playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service

102 Great
Monologues
by REBECCA YOUNG
A versatile collection of
monologues and duologues
for student actors
Paperback: $16.95
(168 pages)
Order #R-B315
A sequel collection of winning monologues in the style
and format of 100 Great Monologs by the same
author. Rebecca Young knows how teenagers think
and act – and what they like to talk about. These
monologues and duologues may be used for auditions,
class assignments or contest competitions. With such a
wide variety of topics, there is a monologue to fit any
student’s personality. All of the monologues are nontheatrical
in style – they speak as teenagers live. Easy
to stage. Sample monologues: Road Rage Victim,
The Hero, Bubble-Butt, Bad Grades = No
License, Living in a Bubble, Teenage Vampire,
Cougar Mom, Who’s the Hippie?, Tattoos are
Forever, Fender Bender and many more.
100 Great
Monologs
by REBECCA YOUNG
A versatile collection of
monologs, duologs and
triologs for student actors
Paperback: $15.95
(224 pages)
Order #R-B276
This collection of performance scripts runs the entire
gamut of teenage joys, insecurities and tragic
difficulties. The scripts challenge both the performer
and the audience with a situation that requires thinking
to resolve. They are superb for classroom use, contest
competitions, discussion-starters or audition scripts.
The book is divided into three sections: 1. Triologs
— separate monologs for three performers speaking
viewpoints on a single theme. 2. Duologs —
monologs for two performers on a theme.
3. Monologs — one-person commentaries on a wide
variety of subjects, happy and sad. All of the
monologs are non-theatrical in style — they speak as
teenagers live and move. An excellent resource for any
theatre library.
Drama Games and
Acting Exercises
by ROD MARTIN
177 games and activities
Paperback: $17.95
(136 pages)
Order #R-B311
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 and poems for dramatic
presentation together with more than ten plays and
scenes. This total drama book tells about how to assess
dramatic performances and covers all drama terms and
the essentials about 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.
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Improv Ideas
by JUSTINE JONES
and MARY ANN KELLEY
A book of games and lists
Paperback and CD-ROM: $24.95
(208 pages)
Order #R-B283
Generating ideas from your own improv group is
always best, but when you need a source for memory
jogs and new inspirations to keep things lively, use this
book. It includes more than seventy games and lists
along with a CD-ROM so that you may print these lists
directly onto labels for student use. Everything is in
alphabetical order for quick reference. It’s all here — the
five Ws and the big H (how). Three appendixes include
information about the dramatic uses for games,
national theatre standards, and other gimmicks and
tools. A valuable resource for any theatre library.
Famous Fantasy
Character Monologs
by REBECCA YOUNG
Starring the Not-So-Wicked
Witch and more
Paperback: $16.95
(144 pages)
Order #R-B286
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 of the story” of these famous
fantasy characters. Each monolog is delightfully
preposterous and hilariously different. Fifty boys and
fifty girls can choose the fantasy character of their
choice. How does scissor-happy Rapunzel really feel
about her long, long hair? Who is this not-so-jolly Santa
Claus? And is Little Red Riding Hood a secret agent? A
wide selection of monologs for classroom use, contests
or as part of a variety show.
Drama Games
and Improvs
by JUSTINE JONES
and MARY ANN KELLEY
Games for the
classroom and beyond
Paperback: $22.95
(240 pages)
Order #R-B296
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 lessons are structured sequentially with
emphasis on group building. The guide helps you teach
drama skills holistically. Students are unaware they are
being taught many new skills with every lesson. This
unique curriculum is the culmination of many years of
evolution and testing. Clearly the most comprehensive
and easy-to-use improv book available today.