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  • 1.  Puppet show scripts?

    Posted 10-29-2015 22:16

    Does anyone have a good resource for high-quality, non-religious puppet show scripts for elementary school children?

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    Shannon Lindsay
    Director of Theatre Arts Department
    High Meadows School
    Roswell GA
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  • 2.  RE: Puppet show scripts?

    Posted 10-30-2015 08:34

    I had trouble finding decent ones that weren't religiously motivated, so I had my students write and record their own last year.  It was a neat project: script writing (making sure it was age-appropriate, etc.), voice recording and editing, add music when appropriate, etc.  When we were done, the kindergarten class from our elementary school walked over to the school to watch the performance.  I highly recommend doing this!  I will be doing it again in the spring.  

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    Denise Connor
    English/Drama Teacher
    Montoursville PA

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  • 3.  RE: Puppet show scripts?

    Posted 10-30-2015 09:17

    Hi, Shannon --

    We write our own scripts for puppet shows.  Our target audience is the early grades at a local Montessori school, so we take favorite children's stories and 'dramatize' them for puppets.  It's a good exercise for our high school students because they need to pay attention to changing from the typical narration of a story, to the dramatization of that.  And, they need to keep in mind the audience they are serving (young kiddos).  Good luck with your work.

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    Robert Gardner
    Fine Arts Chair, Teaching Faculty
    Rochester Catholic Schools
    Rochester MN

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  • 4.  RE: Puppet show scripts?

    Posted 10-30-2015 09:41

    Thanks everyone! Yes, my plan is to actually have my middle school playwriting class write scripts for puppet shows which the acting class will perform for the early years students. I was just hoping to be able to show the kids some examples of puppet scripts, but I've struggled to find decent ones that are not religiously themed as well!

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    Shannon Lindsay
    Director of Theatre Arts Department
    High Meadows School
    Roswell GA

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