( The squirrels mime eating nuts stage right.) Storyteller 1: Then the grasshopper saw some squirrels. ( The bears go back to their place in the semicircle.) ( Bears are asleep so he wakes them up and they walk to the centre stage.)īears: ( The bears are very angry that they have been woken up.) Growl! Growl! Oh no, we will not feed you. ( Grasshopper walks towards the bears.) Bears! Bears! Please feed me. Grasshopper: Oh dear! I know, I will ask my friends the bears to feed me. ( They fly back to their place in the semicircle.) They stand around the grasshopper.) Twit Tuhooo! Oh no, we will not feed you. Owls: ( Owls fly around the grasshopper and stop centre stage. Grasshopper: I am cold and hungry perhaps my friends the owls will feed me. He looks at the owls that start to fly around the stage.) ( Grasshopper rubs his stomach and shivers. Storyteller 1: The grasshopper was cold and hungry. Storyteller 2: Winter started to come and the weather got colder and colder. (The Ants keep working and move stage right.) Storyteller 1: The grasshopper continued enjoying himself. You need to enjoy the sunshine.Īnt 2: We want to have food for the winter. Storyteller 3: … and laughing and enjoying the lovely weather. ![]() ( Grasshopper passes by, singing and dancing the ants stop work and look at him.) Storyteller 1: They saw a grasshopper listening to some music on his iPod. (All the ants are miming digging, pulling and pushing.) ![]() Storyteller 3: They were collecting food for the winter. Storyteller 2: … there were some ants working hard. (Stage Directions: the owls, squirrels and bears are in a large semicircle stage right storytellers are stage left and the ants are in the centre of the stage.) ![]() Ĭharacters: Three storytellers, three ants, grasshopper, owls, squirrels and bears. Use your imagination.ĬOSTUMES: Like the set, they can be simple or more elaborate.If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. For instance, chairs can be used as tree stumps a pond can be represented by a blue piece of cloth forest trees can be represented by ficus trees or painted cardboard cutouts attached to the backs of chairs. But, if desired, a set can still be created from things around the house or classroom. The scripts in this book were written to be easily performed in a home or class with very little in the way of a set. Set pieces also create an environment for the play-trees for a forest cactus for a desert, etc. SET: The set is composed of items on the stage that are not usually carried around by the performers, such as stools, couches, tables, etc. Within the script, change the pronouns he, she, his, and her to fit. If King is played by a girl, it’s okay to change it to Queen. For instance, if Old Woman is played by a boy, it’s okay to change the character’s name to Old Man. Change the name of the character, if needed. ~CROSS is to move from one area of the stage to another area.ĬHARACTERS: Many of the characters can be played by either a girl or a boy. ~CURTAIN CALL is what happens at the end of the play: the actors come to center and bow to the audience. ~END and sometimes CURTAIN means the show is over ~Information in parenthesis ( ) are directions for the actor. ~AT RISE means at the rise of the curtain, or at the start of the show. ~SETTING is where the play takes place and how the stage might be set up. There is also off left and off right, meaning an actor is no longer on stage. ![]() ~From those main areas come the nine stage areas: down right, down center, down left center right, center, center left up right, up center, up left. ~RIGHT and LEFT are from the actor’s viewpoint, as he or she is facing the audience. ~DOWN is that part of the stage closest to the audience. Although the scripts may have stage directions, you can always choose to do it differently. STAGE AREAS: The stage is divided into areas to help performers know where to be on certain lines. The Crows and the Snake Eggs, a Texas Fable (5) (Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of characters needed for the play.) Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to and purchase your own copy. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only.
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