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Lisa
Kelly, Stillwater, OK
"We have had huge successes the past two years with Peter Pan
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"I just performed Beauty and the Beast with my 4th and 5th grade
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Holly
Kidwell, Teacher
Teachers, this children's play version of Beauty
and the Beast
is written just for you and your students. It is a faithful telling
of the story you know so well,
simplified for young performers. Best of all, it's lots
of fun for everyone!
"We love your easy to use scripts and short lines for kids to memorize!"
Julie
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This School-Play, Children's Script and Play Version of Beauty
and the Beast requires no professional experience in theatre. It is
written in simple terms with lots of practical suggestions.
The School Play Package allows you to adapt the script add songs,
lines, roles and make a Video/DVD of your special performance!
Open
staging! Your gymnasium, cafeteria or any other large room is perfect.
Recommended for Grades 1 and Up!
Costume pieces and scenery can be made in the classroom.
Lots of humor, fun and helpful directing tips.
"Your shows are wonderful!"
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Roby, Executive Director, Jackson Community Theatre, OH
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Beauty and the Beast
Large
Cast School Play for Kids to Perform! |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cast
List
CD
Soundtrack Cues
Script
Sample
BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST
CAST LIST
Running Time: About 45 minutes
Flexible Cast of About 29 - 7
Female, 7 Male, All others F/M
BEAUTY:
(F, 72 lines total)
BEAUTY #1 (F, 21 lines)
BEAUTY #2 (F, 16 lines)
BEAUTY #3 (F, 18 lines)
BEAUTY #4 (F, 17 lines)
BEAST:
(M, 43 lines total)
PRINCE/BEAST (M, 9 lines)
BEAST #1 (M, 8 lines)
BEAST #2 (M, 10 lines)
BEAST #3 (M, 16 lines)
PAPA:
(M, 43 lines total)
PAPA #1 (M, 22 lines)
PAPA #2 (M, 21 lines)
COLOR GUARD:
RED (M/F, 8 lines)
BLUE (M/F, 7 lines)
GREEN (M/F, 7 lines)
YELLOW (M/F, 7 lines)
BEGGAR: (M/F, 12 lines)
HENRI THE PAINTER: (M/F, 8
lines, 1 long speech)
MARCEL THE MIME: (M/F,
important movement)
VILLAGERS:
BEBE THE BAKER (M/F, 14 lines)
MILLIE THE MILLINER (F, 14 lines)
GERARD THE GROCER (M/F, 11 lines)
FLORENCE FLOWERS (F, 10 lines)
BRUNO: (M, 22 lines)
WOLVES:
WILD BILL (M/F, 10 lines)
FANG (M/F, 10 lines)
HOWLER (M/F, 7 lines)
CASTLE SERVANTS:
MRS. TEA-TIME (F, 21 lines)
TINK (M/F, 11 lines)
MR. WINDUP (M/F, 31 lines)
MR. SPARKLE (M/F, 32 lines)
Great
Play for Your Large Cast of Talented Kids!
All-Kids Cast! G Cole Productions,
Cranston RI
"Thank
you for providing outstanding 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
BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST
WHY
IS THIS PLAY BEST FOR YOUR SCHOOL?
Written
especially for young people to perform.
While you may find large cast
plays from other publishers, most of those were originally written
for adults or
professional actors to
perform. They often contain difficult dialogue, unfamiliar or
complex language, and speeches too long for young children to
memorize. They may even contain jokes, innuendos and subject matter
that may not be appropriate for children.
Easy to
understand and memorize.
Dialogue is simple, fresh, quick
and humorous, keeping the action flowing without stops and starts
between scenes. This keeps young people and young audiences engaged
throughout the performance - no awkward pauses, no dead-time, no wiggles!
Everyone participates!
All children are involved
throughout the performance. This builds confidence, promotes team
spirit and eliminates rehearsal rowdiness. The audience is often
asked to join in the fun, and action often spills into the aisles!
All of our SCHOOL PLAYS give suggestions on how to divide up large
parts (such as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz) among several performers so
that no one child is the "star".
Familiar
stories with upbeat endings.
The story line stays as close as
possible to the familiar story the kids already know. While
some authors feel the need to "improve" the story, our
SCHOOL PLAYS stay as close to the familiar narrative as possible,
making it easier for children - and your audience - to understand.
Feel free
to edit! Go ahead and tape it!
Most publishers insist that no
changes may be made to their scripts. We know that your
goal is to engage every child in the most meaningful way and that
your needs are unique. Cut, eliminate, re-assign lines, or add
as much as you like! Also, there are no restrictions on video
tapes. Parents want a tape or DVD to remember their child's big
moment. Go ahead and tape away!
