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Creative Drama

A Pirate Adventure: An Original Creative Drama Script

By Teresa Chiv

This script is designed for use with students in kindergarten through third grade. The librarian or another adult is the narrator and children play the other the characters. Creative dramatics works best if the children do not rehearse but rather spontaneously act out their parts as they read the story. Before beginning the play, the narrator may prompt the children to enter the stage or performing area when their character is first mentioned, and then act and say their parts as the narrator reads them. The children who are not assigned specific parts will make up the audience. Divide the audience into three groups for this script. Practice the lines with each group before beginning the play.

Characters

Character Props

Characters wear or carry these props.

Audience

One third of the audience makes “whooshing” sounds when the narrator reads the word “Wind”.

One third of the audience makes claps their hands three times to make the sound of waves crashing when narrator reads the word “Waves”.

One third of the audience makes the following character sounds when narrator reads each character’s name.

Scenery Props

Create the scenery from card stock and place them on the stage before the play begins, or let children who are not playing a part carry them or wear them as hats.

Sound Effects Props

Create sound effect props from card stock and hold them up to cue the groups when to make the sound effects. Or, let an adult or older child hold them up.

Wind

Waves

Narrator Reads Script

Captain Pete (Arrgh) was tall and mean. Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) was short and sweet. Parrot (Squawk) repeated everything Captain Pete (Arrgh) said. One day, as Captain Pete (Arrgh), Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) and Parrot (Squawk) were sailing the seven seas, a terrible storm came up. The wind (Whoosh) blew; the waves (Clap hands three times) crashed. There was so much noise that Captain Pete (Arrgh) and Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) had to go below deck to talk. The parrot (Squawk) followed them.

When they got below deck Captain Pete (Arrgh) said “This storm is terrible. The parrot (Squawk) said, “this storm is terrible.” Captain Pete (Arrgh) said, “The wind (Whoosh) is blowing. The waves (Clap hands three times) are crashing.” The Parrot (Squawk) said “the wind (Whoosh) is blowing; the waves (Clap hands three times) are crashing.”

Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) said “I’m sure the crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) would love to help get us out of this horrible storm.” Then Pirate Jack yelled “All hands on deck.”

The crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) rushed to deck, where Captain Pete (Arrgh), Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) and the Parrot joined them. Suddenly there was a big gust of wind (Whoosh), and crashing waves (Clap hands three times). The pirates and the crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) all leaned to the left, and then leaned to the right, as the ship bounced in the waves (Clap hands three times).

Captain Pete (Arrgh) held up his spyglass and looked all around. Suddenly he spied an Island. They all sailed on the ship to the island.

Captain Pete (Arrgh) jumped off the ship, and landed on the island. The crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) and Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) and the Parrot (Squawk) followed him. Suddenly the wind (Whoosh) stopped blowing. The waves (Clap hands three times) stopped crashing. The air became very hot and still. All the pirates wiped their foreheads, and sat down to rest.

Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) asked, “Where’s the treasure map captain?”

Captain Pete (Arrgh) took the map out of his pocket and held it up for everyone to see. He said, “there be treasure here!” The Parrot (Squawk) said, “there be treasure here!”

The crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) stood up quickly and started looking around, with their hands shading their eyes.

Captain Pete (Arrgh) said, “Hold on there or you’ll be walking the plank!” The parrot (Squawk) said, “Hold on there or you’ll be walking the plank!”

Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain) added, “We’ve got to follow the directions on the map, right captain?”

Captain Pete (Arrgh) said “Uh, Right.” The Parrot (Squawk) said “Uh, right.” Then Captain Pete (Arrgh) looked at the map, and gave a scowl, and said, “Somebody hold on to this map, so we can follow the steps.” The parrot (Squawk) said, “Somebody hold on to this map, so we can follow the steps.” Then the captain handed the map to Pirate Jack (Aye aye captain). He held the map up, gave a small frown, and passed the map to the next pirate. Each of the crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) looked at the map, and passed it on to the next person. The last one handed it to the parrot (Squawk). Suddenly there was a huge gust of wind (Whoosh), and a crashing of waves (Clap hands three times). The parrot (Squawk) was blown away by the wind (Whoosh) and was lost in the crashing waves (Clap hands three times), along with the map.

All the crew (Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer) yelled “Oh NO! Where will we get the treasure now!”

All of a sudden a new ship sailed close to the island. A very brave and striking person stepped off the ship and walked over to the captain. This new person said “Hello Captain. I’m the librarian. Can I help you find something?”

Captain Pete (Arrgh) said, “Tell us where to get our treasure!”

The librarian looked at everyone with a big smile and said “That’s simple - at the (Insert your library’s name) Public Library, you’ll find a treasure trove of books.”

Everyone shouted “Hooray for the public library!” then followed the librarian back to the ship The Libro.

The End

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