Duo Practice And Competition Thirty-Five 8-10 Minute Original Dramatic Plays for Two Females

This volume extends our Forensics Series to four. Other volumes available are: ?Forensics Duo Series Volume I: 35 8- to 10-Minute Original Comedic Plays for Duo Practice and Performance, ISBN 1-57525-308-9, $14.95, 304 pgs.'Forensics Duo Series Volume II: 35 8- to 10-Minute Original Dramatic Plays for Duo Practice and Performance, ISBN 1-57525-309-7, $14.95, 303 pgs.'Forensics Duo Series Volume III: 35 8- to 10-Minute Original Comedic Plays for Two Females, ISBN 1-57525-380-1, $14.95, 361 pgs.This series is specifically crafted to meet the needs of more than 200,000 middle school, high school, and college students competing in Forensics duo speech events yearly. These exciting short plays offer challenging new material for pairs of female actors. Forensics coaches, acting teachers, judges, and students alike will find dozens of comedic and dramatic plays that meet their criteria and tastes. ?Each volume provides thirty-five fresh and compelling short new plays written for pairs of female actors.'Each play can be edited to fit the 8- to 10-minute competition time limit.'Each play is active and complete on its own.'Each volume offers plays suitable for student actors from middle school through college (ages 13?22).'No play relies heavily on props or costumes. ?Every play gives equal time and focus to both characters.'The plays are stylistically diverse, so actors and coaches can find material that is just right for them emotionally and aesthetically.'Interesting and unusual character types of all ages are represented.'Each play opens with a synopsis designed to make it easy to find the right material.'A ?Tips from the Pros? section offers helpful hints from coaches and judges on improving presentations.'Plays are indexed by character age.BARBARA LHOTA is an award-winning playwright as well as a screenwriter. The Studio's production of her play Third Person was selected by the Boston Herald as one of the top ten plays of the 1993?94 season.IRA BRODSKY is a writer and English teacher in New York City. He was awarded a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council for his play The Little Planet of the Heart is Vast, which was later produced at the American Theatre of Actors in New York.Brodsky, Ira is the author of 'Duo Practice And Competition Thirty-Five 8-10 Minute Original Dramatic Plays for Two Females', published 2005 under ISBN 9781575254074 and ISBN 1575254077.