Magnificent Monologues for Kids 2: More Kids Monologues for Every Occasion!

by Chambers Stevens, Renee Rolle-Whatley (Editor)

Overview

Teachers and young actors know its hard to find monologues that are written for kids, monologues that let kids express a range of emotions that are real, age-appropriate, and contemporary. Magnificent Monologues for Kids provides 6-12 year-olds with comedic and dramatic monologues, all 100% kid tested, all age appropriate. Chambers’ monologues are fun, 30 seconds-2 minutes, and contemporary, with kid-friendly themes that promote study and preparation for auditions, competitions and talent shows. 50 original monologues are included for practice. A glossary of industry terms and bibliography/study-guide of must-see TV performances by child actors are also included to help kids improve style and technique. Andy Fickman, award-winning director of Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain, forewords the book. Chambers also includes a thorough list of helpful hints for having great auditions, and giving strong presentations every time. Chambers is LA's premiere kids and teens acting coach. This book has been awarded the prestigious Finalist Gold Award from the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Children's/Juvenile Non-fiction.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012399434
Publisher:	Sandcastle Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Hollywood 101 , #7
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	88
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Emmy Nominee Chambers Stevens has eight books in print. His Hollywood 101 series is published by Sandcastle Publishing. In the last eight years, Chambers has toured the country, doing workshops for over 100,000 actors across forty states.

When at home, Chambers is one of Los Angeles’ top acting coaches. Actors he has coached have appeared on Nic-kelodeon, The Disney Channel, CBS, NBC, ABC, The Cartoon Network, plus countless films, theater productions, including Broadway shows, commercials, and videogames. Chambers is a graduate of The Conservatory of Theater Arts at Webster University & the founder of The Nashville Shakespeare Festival now in its twentieth year.

As a television actor, Chambers has appeared in over fifty commercials including Pepsi®, Coke®, and General Motors® and many television shows, of which The Young and the Restless, Dear John, and Arly Hanks are just three. He’s starred in The Steve Spots, which received six Emmys and a George Peabody Award, Funnybones, which received an Emmy for “Outstanding Children’s Program”, and Geoscout, for which he received a personal Emmy nomination as “Outstanding Actor in a Children’s Series.”

As a theater actor, Chambers has performed in over a hundred theater productions (including Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Biloxi Blues, and Brighton Beach Memoirs). He is the recipient of the Geoffrey Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Drew in Eastern Standard, and the prestigious Backstage Garland Award for his portrayal of Drew in Eastern Standard. He also received the prestigious Backstage Garland Award for his one-man show Desperate for Magic.

As a playwright, he has won both the Ingram Fellowship and the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Award. His play Mother of Pearl is published by I.E. Clark Publishing. Desperate for Magic is published by Elderidge Publishing. Chambers currently has three new plays in the works: Travels with Jack Lemmon’s Dog; Bing Bang Boom and Shaw and Twain Do Lunch, his newest play, has already won numerous national awards including the Long Beach Playhouse Award for Best New Play as well as Best Comedy from The Palm Spring Int'l Playwriting Contest. Chambers lives in Hollywood. He’s married to film and theatre producer Betsy Sullenger. They have a 2-year-old son, Twain, and one furry daughter,Ziggy.www.chambersstevens.com

Editorial Reviews

Homeschooling affords children a tremendous
opportunity to succeed at the arts, with plenty of
time to study and practice, and the arts present
an excellent way to develop a broad range of skills that
aid in other academic pursuits and life skills development.Magnificent Monologues
2 is an excellent book for serious acting students to
focus their attention on these important pieces for auditions
or for those who want a perfect supplement to their “fun”.

Emerson Sandow