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Item Nr: B 97285 Title: 33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens: Plays for Small Casts
Grade Lvl: T Author: Allen, Laurie
Length: 211 Prod/Pub: Meriwether Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: 2011 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 1 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  This is a collection of plays with natural dialogue and believable situations for two to six actors. These thirty-three short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may push boundaries, act crazy, and even discover themselves in the many true-to-life scenes and characterizations offered here. These plays permit student actors to show off their talents by creating outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well. Sample titles include: Grounded Until Further Notice, Crazy Hairy Day, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Prom Date, Confessions, and A Fine Line between Love and Hate. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL appropriate for grades 5-8.

  Subjects:
  7 - ACTING
  120 - ARTS, THE
  408 - DRAMA
  1364 - MIDDLE SCHOOL/SCHOOLS
  825 - PLAYS, ONE-ACT
  1641 - PROFESSIONAL JUNIOR HIGH LANGUAGE ARTS
  1219 - READER'S THEATER/READERS THEATRE
  919 - READING
  1696 - READING COMPREHENSION
  1695 - READING FLUENCY
  1999 - TEENS (SOCIAL THEMES)