Whether you are an amateur or skilled professional, we have something for you! Here you’ll find TipSheets, books, and some of our favorite tools for teaching improvisation. From time to time, we also present interactive workshops which are a great way to hone your skills.
All of the different tools to help you hone your skills!
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Engage! 28 Creative Enric…
$29.95If you want to stimulate older persons’ minds and imaginations,...Easy to use
thematic lesson plans
If you want to stimulate older persons’ minds and imaginations, this gem of a book is for you. Create sessions that are filled with creativity, exploration, and fun. -
Directing Older Actors
$15.00 – $20.00Discover the techniques, adaptations, and tips that make directing older...Discover why this
is so rewarding!
Discover the techniques, adaptations, and tips that make directing older actors into an extremely rewarding experience!-
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How to Start a Senior Theatre
$15.00 – $20.00When you begin a Senior Theatre, you might feel like...Welcome to the wonderful
world of Senior Theatre!
When you begin a Senior Theatre, you might feel like you're working to create a magical company with no road map. Use this step-by-step guide to help you find success.-
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Senior Readers Theatre Ma…
$15.00 – $20.00With this concise guide, chock-full of simple techniques and practical...A successful format
great for older performers
With this concise guide, chock-full of simple techniques and practical advice, you're well on your way to bring this awarding and dynamic form of theatre to older actors.-
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Teaching Senior Theatre C…
$15.00 – $20.00Based on the author's many years of teaching older actors,...Our most popular TipSheet!
Tips, tricks and information
Based on the author's many years of teaching older actors, this document will help you organize, plan, market, and teach Senior Theatre classes that inspire.-
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Creative Care: A Revoluti…
$27.99Transform your approach to interacting with older people using theatre...Use theatre and improv
to interact with older people
Transform your approach to interacting with older people using theatre and improvisation. -
122 Best Loved Songs for …
$14.99These 122 tunes are the most memorable, fun and easy...Lyrics to
familiar tunes
These 122 tunes are the most memorable, fun and easy songs used in classes at senior centers, retirement housing, and other sites. Useful, easy, and fun! -
Drama Activities with Old…
$48.95Drama comes alive in this practical guide. With step-by-step instructions,...Step by step instructions
to bring drama alive
Drama comes alive in this practical guide. With step-by-step instructions, directing creative drama, improvisation and basic acting becomes easy. -
Improv with Older Actors …
$39.50Spice up classes and improvisation groups with the "Improv Flash...A hit with
older actors!
Spice up classes and improvisation groups with the "Improv Flash Cards" together with "Improv with Older Actors," at a special price! -
A Calf in the Kitchen: Ec…
$20.00This is a ranch woman's story, a tale of adversity...Life story of
Bonnie's mother
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Housecleaning
$3.00 – $35.00Ida, a frustrated homemaker, swears off housework for more enlightening...1 Either
Less than 2 minutes
Ida, a frustrated homemaker, swears off housework for more enlightening tasks. A never-fail show and a hit wherever it's performed!-
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Writing Plays for Senior …
$15.00 – $20.00Discover how to craft the shows that older actors love...How to write plays
for older actors
Discover how to craft the shows that older actors love to perform and audiences love to watch.-
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The Day They Kidnapped Blanche
$24.95Ann Pugh & Katy Dacus 30 minute comedy 2 men,...2 men, 3 women, 1 either
30 minute comedy
Ann Pugh & Katy Dacus 30 minute comedy 2 men, 3 women, 1 either When residents in area nursing homes start disappearing, the FBI takes notice. Blanche Sherwin lands the role of a lifetime when federal agent Steven Devon asks her to go undercover to gather evidence. Click below to purchase the collection, New Plays for Mature Actors. -
Read a Play on Friday …
$20.00 – $39.95Read a Play Friday, June 25, 2021!-
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The Challenge of Bureaucracy
$3.00 – $20.00 Sale!In search of her missing Social Security check, Finney navigates...cast of 5
7 minute comedy
In search of her missing Social Security check, Finney navigates her way through one hilarious "helper" to another only to find red tape and an (in)definite answer. Short, easy, and never-fail!-
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Make Money Producing Week…
$49.95This easy-to-read 'How To' manual guides you through every step...Weekday luncheon theatre
is a viable business!
This easy-to-read 'How To' manual guides you through every step of establishing your own weekday luncheon theatre business. -
Bibliography for Senior T…
$15.00This complete list of books and dissertations plus magazine, journal,...Save time
finding resources
This complete list of books and dissertations plus magazine, journal, and newspaper articles will amaze you. -
Senior Theatre Online Mad…
$15.00 – $20.00Learn how to adapt classes and performances to online as...A great way to perform!
Not just during a pandemic
Learn how to adapt classes and performances to online as you learn and have fun!-
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Acting in Television Comm…
$15.00 – $20.00Find out how bright, charming, and friendly older actors are...Make a little money
and have a lot of fun
Find out how bright, charming, and friendly older actors are working in television commercials, films, radio, and print.-
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New Trends in Senior Theatre
$10.00Use this TipSheet to understand the breadth and depth of...Senior Theatre changes
with the times
Use this TipSheet to understand the breadth and depth of the field, including the latest research along with statistics, fundable ideas, and facts in today's Senior Theatre. -
How to Write Successful F…
$36.95Learn how to write funding letters that get noticed and...Get noticed and
receive funding
Learn how to write funding letters that get noticed and funded, just by following the examples. Used successfully by many Senior Theatre groups! -
Improv Starters
$15.00This deck of 35 expression cards, printed on bright cover...35 phrases
to spark storytelling
This deck of 35 expression cards, printed on bright cover stock, can be used as starters for storytelling, in drama class, or as a way to stimulate improvisations. -
Reminiscence Theatre: Mak…
$39.95Pam Schweitzer Reminiscence Theatre is a comprehensive guide to the...Practical advice for
drawing out oral histories
Pam Schweitzer Reminiscence Theatre is a comprehensive guide to the nature, practice and therapeutic effects of reminiscence theatre. Based one examples from a range of real-life case studies. -
New Plays for Mature Actors
$24.95This ever-popular collection of ten plays brings you up-to-date characters...cast varies 2-8
run times 7-90 minutes
This ever-popular collection of ten plays brings you up-to-date characters in current situations with plenty of females roles. Useful for amateur to professionals. A classic Senior Theatre book! -
New Plays for Mature Acto…
$24.95An older lady has not received her last Social Security...Flexible
7-10 minute comedy sketch
An older lady has not received her last Social Security check so she calls a bureaucrat for help. Short, easy and best of all, it's a ‘never fail’ script! -
How to Start a Senior The…
$245.00These are the books and materials that will guide you...All in one! Books,
TipSheets, personalized help
These are the books and materials that will guide you toward a successful Senior Theatre experience!