Download or read book New Monologues for Reader s Theatre written by Steven Porter and published by Players Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of theatrical monologues for young people, adults, and senior citizens, for use in the classroom, in auditions, or for performance.
Download or read book It Takes Courage written by Pam Speights and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Not too short, not too long, not hard to memorize, not hard to stage, and just the right message" -- it can be a real challenge to find uplifting dramatic material that fulfills these requirements. This collection of six award-winning scripts meets that challenge with meaningful plays that are practical, easy to produce, and touch the heart! These flexible sketches can be presented without sets or props, making them well-suited for dramatic insertions during worship. They're also useful as inspirational centerpieces for retreats, women's ministry, teen events, or outreach opportunities. It Takes Courage is a valuable and enriching resource for anyone in drama ministry. Scripts include: * Be a Blessing -- a drama based on a pastor's unique challenge to his congregation * What's in Your Backpack? -- a sketch depicting a teen who chooses to trust God when wrongly accused * Where Is Courage? -- a play about children searching for true bravery * Every Knee Shall Bow -- readers' theater based on Revelation 5 and 6 * This Joy We Share -- readers' theater the amazing power of the Holy Spirit * Who Is in Control? -- a monologue portraying the apostle Paul's mother Pam Speights is the head of the speech department at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas. She has served as a drama minister and has been a speech and drama teacher for Christian high schools and colleges. Speights is a graduate of Abilene Christian University with bachelor's and master's degrees in speech and communication, and she is currently studying for a doctoral degree in education at the University of Houston. She is an active member of First Colony Church of Christ in Sugar Land, Texas.
Download or read book Singular Sensation written by Doug Brendel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-04-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A baby speaks from the womb A father speaks from the grave The phone rings, and it's God on the line! Anything can happen in these extraordinary, proven-powerful sketches-each designed to enhance your ministry 40 surprising Christian drama sketches in a user-friendly format Sketches for 1 actor No-memorization scripts Monologues, Meditations Comedy, Drama "Updated" Scripture readings Fully indexed and cross-referenced for easy access Ideal for your church drama group, Christian concerts, special events, camp program, last-minute requests for drama, start-up drama ministries, youth drama groups, Sunday school class, Bible study, any church program you want to enhance or liven up! "Imaginative. Creative. Compelling"-Ray Schwartz, Creekside Community Church "Our congregation consistently 'connects'"-Zanne Dailey, Genesis Church "These sketches hit dead-center home on the issues"-Kendon S. Victor, Mountain Valley Church
Download or read book It Takes Courage written by Pam Speights and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays written by William W. Demastes and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEST MONOLOGUES FROM BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS VOLUME 1
Download or read book Competition Monologues II written by Roger Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of Competition Monologues is, like the first volume, designed specifically for young actors 18-28 years old. The selections are again drawn from American plays produced by professional regional theatres across the nation during the past few years. Because of this the scripts, with few exceptions, cannot be readily found in published form, and the monologues are therefore infrequently performed and highly original. As a result of suggestions from numerous coaches and drama teachers across the nation who have used the first volume in their classes and workshops, the editor has included longer selections in this second volume. Hopefully this will help the general reader and theatre practitioner to gain an understanding of the range and quality of solid dramatic writing which characterizes the contemporary American theatre and enable acting instructors to use the selections as longer exercises in their general acting and theatre performance classes. The reference section has been completely updated to reflect the wealth of material which has recently appeared in the monologue and auditioning field. The combination of originality and vital dramatic writing makes this anthology unique in the field as a resource book for young actors.
Download or read book Why Can t I Fly written by Rita Golden Gelman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Moving Parts written by Nina Shengold and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving Parts offers actors the best monologues from great plays—pieces by both well-known and up-and-coming playwrights, including many minority artists—that offer a variety of dramatic styles for beginning and experienced actors. Included are more than a hundred monologues from such contemporary voices as Eric Bogosian, Caryl Churchill, Christopher Durang, Maria Irene Fornes, Athol Fugard, Philip Kan Gotanda, Václav Havel, Lanford Wilson, and George C. Wolfe. Designed for easy browsing, the monologues are indexed by gender, age, and subject to help actors locate appropriate material, and each is introduced with a short description of the plot, setting, and character type. These monologues stand on their own as good theater, while they give actors a well-defined character, a story to tell, and a wide range of behavior and feeling to portray.
Download or read book Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays written by Roger Ellis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology theater expert Roger Ellis culls together dramatic scenes and monologues that all deal with spiritual experience. From various religious and non-religious perspectives the book explores various aspects of spirituality ä religious faith martyrdom death and afterlife fate and destiny mercy and romantic love. The material comes from contemporary plays by some of the most gifted playwrights ä Arthur Miller Tony Kushner John Patrick Shanley John Pielmeier Tammy Ryan Elie Wiesel Karen Sunde and others. Perfect for high-school through college-age students as well as for actors and general readers this volume contains nearly 100 scenes ranging from comic to serious grouped in five categories: Scenes for a Man and a Woman Scenes for Two Women Scenes for Two Men Monologues for Women and Monologues for Men. In addition to the monologues Ellis includes notes on staging to help actors and directors bring these scenes to life. Some of the plays sourced for this anthology include ÊThe CrucibleÊ ÊDoubtÊ ÊIn the Shape of a WomanÊ ÊAgnes of GodÊ ÊEpic ProportionsÊ ÊOur Lady of 121st StreetÊ ÊAngels in AmericaÊ and ÊAffection in TimeÊ.
