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The Hysterical History of the Trojan War: and Other Great Plays for the Stage

D. M. Larson

In this book are stage plays that can be used in the classroom or performed for an audience. The Hysterical History of the Trojan War is based on the classic story of Homer but in a style and language modern kids can enjoy. Other plays are included in the book as well, many with new views on old tales. There is "Gingerbread Girl" that is a twist on the classic Gingerbread Man story with a dash of Frankenstein mixed in. And MadScripts give students a chance to put their own twists in to classic fairy tales.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Mar 14th, 2012
  • Pages: 178
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.02in - 8.50in - 0.38in - 0.94lb
  • EAN: 9781452871448
  • Categories: Theater - General

About the Author

D. M. Larson has been writing plays since high school and had his first play performed at the Spokane Civic Theatre in 1988. After perfecting his craft in the theaters of Washington, Idaho and New Mexico, Doug decided to offer his plays free on his website freedrama.net. The website became very popular and is visited by thousands of visitors every day. The freedrama plays have been performed on every continent of the world including Antarctica. Doug is also involved in developing film projects as a writer and producer. In 2008, he started a series about War Veterans which has won two regional Emmy Awards.