TY - BOOK AU - Harbison,Lawrence TI - Best contemporary monologues for kids ages 7-15 T2 - The Applause acting series SN - 1495011771 AV - PN2080 .B4125 2015 U1 - 808.82/45 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Milwaukee, WI PB - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard Corporation KW - Acting KW - Auditions KW - Juvenile literature KW - Children KW - Drama KW - Children's writings, American KW - Monologues KW - Teenagers KW - Art dramatique KW - Ouvrages pour la jeunesse KW - PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning KW - PERFORMING ARTS / Monologues & Scenes KW - Juvenile works KW - Monologues (Drama) KW - Monologues (Théâtre) KW - monologues N1 - P.B; Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) N2 - "Inside these pages, aspiring young performers will find 75 challenging monologues just right for kids. All of the pieces are about subjects appropriate for production in schools? much of it "serious and challenging"? which will interest child performers without offending administrators, teachers, or parents. Some are comical, some are dramatic, and some are seriocomic (a little bit of both). Most of the monologues are from plays, and some are original pieces written especially for this book. Despite the listed age of each character, these monologue can all be performed by kids of any age. The collection features wonderful monologues by some of our finest playwrights, such as Don Nigro, Cassandra Lewis, Reina Hardy, Kayla Cagan, Jenny Lyn Bader, Eric Coble, Glenn Alterman, Constance Congdon, and Barbara Dana. It also highlights exciting up-and-comers, such as Sharon Goldner, Gabriel David, Deanna Alisa Ableser, Martha Patterson, David Eliet, Connie Schindewolf, Mark Lambeck, and Phoebe Farmer."--Publisher's website ER -