Holly Y Folktale Plays: Common Tales From Un-common Folk
Plays for Children to Perform
Plays for Children to Perform
| Folktale Plays |
To contact Holly Y
Folktale Plays:
Address:
Suite 303
1801 3rd Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
612-236-4065
E-mail: hollyy@
plays4children.com
Folktale Plays:
Address:
Suite 303
1801 3rd Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
612-236-4065
E-mail: hollyy@
plays4children.com
To contact
Holly Y Folktale Plays:
Address:
Suite 303
1801 3rd Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
612-236-4065
E-mail: hollyy@
plays4children.com
Holly Y Folktale Plays:
Address:
Suite 303
1801 3rd Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
612-236-4065
E-mail: hollyy@
plays4children.com
| Coming Soon! |
| Plays in Progress |
| Storm King Steals the Sun based on Scandinavian and Native American folktales I can’t wait for you to meet Ralph! And those Storm Guys — argh! Both folk tales upon which this play is based, one from Scandinavia and another from Native America, feature a raven and the stealing of the Sun. |
Bear Says North based on a folktale from Eastern Europe Owl, judge of the forest, hears testimony about stolen property in this humorous adaptation of a Russian folk tale. Music by Kaye George |
The Rabbit Prince based on folktales from England and Wales Can Jenny break the spells that enchant her pet rabbit and her friend the Rabbit Prince who is cursed to be human by night and rabbit by day? |
Tiger King’s Whisker - based on an Indonesian folktale
This story is based on an Indonesian folktale about why there are no tigers in Borneo. Do you know where
Borneo is? Look at a map of Indonesia. This country has lots and lots and lots of islands!
Frog Sings for Rain - based on a North American Hopi legend.
This play is in progress which means I'm writing it right now! I still don’t know a lot about the play yet, and
even the title may change!
| Common Tales From Un-common Folk Holly Y Folktale Plays is a division of McMitty, llc. All ideas and elements of this website are copyrighted. |
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Each play includes:
 | production notes to involve children in every aspect | |
| of the production process: costuming, staging, music, character development; | ||
| discussion guides; | |
| learning activities that extend the story into social | |
| studies, science, English, geography, other arts such as dance or sculpture, and even math; | ||
| Internet resources about the culture where the | |
| folktale came from. |
| Holly Y Folktale Plays provide educational value for classroom teachers or youth leaders. They can be produced and performed by children; in fact, that's when they're the best! |
Based on unusual folktales,
our plays encourage children to think about:
such as costume, music and masks,
such as kindness, courage, and sacrifice.
our plays encourage children to think about:
 | Culture, |
| Expressions of Culture -- |
| Messages of Culture -- |
| The Ox Star Based on a Chinese folktale In this tale of revenge, the Ox Star bungles a message from the Palace of Heaven and blames the other Stars – then a food fight erupts! |