Copyright Date:
2014
Edition Date:
2014
Release Date:
12/01/14
Pages:
x, 213 pages
ISBN:
1-630-26927-1
ISBN 13:
978-1-630-26927-2
Dewey:
808.8
Dimensions:
24 cm.
Language:
English
From Series 1: Prologue/Short Dialogues
Dialogue 2 — Blue
Props: It's 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 — They're green.
FREDO — Blue. That's what I said.
SAM — They're green, man. Look.
FREDO — I'm looking.
SAM — This isn't blue, it's green.
FREDO — Blue. I've got a sweater that color.
SAM — That one with the v-neck?
FREDO — Yeah.
SAM — That's 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 it's 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 that's why I think you're a sack of hay!
silence
DUKE — That's 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 doesn't 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 — I've 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 you've got roughly two pairs of pants, three sweaters, two T-shirts, a pair of boxer shorts and maybe...a new pair of shades.
NICK — That's 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 — I'd love some French fries.
Excerpted from 101 Dialogues, Sketches and Skits: Instant Theatre for Teens and Tweens by Paul Rooyackers, Bor Rooyackers, Liesbeth Mende
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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.