On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids [Paperback]

Lights, camera, play! With this second edition ofOn Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids, budding thespians will have fun under the footlights as they choose from more than 125 theater games that spark creativity, boost confidence, and encourage collaboration. They’ll learn all about how to make a stage performance great with improvisational games such as Freeze, Party Quirks, the Yes Game, and Gibberish; they’ll make puppets, discover makeup secrets, and design and build a set. This revised and expanded edition features 35 new improvisational games and ready-to-use monologues, scenes, and short plays. Whether playing alone or in a group, everyone can have theater fun withOnStage! Sure to delight young thespians . . . this will be a terrific addition to drama collections. Purchase an extra copy for the professional shelf as well.   —School Library Journal A varied and interesting assortment of theater games that will stimulate the imagination and get young thespians ready to perform on stage.   —BooklistLisa Bany-Wintersis the author ofFunny BonesandShow Time!She is the cofounder of an educational theater company called Play On, where she adapts and directs children’s theater, runs school drama clubs, and codirects drama camp. As a faculty member of the Second City, she teaches adult improv, youth workshops, and residencies.