Teachers nationwide have a great need for good, up-to-date writing on themes related to cultural diversity for literature classes, oral interpretation and forensics. A valuable text for literary, forensics or theatrical applications.
In our media-saturated society, multicultural writers have discovered the stage as their medium of choice. These scenes and monologues by new writers of the multicultural experience are certain to inspire actors and directors.
This anthology contains fifty monologues selected from the work of contemporary English-speaking playwrights for young students and actors 10 to 24 years. The collection is equally divided between male and female characters, and also contains a variety of pieces for students-of-colour. Monologues vary in length from one to two minutes to ...
Professors and teachers have a great need to introduce their students to experiences outside of their normal realm of existence. Studying varied cultures and societies through theatre brings the events of foreign worlds to western students in a format that is easily understood. Roger Ellis' other collections of multicultural and international ...
The ten full--length plays are adaptations of classics, heroic fantasy adventures and drama dealing with social and psychological issues for youngsters. All of the plays included have been successfully produced by community, educational and professional theatre companies. Many of the plays have the prestige of regional and national awards. Plays: ...
This is part of an eight-volume series providing short biographies of men and women from Roman to Victorian times. Each entry places the subject in the context of their age and evokes what was distinctive and interesting about their personality and achievement. The biographies are arranged in a broadly chronological rather than alphabetical ...
St Bridget of Sweden (1303-73) began to experience supernatural revelations as a lady-in-waiting at the Swedish court in 1335. After her husband's death she left the court and founded a monastery for nuns and monks which became the basis of the Brigettine Order. Her visions continued after she left Sweden for Italy in 1349, and she spent the rest ...
Colleges, universities, and high schools are seeking up-to-date writing on themes related to cultural diversity. Roger Ellis' previous multicultural anthologies of plays, scenes and monologues have been in popular use for several years. This unique anthology of complete plays is directed specifically to young audiences from new writers of the ...
An emphasis on quality assurance in the health and other caring professions together with a national investigation into vocations has thrown into sharp relief the often intangible and elusive characteristics of successful professional practice. Thus the health care, social service and education professions are being pressed to clarify their ...
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