One-Minute Monologues for Teensis a collection of 100 original comedy and drama scripts on a wide range of topics. They are easily relatable to teenage actors' real-life roles as daughters, sons, students, (student athletes, ) and after-school employees. Each monologue is gender-neutral and may be performed by both male and female actors in a one-minute timeframe. No props or costumes are required. The monologues are clean, family-friendly, and include positive messages, life lessons, and ethical questions for young people written between the lines. Ultimately, these monologues can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our teen performers - and their classmates and audiences too. Appropriate for film, television, and theater training and performance - as well as college drama program auditions.

This new book from the author of Scenes for Teens is a collection of 60 original comedy and drama scripts for younger actors. The dialogues feature clean language and family-friendly, real-life scenarios. They are ideal for teaching, rehearsing, and auditioning for stage and screen. All scenes are gender-neutral, allowing every role in every scene to be performed by both male and female acting students.

The scripts are varied, with shorter and longer selections, comical and more serious topics, and conversational dialogue intended to develop rapid-fire comedic timing, listening and reacting skills, and vocal variety. Overall, the emphasis is on straightforward, realistic interaction to build and solidify the one-on-one relationship between acting scene partners. Many scenes are educational, as well, modeling and reinforcing positive attitudes and behaviors for our youth.

With a heartfelt foreword by Disney's Anita Barone, and a clear, concise introduction to acting by the author, Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens is a simple - but effective - training tool for teachers, parents, libraries, schools, and drama clubs, and acting coaches.

This book offers a no-nonsense, practical approach for training young actors, and can be applied immediately in the home and classroom. Positive imagery, social relevance, and civic-mindedness are written into many scenes as subtext.

This is the new book from the author of Scenes for Teens and Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens - a veteran actor with Hollywood and Broadway credits.

Monologues for Teens is a collection of 60 Original Monologues on a wide variety of topics. They're designed to help teenage actors reach, stretch and stand out powerfully from the crowd. Each individual piece is gender-neutral and may be performed equally well by both male and female actors. These monologues are clean, family-friendly, thought-provoking, and designed to encourage positive attitudes and behaviors for student actors - and their audiences.

Clean, lean, practical audition and performance material for acting class, performing arts schools, drama clubs, and drama coaches. No props, no costumes, no entrances, no exits, and no confusing stage directions. This book is an easy to follow, effective, and efficient guide to simplifying and demystifying the entire monologue process.

The scripts are appropriate for film, television, and theater program training. Includes a foreword by Emmy Award winning actress and producer Jean Carol, and a detailed introduction to monologue selection, preparation and performance by the author. Monologues for Teens also includes helpful, behind-the-scenes suggestions on actor training and audition psychology.

This book will help dedicated, creative student actors delve deeply into compelling storylines to create realistic and sympathetic characters - and set themselves apart from the crowd.

Teenage drama student tired of playing middle-aged grownups? Find stage pieces tailored to the real-world in this amazing new collection.

Monologues for Teens II is the latest installment in The Young Actor Series and the long-awaited follow-up to the award-winning Monologues for Teens. Full voting member of the National Television Academy and longtime NBC Tonight Show sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, producing, and teaching for decades. Now he's here to share a curated collection of the best comedy and drama monologues for 2020. This is a collection with depth, heart, and pathos to challenge young actors and bring out their very best performances. These are monologues they've never heard before - and monologues they'll remember you by!

No props. No costumes. No entrances. No exits. No fluff.

No bad language. No snarky, mean-spirited scenarios. No talking down to you - or your audience.

Gender-neutral monologues that can be performed equally well by all actors.

If you're searching for fresh, emotionally rich performance material with a positive, optimistic viewpoint presenting ethical questions for our youth - then order this clear and definitive new resource - Monologues for Teens II - today. Nail your next audition tomorrow.

Shepherd of Decay is a wilderness-themed Pathfinder adventure for four 11th-level characters. The adventure concludes the Wardens of Wildwood Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which a group of adventurers navigate a tricky balance between idyllic wilderness, a hungry nation, and primal forces beyond the natural world. This volume also includes a look at how to continue the campaign, a gazetteer of a settlement on the Plane of Wood, several new magical items, and new monstrous threats!

Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign.

Monologues for Kids and Tweens is a collection of 100 original comedy and drama scripts on a wide range of topics. They are easily relatable to young actors' real-life roles as students, daughters, sons, and siblings. Each piece is gender-neutral and may be performed by both male and female actors. No props or costumes are required. The monologues are clean, family-friendly, and include positive messages, life lessons, and ethical questions for young people written between the lines. Ultimately, these monologues can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our young performers - and their classmates and audiences as well. Appropriate for film, television, and theater training and performance.

Monologues for Young Adults is an original collection of family-friendly, gender-neutral, stage and screen scripts to help young, up-and-coming actors nail their college drama program auditions and professional performances. Full voting member of the National Television Academy and longtime NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. He brings practical, real world experience from the Hollywood and New York trenches to the challenge of monologue auditions.

