February 2019
Fourteen fantastic drama activities that will delight you and your students!
January 2019
Summer and Fall 2018
New royalty-free Script Library with hundreds of plays added!
April 2018
8 characters-flexible casting. 8 pages. A story-telling play for children adapted from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale by Evan Guilford-Blake.
6+ characters. 16 pages, approximately 20 minutes running time. A play for children suggested by the tale from the Brothers Grimm, by award-winning playwright, Evan Guilford-Blake.
20-34 parts. 60 pages, over one-hour running time. Adaptation of three Afro-Caribbean folk tales calls for a cast of 20 to 34 of mixed ages, by award-winning playwright, Evan Guilford-Blake.
6-15 characters. 6 pages long. Approximately ten minutes running time. A story-telling play for children adapted from his original winter tale by award-winning playwright, Evan Guilford-Blake.
15-30+ parts. Flexible casting. 15 pages long, 20-30 minutes running time. A story-telling play for children adapted from his original fairy tale by award-winning playwright, Evan Guilford-Blake.
3 characters (flexible casting). 4 pages, approximately six minutes running time. A short play for children by Evan Guilford-Blake..
March 2018
8 characters. 6 pages, approximately 8 minutes running time. Original fractured fairy tale script found only on Drama Notebook.
8 characters. 7 pages, approximately 9 minutes running time. Original fractured fairy tale script found only on Drama Notebook..
13-21 characters. 9 pages, approximately 10 minutes running time. Original fractured fairy tale script found only on Drama Notebook.
13 characters. 11 pages, approximately 12 minutes running time. Original fractured fairy tale script found only on Drama Notebook!
12 characters (flexible cast). 10 pages, approximately 12 minutes running time. Original fractured fairy tale script found only on Drama Notebook!
February 2018
8 minutes long. Parts for ten actors. Humorous re-telling of the classic Aesop’s fable.
7 minutes long, parts for 7 actors. Ages 7-10. Adaptation of the classic story by Beatrix Potter.
6 minutes long. Parts for six actors. Humorous re-telling of the classic folk-tale.
5 minutes long. Parts for 6 actors. Comedic short script based on the traditional nursery rhyme.
13-17 characters. 14 pages, approximately 18-20 minutes running time. Original story about fairies who play pranks on humans. For ages 12 and up.
7 minutes long. Parts for 8 actors. Humorous re-telling of the classic Norwegian fairy tale. For ages 7-10.
January 2018
Twelve innovative African American History Month drama activities and projects. Ages 9 and up. 22 pages!
Two-page science-fiction themed script for young children. Parts for fifteen, with flexible casting.
Short Dr. Seuss-style script for ages 5-7. 6+ parts. Flexible casting. 3 pages long.
7 characters, 11 pages. Short script that teaches tolerance and the value of diversity. For ages 11 and up.
December 2017
31 hilarious letters to Santa to use as mini-monologues or as part of a holiday variety show! Ages 8 and up.
Short script based on a Venezuelan myth. Parts for 15, flexible cast. Ages 6-10. Includes activities and more!
Short script based on a Canadian legend. Parts for 7 actors. Ages 6-10. Includes activities and more!
5-22 characters, for ages 6-10. Ten-minute play based on a popular European folk-tale.
9-15 characters, for ages 6-10. Ten-minute play based on a popular African folk-tale.
8+ characters, for ages 6-10. Ten-minute play based on a popular Asian folk-tale.
7-30+ characters, for ages 6-10. Ten-minute play based on a popular New Zealand folk tale.
November 2017
List of 75 children’s books to use in drama class. Includes extra information on each title!
October 2017
50 poems suited for performance, plus instructions. 34 pages. Ages 6-18, arranged by ability level!
This lesson has been updated. There are now 24 printable scenes to teach the concepts of subtext, objectives, obstacles and tactics. There are enough scenes for 48 students without repeating.
This lesson has been updated. There are now THIRTY-FIVE different lines, each with two suggestions for subtext. This is enough for 35 students to try the exercise with no repeats.
This lesson has been updated and ten more scenes have been added! There are enough scenes for a class of 40 students, plus a bonus three-person scene if you have an odd number of students in your class.
September 2017
3-page detailed tutorial of the classic theatre exercise ‘Mirror.’ Includes ten variations and discussion questions.
11 pages, includes instructions for 13 different versions of this exercise, complete with over 100 prompts.
5-page detailed tutorial of the classic theatre activity ‘Statue.’ Includes eleven variations, discussion questions and nearly 100 suggestions for types of statues.
