ArtReach Children's Theatre Plays Great Plays for Great Kids! Plays, Scripts, Musicals for Children, Kids, Teens, Families, Schools & Theatres ...   HOME CATALOGUE School Plays Touring Plays One-Act Plays Christmas Plays Halloween Plays Musical Plays List of All Plays ORDERS School Play Package Downloads Purchase Orders Shipping Shopping Cart My Account ABOUT US Contact Us FAQs ArtReach Award-Winning Children's Plays! Children's Christmas Plays, Christmas Musicals for Children to Perform!   ArtReach has Large Cast  School Plays and  Scripts for Young Audiences, School Play Packages with Christmas Script, Teachers Guide, Background CD and License to Perform!  Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award. Children's Christmas Plays for Schools, Churches, Theatres! Winner of five Ohio Arts Council Playwriting Awards. Large Cast Children's Christmas Musicals, Holiday Comedy! Ohio Theatre Alliance Award: "Outstanding Contribution to Theatre" Children's Christmas Plays and Children's Christmas Musicals, for Kids to Perform! Post-Corbett Award for "literary excellence in Playwriting." Children's Scripts and Plays with Audience Participation! Fun, Easy Plays for Kids! Kathryn Schultz Miller's work has been Featured in Twenty Great Plays for Children, published by St. Martin's Press, Foreward Maurice Sendak Familiar Christmas Carols for Everyone to Sing! "Thank you for such a wonderful script. Our performance was SPECTACULAR!  Thanks for your help in making it a magical evening for my kids." Molly Callender, Langley Christian School Large Cast Plays and One Act Plays Written Just for Kids! "The children were fabulous! We had so much fun! Thank you! Thank you!" Rhonda Smith Bayside School Stevensville, MD School Play Packages for Christmas Plays! Great for Young Audiences, Families! "It was absolutely a wonderful experience from beginning The script was wonderful and easy to adapt so that everyone could participate!" Donna Stafford First Grade Teacher Kinston, NC Christmas Plays, Christmas Musicals for All Your Students to Perform Together! "Your scripts are well-paced, clear, and fun for all!" Greg Tutt Buford Elementary Lennox, CA Christmas Musicals, Christmas Plays, with easy songs, simple dialogue, lots of laughs and comedy! "My principal  asked me if my students would perform it one more time!" Allison Sands Stevens Brook Elem Bridgton ME Appropriate for a Large Diverse Group!  Grades K-6! "It was a huge success!  As a result of my volunteer efforts the school gave me the full time position as drama teacher!" Sherri Alejandro Carden El Encanto School Santa Cruz CA School Plays and School Play Packages!  Easy Costumes and Scenery! "Everyone was overwhelmed at how wonderful it turned out! Thank you!" Brooke Iverson Signal Mountain TN Affordable Musicals for the Holidays! C"The students were great and you have a life long customer with our school. We are already getting ready for next school year's play.TThank you again for GREAT plays!!!" Billy Foster Balboa Academy Panama Simple Staging Tips for Beginning Play Directors! Christmas Plays, Christmas Musicals for All Your Students to Perform Together! "Your scripts are well-paced, clear, and fun for all!" Greg Tutt Buford Elementary Lennox, CA Christmas Musicals, Christmas Plays, with easy songs, simple dialogue, lots of laughs and comedy! "My principal  asked me if my students would perform it one more time!" Allison Sands Stevens Brook Elem Bridgton ME Appropriate for a Large Diverse Group!  Grades K-6! "It was a huge success!  As a result of my volunteer efforts the school gave me the full time position as drama teacher!" Sherri Alejandro Carden El Encanto School Santa Cruz CA Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award. Children's Christmas Plays for Schools, Churches, Theatres! Winner of five Ohio Arts Council Playwriting Awards. Large Cast Children's Christmas Musicals, Holiday Comedy! Ohio Theatre Alliance Award: "Outstanding Contribution to Theatre" Children's Christmas Plays and Children's Christmas Musicals, for Kids to Perform! Post-Corbett Award for "literary excellence in Playwriting." Children's Scripts and Plays with Audience Participation! Fun, Easy Plays for Kids! Kathryn Schultz Miller's work has been Featured in Twenty Great Plays for Children, published by St. Martin's Press, Foreward Maurice Sendak Familiar Christmas Carols for Everyone to Sing! "Thank you for such a wonderful script. Our performance was SPECTACULAR!  Thanks for your help in making it a magical evening for my kids." Molly Callender, Langley Christian School Large Cast Plays and One Act Plays Written Just for Kids! "The children were fabulous! We had so much fun! Thank you! Thank you!" Rhonda Smith Bayside School Stevensville, MD School Play Packages for Christmas Plays! Great for Young Audiences, Families! "It was absolutely a wonderful experience from beginning The script was wonderful and easy to adapt so that everyone could participate!" Donna Stafford First Grade Teacher Kinston, NC Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award. Children's Christmas Plays for Schools, Churches, Theatres! Winner of five Ohio Arts Council Playwriting Awards. Large Cast Children's Christmas Musicals, Holiday Comedy! Ohio Theatre Alliance Award: "Outstanding Contribution to Theatre" Children's Christmas Plays and Children's Christmas Musicals, for Kids to Perform! "It was a huge success!  