playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service
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102 Great<br />
Monologues<br />
by REBECCA YOUNG<br />
A versatile collection of<br />
monologues <strong>and</strong> duologues<br />
for student actors<br />
Paperback: $16.95<br />
(168 pages)<br />
Order #R-B315<br />
A sequel collection of winning monologues in the style<br />
<strong>and</strong> format of 100 Great Monologs by the same<br />
author. Rebecca Young knows how teenagers think<br />
<strong>and</strong> act – <strong>and</strong> what they like to talk about. These<br />
monologues <strong>and</strong> duologues may be used for auditions,<br />
class assignments or contest competitions. With such a<br />
wide variety of topics, there is a monologue to fit any<br />
student’s personality. All of the monologues are nontheatrical<br />
in style – they speak as teenagers live. Easy<br />
to stage. Sample monologues: Road Rage Victim,<br />
The Hero, Bubble-Butt, Bad Grades = No<br />
License, Living in a Bubble, Teenage Vampire,<br />
Cougar Mom, Who’s the Hippie?, Tattoos are<br />
Forever, Fender Bender <strong>and</strong> many more.<br />
100 Great<br />
Monologs<br />
by REBECCA YOUNG<br />
A versatile collection of<br />
monologs, duologs <strong>and</strong><br />
triologs for student actors<br />
Paperback: $15.95<br />
(224 pages)<br />
Order #R-B276<br />
This collection of performance scripts runs the entire<br />
gamut of teenage joys, insecurities <strong>and</strong> tragic<br />
difficulties. The scripts challenge both the performer<br />
<strong>and</strong> the audience with a situation that requires thinking<br />
to resolve. They are superb for classroom use, contest<br />
competitions, discussion-starters or audition scripts.<br />
The book is divided into three sections: 1. Triologs<br />
— separate monologs for three performers speaking<br />
viewpoints on a single theme. 2. Duologs —<br />
monologs for two performers on a theme.<br />
3. Monologs — one-person commentaries on a wide<br />
variety of subjects, happy <strong>and</strong> sad. All of the<br />
monologs are non-theatrical in style — they speak as<br />
teenagers live <strong>and</strong> move. An excellent resource for any<br />
theatre library.<br />
<strong>Drama</strong> Games <strong>and</strong><br />
Acting Exercises<br />
by ROD MARTIN<br />
177 games <strong>and</strong> activities<br />
Paperback: $17.95<br />
(136 pages)<br />
Order #R-B311<br />
Body movement, gesture, voice <strong>and</strong> interaction are all<br />
essential parts of this large selection of games <strong>and</strong><br />
exercises. Within its twelve chapters are games for<br />
getting acquainted, over fifty games on how to warm<br />
up the actor’s tools, <strong>and</strong> over sixty games <strong>and</strong> exercises<br />
for improvisation <strong>and</strong> public speaking. Also included<br />
are over forty monologues <strong>and</strong> poems for dramatic<br />
presentation together with more than ten plays <strong>and</strong><br />
scenes. This total drama book tells about how to assess<br />
dramatic performances <strong>and</strong> covers all drama terms <strong>and</strong><br />
the essentials about a career in theatre. Each unit can<br />
st<strong>and</strong> alone. Enough resource material for several<br />
semesters of study. A must resource book for every<br />
drama library.<br />
Theatre Books<br />
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Improv Ideas<br />
by JUSTINE JONES<br />
<strong>and</strong> MARY ANN KELLEY<br />
A book of games <strong>and</strong> lists<br />
Paperback <strong>and</strong> CD-ROM: $24.95<br />
(208 pages)<br />
Order #R-B283<br />
Generating ideas from your own improv group is<br />
always best, but when you need a source for memory<br />
jogs <strong>and</strong> new inspirations to keep things lively, use this<br />
book. It includes more than seventy games <strong>and</strong> lists<br />
along with a CD-ROM so that you may print these lists<br />
directly onto labels for student use. Everything is in<br />
alphabetical order for quick reference. It’s all here — the<br />
five Ws <strong>and</strong> the big H (how). Three appendixes include<br />
information about the dramatic uses for games,<br />
national theatre st<strong>and</strong>ards, <strong>and</strong> other gimmicks <strong>and</strong><br />
tools. A valuable resource for any theatre library.<br />
Famous Fantasy<br />
Character Monologs<br />
by REBECCA YOUNG<br />
Starring the Not-So-Wicked<br />
Witch <strong>and</strong> more<br />
Paperback: $16.95<br />
(144 pages)<br />
Order #R-B286<br />
The Boogeyman is afraid of the dark! The Tooth Fairy<br />
hates her job! The Wicked Witch isn’t really so wicked!<br />
One hundred fantasy monologs reveal what characters<br />
like Cinderella <strong>and</strong> Captain Hook might really say if<br />
given the chance. It’s fun, it’s cool <strong>and</strong> it’s offbeat to<br />
portray the “other side of the story” of these famous<br />
fantasy characters. Each monolog is delightfully<br />
preposterous <strong>and</strong> hilariously different. Fifty boys <strong>and</strong><br />
fifty girls can choose the fantasy character of their<br />
choice. How does scissor-happy Rapunzel really feel<br />
about her long, long hair? Who is this not-so-jolly Santa<br />
Claus? And is Little Red Riding Hood a secret agent? A<br />
wide selection of monologs for classroom use, contests<br />
or as part of a variety show.<br />
<strong>Drama</strong> Games<br />
<strong>and</strong> Improvs<br />
by JUSTINE JONES<br />
<strong>and</strong> MARY ANN KELLEY<br />
Games for the<br />
classroom <strong>and</strong> beyond<br />
Paperback: $22.95<br />
(240 pages)<br />
Order #R-B296<br />
Everything you need to teach basic dramatic skills using<br />
improv games. A semester-long curriculum guide; if<br />
used with Improv Ideas by the same authors, there are<br />
enough games for a year’s work. Select from more than<br />
134 games adaptable to all age groups. Within the<br />
book’s 30 units are 74 lessons covering all elements of<br />
drama. The lessons are structured sequentially with<br />
emphasis on group building. The guide helps you teach<br />
drama skills holistically. Students are unaware they are<br />
being taught many new skills with every lesson. This<br />
unique curriculum is the culmination of many years of<br />
evolution <strong>and</strong> testing. Clearly the most comprehensive<br />
<strong>and</strong> easy-to-use improv book available today.