For the playmaker, mythology offers a limitless fund of terrific stories and epic characters that reveal human nature at its core.  These 12 original plays recreate the stirring power of classic mythology, with humorous and adventurous dramatizations of well-known myths from around the world.  Each play has an introduction with information about its source culture and historical context, as well as helpful notes for staging, costuming and music.  While a few myths, such as Icarus and King Midas, will be familiar to you, others will be brand new.  This book is a great way for students to explore ancient history and learn about other people and places as they read myths from Australia, Greece, Rome, Sumeria, Egypt, India, China, Mexico, Scandinavia and Nigeria, as well as Native American folklore.

(141 pages, 5½ x 8½, paperback)

ISBN

Textbook

978-1-57525-110-3