Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens: 60 Original Comedy and Drama Scenes for Young Actors

by Mike Kimmel, Anita Barone (Foreword)

This new book from the author of Scenes for Teens is a collection of 60 original comedy and drama scripts for younger actors. The dialogues feature clean language and family-friendly, real-life scenarios. They are ideal for teaching, rehearsing, and auditioning for stage and screen. All scenes are gender-neutral, allowing every role in every scene to be performed by both male and female acting students. The scripts are varied, with shorter and longer selections, comical and more serious topics, and conversational dialogue intended to develop rapid-fire comedic timing, listening and reacting skills, and vocal variety. Overall, the emphasis is on straightforward, realistic interaction to build and solidify the one-on-one relationship between acting scene partners. Many scenes are educational, as well, modeling and reinforcing positive attitudes and behaviors for our youth. With a heartfelt foreword by Disney’s Anita Barone, and a clear, concise introduction to acting by the author, Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens is a simple – but effective – training tool for teachers, parents, libraries, schools, and drama coaches.This book offers a no-nonsense, practical approach for training young actors, and can be applied immediately in the home and classroom. Positive imagery, social relevance, and civic-mindedness are written into many scenes as subtext.

135 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2017

About the author

Mike Kimmel is an experienced film, TV, stage, and commercial actor. He has lived and worked in both New York and Los Angeles. He appeared regularly as a sketch comedy performer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for eleven years. He has worked with directors Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Townsend, Christopher Cain, Thomas Carter, and David Solomon among many others.

Reviews

[Landon Schary]

This is more than just an acting book. There are lots of lessons on ethics and morality for young actors here. My child's drama teacher uses this as her book in their classroom. My child likes it so much that I bought her a personal copy so we can practice together at home.

[Karen Baxter-Bailey]

These two-character scripts are excellent to teach beginner acting technique for the younger age students. The pacing and tempo will encourage student actors to work well with one another in a give and take that is essential practice for building teamwork in drama programs and productions.

[Maria]

This is a great book for kids and tweens to act out. The conversations are authentic and flow easily. Some scenes are short, some are long so there is something for everyone. Numerous scenes serve an educational purpose - modeling and reinforcing positive attitudes and behaviors for our youth. I recommend this book!

[Joe Millye]

It's an excellent choice for young child actors. I especially like that the scenes are all clean with no inappropriate content or innuendo. It gives the parent (and teacher) nothing to worry about when assigning the scenes for practice.

[Beverly]

Thought-provoking and insightful. Many scenes also include a life lesson ... or just something that makes you go "Hmmmm...." ... in a good way. Nine-year old granddaughter loved it.

[Danny D]

I agree with what the video reviewer posted that "the scenes are just plain fun." It's a keeper for sure. The kiddos ( and me ) loved it.

[Audrey McIntyre]

Recommended resource for the young actors in your family.

[Jennifer Harrison]

Wonderful selection for young children interested in performing arts. Recommended.