McBride-Smith, Barbara

Texas writer Barbara McBride-Smith retells fifteen Greek myths in a Western voice, featuring such characters as Orpheus, Pandora, Cupid and Psyche, and Odysseus and Achilles.

Explains the value of story theater in the classroom, describes story theatre equipment, and presents twenty-three scripts based on myths, folktales, contemporary fiction, and Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," each of which calls for five to fifteen cast members.