Download or read book Creating Your Own Monologue written by Glenn Alterman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second edition of this popular guide, actors learn to use their skills to write monologues, performance art pieces, and one-person plays. Updated to include exclusive interviews and tips on marketing, this guide helps actors create their own exciting performance opportunities and follow in the footsteps of Elaine Stritch, Billy Crystal, John Leguizamo, and other stunningly successful writer-performers of one-person shows. The author, an award-winning actor, breaks down the writing process into simple steps, coaching the reader through each stage of the creative journey.
Download or read book The Legend of Lightning Larry written by Aaron Shepard and published by Skyhook Press. This book was released on with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf." -- San Francisco Examiner No outlaw could draw as fast as Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It shot light. And Larry always aimed for the heart. Can Larry save the town of Brimstone from Evil-Eye McNeevil's outlaw gang? Find out in this rip-roaring original tale of a gunfighter with a huge smile and a hankering for lemonade. TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "STORIES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of "The Baker's Dozen," "The Sea King's Daughter," "The Monkey King," and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Toni Goffe is the British illustrator of numerous well-loved children's books and is a winner of the 1993 Gold Medallion Book Award. He is also illustrator of Aaron's "The Legend of Slappy Hooper." ///////////////////////////////////////////////// "One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf; girls will probably like the story too . . . The language is perfect, [with] the right dose of silliness to make both parents and children chuckle . . . The illustrations are ideal." -- Cindi Rose, San Francisco Examiner, Aug. 20, 2012 "A tall-tale superhero for our time. . . . A readaloud that could lighten up classes well up in the elementary grades." -- Kirkus Reviews, Mar. 1, 1993 "Pass out the bandanas and dig out the spittoon. Read this story in an old-timer's voice, and everyone will have a good time." -- Chris Sherman, American Library Association Booklist, Mar. 1, 1993 "Move over, Wyatt Earp. Make room for a cowboy of a different caliber. A wide age range of listeners will request this one again and again." -- School Library Journal, Nov. 1993 "A rib-tickler. . . . Kids will enjoy acting this out as readers theatre." -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Spring 1993 "Lovely. . . . Should reach the tickly bone of youngsters." -- Storyline, June 1993 "Perfect for telling or reading out loud." -- Katy Rydell, Stories, Spring 1993 "My class loved this story. Great to use when introducing tall tales." -- D. Peccianti, Reviews of All Resources (Monterey Peninsula United School District) "Introduces one amazing cowpoke. . . . Will have young listeners laughing out loud and asking you to 'read it again.'" -- Smithsonian, Nov. 1993 "Told in the spirited language of a true yarn-spinner, this is a rollicking picture book to warm the heart of just about everyone." -- Kids' Line, Summer 1993
Download or read book New Monologues for Mature Actors written by and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This first-of-its-kind anthology of comic and serious monologues is specially tailored for actors age 55 and older. Leading American playwrights have penned characters who are fresh and reflective of older adults in the modern world. A convenient source book of monologues ideally suited for auditions or acting classes. The book also contains suggestions and exercises to use when preparing for an audition, plus listings of previously published and produced classical, comic and serious monologues for mature actors and actresses." -- p. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Talk to Me written by Eric Lane and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this one-of-a-kind collection of monologue plays, Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have gathered a breathtaking array of human voices and stories by master playwrights and emerging new writers. Each of the plays, ranging from one-acts and ten-minute plays to full-length works, creates a rich and specific world. In these pages, readers will meet a dazzling group of dramatic and comic characters: an actress chasing a role as a prison guard on a soap opera, an Indian waiter new to America, a lesbian performance artist taking her father to Auschwitz, a surfer dude trying to summarize the plot of Moby-Dick in under two minutes, and a Dutch librarian hunting down a book that's 123 years overdue. Because each selection is a complete monologue, Talk to Me is an unprecedented source for actors in search of material for auditions, classes, and performances, as well as a literary gold mine for anyone who loves drama. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book The Actor s Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues written by Nina Shengold and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1987-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A splendid collection of monologues from both well-known and obscure scripts.
Download or read book Just as I Am Without One Plea written by Charlotte Elliott and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Speak the Speech written by Rhona Silverbush and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 1089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive sourcebook of Shakespeare's monologues ever available in one volume. A detailed guide to approaching Shakespearean text, Speak the Speech! contains everything an actor needs to select and prepare a Shakespeare monologue for classwork, auditions, or performance. Included herein are over 150 monologues. Each one is placed in context with a brief introduction, is carefully punctuated in the manner that best illustrates its meaning, and is painstakingly and thoroughly annotated. Each is also accompanied by commentary that will spark the actor's imagination by exploring how the interrelationship of meter and the choice of words and sounds yields clues to character and performance. And throughout the book sidebars relate historical, topical, technical, and other useful and entertaining information relevant to the text. In addition, the authors include an overview of poetic and rhetorical elements, brief synopses of all the plays, and a comprehensive index along with other guidelines that will help readers locate the perfect monologue for their needs. More than just an actor's toolkit, Speak the Speech! is also an entertaining resource that will help demystify Shakespeare's language for the student and theater lover alike.
Download or read book A Walk in the Woods written by Lee Blessing and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1988 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Length: 2 acts.
