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ArtReach
specializes in plays for young people. School Plays are large
cast scripts written for children and students to perform.
Touring Plays are written for professional actors or young adults to
perform for young audiences.
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Christmas Carol
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Christmas Cinderella
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Christmas Peter Pan
A Christmas
Wizard of Oz
A Show
White Christmas
A Thousand Cranes
Aladdin
Alice in Wonderland
Amelia Earhart
Annie Oakley
Beauty and
the Beast
Blue Horses
Cinderella
The Emperor's
New Clothes
Jack and
the Beanstalk
Knights of the
Round Table
Laura
Ingalls Wilder
The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow
The Little Mermaid
The Mark
Twain Show
Peter Pan
Pinocchio
Poe! Poe! Poe!
Princess
and the Pea
Red Badge
of Courage
Robin Hood
Rumpelstiltskin
Shakespeare
to Go!
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Sword in
the Stone
Thomas Edison
Trail of Tears
Treasure Island
'Twas the
Night Before Christmas
We Are The Dream
The Wizard
of Oz
Young Cherokee
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ALL PLAYS
- GENERAL
Free perusal
or sample? * Pay
royalty? * Buy
scripts?
Additional
performances?
SCHOOL PLAYS
Musicals? CDs?
* Familiar
storyline? * School
Play Package?
Teachers Guide?
* Change
the play? * Make
a video?
TOURING
& MEDIUM CAST PLAYS
Touring Plays?
* Medium
Cast Plays?
* Musicals?
Royalty
discount for tours?
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it safe to use my credit card?
A:
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Q: What is your return / refund policy?
A:
We strive for 100% customer satisfaction and will promptly replace
any damaged, incorrect, incomplete or otherwise unusable item(s) free
of charge.
All sales of scripts, guides and
soundtracks are non-returnable, non-refundable. We provide free
samples on our website and we are available (phone or email) to
answer questions before placing orders. Full production scripts may
be purchased on a perusal basis for only $9.95 before ordering a
production package.
NOTE: We are usually willing to
exchange a production package for another, more suitable play title
if the need arises. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your
particular situation.
Royalties for cancelled
performances will be refunded only if we are notified at least 15
days prior to the planned performances. Royalties will not be
refunded for cancellations due to low turnout, low sales, technical
issues or other unforseen circumstances.
Shipping & handling charges are
non-refundable. Customers are encouraged to purchase the downloadable
versions of our products to avoid shipping charges.
Q: Can
I use a Purchase Order?
A:
We accept Purchase Orders from qualified U.S. schools and
organizations. The fastest way to pay through Purchase Order is
to fax it. Print the MAIL/FAX
ORDER FORM and fax it with
a copy of your Purchase Order to 941-753-5407.
Make sure to specify if you want it sent Downloadable
(to your email address) or if you want it shipped. We'll send
the script ASAP! (CD Soundtracks must be shipped.)
ALL PLAYS
- GENERAL
Q: Can
I get a free perusal copy or sample of the script?
A:
We are not able to provide free scripts. Perusal scripts
are just $9.95
and can be Downloaded
instantly with our secure online Shopping Cart. If you decide to
perform the play and purchase a Performance
License, you may use that script as
your master - no need to buy another. Note: All School
Plays have a link at the bottom of the page that takes you to a
sample of the play you are interested in.
Q: Do
I have to pay a royalty even if the audience doesn't pay to see the show?
A:
Yes. A royalty is due every time the play is performed before
an audience even if it is for a school or church group, an assembly
program or a dress rehearsal. Almost all our School Play
customers are nonprofit schools, churches and community groups and
all are required to pay a royalty by purchasing a Performance
License which grants rights to perform
the play one time
and make as many copies of the script as you need for your cast and
crew. Two or more performances require payment of the Additional
Performance Royalty for each
performance after the first.
Q: How
many scripts do I have to buy?
A:
Unlike most publishers, we do not require that you buy every script
from us. Buying a Performance
License or School
Play Package (which includes the
License) allows you to make as many copies of the script as you need
for your cast. For large cast shows with up to 35-40 roles this is
quite a cost savings! It also saves you time since you can make
your copies immediately after purchasing the Performance License and
begin rehearsing your play right away.
Q: Does
the Performance License requirement and "copying policy"
apply to all ArtReach (Children's Theatre) Plays?
A:
Yes. The Performance License applies to all of our plays: small
cast (touring), medium cast, large cast School Plays.
Q: What
if I want to do more than one performance?
A:
The Performance License
royalty for your first show is $60.00
(includes rights to copy script). Every additional performance is $45.00 (Additional
Performance Royalty).
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
SCHOOL PLAYS
Q: Are
your plays musicals? What is on the CD?
A:
Click here to see which plays are musicals: "Musical
Plays". CD Soundtracks/ Audio Files contain
backtracks: simple music to accompany the performers as they sing to
familiar melodies. Lyrics and sheet music is provided in the
Teachers Guide which is part of the School Play Package.
The School Plays are simplified versions of famous
stories, written to make it easy for young people to perform. All
School Plays come with a CD Soundtrack of cues, background music
(traditional-classical) and sound effects (such as scary sounds for
the crocodile and flying sounds for Peter Pan) which can greatly
enhance your performance.
