theater

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You wouldn't want to be a Shakespearean actor!

some roles you might not want to play
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict what it was like to be a Shakespearean actor during the sixteenth century.

Simply Alice

In her freshman year, fourteen-year-old Alice experiences changes and challenges with friends, family, and school activities, which leave her feeling better about herself than ever before.

The mystery on stage

The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz," which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged.

More snacks!

a Thanksgiving play
The kids of Ant Hill do a play about their ancestors' first Thanksgiving when they hopped on the "Mayflower" and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and made many new six-legged friends around a big harvest spread.

The true Prince

Newly apprenticed to Shakespeare's theater company, Richard and Kit are drawn into a series of crimes involving the members of Queen Elizabeth's court.

Dance and choreography

Provides an overview of the dancing and choreography involved in staging a high school musical, with tips on conducting auditions, holding rehearsals, preparing for opening night, and mastering the steps.

Acting

from audition to performance
Offers high school students interested in acting advice on getting a part in their school's musical, discussing auditions, casting, rehearsals, and the final performance.

No more dead dogs

Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.

Rule of three

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women.".

The Backstagers and the final blackout

2019
A mysterious masked man has stolen all of the artifacts and it is up to the Backstagers, each with his or her own unique skills, to retrieve them.
Cover image of The Backstagers and the final blackout

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