5-Minute Plays for Teens

Ê5-Minute Plays for TeensÊ is the latest collection from veteran editor Lawrence Harbison a man who has...We know - we're already losing your attention. And that's okay! In keeping with the spirit of this book we'll give it to you in five.1.On any given day the average teen spends nine hours engaging with digital media. A fair chunk of that time is spent watching viral videos which run on average for about five minutes.2. Needless to say an average play runs far longer (and costs much more). Accordingly teens don't have the time (or money) for theater.3. Adolescence is an emotional roller coaster rife with laughs and melodrama reality and fantasy. Whatever a teen's mood bite-sized bits of online entertainment keep him/her covered.4. At long last the world of theater has caught up with the digital realm. Five-minute plays and festivals abound äyou can now plow through a full-fledged performance before your kids loses interest5. Seems your children/students/kids suddenly do have time for theatre.Whether you're a frustrated acting teacher struggling to retain your students' interest a performing arts counselor looking for an engaging exercise or a group of theater kids looking to screw around between sets Ê5-Minute Plays for TeensÊ shoehorns all the theater you need into the precise attention span you're granted. Why not give it a whirl?