Theater Kits

Theater Kits were activity sets for each Historical Character of the time. Each set gave scripts and a Director's Guide for putting on a twenty-minute play about a book in the Central Series.

These were one of the four things offered in the American Girl Pastimes.

Overview
The first American Girl Theatre included Kirsten Larson, Samantha Parkington, and Molly McIntire. The kit, part of the Pastimes Subscription, included four scripts for the three plays and a Director's Guide with simple tips for setting the stage and characters, and in the back of the scripts were tips for the actors. Each play had could be performed by as few as four people, and each director's guide offered tips on how to have two characters played by one person. The set was discontinued in 1994 as by then sets for other Historical Characters had been released.

When the American Girls Pastimes were released the individual Theater Kits were included; the kits also included Paper Dolls, Craft Books, and Cookbooks. The Theater Kits included four scripts, a director's guide with tips for sets, characters, and costumes (including minor prop creation) and a poster to advertise the play. The Director's Guide also included historical facts about live performances of the era. In the back of the scripts were tips for the actors, as well as blank pages for notes.

For legal reasons, each theater kit included text in the Director's Guide that stated that the play can be performed without royalties by young people at home and schools and nonprofit organizations (provided that the latter will not charge admission). Any other performance rights are strictly reserved and any inquiries for rights should be addressed to the Book Editor at American Girl.

The theater kits were discontinued around the release of Kit Kittredge, possibly because she was not going to receive a craft book, cookbook, or theater kit.

Felicity Merriman

 * Felicity's Theater Kit
 * Play: Tea for Felicity (Felicity Learns a Lesson)

Josefina Montoya

 * Josefina's Theater Kit
 * Play: Josefina's Gift (Happy Birthday, Josefina!)

Kirsten Larson

 * Kirsten's Theater Kit
 * Play: Home Is Where the Heart Is (Meet Kirsten)

Addy Walker

 * Addy's Theater Kit
 * Play: Friendship and Freedom (Addy Learns a Lesson)

Samantha Parkington

 * Samantha's Theater Kit
 * Play: Actions Speak Louder Than Words (Meet Samantha)

Molly McIntire

 * Molly's Theater Kit
 * Play: War on the Home Front (Meet Molly)