One-Act Plays For Children

This collection of plays will delight children of all ages. Kathleen Schurman-O'Connor has written four plays about real children in real situations and one play about fictional children in a fairyland kingdom. Child audiences not only will enjoy the plays for their humor but also will relate to the plays because of Schurman-O'Connor's unique ability to see the world from a child's point of view. Billy's Problem: Billy breaks a window. He tries to tell his father, mother and grandfather about the accident, but they are too wrapped up in their own activities to listen to him. Then, when the damage is discovered, they punish him for not telling them. Ghoul Scout Camp: This play portrays a bunch of young girls camping outdoors and telling spooky stories around the campfire. At the Bus Stop: A lonely, strange kid named Ian is befriended by the other kids at his bus stop. When some older schoolmates say vile things about Ian's parents, the kids from the bus stop rush to his defense and get into a fight with the bullies. The mothers of two of the fighting kids punish them, but an understanding mother rewards her children for standing up for Ian. Grandma Rusnak: Grandma Rusnak has to babysit her 10 grandchildren by herself. The kids don't always get along with one another. How does Grandma manage to control all those grandchildren? Has she finally had enough? The Wizard of Zoz: A fantasy about a king and queen who promise to give their twin daughters to three witches in exchange for peace in the kingdom. They later regret this promise. The princesses learn about their parents' promise, and the wizard tries to break the spell, but he has lost his magic crystal. They learn that the magic crystal is guarded by a dragon called the Zar of Zoz. Can the royal family and the wizard get the crystal back in time to save the two princesses?