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    The document discusses different types of children's drama including creative drama, children's theatre, and recreational theatre. It provides descriptions of each type and notes that creative drama focuses on expression rather than performance, while children's theatre involves plays performed for children by adults or other children. The document also gives a brief history of children's theatre and lists some benefits of children's drama.

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    The document discusses different types of children's drama including creative drama, children's theatre, and recreational theatre. It provides descriptions of each type and notes that creative drama focuses on expression rather than performance, while children's theatre involves plays performed for children by adults or other children. The document also gives a brief history of children's theatre and lists some benefits of children's drama.

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    The document discusses different types of children's drama including creative drama, children's theatre, and recreational theatre. It provides descriptions of each type and notes that creative drama focuses on expression rather than performance, while children's theatre involves plays performed for children by adults or other children. The document also gives a brief history of children's theatre and lists some benefits of children's drama.

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    Childrens Drama

    Creative Drama
    Childrens Theatre
    Childrens Drama
    Childrens Drama is an all
    inclusive term for creative
    drama, childrens theatre,
    recreational theatre and
    formal classes for children
    in acting or stagecraft.
    Childrens Drama
    Creative drama is the
    informal activity in
    which children are
    guided by a leader to
    express themselves
    through the medium of
    drama.
    Performance is not
    the goal, but rather
    the expression of the
    childs creative
    imagination. The use
    of exercises to draw
    on and study to
    improve learning.
    Childrens Drama
    Play performed at
    elementary school
    uses audience
    participation to help
    further the action in
    the play.
    Childrens Drama
    The leader of creative
    dramatics may receive
    special training in
    theatre and child
    developmental
    psychology.
    Exercises in
    relaxation,
    imagination, and
    improvisation
    Childrens Drama
    Childrens Theatre is
    described as a play
    performed for children
    in the audience.
    Actors can be adults
    performing for
    children.
    Recreational Drama is
    also Childrens
    Theatre. A play
    performed for children
    in the audience.
    Actors are children
    performing for
    children.
    Childrens Drama
    Childrens Drama
    History.
    1903 in New York, Childrens
    Educational Theatre.
    Peter Pan opened on
    Broadway in 1903. Many
    shows are focused on
    children, look at Lion King.
    Many other theatres for
    children started after WWII.
    Many other theatres for children
    started after WWII.
    Childrens Theatre of Minneapolis
    Aurand Harris, playwright of many
    childrens plays.
    Moses Goldberg, childrens drama
    philosopher and developer of
    drama for children.
    Childrens Drama
    Stanislavsky said It is
    necessary to act for
    children as well as
    adults, only better.
    Child audiences can
    lose interest and be
    bored.
    Childrens Drama
    Benefits:
    Builds self esteem for the youngster
    who do participate.
    Entertainment.
    Psychological growth.
    Educational exposure
    Aesthetic appreciation
    Development of future audiences.
    Childrens Drama
    Childrens Theatre
    employs all the
    elements of a
    performance for adult
    audiences, actors,
    scenery, script,
    costumes, lighting,
    props, but focus is on
    a younger audience.
    Plays are written
    specifically for youth using
    stories that are of interest
    to that age group: fairy
    tales, fantasy, legends,
    but can also deal with
    social issues such as drug
    and alcohol abuse and
    divorce. Production styles
    vary and most avoid
    realism.
    MOTHER HICKS
    By Suzan Zeder
    MOTHER HICKS
    Girl, an orphan
    Mother Hicks, the
    witch
    Tuc Narrator,
    deaf/mute
    MOTHER HICKS
    Themes include:
    A place to call home.
    A sense of belonging.
    Discrimination.
    Do not judge a book by its
    cover.

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