5-Minute Plays for Teens
Title | 5-Minute Plays for Teens PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Harbison |
Publisher | Applause Theatre & Cinema |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781495069253 |
The plays in this volume of 5-Minute Plays for Teens are perfect for production by high schools, in that each play contains only teen characters, and the subject matter will appeal to aspiring young actors, making it easy to connect with the characters and situations. Some of the plays are comedic, some are dramatic, some are realistic in style, and some are more unconventional. Their length also makes them perfect for scene work in class. Some are by playwrights well known for their full-length plays, such as the prolific and brilliant Don Nigro, Richard Vetere, and Jack Gilhooley. But most are by exciting up-and-comers, such as Nicole Pandolfo, C. S. Hanson, Catherine Weingarten, L. E. Grabowski-Cotton, Christopher Innvar, and Adrienne Dawes. 5-Minute Plays for Teens is ideal for theatre students, youth groups, and acting classes.
Contemporary Scenes for Twentysomethings
Title | Contemporary Scenes for Twentysomethings PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica Bashline |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2024-01-11 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1493082140 |
The theater of the 21st century, in many ways, is expanding to require new muscles of its actors, and so should their scene choices. Today, amid flourishing new play resources, it can be difficult to nail down contemporary scenes for two people. These scenes, all culled from plays written between 2000 and 2016, are useful to actors between the ages of 15 and 30. They range from about two to seven minutes' running time – appropriate for different classroom explorations – and are grouped by scenes for two males, two females, and one male and one female. Contemporary Scenes for Twentysomethings offers the opportunity for emerging actors to explore work by playwrights, both emerging and established, that is truly contemporary. Jessica Bashline, adjunct professor of acting at New York University, has assembled a comprehensive collection, featuring work written by Samuel D. Hunter, Liz Duffy Adams, Timothy Mason, Nina Raine, and many more. Every playwright in this book is currently writing. The characters included in this compilation come from a variety of backgrounds with different stories to tell, giving you the chance to explore those who are close to you and those who may come from someplace else. When perusing this book, look for scenes that instantly draw you. There is more than enough material to find something that speaks to you, and your passion for a piece will strengthen your final performance!
Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings
Title | Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica Bashline |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2023-11-22 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1493082132 |
The theater of the 21st century, in many ways, is expanding to require new muscles of its actors, and so should their monologue choices. Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings is a compilation of monologues for actors ages 15 to 30, incorporating characters from a variety of backgrounds with different stories to tell, giving you the chance to explore those who are close to you and those who may come from someplace else. These monologues are compiled in order of length, with the shortest coming in a little under a minute and the longer pieces running closer to four minutes. All from plays written between 2000 and 2016, the monologues in this book are useful both for exploration in a classroom setting as well as for auditions. Jessica Bashline, adjunct professor of acting at New York University, has assembled a comprehensive collection, featuring work written by Neil LaBute, Sarah Ruhl, Zach Braff, Naomi Iizuka, and many more. Every playwright in this book is currently writing. Some of these plays have been produced on Broadway and some in tiny theaters in New York, Minneapolis, San Diego, or other cities around the country. This book offers a chance for emerging actors to explore work by playwrights, both emerging and established, that is truly contemporary.
Let's Hear Their Voices
Title | Let's Hear Their Voices PDF eBook |
Author | Iraida H. López |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2019-12-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1438477104 |
Let's Hear Their Voices brings together works by ten distinguished and emerging Cuban American writers of the "second generation"—writers who were born between 1960 and the mid-1980s in the United States to Cuban parents or have a mixed ethnic background. Called "ABCs" (American-Born Cubans) or "AmeriCubans," these writers experiment with different formal approaches and lace their work with Cuban Spanish to give voice to hybrid identities and cultural legacies within the contemporary multicultural United States. An introduction by Iraida H. López identifies key tropes in their poetry, prose, and drama, and provides an overview of Cuban American literature since the 1960s. With both original and previously published pieces by award-winning authors—including President Obama's Second Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco—the volume makes a welcome contribution to the fields of Latinx and American literature, as well as critical discussions across disciplines about the intersections of latinidad with race, class, gender, and sexuality.
From Tots to Teens
Title | From Tots to Teens PDF eBook |
Author | Clara Janetta Fort Denton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Children's plays |
ISBN |
10-Minute Plays for Kids
Title | 10-Minute Plays for Kids PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Harbison |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2015-11-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1495063933 |
In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights – such as Sharyn Rothstein, Alex Broun, Jenny Lyn Bader, Claudia I. Haas, and Mark Harvey Levine, and by others less well known but equally terrific such as Sharai Bohannon, Suzanne Bailie, and Shirley King. The characters and situations portrayed are perfect for the kid actor. Some of the plays explore relatable tales of friendship and family, while others allow the actors to take on the personas of nonhuman characters, such as fish and chess pieces! 10-Minute Plays for Kids is ideal for theater students, youth groups, and acting classes.
Ten-minute Plays
Title | Ten-minute Plays PDF eBook |
Author | Kristen Dabrowski |
Publisher | |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Acting |
ISBN | 9781575254401 |
A collection of short drama plays for young people.