Community Shakespeare Company Editions make Shakespeare's plays instantly accessible to everyone, from children through Shakespeare-shy adults. These unique performance scripts, developed in a youth theater company, inspire student actors and captivate their audiences. Award-winning playwright Richard Carter delivers the best of the Bard in original verse adaptation. CSC Editions represent a dynamic model that can be used in schools, clubs, camps, and communities worldwide. With nearly thirty years experience working with young people, Carter is Artistic Director of the Community Shakespeare Company.* Its mission: "to enrich young lives and cultivate community, with theater as the means and Shakespeare the inspiration."
(*www.communityshakespeare.org)

"This is to recommend Richard Carter with a full heart. We have enthusiastically shared many ideals and passions, especially regarding theatre by, with and for youngsters."
-Lenka Peterson O'Connor, author: "Kids Take The Stage" (Backstage Books)

"I take my theatre very seriously and I know what I am talking about when I say that we are indeed blessed to have Community Shakespeare in our midst."
-Kenneth W. Jenks: Director Emeritus,
University of Utah Playwriting Program

"Having taught all over the world, I can imagine how excited teachers would be to have the opportunity to introduce a Shakespeare play to their students, knowing they would be able to grasp meaning and still retain the Shakespearian experience."
-Ann H. Goss: Retired International School Teacher

Ever since Tess revealed her musical genius at age three, every choice in her life has been made for her. She's been moved to New York, enrolled in a special school, given the best violin teachers, and told when to practice and for how long. But no one ever told Tess what to do if she failed. . . .

Uncover the secrets behind the first Alex Rider movie, "Stormbreaker", with this fascinating behind-the-scenes guide. Crammed with photographic stills from the film, character dossiers, behind-the-scenes gossip, comparisons of the book and script, insider information on the movie-makers and an insight into the mind-blowing special effects, this will grip Alex Rider fans and newcomers alike.

Young people and improvisational theatre should be a natural combination - so why do we so rarely find this combo in today's classrooms? According to Elizabeth Swados - playwright, director, composer, poet, author of children's books and of an acclaimed family memoir - improvisational theatre is the perfect creative outlet for primary and secondary students...if only they can be given the tools and the guidance to make the most of this natural yet rigorous art form. Drawing on her own experience teaching inner-city children in the groundbreaking musical "Runaways" and in teaching the techniques of improv theatre in schools around the country, as well as on her own background in experimental theatre, Swados provides a step-by-step guide to bringing out the natural creativity and enthusiasm key to young people creating - and enjoying - improvisational theatre. Covering the basics - from freeing the imagination to learning about how to work with an ensemble, from how to master different forms of movement and sound to how to create different kinds of characters - this is the book for teachers and students eager to learn how to express fully the creative talent that all children are born with.

Zoe Saldana captivated audiences as Marvel's Gamora. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of Saldana's life, acting career, and experience playing Gamora.

With Jedi Master Yoda as your guide, visit the incredible planets of a brick-built galaxy far, far away. Take a tour of 25 fascinating worlds, from desert planet Tatooine to remote ice world Hoth. Head off the familiar tourist track to Crait, or explore Yoda's own swamp hideout on Dagobah. Discover the must sees. Check out reviews and what to pack. Find out who you might bump into along the way! The exclusive Yoda minifigure comes with four accessories - a staff, a backpack, a camera, and a map of the galaxy - everything Yoda needs for his adventures! (c)2021 The LEGO Group. (c) & (TM) 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Harold Bloom on "The Merchant of Venice" "Shylock's prose is Shakespeare's best before Falstaff's...His utterances manifest a spirit so potent, malign, and negative as to be unforgettable."

Brie Larson captivated audiences as Marvel's Captain Marvel. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of Larson's life, acting career, and experience playing Captain Marvel.

This collection presents techniques for tapping a broad range of literary sources to inspire young writers. Drawing upon poetry, folk tales, story jokes, and more, "Literary Ideas" walks students in grades 3-8 through the process of creating new stories and developing them as scripts for choral readings, readers theatre, and classroom plays. The process inspires creativity, problem solving, observation, and listening skills within a writing and theatrical framework. Includes the following:

Poetry for Choral Readings

Fairy Tales for Reader's Theater

Folk Tale Plays Fairy Tale

Alterations for Reader's Theater

Fairy Tale Alterations for Plays

Modern Fairy Tale Plays

Story Joke Plays

Poetry Plays

Historical Plays

Modern Cultural Myth Plays

Film-making history was made when, in The Two Towers, an actor's performance and digital animation were seamlessly integrated to create the world's first totally lifelike animated character. Now Andy Serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for Gollum grew into a four-year commitment to breathe life and soul into The Lord of the Rings' most challenging screen performance.

