Meriwether Publishing

Library Bookwatch, Sept, 2004

Meriwether Publishing

PO Box 7710, Colorado Springs, CO 80933

1-800-937-5297 www.amazon.com

Want to be an actor or actress? Then don't miss the range of 'how to' titles provided by Meriwether Publishing; particularly these three recent arrivals: they offer keys to practicing, breaking into drama, and understanding dramatic action. Garry Michael Kluger's Fifty More Professional Scenes And Monologs For Student Actors: A Collection Of Short One- And Two-person Scenes (1566080959, $15.95) gathers and presents fifty short one- and two-person scenes designed to hone the aspiring teen actor's skills. Professionals often use short scenes to win film and theatre roles: now you can too, practicing with these winners. Suzi Zimmerman's More Theatre Games For Young Performers: Improvisations And Exercises For Developing Acting Skills (1566080-967, $17.95) is highly recommended for any who work with young actors and who seeks additional motivation: More Theatre Games For Young Performers is a guidebook packed with exercises, improvisations, and activity planning guides to provide the director with plenty of inspirational sources for kids. John Dessler and Lawrence Phillis' Sketch-O-Frenia: Fifty Short And Witty Satirical Sketches (1566-080894, $17.95) reveals comedy sketches for stage, TV or film spoofing many popular icons of daily life. The idea here is to teach the basics of wit and satire through the sketch, and teens receive many fun monologs to try, here.