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.

"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.

Will Maudine ever stop being so bossy? Should Aunt Vera get a hearing aid for Christmas? Does Richard really miss his pink flamingo? Can John say anything other than uh-huh and huh-uh? Find the answers to these questions when you join Aunt Vera and her friends as they prepare for their Christmas pageants. Follow them as they find themselves in various situations involving lighthearted rivalry, mystery, and good-natured humor.

Packed full of drama games, ideas and suggestions, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers.

Make it a "community effort" in your classroom to discover primary sources related to various jobs within the community as well as activities to help teach important fluency strategies. While learning about people and their occupations, students make content-area connections, develop fluent and meaningful oral reading, and develop vocabulary and word decoding skills. Included with each text is a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas. A Teacher Resource CD is included containing the primary source photographs shown throughout the book. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. 176pp.