101 Dialogues, Sketches and Skits Instant Theatre for Teens and Tweens [Hardcover]

Originally written for drama teachers working with students aged 9 to 18, this collection of short, snappy theater dialogues makes the perfect short break activity in any classroom, camp, or youth group situation. Students get much more out of these dialogues than just acting practice: they increase alertness, cultivate curiosity, boost literacy, and improve school attendance. The one-to-one dialogue format facilitates friendships and allows shy students to demonstrate new skills. Written by a family of drama experts, each dialogue centers around a theme related to young life: food, parents, hobbies, movies, even falling in love, to name just a few. Each dialogue is introduced with brief notes suggesting different ways of playing them at different ages and tips for adapting the dialogues to different age groups and situations.101 Dialogues, Sketches, and Skitsis part of theSmartFun Activityseries from Hunter House, which includes over 25 titles that have sold more than 200,000 copies to date.

DORA — And during summer. You have a summer job?
NICK — Usually for the first four weeks I go . . .
DORA — Apple picking? Strawberry picking? Tomato picking? Dish washing?
NICK — And then . . .
DORA — To Mexico for a week!
— from the book

Introduction
—Practical information for the teacher
—The Method
—How to use the dialogues
The Dialogues:
Series 0: Short dialogues
Series 1: The beginning and the end
Series 2: The message
Series 3: The location
Series 4: The use of the voice
Series 5: The rhythm
Series 6: The emotion
Series 7: The direction
Series 8: The power
Series 9: The character
Series 10: The loser and the winner

FromSeries 1: Prologue/Short Dialogues
Dialogue 2 — Blue
Props: It's interesting to use no props with this game, but to act as if there are props.
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