One Act Plays for Kids

One Act Plays for Kids is the creative result of my work with Bottle Tree Productions acting students. The kids in these classes are from 6-12 In our ten week acting sessions, we get together for the first two or three classes and do theatre games, improv stories and basic acting techniques. Usually the students come up with story ideas, characters and they work out an initial improvised story which I then turn into a script. King Hector the Horizontal is the story of a brave princess who climbs a mountain to slay a dragon and save the kingdomguppy getaway isan underwater fantasy about life under the sea for a school of guppies who get lost in the oceanNight of the Gnomes is the story ofFour garden gnomes rise up in rebellion against their human masters.Toys in the Closet speaks to the imagination in all children-The idea that their toys are alive Our Acting Classes are a safe place for students to share their imagination and creativity. Theatre is a place where kids can bond with other like-minded kids. Their skills are honed in front of a jury of their peers. They quickly learn what works and what doesn't. Their ideas form the basis of these scripts. As a result these plays do not speak down to kids, but speaks for them, using their own words, their own thoughts and their own imaginations.Also check out my companion piece to this collection-More One Act Plays for Kids by Charles Robertson


About the Author
Charles Robertson is a playwright and director in Canada who has been involved in all facets of theatre. He has written a number of plays for young people, including One Act plays for Kids, More One Act Plays for Kids, Pretty Pieces, Ghost of the Tree and Three One Act Comedies for Teens With partner Anne Marie Mortensen, he runs Bottle Tree Productions in Kingston ON, which produces live theatre and operates a drama school. Our website at www.bottletreeinc.com offers free advice and monologues for aspiring actors.