Plays for the classroom and theater by
award-winning playwright Wim Coleman.
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Wim and Monse reading, Sequoyah, play

Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves
Wim and his daughter Monse read a snatch of dialogue from “Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves,” a classroom play about the brilliant Native American who invented a written form of the of the Cherokee language—a syllabary.

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A version of “Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves” appeared in the September 11, 2007, edition of READ magazine.

Nine Muses by Wim Coleman, Greek myths, classroom playsNine Muses
Nine of Wim's one-act plays based on Greek and Roman myths. Excellent for school and community theater groups. These plays are popular for competitions.



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Stages of History by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, U.S. history playsStages of History
This collection of one-acts written by Wim and Pat together presents a panorama of American history.
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High school students? Adult groups?
Want short plays on big themes?
See Plays on Ideas.

..Plays from our collections are also included in anthologies of works by well-known playwrights:

Drama Anthology 1, play by Wim ColemanWim and Pat's play “Eye in the Sky,” from Stages of History, appears in Drama for Reading and Performance: Collection 1, with plays by Anton Chekhov, David Mamet, Horton Foote, Wendy Wasserstein, Athol Fugard, Carlo Gozzi, Rod Serling, Paul Zindel, and Avi.

  

Drama Anthology 2, play by Wim ColemanWim's play “Phaeton and the Sun Chariot,” from Nine Muses,appears in Drama for Reading and Performance: Collection 2, with plays by Molière, David Mamet, David Ives, Christopher Durang, Stephen King, Woody Allen, August Wilson, Rabindranath Tagore, Athol Fugard, Neil Simon, Rod Serling, Shirley Jackson, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

FREE Classroom Plays

READ magazine, plays, stories, articles by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin

Readers Theatre plays written by Wim Coleman especially for use in middle school and above, originally published in READ magazine.

New notes for teachers are included with each play, some giving you links to related websites. Your download includes permission to make multiple copies for group use. These plays are also royalty-free for live performance.

Our Free Plays include an Association of Educational Publishers
2007 Distinguished Achievement Awards Finalist

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