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Jack
and the Beanstalk is a Musical Tall Tale - Straight out of the
Mountains! Just for kids to perform.
Jack and the Beanstalk is musical fun for your students!
Mountain
Music Songs include 'Polly Wolly Doodle' and 'Buckeye Jim'.
Giant
is 'Old Dan Tucker' of bluegrass and country music fame.
Audience sings to help Jack get away from this big old giant.
Instead of a golden harp, ArtReach's version of Jack and the
Beanstalk has a magic banjo named Strum Along Cassidy who leads the
audience in a rousing & hilarious performance of 'On Top of Spaghetti'.
Tale
Tellers and Music Makers lead the audience in participation
including the growing of the magic beanstalk.
The
Teacher's Guide is full of ideas for easy costumes and set.
A
stage may be used but it is easy to produce this School Play in any
large room.
Music Makers may use lots of percussion instruments to add liveliness
and musical interest to the spoken scenes. The CD has backing
track for all to sing to.
Jack and
the Beanstalk
is full of laughs and creative dramatics, letting kids and their
grownups use their imaginations for a memorable dramatic experience.
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Fee!
Fie! Foe! FUN!
Jack climbs to a Wondrous World
Above the Clouds
"Now
here's a tale straight out of the mountains.
One
that'll get your ears a'flappin' and your toes a'tappin'!"
So begins
ArtReach's most joyous musical ever. Jack
and the Beanstalk is set in the
American Appalachian Mountains. Written
just for kids, this
script is perfect for a large cast young folks,
full of easy familiar
songs
and and heart stirrin' audience participation.
Audience Participation & Toe Tappin' Songs
Lincoln Elementary School, Hudson MI -- Jackie, Cow
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Here is the classic tale told country style. Banjos
twang and the
hills ring with country folk music.
Down in Sweetwater
Holler, poor Mama can't get Jack to do a
thing. When she sends
Jack to market to sell the cow, we're
off on a high flyin' adventure!
Fun,
Easy Folk Songs!
Cast & Audience Sing Together.
Froggie
Went a Courtin', Polly Wolly Doodle, Buckeye Jim,
Old
Dan Tucker, On Top of Spaghetti.
Giant! Old Dan Tucker was a Mean Old Man
Giant & Cronies - Lincoln Elementary
School, Hudson MI
"Old Jack he went a
running, he did run, uh-huh!" - Tale Tellers!
Magic
Polly's got just the thing for Jack -
five magic
beans.
But Mama throws them away and
Jack goes to bed with his tummy a' rumblin'. Tale
Tellers and Magic Makers conduct the audience
in a feat of magic
-- helping to grow the
fantastic beanstalk that climbs right through
the clouds to the sky!
A Golden
Goose & A Magic Banjo in the Sky
Tale Tellers & Music
Makers keep the action lively.
"Old Dan Tucker was a mean
old man. Washed his face in a fryin' pan..."
Fee Fie Foe Fum! Old Dan Tucker the giant is
fixin' to eat him a nice helping of little
boy stew. But Jack overcomes his fears. He
and Lucy the golden
goose and Strum Along the rock star banjo escape
down the beanstalk with giants
trailing behind them!
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Fast-Paced Action & Comedy for Kids
Jack (or Jackie) gains courage
& love. It's good to be home!
Magic
Polly brings Miss Booboo home,
Mama loves good boy Jack again and everyone
sings around the fire.
Was
it real or just a dream?
No matter. Jack says "Fee
Fie Foe Fum... I'm not afraid of anyone!"
Our
after-school students love your plays. Thank you for all you do!
Courtney Susman, Greenbrier
Valley Theatre (WV)!
ArtReach's Jack in Beanstalk is written just
for kids to perform with easy-to-memorize lines and fun
familiar songs. Mountain culture and folklore
add layers of meaning and enjoyment to
the age-old tale. The script suggests a songfest
before the show to get everybody in the mood for lots of
participation and laughs!
A Flexible
Cast of 23
Students:
Easily adapted for
a smaller or larger cast. Add as many
roles as you like!
Just for Kids:
Speeches and vocabulary are appropriate for child performers ages
6-14.
Great Parts
for Boys
and Girls:
Who says Jack has
to be a boy?
Not us! Every
role in the play can be performed by a boy or girl!
About 45-55
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!
A Musical Soundtrack:
Jack and the Beanstalk has a backing track CD with familiar
tunes. Songs are easy for children to learn and perform.
Magic Makers have detailed directions on how to get everyone in the
audience singing along with the cast!
Affordable
Musical School Play Package
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SCRIPT SAMPLE, CAST LIST, HEAR SOUND CUES
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