With relatable, real-world topics applicable to young adults in their twenties and thirties, these scenes require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions ideal for deep thinkers to explore. If you like fresh content, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you'll love this definitive new resource.

Monologues for Young Adults is an original collection of family-friendly, gender-neutral, stage and screen scripts to help young, up-and-coming actors nail their college drama program auditions and professional performances. Full voting member of the National Television Academy and longtime NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. He brings practical, real world experience from the Hollywood and New York trenches to the challenge of monologue auditions.

With relatable, real-world topics applicable to young adults in their twenties and thirties, these scenes require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions ideal for deep thinkers to explore. If you like fresh content, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you'll love this definitive new resource.

Tired of seeing mean-spirited, snarky performance material for kids? Looking for material with a positive spin? Full voting member of the National Television Academy and Tonight Show sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. Now he shares a curated collection of 100 of the best comedy and drama monologues.

Monologues for Kids and Tweens II is a collection of 100 new comedy and drama pieces for our youngest performers. It is the 7th installment in The Young Actor Series. The scripts are easily relatable to children's real-life roles as daughters, sons, siblings, students, and young athletes. Each piece is clean, gender-neutral, and may be performed by both male and female actors. The monologues run one to two minutes in length, with no props or costumes required. All scripts are clean, family-friendly, and include positive messages, life lessons, and ethical questions for young people - and all people- written between the lines. This material (and the subtext) can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our young performers, their classmates and audiences. Appropriate for film, television, theater, speech and forensics competitions, and drama school auditions.

Need a killer monologue for an audition? Discover a wealth of fresh options in this detailed tome.

Sick of the same scripts being done to death? Looking for a soliloquy relevant to today's contemporary world? Seeking material with a positive spin? Full voting member of the National Television Academy and Tonight Show sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. Now he's here to share a curated collection of sixty of the best comedy and drama monologues.

Monologues for Adults is the ultimate volume of family-friendly stage material to help you nail that college drama program audition or professional stage performance. With relatable, real world topics applicable to adults, these pieces require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions perfect for deep thinkers to explore. And with literally dozens of gender-neutral and unique scenes to choose from, you'll find the right piece to take you from zero to callback in no time at all.

Monologues for Adults is the dramatic arts advantage you need in your next live performance. If you like fresh material, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you'll love Mike Kimmel's definitive new resource.

Six Critical Essays on Film is a clear, succinct guide to studying and understanding feature films as both a medium of communication and artistic expression. Intended for college and adult school students, this book offers a short - but diverse - selection of quality films from the 1920s through 1970s for review and application. The text provides active, workable solutions to break films down into their component parts, evaluate elements that work well, and identify those that miss their mark.

Critical thinking skills and an outside-the-box approach are encouraged to help students write film essays of their own that stand out boldly from the college crowd.

Zombie Feast is a Pathfinder adventure for four less-than-good-hearted 1st-level characters. The adventure begins the Blood Lords Adventure Path, a six-part, monthly campaign in which the characters rise from skilled troubleshooters to join the Blood Lords who rule a land of the dead. The adventure also details the Great Factions of Geb, whose favors are key to rising in political influence, and provides a complete gazetteer of the town of Graydirge, where the adventure takes place. New monsters, spells, undead companions, and more round out the bountiful buffet of Zombie Feast!

Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

Need a killer monologue for an audition? Discover a wealth of fresh options in this detailed tome----Winner of the 2021 Best Indie Book Award in the Acting Book category..

Sick of the same scripts being done to death? Looking for a soliloquy relevant to today's contemporary world? Seeking material with a positive spin? Full voting member of the National Television Academy and Tonight Show sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. Now he's here to share a curated collection of sixty of the best comedy and drama monologues.

Monologues for Adults is the ultimate volume of family-friendly stage material to help you nail that college drama program audition or professional stage performance. With relatable, real world topics applicable to adults, these pieces require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions perfect for deep thinkers to explore. And with literally dozens of gender-neutral and unique scenes to choose from, you'll find the right piece to take you from zero to callback in no time at all.

Monologues for Adults is the dramatic arts advantage you need in your next live performance. If you like fresh material, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you'll love Mike Kimmel's definitive new resource.

The Actor's Book of Quotes is a broad and diverse selection of quotations--by actors and non-actors alike--to encourage, inspire, and support performing artists throughout their daily journey and creative process. A wealth of knowledge, worldly wisdom, and humor from some of the greatest minds of all time on topics and categories of special interest to working actors. Subjects include auditions, risk, rejection, self-confidence, success, survival jobs, technique, typecasting, visualization and so many more. A valuable resource volume for working professionals and dedicated newcomers in this highly competitive and creative field.

The Actor's Book of Quotes is a broad and diverse selection of quotations--by actors and non-actors alike--to encourage, inspire, and support performing artists throughout their daily journey and creative process. A wealth of knowledge, worldly wisdom, and humor from some of the greatest minds of all time on topics and categories of special interest to working actors. Subjects include auditions, risk, rejection, self-confidence, success, survival jobs, technique, typecasting, visualization and so many more. A valuable resource volume for working professionals in this highly competitive field.