Fully illustrated with more than 100 exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings from The Return of the King and The Two Towers, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought Gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of Tolkien's most popular characters from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Scarlett Johansson captivated audiences as Marvel's Black Widow. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of Johansson's life, acting career, and experience playing Black Widow.

These popular Shakespeare editions attractively presented and designed to make Shakespeare relevant to students. The plays are initially summarised in lively line illustrations that present the story in pictures to assist students to recognise the plot and major issues. This is followed by an introduction to Shakespeare's life, historical background and settings, and the attitudes of the period. The full text of the play is included with copious notes on language, historical significance and cross-references to other scenes. All are near A4 in size.

The ultimate guide to the hit program Charmed, this is both a book of spells and a key to the mysteries of the show. The Book of Shadows celebrates the best of Charmed, from its roots in the ancient tradition of Wicca to insider information on the show's stars.  N.E. Genge not only provides fascinating background details for the show's Wiccan elements, but also guides readers in performing their own magic. Fans with a witchy bent will learn about the tools of magic and divination and the casting of spells. Recipes and rituals -- from those that beckon love or bless a new business venture to those that bequeath strength or bestow fortune -- are all included.  The Book of Shadows is a sassy celebration of witches, sisterhood, and magic.

This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, endorsed, or in any way authorized by any entity that created or produced Charmed.

Introduce your students to other countries and cultures through the traditional folk and fairy tales in these engaging readers theatre scripts. Representing more than 30 countries and regions, the 40 reproducible scripts are accompanied by presentation suggestions and recommendations for props and delivery. Each has been assessed for readability using the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale and is grouped for grades one through five. Valuable as supplements to multicultural units, these scripts actively involve students in the subject, and they promote oral reading and presentation skills.

As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose company Lucasfilms pioneered the movie effects that changed the world of animation. He founded Industrial Light and Magic, which transformed special sound and visual effects throughout the Hollywood film industry. He is best known, of course, as the creator of the Star Wars movie, television, gaming, toy and merchandise empire, as well as the archeologist-adventure series Indiana Jones. Discover the man behind the magic in "Who Is George Lucas?"

Cast your students in the roles of reporters, lawyers, and detectives at the scene of a crime with this complete guide of detailed instructions and reproducibles. These interdisciplinary activities, based on an award-winning unit, help build valuable reasoning skills while developing knowledge in areas of language, science, history, and more.

Who did it? How did they do it? Why did they do it? How do you prove it? Cast your students in the roles of reporters, lawyers, and detectives at the scene of a crime with this complete guide of detailed instructions and reproducibles. Excitement builds as participants examine clues, make a case, and go to trial. These interdisciplinary activities, based on an award-winning unit, help build valuable thinking and problem-solving skills while developing knowledge in areas of language, science, history, and more.

Consists of fourteen scripts for classroom use based upon Hispanic culture and traditions of the American Southwest.

Chadwick Boseman captivated audiences as Marvel's Black Panther. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of Boseman's life, acting career, and experience playing Black Panther.

Introduce students to the magic of theatre and help them develop important dramatic skills with this enchanting collection of short plays. With characters and story lines that will especially appeal to young people, these reproducible scripts are complete and offer full acting and production opportunities without elaborate sets or costuming.

Introduce students to the magic of theatre and help them develop important dramatic skills with this enchanting collection of short plays. With characters and story lines that will especially appeal to young people, these reproducible scripts are complete and offer full acting and production opportunities without elaborate sets or costuming. Designed around the guidelines for the theatre discipline of the National Standards for Arts Education (NSAE), the scripts are short in length and affordable to produce. They offer educators a fresh and simple approach to teaching students acting, design, directing, and research.

Structuring Drama Work is the only drama resource that explores 100 dramatic conventions and techniques and provides ideas for how to practise them. This book explains dramatic conventions and what they do, explores how dramatic techniques can be used, provides cultural connections and global contexts and includes examples of the techniques in the context of plays and texts. The compact size and simple format make this book convenient and easy to use. Suitable for IGCSE (R) students up to A Level, IB Diploma and beyond, this resource will give inspiration and ideas to students and save teachers valuable planning time by providing numerous examples in a global context.