The title works because it is true that I've never seen Readers' Theater before coming to Taiwan.  Today was Kaohsiung's Citywide Readers' Theater Competition.  My school did not participate, but a lot of my English Teaching Assistant (ETA) friends' schools were competing.  So, I decided to go watch and boy was I impressed. 

For those of you who don't know what readers' theater is all about, it basically involves a team of approximately eight students reading a uniquely written script of a fairy tale together.  The script can include musical performances with popular American songs that are slightly altered (One team was rocking to "We will rock you" but changed it to "We will make you happy.").  The students can also wear costumes and use small props, however nothing too big or elaborate. 

The competition really allowed me to see some incredibly creative performances, like the one seen below.  The team is from Qi Xian Elementary (七賢國小), where my friend Dani Belko works.  The team probably would win even if they were competing in America, don't you think so?  They sound like Americans or British.  Also, another interesting fact: the student playing the princess is actually a boy.