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Readers Theatre Karaoke (TM)

The Senior Theatre Resource Center

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Readers Theatre KaraokeTM

Readers Theatre Like You've Never Seen...Or HEARD...It Before!

Readers’ Theatre is a popular format because it’s so versatile and “goes on the road” so easily.

Readers Theatre Has Just Taken A Giant Step Forward

Imagine Readers Theatre performed in a dimly lit room with just the right background music creating a mood for the story. Imagine having sound effects like thunder or pounding hooves to bring realism to the reading. Imagine turning your Readers Theatre performance into mesmerizing “Theatre of the Mind” like those magic old time dramas back in the Golden Age of Radio.

That's Exactly What Readers Theatre KaraokeTM does...And It’s All On A DVD. 

Your Readers Theatre KaraokeTM DVD has the stage, orchestra, and all the sound effects to make your Readers Theatre performance something really special.

Here’s How It Works.

The text of the script appears on a TV screen so your actors can watch the screen and read along. Background music and sound effects are on the disc and timed to the script so they come in right on cue as the actors deliver their lines. The result is a total theatrical experience.

No Special Equipment Required

Readers Theatre KaraokeTM uses a standard home DVD player and TV. Just insert the disc and "Raise The Curtain!" You’ll also receive a script to print out and use for rehearsals or in performance.

A Growing List of Programs

Our expanding collection of Readers Theatre KaraokeTM plays include Comedy, Drama, Action and Mystery. These are all original scripts especially written to take advantage of the new format. The programs feature plenty of roles so everyone in your troupe gets a chance to step into the spotlight.

 

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ROXIE MCCOY...PRIVATE EYE
Jim Gustafson

4 men, 9-12 women
15 minute mystery comedy

Roxie McCoy...Private Eye kicks off ArtAge’s new Reader’s Theatre KaraokeTM. Roxie is a street-smart, no-nonsense private eye. In this comic sketch, Roxie comes the aid of an English Baroness with a secret. When a sleazy con artist threatens to expose her highness she calls on Roxie to save the day. With some unexpected twists and a few surprise revelations, Roxie turns the tables on the blackmailer. Once the dust settles, the Baroness’ reputation remains intact and the weasel winds up behind bars.

Features several fun commercials to accommodate additional actors, if needed.

Roxie McCoy...Private Eye Readers Theatre KaraokeTM DVD has the script, background music, and sound effects built in, cued, and ready to perform.

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DVD $24.95

 

Love Conquers for WebNEW!
LOVE CONQUERS THE WILD WEST
Jim Gustafson

3 men, 6 women, double casting possible
15 minute melodrama

The melodrama is set in the 1870’s when Daisy Fontaine, a young and beautiful New York socialite is engaged to marry the man of her dreams. However, as the wedding approaches she gets news that her brother, an early settler in the Wild West, has lost his wife to the fever. Faced with his raising three small children alone, Daisy leaves New York, her wealth, and the man she loves to help the family.

As the years go by, Daisy never loves again and settles in to the hard life of a frontier woman. Eventually an unusual turn of events reunites Daisy with the man she left behind and discovers that true love can tame the Wild West.  Features the normal good guys and bad guys that make melodrama fun!

Love Conquers The Wild West comes with the script, music, and sound effects on a DVD. Just insert the disc in a standard DVD player and you’re ready to perform.

Click here to see and listen to a sample

DVD $24.95

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