As a result of my volunteer efforts the school gave me the full time position as drama teacher!" Sherri Alejandro Carden El Encanto School Santa Cruz CA Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award. Children's Christmas Plays for Schools, Churches, Theatres!   'Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas Musical Play for Kids to Perform! ArtReach is your top source for Children's Christmas Scripts! Large Cast Children's Christmas Musicals! Scripts for Kids! FULL DOWNLOAD - Entire School Play Package with Soundtrack Audio Files Children's Christmas Plays - Children's Christmas Musicals Christmas Musical Play Script!  Just for Kids! "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse... Everyone knows this Christmas Holiday Classic by heart! But did you know the mouse's name was Izzy, shut out of his snug home on Christmas Eve?  Bremerton Community Theatre Jr. Teachers, this is what you are looking for! A fun, easy School Play, perfect for kids and their families!  Written for a large cast of children and students, Twas the Night Before Christmas is full of laughs, comedy, joyous songs and holiday family fun! Affordable School Play Package! READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Large Cast! Every Child Has a Role! Twas the Night Cast, Hunua Elementary School, New Zealand  Be part of Izzy's great adventure to the North Pole where he meets Santa's Elves, Rosie the Reindeer and comes face to face with the Abominable Snowman!  Izzy and Rosie save the day, helping Santa and his Reindeer deliver the goodies just in time for Christmas morning! "A Celebration That Delighted All Ages!" Young Cast, Flagship Theatre, Dothan, AL 2010! "Parents and family members cheered as about 40 students of all ages sang, danced and acted in a musical production that took the well-known classic poem to the next level. It was a celebration that delighted all ages!" 2010 Production, Twas the Night, Victor Post, Victor, New York Perfect for Young Performers! Young Cast, Bremerton Community Theatre Jr., Bremerton, WA "I am thrilled to direct this Christmas Musical Play for our school this Holiday season.  The play script is absolutely adorable and extremely creative... Easy for Kids to Learn, Perform and Enjoy Whispering Palms School, Children's Christmas Play, Saipan (N. Mariana Islands)  I love that all the kids can be involved, and the audience as well.  Thank you for such an entertaining, creative Christmas play at such an affordable price!" Maura Ridder, Castle Rock Players, Castle Rock, CO Affordable School Play Package! READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Elves, Santa and Reindeer! "We have just performed 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and everyone said it was our best show yet!  It was certainly the biggest cast I have had and it was a great success!" Karen Dixon, Hunua Elementary School, Papakura NZ  Funny witty lyrics are set to easy, familiar Christmas Carol tunes, taking the emphasis off memorizing unknown songs and putting it on imagination and creative performance.  Christmas Characters Come to Life Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus and the Abominable Snowman! Bremerton Community Theatre Jr., Children's Christmas Plays, Bremerton, WA  Packed with laughs and audience participation, ends with a lump in your throat and everyone reciting Clement Moore's famous poem!  A perfect centerpiece for your school's Christmas holiday event! Affordable School Play Package! READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Easy Parts for Young Kids! Play-Doh and Toy Soldier, Young Performers! Christmas Toy Play-Doh, Hunua School, Papakura, NZ "We love your easy to use scripts and short lines for kids to memorize!" Julie Echelmeier, Higginsville Theatre Company, Youth Theatre Academy READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Teachers, this Christmas Musical Play is written just for you and your students. The famous poem is integrated throughout the action, and every child participates during rehearsal and performance! A Joyous Celebration for Christmas Fun Adapted for Young Performers: Speeches and vocabulary are appropriate for child performers ages 6 - 12. Simple dialogue, easy for kids to memorize! A Flexible Cast of 30-45 Students: (Doubling and extras possible.) Every role has a name and at least two spoken lines!  Large roles are divided so that no one child is the "star". Appropriate for a Large Diverse Group of children from all cultures, beliefs and backgrounds! 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! Familiar Songs & Music: Easy songs set to familiar Christmas carol tunes.  CD has background music to sing-a-long  as well as background sound effects for a professional touch! READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Sparks Imagination & Bright Performances Young Cast, Flagship Theatre, Dothan, AL 2010! "I directed your play this year at Diamond View and it was wonderful. The parents loved it, the children had a blast, it was so fantastic!"  Stephanie Walsh, Teacher, Diamond View School, Greenacres FL Christmas Fun for Schools and Theatres Twas the Night, Bridge Players Theatre Company, Burlington, NJ Affordable School Play Package! READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES "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 Great Roles for Very Young Kids!   Elves and Reindeer, Whispering Palms School, Saipan "Our Christmas Play, "Twas the night before Christmas" was a success!  It was so cute and fun. The day was everything I had envisioned... great show, cookies/hot chocolate, beautiful church, and snow!  