you might make - that responsibility is up to you.
Q: Does
the play follow the story line my children are familiar with?
A: Yes.
Our plays are not camp, pantomimes or fractured fairy tales.
There are no adult innuendoes or jokes that the children do not
understand. Many writers feel they need to include adult
oriented material in their plays in order to keep the adults
entertained. We know from years of experience that adults love
any well told story with compelling and believable characters.
It's always best when the kids and the grownups laugh together!
Plays like Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan closely follow the story as it
was originally written by their authors, Frank L. Baum and J. M. Barrie.
Q: Do
I have to buy the School Play Package before I read the script?
A: No.
Most teachers know ArtReach (Children's Theatre) Play.com's
reputation and prefer to pay for the School
Play Package and get going on the production right away -
plus save money (cost of the Package is much less than purchasing all
items separately)! But if you'd like to read the script first, you
may order the perusal script and purchase a Performance
License later.
Q: What
does the School Play Package include?
A: The School
Play Package includes everything:
Master script, Teachers Guide, CD Soundtrack and Performance License
(rights to perform the play one time and make as many copies of the
script as you need for your cast). A $99.85 value for $89.95!
Q: What
in the Teachers Guide?
A: The Teachers
Guide provides study materials to use in the classroom and extra
pointers on how to direct and stage the play.
Q: May
I cut, edit or change the play?
A: Yes. We
realize that every school or community group has its own unique set
of requirements. As long as you pay the royalty for use of the script
you may make changes to it. By the same token, if you have very
little experience you might want to stick close to the book because
we've worked very hard to give you all the pointers you need for a
fabulous show.
Q: May
we make a video/DVD of the performance?
A: Yes.
As long as the video is made for nonprofit purposes it is quite all
right to make a video/DVD and distribute it to family and
friends. We have no objections if the local cable station wants
to put it on TV. Pass the popcorn and enjoy!
TOURING & EXPANDED CAST PLAYS
Q: What
are Touring Plays?
A: The touring
plays were originally developed and toured by the professional
ArtReach Touring Theatre. They have been performed literally
hundreds of times by ArtReach and many other professional
groups. All are written for a small cast of adults (2, 3 or 4
actors) with most actors playing several parts. They last
about 45 to 50 minutes - the ideal length for school assembly
programs, allowing the actors to set up and perform in less than an
hour or classroom period. All can be performed with limited
set, props and costumes with everything fitting into one van or
truck. Most of the touring plays have a soundtrack CD
with music and sound effects that can be run by the actors during the
performance. Most also have audience participation and are well
selected for curriculum tie-ins to history and literature themes.
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
Q: What
are the Expanded Cast Plays?
A: Most of the
Expanded Cast Plays are Touring Plays that have been expanded by
distributing parts that were doubled in the original touring
script. These expanded versions require a cast of about 10 or
more and are ideal for Middle Schools, High Schools and Mainstage
productions. They have often been used as one-act entries in thespian contests.
Q: Are
these plays musicals?
A: I Think I
Can and I'm a Celebrity! are Children's Musical Plays and the scripts
contain sheet music for several songs. The Little Mermaid is a
School Play Musical with CD Backing Track and Sheet Music in the
Teacher's Guide. All the Christmas Plays are musicals and
contain a CD or sheet music. The touring plays are not
traditional musicals. Our focus has always been on presenting a
tightly-packed, well-plotted play that captures the young audience's
attention with an uninterrupted flow of action. Some
teachers/producers write songs or obtain sheet music for familiar
songs and insert them into the play which is quite all right with us.
We recognize that each school or theatre has a wide variety of needs
to fulfill and we invite you to be creative in your use of our
scripts. As writers/publishers we do ask that you be careful to
obtain proper copyright permission for any additions you might make -
that responsibility is up to you.
Q: Are
there discounts for touring companies that wish to tour to schools
and perform the play many times?
A: Yes! We
heartily invite touring companies to apply for royalty reductions.
These plays were originally developed for touring to schools and we
are very much aware of a touring company's budget concerns. If you
represent such a company, please let us know up front so that we can
consider your special needs from the beginning of the perusal process.
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
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