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Phone (03) 9553 3234 Fax (03) 9553 4562<br />

Email sales@mentone-educational.com.au<br />

Web www.mentone-educational.com.au<br />

Playing time:<br />

About 25 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

10M, 10W, flexible<br />

Age level:<br />

High School<br />

MER238 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 20 scripts<br />

School Experience<br />

& Development<br />

Playing time:<br />

About 20 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

4M, 3W, 9 adjustable extras<br />

Age level:<br />

Junior High, High School, College<br />

MER339 $30.95<br />

Playkit includes 8 scripts and rights to reproduce copies<br />

High School: It’s a Concept<br />

Spotlight on the “High School” Experience<br />

By Mary Krell-Oishi<br />

A rapid-fire recital of the four-year high school experience staged without sets, lighting,<br />

costumes or make-up. The student actors are themselves as well as the props, sound effects<br />

and the dramatic action. Their story is told: High School – new friends, new ideas, changes,<br />

goals, decisions, being together, being alone, learning about yourself, other people, finding a<br />

place to fit in, making it work – graduation! High School! It’s a concept and life’s first great<br />

experience. A creative theatrical everyone will enjoy. Large cast, equal parts.<br />

Ask Shawna<br />

A Modern Tragedy Based on a True Story<br />

By Vern Harden<br />

Shawna is a typical teenage girl who loves her parents, friends and life. She doesn’t like<br />

alcohol. Her boyfriend, Aaron, takes her to a beer party. Before she can get him to leave, he<br />

has a few beers to forget about his abusive father. He seems OK to drive, but rolls his car.<br />

Shawna is killed. Her spirit appears at the crash scene and watches her parents receive the<br />

news. Aaron is indicted for manslaughter.<br />

This award winning show was originally written for the Department of Public Safety.<br />

Playing time: About 15 to 20 minutes w/out discussion<br />

Cast:<br />

6 players, flexible<br />

Age level: Elementary, Junior High, High School<br />

MER197 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 7 scripts<br />

Playing time:<br />

45 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

20 performers, mixed, flexible<br />

Age level:<br />

Middle Grades, High School<br />

MER290 $30.95<br />

Playkit includes 10 scripts and rights to reproduce copies.<br />

You’re Someone Special<br />

A Program of Skits about Self-esteem<br />

By Colleen Ison<br />

These skits teach youth of all ages to look at themselves in a positive way. Many suffer from<br />

the “put downs” of others or are too hard on themselves. This program will give them a<br />

feeling of self-worth. This presentation is written for performers who want to have a positive<br />

influence on youth and peers. Discussion questions are included.<br />

Skits Include<br />

› Alien Dialogue – Two Aliens See The Beauty In All Humans<br />

› Feeling Like a Blob – Fred Falls Prey to “Put Downs” from Family Friends<br />

› Voice Inside Your Head – A Girl Learns to Ignore the Voice Telling Her She’s No Good<br />

Choices<br />

An Ensemble Show About Self-Esteem<br />

By Galyn Gorg<br />

A full-length show of many parts: dances, skits and playlets – all focused on the theme of<br />

encouraging self-worth and personal empowerment for kids. A ceremonial dance opening<br />

introduces the Goddess of Love who appears and re-appears in several sketches about<br />

youth keenly intent on discovering who they are and why each of them is special. The<br />

nine separate playlets are interspersed with several “absurdities” to heighten the humour<br />

which flows through the diversity of the subjects. Excellent for a mixed cast of boys and<br />

girls of various talents.<br />

Playing time:<br />

About 30 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

Up to 26 players, flexible<br />

Age level:<br />

Junior High, High School, College<br />

MER247 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 14 scripts and rights to reproduce copies<br />

Playing time:<br />

About 35 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

9 or more players, M or W, flexible<br />

Age level:<br />

High School<br />

MER378 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 10 scripts<br />

School Zone<br />

An Ensemble Play of Comedy Monologs<br />

By Greg Osterhout<br />

This quick-paced ensemble program of student situation monologues captures the humour of<br />

the school experience. Characters range from kindergarten to college. Some of the situations<br />

include: first day at school, multiple choice guess method, college drop-add nightmare, botched<br />

school photo, mnemonic memory devices, at the blackboard, lunchroom/cafeteria, math<br />

story problem, superstitious test taker, lockers as a form of personal expression, professional<br />

student, and many more. A very funny stage presentation for a large cast.<br />

Collage<br />

An Ensemble Comedy about Teen Concerns<br />

By Forrest Musselman<br />

A funny and poignant, fast-paced show. Includes sequences of poetry, spontaneous skits,<br />

and comments about the joy and pain of being a teen. Students actors portray: jocks, preps,<br />

rebels, nerds, exchange students and more. Subjects include: grades, teachers, parents,<br />

drugs, drunk driving, being “cool,” anorexia, crushes, fitting in, computers, love and more.<br />

Staged without sets, costumes or makeup. Large, flexible cast. A captivating “collage” of<br />

both drama and humour.<br />

Playing time:<br />

Varies, about 15 minutes each<br />

Cast:<br />

4 to 7 each play, flexible<br />

Age level: Middle Grades, Junior High, High School<br />

MER345 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 8 scripts<br />

Playing time:<br />

About 40 minutes<br />

Cast:<br />

9W, 4M, 1 off-stage voice<br />

Age level:<br />

Junior High, High School<br />

MER241 $30.95<br />

Complete playkit with 14 scripts<br />

The Life of the Party<br />

Three Short Plays for Teaching Refusal Skills<br />

By Ian Weir, Ian <strong>New</strong>man and Michelle Wiese<br />

Three plays dealing with the tragic consequences of teenage drinking structured with multiple<br />

endings. Each play is charted and scripted with “what if...” choices along the way that lead<br />

to either a happy or unhappy ending. Helps students learn the strategies for refusing and<br />

resisting peer pressures. In the alternative versions, students see how the right strategies<br />

can result in a happy ending without loss of esteem.<br />

Plays Include<br />

› Janice and Terry – Drinking Leads to Irresponsible Sex<br />

› Getting Home – Drinking Leads to Drunk Driving Disaster<br />

Stormin’ the Teachers’ Lounge<br />

Students Invade Teachers’ Paradise<br />

By Shirley Ullom<br />

The teachers’ lounge, the forbidden realm that students think is a plush paradise - in this<br />

play the students find out it’s a pit. After hours, they sneak in and joke mercilessly about<br />

their teachers: Mr. Chromedome and Grouchy Grundy. They rifle the trash in vain looking<br />

for test forms and almost get caught when the janitors arrive. Then they imagine what the<br />

place is like in action. They role-play their teachers with hilarious results. Funny characters.<br />

Easy to stage with only one set.<br />

www.mentone-educational.com.au<br />

Prices Shown Do Not Include the GST - Add 10%<br />

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