SYNOPSIS: Anyone Can Produce Plays with Kids gives you absolute basics required to stage your own plays at home, in school, and in your community for parents and teachers who have little or no drama training. Parts One through Seven teach the how-to basics of playmaking: organizing a company assembling costumes and props handling technical aspects of production selecting a script running rehearsals directing Part Eight translates theory into action by presenting three plays in detail from top to bottom. Making plays with kids is a simple family-centered activity, a potent learning tool for children, a proven method of helping children acquire vital social and communication skills -- and the absolute best way you'll ever find to feel like a kid again yourself!