101 Dialogues, Sketches and Skits: Instant Theatre for Teens and Tweens by Paul

Description: 101 Dialogues, Sketches and Skits by Paul Rooyackers, Bor Rooyackers, Liesbeth Mende 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 Skits is part of the SmartFun Activity series from Hunter House, which includes over 25 titles that have sold more than 200,000 copies to date. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Paul Rooyackers is a well-known dance and drama teacher with over 20 years experience in childrens education, including youth work and creative therapy. He is the author of many activity books for children published by Hunter House and also by Panta Rhei in the Netherlands, where he lives. These include 101 Dance Games and 101 More Dance Games, 101 Drama Games and 101 More Drama Games, 101 Language Games, and 101 Circus Games for Children. Paul lives in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Bor Rooyackers is a well-known actor, director, cabaret performer, and stand-up comedian. Hes the son of Paul Rooyackers, lives in Rotterdam with his wife Liesbeth Mende, and performs with a cabaret troupe throughout the Netherlands. Liesbeth Mende studied play writing at the Academy of Arts in Utrecht. She is an author and a teacher of creative writing and play writing. Table of Contents 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 Review "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 Review Quote "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 Excerpt from Book From Series 1: Prologue/Short Dialogues Dialogue 2 -- Blue Props: Its interesting to use no props with this game, but to act as if there are props. Tip: This dialogue can be played in various tempos. Short and fast is probably best. FREDO -- Those blue trainers are cool. Where did you get them? SAM -- Theyre green. FREDO -- Blue. Thats what I said. SAM -- Theyre green, man. Look. FREDO -- Im looking. SAM -- This isnt blue, its green. FREDO -- Blue. Ive got a sweater that color. SAM -- That one with the v-neck? FREDO -- Yeah. SAM -- Thats green man. From Series 1: The Beginning and The End Dialogue 13 -- A Sack of Hay Tip 1: In this dialogue the opening sentence is a strong message for Duke so its important that it comes across clearly. Try out different ways of saying it and see which one has the right tone. Should it be sweet, angry, yelling, crying? The only way of finding the right way is to try it. Tip 2: If Sheri names the people that think Duke is a sack of hay, then that many people can appear in the performance of the dialogue. In that case the names can be spoken slowly as the people come on. SHERI -- And thats why I think youre a sack of hay! silence DUKE -- Thats your opinion. SHERI -- Not only me. DUKE -- Oh? Who else then? SHERI -- Olivia. short silence Jack. Simon. Anna, Shirley, Vivian, Clare, Talitha, Monica, Joyce, Jill, Edith, Remi, Sabine, and Annabelle. silence The volleyball team. Ben, Wesley, Viola, Larissa, Nanette, Babette, Listette, Yvette, Joni, and Talissa. DUKE -- Well. That doesnt mean anything. From Series 2: The Message Dialogue 24 -- Nice Pants Tip: Make up a situation where this dialogue can happen. Imagine that DORA is very rich, or very poor, or a student, or a homeless person. Add cynicism according to the context. DORA -- Nice pants. NICK -- Thanks. DORA -- They must have been expensive? NICK -- Yes. DORA -- Do you have to save up a long time to get pants like that? NICK -- Ive got a paper route. DORA -- So with that paper route you can buy...what, a pair of pants every month? NICK -- Roughly. DORA -- And then a sweater the next month? NICK -- Maybe. DORA -- So after a year youve got roughly two pairs of pants, three sweaters, two T-shirts, a pair of boxer shorts and maybe...a new pair of shades. NICK -- Thats possible. DORA -- And during summer. You have a summer job? NICK -- Usually for the first 4 weeks I go... DORA -- Apple picking? Strawberry picking? Tomato picking? Dish washing? NICK -- And then... DORA -- To Mexico for a week! NICK -- Yes. DORA -- And do you still have money left after that? NICK -- Yes. Why? DORA -- Id love some French fries. Details ISBN1630269271 Author Liesbeth Mende Short Title 101 DIALOGUES SKETCHES & SKITS Pages 144 Publisher Hunter House Publishers Series Smartfun Activity Books Language English ISBN-10 1630269271 ISBN-13 9781630269272 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2014 Imprint Hunter House Publishers Subtitle Instant Theatre for Teens and Tweens Audience Age 7 Publication Date 2014-12-18 DEWEY 808.8026 Illustrations Illustrations Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137462632;

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