ShowSmarts (tm): The Volunteer's Guide for Putting on Shows with Kids

ShowSmarts will be your co-director! This easy to understand guide provides step-by-step instructions for making any children's performance a successful and rewarding experience. ShowSmarts is comprehensive and concise. It is the ideal resource for busy volunteers, and others, who want to help put on a show but don't know how.

ShowSmarts is perfect for

• - Schools, churches and communities performances
  - PTA and PTO sponsored activities
  - Camp, fair, festival and cruise ship programs
  - Youth and service organizations
  - Homeschooling groups
  - Children's libraries and museums
  - Military bases and international schools

ShowSmarts features

• - Techniques for organizing, producing and directing
  - Definitions and responsibilities of show jobs
  - Scriptwriting lesson plans
  - Show theme ideas
  - Advice from celebrities, professionals and veteran volunteers
  - Checklists and topic cross-referencing
  - Quick tips, cost-cutters, and safety smarts

Think time . Volunteerism . Show jobs . Writing a Class Play . Writing a Variety Show Family Funny Monologues . Narration . Organizing a Talent Show . Show Rules . Auditions . Script-to-Stage projects Coaching Character . Rehearsals . Homemade Props and Sound Effects . Fund Raising . Publicity . Tickets . Programs Makeup and Costumes . Showtime . Saying, "Thank you"