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The Emperor's New Clothes

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Hilarious Comedy, Children's Play, Just for Kids!
Large Cast School Play for Children to Perform!

Teachers, our School Play, The Emperor's New Clothes, is just what you are looking for!  Perfect for a flexible cast of young performers and simple staging, our fun-filled children's play will definitely be a success for you, your children, students and your school!


Mi CASA Players, Children's Play Production, Casa Grande, AZ

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One of our all-time bestselling, favorite children's plays,
The Emperor's New Clothes is packed with action, laughs, magic tricks!


 "We just had our performance of Emperor's New Clothes this past weekend.  It was a riot!  And the children had a blast doing it! 
Tricia Oliver, ACT 2 Instructor, Auburn Area Community Theatre


    Lots of fun is in store when Peter, the mischievous tailor, comes up with his sure-fire get rich quick scheme to embarrass the vain Emperor
    and make off with a basket of gold.

"And now, your majesty, what do you think of the these glorious new clothes? ...Ah, you're speechless. I understand."
-- Peter the Tailor, Cast of School Play, Emperor's New Clothes


Teachers, the School Play Version of Emperor's New Clothes is written just for you and your students. It is a from the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale with audience participation and lots of fun for everyone!

Just for Kids: Speeches and vocabulary are appropriate for child performers ages 6 - 12.  Simple dialogue, easy for kids to memorize!

A Flexible Cast of 37 or more students: (Doubling and extras possible.) Every role has a name and spoken lines (or significant action).

About 40-45 minutes long: This children's play is long enough to be a substantial project and short enough to accommodate your teaching schedule.

Peter (Petra) can be played by up to 6 children (boys or girls) to ensure that not one child is the "star". There can also be multiple Emperors and Empresses.

Easy costumes and scenery: Many suggestions on how to create or find what you need to make a great looking play production without breaking your budget!



Mi CASA Players, Children's School Play Production, Casa Grande, AZ


 "I worked with 11 3rd,4th,and 5th graders.
 With 8 (1 and a half hour) weekly rehearsals we pulled it together. The parents were pleased with the play and I was too. I will certainly be back to get next winter's children's script. Thank you!!!!!"
Tricia Oliver, ACT 2 Instructor, Auburn Area Community Theatre


"Kathryn Schultz Miller is arguably America's leading playwright 
for children, with a career spanning more than 30 years."   
David Jacobson, Life Newspapers, Sacramento, CA

Kathryn Schultz Miller is the author of over 50 plays for young audiences. Her plays have received countless awards and have been produced by amateur and professional theatre companies around the world. Having served as Artistic Director of the professional ArtReach Touring Theatre for over 20 years, Ms. Miller is one of the nation's most produced playwrights for young people.

"You offer a great product that is affordable for our school."
 JoAnna Pillsbury, Brewster Elementary, Rochester Hills MI



Mi CASA Players, Casa Grande, Children's Theatre Play, AZ

    These schools have found great success with our children's play, The Emperor's New Clothes: Oglethorpe Middle School, Lexington GA; Cataldo Catholic School, Spokane, WA; Fresno Elem, CA; Leggett Valley School, Leggett, CA; Miano Elem School, Los Banos, CA; Countryside Montessori, Albermarle, NC; Sibley-Ocheydan High School, Sibley, IA; South Arbor Academy,Ypsilanti, MI; St. Pius School, Montville, NJ; St. Rose of Lima, Haddon Hgts, NJ; St. Thomas School, Hamilton, Ontario; St. Viator School, Las Vegas; Valley Schools, Hazelton, ID; Dawson Co Middle School, Dawsonville, GA; Mi CASA Players, Casa Grande, AZ; Norcross High School, Norcross, GA; Bridges Language & Ed Tech Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Douglas Co School District, Castle Rock, CO; Holland Brook School, Whitehouse Station, NJ...and many more!


"These are some of the comments I heard about our children's play, Emperor's New Clothes, from the audience on the way out:
"That was the best show you've done yet."
"Wonderful! We laughed so hard!"
Steve Vander Ark, Caledonia Community Players 

"Our children were
enthralled with the Emperor's
New Clothes. The audience
participation was wonderful!"

Washington Park School, Cincinnati


"We were so thrilled with the play, Emperor's New Clothes, we can't wait to do another one of your children's plays!"
Jennifer Kempton, Ida Home Educators Homeschool Association, Rexburg, ID

"The audience loved the children's performance and the humor of the play script. A good time was had by all!"
Brenda Yankaskas, Teacher, Friends Meeting School, Ijamsville, MD


"A true educational experience and community effort, the play production offered many opportunities for the kids to learn and grow."
Herald-Review, Grand Rapids, MI
( Grand Rapids Players Production )


"Thank you for providing outstanding children's plays, adaptations,  scripts, staging notes, background music and study guides.  Our school had 24 cast members and additional 20 kids involved in crew.  It is such a great way to engage so many children together." 
Sarah Lambrecht, Lincoln Elem, Wauwatosa WI


SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything)

One payment for everything you need to perform the children's play at your school or organization. No need to purchase multiple scripts, no royalty quote, no separate royalty payment. Order the School Play Package and you're done -- start rehearsals immediately!

The SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE Includes:
1. Master Script ($9.95)
2. Teachers Guide ($9.95)
3. CD Soundtrack ($19.95)
4. Performance License ($60.00)
(License: Rights to copy script, Royalty for one performance)
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Info

Audience

primary, families

Cast

flexible cast of about 37: 2 male, 4 female, all others m/f, easily adapted for smaller/larger casts, grades 1-6.

    Time

about 45 minutes

CD

cues, sound effects, background music (traditional-classical)

Royalty

Royalty & Performance License Required (Details)
SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) - $89.95

Additional Info: Cast List, Notes, CD Cues, Dialogue Sample


  TEACHERS!
Looking for more plays for your school? We have other scripts written just for you! Click on any title below...

A Christmas Carol * A Christmas Wizard of Oz * A Thousand Cranes
Alice In Wonderland * Beauty and the Beast * Cinderella
Emperor's New Clothes * Little Mermaid * Princess and the Pea
Peter Pan * Pinocchio * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Twas the Night Before Christmas * We Are The Dream * Wizard of Oz
Children's Christmas Plays & Children's Christmas Musicals


Sheet music for all your favorite shows!


Links

Hans Christian Andersen Annotated Web-o-graphy

Hans Christian Andersen Life & Art

The Creative Dramatics Cookbook: Recipes for Playmaking


The Emperor's New Clothes


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