acting

Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.

When Shai Williams, who plans to become a star on Broadway, loses the lead role in the third-grade musical at her performing arts elementary school in Atlanta, she learns an important lesson about adaptability, from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, all actresses.

Shy Sara panics when her fourth-grade teacher announces that her class is to perform a play before the entire school, but eventually learns that stage fright can sometimes be healthy.

Stella gets a chance to audition for her favorite television show when she meets a casting director who thinks she is perfect for the role, so she rehearses her lines until she know the part by heart, but the audition does not go as planned.

Contains scenes specifically for high school and college students and coaches of forensics dramatic duo competition.

This collection holds 42 audition pieces, all written by playwrights who identify as Latino.

Offers monologues from Alterman's award-winning, published plays as well as original pieces for all auditions, rated according to the content of materials and rated and categorized by genre, each tells a complete story, has an emotional arc, has an exact running time and the best venues for each monologue is suggested, includes a chapter that explains everything the reader needs to know to prepare for monologue auditions.

When Shai Williams, who plans to become a star on Broadway, loses the lead role in the third-grade musical at her performing arts elementary school in Atlanta, she learns an important lesson about adaptability, from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, all actresses.