Classic drama activity in which students ‘become’ appliances, household items, flowers, and even weather! 10 pages. Includes three pages of prompts!
Five-page tutorial on this classic theatre exercise. Includes a description of tableau work, tips for creating successful tableaus and over 100 prompts.
Summer 2017
Summer 2017 we will be updating every single lesson on Drama Notebook, proofing them and adding hotlinks to other relevant material…
We are going to make things even easier for you to find on Drama Notebook by adding links to relevant material into nearly every title on Drama Notebook. This will save you valuable time when planning your lessons! This project will likely take about six weeks! If you need something specific, that you cannot find on the site, please contact Janea. (janea at drama notebook dot com) She has hundreds of unfinished lessons and can usually find supporting materials for those in need!
April 2017
20 page guide that teaches you how to set up and run a drama camp for fun and profit!
A thirty page PowerPoint presentation that teaches about traverse staging!
Ten-page lesson plan that offers a fantastic introduction to acting for film!
20+ parts, but can be flexible. Includes production notes, discussion questions and extension activities!
March 2017
A professionally edited one-hour version of Shakespeare’s play, ‘Julius Caesar’ that is royalty-free to Drama Notebook members!
A professionally edited one-hour version of Shakespeare’s play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that is royalty-free to Drama Notebook members!
Six pages. Three fun worksheets designed to help your students identify which characters belong in Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
Fun learning game in which students identify Shakespeare plays by reading a one-sentence clue!
Eight Shakespeare character maps designed to help students remember who-is-who in each Shakespeare play!
February 2017
25 pages. Parts for 17+ actors. Includes extension activities, study guide and more. For ages twelve and up.
16 pages. 7 page script. Parts for 25+ actors. Includes extension activities, study guide and more. For ages nine and up.
15 pages. Parts for 16-23 characters. Includes extension activities, study guide and more. For ages nine and up.
15 pages. Parts for at least 8 characters. Includes extension activities, study guide and more.
January 2017
14 pages. For ages nine and up. Students learn all about creating their own radio theatre show!
4 pages. For ages nine and up.
6 pages. For ages nine and up.
December 2016
18 pages! For ages nine and up. Part One covers the structure and elements of a well-written monologue.
18 pages! For ages nine and up.
15 pages! For ages nine and up.
November 2016
Four inventive drama games that will help your students get into the holiday spirit.
Seven hilarious drama warm-ups for all ages with holiday themes!
For ages eight and up. Seven improvisational activities that sharpen students’ improvisational skills.
Students create their own twisted version of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.
For ages 10 and up. Students create a modern version of the classic “Twelve Days of Christmas.”
October 2016
For all ages! 48 fairy tale characters that are ready to be printed out and laminated as cards to use over and over with your students.
For ages 12 and up! Four detailed improv games designed to deepen students’ understanding of elections and systems of government.
5 pages. For ages 12 and up. Great drama integration lesson that utilizes fairy tale characters to study different types of government and to learn about debating important issues.
For ages 12 and up. Here are three inventive warm-ups related to the world of politics!
September 2016
7 pages. Ages ten and up. Step by step lesson with that results in an improvised game of whodunit!
Ages ten and up. 48 printable murder mystery character cards plus 8 detective cards for use with the Murder Mystery Drama Lesson.
For ages ten and up! 64 printable weapon cards to use in an improvisation game or murder mystery activity. They can be laminated and used over and over.
For ages ten and up. 48 printable location cards to be used with a murder mystery activity.
For ages ten and up. Here are 30 motives for murder ready to be printed and laminated to use over and over!
August 2016
Seven original drama games to keep you freshly inspired! 6 pages. For ages 8 and up.
Here are 52 idioms ready to print and cut apart and use with a game of charades!
Three completely original drama activities that integrate drama and theatre!
27 idioms along with their literal translations for students to use as scene prompts.
July 2016
Seven original drama games to keep you freshly inspired! 6 pages. For ages 8 and up.
Six brand new drama warm-ups with detailed instructions on seven pages!
Six pages. For ages 8 and up. Easy-to-follow lesson that helps students understand objectives, obstacles and tactics using a well-known fairy tale.
Six pages. For ages 8 and up. Easy-to-follow lesson that helps students understand objectives, obstacles and tactics using a well-known fairy tale.
June 2016
16 fun activities that prompt students to create their own wizard-themed scenes!
9 pages. Seven incredibly fun wizard-themed drama activities!
Four fun wizard-themed improv activities to use with your group!
Three detailed drama warm-up activities with a wizard theme!
Four amazing vocal warm-up activities with wizard themes!
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