Pinocchio
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ArtReach's Pinocchio is a playscript for young performers. It is a faithful telling of the original beloved story by Carlo Collodi, shortened and simplified for a large cast of students. With creative staging, easy-to-learn dialogue and teacher-friendly stage directions, this play has been a top choice for over two decades. Featuring a lively pace, comic scenes and lines for every child, Pinocchio has been performed and recommended by schools and theatres around the world. A School Play Package provides all you need for a successful show.
Pinocchio
- Playscript for Young Performers
Kenwood School, Minneapolis --
3rd, 4th and 5th Graders.
Hop a ride with Pinocchio as he takes off on his classic adventure. This adaptation is faithful to the original beloved story by Carlo Collodi with lots of fun and comedy.
"It has been a total joy and blessing working on PINOCCHIO. The kids are acting, building the sets, and working as running crew. They have really been involved in every part of the show, and are having a great time doing it!"
Director Jean Grewe, Young Footliters, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, IA
Easy
Dialogue - Lots of Laughs and Drama
Talking
Cricket, Fish in the Sea, Broadway Review, Kansas City
Easy
for Kids to Learn, Perform and Enjoy
Grady School,
Elmsford NY - Sowams Elementary School, Barrington RI
One lonely night the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto's wish and brings his little wooden puppet to life. So begins Pinocchio's journey as he tangles with the tricksters, Fox and Cat, and meets up with Lampwick and his no-good buddies in the Land of Toys.
"Artistic Director Gary Schwartz praised Pinocchio writer, Kathryn Schultz Miller, whose scripts he’s used in other shows, saying - she just knows how to write this kind of interaction.”
Valley Center Stage, Snoqualmie Valley Record"Wonderfully theatrical and hugely imaginative."
St Martin's Ampleforth, Gilling East, York, UK"We love your easy to use scripts and short lines for kids to memorize."
Julie Echelmeier, Higginsville Theatre Company, Youth Theatre Academy
"The
children thoroughly enjoyed it - Lots of Audience Participation"
Kenwood School, Minneapolis --
3rd, 4th and 5th Graders.
Will Pinocchio save Geppetto from the belly of the whale? Will he ever prove to the Lucky Stars that he is good enough... to become a Real Boy?
"The traditional photo-op at the end of the show was filled with young actors smiling from ear to ear and hamming it up for their parent's cameras - justifiably proud of a job well done."
Sheila Tanguay, The Hampton Union, NH
"Every
student felt like a star!"
Lorenzo the
Magnifico! Lost Boys and Hickory Crickets - Lincoln
Akerman School - Hampton Falls, NH
"Pinocchio is full of fun roles and audience participation."
Grady School, Elmsford NY - Valley Center Stage, Northbend WAThis innovative script uses puppets and puppeteers to tell the story. Clever staging and easy direction help you bring the magic to life.
"Thank you for such a wonderful playscript. Our performance was SPECTACULAR! I would ABSOLUTELY purchase from you again - for the quality of your children's plays and your personal helpfulness."
Molly Callender, Drama Teacher, Langley Christian School
Your
Children
Shine in Pinocchio
Alice E. Grady
Elementary, Elmsford NY -
Broadway Review, Kansas City
School
Play Package Includes the Rights to Adapt for Your Kids
Kenwood School, Minneapolis --
3rd, 4th and 5th Graders.
"It was so easy to work with the playscript and adapt it to my students' needs!"
Sherri Alejandro, Carden El Encanto School, Santa Cruz CA
"This
show has been so much fun!"
Kenwood School, Minneapolis -- The
Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, MI - Sutter Street Theatre, CA
Why is ArtReach's Pinocchio right for you and your school?
Adapted for Young Performers: Speeches and vocabulary are appropriate for child performers ages 6 - 12. Easy dialogue, easy for kids to memorize.
A Flexible Cast of 30 Students: (Doubling and extras possible.) Every role has a significant purpose to the story!
About 40-45 minutes long: Long enough to be a substantial project and short enough to accommodate your teaching schedule.
Easy costumes and scenery: Many suggestions on how to create or find what you need to make a great looking production without breaking your budget!
