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Winning Monologs
for Young Actors
by PEG KEHRET
Honest-to-life
characterizations to
delight actors and
audiences of all ages
Paperback: $15.95
(160 pages)
Order #R-B127
For speech contests, acting exercises, auditions or
audience entertainment in a stage review, these short
monologs are a rare treat. Warm. Funny. And best of
all — real! Sixty-five characterizations for girls, boys and
both together. Sample titles include: First Date; I’m
Not My Brother, I’m Me; My Blankee; The
Driver’s Test Is a Piece of Cake; All Mothers Are
Clairvoyant and Cafeteria Lunches. Any young
person will relate to the topics of these scripts. And
they will like them as performance material that is
“scare-free.” A fresh, delightful book of “nontheatrical”
monologs.
Tell It Like It Is
by PEG KEHRET
Fifty monologues
for teens
Paperback: $15.95
(128 pages)
Order #R-B295
A thought-provoking new collection of monologs by
best-selling author Peg Kehret! Each monolog creates a
moment of recognition that makes both the performer
and the audience smile — and think! Most are
structured to provide insights of discovery to reveal who
we are and why. Every young actor performing one of
these monologs will recount a memorable event that
opened the way to maturity. But there’s more than just
provocative thoughts in this collection — many of the
monologs can be performed for laughter alone. All
monologs are easily adaptable for boys or girls. Sample
titles include: I Need a Cell Phone, Toto Tells the
Truth about Oz, The Day I Was a Dog,
Remembering Little Rock, The Four-Part Plan
for a New Me, Taking the SAT and How to Be
Proactive in Math.
Encore! More
Winning Monologs
for Young Actors
by PEG KEHRET
More honest-to-life
characterizations
Paperback: $15.95
(192 pages)
Order #R-B144
So great were the reviews and the sales response to
Winning Monologs for Young Actors, we had to
develop this sequel! It includes sixty-three more
monologs written expressly for teenagers to use for
classroom exercises, speech contests, play tryouts or as
discussion starters on many educational themes. The
book is divided into three sections: monologs for girls —
monologs for boys — monologs for girls or boys. These
are all “real-talk” monologs portraying life’s funny
situations and its pathos written as teens are thinking
today. Sample titles include: How I Quit Biting My
Fingernails, Thoughts on a First Date and I
Caught Beethoven’s Cold.
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One-Act Plays for
Acting Students
edited by NORMAN A. BERT
An anthology of complete
one-act plays - no cuttings
Paperback: $19.95
(288 pages)
Order #R-B159
Twenty-three outstanding short length plays for a cast of
one, two or three actors. Each play is a complete
dramatic work. No walk-ons. All balanced roles. About
five minutes acting time for each character. Performance
times vary from eight to fifteen minutes. Each playscript
written by a nationally known playwright. Plays offer a
wide variety of acting roles and settings for classroom
or stage performance. Scripts are excellent for secondary
and university level forensic competitions. Also included in
the text are sections on rehearsal techniques and
procedures. The anthology offers a variety of performance
rights options including royalty-free classroom use.
Some of the playwrights included are: Tim Kelly, Megan
Terry, Stephen Grecco, Patricia Montley and Robert
Patrick. Recommended as an exceptional text for theatre
classes.
New One-Act Plays
for Acting Students
edited by DEB BERT
and NORMAN BERT
A new anthology of 25
complete one-act plays
for one to three actors
Paperback: $19.95
(248 pages)
Order #R-B261
This latest volume in a series of short play anthologies
compiled by Deb and Norman Bert provides roles for
almost any mix of students in an acting class. The plays
range in mood from serious and heavy to dark or satiric
comedy to farce. The heart of the book includes fifteen
scripts for two actors. Also included are five monologs and
five three-character plays. The playwrights are icons of the
American avante garde, writers who have contributed
much to regional theatre over recent years. An excellent
resource for classrooms and festival competition use.
Includes four sections: Scripts, Securing Rights for
Production, Rehearsing the Play and Book List.
More One-Act Plays
for Acting Students
edited by NORMAN A. BERT
and DEB BERT
An anthology of short
one-act plays for one
to three actors
Paperback: $19.95
(312 pages)
Order #R-B130
New second edition!
The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students
prompted this follow-up book of twenty-five contemporary
short dramas by nationally known playwrights. Each play
has a production time of ten to fifteen minutes, yet each
script is a complete work — no cuttings. Most plays are for
two actors — one woman and one man. Also included are
plays for two women, two men, three actors and
monologs. No other play anthology offers as wide a
selection of characterizations. Twenty-three contemporary
American playwrights are represented including William
Borden, Julianne Berstein, Sam Smiley, Bryan Harnetiaux
and more. Also featured are sections on Securing
Rights for Your Production and Rehearsing the Play
and a booklist of rehearsal helps.