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Directing Kids
Directing the school play for the first time? Or maybe you've been directing plays with young people for a while, but are always looking for ways to improve. Anyone who wants to help young casts create memorable theatrical experiences for themselves and their audiences will benefit from Directing Kids, a comprehensive guide to directing and producing plays with young people. More Info... |
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![]() The successor to Go Solo, our first monologue collection, featuring more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use. More Info... |
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Go Solo: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors
A diverse collection of more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use. More Info... |
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Teaching Improv: A Practical Guide for Theatre Educators
James Thomas Bailey's practical, humorous guide to teaching improvisation and how to apply it to the theatre classroom is a must-have for any educator. More Info... |
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Young Playwrights 101: Revised Edition
Do your students want to write plays that will actually get produced? Or are you a budding young playwright yourself? Then meet your new best friend. Young Playwrights 101: Revised Edition will guide young writers from initial idea to submission and beyond. It's a complete course, organized in easy-to-follow lessons and filled with practical exercises designed to hone young writers' skills and get them writing better plays faster. More Info... |
Follow That Funny
Comedy.
140 - 165 minutes. 2-30 females, 2-21 males (4-41 performers possible). Fifteen short comedies, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals, offer teen actors the opportunity to tackle a wide variety of styles and subjects as they stretch their acting chops and tickle their funny bones. More Info... More Info... |
Middle Schoolin' It
Anthology.
140 - 160 minutes. Up to 23 females and 19 males. Fifteen short plays, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals, offer middle school actors the opportunity to tackle a wide variety of styles and subjects in plays that range from light-hearted romps to serious looks at what it means to grow up. More Info... More Info... |
![]() Anthology.
210 - 270 minutes. 4-12+ females, 3-6+ males, 0-26+ any gender (7-44+ performers possible). The second collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition spans a vast variety of time periods, genres and topics, but what unites these young writers is their ability to speak to the issues that impact young people today. More Info... | |
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New Voices: Winning One-Acts by Young Playwrights
Anthology.
170 - 230 minutes. 20-45 females, 15-40 males (35-85 performers possible). Eight talented young writers chronicle our coming of age in this collection of winning one-acts from the New Voices competition. Whether it's lampooning teen rites of passage like college admissions or the dreaded driver's test, exploring relationships with families, friends and would-be significant others, or taking on serious issues like mental health and eating disorders, these playwrights pull no punches and write with honesty about the world in which they find themselves. More Info... More Info... |
On the Edge: Challenging Short Plays for Teen Actors
Anthology.
120 - 140 minutes. 2-18 females, 2-12 males (4-30 performers possible). Fifteen edgy short plays to challenge high school actors, ideal for classroom use, competition or one-act festivals. More Info... More Info... |