Front Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Getting Onstage -- Blocking -- Upstage Downstage -- Stage Picture -- The Directing Game -- Who's Who in Theater -- 2 Twisting Your Tongue and Warming -- Tongue Twisters -- Father Abraham -- Energy Ball -- Mirrors -- The Number Game -- Isolations -- Echo -- Character of the Space -- Space Walk -- Silent Disco Dance Party -- Attention! -- Little Sally Walker -- Show Us How to Get Down! -- Great Minds -- 3 Anytime Theater Games -- Talking Ball -- One-Word Story -- Grocery Store -- Machines -- Blue Ball, Red Ball -- Silent Scream -- The Attention Game -- Change Three Things -- Detective Handshake -- 4 Theater in the Round (Games Played in a Circle) -- Want to Buy a . . . -- Zoom -- Guess the Leader -- Pass the Clap -- Zip Zap Zop -- Give-and-Take -- Thumper -- Yes And -- This Is a . . . -- Operator -- Knots -- Alien Life Span -- Bunny Bunny -- In My Nose -- Mr. Hit -- Sevens -- 5 Make 'Em Laugh (Ideas for Funny Scenes) -- Conduct a Story -- Dr. Know-It-All -- Gripes -- Three-Word Skits -- Syllables -- Act a Joke -- Commercials -- Chain-O-Links -- In a World . . . -- Late for Work -- 6 Creating Characters -- Duck Duck Animal -- Poor Animal -- Family Portraits -- Through the Door -- Body Parts -- The Sentence Game -- Boom Chica Boom -- Short Scenes -- Visualization -- Hot Seat -- Character Diamond -- Character La Ronde -- 7 Improvisation -- Who, What, and Where -- The Yes Game -- The Question Game -- Past, Present, and Future -- Freeze -- Styles -- Who Am I? -- Park Bench -- Party Quirks -- Superheroes -- Hidden Intentions -- Double Scenes -- The Storytelling Game -- The Dubbing Game -- Gibberish -- Slide Show -- Keyword -- The Alphabet Game -- Name Yes -- Best Field Trip Ever! -- "Yes And" Monster -- Better Letters -- Countdown -- Old Job, New Job -- Gibberish Interpreter.

Five-Sided Dice -- Clue -- 8 Using and Becoming Objects -- My Morning -- Use or Become -- Human Orchestra -- The Object Game -- Someone Else's Hands -- Scarves -- Alien Objects -- Try That On for Size -- Gift Giving -- What's in the Box? -- Hidden Objects -- 9 Creative Drama -- Pantomime -- New York, New York -- Statue Maker -- What Are You Doing? -- Stick Puppets -- Paper-Bag Puppets -- Puppet Show -- The Frog Prince -- Paper-Plate Masks -- Papier-Mâché Masks -- Acting with Masks -- Ice Wizard -- 10 Behind the Scenes -- Sound-Effects Story -- Creative Costume Play -- Animal Costumes -- Stage Makeup -- Makeup Morgue -- Sketch a Set -- Set Diorama -- Prop Characters -- Prop Scenes -- 11 Monologues, Scenes, and Plays -- Rip van Winkle: A Monologue -- The Snow Queen: A Monologue -- Alice in Wonderland: A Monologue -- The Tale of Jeremy Fisher: A Play -- The North Wind and the Sun: A Play -- The Importance of Being Earnest: A Scene -- Rapunzel: A Scene -- The Cat Who Walked by Himself: A Play -- Macbeth: A Scene -- Pirate with One: A Sketch-Comedy Scene -- Pandora's Box: A Sketch-Comedy Scene -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Theatrical Terms -- Suggested Plays and Stories for Kids -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Back Cover.