You May Make Changes to the Script: The School Play Package gives you the rights to adapt, change, add songs and dialogue to make it perfect for your kids.
Make a Video: The School Play Package gives you the right to make a recording of your performance.
"You offer a great product that is affordable for our school."
JoAnna Pillsbury, Brewster Elementary, Rochester Hills MI
"Pinocchio
was great - dreams came true!"
Lost Girls in
The Land of Toys & Hickory Cricket! Broadway Review, Kansas City
"Your scripts are simply THE BEST for kids! Pinocchio was great...we got so many compliments...dreams came true."
Sarah Ackerman-Hale, Broadway Review, Kansas City
Six
Pinocchios & Four Talking Crickets
Blue Fairy,
Pinocchio, Lorenzo's Puppets, Cardinal Pacelli, Cincinnati
"We had 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders"
Alice E. Grady Elementary School, Elmsford, NY - Siena Heights University, Adrian MI"Thanks for writing the parts so that most can be played by either boys or girls."
Rebecca Roesener, Teacher, Sunnyside Elem, Idaho Falls, ID
Many
Parts for Girls or Boys!
ArtReach's
Pinocchio - Siena Heights University, Adrian MI
Every
Child
Has a Special Moment
Fibber struts
his stuff in Pinocchio - Fibber Fox &
Lefty Cat
"I am really taken with your wonderfully theatrical and hugely imaginative version of Pinocchio and our Espanola Little Theatre Young Company would like to do it!"
Sharon Sproule, Espanola Little Theatre, ON, Canada
"Your
scripts are simply THE BEST for kids!"
Solano Youth
Theatre, CA - Broadway Review, Kansas City - Sutter Street Theatre CA
Internet
Music Resources: Karaoke
CDs & Sheet
Music
Click
to search Internet for karaoke cds or sheet music
More Great Comments...
Who's producing Pinocchio? Click for Productions
Free Resources: In the News, Behind the Scenes, Classroom Activities, Teacher Reviews
Lady's Island Elementary, SC, has integrated this well-loved story from literature, adapted for younger audiences. The story is a character lesson in behavior and consequences – about being brave, unselfish and truthful. Add as many roles, lines and songs as you like. There are many ways to include everyone - Include all your kids in Pinocchio. Recommended for Grades 1 and Up! ArtReach's School Play, Pinocchio requires no professional experience in theatre. It is written in simple terms with lots of practical suggestions. Pinocchio is Easy to Adapt to Your School's Needs. The School Play Package allows you to adapt the script. The Pinocchio script comes with suggestions on how to use simple percussion instruments to excellent effect.
"I would never be able to express to you the delight your children's plays have brought to so many of our students and their parents."
Pamela Nation, Woodward Academy, College Park GA
“Pinocchio has been so much fun,” said Director Kelly Gilson. “Lots of kids and energy make this a crowd pleaser. We have 32 in the cast and all of the kids -- and parents -- have been wonderful to work with."
Daily Corinthian, Corinth Theatre Arts Presents Pinocchio
"We had 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in our Pinocchio. Thank you very much for your work and allowing freedom with the scripts."
Scott Kohanek, Kenwood School, Minneapolis, MN
“My goal was achieved: Every student felt like a star, and that is what it’s all about.”
Karie Gipson, Director, Pinocchio, Cardinal Pacelli School, Cincinnati, OH
"I produced the play "Pinocchio" last year. The children thoroughly enjoyed it. Many thanks!"
Therese Dixon, Hunua Youth Theatre, Papakura, New Zealand
"More than 30 third and fourth grade students from Lincoln Akerman School took the stage to perform Pinocchio! The audience was filled with family, friends and teachers. Younger siblings excitedly pointed up to the stage and sometimes not so quietly whispered, "There he is!"
Stacey Bellen, Lincoln Ackerman School, NH
"Pinocchio is full of fun, audience participation and an old moral dilemma for the audience to help resolve."
Director Dori Blodgett Harbor Performing Arts Center, Brookings, OR
"Teacher Cindy Wortmann used this year’s “Pinocchio” production as a springboard for writing assignments and study skills."
The Garden Island, Hawaii
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