All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

The audience left in tears, thanking us for a meaningful show. So many true-to-life situationsÑhandled beautifully by high-school students.

Jane Bostian, Wapello High School, Wapello, Iowa

We were very happy with this production. It gave us plenty of vignettes and room for 65 characters over two different high school casts. And each bit had a great little lesson.

Kent Bonte, Valley Community Schools, Elgin, IA

A very adaptable piece, with wide appeal. We had 11 cast members -- eight of whom sang. We were very well received by local audiences and we enjoyed our rehearsals and performances.

Kathleen Balducci, Port Angeles Community Players, Port Angeles, WA

This was a delight to perform! Flexible casting allowed us to have a large cast and our audiences were entertained and uplifted (as were we!).

Cindy Reed, Warren Central High School, Indianapolis, IN

Directing Kindergarten was both a challenge and a delight. My students will never forget this play because the fast pacing and numerous scenes gave them an opportunity to develop skills that they never knew they had!

Carol J. Pease, Anderson County High School, Lawrenceburg, KY

Wonderful, uplifting stories about the profound moments found in everyday life.

Rev. David Pendleton, Christ Community Church, Olathe, KS

An exciting and faithful adaptation of Fulghum's stories that our audiences loved. With so many scenes we expanded the cast to nearly 30 and found this allowed many students to share in the experience. The themes are relevant for cast and audience and the truth that rings in each scene made this one of our most memorable productions.

Lyle Johnson, Albert E. Peacock Collegiate, Moose Jaw, SK

Kindergarten is a great show for a variable number of students. It can be expanded to use additional actors and can be done with minimal set. It's relevant to everyone, young and old and from all walks of life.

Christopher Urban, Peru CSD, Peru, N.Y.

This is my fifth time doing this lovely show. It's always a winner!

Jerald Cohagan, College Church of the Nazarene, Bourbonnais, Ill.

This show is such a good mixture of materials for audiences of all ages. It has happy moments, sad moments, and some very touching moments. It's such a great show with many moments to feature some of your star actors because monologues are quite challenging.

Jonathan Collura, Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus, Ohio

Great adaptation of Fulghum's work! Heartwarming, funny and serious with a great message for the audience. Easy to produce and very flexible casting.

Matthew Frick, Salt Lake Lutheran High School, Salt Lake City, Utah

Great show. Worked well virtually. Fun music and touching and heartwarming stories. Lots of opportunities for funny characters and practice with emotion and depth of character.

Mike McConaughey, Newberg High School, Newberg, Oregon

It was a blast to produce. We were able to cast everyone who auditioned. It was easy and fun to stage.

Brandi Walker, Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas

Kindergarten is so charming. The show was such a hit that Poplar Bluff High School will take it to Edinburgh, Scotland, in August to the Fringe Festival. We love the universal appeal. Casting is flexible, which is another joy of the script.

JoNell Seifert, Poplar Bluff High School, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

This is my third time directing the pieceÑtwice in a high school, once professionallyÑso I admire the storytelling, style and message of the piece. It is a timeless reflection of the lifelong lessons in being truly human.

James Gandolfo, Hampton Roads Academy, Newport News, Va.

This is a wonderful show for flexible cast and staging. Beautifully rich script full of truth and understanding. It was fun to produce, but better than that, taught life lessons that will stay with our cast and audience forever. People are still talking about it one month later!

Rich Luedeke, Blackhawk Christian School, Fort Wayne, Ind.

What a joy to produce! Not only did the students perform it, they grew by working on it as well.

Mr. J. D. Gonzalez, Kellogsville H. S., Grand Rapids, MI

Because it is a more difficult and mature play than our students are used to, they had some doubts. But near the end of rehearsals, they saw how good the material was. Our audiences responded well. The students were attentive and many adults commented on how good the acting was and that it was a show requiring the audience to think. One actor was surprised to see some in the audience in tears during some dramatic monologs.

Roger Finnell, Fenwick High School, Oak Park, IL

Kindergarten was an excellent choice for my students this fall. This is a rebuilding year for us because we lost a number of talented seniors last June. I was able to cast every student who auditioned, including the new / young / inexperienced actors. The vignettes require a variety of characters and difficulty levels, so every student had at least several speaking parts as narrators or actors within the stories. I selected the musical version and this gave our top singers opportunity to enhance the presentation with vocals.

Betsie Wotherspoon, Fairfield High School, Fairfield, Iowa

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten proved to be the perfect choice for our first faculty show in seventeen years. The vignette format made rehearsals manageable for the teachers, and the message was accessible and encouraging. It was a hit!

Billy Dragoo, Stephen F. Austin HS, Austin, Texas

This show was conducive to working around our (Covid-19) limitations.

Karen Logue, West T. Hill Community Theatre, Junction City, Ky.

This show was a perfect choice for us during the pandemic. It allowed for social distancing, changes could be made in casting, and alternate scenes were allowed. The students really enjoyed performing it.

Lynn Just, Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Kan.