SCHOOL PLAYS

My wife is a fifth grade teacher. Since she teaches in a New York City Public School, she has to contend with classroom sizes of over 30 children. Finding a new play every year for numbers that large is next to impossible, so each year we write a new play for them.

I am unable to keep track of all the schools who have produced my school plays. I tried to sift through all the requests and reports and have drawn up a vague list of locations. Keep in mind that many different schools in a particular city may have produced one of these plays.  So ...

In the United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

Abroad: Argentina, Barcelona, Beijing, Canada (Ontario, Quebec & British Columbia), Chile, China, Egypt, England, Greece, India, Mexico, New Zealand, South Australia, Turkey, Venezuela.

If you are a teacher and are interested in looking at any of these, please drop me an E-mail. I am a staunch supporter of education and, for schools I do not charge rights and royalties. BUT! -- ALL of my plays are written for FIFTH GRADE.

Keep in mind that all children's plays are works for hire.  I don't write them as a matter of course or practice, but I can hardly turn down a request from my wife ...

THE MIDAS TOUCH	Cast of 20+	Re-telling of the King Midas tale, focusing on manners.
WHEN STONES WERE SOFT	Cast of 33	Collection of African folk tales.
A SHINING EXAMPLE	Cast of 34	Students learn the meaning of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the celebration of this birthday.
THE WEARING OF THE GREEN	Cast of 24+	Students learn about St. Patrick's day and the Irish in America.
SPRING IS FOR THE BIRDS	Cast of 37	Comedy about the four seasons. Spring goes on strike and throws everything off.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL	Cast of 70	Billionth retelling of the classic Dickens story for an extremely large cast. Parts range from large to silent walk-ons.
DULLSVILLE	Cast of 20	Fairy-tale about the dangers of an artless society. Parts range from medium to large - no walk-ons.
THE GIRL WHO WAS DIFFERENT	Cast of 18	Prejudice prevails as a girl who is "different" is challenged to find someone more different than herself.
TOFU SOUP FOR EVERYONE	Cast of 13-17	Two students discover diversity and culture in New York City with the help of an eager cab driver.