Creative Educational Systems

Young science students will thrill to the clash of ideas about the nature of the universe presented here in play form, which they can act out. As the ancient Greek astronomers debate whether the sun or the earth is the center of the universe, the evolution of scientific thought comes to life for the actors who are performing and watching this play. Synopsis:At the meeting of the Athens (Greece) Astronomical Society, the hostess anxiously presents their most famous guest speaker of all time, the

What better way to learn the essence of the ancient culture of Japan than to act out one of its traditional stories? Your students will experience, first hand, the delightful story of a woman who learns that kindness is its own reward and that not everything comes in large packages... sometimes the most precious things are actually the smallest. Synopsis:In The Sparrow Maiden, an old man and an old woman live on the side of the mountain. They are very different, the man being kind and the wo

Is there a better way to get an experiential understanding of Native American culture than by performing one of its folktales? And one of the most colorful characters, bound to bring laughter to the performers and audience alike, is the Native American trickster Coyote. This story will delight and instruct both audience and cast, as it explains the origin of the stars and why Coyote howls at the sky. SYNOPSIS:In Coyote and the Stars, the People are asked by First Man and First Woman to each bes

Is there a better way to get an experiential understanding of Native American folklore than by performing one of its tales? And one of the most colorful characters, bound to bring laughter to the performers and audience alike, is the Native American trickster Coyote. This story explains the origin of the blue bonnet flowers and will delight and instruct both audience and cast with a good moral. Synopsis:Coyote and the Blue Flowers is a variation on the legend of how the blue bonnet flowers were

Students will engage in reading, listening, and speaking as they perform this delightful Reader's Theatre version of the Princess and the Pea. If desired, the show can become a narrated pantomime, fully produced with costumes, etc., for an experience you and the students will be proud of. Synopsis:A Prince searches far and wide for the Princess of his dreams to marry, but to no avail. One stormy night, when he thinks all is lost, a young, bedraggled maiden appears at his castle door claiming to

This delightful musical play adaptation of Lon Po Po, the Chinese Red Riding Hood fairy tale, will have your audience laughing in stitches and your students feeling proud of the comical characters they have created. Synopsis:In Lon Po Po, The Chinese Red Riding Hood, Mother has to go to Grandma Po Po's house to bring her a birthday basket of goodies. She makes the girls promise to lock the door and not let in strangers. But the Wolf arrives as soon as she is gone and disguises himself as their

In a frollicking romp with delightful animal characters, this play, based on an old, short African animal fable, explains why the Hare never drinks at the watering hole with the other animals, and teaches the lessons of cooperation and compromise in working out problems which affect a community. Synopsis:During one of the worst droughts in history, the animals that inhabit the desert decide they have to dig in the ground to find water to survive. Every animal agrees to go into town and find work