Big News: We Don't Sell Plays!
John and I started writing classroom musicals in 1992 and began publishing them in 1995. But it's only now that we've finally figured out that what we've been writing is best used for quick read throughs and not for performance.
How often can a class perform a play for an audience of families and/or other classes? Most teachers tell us they can do this once a year; and a few do them two, three, or even four times during a school year. But once seems to be the most common.
But how often can your class read through a short piece of literature aloud? The easy answer is there are no limits to this kind of activity. You could easily do it once a week. And that's what many teachers have been doing with our material. They may still present a play as a real performance once or twice a year. But they work with Bad Wolf plays frequently as simple read aloud material that's fun, connects to their curriculum, and dramatically improves literacy.
It took us twelve years to figure out. Wow.
Best wishes,
Ron