What is Reader's Theatre? "Reader's theater is minimal theater in support of literature and reading."
- an interpretive oral reading activity. Students use their voices, facial expressions and hand gestures to interpret characters in scripts or stories.
- Teachers and students may adapt favourite stories for readers' theatre through collaborative script writing activities.
- The scripts consist mostly of humor, fantasy, and retold tales from a variety of cultures.
- The grade levels for performers fall mostly between 2 and 9. Copying, sharing, and performing the scripts are permitted for educational purposes.
Reader's theater is often defined by what it is not -- no memorizing, no props, no costumes, no sets ........or very minimal props, sets and costumes