Monologues for young adult actors (teens and twenties) - excerpted from Jim Chevallier's original collection "The Monologue Bin"

(Applause Acting Series). In this thoughtfully curated collection, teen actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time , chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of the piece, the book provides a synopsis of each play, a character description, and a list of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance that has a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.

Are you a jock? A geek? A ladies’ man? A slob? Doesn’t matter. This book covers everything! To make your search for the right monologue easy, we’ve created this series of one- to two- minute monologues. Follow several very different characters through various scenarios (friends, family, school, strangers, siblings, etc.) with both dramatic and hilarious results

The monologue book you have been waiting for! Award-winning material written specifically for today's teens. Challenging monologues in real language and real situations that are really fun to work on.

"For auditions, class, or practice, this series of books delivers exactly what it promises: a whole lot of engaging one-minute monologues for teen characters." KLIATTThis latest edition in Smith and Kraus's best-selling Ultimate Audition Series for Teens captures the exciting, unique, and active voice of M. Ramirez.A casting director's number one gripe is usually that young actors don't choose age-appropriate material. Teens need to play teenagers.Ramirez's characters talk like teenagers do: girls and boys aged 13-19. These original monologues will wake up judges, teachers, and casting directors. They're active. They pop like nobody's business. They're funny and poignant. But, best of all, these are stories only teens could tell, stories that allow their ability to really shine through.Some scenarios included are:? caught throwing a party? telling ghost stories? newcomer in town? in love with the video store guy? home after curfew? first earthquake experience? great movie idea? first parental betrayal? too old for the treehouse? approached by a homeless person? dreamer? first time shavingM. RAMIREZ is a playwright from Miami, Florida. He holds a degree in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and he is currently working on another series of monologue books for Smith and Kraus. He's also working on a play about a giant.