Cinderella Readers Theater – an alternative version of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale

Description

Cinderella Readers Theater – an alternative version of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale. Plus synopsis, teaching input, discussion and suggestions for follow up activities. Cast of 6. Duration around 10 minutes

This is one of a series of fairy tales, given an alternative twist, and presented in Reader’s Theater format.

These scripts are also available from www.plays-r-ussell.com as plays i.e. to be performed, with music suggestions and stage directions.

Sample Text:

Stepsister 2:                      And let’s get movin

Cinderella:                          And groovin!

Stepsister 1:                      (Groaning) You can’t keep coming out with stuff like that!

Stepsister 2:                      It’s so … so …

Cinderella:                          Yes, I know. Sixties, right?

Stepsister 1:                      You said it!

Stepsister 2:                      We’re trying to drag you forward

Stepsister 1:                      Into the 21st century.

Stepsister 2:                      Take a look around! How many other hippies can you see?

Cinderella:                          But I’m different!

Stepsister 1:                      You can say that again!

Stepsister 2:                      Look, we’re just trying to help! You can’t go on living in the past forever!

Stepsister 1:                      People don’t say things like ‘groovy’ anymore

Stepsister 2:                      And they certainly don’t listen to your kind of music.

Cinderella:                          So? Like I said, I’m just different!

Stepsister 1:                      Yes, but you can’t go on living at home forever

Stepsister 2:                      It’s time you got out there and found yourself a

Cinderella:                          (Intervening) No! Please don’t say that word

Stepsister 1:                      What?

Stepsister 2:                      Husband?

Cinderella:                          Aggghh! You just said it!