Plays of America for Young Actors  

Grades 7-12 Written by L.E. McCullough, Ph.D. ISBN:  1-57525-040-3 $14.95

Plays of America for Young Actors Includes:

1. Johnny Appleseed and Willie Crabgrass                        

2. The Flames of Hell (Les Flammes d’Enfer)                

3. Abe Lincoln for the Defense                              

4. The Splendid Voyage of Kitty Doyle

5. Annie Christmas and the Natchez Trace Bandits

6. “You’re Live with Big-Foot Wallace!”                       

7. La Caballa Blanca (Greta Nilson’s Magic Mare)

8. When People Could Fly

9. The Seven Chan Brothers of Paiute Pass

10. The Most Dangerous Woman in America

             The Plays of America books offer student and community theatre groups a fresh, entertaining perspective on American folklore and history. These original plays celebrate the full diversity of our American cultural mosaic, with humorous and adventurous dramatizations of folktales from Native American, African-American, Cajun, Hispanic, Irish, Scandinavian, Hawaiian and Asian sources, along with guest appearances by Big-Foot Wallace, Johnny Appleseed, Old Stormalong, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, George Washington, Joe Magarac, John Henry, Annie Christmas, The Yellow Rose of Texas and other legendary and historical figures.

            Each play has an introduction with information about its source culture, story genre and historical context, as well as helpful notes for staging, costuming and music. The Plays of America series is perfect for making American history come alive!

To order, call 1-800-895-4331, or visit the Smith & Kraus website.

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Last modified: June 22, 2000

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