playS and MuSicalS - Contemporary Drama Service

Teens Have
Feelings, Too!
by DEBORAH KARCZEWSKI
100 monologs for
young performers
Paperback: $15.95
(136 pages)
Order #R-B238
A collection of original monologs for young people
from eleven to fifteen years of age. The book offers
characters that talk like, think like and feel like real-life
teens. Each monolog runs from one to three minutes in
length. The individual monologs are perfect for acting
exercises or audition pieces. Mixed and matched, they
may be combined to make a show filled with moments
both humorous and profound. Any young person will
relate to the topics of these monologs. The monologs
are divided into four sections: Girls Humorous,
Boys Humorous, Girls Serious and Boys
Serious. Sample titles include: Braces, Ditz,
Gross Habits, Romeo, Two-Faced, Report Card
and Con Artist.
Improvisations in
Creative Drama
by BETTY KELLER
Dramatic sketches
for student actors
Paperback: $15.95
(192 pages)
Order #R-B138
Your students will learn both improvisational and
structured drama by using the sequential workshops and
plays included in the lesson plans of this book. A two-part
book with fourteen dramatic sketches that can be done in
the classroom. The creative drama workshops include:
“No Audience” Activities, Sound Patterns: Rhythm
and Drama, Group Poetry Production, Group
Activities and Improvisations with Large Groups.
The sketches allow the students to apply the basics they
have learned. A class of 25 to 30 students can all
participate simultaneously. A basic text for any class or
may be used as a supplemental acting resource.
Get in the Act!
by SHIRLEY ULLOM
Monologs, dialogs
and skits for teens
Paperback: $15.95
(184 pages)
Order #R-B104
Laughter is the most effective technique for teenage
survival. These monologs, dialogs and short skits allow
teenage performers a chance to laugh at the system,
their teachers, their parents and most importantly,
themselves! These are scripts for laughter and pathos.
They create an awareness of the perils of drinking and
driving, teenage parties, smoking, alcoholic parents
and much more. Sixty superb, short scripts! For
speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, variety
shows and classroom use. Sample titles include:
What’s Wrong with Teenage Girls?, Designated
Driver and Parting Is “Just” Sorrow.
The Best in Theatre Books
Comedy
Improvisation
by DELTON T. HORN
A program of improv
structures and exercises
for young actors
Paperback: $14.95
(144 pages)
Order #R-B175
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Students will learn the basics of improvisation — characters,
setting, conflict and action. Over thirty-five tried and true
improv structures are included in this book. Also includes
advanced acting exercises such as voiceless acting, faceless
acting and creating scripts through improvisation. The basic
structures can be performed in the classroom or on stage. A
basic text for acting students and professionals. The nine
chapters include: Basics of Improvisation and Comedy,
Improvisation in the Classroom, Simple Improv
Structures, Character Improv Structures, Advanced
Improv Structures, Advanced Acting Exercises,
Forming a Comedy/Improv Show, Putting on an
Improv Show and Protecting Yourself and Your Work.
Acting Games for
Individual Performers
by GAVIN LEVY
A comprehensive workbook
of 110 acting exercises
Paperback (248 pages): $17.95
Order #R-B297
A student actor or professional performer will use this
book again and again for self-discovery exercises
designed to enhance acting skills. It is a “doing” book
which challenges the actor with every exercise. The
book is divided into twenty-one sections: 1. Creative
State, 2. Imagination, 3. Observation, 4. Balance
and Neutrality, 5. Concentration and Focus,
6. Nonverbal Communication, 7. Voice, 8. Sensory
Awareness, 9. Body Awareness, 10. Physical
Attention, 11. Unlimited Possibilities, 12. Act and
React, 13. Understanding Your Objective,
14. Think Outside the Box, 15. Characterization,
16. Improvisation, 17. Prop Exploration,
18. Retention and Understanding, 19. Research,
20. Auditions and Casting, 21. Performance.
50 Great Monologs
for Student Actors
by BILL MAJESKI
A workbook of comedy
characterizations
for students
Paperback: $14.95
(144 pages)
Order #R-B197
These are professional-level comedy monologs, but
they can be easily performed by talented high school
actors. Most of the characterizations can be effectively
performed by either sex. The emphasis is on comedy
and social satire. Nothing is sacred, yet all monologs
are within the boundaries of good taste. In most
instances, the monologist is making fun of his/her own
dilemmas of everyday living. Sample monologs
include: History of New York City, The Fanatical
Spectator, Mr. Know-It-All and Miss Weirdo.
Good contest material. Excellent for classroom use.
Each monolog is three to five minutes long.