More Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Students

More Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Students
Author: Mary Hall Surface
Publisher: Smith & Kraus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781575255606

Eleven-to fourteen-year olds love making theater. But they demand dramatic material that honestly captures who they are-newly emerging individuals, struggling with school, friends and parents, eager to explore and find a place in the great big world. Written by a nationally award-winning playwright of theater for family audiences, this new collection offers the drama teacher and student: Monologues with strong emotional turning points. Two- and four-actor scenes with strong relationships, specific objectives. Multiple-actor scenes, drawn from multicultural sources, in which the roles have relatively equal weight. Outstanding short audition pieces.

The Big Book of Moliere Monologues

The Big Book of Moliere Monologues
Author: Timothy Mooney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780983181217

"The Big Book of Molière Monologues brings you over 160 New Molière Monologues! Classical Monologues they haven't seen before! You get winning insight into seventeen Molière plays, and an understanding of the funniest playwright who ever walked the boards! With precise stylistic/acting advice from adaptor and master actor, Timothy Mooney, you can showcase your classical abilities a their very best!"--Cover

Play the Scene

Play the Scene
Author: Michael Schulman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004-12-07
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780312318796

A collection of over a hundred scenes and monologues from plays from the Elizabethan period to contemporary Tony Award winners.

Short & Sweet Skits for Student Actors

Short & Sweet Skits for Student Actors
Author: Maggie Scriven
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing,U.S.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Children's plays, American
ISBN: 9781566081689

These short skits with casts of two to six players cover a wide variety of topics and drama styles. Some skits are comic for learning comedy technique. Others are situations for students to learn more about themselves and others. The dialogue is crisp and easy to perform. Very little planning and memorisation is required to stage these skits. Many may be staged readers theatre style. They work well in a classroom and they may also be used in a theatrical setting. Sample titles include: Funny Isn't Always Funny, Gossip Among Friends, The Principal's Office, The Band and Party Girls, They can be staged and directed by the students themselves. Excellent for competition or comedy revue shows.

Comedy Scenes for Student Actors

Comedy Scenes for Student Actors
Author: Laurie Allen
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Middle school students
ISBN: 9781566081597

These real-life, juvenile dilemmas for children to perform 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 Dough, Food Fight, Barbie Girl, Texas Size Zit, the Cat Walk, Save the Frogs, and Dreadful Dancing. All situations are believable and easy for timid and eager actors to perform. Ideal for classroom practice or for an evening of entertainment.

33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens

33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens
Author: Laurie Allen
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781566081818

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