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This work features easily staged scenes with believable teen characters in various comic situations. People can't get enough of Laurie Allen's comedy duet scenes! Based on the popularity of her "Sixty Comedy Duet Scenes for Teens," this sequel was inevitable. Like her original, this funny book is written for middle and high school students, with a brand new collection of five- to ten-minute skits split evenly between scenes for females, males, and mixed. Allen is a pro at capturing a teen's voice, and many of her competition pieces have gone all the way to national speech and forensics competitions.

Teachers and directors just can't get enough of Laurie Allen's sketches for teens, ideal for classroom practice or contest use. This new collection of plays and scenes for teens offers more real-life situations for student actors to perform, portraying characters like themselves and their friends. These 26 fresh, original skits range from three to seven minutes with cast sizes from two to seven. Titles from this comic collection include: "Seriously Overdue," "Use Only as Directed," "Zebra Hamsters," and "Save Me from Myself." All scenes and short plays are believable and easy for shy or gregarious, beginning or advanced actors to perform

A sequel collection of eighteen plays that give teenage performers the chance to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age. These brief plays may be used for speech and drama classrooms, forensic competitions, or variety shows. They are easily staged with no sets or costumes. Topics include: the never-ending gossip cycle, parents, being conceited, getting in trouble, and more. Included are scripts for girls only, scripts for boys only, and scripts for mixed casts. The dialogue is believable and easy to perform. Sample titles: Word Gets Around, The School Talent Show, The Party, Three Boys and a Baby, Bad Hair Day, First Kiss, The Bigheaded Girl, and more.

How to prepare for an audition, land a role, and truly become the character. Written by a professional stage and film writer/producer.

A collection of plays with natural dialogue and believable situations for two to six actors.

A collection of comedic and dramatic monologues that offers 50 monologues for boys and 50 monologues for girls. It is suitable for auditions, classroom practice, or forensic competitions. Each set of monologues has enough variety to challenge any skill level. The different situations, styles, and voices make it easy for actors to find a monologue they can relate to.

Every year, tens of thousands of acting students dip their toes into the world of "improv comedy." From Harvard University, the Immediate Gratification Players bring a new way to learn this popular art form. Written from the student's perspective, the book is divided into two sections of six chapters each. Building the Skills gives students training with useful drills, important rules to remember, and a basic tutorial in building your first improv scene. Storming the Stage will explain what no other book does: how to put your product in front of an audience. From creating a troupe to treating your audience right, this is the only book that can make its readers show-worthy. Sample chapters include: A Scene: The Basic Unit of Improv; To Do or Not to Do; Short Form or Long Form?: The Eternal Debate; Developing Format; Creating a Troupe; Auditions: Finding Your Best; Publicity: Turning on the Machine; And the Crowd Goes Wild: A Successful Show. Full of practical tips and techniques. An excellent resource for any theatre book library.

This book will put fresh and fun, easy and age-appropriate skits at your fingertips! These 55 skits, most with casts of two to six players, are sure to fuel your young and middle school aged students' excitement about performing. The simple sketches present drama in a fun, non-threatening way and require very little planning or memorization. Written by a middle school teacher, these skits have been successfully used in classrooms and address many student needs such as building self-esteem, memorization, reading, speech, and elocution. The simplicity and versatility of these skits make it easy for you to use in any number of ways. Quickly grab an appropriate skit for your drama class, insert a few minutes of drama into your regular classroom just for fun, or launch interesting discussions about topical issues like gossip or respect. The introduction includes tips on how to cast and stage a skit, as well as how to adapt them for different age levels and even special needs students.

Body movement, gesture, voice, and interaction are all essential parts of this large selection of games and exercises. Within its twelve chapters are games for getting acquainted, over fifty games on how to warm up the actor's tools, and over sixty games and exercises for improvisation and public speaking. Also included are over forty monologues, poems for dramatic presentation, and more than ten plays and scenes. This total drama book tells about how to assess theatrical performances and covers all drama terms and the essentials of a career in theatre. Each unit can stand alone-enough resource material for several semesters of study-a must-resource book for every drama library.

When students arrive for a theatre class, they appreciate a game or exercise that will loosen them up and activate their right brain - the artistic side. A good warm-up allows class members to tune in to their creative natures and readies them for the adventures ahead. The games and exercises in this book are designed to be used as warm-ups at the beginning of a theatre class period. They are organized into sections focusing on one of 12 specific skills - cooperation, focus, improvisation, listening, stage movement, voice, and several more. The games were initially created for middle school students but can easily be adapted for use with younger children, older teens, and even adults. Each game involves most, if not all, of the students in a class, has simple easy-to-implement directions, offers a practical benefit, and, most important, is fun for your students.

Many middle school performers are uncomfortable taking the stage by themselves. Who can blame them? Acting solo can be very intimidating! That's why these ten-minute plays are perfect for younger actors... and they're royalty-free! Ranging from duos to groups of up to seven, the 18 plays in each book offer short, age-appropriate material and themes that reflect the interests and issues of teens today. With a variety of materials to choose from, some will make you laugh, others will make you cry, and some will do both! Don't worry about inappropriate language - these books were written with teachers and students in mind! These plays all stand-alone, and many parts are gender flexible, so whether you're just doing a staged reading without props or costumes or staging a complete production, you can make any of these plays work for you! Topics include: how to be popular, jealousy, shoplifting, pranks, and more.

Nineteen chapters detailing all the fundamentals of backstage work -- all the tools and the language which apply to any theatre operation. The book is loaded with photographs, illustrations and diagrams of the text material. The what, when and why of stagecraft. Selected for the Baker and Taylor Approval Program. A 76-page saddle-stitched book with all general answers and completed crossword puzzles. Includes an editable CD-rom with quizzes, tests, exam and student workbook information.

Featured are the best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels. The scenes offer a wide spectrum of performance styles for vocal and physical interpretation. Playwrights include: Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, Durang, Foote, Wasserstein, Vogel, McLure, Innaurato, Meyers, Shue, Medoff and Steve Martin, as well as "new voice" contemporary playwrights Bruce Graham, John Wooten, Ludmilla Bollow, Rich Orloff and Jack Heifner. Scenes are divided into several age groups. Each is preceded by performance hints and exercises. Also included are monologs for audition use. Designed to help beginning and experienced actors to expand their individual styles and techniques. An excellent sourcebook for teachers, students and professionals.

This rich collection of 68 scenes from 54 famous authors reflects more than 30 years of experience Joellen Bland has had skillfully adapting scenes from the classics. From Dickens to Bram Stoker, from Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen to Henry David Thoreau and Robert Louis Stevenson, these scenes may be read for pleasure, used to enrich literature classes, acted out in performances or practiced for auditions and acting exercises. The broad selection includes 16 monologues, 20 duet scenes, 16 scenes for three and 18 scenes for four or more. The scenes are short five to ten minutes and is prefaced with a short description of the events preceding and surrounding the scene itself. Literature teachers especially will love bringing to life the characters and a scene from some of the world's most famous literature.