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Anton Dudley's plays include Substitution, Honor and the River, Getting Home, Davy & Stu, Slag Heap, The Lake's End, Pleaching the Coffin Sisters, BOB, Letters to the End of the World, Cold Hard Cash, and The Honey Thieves. They have been produced Off-Broadway by Secondstage Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Playwrights Realm. Other productions include LaJolla Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage & Film, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Luna Stage, The Walnut Street Theatre, Joe's Pub, SPF, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Lincoln Center Theatre@HERE. Mr. Dudley teaches at Adelphi University and lives in NYC with his partner, Howard. |
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$14.95 per book
Looking for the perfect monologue? Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens is here to help. From hilarious comedy to cutting-edge drama and everything in between, an exciting selection of monologues is at your fingertips. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. From classwork to competitions to auditions, this book has you covered!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "This is an excellent monologue book for middle and high school students with applications for competition as well as use in drama, speech, or English classes." |
| --Terrilyn Fleming, The Midwest Book Review |
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$14.95 per book
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, Volume 2 continues the Actor's Choice series with a brand-new selection of unique contemporary monologues. From hilarious comedies to moving dramas and everything in-between, this book has you covered. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. Whether you're looking for a monologue for classwork, competitions, or auditions, you'll be sure to find a perfect fit in this collection.
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "For the theater teacher who wants to challenge their students, Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens, Volume 2 is a strong addition to drama education reference collections, highly recommended." |
| --The Midwest Book Review |
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Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
by Liz Duffy Adams, Janet Allard, Yuri Baranovsky, Courtney Baron, et al.
Edited by Jason Pizzarello
With "Tips for Student Actors" by director Jon Jory |
 
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$14.95 per book
Looking for the perfect scene? Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is just what you need. From hilarious comedy to cutting-edge drama, this collection offers 40 exciting 2-person scenes with plenty of fascinating characters for young actors. Unlike other scene books, the source of every scene is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. From classwork to competitions to auditions, this book has you covered!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "The acting bug doesn't care what age you are. Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is a collection of simple yet fun scenes aimed at younger teen actors who want to embrace drama as a hobby or even a potential career. Designed for two actors with themes and times easily doable for any would be teen thespian, Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens is a resource no drama teacher should miss." |
| --The Midwest Book Review |
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Comedy/Drama
Short, 35-45 minutes
6 females, 3 males, 3 either
(5-12 actors possible: 3-9 females, 2-7 males)
$35.00 per performance; $7.99 per book
Anna dreams of seeing the sea, but is afraid to leave the safety of her bathtub. When Anna's best friend loses her disposable underwater camera in Mexico, a strange and wonderful journey unfolds, changing lives for the better, or for the worse. Structured loosely after Schnitzler's classic La Ronde, Circumvention is the story of traveling the world without ever leaving home. (This play was specially commissioned by Playscripts for high school actors.)
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 95-110 minutes
1 female, 3 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Eliot Waterson has had a deep-seeded fear of water ever since his father tragically drowned. But now his mother insists that he join the high school crew team. And when Honor Roberts, one of the most popular boys in school, presents Eliot with the challenge to bring a gift to a girl across the river, he is suddenly forced to face his darkest fear. Soon Eliot and Honor form an unlikely bond, helping each other find the courage to choose their own paths in this heart-warming, coming-of-age story.
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| "Dudley's riveting work is a stunner." |
| --The New York Times |
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Drama
Full-length, 105-115 minutes
2 females, 3 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
A revealing article about the African AIDS crisis, buried deep in the pages of a fashion magazine, leads a young gay man in New York City to form an unexpected correspondence with a woman in Zambia. The friendship takes him halfway around the world to discover that Africa is much closer to his heart than he thinks.
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| "What makes Letters to the End of the World so refreshing is Dudley's ability to write with thoughtfulness and complexity about eternal concerns... Compassionate yet clear-eyed, he allows his characters independent life as they search for meaning and connection, and the result is thoroughly satisfying and movingly human." |
| --Erik Haagensen, Backstage |
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Comedy/Drama
Full-length, 90-105 minutes
4 females, 2 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Ashley and Dave are two working class British prostitutes who rely on johns for enough money to eat or, on a good night, find a place to spend the night. But after Dave accompanies an old friend, Fran, on a higher paying job, Dave has bigger dreams of moving to London and making it in the entertainment industry. Friendships and loyalties are tested as Ashley is left to fend for herself, Dave aspires to a more legitimate career, and Fran struggles with the reality of how compromising their trade can be.
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| "Bracing, shockingly funny. A daring, socially conscious new work." |
| --Broadway.com |
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