One Readers’ Theater script is available for NINJA COUSINS;
Two Readers’ Theater scripts are available for each Crystal Palace book.
Scripts may be copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose, except they may not be posted online without permission.
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NINJA COUSINS: A Time-Traveling Adventure
Adapted from chapters two and three of NINJA COUSINS: A Time-Traveling Adventure by the author
PREVIEW: Scott, Liam, Lucas, and Jude were staying overnight at their grandparents’ house. They were exploring in the reeds around the lake nearby when they found a gadget, partially hidden in the mud of the marsh. It was a time gadget, and before long, the boys were whirling through time and space to Medieval Japan. Once there, they were captured by warriors and taken to the Emperor’s castle. The Emperor didn’t know what to make of the four young boys, blond and blue-eyed at that, so different from the Japanese. When Scott mentioned that they wanted to see ninjas, the Emperor assumed they were ninjas too.
GENRE: Children’s fantasy READERS: 10 LENGTH: 10 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1–6, Scott, Liam, Lucas, Jude
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE: RESCUE OF THE BABY FAIRY PRINCE
Adapted from chapter four of THE CRYSTAL PALACE: RESCUE OF THE BABY FAIRY PRINCE by the author, published by Outskirts Press, Denver CO, 2009.
PREVIEW: Karina and her friends, Katie and Emily Jean, are sleeping in Grammy’s crystal guest room when the bed post crystal begins to glow….and out of it comes a fairy, with a mission for the girls:to rescue the missing baby fairy prince.
GENRE: Children’s fantasy. #READERS: 8LENGTH: 5 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1–4, Angela, Karina, Katie, Emily Jean
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Adapted from chapter eight of THE CRYSTAL PALACE: RESCUE OF THE BABY FAIRY PRINCE by the author, published by Outskirts Press, Denver CO, 2009.
PREVIEW: Karina, Katie, and Emily Jean search the palace nursery for clues on the baby prince’s disappearance. The clues lead them to figure out that he has been taken by a leprechaun. They need help getting over the rainbow to the Land of the Leprechauns. The sorcerer is summoned to help.
GENRE: Children’s fantasy. #READERS: 13
THEME: Adventure LENGTH:10 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1-5, Angela, Karina, Katie, Emily Jean, King Sebastian, Queen Serena, Sorcerer, Magdalena
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE II: REBELLION IN FAIRYLAND
Adapted from Chapter 3 of The Crystal Palace II: Rebellion in Fairyland by the author, published by Outskirts Press, Denver CO, 2009
PREVIEW: Karina and her friends, Katie and Nicole, are sleeping in Grammy’s crystal guest room when the bed post crystal began to glow….and out of it came a fairy, to take the girls to Fairyland for the fairy Prince Jeremy’s third birthday celebration.
GENRE: Children’s fantasy # READERS: 8
THEME: Suspended Belief LENGTH: 4 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1–4, Angela, Karina, Katie, Nicole
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Adapted from Chapter 15 of The Crystal Palace II: Rebellion in Fairyland by the author, published by Outskirts Press, Denver CO, 2009
PREVIEW: Karina and Nicole are with King Sebastian, Ollie, and Tyrone in Ollie’s and Gertrude’s home. They are meeting to mediate between the fairies and the ogres and trolls. ,
GENRE: Children’s fantasy READERS: 9
THEME: Solving problems LENGTH: 12 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1–4, Karina, Nicole, King Sebastian, Ollie, Tyrone
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE III: THE FAIRY WAR
Adapted from Chapter 5 of The Crystal Palace III: The Fairy War by the author, published by Outskirts Press, Denver CO, 2011
PREVIEW: Karina, Nicole, and Katie have returned to Fairyland with the help of Angela, Grammy’s tooth fairy. The Commander of the Palace Guard is unhappy with their return because he had felt humiliated earlier when his guards were turned into rats before the village fairies. He also disapproved of the reforms the girls had brought to Fairyland. He goes to the Sorcerer for help in getting rid of the human girls.
GENRE: Youth fantasy # READERS: 7
THEME: Jealousy LENGTH: 5 minutes
ROLES: Narrators 1–4, Commander, Troll, Sorcerer
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