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Short Plays for Young Actors. Young Actors Series.
Slaight, Craig, Ed.; Sharrar, Jack, Ed. – 1996
This collection of short plays for young actors features a young person's point of view and is intended to be used as a sourcebook by students and teachers. The collection is designed to appeal to a wide variety of theatrical tastes and embraces a variety of styles and themes. Although the unifying factor of the collection is the aforementioned…
Descriptors: Acting, Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Drama
The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1994. The Monologue Audition Series.
Beard, Jocelyn A., Ed. – 1994
This collection of monologues describes women's roles in theater in 1994 as being "ripe with possibility." The collection includes work from playwrights Gloria Naylor, Harold Prince, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, and Harold Pinter, among others. The collection contains 57 brief audition pieces for women to perform from the 1994…
Descriptors: Acting, Audience Awareness, Characterization, Class Activities
Contesting the Constitution: The Constitutional Dialogues.
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Hilenski, Ferdinand Alexi – 1985
This historical dramatization, prepared for presentation at the 1985 Wyoming Chatauqua, contains three dialogues, set during the administration of President Thomas Jefferson and presenting the issues surrounding the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The dialogues are designed to be presented in three segments to permit discussion…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Dialogs (Literary), Drama, Government (Administrative Body)
Single Teen Parent/Homemaker: "Days of Future Past." Final Report.
Somerset Community Coll, KY. – 1989
A project completed the final draft of a script for a video that would present the realities of teen parenthood. The video was intended to show the social and economic problems teen parents encounter, the potential problems single parents must face, and the expectations of parenthood. Steps in the writing process included the following: interviews…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Parenthood Education, Parenting Skills
Mock Trials: Scripts for Wisconsin Lawyers and Teachers.
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1979
The document presents scripts prepared by experienced lawyers for seven mock trials. Designed for high school or adult audiences as introductions to the American legal system, the scripts use community lawyers, judges, and law officers as well as actors. Script topics include cases concerning automobile accidents, drunken driving, homicide,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Court Litigation
Dealing with Life's Dilemmas: Exploring Values through English and Drama.
Milgrim, Sally-Anne – 2001
The nine original one-act plays in this collection are meant to be performed in the classroom or at any social gathering where an informal reading or enactment by a group can take place. The plays touch on a number of conflicts that people may encounter when seeking independence; looking for jobs; trying romance; relating to family members;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Conflict
The Constitution: Little Short of Miracle. A One Act Drama. High School Version, for Presentation at the High School and Middle School Level.
Blume, George T. – 1987
This 30 to 40 minute drama for secondary school students takes place in the Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, on September 17, 1787, the day the Constitutional Convention ended. James Madison serves as the drama's spokesman. The drama focuses on five major points: (1) the Colonial Confederation's situation at that time, which necessitated…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Constitutional History, Curriculum Enrichment