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Book Synopsis
This substantially updated edition of the classic anthology of plays for young audiences presents contemporary plays that treat more mature, realistic themes while still encouraging youth to embrace life and follow their dreams.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • The Plays
  • Original Stories
    • The Arkansaw Bear
    • Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle
    • Tomato Plant Girl
  • Compelling Adaptations
    • Afternoon of the Elves
    • Broken Hearts
    • Courage!
  • Historical Drama
    • Mother Hicks
    • Johnny Tremain
  • Diverse Themes
    • la ofrenda
    • The Transition of Doodle Pequeño
  • Friendship
    • In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
  • Future Societies
    • With Two Wings
  • Appendices
    • Twelve More Plays with Mature Themes for Consideration / Deliberation
    • Another Twelve Plays with Mature Themes for Reading / Study
    • Quotation from the Foreword by Jed H. Davis to the first edition of Theatre For Youth: Twelve Plays With Mature Themes, 1986

Theatre for Youth II

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    A Hardback by Coleman A. Jennings, Gretta Berghammer

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      Publisher University of Texas Press
      Published 8 November 2016
      ISBN-13 9781477311011
      978-1477311011
      ISBN-10 1477311017

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This substantially updated edition of the classic anthology of plays for young audiences presents contemporary plays that treat more mature, realistic themes while still encouraging youth to embrace life and follow their dreams.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • The Plays
      • Original Stories
        • The Arkansaw Bear
        • Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle
        • Tomato Plant Girl
      • Compelling Adaptations
        • Afternoon of the Elves
        • Broken Hearts
        • Courage!
      • Historical Drama
        • Mother Hicks
        • Johnny Tremain
      • Diverse Themes
        • la ofrenda
        • The Transition of Doodle Pequeño
      • Friendship
        • In the Garden of the Selfish Giant
      • Future Societies
        • With Two Wings
      • Appendices
        • Twelve More Plays with Mature Themes for Consideration / Deliberation
        • Another Twelve Plays with Mature Themes for Reading / Study
        • Quotation from the Foreword by Jed H. Davis to the first edition of Theatre For Youth: Twelve Plays With Mature Themes, 1986

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