Bøger af Jan Peterson Ewen

Humorous, heart-warming & inspirational! The Westside Center for the Arts in Port Claire, Washington is home to a cast of lovable, quirky characters and the artistic director who tries to hold her amateur troupe together despite the challenges. Framed by a five-week production of The Pirates of Penzance, "Starring on Bay Street" tells of a group of courageous women who reinvent their lives through a beginning acting class, an elderly actor and his young protege, and the challenges that face director Adrian Williams as she puts the needs of the theater above her own. "Starring on Bay Street" will touch your heart and inspire you to find your inner muse. Jan Peterson Ewen, author of Fractured Fairy Tale Scenes for Student Actors (Meriwether, 2013) and Sci-Fi Scenes and Monster Dreams (Meriwether/Pioneer Drama, 2015) uses her talent for writing dialogue and her years of experience in a grass-roots local theater to create rich characters and humorous scenarios that will keep you flipping the pages.

These royalty-free scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations. For instance, ESPN newscasters are interviewing Jack at the track where he is training for candlestick jumping. The 20 scenes are evenly split between five-minute scenes for 2 to 3 characters and ten-minute scenes for 5 to 20 characters. Most of the characters may be played by either gender, and several scenes can be expanded to accommodate an entire classroom. Unlike most scene books, the table of contents indicates the cast size and genders along with a one-line summary. Easy to use and fun for all ages, you'll love the colorful characters and creative situations in these short, hysterical scenes.