Some teachers choose familiar songs, obtain sheet
music and insert these songs into the play. We recognize that
each school has a wide variety of educational needs to fulfill and we
invite you to be creative in your use of our scripts; including
changes or additions that are appropriate for your students. As
author/publisher of our own creative works, we do ask that you obtain
proper copyright permission for any additions you might make - that
responsibility is up to you.
Music
& Sound Resources Available on the Internet
( Sheet
Music, Song Books, CDs, DVDs, Sing-along,
Karaoke, Sound
Effects )
Q: Does
the play follow the story line my children are familiar with?
A:
Yes. Our plays are not camp, pantomimes or fractured fairy
tales. There are no adult innuendoes or jokes that the children
do not understand. Many writers feel they need to include adult
oriented material in their plays in order to keep the adults
entertained. We know from years of experience that adults love
any well told story with compelling and believable characters.
It's always best when the kids and the grownups laugh together!
Plays like Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan closely follow the story as it
was originally written by their authors, Frank L. Baum and J. M. Barrie.
Q: Do
I have to buy the School Play Package before I read the script?
A:
No. Most teachers know ArtReach (Children's Theatre) Play.com's
reputation and prefer to pay for the School
Play Package and get going on the
production right away - plus save money (cost of the Package is
much less than purchasing all items separately)! But if you'd like to
read the script first, you may order the Perusal
Script and purchase a Performance
License later.
Q: What
does the School Play Package include?
A:
The School Play Package
includes everything:
Master script, Teachers Guide, CD Soundtrack and
Performance License (rights to perform the play one time and make as
many copies of the script as you need for your cast). A $109.85 value
for $99.95!
Q: What
in the Teachers Guide?
A:
The Teachers Guide
provides study materials to use in the classroom and extra pointers
on how to direct and stage the play. Teachers Guides vary
according to subject matter, but each Guide is comprehensive and
typically includes: 1) Story Outline; 2) Author Info and
Other Stories & Poems; 3) Glossary; 4) Fun Facts & Pictures;
5) Creative Dramatics; 6) Classroom Activities; 7) Internet
Resources; 8) Performance Guide; 9) Staging Notes Including Open
Staging Suggestions and How to Use Percussion Instruments; 10)
Casting Notes; 11) Costume Suggestions; 12) Scenery Suggestions; 13)
Audience Participation; 14) Rehearsal Notes.
Q: May
I cut, edit or change the play?
A:
Yes. We realize that every school or community group has its own
unique set of requirements. As long as you pay the royalty for use of
the script you may make changes to it. By the same token, if
you have very little experience you might want to stick close to the
book because we've worked very hard to give you all the pointers you
need for a fabulous show.
Q: May
we make a video/DVD of the performance?
A:
Yes. As long as the video is made for nonprofit purposes it is
quite all right to make a video/DVD and distribute it to family and
friends. We have no objections if the local cable station wants
to put it on TV. Pass the popcorn and enjoy!
TOURING
& MEDIUM CAST PLAYS
Q: What
are Touring
Plays?
A: The
touring plays were originally developed and toured by the
professional ArtReach Touring Theatre. They have been performed
literally hundreds of times by ArtReach and many other professional
groups. All are written for a small cast of adults (2, 3 or 4
actors) with most actors playing several parts. They last
about 45 to 50 minutes - the ideal length for school assembly
programs, allowing the actors to set up and perform in less than an
hour or classroom period. All can be performed with limited
set, props and costumes with everything fitting into one van or
truck. Most of the touring plays have a soundtrack CD
with music and sound effects that can be run by the actors during the
performance. Most also have audience participation and are well
selected for curriculum tie-ins to history and literature themes.
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
Q: What
are the Medium
Cast Plays?
A: Most
of the Medium Cast Plays are Touring Plays that have been enlarged
by distributing parts that were doubled in the original touring
script. These medium cast versions require a cast of around 10
or more and are ideal for Middle Schools, High Schools and Mainstage
productions. They have often been used as one-act entries in
showcases and thespian contests.
Q: Are
the touring/small cast plays musicals?
A: I
Think I Can and I'm a Celebrity! are Children's Musical Plays and
the scripts contain sheet music for several songs. The Little
Mermaid is a School Play Musical with CD Backing Track and Sheet
Music in the Teacher's Guide. All the Christmas Plays are
musicals and contain a CD or sheet music. The touring
plays are not traditional musicals. Our focus has always been
on presenting a tightly-packed, well-plotted play that captures the
young audience's attention with an uninterrupted flow of action.
Some teachers/producers write songs or obtain sheet music for
familiar songs and insert them into the play which is quite all right
with us. We recognize that each school or theatre has a wide variety
of needs to fulfill and we invite you to be creative in your use of
our scripts. As writers/publishers we do ask that you be
careful to obtain proper copyright permission for any additions you
might make - that responsibility is up to you.
Music
& Sound Resources Available on the Internet
( Sheet
Music, Song Books, CDs, DVDs, Sing-along,
Karaoke, Sound
Effects )
Q: Are
there discounts for touring companies that wish to tour to schools
and perform the play many times?
A: Yes!
We heartily invite touring companies to apply for royalty
reductions. These plays were originally developed for touring to
schools and we are very much aware of a touring company's budget
concerns. If you represent such a company, please let us know up
front so that we can consider your special needs from the beginning
of the perusal process.
NOTE: If
you are planning a TOUR (or MORE THAN 10 PERFORMANCES), please
contact us for a special Royalty Quote and Performance License Agreement.
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