Playing Scenes from Classic Literature: Short Dramatizations of the World's Most Famous Literature: Short Dramatization of the World's Most Famous Literature - Softcover

Bland, Joellen K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156608024X ISBN 13: 9781566080248

Publisher: Christian Publishers LLC, 1996

Synopsis

This rich collection of 68 scenes from 54 famous authors reflects more than 30 years of experience Joellen Bland has had skillfully adapting scenes from the classics. From Dickens to Bram Stoker, from Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen to Henry David Thoreau and Robert Louis Stevenson, these scenes may be read for pleasure, used to enrich literature classes, acted out in performances or practiced for auditions and acting exercises. The broad selection includes 16 monologues, 20 duet scenes, 16 scenes for three and 18 scenes for four or more. The scenes are short five to ten minutes and is prefaced with a short description of the events preceding and surrounding the scene itself. Literature teachers especially will love bringing to life the characters and a scene from some of the world's most famous literature.

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About the Author

Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Joellen Bland has lived in Lexington, Virginia, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, for the past twenty years. She served as the Director of the VMI Theatre at Virginia Military Institute and also an editorial assistant at the George C. Marshall Foundation. A graduate of Purdue University, she has been active in all phases of community, children's, church, and college theatre, including directing, stage-managing, costuming, and acting. She has worked in public relations and educational television and has had over forty plays published, mostly adaptations of classics. Her playwriting awards include the Shenandoah Valley Playwrights Competition and the Festival of Firsts Playwriting Competition. She has been married to her historian husband, Larry, for over thirty years, and has two grown sons, Neil and Ryan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Christian Publishers LLC
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156608024X
• ISBN 13: 9781566080248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 399