Tell It Together
by Barbara Mcbride-smith
Why we like it
"This poignant play invites collaboration and creativity, making it ideal for ensemble performances in competitions."
From: Best Scripts for Theatre CompetitionsWhat readers are saying
Readers express great enjoyment of the performances, highlighting the fun and humor in the script with its numerous one-liners. The overall experience seems to be highly praised for its entertainment value.
Synopsis
Teachers and youth leaders seldom have the luxury of working with kids one-on-one to develop storytelling and performance skills.
Most work with young people in groups, large and small.
Story Theatre to the rescue!
School librarian and storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith calls this art form a "near-perfect vehicle for teaching folks of all ages how to tell stories."
In Tell It Together
, McBride-Smith briefly discusses her approach to Story Theatre (she describes it as Readers Theatre on steroids).
She even shows readers how to develop their own scripts – on their own or as a group project.
But the real heart of this book is twenty-three tellable stories scripted for groups of performers to tell together.
The scripts call for five to fifteen cast members and are designed for nine- to twelve-year-olds, though many are also appropriate for teens.
Barbara McBride-Smith says learning to tell stories should be active, energizing, open-ended, and painless for both the budding performer and the coach.
Publication
Tell It Together is a play written by Barbara Mcbride-smith and published by August House Publishers in Little Rock, Ark (2005).
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