Twelve Plays for Kids

Plays are a great learning tool for kids, as they are immersed in a playground of words and language, Their imaginations are stretched and expanded. Their self-confidence grows with each performance before a live audience. Creativity, Imagination and the ability to speak well are increasingly looked at as the building blocks for a successful career in so many fields. These plays were developed in our acting classes for kids at Bottle Tree Productions. Parts have been written for kids from six up to twelve years of age. This collection of twelve plays includes Bro White, Bubbledom, Guppy Getaway, Kids in the Sandbox, King Hector the Horizontal, Night of the Gnomes, Of Mice and Cats, Rumplestiltskin, Squirrels, The Great Rabbit War, The Viking Conquests and Toys in the Closet.The plays can be as simple in set design as a bare stage or as elaborate as imagination allows. Costumes, too, can be elaborate or simple. These plays provide good parts for all children involved. Many of the parts are gender neutral. Ranging from a play with parts for five kids up to a play involving 20 kids, there are various options in this collection for different-sized casts. The first page or two of each script are previewed with casting breakdowns, costume ideas, props and set suggestions.


About the Author
Charles Robertson is a writer and director with Bottle Tree Productions in Kingston, ON. In 2017, he wrote and directed a massive immersive theatre project called Eve of Confederation at historic Upper Canada Village for the federal government. In 2018 he is writing and directing the one man show; Josiah Henson-From Slave to Saviour to tour Canada and the U.S. He has also written One Act Plays for Kids and More One Act Plays for Kids as well as Pretty Pieces and Ghost of the Tree.