Great Scenes and Monologues for Children (Young Actors Series) - Softcover

Craig Slaight

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880399156 ISBN 13: 9781880399156

Publisher: Smith & Kraus, 1993

Synopsis

Presents a collection of monologues and scenes from familiar plays and books for young actors to perform.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig Slaight is the director of the Young Conservatory at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.

Jack Sharrar is registrar and director of Graduate Studies for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where he also teaches acting, directing, and voice.

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-8. The Young Actors series has scored again with its latest collection devoted to theater and drama as "seen through the eyes of young people." Offering scenes and monologues from children's novels and fairy tales, the editors also provide an eclectic mix of "adult" drama and short story. The inclusion of mature selections, such as Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour and Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, makes the collection appealing to young adults for speech and drama study. Elementary students and teachers will enjoy the excerpts from such children's classics as the The Secret Garden, Little Women, and The Emperor's New Clothes. Monologues have been chosen from such contemporary works as "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and Farewell to Manzanar as well as standards like Heidi and Peter Pan. A brief plot synopsis introduces each selection, encouraging readers to refer to the complete work. Teachers seeking resources and activities to extend or enrich classroom literature units will find this a handy tool for readers' theater or book talks. Providing a broad range of material with a wide spectrum of uses, this practical compilation is a must buy. Mary Romano Marks

About this edition

• Publisher: Smith & Kraus
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1880399156
• ISBN 13: 9781880399156
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 175
• Editor: Craig Slaight, Jack Sharrar