The Hat
Reader's Theater
You will need:
Eight actors,
two narrators, a group of children and seven
character masks which you can download from this page.
Items for
line. Gloves, socks, hat, sweater, long johns, scarf and vest.
2 coat racks,
string, white bed sheets, brown crepe paper and fallen tree branches.
Large piece of cardboard, and paint.
New plastic trash barrel with paper to cover and paint.
Follow the directions in the illustration above to make the set.
Click on the thumbnail images below. Use a printer to print them, glue
to poster board, cut out. A good way to manage the character masks is to attach them
to a wand which can be held. To make a wand, take a piece of typing paper and starting
with one corner, roll tightly toward the opposite corner. Then secure with
tape.
Click Here for the text of the play or
Click Here for the PDF version of the text
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