Thanks again!" Maura T. Ridder, Mom's The Word, Denver, CO Toy Soldier and Abominable Snowman! Kids Play Broken Toys -- The Abominable Snowman is Foiled Again! Young Cast, Twas the Night, Pahrump Arts Council, NV READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Recommended for Grades 1 and Up! Twas the Night Before Christmas, Dickson Elementary School, Dickson, TN ArtReach's School Play, Children's Christmas Musical, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, requires no professional experience in theatre.  It is written in simple terms with lots of practical suggestions! Suggestions on how to use simple percussion instruments (raid the music room!) to excellent effect. Open staging! Your gymnasium, cafeteria or any other large room is perfect. Costume pieces and scenery can be made in the classroom. Lots of humor, fun and helpful directing tips. Every Child Has a Great Part Young Cast, Twas the Night, Pahrump Arts Council, NV Favorite Christmas Poem For Children! Abominable Snowman, Clement Moore and his Family Hunua Elementary School, Papakura, New Zealand "Having the entire School Play Package all together was so helpful and made our new drama club's first performance so much easier. The kids are already asking what we are going to perform next year!  I can’t imagine using any other company." Matt Limback, West Nodaway Elementary School, Burlington Junction, MO  READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Easy to Adapt to Your School's Needs! Twas the Night Before Christmas, Dickson Elem School, Dickson TN The School Play Package gives you the rights to adapt the script to your schools's needs.  Add songs, roles, lines to make it work for your kids.  Also, it is quite all right to make a video/DVD of your special performance!  SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) One payment for everything you need to perform this Children's Christmas 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 ($29.95) 4. Performance License ($60.00) (License: Rights to copy script, Royalty for one performance) Get Everything ($109.85 value) - Only $99.95 ( SAVE MORE $$$ WITH FULL DOWNLOAD - NO SHIPPING COSTS! ) Christmas Mice! Hunua Elementary School, Papakura, NZ "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 Great for Large Room or Stage! Twas the Night, Bridge Players Theatre Company, Burlington, NJ READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Santa's Elves Save Christmas Day! Twas the Night Before Christmas, Dickson School, Dickson, TN "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 School, Wauwatosa WI All of these schools have recently performed 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Bates Elem, Colorado Springs; Inter-Lakes School, Meredith NH; Robin Hill Public School, Norman OK; DeKalb Co. Eastern Riverdale School, St. Joseph  MN; Frontier Health, Gray TN; Forest Hill Parkway School, Cleveland OH; South Blvd. School, Chatham NJ; Junior Focus Foundation, Bucharest, Romania; Rancho Heritage School, Alta Loma CA; Wittersham CEP, Kent UK; County Gardens Charter School, Phoenix;  Campbell River Indian Band School, Campbell River BC Canada; Boys & Girls Club, Eastpoint FL;  Jewett School of the Arts, Winter Haven FL; Blanche's Off Broadway, Hurely NY;  Westover Hills Presbyterian School, Little Rock AR; School for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville NC;  Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Minnetonka MN; University Lutheran Church, Seattle;  Trinity Players, Fishkill NY; Holy Family Catholic School, Jamestown NY; Black Mountain Elem School, Black Mountain NC; Westchester School, Yonkers NY - and many more! Internet Music Resources: Karaoke CDs & Sheet Music Click to search Internet for karaoke cds or sheet music Info READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Audience Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Parents, Teachers, Families, Community Cast Flexible cast of about 30-45: 5 male, 4 female, all others m/f, easily adapted for smaller/larger casts, grades 1-6. Time About 40-45 minutes CD Traditional Christmas songs, classical music, sound effects. Royalty Royalty & Performance License Required (Details) SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) - $99.95 READ SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES Christmas Musicals for Children to Perform! A Christmas Carol A Christmas Cinderella A Christmas Peter Pan A Christmas Wizard of Oz A Snow White Christmas 'Twas the Night Before Christmas   Familiar  Christmas Carols for Everyone to Sing! The Very Bestest Christmas Present   Affordable Musicals for the Holidays!   TEACHERS! Looking for large cast plays & musicals for your students to perform? We have scripts written just for you! Click on any title below... A Christmas Carol * A Christmas Cinderella * A Christmas Peter Pan A Christmas Wizard of Oz * A Snow White Christmas * A Thousand Cranes Aladdin * Alice In Wonderland * Beauty and the Beast * Cinderella Emperor's New Clothes * Little Mermaid * Princess and the Pea * Peter Pan Pinocchio * Snow White * Sleeping Beauty * Twas the Night Before Christmas We Are The Dream * Wizard of Oz * El Mago de Oz (Spanish Wizard of Oz) Children's Christmas Plays & Children's Christmas Musicals | HOME | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | FAQs | | CATALOGUE | School Plays | Touring | One-Acts | Christmas | Halloween | Musicals | List of All Plays | | ORDERS | School Play Package | Downloads | Purchase Orders | Shipping | Shopping Cart | My Account |