Great Scenes For Young Actors

The young actor has been giving a very important introduction to dramatic literature and a wonderful guide to inspire and awaken curiosity and broaden horizons . . . the creative tools the actor can use to study his craft. JULIE HARRIS, FIVE-TIME TONY AWARD-WINNERAnnouncing the much-awaited new volume of scenes for young actors by award-winning editors Jack Sharrar and Craig Slaight. Sharrar and Slaight, artists and teachers at the renowned American Conservatory Theater offer another incomparable collection of age-appropriate scenes for use in acting classes and workshops. As with all of their books, the editors have selected only the highest quality dramatic literature from a wide variety of dramatic styles offering the young actor countless opportunities to stretch and grow in their techniques of character development.Some of the playwrights represented in Volume IIILynne Alvarez, Sarah Daniels,Jim Grimsley, Jeffrey Hatcher,Kaufman and Hart, Jim Leonard,Quincy Long, Sharman Macdonald,Martin Macdonagh, Wendy MacLeod,Timothy Mason, Sam Shepard,Annie Weisman, Tennessee WilliamsPRAISE FOR SHARRAR AND SLAIGHTS WORKWhere to send young actors for scenes that hadn't been done to death? Craig Slaight and Jack Sharrar have chosen challenging, perceptive, and unhackneyed material meeting the young actor's continued need for scenes and monologues of substance. HORTON FOOTE, ACADEMY AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNERSlaight and Sharrar have compiled an impressive collection of 45 scenes from classic and contemporary plays that 'reflect life's experience through the eyes of the young. . . . an essential source book for student actors and teachers. BOOKLIST, GSYA V1Slaight, Craig is the author of 'Great Scenes For Young Actors', published 2007 under ISBN 9781575254098 and ISBN 1575254093.