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Kathryn Schultz Miller
is one the most prolific and most produced playwrights for
children. Her script, A THOUSAND CRANES, won the National
Endowment for the Arts Playwright Award (and countless others) at a
time when plays for children were not considered serious works. Now,
many of her published scripts are considered classics for young
audiences. When teachers voiced their need for great plays that
kids can perform Ms. Miller responded with ArtReach’s School
Plays: “I never dreamed I’d write for anyone other
than professionals. But writing for child performers has been
the most profound and rewarding experience of my life”. |
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BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST
A NOTE
FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT
In the
past few years we've
seen a tremendous increase of confidence in the teachers we hear
from. Most are finding it easier to let the process flow and
worry less about the final product. I firmly believe that the
experience will be best for all when you keep a few things in mind:
Free
yourself from worry about
whether or not it's "good". No one is paying big
ticket prices; no one expects a Broadway success. The key to
making this project meaningful is to put the emphasis on process;
realize that rehearsal and practice are as much a part of the
experience as the actual performance. Encourage fun and you
will free the children from embarrassment and stress. If the
kids can't learn the lines let them carry a script or use their own
words to convey the character's message. If they seem to wander
the stage, let them explore where they want to go - they might
surprise you with a wonderful idea. In every aspect of the
process give them the wings to create and think. Give them a
comfortable, supportive place to go and their confidence and
self-expression will soar!
Above
all else, make sure you are
having fun. If you've never directed a play before, don't
worry. It's all just pretend -- you can't do it wrong!
The quality of your experience is every bit as important as that of
the children. You need the joy of self-expression too, that
doesn't go away when we grow up. So give yourself a break.
And when all else fails, laugh!
Thank you
so much for choosing Beauty and the Beast. I hope you and your
young friends have as much fun performing this play as I did writing it.
- KSM
BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST
CD
SOUNDTRACK CUES
Cues, sound effects, background
music (traditional-classical)
The CD Soundtrack contains
special sound effects and background music (public domain
traditional-classical) that may be used to greatly enhance the
performance. It does not contain music and songs from the popular
animated film, nor does it contain music for the performers to sing
along with. Cues have 10 seconds of silence at the end - times shown
below include silence.
[ Click on [sample]
to hear a short sample of the indicated cues ]
1. THUNDER, SEA
SOUNDS (1:19) [sample]
2. BEAST ROAR, SEA, HAPPY
MARKET (2:31) [sample]
3. SAD MUSIC (1:01)
4. OMINOUS MUSIC,
STORM (1:07) [sample]
5. MAGICAL SOUND (0:17)
6. DREAMY GARDEN (0:54)
7. BEAST ROAR (0:16)
8. BEAST ROAR (0:16)
9. FRENCH STRINGS
(0:51) [sample]
10. FRIGHTENING FOREST
(0:58) [sample]
11. BEAST ROAR, SCARY
SOUNDS (0:43)
12. FANFARE (0:30) [sample]
13. ANGRY MOB, WALTZ
(1:13) [sample]
14. ANGRY MOB, BEAST ROAR (0:56)
15. BEAST ROAR, DRUMS (0:26)
16. DANCE FINALE, CURTAIN
CALL (3:36) [sample]
Note:
Some teachers choose familiar songs, obtain sheet music and insert
these songs into the play. We recognize that each school has a
wide variety of educational needs to fulfill and we invite you to be
creative in your use of our scripts; including changes or additions
that are appropriate for your students. As author/publisher of our
own creative works, we do ask that you obtain proper copyright
permission for any additions you might make - that responsibility is
up to you.
Music
& Sound Resources Available on the Internet
( Sheet
Music, Song Books, CDs, DVDs, Sing-along,
Karaoke, Sound
Effects )
Internet Resources: Karaoke
CDs & Sheet
Music
    
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search Internet for karaoke cds or sheet music
Fun Roles for Every Child in the Play!
 
Tea-Time
Castle Servants -- Surly Wolves in Forest!
Alice E. Grady Elementary
School, Elmsford, NY
BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST
SCRIPT SAMPLE
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The story is
just as you remember it... Papa has just arrived at the Beast's
castle. Here is lively exchange among the servants.
(Script
pages 18-19) |
TINK: What do we do now, Mama?
MRS. TEA-TIME: It's been so long I
hardly know. I think we start with tea.
(She carries a teapot and pours into a
cup. She gives cup to TINK, who gives it to PAPA. PAPA
gulps it down.)
Oh, my.
PAPA: (Out of breath.)
Merci. I've traveled so far... I've I lost my way...
(WINDUP and SPARKLE enter.)
WINDUP & SPARKLE: What is the
meaning of this?
SPARKLE: What is all this hub-bub?
WINDUP: Now see here, Mrs.
Tea-time. We haven't time for nonsense...
SPARKLE: If someone would endeavor to
illoo-minate me...
(They stop, see PAPA, gasp!)
WINDUP & SPARKLE: A guest!
MRS. TEA-TIME: Why yes, that's what
they're called. I remember now. Guests!
TINK: (Amazed.) A guest!
SPARKLE: And you know what guests
need don't you, Mr. Windup?
WINDUP: I certainly do, Mr.
Sparkle. They need to tidy up!
(WINDUP and SPARKLE take a big cloths from
their pockets and use them to dust PAPA off, violently, big swinging
strokes that knock PAPA around. WINDUP &
SPARKLE twirl PAPA as they "tidy".)
SPARKLE: They need scrubbing and rubbing...
WINDUP: They need bathing and shaving...
SPARKLE: Don't forget those feet!
WINDUP: Don't forget those teeth!
MRS. TEA-TIME: How about something to eat?
WINDUP: Yes! Must have
something to eat!
SPARKLE: Good!
WINDUP: Excellent!
SPARKLE: Splendid!
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