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'The
Reluctant
Dragon' is charming, hilarious fun for schools & kids!
Lively comedy & adventure with tons of audience participation!
Easy, simplified script makes it fun for kids to learn their
lines! Exciting characters and witty dialogue bring out the
best in a large cast of young performers!
If you wish to train your dragon to fight you must follow the Guru's
three easy steps:
1. Hold Your Dragon
2. Protect
Your Dragon
3. Love your Dragon
"The
richly expressive prose of Kenneth Grahame continues to delight."
Language
Arts Review
The
Reluctant
Dragon
School Play Package gives you the freedom to adapt the script to your
needs. Add songs, lines, characters if you like.
"The
telling is delightfully tongue-in-
cheek. His
star attraction is an imaginative animal and he makes this reluctant
dragon live." School Library Journal, starred review of
The Reluctant Dragon
The
School Play Package gives you the right to make a video/DVD of your
special show!
One
of the world's most charming children's stories ever written!
Kenneth Grahame's delightful book, is a joyful tale of a boy and his dragon.
This
timeless and wonderful dragon story comes alive again for today's children!
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Kids Love ArtReach's Classic Dragon Play!
 
Monkton Central School, Vermont
Hear ye!
Hear ye! The inspiration
for blockbuster movies, books and TV shows
comes to your stage! Teachers,
Kenneth Grahame's beloved dragon classic is
now ArtReach's newest exciting play for
kids to perform!
"Opening
night was a big success for our lovable dragon!"
The Rose Children's Theatre,
Eugene OR
Train Your Dragon in Three Easy Steps!   Rose
Children's Theatre, Eugene OR - Lonely Mortimer & Shepherds
This
innovative new script is
lively, fun and fast-paced; full of comedy
and audience participation! Widget and his pal
Hairytoes discover a dragon lurking a cave.
Their secret is exposed by neighborhood bullies,
the Grody Gobsters. Suddenly the entire town is whipped
into a fury and the cry goes up:
"The
Dragon Must be Slayed!"
Affordable
School Play Package!
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SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES
The King Orders the Dragon to be Slayed!  
Rose Children's Theatre, Eugene OR - Monkton
Central School, VT
King Fancy
Pants summons the Great
Saint George to do the deed! The only problem is, Mortimer
the dragon is friendly. Our heroes
love him and are desperate to save
his life. So they travel to the Master
Guru on the Mountain, who teaches them
how to train
their dragon for battle!
Funny Characters for All Your Kids!
 
Storyteller, Gurus - Monkton Central School, Vermont
"Our
after-school students love your plays! Thank you for all you do!”
Courtney Susman of Greenbrier
Valley Theatre (WV)
Lively Action! Fast-paced Comic Fun!  
Dragon Battle - King Fancy Pants &
Villagers - Rose Children's Theatre
Old Folks of
the Valley tell the story and keep the action
flowing to the big moment! Lovable Mortimer learns to
put on a good show for the Villagers. His
battle with Saint George is tremendous excitement for
performers and audience who join in the fun. It's
a hilarious story that will have you cheering
for the dragon and his pals!
The
Dragon Leads the Children in Triumph!
  
Bremerton Community Theatre Jr., WA
"I
love working with the kids. To see them light up when they get on
stage is the best feeling in the world."
Ariel Long, 15, Dragon for Rose Children's Theatre.
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School Play Package!
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SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES
If
you love dragon movies and books, you'll love ArtReach's version of
The Reluctant Dragon!
 
Hairy Toes & Widget Tame Their Dragon -
Monkton Central School, VT
The
story of a dragon who is
reluctant to fight has
inspired many recent books, movies and animations.
In this version Kenneth
Grahame's boy hero is young underdog Widget. He and his
sidekick Hairytoes overcome their the
doubters and bullies and triumph as heroes!
Mortimer is lovable and very funny as he learns to
become a real dragon. Gentle as the original story, yet fast-paced
and exciting, ArtReach's
dragon play is perfect for young performers.
Just for Kids:
Speeches and vocabulary are appropriate for child performers ages 6 -
14. Glossary included in Teachers Guide.
A Flexible
Cast of 43
Students: Easily
adapted for a smaller or larger cast. Add
as many roles as you like!
Casting suggestions in the script.
No One Child
is a Star! The large parts of
Widget, sidekick Hairytoes and Mortimer the Dragon are divided so
that as many as 6 kids may play these coveted roles.
Great Parts
for Boys
and Girls: Every
single role can be played by a boy or girl with easy name changes.
About 45-55
minutes long:
Long enough to be a substantial project and short enough to accommodate
your teaching schedule.
This is also an ideal length for a young audience.
Easy Costumes
and Scenery: Many suggestions on how to
create or find what you need to make a
great looking production
without breaking your budget!
Teachers Guide includes instructions on how to make armor and dragon costumes.
A Musical Soundtrack:
The Reluctant Dragon has a beautiful soundtrack with special music
for each main character's entrance. Exciting music enhances the great
battle. Most excerpts feature the stirring music of Beethoven.
Affordable
School Play Package!
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SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES
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The
Reluctant Dragon 
