Published with the assistance of BePublished.Org, "ON STAGE: A Collection of Skits & Plays" presents more than 10 original productions suitable for large-audience and small-group performances for all age groups. Carrie Grayson Jordan of Chicago has celebrated her poetry being published by Chrysopoets, and in Spring 1991 by World of Poetry (who also awarded her 'Honorable Mention' in 1990). She was also published in the Sparrowgrass Forum in 1991, listed in Who's Who of American Women, is an Orator/Writer for special events, and served as judge in Poetry/Playwriting for NAACP Act-So Annual competitions since 1990. A Mississippi native and Philo of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Chrysopoets, Carrie graduated from Hyde Park Academy, and has an Associates degree in Liberal Arts / Journalism from Kennedy-King College - where she graduated with honors and was a columnist for the Kennedy-King Press. Today she is a contributing writer for Info Magazine ' a Christian outreach publication.

"Short comedic skits and plays with two to eight characters, most may be performed as readers' theater or be fully staged with set and costumes." --p. [4] of cover.

Published with the assistance of BePublished.Org, "ON STAGE: A Collection of Skits & Plays" presents more than 10 original productions suitable for large-audience and small-group performances for all age groups.

52 skits connect kids with the Bible as they act out favorite Bible stories. Includes CD with background sound effects.

These short, energetic, and entertaining skits and plays deal with everything from domestic relationships to fanciful encounters among fictional characters. All are light and comedic, suitable for entertainment at club and organizational special events and regular meetings. They have been favorably received by audiences as diverse as multi-state professional meetings, divisional club conferences and local Alzheimer's care facilities. The characters in these plays are for the mature actor, there are no children's roles. Although most of these plays are suitable for a young audience, some themes and concepts may be difficult for children to readily understand. Each of our authors has acting experience, and some have wide experience in theatrical production. Each skit and play has been developed in a theater workshop, where all participants collaborated to make the end product the best script possible.

A collection of skits written by young people with instructions for performance. The skits are arranged under such categories as "Cumulative Actions," "Silly Singers," "Skits With Trick Endings," "Skits From Jokes," "Musical Ensembles," and others.

80 sure-fire scripts and other onstage fun to illustrate your lessons and enliven your events! - Just for Fun . . . Short stunts, funny skits, sight gags, easy prep -- we've got 'em all. If you have even one or two students who love hamming it up and making spectacles of themselves, you'll find plenty of funny fodder here. - Spontaneous Melodramas . . . Fueled by groans, catcalls, cheers, and boos from your small or large audience, student actors in these no-rehearsal melodramatic spoofs will bring down the house. Don't know what spontaneous melodramas are? Plunge into an entertaining and instructive explanation of what they are and how to use them for the most effect, beginning on page 51. - Sketches with a Point . . . Drama is an ideal medium for grabbing people's attention and priming them for a meeting, a talk, or a Bible study. Have a particular topic in mind? Find your topic (in the topical index, page 7), and you're on your way to just the right script. Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Drama, Skits, & Sketches is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.