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In Ê10-Minute Plays for KidsÊ young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights ä such as Sharyn Rothstein Alex Broun Jenny Lyn Bader Claudia I. Haas and Mark Harvey Levine and by others less well known but equally terrific such as Sharai Bohannon Suzanne Bailie and Shirley King. The characters and situations portrayed are perfect for the kid actor. Some of the plays explore relatable tales of friendship and family while others allow the actors to take on the personas of nonhuman characters such as fish and chess pieces! Ê10-Minute Plays for KidsÊ is ideal for theater students youth groups and acting classes.

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Income inequality. Wealth disparity. Roving bands of rogue knights. (OK maybe not that last one.) Now more than ever we need an egalitarian outlaw who isn't afraid to stand firm against the hypocrisies and excesses of presumptuous economic elites. Perhaps looking back is our best way forward. For centuries Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men have inspired the oppressed uplifted the downtrodden ä and of course forged a trail of their own across Western art and culture. From medieval myth to modern blockbuster Dave Thompson's ÊRobin Hood FAQÊ offers the complete story of Robin Hood tracing the tale across each of the many media in which it has been told from legends ballads books comics and magazines to songs movies TV series and so on. Thompson digs deep into both fact and fiction to separate the modern myth from its earliest counterpart and trace the patterns that the confluence followed. And who better to make sense of the vast and varied life of Nottingham's favorite son than Dave Thompson an English ex-pat with a bibliography a mile long a wit so droll it defies critical apprehension and a marked predilection for Lincoln green?ÞPlenty of ink has already been spilled on the Prince of Thieves but extant volumes tend to be literary out of print or in scholastic instances prohibitively expensive (aye the irony). Written in Applause Theatre and Cinema Books' acclaimed FAQ format ÊRobin Hood FAQÊ bursts at the seams with 400 pages of facts fiction history and trivia. Photo-filled and reader-friendly Thompson's latest tome is at once fun informative and at just $19.99 priced for the 99%.

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Born to be the center of attention Mel Brooks grew up learning the ropes of entertainment in the Catskills during its biggest days. He later emerged as a skilled comedy writer by literally muscling his way into television in the late 1940s. Brooks would be involved with some of the most notorious musicals on Broadway in the 1950s and 1960s before finally breaking through nearly 50 years later with a musical version of his first film ÊThe ProducersÊ (2001). With Carl Reiner he would create the Ê2000-Year-Old ManÊ and sold millions of comedy albums in the 1960s. He would cocreate the classic cult comedy television series ÊGet SmartÊ (1965-1970).ÞHis films ä which he wrote directed and sometimes starred in ä such as ÊThe ProducersÊ (1968) ÊBlazing SaddlesÊ (1974) ÊYoung FrankensteinÊ (1974) and ÊSpaceballsÊ (1987) äÿhave become certified classics to generations of fans and continuing well into the 1990s.ÞÊMel Brooks FAQÊ covers the entire career and life of a man who has won a Grammy an Emmy A Tony and multiple Oscars. Also covered are the intertwining career of Brooks with his wife Anne Bancroft the novelizations of Brooks' films and the projects that never came to be. Raunchy and intellectual at the same time with a career spanning over sixty years Brooks has also been involved with serious dramatic films through his Brooksfilms production company which are also discussed in the book. All this has made Brooks the creative genius that has shaped our understanding of comedy over these many decades as will be seen within the pages of ÊMel Brooks FAQÊ.

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ÊThe Best Scenes for Kids Ages 7-15Ê contains 50 challenging scenes for kids by some of our finest playwrights. All have subject matter appropriate for production in schools much of it serious and challenging which will interest child performers without offending administrators teachers or parents. Some are comic (laughs) some are dramatic (no laughs) some are seriocomic (some laughs).ÞThere are scenes here by veteran playwrights such as Don Nigro Jenny Lyn Bader Eric Coble Constance Congdon Arleen Hutton Jack Neary Kermit Frazier and Carlos Murillo and by exciting up-and-comers such as Cassandra Lewis Reina Hardy Deanna Alisa Ableser Martha Patterson Mark Lambeck and Merridith Allen. Some are from plays but many are original pieces written for this book. The age of each character is given but don't let that deter you if you like the scene as many could be done by kids not that age.

