Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors

This collection of contemporary scenes providesthe student actor, as well as professional and untrained performers, with material from some of the best plays ever written. Each selection contains critical information on characters, setting, and background to give a clear sense of what the play is about. Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors accommodates a wide variety of acting styles, from naturalistic to poetic to highly stylized, spanning a range of ages and a variety of locales, and incorporating excerpts of various lengths.

Includes scenes from plays by
Woody Allen
Maxwell Anderson
Jean Anouilh
Simon Gray
John Guare
Lillian Hellman
Albert Innaurato
David Mamet
Mark Medoff
Arthur Miller
Miguel Pinero
David Rabe
Sam Shepard
Tennessee Williams
And many more!