Best Monologues For Teens - April 2024

The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights

This unique anthology provides a wealth of material for actors and acting students, and a wonderful overview of the best recent plays for anyone interested in theatre. The more than 150 monologues cover a diverse range of subjects, and offer a variety of dramatic styles and moods. Each monologue is introduced with a short description of the plot, setting, and character type by the leading plauwrights of our time. Featured dramatists include: Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, Lanford Wilson, Wallace Shawn, Tina Howe, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Beth Henley, Sam Shepard, David Henry Hwa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140096493
• ASIN: 0140096493
• ISBN: 0140096493
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Vampire Wish: The Complete Series

This box set includes all five books in The Vampire Wish series by USA Today bestselling author Michelle Madow and is over 1,200 pages of magic, romance, adventure, and twists you’ll never see coming.Annika never thought of herself as weak—until vampires murdered her parents and kidnapped her to their hidden kingdom of the Vale.As a brand new blood slave, Annika must survive her dangerous new circumstances—or face death from the wolves prowling the Vale’s enchanted walls. But sparks fly when she meets the vampire prince Jacen. She hates the idea of falling for the enemy, but her connec... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078WCQQZ9
• ASIN: B078WCQQZ9
• Manufacturer: Dreamscape Publishing

Break the Rules and Get the Part: Thirty Monologues for Women (Applause Acting Series)

Ever feel like the only hurdle between you and your dream role are the outmoded audition (and, let's face it, gender) norms that many casting agents presumably adhere to? Tired of stale and lifeless soliloquies that leave your mouth dry and your spirit in tatters? Sick of feeling hamstrung by both your material and your imagined audience? In Break the Rules and Get the Part: Thirty Monologues for Women, Lira Kellerman will help you infiltrate, navigate, and obliterate the arbitrary guidelines that keep you tethered to dull, flaccid monologues and a disembodied stage personality.Characterized b... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1495075419
• UPC: 888680645939
• ASIN: 1495075419
• ISBN: 1495075419
• Brand: Applause Books
• Manufacturer: Applause

Monologues They'll Remember You By: 80 Unique and Compelling Monologues That Leave a Lasting Impression

Finding the right monologue can often be a frustrating task. Too frequently, monologue books rely on time-worn staples that have been heard a million times before, or are padded out with aimless, insipid pieces that often aren't even taken from actual plays. In Monologues They'll Remember You By you'll find 80 (40 male, 40 female) fresh, engaging monologues that will allow you to create memorable character portraits of depth and vitality for that all-important moment in the spotlight. Divided into male and female comedic, dramatic, and seriocomic categories, this book also provides a useful gu... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1974174859
• ASIN: 1974174859
• ISBN: 1974174859
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Complete Last War Series (Books 1 - 7): A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller

The EMP hit. Society collapsed. America now sits on the precipice of a new dark age…When a breathless assault on California hammers the power grid and lays waste to much of the population, an EMP strike might be America’s only salvation. But will this bold, almost hopeless attempt to preserve the nation trigger something far more devastating? An extinction level event perhaps? Who is behind this attack, and what is their endgame?Ripped straight from the headlines, this edge-of-your-seat, post-apocalyptic EMP thriller will usher in humankind’s last war, an epic tale of survival like no ot... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07HY753YK
• ASIN: B07HY753YK
• Manufacturer: River City Publishing

Best Women's Monologues of 2019

Welcome to our new book of monologues for women, chosen for you by the team at True Acting Institute. We had thousands of submissions. The monologues that have been chosen are presented here in the book along with information about the playwrights.

• ASIN: 1575259346
• ASIN: 1575259346
• ISBN: 1575259346
• Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2017

Here you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues for men from plays which were produced and/or published in the 2016-2017 theatrical season. Most are for younger performers (teens through 30s)but there are also some excellent pieces for older actors as well. Some are comic, some are dramatic. Some are short, some are long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. monologues from Kenny Finkle, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Sheila Callaghan, Nicole Pandolfo, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Alexandra Gersten-Vassiliaros, June Guralnik, Beau Willimon, Philip Dawkins, Evan Linder, Chris... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1575259133
• ASIN: 1575259133
• ISBN: 1575259133
• Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

The Book of Essie: A novel

FINALIST FOR THE 2018 NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD"Both timelessly beautiful and unbelievably timely."—Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant  A captivating novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family's hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart. Esther Ann Hicks--Essie--is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for he... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075PV4J5T
• ASIN: B075PV4J5T
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Young Actor's Handbook (Applause Acting Series)

The way some introductory acting books are written it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In "The Young Actor's Handbook", Jeremy Kruse, an actor, writer, producer and director who teaches method acting, acting for camera, improvisation ,and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, mends this mangled genre distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean mean intuitive hundred page primer. Rather than bludgeoning the uninitiated with dense paragraphs, vague concepts, and opaque examples, "The Young Actor's Handbook" ignites ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1495075427
• UPC: 888680645946
• ASIN: 1495075427
• ISBN: 1495075427
• Brand: Applause Books
• Manufacturer: Applause

Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors: 34 High-Quality Scenes for Kids and Teens

By the author of the best-selling Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors!Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors features 34 fun, instantly involving scenes written specifically for actors aged 8-16, and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with them. Written by award-winning New York City playwright Douglas M. Parker, Contemporary Scenes provides young actors with the material they need to have fun while exploring a full spectrum of emotions, situations and relationships, ranging from the humorous to the heartfelt.With appealing, accessible scenes – written in contemporary... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0692770429
• ASIN: 0692770429
• ISBN: 0692770429
• Manufacturer: Beat by Beat Press

Short Monologues for Auditions

How to select monologues by your casting type, prepare and perform them for auditions. Includes 70 original audition monologues. Also, great for acting classes. Reviews of other books by Frank Catalano5 stars - Stand Out at your Auditions By SeanThis book helped me book a job! The monologues are unique, show emotional range and gave me voice that was completely my own. Next time your thinking about busting out another tired monologue from" Our Town" slap yourself and then buy a copy of this book !5.0 stars - SUCH A TREASURE By PaulIn this day and age everything is the same. We're all doing th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00EKMOAT6
• ASIN: B00EKMOAT6
• Manufacturer: Lexington Avenue Press

Tenth of December: Stories

• ASIN: B008LMB4C2
• ASIN: B008LMB4C2
• Manufacturer: Random House

Nimona

Indies Choice Book of the Year * National Book Award Finalist * New York Times Bestseller * New York Times Notable Book * Kirkus Best Book * School Library Journal Best Book * Publishers Weekly Best Book * NPR Best Book * New York Public Library Best Book * Chicago Public Library Best BookThe New York Times bestselling graphic novel sensation from Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic. Kirkus says, “If you’re going to read one graphic novel this year, make it this one.”Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062278231
• ASIN: 0062278231
• ISBN: 0062278231
• Brand: Harper Teen
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men: Teens to Thirties (Actor's Toolkit)

Monologues are an essential part of every actor’s toolkit. The monologues in this collection contain a diverse range of memorable characters that cross cultural and historical boundaries, with pieces organized into age-specific groups: “Teens,” “Twenties,” and “Thirties.” This volume features a foreword by Tom Hiddleston and an introduction by Dee Cannon.

• ASIN: 1783199377
• ASIN: 1783199377
• ISBN: 9781783199372
• Manufacturer: Oberon Books

Abhorsen (Old Kingdom Book 3)

• ASIN: B000FC10IO
• ASIN: B000FC10IO
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

Audition Monologues : Power Pieces for Kids and Teens Revised Edition

An excellent collection of fun comedic and powerful dramatic one-minute monologues, written for kids and teens, ages 5 to 18, this source can be used for auditioning purposes, classroom instruction, and acting

• UPC: 53381566

The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens : First Annual Collection

Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004--and collected them into

• UPC: 25948870

Just Me : 100 Monologues for Teens

This unique collection of contemporary monologues covers a wide range of teenage

• UPC: 22385628

Leave This Song Behind : Teen Poetry at Its Best

It's been 10 years since the last book in the Teen Ink series Written in the Dirt was published. Now, a whole new batch of teen writers has emerged with their own unique voices. Leave

• UPC: 47324455
• Rating: 5.0

Teen Titans 1: Damian Knows Best

"Exploding from the blockbuster DC Rebirth event, it's an action-packed new spin on one of the most famous superhero teams of all time, from writer Benjamin Percy (GREEN ARROW) and a titanic team of talented

• UPC: 55342952
• Rating: 3.0

Nine Changed Lives: Monologues for Lent and Holy Week

I found Nine Changed Lives to be an intriguing series of Easter season monologues. Each met me on a personal level and pointed me to Christ. Their unique format enables a great deal of flexibility

• UPC: 53251734

A Self-Guided Workbook for Highly Effective Teens: A Companion to the Best Selling 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (Paperback)

Updated and redesigned Sean Covey classic Sean Covey has helped countless teens make better decisions and improve their sense of self-worth. A Self-Guided Workbook for Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey is a short, quick,

• UPC: 47696414

All the Feelings : Hella Dramatic Monologues for Thespians of a Teen Age

Young actors: Give the boot to Neil Labute. Tell Christopher Durang he's no thang. This ground-breaking book of Grade-A meaty monologues is designed to help teen-aged actorians express their feelings through The Magic of The

• UPC: 967465504

The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men : Teens to Thirties

This book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of today's leading contemporary

• UPC: 49117908

Royalty Free Short Monologues & One Act Plays: For High Schools and Older Teens - eBook

These popular monologues for both men and women are free for students, schools and non-profits. One reviewer wrote: "Dramatic monologues that have contemporary spunk." Author Rick Doble received over a hundred emails from teens and

• UPC: 859844834