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 | | | | | | | | MUCH ADO ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL - by C. Burruto | |  Monica likes Jason, Jason likes Erika, Andrea likes Reilly, Reilly is clueless, and they’re all overwhelmed by too much homework, too many tests, pop quizzes, and teachers with nothing better to do than assign essays. And, unless they have good grades, the principal is going to cancel the Sixteenth Annual Super Sweetheart’s Dance Extravapalooza - the biggest social event of the year!
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| Hey directors! Three new plays for May: The Queen of Pop by Anton Dudley, Groove-a-rella by ToniAnn Guadagnoli, and How the Other Half Dies by Eddie McPherson.
New Titles Coming Soon:
Play Your Cards Right, Ebenezer by R. Hearn, C. Cook
Madrigal Dinner by Kevin Kelleher
Would You Like Fries With Your Murder? by Dean Dyer
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Model Behavior by Benjamin Klingemann
'Tis Not Me She Loves by Steven Stack
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 | |  | | | | THE BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES AND SCENES
Find a rich and varied selection of monologues and scenes from plays that were produced and/or published in the 2009-2010 theatrical season in this book. Most are for younger performers (teens through thirties), but there are also some excellent pieces for men in their forties and fifties, and even a few for older performers. Some are comic (laughs), some are dramatic... | | |  | |  | |
| | | | | | THE BITE-SIZED BARD: A COLLECTION OF SHAKESPEARE-THEMED TEN-MINUTE PLAYS
Shakespeare has never been so easy to handle! This collection of original shorts based on the works of William Shakespeare pokes fun at the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon. Why is it that you never say the Scottish play? What happens when the actor playing the “Ghost” gets a bad case of stage fright and performs a very hopeless Hamlet? When Shakespeare gets an M.F.A., will it... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | BLUE FOOD
This is a hot new monologue and formless scene collection right off the press to you, the actor, director, or theatre teacher. This cornucopia of fresh, but tried-and-true monologues and contentless scenes is for actors of all ages, types and skills. It is dotted with Janice’s anecdotes about how she came about writing a certain character and gentle tips on how to play a role.... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | FUTURE TRANSMISSIONS: EIGHT SCI-FI COMEDIES
An evening of eight science fiction comedies that combines the uniquely weird with the incredibly awesome! These character-driven shorts challenge the assumptions that sci-fi is too expensive to stage and/or all about “spaceships and laser guns.” In Boom!, three scientists try to deactivate a real “time bomb” that keeps blowing them up over and over again. In the wry... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HE SAID, SHE SAID: TEN-MINUTE PLAYS FOR FOUR, FIVE AND SIX ACTORS
A collection of completely original ten-minute plays! In Untitled, a painting is liberated from his art gallery by Julia, who recognizes the sensitive canvas heart beating beneath Untitled's colorful oils. Untitled lives a fugitive's life until he bumps into Julia again and they both learn, too late, what it truly means to be...Untitled. Break the ‘fifth wall’ with... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SCHOOL PORTRAIT MONOLOGUES
It’s time again for the annual high school yearbook portrait, and drama queen, Gina Garfoni, is dreading a repeat of the previous year’s photo catastrophe. Last year’s photo was so bad that there’s even a blog devoted to it! This year, the photographer is experiencing some problems, and while waiting for him to adjust his equipment, Stacey, Gina, Tank, and Will unburden... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | STREET TALK: CHARACTER MONOLOGUES FOR ACTORS
Powerful character monologues for men and women in auditions. Including such characters as: Robert; an angst-ridden billionaire, Sid; a manipulative, loud, talent agent, Lila; an earthy, over-the-hill, exotic dancer, Tony; an unaware male chauvinist romantic, Beth; she's prim, proper, and extremely paranoid, Vince; a cynical New York City cop, Angel; a Latin lady with a lot... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | TECHNICAL THEATER FOR NONTECHNICAL PEOPLE
This innovative resource has been completely updated to reflect state-of-the-art standards in today’s fast-changing theater technology. Designed exclusively for non-technicians in the field, this pioneering book helps actors, dancers, playwrights, and directors to understand every aspect of a traditional and digitally supported backstage environment, from scenery, lighting,... | | | | | | |
| | | | | | O. Henry Series
Here they are! Selections from O. Henry's short stories in our popular ten minute play format. These plays deliver the same classic wit, humor and surprise endings characteristic of O. Henry's stories. This distinctive style will be cherished by those familiar with O. Henry and truly enjoyed by newcomers. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Grappling With Grammar Series
Who says grappling with grammar has to be a grind? Part of our unique Grammar Series in the popular ten-minute format, which blends performing arts with English studies. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | The Maxwell Family Classics Series
Come meet the Maxwells and you will instantly become part of the family. These classic plays are full of comedy and you are given a "ring side" seat in watching the humor of everyday life unfold before your eyes. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | The Virgil Series
Come to Lickskillet and join in the adventures of America's #1 family, the Sludges, a clan of fairly unremarkable, but kindly folk, that are guaranteed to keep you in stitches. As you ease back in your chair to enter the slow lane, be prepared for uproarious laughter with a smattering of life's lessons. | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mastering Math Series
The Mastering Math Series inspires knowledge and mathematical concepts through story theatre. Each ten-minute play uses Alberto's family and friends to introduce a new math concept to your students by actively engaging them with humorous dialogue and visual demonstration. This non-traditional, interdisciplinary approach has proven to be a fun, effective means of not only teaching, but also instilling a love of mathematics! | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Frankenharry Series
The ridiculously talented Joseph Sorrentino brings you four ten minute plays featuring the famously funny duo, Frank and Harry. Clifford A. Ridley, Philadelphia Inquirer's theater critic, summed it up best when he said, "Frankly, or maybe Harrily, he can't write these clever scripts fast enough to suit me." | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Saki Series
A group of plays based on short stories by Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, who was a British writer that pulled no punches in satirizing society and culture. Saki is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. As short plays, you are sure to find them as witty and enlightening today as they were then. | | | | | | |
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