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Slide 1: ==== ==== Learn Black History In 3 Hours. http://lnk.co/IJ07L ==== ==== Producing a children's play is a wonderful experience for everyone involved. Children do what they do best - make-believe. Directors have a great opportunity to inspire children to greatness and bring out their best. With Black History Month right around the corner, here are some ideas and tips on how you can produce a successful and exciting African-American children's play. The basic steps are: 1. Choose a cultural play. 2. Assign roles and stage jobs to children. 3. Decide what play to perform: with or without costumes; on stage or in a classroom; with or without props; or memorizing lines or reading the script. 4. Set rehearsal times and dates. 5. Create props, sets, programs, or costumes. 6. Make playbill, flyers, programs, and tickets. 7. Perform dress rehearsal. 8. Perform the play. The Role of the Director As the director, you are in charge. Keep in mind, however, that you are not the boss. The success of any play depends on everyone's talents and contributions. The director listens and tries to use as many of the children's ideas as possible. Helping children understand their characters is the most important role of the director. During rehearsal, everyone work closely together on the scripts, play settings, props, costumes, and everything else needed for a successful play. The Support Team The director may need the help of a support team that includes prompters, stagehands, and
Slide 2: ushers. A prompter whispers any forgotten lines from offstage to the actors during the show. Stagehands are responsible for stage sets, props, and moving scenery around during performances. Ushers take tickets, seat the audience, and pass out programs. You can use extra kids to perform this task, those that want to take part in but do not want to act. Use these basic steps to produce a successful play for Black History Month everyone will enjoy seeing and participating in. Positive African-American Plays for Children makes it easy to produce a successful Black History Month Play and more. To receive free reports using plays to motivate excellence, visit http://www.AfricanAmericanChildrenPlays.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jeffery_Bradley ==== ==== Learn Black History In 3 Hours. http://lnk.co/IJ07L ==== ====