Letters

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Letters

by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt

For many wars, letters home were the only form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones. This play brings those letters to life.

 About 25 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks


 21
9 M | 12 W


Simple Set


 23 pages

Drama Character Study Choral Work Experimental Form Issue-Based Monologues Reader's Theatre

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For many wars, letters home were the only form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones.

Letters is thought-provoking and character-driven. It's not hard to see Marie, Jim, Caleb, Sarah, Harriet and Robert reaching out with pen and paper.

An excellent and challenging Reader's Theatre script.

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