theater

"ALL'S WELL is about Miranda Fitch whose life is a waking nightmare after an accident ruins her acting career, and leaves her with chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers and alcohol. On the verge of losing her job as a college theater director, Miranda lives out her broken dreams through an upcoming production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, when the unimaginable happens. She suddenly recovers, but at what cost?"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Mazie Butterfield leaves her family and boyfriend behind in small-town Nebraska to find fame on 1950s Broadway, but when her big break comes it means going back to the Corn Belt and facing her past.

Explores various aspects of theatre in the context of Elizabethan-Jacobean life and times.

Discusses various aspects of directing including selecting and analyzing a play, conducting tryouts, and setting up rehearsal schedules.

Zeke's third grade class is putting on a play and Zeke is unhappy and annoyed with what he sees as too small a role, until his mother teaches him the meaning of the saying "there are no small parts, only small actors.".

While working with the new photojournalist to cover the school musical's ethnically diverse casting, Muscogee (Creek) Louise Wolfe finds herself confronting the politics of being Native and the feasibility of dating while Native.

Twins Axl and Ivan, with Sid as their driver, make a late-night fast-food run for a high school theater crew but return to discover that aliens have made copies of everything.

"All Darwin wants is a starring role in his school's upcoming theatrical production... too bad he freezes in the spotlight! Roping in Gumball to audition with him. Darwin accidentally helps unleash a curse on the school after speaking the name of the play that gave a student a mortal case of stagefright. When students fall victim to the sickness caused by the curse, Gumball and Darwin must do everything in their power to complete the show and right their wrong"--Back cover.

Although she is a good singer, Kamilla refuses to try out for the school musical because she sees herself as overweight and doesn't want anyone looking at her. Kamilla and her mom see a doctor who tells her she's a healthy weight and encourages her to exercise to feel better both physically and mentally. Kamilla's new habit leads to a new self-confidence and a special new friend. Includes a glossary, critical thinking questions, and a personal challenge.