5 Minute Plays for Teens

<p><i>5-Minute Plays for Teens</i> 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.<br><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>4. At long last, the world of theater has caught up with the digital realm. Five-minute plays and festivals abound –ÿyou can now plow through a full-fledged performance before your kids loses interest<br><br><br><br>5. Seems your children/students/kids suddenly do have time for theatre.<br><br><br><br>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, <i>5-Minute Plays for Teens</i> shoehorns all the theater you need into the precise attention span you''re granted. Why not give it a whirl?</p>