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Monologue and Scene Books
Comedy Plays
and Scenes for
Student Actors
by LAURIE ALLEN
Short sketches for
young performers
Paperback: $17.95
(184 pages)
Order #R-B320
A new collection of plays and scenes for teens. Our
customers have been asking for more and more of
these real-life situations for student actors to perform.
They are so popular because students can portray
characters like themselves and their friends. Sample
titles from this collection of 26 scenes include:
Speed Dating, The Birds and the Bees, Miss
Innocent, Zebra Hamsters, Prom Date, Big Fat
Liar, Fender Bender, Cheater, Babysitting
Teenagers, Screaming Bloody Murder, The
Worst Speech Class Ever, Save Me from Myself
and many more. All scenes and dialogue are believable
and easy for shy or gregarious actors to perform. Ideal
for classroom practice or contest use.
New!
33 Short Comedy
Plays for Teens
by LAURIE ALLEN
Plays for small casts
Paperback: $17.95
(216 pages)
Order #R-B325
By popular demand, we offer this sequel collection of
real-life teen dilemmas written as comedy. These thirtythree
short plays give teenage performers a chance to
portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may
push boundaries, act crazy, and even discover
themselves in the many true-to-life scenes and
characterizations offered here. These plays permit
student actors to show off their talents by creating
outrageous characters in the context of situations they
know so well. Sample titles include: Grounded Until
Further Notice, Crazy Hair Day, Breaking Up Is
Hard to Do, Prom Date, Confessions and A Fine
Line between Love and Hate. Inexperienced actors
will come alive as performers because these plays offer
natural dialog and believable situations. Excellent for
contest use.
New!
More Ten-Minute
Plays for Middle
School Performers
by REBECCA YOUNG
and ASHLEY GRITTON
Plays for a variety
of cast sizes
Paperback: $17.95
(136 pages)
Order #R-B319
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.
New!
Comedy Scenes
for Student Actors
by LAURIE ALLEN
Short sketches for
young performers
Paperback: $17.95
(208 pages)
Order #R-B308
Thirty Short
Comedy Plays
for Teens
by LAURIE ALLEN
Plays for a variety
of cast sizes
Paperback: $17.95
(184 pages)
Order #R-B292
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A new collection of comedy scenes for teen performers.
Our customers have been asking again and again for more
of these real-life dilemmas for student actors to perform.
They’re 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, Thirty 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 contest use.
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 in the context of situations they
know so well. Sample titles include: The Kissing Booth,
Four Boyfriends, Last Free Summer, The Babysitter,
Class Clown, Miss Jealous, The Dance and Take
Your Kid to Work Day. Inexperienced actors will come
alive as performers because these plays offer natural dialog
and believable situations. The plays are for two to six actors.
Excellent for contest use.
Ten-Minute Plays
for Middle School
Performers
by REBECCA YOUNG
Plays for a variety
of cast sizes
Paperback: $17.95
(136 pages)
Order #R-B305
The plays in this book 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: how to be
popular, jealousy, shoplifting, pranks and more.
Included are scripts for girls only, scripts for boys only
and scripts for mixed casts. The dialogue in all the
plays is believable and easy to perform. Sample titles
include: The Legend of Bloody Mary, Locker
Room Prank, Sleepover Skit, How to Be Popular
in 10 Days, Cheater, Talk to a Star, The
Student’s View and more.