First Stage - Book

MUSICAL PLAYS INCLUDED:

Stone Soup

Cast (speaking parts):

  • Narrators (4)
  • Blacksmith
  • Blacksmith's Wife
  • Baker
  • Farmer
  • Butcher
  • Soldiers (3)
  • Villagers (3)

Costumes: The Narrators may dress in school clothes. The Soldiers, Blacksmith and his Wife, Baker, Farmer, Butcher, and Villagers may wear whatever is appropriate to make them look like adults. All other students may dress in the same fashion as the Villagers.

Instrumentation: Soprano Glockenspiel, Alto Glockenspiel, Soprano Xylophone, Alto Xylophone, Bass Xylophone, Soprano Metallophone, Alto Metallophone, Bass Metallophone, Woodblock, Finger Cymbals, Triangle, Vibraslap, Guiro, and Drum

Suggestions for Props and the Setting are also included. Student song pages are reproducible.

The Little Red Hen

Cast (speaking parts):

  • Farmers (18)
  • Little Red Hen
  • Pig
  • Turkey
  • Dog
  • Miller - Can be a member of the farmer choir or a non-speaking part
  • Farmer Choir (no separate speaking parts)

Costumes: Pig, Dog, Turkey, and the Little Red Hen should wear clothing and masks to make them look their part. The Little Red Hen may wear a dress and an apron. All others may dress as farmers. They may wear jeans, overalls, bandannas, bonnets, cowboy or farmer hats, pigtails, braids, and freckles.

Instrumentation: Soprano Glockenspiel, Alto Glockenspiel, Soprano Xylophone, Alto Xylophone, Bass Xylophone, Ratchet, Woodblock, Triangle, Cowbell, Finger Cymbals, Jingle Bells, Guiro, and Drum

Suggestions for Props and the Setting are also included. Student song pages are reproducible.

Conversations With Santa

Cast (speaking parts):

  • Kids (17)
  • Student Choir (some group speaking parts)
  • Santa Claus (can be played by an older student, the principal, or a special guest)

Costumes: Santa Claus should dress his part. All other students may wear Christmas attire: red and green, Santa hats, elf hats, reindeer antlers, etc. Everyone should look like a performer in a school concert.

Instrumentation: Soprano Glockenspiel, Alto Glockenspiel, Soprano Xylophone, Alto Xylophone, Bass Xylophone, Soprano Metallophone, Alto Metallophone, Bass Metallophone, Jingle Bells, Train Whistle, Woodblock, Triangle, Ratchet, Slide Whistle, Vibraslap, and Cowbell

Suggestions for Props and the Setting are also included. Student song pages are reproducible.