Show Time!: Music, Dance, and Drama Activities for Kids

I am an assistant instructor in Acting for T.V. and Musical Theatre camps. We generally have 30-40 kids in each camp. This book is ok. I was expecting it to have more games and learning activities like the On Stage book. This book is actually more of a craft book and has a lot of short plays in it. It's a great book for a small crowd. But if you're looking for games and activities for larger groups, I'd go with On stage. It's by the same authors. I guess I was spoiled by the "On Stage" book.

While the info and games presented are not new to anyone who has worked with children and musical theater much, it IS a nice basic book.

This is helping in our homeschool coop. Plenty of activities.

I first saw this book when I worked with young 4-H actors. I had some after school programs and summer programs and I used this book for extra activities and exercises with the children. It has many ideas and also makes the children imagine different circumstances. It has games they can do, warm-ups, improvisation, some monologues, and short plays. It has a little bit of everyting in it. I actually bought 2 of these, one of them for a nephew who has been battling cancer and is stuck home most of the time. I thought his brother and parents could do some of these activities with him, as he likes to act and didn't get to do it last summer. When he gets back into school full time, maybe he can take it to school to use with his class.

If you can only purchase one book for your drama class, make it this one, or its companion, On Stage. This book worked with third through eighth graders in my drama classes, and helped them get stage ready. It's fun, easy to use and contains activities the students ask for repeatedly.

Mrs. Bany-Winters writes a great book! I've tried all of the theatre games and they are all very fun to do.. even if you aren't into theatre! I recommend this book to everyone.. try it at parties, try it by yourself, try with friends.. just try it!

I run a performing arts Saturday school and I am always looking for new resources. I purchased On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids by the same author last year. It's a great book and I've used it loads of times. My students are aged from 7-17 and there was something in that book for everyone.I presume this book was written afterwards as it's almost like the author had used up all her best ideas. The musical theatre references are all very traditional and the games themselves I would say are aimed at very young children.I actually bought this book because I am about to start classes for children ages 4-7 and I think they would find a lot of these games a tad patronising.This is probably a nice resource for a Primary School teacher who wants to introduce the concept of Musical Theatre to her students for the first time or as a project. Otherwise, On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids is a far better book generally speaking.