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ÊThe Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQÊ is the in-depth story of not only the legendary stage show and movie but of a unique period in theatrical history ä in the movie's UK homeland as well as overseas. ÊRocky HorrorÊ has been performed worldwide for more than 40 years in over 30 countries and has been translated into more than 20 languages.ÞInside these pages we see ÊRocky HorrorÊ as sexual cabaret and political subversion as modern mega-hit and Broadway disaster. At the movie house we learn when to shout what to throw ä and why people even do those things. Here is the full story of the play's original creation; its forebears and its influences are laid out in loving detail together with both the triumphs and tragedies that attended it across the next 40 forty years.ÞPacked with anecdotes ÊThe Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQÊ is the story of dozens of worldwide performances and the myriad stars who have been featured in them. From Tim Curry to Anthony Head from Reg Livermore to Gary Glitter from Daniel Abineri to Tom Hewitt the lives and careers of the greatest ever Frank N. Furters stalk the pages joined by the Riff-Raffs Magentas Columbias and all.ÞThe book also includes the largest and most in-depth ÊRocky HorrorÊ discography ever published plus a unique timeline ä The Ultimate ÊRocky HorrorÊ Chronology ä detailing the who what where and when of absolute pleasure.

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You wanna be funny for your audition? This book of monologues written by people who are actually funny for a living has your back.ÞThis incredibly hysterical cutting-edge monologue book will give the teen actor the extra bang he needs to land the perfect comedic role! ÊTeen Boys' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually FunnyÊ features monologues by writers and comics who have written for and/or performed on ÊSaturday Night LiveÊ ÊThe Tonight ShowÊ ÊLast Comic StandingÊ E! Entertainment Comedy Central Stage and many many more.ÞThis book is the answer to the comedic monologue needs of teen actors everywhere!

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Comical offbeat poignant and fresh ÊThe Best Plays of 2014Ê presents six of the most original plays of the year in a single volume ä selected by renowned editor Lawrence Harbison.ÞÞÛ ÊThe Country HouseÊ a comedy about a deeply dramatic family by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies.ÞÞÛ ÊDinner with the BoysÊ an offbeat dark comedy by Dan Lauria about some old-time wise guys who want to have a good Italian meal and a few laughs ä and tie up some loose ends before dessert.ÞÞÛ ÊMala HierbaÊ by Tanya Saracho inspired by Latin American culture which pits human yearnings against the power of culturally predetermined obligations.ÞÞÛ Based on real events ÊOur Lady of KibehoÊ by Katori Hall was hailed as the most important new play of the year! by Terry Teachout of ÊThe Wall Street JournalÊ.ÞÞÛ ÊWhen January Feels Like SummerÊ by Cori Thomas presents five lives colliding as a feeling of change hums in the air during one strangely warm winter in Central Harlem.ÞÞÛ ÊYear of the RoosterÊ (ÊNew York TimesÊ Critics' Pick) by Eric Dufault a fiercely comic play about cockfighting connections and clawing your way to the top.

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Take a fast-paced survey of the ghosties ghouls and associated denizens of the country's haunted history with ÊHaunted America FAQÊ. Tracing local ghost stories back to Native American legends and then forward through horror tales both ancient and modern the book revisits some of the best known haunted locales as well as some of the most obscure creepy places in America.ÞDelving deep into the cultural history of American hauntings ÊHaunted America FAQÊ includes chapters on ghostly books movies and television. Also included is an A-Z of reality-TV ghost hunts and a state-by-state gazetteer of haunted spots.

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