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SOCK HOPS, RECORDERS AND OWL PELLETS: TIPS ON SURVIVING THE 4TH GRADE – CHILDREN’S COMEDY SCRIPT
You know what? Adults are always saying how hard life is with jobs and kids and shopping and cooking and cleaning. But do you know how hard it is to be me? To be a 4th grader? I have tons of responsibilities. I have homework. I have to play the recorder in music class. I have to learn about the body. I have to manage 4 different girlfriends! Wait what day is it today? Tuesday…I have to manage 3 different girlfriends! Oh no…I have a spelling test today.
Poop! Anyway, you get the point. Us 4th graders are much busier than adults!
Tyler is a 4th grader struggling with all your typical 4th grade problems: homework, spelling tests, and of course – girls. From gym class, to music class, and everything in between, Tyler and his friends share their essential tips on surviving 4th grade in this children’s comedy script.
PRODUCTION NOTE: The play has been staged using older teen actors. Part of the charm and humour about the production was that the older actors were playing younger kids. As it is a wordy piece it would also suit teenagers.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Previously produced at the Rarig Center Arena Stage in Minneapolis, MN and at Storybook Land Theatre in Aberdeen, SD.
Read other comedies by Chris Cartwright – Awaiting Patients – a comedy set in a doctor’s waiting room
Author: Christopher Cartwright
Type: One act play
Genre: Play for primary school, Children’s comedy script
Cast: 2M, 2F
Ages of the actors: 4th graders – approximately 9 to 10 years old
Suitable for: Children to act in and all ages to watch
Length: Forty five minutes
Set: There is no specific set written into the script so it could be as simple as a blank stage, to a classroom, to a playground with wall art
Level of difficulty: 7/10 Wordy. The main characters should be able to have a good memory for words and excellent delivery
Read a Sample of the Script
Cost is $6.50 for this previously produced digital play script
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Copyright © June 2019 Christopher Cartwright and Off the Wall Play Publishers
Like this play? Other plays for nine year olds and elementary school children that you may enjoy:
Molly and the magic phone – musical for children
Puppet show – short play for a small cast of children
The Girl in the Lavender Glasses – play about being different from the other kids