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 | | | THE ULTIMATE MONOLOGUE BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTORS VOL. 1 | | | By: Kristen Dabrowski | | | Middle school could not be more dramatic! Everything is both serious and seriously funny at the same time. This is the perfect time to showcase your acting skills. But where can you find juicy monologues? In this book! This is the guide for middle school actors. Nothing is held back. All the clean-your-room,... read more |
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 | | | FAMOUS FANTASY CHARACTER MONOLOGS | | | By: Rebecca Young | | | Starring the Not-So-Wicked Witch and more. The Boogeyman is afraid of the dark! The Tooth Fairy hates her job! The Wicked Witch isn't really so wicked! One hundred fantasy monologs reveal what characters like Cinderella and Captain Hook might really say if given the chance. It's fun, it's cool and it's offbeat to portray the "other side... read more |
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 | | | COMEDY SCENES FOR STUDENT ACTORS | | | By: Laurie Allen | | | Short sketches for young performers. Real-life, juvenile dilemmas for kids to perform. These scenes are popular because the actors can portray characters like those they see every day. Sample titles from this collection of 31 scenes include: Picture Day, Love is All You Need, First Kiss, 30 Days to a New Teen, Home Alone, Cookie... read more |
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 | | | SIXTY COMEDY DUET SCENES FOR TEENS | | | By: Laurie Allen | | | These scenes take place in the confines of school and are easily staged. The incredibly believable teen characters are daring, outlandish, uninhibited and creative as they deal with situations exaggerated by their own attitudes, perceptions and actions. The scenes in this drama text focus on subjects they know very well – dating,... read more |
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 | | | WINNING MONOLOGS FOR YOUNG ACTORS | | | By: Peg Kehret | | | Honest-to-life characterizations to delight actors and audiences. For speech contests, acting exercises, auditions or audience entertainment in a stage review, these short monologues are to theatre what Art Buchwald is to journalism. Warm. Funny. And best of all - real! Sixty-five characterizations for girls, boys and both together.... read more |
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 | | | DRAMA GAMES AND IMPROVS | | | By: Justine Jones, Mary Ann Kelley | | | Everything you need to teach basic dramatic skills using improv games. A semester-long curriculum guide; if used with Improv Ideas by the same authors, there are enough games for a year's work. Select from more than 134 games adaptable to all age groups. Within the book's 30 units are 74 lessons covering all elements of drama. The... read more |
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 | | | 50 GREAT MONOLOGS FOR STUDENT ACTORS | | | By: Bill Majeski | | | A workbook of comedy characterizations for students. These are professional-level comedy monologues three to five minutes long easily performed by high school actors. Most all of the characterizations can be effectively performed by either sex. The emphasis is on comedy and social satire. Nothing is sacred, yet all monologues are... read more |
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 | | | THIRTY SHORT COMEDY PLAYS FOR TEENS | | | By: Laurie Allen | | | Plays for a variety of cast sizes. Real life teen dilemmas written as comedy. These thirty short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may act crazy, push boundaries and discover themselves as the plays permit them to show off their talents. The actors can create outrageous characters... read more |
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 | | | SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE | | | By: William Shakespeare, Michael Wilson | | | Fifteen cuttings for the classroom. Many instructors teach Shakespeare by studying only one of his many plays, owing to time constraints. Now students are able to easily study a variety of his works and come to a more complete understanding of the world’s most famous playwright. Only scenes with small casts, between two and seven... read more |
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 | | | THE DRAMA TEACHER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE | | | By: Margaret F. Johnson | | A complete tool kit for theatre arts
Success assured - for every show you direct or produce! Drawn from 37 years of drama teaching experience, this theatre book provides detailed, step-by-step information, examples, and suggestions about how to direct a school drama program without mistakes, trouble, or delay. The... read more |
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 | | | GREAT SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-14 | | | By: Jack Sharrar, Craig Slaight | | | Volume One
These 85 performance pieces are drawn from dramas, novels, short stories, and even a personal letter. The assortment is diverse, including biographies, fiction, plays, and classics. A scant overview precedes each of the offerings. The unfortunate gender division is not relevant in this day and age... read more |
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 | | | EVERYTHING ABOUT THEATRE (TEACHER'S GUIDE) | | | By: Robert L. Lee | | The guidebook of theatre fundamentals
A convenient teacher's guide that parallels the original text. Features: A test or quiz for all major units; Test and quiz keys provide answers and detailed descriptions for evaluating essay responses; Illustrations and diagrams simplify concepts and define specifics; Every test, quiz and... read more |
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 | | | ELEGANTLY FRUGAL COSTUMES | | | By: Shirley Dearing | | | A do-it-yourself costume maker’s guide. This wonderfully practical book literally shows you how to make costumes for plays, musicals, and pageants at the lowest possible expense! Over 150 detailed illustrations work with the easy-to-follow text to walk you through every step of the process. Just about every basic period is covered:... read more |
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 | | | FIFTY PROFESSIONAL SCENES FOR STUDENT ACTORS | | | By: Garry Michael Kluger | | | A collection of short two-person scenes. More winning short scenes for auditions and competitions. This book is a sequel to Kluger's Original Audition Scenes for Actors in popular demand for over ten years. It, too, is designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercials and stage productions, but may be used... read more |
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 | | | EVERYTHING ABOUT THEATRE! | | | By: Robert L. Lee | | | The guidebook of theatre fundamentals.
It's all here in one drama book - a complete overview of all aspects of theatre! The history, the crafts, and the art of the stage are presented in eighteen easy-to-learn units. Theatre history in four parts gives the text an orderly structure. Between each part are bite-sized sections... read more |
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 | | | TOUGH ACTS TO FOLLOW | | | By: Shirley Ullom | | | Once again, award-winning writer Shirley Ullom shows us why teens give us hope for the future. A collection of seventy-five short, perceptive monologs reveal the humor and strength of teens as they deal with a wide range of situations and dilemmas both poignant and funny. Death, divorce, dating, and dieting - monologs for performers of... read more |
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 | | | EASY SKITS, BLACKOUTS AND PANTOMIMES | | | By: Various Authors | | | New material by Bill Majeski. Fifteen strikingly popular skits, blackouts and pantomimes. Some may be given impromptu and the selection ranges from a pantomime for one person to skits and blackouts for casts up to five persons. |
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 | | | A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR MUSICAL THEATRE | | | By: Larry Mitchell | | | After 40 years of producing musicals for high school, university, and semi-professional theatres, Larry Mitchell's A Practical Handbook for Musical Theatre (Fifth Edition) is the leading how-to book in the field. Chapters include "Choosing the Musical"; "190 Musicals from Which to Choose," containing recommended musicals of... read more |
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 | | | FORENSICS | | | By: Brent C. Oberg | | | The winner’s guide to speech contests. Forensics, more commonly known as speech and debate, is one of the most rewarding and beneficial educational activities available to students. This textbook is designed to introduce students to individual forensic events, giving suggestions and guidelines for the preparation of these events in... read more |
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 | | | THE ULTIMATE IMPROV BOOK | | | By: Nicholas P. Hanson, Edward J. Nevraumont, Kurt Smeaton | | | This comprehensive manual shows the who, what, when, why and how of comedy improvisation. It is a complete improv curriculum program divided into four sections. The introduction explains what improv is and how to create an improv team. Improvisational skills shows some basic rules, physicalization, characterization, teamwork, use of... read more |
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